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CancerPhase 3NCT00014391

Ribavirin With or Without Monoclonal Antibody Therapy in Treating Patients Who Develop RSV Pneumonia Following Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation

A Phase 3 study testing palivizumab and ribavirin in people with Cancer, run by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center 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

RATIONALE: Antivirals such as ribavirin are used to treat infections caused by viruses. It is not yet known if ribavirin is more effective with or without monoclonal antibody therapy in treating patients who develop RSV pneumonia following peripheral stem cell transplantation. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age
Conditions the study is for
Cancer
What is being tested?
palivizumab and ribavirin
How many people
Not given
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Feb 1999to Oct 2001
Phase
Phase 3
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: Confirmed respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) pneumonia documented by rapid antigen test (ELISA or IFA), shell vial culture of bronchoalveolar lavage specimens, or tissue antigen staining of lung biopsy sample New infiltrate on chest x-ray and at least one of the following: Cough Wheezing Dyspnea and/or tachypnea (greater than 150% of baseline) Oxygen saturation less than 90% on two occasions 1 hour apart on room air Arterial oxygen pressure less than 80 No more than 60 hours since confirmation of pneumonia by chest x-ray Received prior stem cell transplantation and meet one of the following: Between start of conditioning (preparative) regimen and day 90 after allogeneic, autologous, or syngeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT) Between days 91 and 180 after unrelated HLA mismatch-related allogeneic SCT (bone marrow, peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC), or cord blood), T-cell depleted allogeneic transplantation, or CD34 selected allogeneic PBSC transplantation Between days 91 and 180 after SCT with graft-versus-host disease requiring systemic steroids expected to continue throughout study Other pulmonary pathogens in addition to RSV allowed

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: Any age Performance status: Not specified Life expectancy: At least 48 hours Hematopoietic: Not specified Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Not specified Other: No prior adverse reaction to ribavirin or palivizumab No allergy to monoclonal antibodies HIV negative Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 3 months after study

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: See Disease Characteristics At least 3 months since prior immunotherapy for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) including RSV hyperimmune globulin or other RSV monoclonal antibodies Concurrent IV immunoglobulin allowed No prior experimental RSV vaccine No concurrent RSV hyperimmune globulin No other concurrent RSV-specific monoclonal antibodies Chemotherapy: Not specified Endocrine therapy: See Disease Characteristics Radiotherapy: Not specified Surgery: Not specified Other: At least 4 weeks since prior investigational products for respiratory viral diseases At least 3 months since prior anti-viral drugs with specific anti-RSV activity Prior aerosolized ribavirin allowed No other concurrent anti-viral drugs with specific anti-RSV activity Concurrent ganciclovir or foscarnet allowed Ventilator support allowed

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

    Seattle, Washington, 98109

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About this study

Official title: A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Phase III Study To Evaluate The Safety And Efficacy Of Palivizumab Combined With Aerosolized Ribavirin Compared To Ribavirin Alone To Treat RSV Pneumonia In Patients With Bone Marrow Transplants (BMT)

RATIONALE: Antivirals such as ribavirin are used to treat infections caused by viruses. It is not yet known if ribavirin is more effective with or without monoclonal antibody therapy in treating patients who develop RSV pneumonia following peripheral stem cell transplantation.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of ribavirin with or without monoclonal antibody in treating patients who develop RSV pneumonia following peripheral stem cell transplantation.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES: I. Compare the efficacy, in terms of all-cause mortality reduction, of ribavirin with or without palivizumab in patients with respiratory syncytial virus pneumonia following stem cell transplantation. II. Determine the safety of these treatments in this patient population.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to prior ribavirin exposure for this infection (24 hours or more vs less than 24 hours) and requirement for ventilator support (yes vs no). Patients are randomized to one of two treatment arms. Arm I: Patients receive aerosolized ribavirin via face mask or oxygen tent over 2 hours 3 times daily or over 16-18 hours on days 1-10 and palivizumab IV 2 hours before ribavirin administration on day 1. Arm II: Patients receive aerosolized ribavirin as in arm I and placebo IV 2 hours before ribavirin administration on day 1. Patients are followed at 14, 21, and 28 days.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 140 patients (70 per arm) will be accrued for this study within 2 years.

Conditions
Cancer
Being tested
palivizumab, ribavirin
Keywords
stage IV breast cancer, stage IIIA breast cancer, stage IIIB breast cancer, recurrent childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia, recurrent adult Hodgkin lymphoma, recurrent cutaneous T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, refractory multiple myeloma, recurrent childhood rhabdomyosarcoma, stage II ovarian epithelial cancer, stage III ovarian epithelial cancer, stage IV ovarian epithelial cancer, recurrent ovarian epithelial cancer, disseminated neuroblastoma, recurrent neuroblastoma, recurrent Wilms tumor and other childhood kidney tumors, stage I multiple myeloma, stage II multiple myeloma, stage III multiple myeloma, recurrent childhood lymphoblastic lymphoma, stage III chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Medical subject headings
Neoplasms, Breast Neoplasms, Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma, Hodgkin Disease, Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous, Multiple Myeloma, Carcinoma, Ovarian Epithelial, Neuroblastoma

What participants receive

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

Timeline

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

  1. First posted13 Apr 2004 (estimated)
  2. Study startFeb 1999
  3. Primary completionOct 2001
  4. Study completionOct 2001

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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 3
Primary purpose
Supportive care
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00014391
Sponsor's protocol ID
1379.00
Other IDs
FHCRC-1379.00, NCI-G01-1929, CDR0000068540
Status last verified
Mar 2010
First submitted
10 Apr 2001
Last updated
2 Apr 2010
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing palivizumab and ribavirin in people with Cancer, run by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 2 Apr 2010. 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 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

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.

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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 2 Apr 2010.

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