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S0423 Pemetrexed Disodium in Treating Patients With Recurrent and Unresectable or Metastatic Chondrosarcoma

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Sarcoma
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT00107419
Lead Sponsor
SWOG Cancer Research Network
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Pemetrexed disodium may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well pemetrexed disodium works in treating patients with recurrent and unresectable or metastatic chondrosarcoma.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

* Determine the response rate (confirmed and unconfirmed complete response and partial response) in patients with recurrent and unresectable or metastatic chondrosarcoma treated with pemetrexed disodium.

Secondary

* Determine the toxicity of this drug in these patients.

* Correlate, preliminarily, response rates with deletions of methylthioadenosine phosphorylase (MTAP), as analyzed by fluorescence in-situ hybridization (FISH), in patients treated with this drug.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to prior chemotherapy (yes vs no).

Patients receive pemetrexed disodium IV over 10 minutes on day 1. Courses repeat every 21 days\* in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Beginning 7 days before the first dose of pemetrexed disodium and continuing until 21 days after the completion of pemetrexed disodium, patients receive cyanocobalamin (vitamin B_12) intramuscularly once every 63 days and oral folic acid once daily.

NOTE: \*The duration of course 1 is 28 days; the duration of all subsequent courses is 21 days.

Patients achieving a complete response (CR) receive 2 additional courses beyond CR. Patients achieving a confirmed partial response (PR) that is resectable, proceed to surgical resection and then receive 2 additional courses of therapy after recovering from surgery. Patients achieving a confirmed PR that is not resectable continue treatment in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed every 3 months until disease progression and then every 6 months for up to 5 years.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 40-75 patients (20-40 in the previously treated stratum and 20-35 in the previously untreated stratum) will be accrued for this study within 20-37.5 months.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
75
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
pemetrexedpemetrexed disodiumpemetrexed
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Response rate as measured by RECIST criteriaevery 9 weeks during treatment

x-rays or scans

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Toxicity as measured by CTC v 3.0every 3 weeks during treatment

side-effect evaluation

Response rate compared with methylthioadenosine phosphorylase (MTAP) deletions as measured by fluorescence in-situ hybridization (FISH) retrospectivelyend of study

Trial Locations

Locations (57)

USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital

🇺🇸

Los Angeles, California, United States

Curtis & Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute at Memorial Health University Medical Center

🇺🇸

Savannah, Georgia, United States

Rush-Copley Cancer Care Center

🇺🇸

Aurora, Illinois, United States

Joliet Oncology-Hematology Associates, Limited - West

🇺🇸

Joliet, Illinois, United States

Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center at Loyola University Medical Center

🇺🇸

Maywood, Illinois, United States

Carle Cancer Center at Carle Foundation Hospital

🇺🇸

Urbana, Illinois, United States

CCOP - Carle Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Urbana, Illinois, United States

Saint Anthony Memorial Health Centers

🇺🇸

Michigan City, Indiana, United States

Kansas Masonic Cancer Research Institute at the University of Kansas Medical Center

🇺🇸

Kansas City, Kansas, United States

Tammy Walker Cancer Center at Salina Regional Health Center

🇺🇸

Salina, Kansas, United States

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USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital
🇺🇸Los Angeles, California, United States

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