Status:

TERMINATED

Biological Therapy in Treating Women With Breast Cancer That Has Spread to the Liver

Lead Sponsor:

Max Sung

Conditions:

Breast Cancer

Metastatic Cancer

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-85 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Biological therapy using a gene-modified virus that can make interleukin-12 may help the body build an effective immune response to kill tumor cells. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studyin...

Detailed Description

Direct intratumoral injection of metastatic hepatic tumors using an adenoviral vector expressing the human recombinant interleukin-12 gene (Adv.RSV-hIL12, also termed ADV-hIL-12). OBJECTIVES: * Stud...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed\* breast adenocarcinoma metastatic to the liver
  • Solitary or multiple hepatic metastases
  • No malignant involvement of \> 40% of the estimated liver volume NOTE: \*Must be from the hepatic tumor designated for study injection
  • Metastatic liver tumors must be measurable in ≥ 2 dimensions on CT scan or MRI
  • At least 1 metastatic hepatic tumor ≥ 2 cm in diameter must be visualized by ultrasound and accessible for percutaneous injection under ultrasound guidance
  • Extrahepatic metastasis allowed
  • No solitary hepatic metastasis eligible for liver resection
  • No clinical evidence for severe liver disease (e.g., prior or current ascites or portosystemic encephalopathy)
  • Hormone-receptor status not specified
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Female
  • Menopausal status not specified
  • Granulocyte count ≥ 1,500/mm\^3
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm\^3
  • PT ≤ 14.5 sec
  • Creatinine ≤ 1.5 mg/dL OR creatinine clearance ≥ 45 mL/min
  • Bilirubin ≤ 2 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Transaminases ≤ 2.5 times ULN
  • Karnofsky performance status ≥ 70%
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for at least 2 months after completion of study treatment
  • No active infection or serious intercurrent medical illness
  • No HIV infection
  • Life expectancy ≥ 16 weeks
  • No other malignancy within the past 5 years except inactive nonmelanoma skin cancer, in situ carcinoma of the cervix, or grade 1 papillary bladder cancer
  • At highest dose level, patient must weigh ≥ 30 kg
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • No systemic immunosuppressive drugs, including corticosteroids, within 2 months prior to study entry
  • Not require immunosuppressive drugs or anticoagulant therapy with heparin or warfarin for at least 2 months after study treatment
  • No chemotherapy within 4 weeks of study entry (6 weeks for nitrosoureas)

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    October 1 2005

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    August 1 2008

    Estimated Enrollment :

    2 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00301106

    Start Date

    October 1 2005

    End Date

    August 1 2008

    Last Update

    February 2 2017

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    Mount Sinai Medical Center

    New York, New York, United States, 10029