Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00005590
Levofloxacin to Prevent Infection Following Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Solid Tumors or Lymphoma
A Randomized, Prospective Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Prophylactic Oral Levofloxacin Following Chemotherapy for Lymphoma and Solid Tumors
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- —
- Sponsor
- Cancer Research Campaign Clinical Trials Centre · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 16 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
RATIONALE: Giving antibiotics may be effective in preventing or controlling early infection in patients receiving chemotherapy for solid tumors or lymphoma. It is not yet known if levofloxacin if effective in preventing infection. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to determine the effectiveness of levofloxacin in preventing infection in patients receiving chemotherapy for solid tumors or lymphoma.
Detailed description
OBJECTIVES: * Determine whether prophylactic treatment with levofloxacin reduces the rate of clinical infection in patients receiving myelosuppressive antineoplastic chemotherapy for solid tumors or lymphoma. OUTLINE: This is a randomized, double-blind, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to age (under 40 vs 40-59 vs 60 and over), type of cancer (non-Hodgkin's lymphoma vs Hodgkin's lymphoma vs breast vs germ cell vs small cell lung cancer vs other), and participating center. Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms. * Arm I: Patients receive oral levofloxacin once daily for 7 consecutive days during the expected neutrophil nadir of each chemotherapy course. * Arm II: Patients receive an oral placebo once daily for 7 consecutive days as in arm I. Treatment in both arms continues for up to 6 courses in the absence of unacceptable side effects or allergy or a clear continuing indication for the prophylactic use of antibacterial agents during subsequent courses. PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 1,500 patients (750 per arm) will be accrued for this study within 3 years.
Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
- Breast Cancer
- Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor
- Infection
- Lung Cancer
- Lymphoma
- Ovarian Cancer
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Testicular Germ Cell Tumor
- Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DRUG | levofloxacin |
Timeline
- Start date
- 1999-08-01
- Completion
- 2005-09-01
- First posted
- 2003-01-27
- Last updated
- 2013-08-02
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00005590. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.