A Dose Escalation of Gimatecan Administered Orally to Japanese Patients With Advanced Solid Tumor.
- Registration Number
- NCT00410358
- Lead Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
- Brief Summary
This study assesses the tolerability, safety, efficacy and pharmacokinetics of gimatecan in Japanese patients. Gimatecan is administered orally for five consecutive days, every 28 days, to adult patients with advanced solid tumors who have progressed despite standard therapy or for whom standard systemic therapy does not exist.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 19
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients with histological or cytological confirmed advanced solid tumors, which have progressed despite standard therapy or for whom no standard therapy exists.
- Life expectancy of at least 3 months
- Adequate hematological parameters
- No major impairment of renal and hepatic function
Exclusion Criteria
- Gastrointestinal dysfunction, such as gastrectomy and malabsorption syndrome that could alter absorption.
- Patients who have received any investigational compound within the past 28 days.
- Patients with other antineoplastic therapy within the last 28 days.
- Patients known to be HIV or hepatitis virus positive, or patients with the presence of active or suspected acute or chronic uncontrolled infection
- Patients with a history of allergies to the camptothecin family drug.
Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description LBQ707 Gimatecan -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Estimated Maximum Tolerated Dose of gimatecan 1.8 years
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Anti-tumor activity assessed by RECIST 1.8 years Safety assessed by adverse events 1.8 years Characterization of the pharmacokinetic profile of gimatecan 1.8 years
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Novartis Investigative Site
🇯🇵Chiba Prefecture, Japan