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Docetaxel and Irinotecan in Treating Patients With Advanced Cancer of the Esophagus or Stomach

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Gastric Cancer
Esophageal Cancer
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT00004235
Lead Sponsor
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
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 combining docetaxel and irinotecan in treating patients who have advanced cancer of the esophagus or stomach.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the objective tumor response rate in patients with advanced adenocarcinoma of the lower esophagus, esophagogastric junction, and gastric cardia treated with docetaxel and irinotecan. II. Determine time to progression and overall survival of patients treated treated with this regimen. III. Determine the toxic effects of this regimen in these patients. IV. Assess treatment response in these patients by determining the prevalence of dysphagia, anorexia, and swallowing ability at diagnosis and during treatment with this regimen.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
47
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
irinotecan + docetaxeldocetaxelPatients receive irinotecan IV over 90 minutes followed by docetaxel IV over 1 hour on day 1. Treatment repeats every 21 days in the absence of unacceptable toxicity or disease progression. Patients achieving a complete response (CR) receive 2 additional courses after CR. Patients experiencing disease progression after a CR and 2 additional courses may be retreated with irinotecan and docetaxel. Dysphagia, anorexia, and swallowing ability are assessed before the first course of treatment and then at each tumor assessment. Patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year and then every 6 months for 4 years.
irinotecan + docetaxelirinotecan hydrochloridePatients receive irinotecan IV over 90 minutes followed by docetaxel IV over 1 hour on day 1. Treatment repeats every 21 days in the absence of unacceptable toxicity or disease progression. Patients achieving a complete response (CR) receive 2 additional courses after CR. Patients experiencing disease progression after a CR and 2 additional courses may be retreated with irinotecan and docetaxel. Dysphagia, anorexia, and swallowing ability are assessed before the first course of treatment and then at each tumor assessment. Patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year and then every 6 months for 4 years.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
objective tumor response rateUp to 5 years
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
time to progressionUp to 5 years
overall survivalUp to 5 years
treatment responseUp to 5 years

Trial Locations

Locations (19)

CCOP - Scottsdale Oncology Program

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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Medcenter One Health System

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Bismarck, North Dakota, United States

CCOP - Geisinger Clinic and Medical Center

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Danville, Pennsylvania, United States

CCOP - Illinois Oncology Research Association

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Peoria, Illinois, United States

CCOP - Carle Cancer Center

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Urbana, Illinois, United States

CCOP - Iowa Oncology Research Association

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Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Siouxland Hematology-Oncology

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Sioux City, Iowa, United States

CCOP - Wichita

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Wichita, Kansas, United States

CCOP - Sioux Community Cancer Consortium

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Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

Allan Blair Cancer Centre

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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

CCOP - Merit Care Hospital

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Fargo, North Dakota, United States

CCOP - Ann Arbor Regional

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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

CCOP - Ochsner

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New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Mayo Clinic Cancer Center

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Rochester, Minnesota, United States

CCOP - Duluth

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Duluth, Minnesota, United States

Rapid City Regional Hospital

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Rapid City, South Dakota, United States

CCOP - Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium

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Omaha, Nebraska, United States

CCOP - Cedar Rapids Oncology Project

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Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States

CentraCare Clinic

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Saint Cloud, Minnesota, United States

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