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Irinotecan in Treating Patients With Progressive or Recurrent Malignant Glioma

Phase 1
Completed
Conditions
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Registration Number
NCT00003616
Lead Sponsor
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.

PURPOSE: Phase I/II trial to study the effectiveness of irinotecan in treating patients who have progressive or recurrent malignant glioma.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the maximum tolerated dose and the dose limiting toxicities of irinotecan in patients with progressive or recurrent malignant glioma. II. Define the safety profile of every 3 week dosing of irinotecan in these patients. III. Characterize the pharmacokinetic profile of this regimen in these patients. IV. Assess evidence of antitumor activity in these patients. V. Determine the efficacy of irinotecan in these patients as measured by 6 month progression-free survival and objective tumor response. VI. Evaluate further the safety profile of irinotecan in these patients during phase II study.

OUTLINE: This is a dose escalation study. Patients are stratified according to concurrent enzyme-inducing antiepileptic drugs (EIAEDs)(yes vs no). Group A (without EIAEDs): Patients receive irinotecan IV over 90 minutes on day 1, followed by up to 3 weeks of rest. Group B (with EIAEDs): Patients receive the same treatment but dose escalation is performed in cohorts of 3 patients. The maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is defined as the dose below that at which 2 of 6 patients experience dose limiting toxicities. The Phase I MTD is the starting dose recommended for use in the Phase II portion of the study. Treatment continues every 3 weeks for up to 12 months in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients are followed every 2 months for 1 year, every 3 months for 1 year, every 4 months for 1 year, then every 6 months until disease progression. Patients are then followed every 4 months for survival.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Up to 30 patients will be accrued for phase I within 10 months. A total of 48 patients will be accrued for phase II within 6-8 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
NameTimeMethod
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (10)

University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center

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Houston, Texas, United States

University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA

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Los Angeles, California, United States

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

UCSF Cancer Center and Cancer Research Institute

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San Francisco, California, United States

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

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San Antonio, Texas, United States

Simmons Cancer Center - Dallas

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Dallas, Texas, United States

University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Madison, Wisconsin, United States

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