Status:

COMPLETED

Gemcitabine and Topotecan in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Persistent Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, or Primary Peritoneal Cavity Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Fallopian Tube Cancer

Ovarian Cancer

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

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

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * Determine the nature and degree of toxicity of gemcitabine and topotecan in patients with recurrent or persistent platinum-refractory ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary perito...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Diagnosis of ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cavity cancer
  • Recurrent or persistent platinum-refractory disease, as defined by 1 of the following:
  • Progressive disease while on a platinum compound
  • Persistent clinically measurable disease with best response as stable disease at the completion of ≥ 6 courses of therapy
  • Recurrent disease within 6 months after completion of therapy
  • Measurable or evaluable disease
  • Evaluable disease, defined as CA 125 ≥ 100 U/mL (confirmed by 2 blood tests)
  • Measurable disease, defined as ≥ 1 unidimensionally measurable lesion ≥ 20 mm by conventional techniques, including palpation, plain x-ray, CT scan, or MRI, OR ≥ 10 mm by spiral CT scan
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Age
  • 18 and over
  • Performance status
  • GOG 0-3
  • Life expectancy
  • Not specified
  • Hematopoietic
  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm\^3
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm\^3
  • Hepatic
  • Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • SGOT ≤ 2.5 times ULN
  • Alkaline phosphatase ≤ 2.5 times ULN
  • Renal
  • Creatinine ≤ 1.5 times ULN
  • Creatinine clearance \> 50 mL/min
  • Other
  • No clinically significant infection
  • No other severe medical condition that would preclude study treatment
  • No other malignancy within the past 5 years except nonmelanoma skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix or breast
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • Biologic therapy
  • Not specified
  • Chemotherapy
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • Prior gemcitabine or topotecan allowed provided disease is not refractory to either drug
  • At least 3 weeks since prior chemotherapy and recovered
  • Endocrine therapy
  • Not specified
  • Radiotherapy
  • At least 3 weeks since prior radiotherapy and recovered
  • Surgery
  • Recovered from recent prior surgery

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    July 1 2002

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    End Date :

    Estimated Enrollment :

    Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00217555

    Start Date

    July 1 2002

    Last Update

    September 21 2010

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    University of Washington School of Medicine

    Seattle, Washington, United States, 98195