Status:

COMPLETED

Irinotecan and Whole-Brain Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Brain Metastases From Solid Tumors

Lead Sponsor:

University of California, Davis

Conditions:

Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors

Cognitive/Functional Effects

Eligibility:

All Genders

1-120 years

Phase:

PHASE1

PHASE2

Brief Summary

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

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * Determine the maximum tolerated dose of irinotecan hydrochloride administered concurrently with whole-brain radiotherapy in patients with brain metastases from solid tumors. (P...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Diagnosis of brain metastasis from a histologically confirmed solid tumor, meeting the following criteria:
  • Must have histologic proof of original malignancy
  • No germ cell tumor metastasis
  • Biopsy-proven brain metastasis preferred when clinical history and radiographic findings are equivocal
  • At least 1 unidimensionally measurable lesion ≥ 50 mm by head contrast CT scan and/or brain MRI
  • Patients enrolled in the phase II portion of the study must meet the following Radiation Therapy Oncology Group Recursive Partitioning Analysis staging criteria for brain metastases:
  • Class II classification
  • Zubrod performance status 0-1 AND any of the following:
  • Age \> 65 years
  • Extracranial metastasis
  • Uncontrolled primary malignancy
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Zubrod performance status 0-1
  • Life expectancy ≥ 3 months
  • Able to participate in the Mini-Mental Status Examination
  • WBC ≥ 3,000/mm³
  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm³
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm³
  • Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 mg/dL
  • AST ≤ 2.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) (5 times ULN if liver metastases are present)
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No concurrent medical disease that, in the investigator's opinion, would preclude study participation
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • More than 21 days since prior chemotherapy
  • No prior whole-brain radiotherapy
  • No prior DNA topoisomerase I drugs (e.g., irinotecan hydrochloride, topotecan hydrochloride)
  • At least 4 days since prior and no concurrent known CYP3A4 inducers, including any of the following:
  • Phenytoin
  • Carbamazepine
  • Phenobarbital
  • Hypericum perforatum (St. John's wort)

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    December 1 2002

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    November 1 2006

    Estimated Enrollment :

    30 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00389584

    Start Date

    December 1 2002

    End Date

    November 1 2006

    Last Update

    November 6 2017

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    University of California Davis Cancer Center

    Sacramento, California, United States, 95817