Status:

COMPLETED

Pralatrexate and Fluorouracil in Treating Patients With Recurrent Solid Tumors

Lead Sponsor:

University of Nebraska

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific

Eligibility:

All Genders

19+ years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Pralatrexate may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as fluorouracil, work in different ways to stop the ...

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To determine the recommended dose of PDX (pralatrexate) given in combination with a fixed dose of 5-FU (fluorouracil) administered as a 48-hour infusion given every other week....

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Cancer patients who have failed standard therapy for their disease or for whom no such therapy is available are eligible, for which 5-fluoropyrimdines, including 5-FU, or inhibitors of DHFR (dihydrofolate reductase), including pralatrexate, have the potential for therapeutic benefit
  • Objectively measurable disease is preferred, but not required
  • Performance status of 0-2 (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group \[ECOG\])
  • Prior treatment:
  • The patient should have recovered from the toxicities associated with prior chemotherapy (at least 3 weeks from prior therapy)
  • At least two or more weeks should have elapsed since any radiotherapy, and the patient should have recovered from the toxicity associated with such therapy
  • If a recent surgical procedure has been performed, the patient should have recovered from the surgery prior to entering this trial
  • Absolute granulocyte count of 1500 per mcL or greater
  • Platelet count of 100,000 per mcL or greater
  • Serum bilirubin less than 1.5 times the upper limits of the institutional normal
  • Serum creatinine less than the upper limits of normal
  • The patient must willingly give signed informed consent

Exclusion

  • Pregnant women and nursing mothers are ineligible; eligible patients of reproductive potential should use adequate contraception if sexually active
  • Serious concurrent medical illness which would jeopardize the ability of the patient to receive the chemotherapy program outlined in this protocol with reasonable safety
  • Patients with active infections requiring intravenous antibiotic therapy are not eligible until the infection has resolved
  • Patients who are human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody positive and are receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) are ineligible
  • Concomitant administration of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole will not be allowed

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 14 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2017

Estimated Enrollment :

29 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01206465

Start Date

September 14 2010

End Date

June 1 2017

Last Update

December 26 2023

Active Locations (1)

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University of Nebraska Medical Center, Eppley Cancer Center

Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68198-6805