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Cisplatin Plus Gemcitabine With or Without Paclitaxel in Treating Patients With Stage IV Urinary Tract Cancer

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Bladder Cancer
Transitional Cell Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter
Urethral Cancer
Registration Number
NCT00022191
Lead Sponsor
European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. It is not yet known which combination chemotherapy regimen is more effective for urinary tract cancer.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of cisplatin plus gemcitabine with or without paclitaxel in treating patients who have stage IV urinary tract cancer.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

* Compare the duration of survival of patients with stage IV transitional cell carcinoma of the urothelium treated with cisplatin and gemcitabine with or without paclitaxel.

* Compare the duration of progression-free survival, response rates, and duration of response in patients treated with these regimens.

* Compare the toxicity of these regimens in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, open-label, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to participating center, WHO performance status (0 vs 1), and presence of metastatic disease (yes vs no). Patients are randomized to one of two treatment arms.

* Arm I: Patients receive gemcitabine IV over 30 minutes on days 1, 8, and 15 and cisplatin IV over 1 hour on day 1 or 2. Treatment repeats every 28 days for a maximum of 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

* Arm II: Patients receive paclitaxel IV over 1 hour on days 1 and 8 followed by cisplatin IV over 1 hour on day 1 and gemcitabine IV over 30 minutes on days 1 and 8. Treatment repeats every 21 days for a maximum of 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years and then every 6 months for at least 3 years.

Peer Reviewed and Funded or Endorsed by Cancer Research UK

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 610 patients (305 per treatment arm) will be accrued for this study within 3.04 years.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
608
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 (234)

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Tucson

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Tucson, Arizona, United States

Arizona Cancer Center at University of Arizona Health Sciences Center

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Tucson, Arizona, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Little Rock (McClellan)

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Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Duarte, California, United States

USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital

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Los Angeles, California, United States

Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA

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Los Angeles, California, United States

Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic - Martinez

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Martinez, California, United States

Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of California Irvine Cancer Center

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Orange, California, United States

University of California Davis Cancer Center

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Sacramento, California, United States

University of Colorado Cancer Center at University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

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Aurora, Colorado, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Tucson
🇺🇸Tucson, Arizona, United States

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