Status:

COMPLETED

17-N-Allylamino-17-Demethoxygeldanamycin and Paclitaxel in Treating Patients With Metastatic or Unresectable Solid Tumor

Lead Sponsor:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of 17-N-allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin when given together with paclitaxel in treating patients with metastatic or unresectable solid...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the maximum tolerated dose and recommended phase II dose of 17-N-allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin (17-AAG) when administered with paclitaxel in patients with metastatic or...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • Histologically confirmed solid malignancy
  • Metastatic or unresectable disease
  • Not amenable to standard curative or palliative therapy
  • No known brain metastases
  • Performance status - ECOG 0-2
  • More than 12 weeks
  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm\^3
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm\^3
  • WBC ≥ 3,000/mm\^3
  • AST and ALT ≤ 2.5 times upper limit of normal
  • Bilirubin normal
  • Creatinine normal
  • Creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min
  • QTc \< 450 msec for male patients (470 msec for female patients)
  • LVEF \> 40% by MUGA
  • No history of serious ventricular arrhythmia (i.e., ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation ≥ 3 beats in a row)
  • No myocardial infarction within the past year
  • No New York Heart Association class III or IV congestive heart failure
  • No poorly controlled angina
  • No history of uncontrolled dysrhythmia or requirement for antiarrhythmic drugs
  • No history of congenital long QT syndrome
  • No active ischemic heart disease within the past year
  • No left bundle branch block
  • No other significant cardiac disease
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective double barrier contraception for at least 1 week before, during, and for at least 2 weeks after study participation
  • No prior allergy to eggs
  • No prior allergic reaction to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to 17-AAG or paclitaxel
  • No peripheral neuropathy \> grade 1
  • No concurrent uncontrolled illness
  • No active or ongoing infection
  • No psychiatric illness or social situation that would preclude study compliance
  • No concurrent granulocyte colony-stimulating factors
  • Prior paclitaxel allowed
  • More than 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin) and recovered
  • No prior 17-N-allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin (17-AAG)
  • More than 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy
  • No prior radiotherapy that included the heart in the field (e.g., mantle radiotherapy)
  • No concurrent combination antiretroviral therapy for HIV-positive patients
  • No concurrent therapeutic-dose warfarin for anticoagulation
  • No concurrent medications that may prolong QTc interval
  • No other concurrent investigational agents
  • No other concurrent anticancer agents or therapies

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    May 1 2004

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    Estimated Enrollment :

    35 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00087217

    Start Date

    May 1 2004

    Last Update

    January 25 2013

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    University of Pennsylvania Medical Center

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104