Imatinib in Patients With Desmoid Tumor and Chondrosarcoma
- Conditions
- Advanced Desmoid TumorAdvanced Chondrosarcoma
- Interventions
- Registration Number
- NCT00928525
- Lead Sponsor
- Italian Sarcoma Group
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether Imatinib Mesylate is active in diseases - such as Desmoid Tumor and Chondrosarcoma - expressing the receptor for the platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) both in its isoform alpha and beta
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 35
- Histological diagnosis of DT or CDS.
- Biomolecular or immunohistochemical evidence of Imatinib mesylate target (KIT, PDGFRα PDGFRβ activation and/or presence of PDGFα or PDGFβ)
- Measurable or evaluable disease
- Surgical resection of local disease unfeasible radically (or unaccepted by the patient, or amenable to become less demolitive, or easier, or likely more feasible, after cytoreduction) and/or metastatic disease.
- ECOG Performance status 0, 1, 2 or 3
- Adequate bone marrow, liver and renal function
- Female patients of child-bearing potential must have negative pregnancy test.
- Male and female patients of reproductive potential must agree to employ an effective method of birth control throughout the study.
- Written, voluntary, informed consent.
- Previous treatment with any other investigational or not investigational agents within 28 days of first day of study drug dosing
- Other primary malignancy with <5 years clinically assessed disease-free interval, except basal cell skin cancer or cervical carcinoma in situ.
- Grade III/IV cardiac problems as defined by the New York Heart Association Criteria
- Severe and/or uncontrolled medical disease (i.e., uncontrolled diabetes, chronic renal disease, or active uncontrolled infection)
- Known brain metastasis.
- Known chronic liver disease (i.e., chronic active hepatitis, and cirrhosis).
- Known diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
- Previous radiotherapy to >/=25% of the bone marrow or within the previous 2 months on target lesion.
- Major surgery within 2 weeks prior to study entry.
- Expected non-compliance to medical regimens (e.g. psychiatric diseases).
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Imatinib Mesylate Imatinib Mesylate Patients affected by Desmoid Tumor and Chondrosarcoma will receive Imatinib Mesylate 800 mg p.o./day (400 mg b.i.d.) for a maximum of 24 months
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Tumor response will be evaluated by different imaging techniques every three months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (7)
I.R.C.C. - Unit of Medical Oncology
🇮🇹Candiolo, Torino, Italy
Centro di Riferimento Oncologico - Unit of Medical Oncology
🇮🇹Aviano, Pordenone, Italy
Istituto Nazionale Tumori Regina Elena - Unit of Medical Oncology I
🇮🇹Roma, Italy
Ospedale Gradenigo - Unit of Medical Oncology
🇮🇹Torino, Italy
Istituto Nazionale Tumori - Unit of Medical Oncology
🇮🇹Milano, Italy
Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli - Unit of chemotherapy of Muscoloskeletal Tumors
🇮🇹Bologna, Italy
Policlinico S.Orsola Malpighi - Unit of Medical Oncology
🇮🇹Bologna, Italy