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Recurrent Non-small Cell Lung CancerPhase 2NCT00006929

Suramin, Paclitaxel, and Carboplatin in Treating Patients With Stage IIIB or Stage IV Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

A Phase 2 study testing suramin, carboplatin and paclitaxel in people with Recurrent Non-small Cell Lung Cancer and Stage IIIB Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, 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 II trial to study the effectiveness of combining suramin, paclitaxel, and carboplatin in treating patients who have stage IIIB or stage IV non-small cell lung cancer. 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?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
suramin, carboplatin and paclitaxel
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
82 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Sep 2000to Nov 2007
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 or cytologically confirmed advanced non-small cell lung cancer
  • Stage IIIB not amenable to concurrent chemotherapy or radiotherapy (e.g., pleural effusion or low pulmonary reserve)
  • Stage IV
  • Measurable disease
  • Meets criteria for 1 of the following:
  • Chemotherapy naive (phases I and II) (phase I closed to accrual 1/29/02) (phase II [chemotherapy-naive patients] closed to accrual 9/1/03)
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  • Previously treated (phase I) (phase I closed to accrual 1/29/02)
  • Received no more than 1 prior chemotherapy regimen
  • Chemotherapy refractory, defined as disease progression during or within 3 months after carboplatin/paclitaxel chemotherapy (phase II)
  • No known brain or leptomeningeal disease unless previously irradiated, currently not undergoing corticosteroid therapy, and clinically asymptomatic
  • Performance status - ECOG 0-2
  • At least 12 weeks
  • Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm^3
  • Hemoglobin at least 9.0 g/dL
  • Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3
  • Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 mg/dL
  • AST and ALT no greater than 2.5 times upper limit of normal
  • Creatinine no greater than 1.5 mg/dL
  • Creatinine clearance at least 50 mL/min
  • Calcium less than 11.5 mg/dL
  • No history of myocardial infarction within the past 6 months
  • No history of congestive heart failure requiring therapy
  • No history of unstable angina
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No active serious infection
  • HIV negative
  • No concurrent uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
  • No known hypersensitivity to Cremophor EL
  • No grade 2 or greater neuropathy
  • No other malignancy within the past 5 years except adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix
  • No known psychiatric condition that would preclude study compliance
  • At least 28 days since prior cytotoxic chemotherapy and recovered
  • Prior radiotherapy allowed except to indicator lesion

Who cannot join

None listed.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute at Ohio State University Medical Center

    Columbus, Ohio, 43210

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About this study

Official title: A Phase I/II Study of Carboplatin / Paclitaxel / Suramin Chemotherapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combining suramin, paclitaxel, and carboplatin in treating patients who have stage IIIB or stage IV non-small cell lung cancer. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells.

Read the detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. Determine the minimum effective dose of suramin that will reduce resistance to chemotherapy with paclitaxel and carboplatin in patients with stage IIIB or IV non-small cell lung cancer (phase I). (Phase I closed to accrual 1/29/02).

II. Evaluate pharmacokinetic interactions of this drug combination in these patients (phase I). (Phase I closed to accrual 1/29/02).

III. Determine the objective response rate in patients treated with this regimen (phase II [chemotherapy-naive patients closed to accrual 9/1/03]).

IV. Determine the time to tumor progression, progression-free rate at 6 months, and 1-year survival of patients treated with this regimen (phase II [chemotherapy-naive patients closed to accrual 9/1/03]).

OUTLINE: Patients in phase II are stratified according to prior treatment (chemotherapy naive [closed to accrual 9/1/03] vs chemotherapy refractory). Phase I (phase I closed to accrual 1/29/02):

Patients receive suramin IV over 30 minutes on days 1 and 2. Patients also receive paclitaxel IV over 3 hours and carboplatin IV over 1 hour on day 1. Courses repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Cohorts of 3-6 patients receive escalating doses of suramin until the target dose is determined. The target dose is defined as the dose at which at least 5 of 6 patients achieve optimal plasma concentrations of suramin and no more than 1 of 6 patients exceed optimal level. Doses of paclitaxel are adjusted until the maximum tolerated dose in combination with suramin and paclitaxel is determined.

Phase II (chemotherapy-naive patients closed to accrual 9/1/03): Patients receive the target dose of suramin IV over 30 minutes on days 1 and 2. Patients also receive paclitaxel IV over 3 hours and carboplatin IV over 1 hour on day 1. Courses repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients are followed every 3-6 weeks.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 82 patients (18 for phase I [phase I closed to accrual 1/29/02] and 64 for phase II [chemotherapy-naive patients closed to accrual 9/1/03]) will be accrued for this study.

Being tested
suramin, carboplatin, paclitaxel, pharmacological study, laboratory biomarker analysis
Medical subject headings
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung

What participants receive

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

  • suraminDrug

    Also called 309 F, Antrypol, Bayer 205, Fourneau 309

    Given IV

  • carboplatinDrug

    Also called Carboplat, CBDCA, JM-8, Paraplat

    Given IV

  • paclitaxelDrug

    Also called Anzatax, Asotax, TAX, Taxol

    Given IV

  • pharmacological studyOther

    Also called pharmacological studies

    Correlative studies

  • laboratory biomarker analysisOther

    Correlative studies

Study groups in NCT00006929
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Treatment (suramin, paclitaxel, carboplatin)ExperimentalPatients receive suramin IV over 30 minutes on days 1 and 2. Patients also receive paclitaxel IV over 3 hours and carboplatin IV over 1 hour on day 1. Courses repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Receives: Drug: suramin; Drug: carboplatin; Drug: paclitaxel; Other: pharmacological study; Other: laboratory biomarker analysis

What is being measured

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

  1. Plasma concentrations of suramin of 10-20 uM (Phase I)

    Measured: Up to 72 hours

  2. Objective response rate (complete response [CR] and partial response [PR]) according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) (Phase II)

    Measured: Up to 4 years

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Progression-free survival according to RECIST (Phase II)

    Measured: At 6 months

  2. Survival (Phase II)

    Measured: 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 posted27 Jan 2003 (estimated)
  2. Study startSep 2000
  3. Primary completionNov 2007

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
82 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00006929
Sponsor's protocol ID
NCI-2012-01403
Other IDs
OSU 0045, OSU-0045, OSU-00HO224, NCI-2250, CDR0000068345, U01CA076576
Status last verified
Jun 2013
First submitted
6 Dec 2000
Last updated
4 Jun 2013
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing suramin, carboplatin and paclitaxel in people with Recurrent Non-small Cell Lung Cancer and Stage IIIB Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, 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 35 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 4 Jun 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.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Plasma concentrations of suramin of 10-20 uM (Phase I) (time frame: Up to 72 hours). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. 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 4 Jun 2013.

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