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Lung CancerPhase 2NCT00010218

Karenitecin in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

A Phase 2 study testing karenitecin in people with Lung Cancer, run by Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology at 44 sites 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

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 karenitecin in treating patients who have relapsed or refractory non-small cell lung cancer Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Lung Cancer
What is being tested?
karenitecin
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
55 participants
Where
44 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Apr 2001to Jan 2006
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

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed relapsed or refractory non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC)
  • Squamous cell carcinoma
  • Basaloid carcinoma
  • Adenocarcinoma
  • Bronchoalveolar carcinoma
  • Adenosquamous cell carcinoma
  • Large cell carcinoma
  • Large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma
  • Giant cell carcinoma
  • Sarcomatoid carcinoma
  • Non-small cell carcinoma not otherwise specified
  • Histologic or cytologic documentation of recurrence required if disease previously completely resected
  • Must have had only 1 prior chemotherapy regimen, including adjuvant or neoadjuvant therapy for NSCLC
  • At least 1 unidimensionally measurable lesion
  • At least 20 mm with conventional techniques OR
  • At least 10 mm with spiral CT scan
  • Lesions that are not considered measurable include the following:
  • Bone lesions
  • Leptomeningeal disease
  • Ascites
  • Pleural/pericardial effusion
  • Abdominal masses not confirmed and followed by imaging techniques
  • Cystic lesions
  • Tumor lesions in a previously irradiated area
  • Controlled CNS metastases allowed if patient is neurologically stable and off steroids

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

  • 18 and over

Performance status:

  • ECOG 0-1

Life expectancy:

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic:

  • Granulocyte count at least 1,500/mm3
  • Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3

Hepatic:

  • Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 mg/dL

Renal:

  • Creatinine no greater than upper limit of normal

Other:

  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

  • Not specified

Chemotherapy:

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • At least 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy (6 weeks for mitomycin)
  • No prior irinotecan or other camptothecin drug
  • No other concurrent chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy:

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • No concurrent hormonal therapy except for non-cancer-related conditions (e.g., insulin for diabetes)
  • No concurrent steroids except for adrenal failure

Radiotherapy:

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • Prior radiotherapy for symptomatic lesions or those that might produce disability (e.g., painful bone metastases) allowed if other measurable disease present
  • At least 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy
  • No concurrent palliative radiotherapy

Surgery:

  • See Disease Characteristics

Trial locations and contacts

44 sites in 1 country.

44 sites in 1 country

United States44 sites
  • Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21201

  • Green Mountain Oncology Group

    Bennington, Vermont, 05201

  • Hematology Oncology Associates of the Quad Cities

    Bettendorf, Iowa, 52722

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Buffalo

    Buffalo, New York, 14215

  • Roswell Park Cancer Institute

    Buffalo, New York, 14263-0001

  • Vermont Cancer Center

    Burlington, Vermont, 05401-3498

  • Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, UNC

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599-7295

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Chicago (Westside Hospital)

    Chicago, Illinois, 60612

  • University of Chicago Cancer Research Center

    Chicago, Illinois, 60637-1470

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Columbia (Truman Memorial)

    Columbia, Missouri, 65201

  • Ellis Fischel Cancer Center - Columbia

    Columbia, Missouri, 65203

  • Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital - Ohio State University

    Columbus, Ohio, 43210-1240

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Durham

    Durham, North Carolina, 27705

  • Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Durham, North Carolina, 27710

  • Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Iowa City, Iowa, 52242-1009

  • Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center

    La Jolla, California, 92093-0658

  • CCOP - Southern Nevada Cancer Research Foundation

    Las Vegas, Nevada, 89106

  • Norris Cotton Cancer Center

    Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03756-0002

  • CCOP - North Shore University Hospital

    Manhasset, New York, 11030

  • North Shore University Hospital

    Manhasset, New York, 11030

  • CCOP - Mount Sinai Medical Center

    Miami Beach, Florida, 33140

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Minneapolis

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55417

  • University of Minnesota Cancer Center

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455

  • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10021

  • Weill Medical College of Cornell University

    New York, New York, 10021

  • Mount Sinai Medical Center, NY

    New York, New York, 10029

  • University of Nebraska Medical Center

    Omaha, Nebraska, 68198-7680

  • Lifespan: The Miriam Hospital

    Providence, Rhode Island, 02906

  • MBCCOP - Massey Cancer Center

    Richmond, Virginia, 23298-0037

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Francisco

    San Francisco, California, 94121

  • UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center

    San Francisco, California, 94143-0128

  • CCOP - Northern Indiana CR Consortium

    South Bend, Indiana, 46601

  • Barnes-Jewish Hospital

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110

  • State University of New York - Upstate Medical University

    Syracuse, New York, 13210

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Syracuse

    Syracuse, New York, 13210

  • CCOP - Syracuse Hematology-Oncology Associates of Central New York, P.C.

    Syracuse, New York, 13217

  • Lombardi Cancer Center

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007

  • Walter Reed Army Medical Center

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20307-5000

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - White River Junction

    White River Junction, Vermont, 05009

  • CCOP - Christiana Care Health Services

    Wilmington, Delaware, 19899

  • CCOP - Southeast Cancer Control Consortium

    Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27104-4241

  • Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest University

    Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157-1082

  • University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center - University Campus

    Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655

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About this study

Official title: Phase II Trial Of Karenitecin (IND 57250) In Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

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 karenitecin in treating patients who have relapsed or refractory non-small cell lung cancer

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Determine the response rate and duration of response in patients with relapsed or refractory non-small cell lung cancer treated with karenitecin as salvage chemotherapy.
  • Determine the effect of prior response to chemotherapy on response to this drug in these patients.
  • Determine survival and failure-free survival of patients treated with this drug.
  • Determine the toxicity profile of this drug in these patients.

OUTLINE: Patients are stratified according to response to prior chemotherapy (relapsed vs refractory).

Patients receive karenitecin IV over 60 minutes on days 1-5. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with responding disease after 6 courses may receive 2 additional courses beyond best response.

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

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A minimum of 45 patients (25 for stratum I and 20 for stratum II) will be accrued for this study within 12 months.

Conditions
Lung Cancer
Being tested
karenitecin
Keywords
recurrent non-small cell lung cancer, squamous cell lung cancer, large cell lung cancer, adenocarcinoma of the lung, adenosquamous cell lung cancer, bronchoalveolar cell lung cancer
Medical subject headings
Lung Neoplasms, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, Adenocarcinoma of Lung, Adenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo-Alveolar

What participants receive

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

  • karenitecinDrug

Study groups in NCT00010218
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
karenitecinExperimentalPatients receive karenitecin IV over 60 minutes on days 1-5. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with responding disease after 6 courses may receive 2 additional courses beyond best response. Patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year and then every 6 months thereafter.
Receives: Drug: karenitecin

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 startApr 2001
  3. Primary completionApr 2003
  4. Study completionJan 2006

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
55 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00010218
Sponsor's protocol ID
CALGB-30004
Other IDs
U10CA031946, CLB-30004, CDR0000068456
Status last verified
Jul 2016
First submitted
2 Feb 2001
Last updated
19 Jul 2016
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Miller AA, Herndon JE 2nd, Gu L, Green MR; Cancer and Leukemia Group B. Phase II trial of karenitecin in patients with relapsed or refractory non-small cell lung cancer (CALGB 30004). Lung Cancer. 2005 Jun;48(3):399-407. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2004.11.019. Epub 2005 Jan 23.

    PubMed 15893009
  • Herndon JE, Miller AA, Zhang C, et al.: Phase II trial of karenitecin in patients with refractory non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): CALGB 30004 . [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 22: A-2706, 673, 2003.

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing karenitecin in people with Lung Cancer, run by Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology at 44 sites 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?

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 19 Jul 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 44 sites 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?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00010218, which also lists 2 linked publications.

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 19 Jul 2016.

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