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PEG-Interferon Alfa-2b in Treating Patients With Metastatic Kidney Cancer

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Kidney Cancer
Registration Number
NCT00045279
Lead Sponsor
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: PEG-interferon alfa-2b may stop the growth of kidney cancer by stopping blood flow to the tumor.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of PEG-interferon alfa-2b in treating patients who have metastatic kidney cancer.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

* Determine the efficacy of PEG-interferon alfa-2b in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma.

* Determine the time to disease progression in patients treated with this drug.

* Determine the safety of this drug in these patients.

* Determine the quality of life of patients treated with this drug.

* Determine the effect of this drug on biological surrogates of antitumor activity (basic fibroblast growth factor, vascular endothelial growth factor, and interleukin-6 serum levels) in these patients.

OUTLINE: Patients receive PEG-interferon alfa-2b subcutaneously once weekly. Courses repeat every 4 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Quality of life is assessed at baseline, at 2 weeks and at 2, 4, 8, and 12 months after initiation of study therapy, and then at completion of study therapy.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 45 patients will be accrued for this study within 15 months.

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
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

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New York, New York, United States

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