Status:

COMPLETED

Celecoxib and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage II or Stage III Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Arm, Hand, Leg, or Foot That Has Been Removed by Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

University of Miami

Conditions:

Childhood Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma of Bone

Sarcoma

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-120 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Celecoxib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth and by blocking blood flow to the tumor. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kil...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: * Determine the maximum tolerated dose of adjuvant celecoxib administered with radiotherapy in patients with resected stage II or III soft tissue sarcoma of the extremity. OUTLINE: This ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Histologically confirmed soft tissue sarcoma of the extremity, including the following disease types:
  • Liposarcoma
  • Leiomyosarcoma
  • Synovial cell sarcoma
  • Malignant fibrous histiocytoma
  • Spindle cell sarcoma
  • Fibrosarcoma
  • Chondrosarcoma
  • Angiosarcoma
  • Hemangiopericytoma
  • Neurofibrosarcoma
  • The following disease types are excluded:
  • Kaposi's sarcoma
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma
  • Dermatofibrosarcoma
  • Epithelioid cell sarcoma
  • Ewing's sarcoma
  • Osteosarcoma
  • Intermediate- or high-grade tumor ≥ 5.0 cm in 1 dimension (stage II or III disease)
  • Locally resected disease
  • One prior wide local excision of the sarcoma in the same location of the extremity within the past 6 months allowed
  • Prior neoadjuvant chemotherapy (of ≤ 3 courses), followed by a limb-sparing surgical resection of sarcoma found to have \< 90% pathological tumor necrosis allowed
  • Prior resection of an extremity mass that is subsequently found to be a sarcoma meeting study criteria, followed by ≤ 3 courses of chemotherapy (independent of the percentage of pathological tumor necrosis) allowed
  • No evidence of nodal or distant metastases
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Karnofsky performance status 70-100%
  • WBC ≥ 3,000/mm³
  • Absolute granulocyte count ≥ 1,500/mm³
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm³
  • Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 mg/dL
  • SGPT and SGOT ≤ 2.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Creatinine ≤ 1.5 times ULN
  • Calcium ≤ 1.3 times ULN
  • No prior malignancy except cutaneous nonmelanomatous skin cancer, carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or other cancer for which the patient has been disease-free for at least 5 years
  • No history of allergic reaction to sulfonamides or NSAIDs
  • No known hypersensitivity to celecoxib or any component of its formulation
  • No known HIV positivity
  • No known coronary artery disease
  • No cardiac event of any kind within the past 6 months
  • No concurrent unstable cardiac status
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • No prior radiotherapy to the extremity requiring radiation for this study
  • No prior systemic chemotherapy for a malignant tumor
  • No concurrent dilantin or lithium carbonate
  • No other concurrent prescription or over-the-counter nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents (NSAIDs)

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    March 1 2004

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    May 1 2009

    Estimated Enrollment :

    3 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00450736

    Start Date

    March 1 2004

    End Date

    May 1 2009

    Last Update

    December 15 2016

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    University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center - Miami

    Miami, Florida, United States, 33136