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Drug/Agent Toxicity by Tissue/OrganPhase 1NCT00002759

Irinotecan Plus Cyclosporine and Phenobarbital in Treating Patients With Solid Tumors or Lymphoma

A Phase 1 study testing cyclosporine, irinotecan hydrochloride and phenobarbital in people with Drug/Agent Toxicity by Tissue/Organ and Lymphoma, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of irinotecan plus cyclosporine and phenobarbital in treating patients who have solid tumors or lymphoma that is refractory to standard therapy. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
cyclosporine, irinotecan hydrochloride and phenobarbital
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
3 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Jun 1996to Apr 2002
Phase
Phase 1
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Malignant solid tumor or lymphoma refractory to standard therapy or for which no therapy of proven benefit exists
  • No leukemia
  • Measurable or evaluable disease

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Age: 18 and over
  • Performance status: Karnofsky 70-100%
  • Life expectancy: At least 3 months
  • WBC at least 3,500/mm3
  • Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm3
  • Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3
  • Hemoglobin at least 9 g/dL
  • Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 mg/dL
  • AST/ALT less than twice normal (unless due to disease)
  • PT and PTT normal
  • Creatinine no greater than 1.5 mg/dL
  • Creatinine clearance at least 60 mL/min
  • No history of congestive heart failure requiring medical therapy
  • No clinically significant or life threatening cardiac arrhythmia
  • No history of significant pulmonary disease or lymphangitic lung disease
  • No hypersensitivity to cyclosporine or cremophore
  • No history of manifest or latent porphyria or hypersensitivity to barbiturates (for parts of study using phenobarbital)
  • No history of inflammatory bowel disease requiring therapy
  • No chronic diarrhea syndrome or paralytic ileus
  • No medical or psychiatric condition that precludes informed consent
  • Not pregnant
  • Effective contraception required of fertile women

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • At least 4 weeks since prior biologic therapy
  • At least 2 weeks since prior colony stimulating factors
  • At least 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy (at least 6 weeks since nitrosoureas or mitomycin)
  • No prior bleomycin or irinotecan
  • At least 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy to greater than 25% of bone marrow
  • Minimum time interval between prior therapy and eligibility shortened by 2 weeks when phenobarbital is administered
  • Concurrent use of medications that affect the central nervous or cardiovascular systems (e.g., anticonvulsants, calcium channel blockers, oral contraceptives) must be approved by the Principal Investigator

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • University of Chicago Cancer Research Center

    Chicago, Illinois, 60637-1470

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About this study

Official title: A PHASE I STUDY OF IRINOTECAN (CPT-11) WITH PHARMACOKINETIC MODULATION BY CYCLOSPORINE A AND PHENOBARBITAL

Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of irinotecan plus cyclosporine and phenobarbital in treating patients who have solid tumors or lymphoma that is refractory to standard therapy. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Cyclosporine and phenobarbital may enhance the effectiveness of irinotecan.

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OBJECTIVES:

  1. Determine the maximum tolerated dose of irinotecan (CPT-11) when infused weekly with cyclosporine (CYSP) in patients with solid tumors or lymphoma refractory to standard therapy.

II. Determine whether CYSP modulates the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of CPT-11 and its active metabolite, SN-38.

III. Determine whether phenobarbital modulates the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of CPT-11 and SN-38.

OUTLINE: This is a dose escalation study of irinotecan. Patients are stratified according to gender.

Part I: Patients receive cyclosporine IV over 6 hours and irinotecan IV over 90 minutes weekly for 4 weeks. Courses repeat every 6 weeks in the absence of unacceptable toxicity or disease progression. Cohorts of 3-12 patients receive escalating doses of irinotecan until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose at which at least one third of patients experience dose limiting toxicity (DLT).

Part IIA: If the DLT is diarrhea in part I, then part IIA is opened. Patients receive oral phenobarbital, cyclosporine as in part I, and irinotecan at the MTD from part I. Dose escalation occurs as in part I to determine a new MTD. If the DLT continues to be diarrhea, the study is closed. Part IIB: If the DLT is neutropenia in part I, then part IIB is opened. Patients receive cyclosporine as in part I and escalating doses of irinotecan to determine a new MTD.

Part III: If the DLT is neutropenia in part IIA or any DLT in part IIB, patients receive phenobarbital, cyclosporine, and irinotecan at the MTD determined as in part IIA or part IIB. Dose escalation continues until a new MTD is determined.

Being tested
cyclosporine, irinotecan hydrochloride, phenobarbital
Keywords
stage III adult Hodgkin lymphoma, stage IV adult Hodgkin lymphoma, recurrent adult Hodgkin lymphoma, stage III cutaneous T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, stage IV cutaneous T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, recurrent cutaneous T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, small intestine lymphoma, unspecified adult solid tumor, protocol specific, stage III grade 1 follicular lymphoma, stage III grade 2 follicular lymphoma, stage III grade 3 follicular lymphoma, stage III adult diffuse small cleaved cell lymphoma, stage III adult diffuse mixed cell lymphoma, stage III adult diffuse large cell lymphoma, stage III adult immunoblastic large cell lymphoma, stage III adult lymphoblastic lymphoma, stage III adult Burkitt lymphoma, stage IV grade 1 follicular lymphoma, stage IV grade 2 follicular lymphoma, stage IV grade 3 follicular lymphoma
Medical subject headings
Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions, Lymphoma, Neutropenia, Hodgkin Disease, Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous, Lymphoma, Follicular, Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin, Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Study groups in NCT00002759
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Arm IExperimentalSee detailed description.
Receives: Drug: cyclosporine; Drug: irinotecan hydrochloride; Drug: phenobarbital

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted26 Mar 2004 (estimated)
  2. Study startJun 1996
  3. Primary completionApr 2002

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
3 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00002759
Sponsor's protocol ID
NCI-2012-02242
Other IDs
UCCRC-8033, NCI-T95-0100H, CDR0000064707
Status last verified
May 2006
First submitted
1 Nov 1999
Last updated
5 Feb 2013
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing cyclosporine, irinotecan hydrochloride and phenobarbital in people with Drug/Agent Toxicity by Tissue/Organ and Lymphoma, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 5 Feb 2013. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 5 Feb 2013.

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