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Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Advanced Kidney Cancer

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Kidney Cancer
Registration Number
NCT00011973
Lead Sponsor
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
Brief Summary

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

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of fenretinide in treating patients who have advanced kidney cancer.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

* Determine the response rate of patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma treated with fenretinide.

* Determine progression-free and overall survival of this patient population treated with this drug.

* Determine the quantitative and qualitative toxic effects of this drug in these patients.

OUTLINE: Patients receive oral fenretinide twice a day for 7 days. Courses repeat every 21 days in the absence of unacceptable toxicity or disease progression.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 18-35 patients will be accrued for this study within 9-21 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 (4)

Mayo Clinic Cancer Center

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Rochester, Minnesota, United States

University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center

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Houston, Texas, United States

Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

🇺🇸

Detroit, Michigan, United States

University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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