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UnknownNCT00005876

Nitrocamptothecin in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Stomach Cancer That Cannot Be Removed During Surgery

A Phase II Study of RFS 2000 (Rubitecan, 9-Nitro-Camptothecin, 9-NC) in Patients With Advanced Gastric Carcinoma

Status
Unknown
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
Sponsor
Astex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · Industry
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

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 nitrocamptothecin in treating patients who have locally advanced or metastatic stomach cancer that cannot be removed during surgery.

Detailed description

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the objective response rate, progression-free survival, overall survival, and time to treatment failure in patients with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic adenocarcinoma of the stomach or gastroesophageal junction treated with oral nitrocamptothecin. II. Determine the toxicity of this regimen in these patients. OUTLINE: Patients are stratified according to prior therapy (yes vs no). Patients receive oral nitrocamptothecin on days 1-5. Treatment repeats every week for 8 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with stable or responding disease after week 8 may receive additional courses of therapy. Patients are followed every 3 months until death. PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 21-55 patients will be accrued for this study.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DRUGrubitecan

Timeline

Start date
2000-04-01
First posted
2003-12-17
Last updated
2013-12-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00005876. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.