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NeuroblastomaPhase 2NCT00004110

Monoclonal Antibody Therapy Plus Etoposide in Treating Patients With Neuroblastoma

A Phase 2 study testing monoclonal antibody 3F8, etoposide and isotretinoin in people with Neuroblastoma, run by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center 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

RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies can locate tumor cells and either kill them or deliver tumor killing substances to them without harming normal cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age
Conditions the study is for
Neuroblastoma
What is being tested?
monoclonal antibody 3F8, etoposide and isotretinoin
How many people
Not given
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Aug 1999to Sep 2004
Phase
Phase 2
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 Any age
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • High-risk neuroblastoma by:
  • Histopathology OR
  • Bone marrow involvement plus elevated urinary catecholamines
  • Prior tumor progression on standard chemotherapy and poor long-term prognosis as indicated by 1 or more of the following:
  • N-myc amplification in tumor cells
  • Diploid chromosomal content plus lp loss of heterozygosity in tumor cells
  • Distant skeletal metastases
  • Unresectable primary tumor infiltrating across the midline
  • More than 10% tumor cells in bone marrow
  • Less than 30% chance of long-term progression-free survival
  • Evaluable (microscopic marrow metastasis, elevated tumor markers, abnormal bone scan or MIBG or PET scan) but not measurable (CT scan, MRI) disease documented at least 4 weeks after completion of prior systemic therapy
  • No rapidly progressive disease as defined by 1 or more of the following:
  • Serum lactic dehydrogenase greater than 1.5 times upper limit of normal due to tumor
  • An opiate requirement for pain from tumor
  • Greater than 25% increase in tumor by successive imaging studies
  • Life expectancy less than 8 weeks
  • Second or subsequent remission after chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy allowed provided there is less than 30% chance of survival
  • No prior myelodysplastic syndromes or leukemia

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

  • Not specified

Performance status:

  • Not specified

Life expectancy:

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • At least 8 weeks

Hematopoietic:

  • Not specified

Hepatic:

  • No grade 3 or worse liver toxicity

Renal:

  • No grade 3 or worse renal toxicity
  • Creatinine clearance at least 60 mL/min

Cardiovascular:

  • No grade 3 or worse cardiac toxicity

Pulmonary:

  • No grade 3 or worse pulmonary toxicity

Other:

  • Not pregnant
  • No grade 3 or worse gastrointestinal toxicity
  • No grade 3 or worse neurologic system toxicity
  • No grade 4 hearing deficit
  • No active life-threatening infection
  • No prior exposure to mouse antibodies and human anti-mouse antibody greater than 1,000 ELISA units/mL
  • No allergy to mouse proteins

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

  • Not specified

Chemotherapy:

  • See Disease Characteristics

Endocrine therapy:

  • Not specified

Radiotherapy:

  • See Disease Characteristics

Surgery:

  • See Disease Characteristics

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10021

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About this study

Official title: Monoclonal Antibody 3F8 and Oral Etoposide for the Treatment of Neuroblastoma

RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies can locate tumor cells and either kill them or deliver tumor killing substances to them without harming normal cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining monoclonal antibody therapy with chemotherapy may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of monoclonal antibody therapy plus etoposide in treating patients who have neuroblastoma.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Determine the antitumor effects of monoclonal antibody 3F8, etoposide, and isotretinoin using standard imaging methods and tumor marker studies in patients with high-risk neuroblastoma.
  • Assess progression-free survival in these patients after this treatment.
  • Assess the effects of oral etoposide on human anti-mouse antibody and anti-idiotype response in these patients.

OUTLINE: Patients are stratified according to disease status (evaluable but not measurable vs second or subsequent remission with no measurable or evaluable disease).

Patients receive monoclonal antibody 3F8 (MOAB 3F8) IV over 1.5 hours once daily on days 1-10 and oral etoposide once daily on days 29-49. Treatment repeats every 8 weeks for 4 courses in the absence of disease progression, human anti-mouse antibody (HAMA) response, or unacceptable toxicity.

If HAMA fails to develop after completion of 4 courses of MOAB 3F8, patients continue treatment with MOAB 3F8 on days 1-5 every 8 weeks until HAMA reaches greater than 1,000 U/mL or until month 24, whichever occurs first.

Beginning after completion of 4 courses of etoposide and MOAB 3F8 or if HAMA develops, patients receive oral isotretinoin twice daily for 14 days followed by at least a 14-day rest. Treatment repeats for a total of 6 courses.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 50 patients (25 per stratum) will be accrued for this study within 5 years.

Conditions
Neuroblastoma
Being tested
monoclonal antibody 3F8, etoposide, isotretinoin
Keywords
regional neuroblastoma, disseminated neuroblastoma, recurrent neuroblastoma, localized unresectable neuroblastoma
Medical subject headings
Neuroblastoma

What participants receive

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

  • monoclonal antibody 3F8Biological

  • etoposideDrug

  • isotretinoinDrug

Timeline

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

  1. First posted27 Jan 2003 (estimated)
  2. Study startAug 1999
  3. Primary completionSep 2004

Resources

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 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
None (open label)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00004110
Sponsor's protocol ID
MSKCC-IRB-99033
Other IDs
CDR0000067333, NCI-G99-1599
Status last verified
Oct 2013
First submitted
10 Dec 1999
Last updated
31 Oct 2013
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing monoclonal antibody 3F8, etoposide and isotretinoin in people with Neuroblastoma, run by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

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

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 31 Oct 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 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

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 31 Oct 2013.

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