Status:
COMPLETED
A Phase II Trial of 72-Hour Continuous IV Infusion of 9-Aminocamptothecin With G-CSF Support in Patients With Advanced Ovarian Cancer Previously Treated With Paclitaxel and Cisplatin
Lead Sponsor:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Conditions:
Ovarian Neoplasms
Eligibility:
FEMALE
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
The objectives of this study are to determine the response rate to 9-AC in patients with advanced ovarian cancer who have recurrent disease after paclitaxel- and cisplatin-based chemotherapy regimens.
Detailed Description
This is a Phase II study of 9-aminocamptothecin (9-AC), administered as an intravenous continuous infusion over 72 hours with G-CSF support for patients with advanced refractory ovarian cancer. The ob...
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
Histologically proven, advanced epithelial ovarian cancer.
Histologic confirmation by Pathology Department, NIH, required.
Recurrent disease after paclitaxel and either cisplatin or carboplatin. Combination platinum/paclitaxel acceptable.
Bidimensionally measurable disease on physical exam, radiographs, or peritoneoscopy. Repeat peritoneoscopy after 8 courses of therapy required if documentation of disease was solely by peritoneoscopy.
Laparotomy not required.
No CNS metastasis.
No borderline or mixed histology.
PRIOR/CONCURRENT THERAPY:
See Disease Characteristics.
More than 4 weeks since any prior therapy and recovered.
No prior camptothecin analogue-based chemotherapy.
No prior radiotherapy except intraperitoneal 32-P.
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Age: 18 and over.
Performance status: ECOG 0-2.
Hematopoietic:
WBC greater than 3,000.
AGC greater than 1,500.
Platelets at least 100,000.
Hemoglobin greater than 9 g/dL OR;
Hematocrit greater than 27 g/dL.
Hepatic:
Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 mg/dL.
Serum transaminases no greater than 2 times normal.
Renal:
24-hour creatinine clearance greater than 45 mL/min (documented by NCI investigator or primary care physician).
Cardiovascular:
No myocardial infarction within 12 months.
No active congestive heart failure.
No heart block.
No arrhythmia requiring medication.
OTHER:
No active uncontrolled infection.
No known HIV positivity.
No second malignancy currently under treatment except: Local basal cell carcinoma of the skin, Cervical carcinoma in situ, Other malignancies (e.g., stage I breast cancer) eligible at the discretion of the principal or associate investigators.
No pregnant women.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 1995
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
April 1 2000
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00001427
Start Date
January 1 1995
End Date
April 1 2000
Last Update
March 4 2008
Active Locations (1)
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National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892