Status:

WITHDRAWN

Talotrexin in Treating Young Patients With Recurrent Solid Tumors or Leukemia That is Recurrent or Does Not Respond to Treatment

Lead Sponsor:

Children's Oncology Group

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors

Leukemia

Eligibility:

All Genders

1-21 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as talotrexin, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. PURPOSE: This phas...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * Estimate the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and recommended phase II dose of talotrexin in younger patients with recurrent solid tumors or recurrent or refractory leukemia. * Det...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Diagnosis of either of the following:
  • Recurrent solid tumor
  • Histologically confirmed\* malignancy at original diagnosis or relapse
  • Measurable or evaluable disease
  • Lymphoma or primary CNS tumor allowed
  • Patients with CNS tumors must be on a stable or decreasing dose of dexamethasone for the past 7 days
  • Recurrent or refractory leukemia
  • Confirmed relapse, as defined by M3 marrow (25% blasts in bone marrow aspirate or biopsy)
  • Active extramedullary disease allowed provided there is no leptomeningeal involvement NOTE: \*Histological confirmation not required for intrinsic brain stem tumors
  • Bone marrow metastases allowed
  • Not refractory to red blood cell or platelet transfusion
  • No pleural effusion or significant ascites
  • No known curative therapy or therapy proven to prolong survival with an acceptable quality of life exists
  • No Down syndrome
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Karnofsky performance status (PS) 50-100% (for patients \> 10 years of age) OR Lansky PS 50-100% (for patients ≤ 10 years of age)
  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,000/mm³ (for patients with solid tumors without bone marrow involvement)
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm³ (transfusion independent)
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 8.0 g/dL
  • Creatinine clearance or radioisotope glomerular filtration rate ≥ 70 mL/min OR creatinine adjusted according to age as follows:
  • No greater than 0.6 mg/dL (1 year to 23 months)
  • No greater than 0.8 mg/dL (2 to 5 years)
  • No greater than 1.0 mg/dL (6 to 9 years)
  • No greater than 1.2 mg/dL (10 to 12 years)
  • No greater than 1.4 mg/dL (13 years and over \[female\])
  • No greater than 1.5 mg/dL (13 to 15 years \[male\])
  • No greater than 1.7 mg/dL (16 years and over \[male\])
  • Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • ALT ≤ 110 U/L (ULN is 45 U/L)
  • Albumin ≥ 2 g/dL
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No uncontrolled infection
  • No known condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would preclude study compliance
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • Recovered from all prior treatment-related toxicity
  • At least 3 weeks since prior myelosuppressive chemotherapy (6 weeks for nitrosourea) (for patients with solid tumors)
  • At least 24 hours since prior cytoreduction therapy initiated with hydroxyurea (for patients with leukemia)
  • At least 2 weeks since prior local palliative radiotherapy (small port)
  • At least 6 months since prior total-body irradiation (TBI), craniospinal radiotherapy, or ≥ 50% radiotherapy to the pelvis
  • At least 6 weeks since prior substantial bone marrow radiotherapy
  • At least 3 months since prior stem cell transplant or rescue without TBI
  • No evidence of active graft-versus-host disease
  • At least 7 days since prior growth factor therapy
  • At least 7 days since prior biological therapy
  • No nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), aspirin or other salicylates, penicillins, sulfa drugs (bactrim, septra), ciprofloxacin, tetracycline, thiazide diuretics, or probenecid within 2 days prior to, during, or within 5 days after treatment with talotrexin
  • No long-acting NSAIDs (e.g., nabumetone, naproxen, oxaprozin, piroxicam) within 5 days prior to, during, or within 5 days after treatment with talotrexin
  • No concurrent investigational drugs
  • No concurrent anticancer agents or therapy (e.g., chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immunotherapy, or biologic therapy)

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    February 1 2007

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    Estimated Enrollment :

    Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00458744

    Start Date

    February 1 2007

    Last Update

    August 8 2014

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