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Recurrent Transitional Cell Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and UreterPhase 2NCT00009867

Arsenic Trioxide in Treating Patients With Urothelial Cancer

A Phase 2 study testing arsenic trioxide in people with Recurrent Transitional Cell Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter and Recurrent Urethral 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.

Official record
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Trial summary

Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of arsenic trioxide in treating patients who have recurrent cancer of the bladder or urinary tract. Arsenic trioxide may kill tumor cells that have become resistant to standard chemotherapy regimens. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
arsenic trioxide
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
35 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Dec 2000to Jun 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 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Diagnosis of transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder, urethra, ureter or renal pelvis; histologic documentation of metastatic/recurrent disease is not required; clinical staging, but not pathological staging, is required
  • Patients must have relapsed from or failed to achieve a complete or partial response after one chemotherapy regimen, which must have included one of the following chemotherapy agents: cisplatin, carboplatin paclitaxel, or gemcitabine
  • >= 4 weeks since prior RT or chemotherapy
  • Patients must have measurable disease
  • CTC (ECOG) Performance Status =< 1
  • No evidence of NYHA functional class III or IV heart disease
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  • Baseline EKG with QTc < 500 ms
  • Non-pregnant and not nursing, as chemotherapy is thought to present substantial risk to the fetus/infant; men and women of reproductive potential may not participate unless they have agreed to use an effective contraceptive method while in this study
  • Granulocytes > 1500/ml
  • Platelet count > 100,000/ml
  • Bilirubin =< Upper limits of normal (ULN)
  • Serum Creatinine < 2.0 x ULN

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 STUDY OF ARSENIC TRIOXIDE (NSC #706363, IND #57974) IN UROTHELIAL CANCER

Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of arsenic trioxide in treating patients who have recurrent cancer of the bladder or urinary tract. Arsenic trioxide may kill tumor cells that have become resistant to standard chemotherapy regimens.

Read the detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. To determine the efficacy of arsenic trioxide in patients with measurable urothelial carcinoma of the bladder, urethra, ureter, or renal pelvis.

II. To determine the toxicity of arsenic trioxide administered to patients with urothelial cancer.

OUTLINE:

Patients receive arsenic trioxide IV over 1 hour on days 1-5. Treatment repeats every 28 days for a minimum of 2 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients who achieve complete response receive 2 additional courses.

Patients are followed every 2 months for 1 year after registration and then every 6 months for 1 year or until disease progression or relapse.

Being tested
arsenic trioxide
Medical subject headings
Urethral Neoplasms, Ureteral Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • arsenic trioxideDrug

    Also called Arsenic (III) Oxide, Arsenic Sesquioxide, Arsenous Acid Anhydride, AS2O3

    Given IV

Study groups in NCT00009867
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Treatment (arsenic trioxide)ExperimentalPatients receive arsenic trioxide IV over 1 hour on days 1-5. Treatment repeats every 28 days for a minimum of 2 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients who achieve complete response receive 2 additional courses.
Receives: Drug: arsenic trioxide

What is being measured

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

  1. Objective response

    95% confidence intervals will be computed using binomial distribution.

    Measured: Up to 2 years

  2. Toxicity graded using the CTC

    Reported by type, frequency and severity.

    Measured: Up to 2 years

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Time to disease progression

    Estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method.

    Measured: From the initiation of treatment to the date of progressive disease, assessed up to 2 years

  2. Duration of objective response

    Estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method.

    Measured: Up to 2 years

Timeline

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

  1. First posted31 Dec 2003 (estimated)
  2. Study startDec 2000
  3. Primary completionJun 2004

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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 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
35 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00009867
Sponsor's protocol ID
NCI-2012-02789
Other IDs
CALGB-99903, U10CA031946
Status last verified
Jun 2013
First submitted
2 Feb 2001
Last updated
4 Jun 2013
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing arsenic trioxide in people with Recurrent Transitional Cell Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter and Recurrent Urethral 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 12 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?

Objective response (time frame: Up to 2 years). 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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