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Distal Urethral CancerPhase 2NCT00004856

Trastuzumab in Treating Patients With Previously Treated, Locally Advanced, or Metastatic Cancer of the Urothelium

A Phase 2 study testing trastuzumab in people with Distal Urethral Cancer and Metastatic Transitional Cell Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 1 site in United States.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of trastuzumab in treating patients who have previously treated, locally advanced, or metastatic cancer of the urothelium. Monoclonal antibodies can locate tumor cells and either kill them or deliver tumor-killing substances to them without harming normal cells. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
trastuzumab
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
40 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Jul 2002to Jul 2002
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 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Histologically confirmed transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of the urothelium, including the bladder, urethra, ureter, or renal pelvis
  • No pure adenocarcinomas, pure squamous cell carcinomas, small cell carcinoma, or only small foci of TCC (less than 10% of tumor specimen)
  • Locally advanced (T4b) TCC of the bladder
  • Metastatic (N2 or N3 or M1)TCC of the urothelium
  • HER2 expression (3+) as determined by immunohistochemistry or gene amplification by fluorescent in situ hybridization
  • Must not be a candidate for potentially curative surgery or radiotherapy
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  • Measurable disease
  • At least 1 unidimensionally measurable lesion of at least 20 mm by conventional techniques OR at least 10 mm by spiral CT scan
  • The following lesions are considered nonmeasurable:
  • Bone lesions
  • Leptomeningeal disease
  • Ascites
  • Pleural/pericardial effusion
  • Lymphangitis cutis/pulmonis
  • Abdominal masses not confirmed and followed by imaging techniques
  • Cystic lesions
  • Primary bladder masses
  • Relapsed from or failed to achieve a complete or partial response after 1 prior systemic chemotherapy regimen for TCC, including cisplatin, carboplatin, paclitaxel, docetaxel, or gemcitabine
  • Prior adjuvant or neoadjuvant chemotherapy is considered 1 prior chemotherapy regimen
  • Prior single-agent chemotherapy as a radiosensitizer is not considered a prior systemic chemotherapy regimen
  • No known brain metastases
  • Performance status - CTC 0-2
  • More than 12 weeks
  • Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,000/mm^3
  • Platelet count at least 75,000/mm^3
  • Bilirubin no greater than 2 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • AST no greater than 2 times ULN
  • Creatinine clearance at least 30 mL/min
  • Ejection fraction at least 50% (or lower limit of normal) by echocardiogram or MUGA
  • No history of ongoing congestive heart failure
  • No active cardiac ischemia
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No other prior malignancy within the past 5 years except adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix
  • HIV negative
  • No known autoimmune disease
  • No prior trastuzumab (Herceptin)
  • At least 14 days since prior radiotherapy
  • At least 30 days since prior chemotherapy
  • Prior doxorubicin allowed provided cumulative dose is no greater than 300 mg/m^2
  • Prior epirubicin allowed provided cumulative dose is no greater than 600 mg/m^2
  • No concurrent chemotherapy
  • No concurrent hormonal therapy except:
  • Steroids given for adrenal failure
  • Hormones administered for nondisease-related conditions (e.g., insulin for diabetes)
  • Intermittent dexamethasone as an antiemetic or for sensitivity reactions to study drug
  • No concurrent palliative radiotherapy
  • Prior radiotherapy allowed provided treated area is not only site of measurable disease
  • At least 14 days since prior surgery

Who cannot join

None listed.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Cancer and Leukemia Group B

    Chicago, Illinois, 60606

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About this study

Official title: A Phase II Trial of Trastuzumab (Herceptin; NSC #688097, IND #6667) in Patients With Previously Treated Advanced Urothelial Tract Transitional Cell Carcinoma

Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of trastuzumab in treating patients who have previously treated, locally advanced, or metastatic cancer of the urothelium. Monoclonal antibodies can locate tumor cells and either kill them or deliver tumor-killing substances to them without harming normal cells.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES:

  1. Determine the response rate in patients with previously treated, locally advanced or metastatic transitional cell carcinoma of the urothelium treated with trastuzumab (Herceptin).

II. Determine the safety of this drug in this patient population. III. Determine overall and progression-free survival of this patient population treated with this drug.

OUTLINE:

Patients receive a loading dose of trastuzumab (Herceptin) IV over 90 minutes on day 1 of week 1. For all subsequent doses, patients receive trastuzumab IV over 30 minutes weekly. Treatment may continue for more than 1 year in the absence of unacceptable toxicity or disease progression.

Patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year and then every 6 months thereafter.

Being tested
trastuzumab
Medical subject headings
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms, Urethral Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • trastuzumabBiological

    Also called anti-c-erB-2, Herceptin, MOAB HER2

    Given IV

Study groups in NCT00004856
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Treatment: HerceptinExperimentalPatients receive a loading dose of trastuzumab (Herceptin) IV over 90 minutes on day 1 of week 1. For all subsequent doses, patients receive trastuzumab IV over 30 minutes weekly. Treatment may continue for more than 1 year in the absence of unacceptable toxicity or disease progression.
Receives: Biological: trastuzumab

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Objective response rate (complete or partial response) as assessed by RECIST criteria

    Measured: 1 year

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. Toxicities as graded according to the NCI Common Toxicity Criteria

    Measured: 12 weeks

  2. Proportion of patients who are HER2 positive (3+ by IHC or FISH positive)

    Measured: Baseline

  3. Overall survival (OS)

    Measured: From date of initiation of treatment to date of death due to any cause, assessed up to 1 year

  4. Disease-free survival (DFS)

    Measured: From date of initiation of treatment to date of progression or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first, assessed up to 1 year

Timeline

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

  1. First posted30 Sep 2003 (estimated)
  2. Study startJul 2002
  3. Primary completionJul 2002

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
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
40 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00004856
Sponsor's protocol ID
NCI-2011-02046
Other IDs
CALGB 90101, UCSF-99535, CALGB-90101, CDR0000067476, NCI-T99-0108, U10CA031946
Status last verified
May 2013
First submitted
7 Mar 2000
Last updated
3 May 2013
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing trastuzumab in people with Distal Urethral Cancer and Metastatic Transitional Cell Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter, 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?

The sponsor lists 50 inclusion and 0 exclusion criteria. 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: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 3 May 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 was stopped early. Results are not available in the source record.

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.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Objective response rate (complete or partial response) as assessed by RECIST criteria (time frame: 1 year). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

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 3 May 2013.

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