Status:

COMPLETED

Calcitriol in Preventing Lung Cancer in Smokers and Former Smokers at High Risk of Lung Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Lung Cancer

Precancerous Condition

Eligibility:

All Genders

40-79 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Calcitriol may prevent lung cancer in patients with metaplasia or dysplasia of the lungs. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying the side effects and best dose of calcitriol in preventin...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * To establish the safety of calcitriol in patients at high risk of lung cancer. * To determine the dose-limiting toxicities of calcitriol in these patients. OUTLINE: Patients r...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Pathologically confirmed squamous metaplasia or squamous dysplasia of the lungs by autofluorescence bronchoscopy within the past 5 years
  • Must be a current or former smoker
  • No evidence of concurrent disease with lung cancer or head and neck cancer
  • History of treated lung cancer or head and neck cancer treated with curative intent allowed, provided that there has been no evidence of disease for \> 1 year
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • ECOG performance status 0-1
  • Total granulocyte count \> 1,500 x 10\^9cells/L
  • Platelet count \> 100,000 x 10\^9cells/L
  • Calculated Creatinine clearance \> 60 mL/min (using the Cockcroft-Gault formula)
  • Calcium concentration 50-300 mg/24 hours
  • Total bilirubin 0.2-1.3 mg%
  • ALT/AST ≤ 2.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Alkaline phosphatase ≤ 2.5 times ULN
  • Albumin ≥ 2.5 g/dL
  • Ionized serum calcium normal (1.19-1.29 mmol/L)
  • Corrected serum calcium ≤ 10.2 mg/dL
  • Willing to attend all scheduled study visits, complete all study questionnaires, and allow biological specimen collection, including a bronchoscopy
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for at least 1 month after completion of study therapy
  • No life-threatening medical conditions that would preclude bronchoscopy, including but not limited to, any of the following:
  • Acute cardiac failure
  • Uncontrolled hypertension
  • Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
  • Unstable coronary artery disease
  • No severe metabolic disorders that would preclude calcitriol administration
  • No history of any other malignancy within 3 years except for nonmelanoma skin cancer or cervical carcinoma in situ
  • No history or evidence of kidney stones
  • No patients who are susceptible to calcium-related dysrhythmias
  • No known hypersensitivity to calcitriol
  • No known allergies to tree nuts (i.e., almonds)
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • At least 2 months since prior and no concurrent calcium supplements
  • Concurrent multivitamin supplement allowed provided the amount of vitamin D in the supplement is not in excess of the recommended daily dose
  • No concurrent thiazides, phenobarbital, or digitalis
  • No concurrent digoxin
  • No concurrent bile acid binding drugs (i.e., cholestyramine, colestipol)
  • No concurrent danazol or aluminum-based antacids
  • No concurrent ketoconazole or other azole antifungals

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    July 17 2008

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    March 7 2018

    Estimated Enrollment :

    16 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00690924

    Start Date

    July 17 2008

    End Date

    March 7 2018

    Last Update

    June 4 2018

    Active Locations (1)

    Enter a location and click search to find clinical trials sorted by distance.

    Page 1 of 1 (1 locations)

    1

    Roswell Park Cancer Institute

    Buffalo, New York, United States, 14263-0001