A Study of STA-4783 in Combination With Weekly Paclitaxel for Treatment of Patients With Soft Tissue Sarcomas

NCT ID: NCT00087997

Last Updated: 2006-06-20

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

80 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2004-07-31

Study Completion Date

2005-10-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of an experimental study drug (STA-4783) combined with an approved cancer medicine, paclitaxel, in the treatment of soft tissue sarcomas. Paclitaxel (Taxol®) has been approved and used in the United States since 1992.

Detailed Description

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STA-4783 is a taxane potentiator, enhancing the effect of antitumor response of paclitaxel. In an attempt to improve efficacy, paclitaxel is sometimes used in combination with other anticancer agents. When paclitaxel is combined with other anticancer agents, although response rate is usually increased, side effects are usually increased as well. There is an urgent need for agents that can enhance the antitumor effects of paclitaxel without further increasing undesirable side effects.

Conditions

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Soft Tissue Sarcoma

Keywords

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sarcoma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Interventions

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STA-4783

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Must be 18 years of age or older with histologic diagnosis of soft tissue sarcoma
* Must have disease not suitable for curative resection
* Must have failed \>1 first line treatment with evidence of progression. Adjuvant therapy does not count as 1st line therapy unless recurrence occurs within 6 months of administration
* Must have ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document
* Must have Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of \< 2
* Must have measurable disease according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria
* At least 4 weeks have passed since the last chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or radiation therapy
* There must be measurable disease outside the radiotherapy fields or progression of the indicator lesions within the field since the completion of the radiotherapy
* Must have a life expectancy of greater than 12 weeks
* Must have clinical laboratory values at screening as defined below:
* Hemoglobin \>9 g/dL,
* Absolute neutrophil count \>1500/mm3,
* Platelet count \>100,000/mm3,
* Creatinine \<1.5 X ULN,
* Bilirubin \<1.5 X ULN,
* Asparate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase \<2.5 X ULN (\<5 X ULN in presence of liver metastases)

Exclusion Criteria

* Female patients who are pregnant or breast feeding
* Patients of childbearing potential not using or not willing to use a barrier method of contraception
* Prior malignancy other than soft tissue sarcoma (STS) within the last 5 yrs with the exception of:

* Adequately treated in situ carcinoma of the cervix uteri;
* Basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin
* Presence of a clinically significant and uncontrolled infection
* Presence of \>Grade 2 neuropathy
* Symptomatic central nervous system metastases within last 8 weeks or on corticosteroids for CNS symptom management
* Presence of clinically significant arrythmias
* Presence of a serious concurrent illness or other conditions (e.g., psychological, family, sociological, or geographical circumstances) that do not permit adequate follow-up and compliance with the protocol
* History of severe hypersensitivity reactions to taxanes or cremaphore in spite of premedication
* Use of any investigational agents within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug(s)
* Major surgery within 2 weeks of screening
* Radiation treatment in past \>25% of bone marrow
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Locations

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Arizona Cancer Center

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Site Status

Arizona Cancer Center

Tucson, Arizona, United States

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UCLA

Los Angeles, California, United States

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Yale University School of Medicine

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida, United States

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H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center

Tampa, Florida, United States

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Palm Beach Cancer Institute

West Palm Beach, Florida, United States

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Winship Cancer Institute

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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University of Chicago Department of Medicine

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Via Christi Regional Med. Center (Wichita CCOP)

Wichita, Kansas, United States

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University of Louisville Hospital

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

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Feist-Weiller Cancer Center

Shreveport, Louisiana, United States

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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan, United States

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Genesys Hurley Cancer Institute

Flint, Michigan, United States

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Washington University School of Medicine

St Louis, Missouri, United States

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University of Nebraska Medical Center

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

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NYU Cancer Institute Clinical Center

New York, New York, United States

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Herbert Irving Cancer Center

New York, New York, United States

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Carolinas Medical Center/Blumenthal Cancer Center

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

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Oregon Health and Science University

Portland, Oregon, United States

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Hillman Cancer Center

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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The West Clinic

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

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The Sarah Cannon Cancer Center

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, United States

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Mount Sinai Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Countries

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United States Canada

Other Identifiers

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4783-04

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id