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Colorectal CancerPhase 2NCT00005877

Nitrocamptothecin in Treating Patients With Advanced or Recurrent Colorectal Cancer

A Phase 2 study testing rubitecan in people with Colorectal Cancer, run by Astex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. at 1 site in United States.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of nitrocamptothecin in treating patients who have advanced or recurrent colorectal cancer. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age
Conditions the study is for
Colorectal Cancer
What is being tested?
rubitecan
How many people
Not given
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Sep 1999to not given
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: Histologically or cytologically proven colorectal cancer with failure or relapse after at least 1 prior fluorouracil based chemotherapy regimen for advanced disease OR metastatic disease within 6 months after completion of adjuvant therapy No more than 1 prior fluorouracil based chemotherapy regimen for metastatic disease Prior oral fluorouracil or combinations of other drugs with fluorouracil allowed Prior adjuvant therapy with fluorouracil allowed and not counted as 1 regimen if given more than 1 year prior to study At least 1 bidimensionally measurable indicator lesion that has not been irradiated and has the following minimum dimensions: Skin nodule or superficial lymph node: 2 x 2 cm Lung lesion surrounded by aerated lung: 1 x 1 cm by chest x-ray or at least 2 cm in 1 dimension by CT scan Liver lesion, soft tissue mass, or lymph node: at least 2 cm in 1 dimension by CT scan or sonogram

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: Not specified Performance status: ECOG 0-2 Life expectancy: At least 8 weeks Hematopoietic: Granulocyte count greater than 1,500/mm3 Hemoglobin greater than 10 g/dL Platelet count greater than 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: SGOT and SGPT no greater than 3 times normal (no greater than 5 times normal if liver tumor present) Bilirubin no greater than 2 mg/dL Renal: Creatinine no greater than 2 mg/dL Other: Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 6 months after study

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: At least 2 weeks since prior immunotherapy and recovered No concurrent filgrastim (G-CSF) No concurrent immunotherapy Chemotherapy: See Disease Characteristics No prior nitrocamptothecin, irinotecan, or other camptothecin analog At least 2 weeks since other prior chemotherapy and recovered No other concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: No concurrent anticancer hormonal therapy Radiotherapy: See Disease Characteristics At least 2 weeks since prior radiotherapy and recovered No concurrent radiotherapy Surgery: At least 2 weeks since prior surgery and recovered No scheduled major surgery within 8 weeks following initiation of treatment

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • SuperGen, Incorporated

    Dublin, California, 94568

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About this study

Official title: Phase II and Pharmacokinetic Study of RFS 2000 (9-Nitro-Camptothecin, 9-NC) in Patients With Advanced Colorectal Cancer Who Have Failed Previous 5-FU Based Chemotherapy

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of nitrocamptothecin in treating patients who have advanced or recurrent colorectal cancer.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the objective response rate, overall survival, and time to disease progression after maximal response in patients with advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer treated with oral nitrocamptothecin. II. Determine the safety, toxicity, and pharmacokinetics of this regimen in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients receive oral nitrocamptothecin on days 1-5. Treatment repeats every week for 8 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with stable or responding disease after completion of course 8 may receive additional courses. Patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year or until death.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 14-45 patients will be accrued for this study over less than 1 year.

Being tested
rubitecan
Keywords
stage III colon cancer, stage IV colon cancer, stage III rectal cancer, stage IV rectal cancer, recurrent colon cancer, recurrent rectal cancer
Medical subject headings
Colorectal Neoplasms, Colonic Neoplasms, Rectal Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • rubitecanDrug

Timeline

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

  1. First posted12 Feb 2004 (estimated)
  2. Study startSep 1999

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
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00005877
Sponsor's protocol ID
CDR0000067914
Other IDs
SUPERGEN-RFS2000-18, PCI-99-037
Status last verified
Apr 2002
First submitted
2 Jun 2000
Last updated
4 Dec 2013
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing rubitecan in people with Colorectal Cancer, run by Astex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 4 Dec 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?

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.

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 4 Dec 2013.

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