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CompletedNCT00059813

Oblimersen and Interferon Alfa in Treating Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Cancer

A Phase II Trial of G3139 (Genasense) Anti-Bcl-2 Antisense Oligonucleotide Plus Alpha-Interferon in Metastatic Renal Cancer

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
41 (estimated)
Sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI) · NIH
Sex
All
Age
19 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combining oblimersen with interferon alfa in treating patients who have metastatic renal cell (kidney) cancer. Interferon alfa may interfere with the growth of tumor cells. Oblimersen may increase the effectiveness of interferon alfa by making tumor cells more sensitive to the drug.

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To estimate the objective response rate of metastatic renal cancer to the combination of G3139 plus α-Interferon (α-IFN). SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To further assess the clinical toxicity of this combination. II. To evaluate the impact of G3139 plus α-IFN on molecular targets involved in the regulation of apoptosis in tumor cells and lymphocytes. III. To evaluate the pharmacokinetics of G3139 when given with α-IFN at this dose and schedule. IV. To evaluate the potential toxicity of this combination on cells of the immune system. OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients receive oblimersen IV continuously on days 1-7 and interferon alfa subcutaneously on days 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 of course 1 and on days 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, and 12 of all subsequent courses. Courses repeat every 14 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients achieving a complete remission (CR) receive an additional 2 courses past CR. Patients are followed for survival. PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 21-41 patients will be accrued for this study within 20-24 months.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
BIOLOGICALrecombinant interferon alfaGiven SC
BIOLOGICALoblimersen sodiumGiven IV
OTHERpharmacological studyCorrelative studies

Timeline

Start date
2003-08-01
Primary completion
2005-06-01
First posted
2003-05-07
Last updated
2013-08-26

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00059813. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.