Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Stage IV Locally Advanced or Metastatic Bladder Cancer
- Conditions
- Bladder Cancer
- Interventions
- Registration Number
- NCT00005086
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Chicago
- Brief Summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells.
PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy in treating patients who have stage IV locally advanced or metastatic bladder cancer.
- Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES:
* Determine the response rate to the combination of docetaxel and methotrexate followed by gemcitabine and cisplatin in patients with stage IV locally advanced or metastatic, previously untreated, transitional cell carcinoma of the urothelium.
* Assess the toxicities of this sequential regimen in this patient population.
* Assess time to event efficacy measures including time to disease progression, duration of response, and overall survival in these patients treated with this sequential regimen.
OUTLINE: Patients receive methotrexate IV on days 1 and 8 and docetaxel IV over 1 hour on day 8 every 3 weeks for 9 weeks. Patients then receive cisplatin IV over 2 hours on day 1 and gemcitabine IV over 100 minutes on days 1 and 8 every 3 weeks for 9 weeks. This 18 week sequential regimen constitutes 1 full course. Treatment continues in the absence of unacceptable toxicity or disease progression.
Patients are followed until death or until 2 years after study entry, whichever comes first.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 18-46 patients will be accrued for this study within 9-24 months.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 6
Not provided
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Arm A gemcitabine hydrochloride Methotrexate will be given as a short infusion (introduced into a vein) for approximately 5 minutes on the first day (day 1). ). A week later (day 8), both methotrexate and docetaxel will be given the same way, but this will take about 1 hour. The first course of treatment consists of receiving treatment on day 1 and day 8 every 21 days for 9 weeks. X-rays or scans will then be performed to determine if your tumor is shrinking. You will then start treatment with gemcitabine and cisplatin. On the first day (day 1), you will receive both cisplatin and gemcitabine into your vein. A week later (day 8), you will receive only gemcitabine as an infusion into your vein over 100 minutes and no additional intravenous fluid will be required on that day. This second course of treatment consists of receiving treatment on day 1 and day 8 every 21 days for 9 weeks. Arm A cisplatin Methotrexate will be given as a short infusion (introduced into a vein) for approximately 5 minutes on the first day (day 1). ). A week later (day 8), both methotrexate and docetaxel will be given the same way, but this will take about 1 hour. The first course of treatment consists of receiving treatment on day 1 and day 8 every 21 days for 9 weeks. X-rays or scans will then be performed to determine if your tumor is shrinking. You will then start treatment with gemcitabine and cisplatin. On the first day (day 1), you will receive both cisplatin and gemcitabine into your vein. A week later (day 8), you will receive only gemcitabine as an infusion into your vein over 100 minutes and no additional intravenous fluid will be required on that day. This second course of treatment consists of receiving treatment on day 1 and day 8 every 21 days for 9 weeks. Arm A docetaxel Methotrexate will be given as a short infusion (introduced into a vein) for approximately 5 minutes on the first day (day 1). ). A week later (day 8), both methotrexate and docetaxel will be given the same way, but this will take about 1 hour. The first course of treatment consists of receiving treatment on day 1 and day 8 every 21 days for 9 weeks. X-rays or scans will then be performed to determine if your tumor is shrinking. You will then start treatment with gemcitabine and cisplatin. On the first day (day 1), you will receive both cisplatin and gemcitabine into your vein. A week later (day 8), you will receive only gemcitabine as an infusion into your vein over 100 minutes and no additional intravenous fluid will be required on that day. This second course of treatment consists of receiving treatment on day 1 and day 8 every 21 days for 9 weeks. Arm A methotrexate Methotrexate will be given as a short infusion (introduced into a vein) for approximately 5 minutes on the first day (day 1). ). A week later (day 8), both methotrexate and docetaxel will be given the same way, but this will take about 1 hour. The first course of treatment consists of receiving treatment on day 1 and day 8 every 21 days for 9 weeks. X-rays or scans will then be performed to determine if your tumor is shrinking. You will then start treatment with gemcitabine and cisplatin. On the first day (day 1), you will receive both cisplatin and gemcitabine into your vein. A week later (day 8), you will receive only gemcitabine as an infusion into your vein over 100 minutes and no additional intravenous fluid will be required on that day. This second course of treatment consists of receiving treatment on day 1 and day 8 every 21 days for 9 weeks.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Safety and toxic effects of giving docetaxel and methotrexate followed by gemcitabine and cisplatin 2 years
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (4)
Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital
🇺🇸Chicago, Illinois, United States
Fort Wayne Medical Oncology and Hematology, Inc.
🇺🇸Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
University of Chicago Cancer Research Center
🇺🇸Chicago, Illinois, United States
Oncology/Hematology Associates of Central Illinois, P.C.
🇺🇸Peoria, Illinois, United States