Status:

COMPLETED

Amrubicin and Irinotecan in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Relapsed Extensive Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Japan Multinational Trial Organization

Conditions:

Lung Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as amrubicin and irinotecan, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * Determine the dose-limiting toxicity and maximum tolerated dose of amrubicin when combined with irinotecan in patients with recurrent or relapsed extensive stage small cell lun...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed small cell lung cancer
  • Extensive stage disease
  • Recurrent or relapsed disease after 1-2 prior chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy regimens
  • No unmanageable massive pleural effusion or pericardial effusion by chest CT scan
  • No symptomatic brain metastasis
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Age
  • 18 and over
  • Performance status
  • ECOG 0-2
  • Life expectancy
  • More than 3 months
  • Hematopoietic
  • Absolute granulocyte count ≥ 1,500/mm\^3
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm\^3
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 8.5 g/dL
  • Hepatic
  • ALT and AST ≤ 2 times upper limit of normal
  • Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 mg/dL
  • Renal
  • Creatinine normal
  • Cardiovascular
  • No uncontrolled hypertension
  • No unstable angina
  • No congestive heart failure
  • No myocardial infarction within the past year
  • No ventricular arrhythmia requiring medical intervention
  • No other serious cardiovascular disease
  • Pulmonary
  • Arterial oxygen pressure (PaO\_2) ≥ 70 torr
  • No interstitial pneumonitis or pulmonary fibrosis by chest x-ray
  • Gastrointestinal
  • No serious diarrhea
  • No paralytic or obstructive ileus
  • Other
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • No uncontrolled diabetes
  • No severe infectious disorder
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • Biologic therapy
  • Not specified
  • Chemotherapy
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • No prior anthracycline or its derivatives at \> the upper dose limit (e.g., daunorubicin ≥ 25 mg/kg, doxorubicin ≥ 500 mg/m\^2, or epirubicin ≥ 900 mg/m\^2)
  • Endocrine therapy
  • Not specified
  • Radiotherapy
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • Surgery
  • Not specified

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    May 1 2004

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    November 1 2008

    Estimated Enrollment :

    30 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00132054

    Start Date

    May 1 2004

    End Date

    November 1 2008

    Last Update

    May 30 2013

    Active Locations (7)

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    1

    Gunma Cancer Center

    Gunma, Japan, 373-0828

    2

    National Hospital Organization - Dohoku National Hospital

    Hokkaido, Japan, 070-0901

    3

    Kyoto University Hospital

    Kyoto, Japan, 606-8501

    4

    Kitano Hospital

    Osaka, Japan, 530-8480

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