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Paclitaxel in Treating Older Patients With Solid Tumors

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT00003092
Lead Sponsor
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.

PURPOSE: Phase III trial to study the effectiveness of paclitaxel in treating older patients who have solid tumors.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

* Determine whether there is a relationship between pharmacokinetic measurements of paclitaxel and aging.

* Determine whether there is a relationship between the toxic effects of paclitaxel and aging.

OUTLINE: Patients are stratified according to age (cohort 1: patients 55 to 64 vs cohort 2: patients 65 to 75 vs cohort 3: patients 75 and over).

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
120
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
PaclitaxelpaclitaxelPatients receive a single dose of IV paclitaxel over 3 hours. Additional cycles of paclitaxel will be given at the discretion of the physician. Patients are followed for second malignancies, disease progression, and survival.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall survivalUp to 5 years
Disease-free progressionUp to 5 years
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (32)

Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center

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La Jolla, California, United States

CCOP - Christiana Care Health Services

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Wilmington, Delaware, United States

CCOP - Mount Sinai Medical Center

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Miami Beach, Florida, United States

University of Chicago Cancer Research Center

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland

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Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center - University Campus

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Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Ellis Fischel Cancer Center - Columbia

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Columbia, Missouri, United States

Barnes-Jewish Hospital

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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Norris Cotton Cancer Center

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Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States

Roswell Park Cancer Institute

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Buffalo, New York, United States

CCOP - North Shore University Hospital

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Manhasset, New York, United States

North Shore University Hospital

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Manhasset, New York, United States

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

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New York, New York, United States

New York Presbyterian Hospital - Cornell Campus

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New York, New York, United States

Mount Sinai Medical Center, NY

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New York, New York, United States

State University of New York - Upstate Medical University

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Syracuse, New York, United States

CCOP - Syracuse Hematology-Oncology Associates of Central New York, P.C.

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Syracuse, New York, United States

Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, UNC

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Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

CCOP - Southeast Cancer Control Consortium

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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest University

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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Rhode Island Hospital

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Providence, Rhode Island, United States

MBCCOP - Massey Cancer Center

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Richmond, Virginia, United States

University of Tennessee Cancer Institute

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Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Vermont Cancer Center

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Burlington, Vermont, United States

CCOP - Southern Nevada Cancer Research Foundation

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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

UCSF Cancer Center and Cancer Research Institute

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San Francisco, California, United States

University of Minnesota Cancer Center

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

University of Nebraska Medical Center

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Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Durham, North Carolina, United States

Walter Reed Army Medical Center

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Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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