Intrathecal chemotherapy with liposomal ara-C (Depocyte) in leptomeningeal metastases of solid tumors: a phase III study
- Conditions
- eptomeningeal metastasis (LM) from solid tumors, in adult patients .MedDRA version: 9.1Level: LLTClassification code 10024233Term: Leptomeningeal metastases
- Registration Number
- EUCTR2007-000179-41-BE
- Lead Sponsor
- Mundipharma Research Ltd
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Authorised-recruitment may be ongoing or finished
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 152
•Patients with histological proof of lung or breast cancers.
•Newly diagnosed leptomeningeal metastases confirmed by positive lumbar cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytology obtained within 21 days prior to registration (in case of characteristic signs and symptoms plus a suspected MRI or CT finding, two negative CSF cytology should be obtained to exclude these patients).
•Patients must be fit for IT treatment via the lumbar route.
•= 18 years and = 70 years
•KPS 70-100.
•Adequate hematological, renal, hepatic function
Platelet count= 75 x 10exp9/L
ANC= 1 x 10 exp9/L
Serum creatinine = 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN)
Total bilirubin= 3 x ULN
SGOT (AST)= 2.5 x ULN
= 5 x ULN in case of hepatic metastasis
LDH= 2.5 x ULN
= 5 x ULN in case of hepatic metastasis
•All patients (male and female) must use effective contraception methods according to CPMP/ICH/286/95 if of reproductive potential (e.g. implants, injectables, combined oral contraceptives, IUDs, sexual abstinence or vasectomised partner).
•Before patient registration, written informed consent must be given according to ICH/GCP, and national/local regulations.
All registered patients should undergo a CSF flow study, but only patients without significant CSF blocks are eligible for randomization.
Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range:
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range
•Leptomeningeal metastases from hematological malignancies.
•Patients with leptomeningeal metastases from primary CNS tumors.
•Patients with a clinically manifest encephalopathy interfering with every day activities like dressing.
•No clinically symptomatic brain metastases (unless related to the leptomeningeal metastases: lesions (with a width of <2 cm) in continuity with the subarachnoid space are eligible.)
•Patients with rapidly progressive systemic disease or extensive systemic disease with limited survival expectancy i.e. patients with a life expectancy of less than 3 months.
•blood clotting disorders, interfering with lumbar punctures. Patients should not be under any anticoagulant treatment including low molecular weight heparins, but low dose prophylactic treatment with low molecular weight heparins is allowed.
•prior treatment with systemic ARA-C.
•Patients should not have received prior neuraxis radiotherapy.
•prior IT treatment.
•ventricular peritoneal (or similar) CSF drain.
•active systemic or CSF infection.
•known hypersensitivity to ARA-C or DepoCyte®.
•Other concurrent investigational agent during the study (leptomeningeal CNS disease would be anyway an exclusion criteria for most trials on investigational agents).
•Subjects who have received an investigational medicinal product within 30 days of study entry (defined as the baseline visit)
•Females must not be pregnant (pregnancy test) or lactating.
Absence of any psychological, familial, sociological or geographical condition potentially hampering compliance with the study protocol and follow-up schedule; those conditions should be discussed with the patient before registration in the trial.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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