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CompletedNCT00024141

Irinotecan Followed by Fluorouracil in Treating Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors

5-Flourouracil Preceded by Irinotecan In Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors: A Pilot Study

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
Sponsor
Roswell Park Cancer Institute · Academic / Other
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 I trial to study the effectiveness of irinotecan followed by fluorouracil in treating patients who have advanced solid tumors.

Detailed description

OBJECTIVES: * Determine the optimal dose of irinotecan when administered before fluorouracil in patients with advanced solid tumors. * Determine the toxic effects of this regimen in these patients. * Correlate the pharmacokinetics of irinotecan with its biologic effects in these patients. * Assess, in a preliminary manner, the antitumor activity of this regimen in these patients. OUTLINE: This is a dose de-escalation study of irinotecan. Patients receive irinotecan IV over 90 minutes on days 1, 8, 15, and 22 and fluorouracil IV over 5 minutes on days 2, 9, 16, and 23. Treatment repeats every 6 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Cohorts of 6 patients receive decreasing doses of irinotecan until the optimal dose is determined. The optimal dose is defined as the dose at which at least 3 of 6 patients show evidence of recruitment of cells into the S phase at 24 hours after irinotecan administration. PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 18-24 patients will be accrued for this study within 12-18 months.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DRUGfluorouracil
DRUGirinotecan hydrochloride

Timeline

Start date
2001-05-01
Primary completion
2002-09-01
Completion
2003-01-01
First posted
2003-06-20
Last updated
2011-03-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00024141. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.