Amifostine in Treating Peripheral Neuropathy Caused by Paclitaxel in Patients With Solid Tumors

NCT ID: NCT00078845

Last Updated: 2012-10-17

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

24 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2004-05-31

Study Completion Date

2007-05-31

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Amifostine may be effective in reducing pain, numbness, tingling, and other symptoms of peripheral neuropathy.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well amifostine works in reducing pain, numbness, tingling, and other symptoms of peripheral neuropathy in patients who have received paclitaxel for solid tumors.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

Primary

* Determine the percentage of patients with solid tumors who have persistent paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy who benefit, defined as a decrease of at least 20% on their FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT OF CANCER THERAPY/ GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY GROUP NEUROTOXICITY (FACT/GOG-Ntx) FACT-GOG-NTX score, from treatment with subcutaneous amifostine.
* Determine whether there is sufficient evidence of reversal activity of this drug in these patients to justify a phase III study.

Secondary

* Compare the acute toxic effects of this drug administered subcutaneously in these patients vs IV administrations of this drug historically and/or during the GOG-0192 study.
* Determine the capability of the Weinstein Enhanced Sensory Test to provide objective, quantitative evidence for improvement in patients who have subjective improvement as self-reported on the FACT-GOG-NTX scale.
* Determine whether any benefit in patients treated with this drug is transient or lasts at least 8 weeks.

OUTLINE: This is an open-label, multicenter study.

Patients receive amifostine subcutaneously three times weekly for 4 weeks in the absence of symptom progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients achieving a complete or partial response receive an additional 4 weeks of therapy.

Neuropathy symptoms are assessed using the FACT-GOG-NTX questionnaire administered at baseline, weekly during therapy, and at 12 weeks and the Weinstein Enhanced Sensory Test administered at baseline and at 4, 8, and 12 weeks.

Patients are followed at 12 weeks.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 20-40 patients will be accrued for this study within 10-20 months.

Conditions

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Breast Cancer Lung Cancer Neurotoxicity Ovarian Cancer Prostate Cancer Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific

Keywords

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neurotoxicity unspecified adult solid tumor, protocol specific recurrent prostate cancer stage I prostate cancer stage IIB prostate cancer stage IIA prostate cancer stage III prostate cancer stage IV prostate cancer recurrent non-small cell lung cancer stage I non-small cell lung cancer stage II non-small cell lung cancer stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer stage IV non-small cell lung cancer limited stage small cell lung cancer extensive stage small cell lung cancer recurrent small cell lung cancer recurrent breast cancer stage I breast cancer stage II breast cancer stage IIIA breast cancer stage IIIB breast cancer stage IIIC breast cancer stage IV breast cancer recurrent ovarian epithelial cancer stage I ovarian epithelial cancer stage II ovarian epithelial cancer stage III ovarian epithelial cancer stage IV ovarian epithelial cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Amifostine

500 mg subcutaneous three times a week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday for 4 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Amifostine

Intervention Type DRUG

500 mg three times a week.

Interventions

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Amifostine

500 mg three times a week.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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amifostine trihydrate

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Diagnosis of a solid tumor, including, but not limited to the following:

* Ovarian cancer
* Lung cancer
* Prostate cancer
* Breast cancer
* Previously treated with paclitaxel
* Peripheral neuropathy (e.g., numbness, tingling, and/or pain in distal extremities) believed to be caused by paclitaxel only or the combination of paclitaxel and carboplatin

* At least 18 out of 44 on the FACT-GOG-NTX scale
* Persistent neuropathy for at least 2, but no more than 12 months after chemotherapy
* Not improving
* No other possible cause of neuropathy (e.g., alcoholism, diabetes, or peripheral vascular disease)
* Hormone receptor status:

* Not specified

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age

* 18 and over

Sex

* Not specified

Menopausal status

* Not specified

Performance status

* Karnofsky 50-100%

Life expectancy

* More than 2 months

Hematopoietic

* Not specified

Hepatic

* Bilirubin ≤ 2.0 mg/dL

Renal

* Creatinine ≤ 2.0 mg/dL
* Calcium ≥ lower limit of normal

Cardiovascular

* See Disease Characteristics
* No prior cerebrovascular accident

Other

* Not pregnant or nursing
* Negative pregnancy test
* Fertile patients must use effective contraception
* No other significant comorbid medical condition that would preclude study participation
* No known sensitivity to aminothiol compounds

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

* Not specified

Chemotherapy

* See Disease Characteristics
* No prior cisplatin
* No chemotherapy during and for at least 3 months after study participation

Endocrine therapy

* Not specified

Radiotherapy

* Not specified

Surgery

* Not specified

Other

* No concurrent monoamine oxidase inhibitors
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Arthur Forman, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Locations

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CCOP - Central Illinois

Decatur, Illinois, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Carle Cancer Center

Urbana, Illinois, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Wichita

Wichita, Kansas, United States

Site Status

Christus St. Frances Cabrini Center for Cancer Care

Alexandria, Louisiana, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Site Status

Cancer Research for the Ozarks

Springfield, Missouri, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Columbus

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Upstate Carolina

Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

Site Status

University of Texas M.D. Anderson CCOP Research Base

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Scott and White Hospital

Temple, Texas, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Northwest

Tacoma, Washington, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation

Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States

Site Status

All Saints Cancer Center at Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare

Racine, Wisconsin, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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MDA-CCC-0223

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

MDA-CCC-0203

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

MDA-2003-0789

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CDR0000330006

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id