Status:

COMPLETED

Pilot Study of Imatinib (Gleevec) as Treatment for Advanced Thymic Carcinoma

Lead Sponsor:

Indiana University School of Medicine

Conditions:

Thymic Carcinoma

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

This study is important to demonstrate if single agent activity is noted for patients with thymic tumors over expressing c-kit and/or PDGF. If this current trial is positive, it opens the door to eval...

Detailed Description

Thymic carcinomas are particularly more concerning due to their aggressive metastatic nature and shorter overall survival, in comparison to their lesser-malignant thymoma counterparts. This necessitat...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Histological or cytological proof of advanced C-KIT positive or PDGFR positive thymic carcinoma. For protocol purposes, advanced disease is defined as disease
  • Patient must have at least one documented measurable lesion obtained by imaging within 28 days prior to being registered for protocol therapy.
  • No prior imatinib therapy.
  • Age \> 18 years at the time of consent
  • ECOG performance status of 0 or 1
  • ANC ≥ 1500/mm3,Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm,Total bilirubin \< 1.5ULN,3.10 Serum creatinine ≤ 1.7 mg/dl,ALT and AST ≤ 3 x ULN

Exclusion

  • Clinically significant infections as judged by the treating investigator
  • Clinically significant concurrent illnesses
  • Females of childbearing potential not using birth control or breastfeeding
  • Prior radiation therapy \> 25% of the bone marrow
  • Symptomatic brain metastasis
  • History of Grade III/IV cardiac problems
  • History of major surgery within 14 days prior to being registered
  • Treatment with any investigational agent within 30 days prior to being registered for protocol therapy.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

11 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00314873

Start Date

April 1 2006

End Date

March 1 2011

Last Update

June 3 2014

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Indiana University Cancer Center

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202