5-Flourouracil Preceded by Irinotecan In Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors: A Pilot Study
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Status
- Completed
- Locations
- 2
Study Overview
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 trial to study the effectiveness of irinotecan followed by fluorouracil in treating patients who have advanced solid tumors.
Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES:
- Determine the optimal dose of irinotecan when administered before fluorouracil in patients with advanced solid tumors.
- Determine the toxic effects of this regimen in these patients.
- Correlate the pharmacokinetics of irinotecan with its biologic effects in these patients.
- Assess, in a preliminary manner, the antitumor activity of this regimen in these patients.
OUTLINE: This is a dose de-escalation study of irinotecan.
Patients receive irinotecan IV over 90 minutes on days 1, 8, 15, and 22 and fluorouracil IV over 5 minutes on days 2, 9, 16, and 23. Treatment repeats every 6 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Cohorts of 6 patients receive decreasing doses of irinotecan until the optimal dose is determined. The optimal dose is defined as the dose at which at least 3 of 6 patients show evidence of recruitment of cells into the S phase at 24 hours after irinotecan administration.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided