Study of Irinotecan on a Weekly Schedule in Children

Phase 1

Completed

• Conditions: Cancer
• Interventions: Drug: Irinotecan

• Registration Number: NCT00062842
• Lead Sponsor: Baylor College of Medicine

Brief Summary

The medicine being offered in this study is called Irinotecan. Irinotecan has been effective against many animal cancers. It has been given to both adults and children. We are now attempting to determine how much of the drug can be given to children when Irinotecan is given weekly for four weeks in a row every 6 weeks and the toxicities (bad side effects) that occur when irinotecan is administered on this schedule.

The purposes of this study are to:

1. To determine the highest dose of Irinotecan that can safely be given to children whose cancer no longer responds to standard treatment.

2. To determine the toxicities of Irinotecan.

3. To determine what studies (laboratory or x-rays) need to be done to evaluate the toxicities of this drug.

4. To determine if irinotecan is beneficial to the patient.

5. To understand how the drug Irinotecan works in the body.

Detailed Description

Irinotecan will be given intravenously (into the vein) over 90 minutes for four weeks in a row. This cycle may be repeated in six weeks as long as the cancer is not getting worse and there are no serious side effects.

After one cycle patients will be evaluated to decide if the treatments should continue. If the disease is no worse or better additional courses may be given. If treatment continues, evaluations will be done after the second cycle and then every 2 cycles.

If patients choose to participate in this study we would request that they remain in the study for one full cycle. During the first cycle of treatment we would like to draw special blood samples to help us learn how much drug is in the blood. These special studies are called pharmacokinetics. On the first day the drug is given, fourteen blood samples will be drawn. Each blood sample will be about 1/2 teaspoon, for a total of about 3 tablespoons. These samples will only be drawn during the first cycle of therapy. The total amount of blood drawn will be less than 5% of the total blood volume, an amount safe even for small children.

Examinations and other blood tests will be done twice a week initially, then weekly to look for side effects of the drug. Patients will have an additional one teaspoon of blood drawn at each of these visits.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 1998-09-09
• Study First Submitted: 2003-06-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2003-06-17
• Study First Posted: 2003-06-18
• Primary Completion: 2005-05
• Study Completion: 2006-09-12
• Status Verified: 2020-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-03-02
• Last Update Posted: 2020-03-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 23

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients who have previously received irinotecan.
• Patients who are pregnant or lactating. Males or females of reproductive potential may not participate unless they have agreed to use an effective contraceptive method.
• Patients who have an uncontrolled infection.
• Patients who are receiving any other cancer chemotherapy or any other investigational agents.
• Patients who have had a BMT which included TBI or an allogeneic BMT.
• Patients with bone marrow involvement.
• Patients who are receiving anticonvulsants as outlined in stratum 3.

Stratum 2:

• Stratum 1 must be closed. All patients who fulfill the Eligibility Criteria for Stratum 1and the Exclusion Criteria plus the following exclusions:
• Patients who have received more than two prior multi-agent chemotherapy regimens.
• Patients who have had prior central axis radiation.
• Patients who have had bone marrow transplantation (with or without TBI).
• Patients who have had pelvic, and/or total abdominal radiation.

Stratum 3:

• Patients receiving enzyme inducing anticonvulsants ( phenytoin, phenobarbital, carbamazepine, etc.) are eligible for this study if they meet the eligibility and exclusion criteria for the corresponding open stratum (Stratum 1 or 2).
• Patients must be on a stable dose of their anticonvulsant medication for a minimum of two weeks prior to study entry.
• Patients who are taking valproic acid must also be receiving another enzyme inducing anticonvulsant drug in order to be eligible for the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Irinotecan weekly	Irinotecan	Irinotecan was administered over 90 min weekly 4x, every 6 weeks.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Texas Children's Hospital; 🇺🇸 Houston, Texas, United States