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Ecteinascidin 743 in Treating Children With Refractory Solid Tumors

Phase 1
Completed
Conditions
Unspecified Childhood Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT00006463
Lead Sponsor
Children's Oncology Group
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Ecteinascidin 743 may be an effective treatment for solid tumors.

PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of ecteinascidin 743 in treating children who have refractory solid tumors.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the maximum tolerated dose and dose-limiting toxicity of ecteinascidin 743 in pediatric patients with refractory solid tumors. II. Determine the pharmacokinetics of this drug in these patients. III. Determine the antitumor activity of this drug in this patient population.

OUTLINE: This is a dose escalation, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to pretreatment (pretreated vs less heavily pretreated). Patients receive ecteinascidin 743 IV over 3 hours on day 1. Treatment continues every 3 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Cohorts of 3-6 patients receive escalating doses of ecteinascidin 743 until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which 2 of 3 or 2 of 6 patients experience dose-limiting toxicities.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 3-20 patients will be accrued for this study within 2 years.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
13
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
ECTEINASCIDIN 743 (1300 ug/m2)ECTEINASCIDIN 743-
Therapy ECTEINASCIDIN 743 (1100 ug/m2 )ECTEINASCIDIN 743-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Progression Free SurvivalLength of study
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Dose Limiting Toxicity

To determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of vincristine, when used in combination with irinotecan, and the dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) of this combination; irinotecan will be administered IV over 1 hour x 5 days, q 21 days, with vincristine IVP days 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, every 42 days, to children with refractory solid tumors.

Determine a safe and tolerable dose of vincristine, when administered with irinotecan

To determine a safe and tolerable dose of vincristine, when administered with irinotecan, for future evaluation in phase II clinical trials.

Determine the pharmacokinetics of vincristine and irinotecanLength of study

To determine the pharmacokinetics of vincristine and irinotecan (and its active metabolite SN-38) when administered in combination to children with refractory cancer.

Determine the incidence and severity of other toxicitiesLength of study

To determine the incidence and severity of other toxicities of this combination.

Seek preliminary evidence of anti-tumor activity of irinotecan plus vincristineLength of study

To seek preliminary evidence of anti-tumor activity of irinotecan plus vincristine against recurrent solid tumors.

Trial Locations

Locations (47)

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

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Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

University of California San Diego Cancer Center

🇺🇸

La Jolla, California, United States

Children's Hospital Los Angeles

🇺🇸

Los Angeles, California, United States

Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA

🇺🇸

Los Angeles, California, United States

Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope

🇺🇸

Los Angeles, California, United States

Children's Hospital of Orange County

🇺🇸

Orange, California, United States

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford

🇺🇸

Palo Alto, California, United States

UCSF Cancer Center and Cancer Research Institute

🇺🇸

San Francisco, California, United States

Children's National Medical Center

🇺🇸

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Shands Hospital and Clinics, University of Florida

🇺🇸

Gainesville, Florida, United States

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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
🇺🇸Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

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