Status:

COMPLETED

Liposomal Doxorubicin in Treating Patients With Stage IIB, Stage IVA, or Stage IVB Recurrent or Refractory Mycosis Fungoides

Lead Sponsor:

European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC

Conditions:

Lymphoma

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-120 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as liposomal doxorubicin, use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effective...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * Determine the antitumor activity of doxorubicin HCl liposome, in terms of response rate (complete response and partial response), in patients with stage IIB, IVA, or IVB recurr...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Histologically confirmed mycosis fungoides
  • Stage IIB, IVA, or IVB
  • Refractory or recurrent disease after at least 2 of the following prior therapies:
  • Local and/or systemic steroids
  • Retinoids
  • Interferon alfa
  • Local carmustine
  • Systemic chemotherapy
  • Psoralen and ultraviolet A (PUVA) light therapy
  • No CNS involvement
  • No erythroderma (T4)
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Age
  • Over 18
  • Performance status
  • Karnofsky 60-100%
  • Life expectancy
  • Not specified
  • Hematopoietic
  • Neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm\^3
  • WBC at least 2,000/mm\^3
  • Platelet count at least 75,000/mm\^3
  • Hemoglobin at least 10 g/dL
  • Hepatic
  • Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • SGOT and SGPT no greater than 2.5 times ULN
  • Renal
  • Creatinine no greater than 1.5 times ULN
  • Cardiovascular
  • LVEF normal by echocardiography or radionuclide angiocardiography
  • Other
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for at least 2 years after study participation
  • No psychological, familial, sociological, or geographical condition that would preclude study compliance or follow-up
  • No active infection requiring specific therapy (e.g., antibiotics or anti-HIV therapy)
  • No other prior or concurrent primary malignant tumor except adequately treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix or squamous cell or basal cell skin cancer
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • Biologic therapy
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • More than 2 weeks since prior immunotherapy
  • Chemotherapy
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • Prior systemic chemotherapy allowed provided all of the following conditions are met:
  • Cumulative anthracycline dose is less than 200 mg/m\^2
  • No allergy to anthracyclines
  • Prior methotrexate is low dose (i.e., weekly dose less than 30 mg)
  • More than 2 weeks since prior chemotherapy
  • Endocrine therapy
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • No concurrent systemic steroids
  • Radiotherapy
  • More than 2 weeks since prior radiotherapy
  • Surgery
  • Not specified
  • Other
  • Recovered from toxic effects of prior therapy, excluding alopecia
  • No other concurrent anticancer therapy

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    October 1 2003

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    September 1 2010

    Estimated Enrollment :

    49 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00074087

    Start Date

    October 1 2003

    End Date

    September 1 2010

    Last Update

    July 9 2018

    Active Locations (11)

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    Karl-Franzens-University Graz

    Graz, Austria, A-8010

    2

    Allgemeines Krankenhaus - Universitatskliniken

    Vienna, Austria, A-1090

    3

    Universitaetsklinikum Essen

    Essen, Germany, D-45122

    4

    Klinikum der Friedrich-Schiller Universitaet Jena

    Jena, Germany, D-07740