Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Surgery and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Mesothelioma That Can Be Removed By Surgery

NCT ID: NCT00253409

Last Updated: 2009-07-14

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

670 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-05-31

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving more than one drug (combination chemotherapy) may kill more tumor cells. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Giving combination chemotherapy before surgery may shrink the tumor so that it can be removed. Giving radiation therapy after surgery may kill any tumor cells that remain after surgery. It is not yet known whether combination chemotherapy is more effective with or without surgery and radiation therapy in treating mesothelioma.

PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying combination chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation therapy to see how well they work compared to combination chemotherapy alone in treating patients with mesothelioma that can be removed by surgery.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

* Compare the feasibility of neoadjuvant combination chemotherapy with vs without surgery and adjuvant radiotherapy in patients with resectable malignant mesothelioma.
* Compare the overall survival of patients treated with these regimens.
* Compare the quality of life of patients treated with these regimens.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter, pilot study followed by a randomized, controlled study.

Patients undergo 3 courses of a platinum-based (cisplatin or carboplatin) combination chemotherapy regimen to be determined by the treatment center. Upon completion of combination chemotherapy, patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms provided tumor is resectable and there is no disease progression.

* Arm I: Patients undergo extra-pleural pneumonectomy followed by post-operative radiotherapy.
* Arm II: Patients undergo follow-up only. Patients may receive additional standard therapy according to their treatment center.

Quality of life is assessed at baseline, every 3 months for 1 year, every 6 months for 1 year, and then annually thereafter.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed periodically for 2 years and then annually thereafter.

Peer Reviewed and Funded or Endorsed by Cancer Research UK

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 50-670 patients will be accrued for this study.

Conditions

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Malignant Mesothelioma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Interventions

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chemotherapy

Intervention Type DRUG

adjuvant therapy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

conventional surgery

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

neoadjuvant therapy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

radiation therapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Performance status

* WHO 0-1

Life expectancy

* Not specified

Hematopoietic

* Not specified

Hepatic

* Not specified

Renal

* Normal renal function

Cardiovascular

* Ejection fraction ≥ 40%

Pulmonary

* Predicted post-operative FEV\_1 ≥ 40%
* Predicted post-operative DLCO ≥ 40%
* No significant pulmonary hypertension

Other

* No physical or personal condition that would preclude ability to undergo chemotherapy or post-operative radiotherapy
* No physical or personal condition that would preclude ability to comply with follow-up requirements

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

* Not specified
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Institute of Cancer Research, United Kingdom

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Clare Peckitt

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Institute of Cancer Research, United Kingdom

Locations

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Queen Elizabeth Hospital at University Hospital of Birmingham NHS Trust

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Birmingham Heartlands Hospital

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Bristol Royal Infirmary

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

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Queen's Hospital

Burton-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Addenbrooke's Hospital

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Papworth Hospital

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Ipswich Hospital

Ipswich, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Cookridge Hospital

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Leicester Royal Infirmary

Leicester, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Glenfield Hospital

Leicester, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

St. Thomas' Hospital

London, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Royal Marsden - London

London, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust

Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Berkshire Cancer Centre at Royal Berkshire Hospital

Reading, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Cancer Research Centre at Weston Park Hospital

Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Institute of Cancer Research - Sutton

Sutton, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Royal Marsden - Surrey

Sutton, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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United Kingdom

Other Identifiers

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ICR-CTSU-MARS

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

EU-20532

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CDR0000448615

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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