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Radiation Therapy With or Without RSR13 in Treating Patients With Brain Metastases

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Metastatic Cancer
Registration Number
NCT00005887
Lead Sponsor
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Drugs such as RSR13 may make tumor cells more sensitive to radiation therapy.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of radiation therapy to the brain with or without RSR13 in treating patients who have brain metastases.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

* Compare the median survival time in patients with brain metastases after receiving treatment with whole brain radiotherapy with or without RSR13.

* Compare the response rate to these treatment regimens in these patients.

* Compare the time to progression after receiving these treatment regimens in these patients.

* Compare quality of life in these patients receiving these treatment regimens.

* Compare cause of death (neurologic vs nonneurologic death) in these patients after receiving these treatment regimens.

* Determine the safety of RSR13 in these patients.

* Assess the pharmacokinetics of RSR13 in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, open label, comparative, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group RPA Class (I vs II). Patients are further stratified within the RPA class II stratum according to site of primary cancer (non-small cell lung cancer vs breast vs other). Patients are randomized to one of two treatment arms.

* Arm I: Patients receive whole brain radiotherapy 5 days a week for two weeks in conjunction with supplemental oxygen breathing.

* Arm II: Patients receive RSR13 IV over 30 minutes followed by whole brain radiotherapy and supplemental oxygen breathing as in arm I.

Quality of life is assessed at the first and last day of radiotherapy, at 1 month, 3 months, and then every 3 months until disease progression.

Patients are followed at 1 month, 3 months, every 3 months until disease progression, and then for survival.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A maximum of 408 (204 per treatment arm) patients will be accrued for this study.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (73)

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

🇺🇸

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

State University of New York - Upstate Medical University

🇺🇸

Syracuse, New York, United States

Bismarck Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Bismarck, North Dakota, United States

Queensland Radium Institute

🇦🇺

Herston, Queensland, Australia

Arizona Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Tucson, Arizona, United States

California Cancer Care, Inc.

🇺🇸

Greenbrae, California, United States

Alta Bates Comprehensive Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Berkeley, California, United States

Scripps Green Hospital & Scripps Clinic

🇺🇸

La Jolla, California, United States

Tower Hematology Oncology Medical Group

🇺🇸

Los Angeles, California, United States

Comprehensive Cancer Care Specialists of Boca Raton

🇺🇸

Boca Raton, Florida, United States

Citrus Memorial Hospital

🇺🇸

Inverness, Florida, United States

Decatur Memorial Hospital Cancer Care Institute

🇺🇸

Decatur, Illinois, United States

Ochsner Clinic

🇺🇸

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Harbor Hospital Center

🇺🇸

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

St. Agnes Healthcare

🇺🇸

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Lahey Clinic - Burlington

🇺🇸

Burlington, Massachusetts, United States

University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center

🇺🇸

Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Millard Fillmore Hospital

🇺🇸

Buffalo, New York, United States

Akron General Medical Center

🇺🇸

Akron, Ohio, United States

Akron City Hospital

🇺🇸

Akron, Ohio, United States

Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Kimmel Cancer Center of Thomas Jefferson University - Philadelphia

🇺🇸

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

U.S. Oncology Research Inc.

🇺🇸

Dallas, Texas, United States

Center for Radiation Oncology

🇺🇸

Danville, Virginia, United States

Massey Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Medical Center

🇦🇺

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute

🇦🇺

East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Institut Jules Bordet

🇧🇪

Brussels (Bruxelles), Belgium

Academisch Ziekenhuis der Vrije Universiteit Brussel

🇧🇪

Brussels (Bruxelles), Belgium

Cross Cancer Institute

🇨🇦

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Nova Scotia Cancer Centre

🇨🇦

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre

🇨🇦

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

McGill University

🇨🇦

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Quebec

🇨🇦

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Centre de Lutte Contre le Cancer, Georges-Francois Leclerc

🇫🇷

Dijon, France

CHU de la Timone

🇫🇷

Marseille, France

Hopital de Montbeliard

🇫🇷

Montbeliard, France

Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud

🇫🇷

Pierre Benite, France

Radiologische Uniklink

🇩🇪

Freiburg, Germany

Universitats-Krankenhaus Eppendorf

🇩🇪

Hamburg, Germany

University of Debrecen

🇭🇺

Debrecen, Hungary

Szeged University

🇭🇺

Szeged, Hungary

Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen County Hospital

🇭🇺

Miskolc, Hungary

Istituto Europeo Di Oncologia

🇮🇹

Milano, Italy

University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Houston, Texas, United States

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

🇺🇸

San Antonio, Texas, United States

St. Boniface General Hospital

🇨🇦

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Centro di Riferimento Oncologico - Aviano

🇮🇹

Aviano, Italy

U.Z. Gasthuisberg

🇧🇪

Leuven, Belgium

Princess Margaret Hospital

🇨🇦

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

East Coast Radiation Oncology

🇺🇸

Toms River, New Jersey, United States

Memphis Regional Brain Tumor Center

🇺🇸

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Newfoundland Cancer Treatment and Research Foundation

🇨🇦

St. Johns, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

UZ De Pintelaan

🇧🇪

Gent, Belgium

Boston Baskin Cancer Group, University Tennessee Oncology/Hematology Group

🇺🇸

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center

🇺🇸

Camden, New Jersey, United States

Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre

🇦🇺

Heidelberg West, Victoria, Australia

Monmouth Medical Center

🇺🇸

Long Branch, New Jersey, United States

Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal

🇨🇦

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Petz Aladar County Hospital

🇭🇺

Gydr, Hungary

Tom Baker Cancer Center - Calgary

🇨🇦

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Western General Hospital

🇬🇧

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

CHUS-Hopital Fleurimont

🇨🇦

Fleurimont, Quebec, Canada

British Columbia Cancer Agency - Fraser Valley Cancer Centre

🇨🇦

Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

Allan Blair Cancer Centre

🇨🇦

Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

British Columbia Cancer Agency

🇨🇦

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital

🇨🇦

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Newcastle General Hospital

🇬🇧

Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

Uzsoki Hospital

🇭🇺

Budapest, Hungary

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Milwaukee (Zablocki)

🇺🇸

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center

🇺🇸

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

University of Colorado Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Denver, Colorado, United States

Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest University

🇺🇸

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

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