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Gallium Nitrate in Treating Patients With AIDS-Related Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Lymphoma
Registration Number
NCT00002578
Lead Sponsor
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Chemotherapy uses different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of gallium nitrate in treating patients with AIDS-related non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the response rate and duration of response in patients with AIDS-related non-Hodgkin's lymphoma treated with gallium nitrate after failure on first-line chemotherapy regimen. II. Determine the qualitative and quantitative toxic effects of this regimen in these patients. III. Determine the pharmacokinetic parameters of this regimen in these patients, and determine if there is a correlation between those parameters and response.

OUTLINE: Patients receive gallium nitrate IV continuously on days 1-7. Courses repeat every 4 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients who achieve complete remission (CR) receive 2 additional courses past CR. Patients who relapse after achieving CR may be retreated in the absence of disease progression. Treatment for relapse after a second CR is at the discretion of the principal investigator. Patients with leptomeningeal disease at study entry must receive intrathecal (IT) methotrexate with IV leucovorin calcium or IT cytarabine. Patients who develop leptomeningeal disease while on study may continue treatment with gallium nitrate but must also receive IT methotrexate and leucovorin calcium (with or without radiotherapy) or IT cytarabine. Patients are followed for survival.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 20-35 patients will be accrued for this study within 2 years.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
35
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

Albert Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Bronx, New York, United States

Roswell Park Cancer Institute

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Buffalo, New York, United States

USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Los Angeles, California, United States

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