Unspecified Childhood Solid Tumor, Protocol SpecificPhase 1NCT00016861
Irinotecan in Treating Children With Refractory or Progressive Solid Tumors
A Phase 1 study testing irinotecan hydrochloride in people with Unspecified Childhood Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific, run by Texas Children's Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of irinotecan in treating children who have refractory or progressive solid tumors. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 1 year to 21 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Unspecified Childhood Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
- What is being tested?
- irinotecan hydrochloride
- How many people
- Not given
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- Sep 1998to Jan 2005
- Phase
- Phase 1
- 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 1 year to 21 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child, Adult
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- Histologically or cytologically confirmed solid tumor refractory to standard therapy or for which no known effective therapy exists
- Brain tumors eligible
- Histologic verification waived for brain stem gliomas
- Evaluable disease
- No bone marrow involvement
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Age:
- 1 to 21
Performance status:
- Karnofsky 50-100% (over age 10)
- Lansky 50-100% (age 10 and under)
Life expectancy:
- At least 8 weeks
Hematopoietic:
- Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm^3
- Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3
- Hemoglobin at least 8 g/dL
Hepatic:
- Bilirubin less than 1.5 mg/dL
- SGPT less than 5 times normal
Renal:
- Creatinine normal OR
- Glomerular filtration rate at least 70 mL/min
Other:
- No uncontrolled infection
- 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 6 months since prior autologous bone marrow transplantation (BMT) (not including stem cell rescue after high-dose chemotherapy)
- At least 1 week since prior growth factors
- No prior BMT with total body irradiation (stratum I)
- No prior BMT with or without total body irradiation (stratum 2)
- No prior allogeneic BMT (all strata)
- No concurrent sargramostim (GM-CSF)
- No other concurrent prophylactic growth factor support during the first course of therapy
Chemotherapy:
- At least 3 weeks since prior myelosuppressive chemotherapy (6 weeks for nitrosoureas)
- No prior irinotecan
- No more than 2 prior multi-agent chemotherapy regimens (stratum 2)
- No other concurrent chemotherapy
Endocrine therapy:
- Concurrent dexamethasone allowed if on stable or decreasing dose for at least 2 weeks prior to study
Radiotherapy:
- At least 6 months since prior craniospinal radiotherapy or radiotherapy to 50% or more of the pelvis
- At least 6 weeks since other prior substantial bone marrow radiotherapy
- No prior central axis radiotherapy, pelvic radiotherapy, and/or total abdominal radiotherapy (stratum 2)
Surgery:
- Not specified
Other:
- Recovered from all prior therapy
- No other concurrent investigational agents
- Concurrent enzyme-inducing anticonvulsants (e.g., phenytoin, phenobarbital, carbamazepine) allowed if on stable dose for at least 2 weeks prior to study (stratum 3)
- Concurrent valproic acid allowed if combined with another enzyme inducing anticonvulsant drug (stratum 3)
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
Texas Children's Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030-2399
About this study
Official title: Pediatric Phase I and Pharmacokinetic Study of Irinotecan
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.
PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of irinotecan in treating children who have refractory or progressive solid tumors.
Read the detailed description
OBJECTIVES:
- Determine the maximum tolerated dose and dose-limiting toxicity of irinotecan in children with refractory or progressive solid tumors.
- Determine the pharmacokinetics of this drug and its metabolites (SN-38, SN-38G, and APC) administered with and without concurrent anticonvulsants in this patient population.
- Determine the benefit this drug offers this patient population.
OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation, multicenter study. Patients are accrued into stratum 1 initially and into stratum 2 if stratum 1 closes due to dose-limiting toxicity of myelosuppression or diarrhea. Patients on anticonvulsants will be accrued into stratum 3 and must meet the eligibility criteria for the stratum that is open (stratum 1 or stratum 2). (Stratum 1 closed as of 2002-09-15).
Patients receive irinotecan IV over 90 minutes weekly for 4 weeks. Treatment repeats every 6 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Cohorts of 3-6 patients receive escalating doses of irinotecan until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) with and without anticonvulsants is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which 2 of 3 or 2 of 6 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity.
Patients are followed every 6 months for 4 years and then annually thereafter.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 20-25 patients will be accrued for this study.
- Being tested
- irinotecan hydrochloride
- Keywords
- unspecified childhood solid tumor, protocol specific
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.
- First posted27 Jan 2003 (estimated)
- Study startSep 1998
- Study completionJan 2005
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Unspecified Childhood Solid Tumor, Protocol SpecificStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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 1
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Texas Children's Cancer Center
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Investigators
- Susan M. Blaney, MD, Study chair, Texas Children's Cancer Center
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00016861
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- TCCC-H-6957
- Other IDs
- CDR0000068568, TCCC-GCRC-0654, NCI-V01-1654
- Status last verified
- Nov 2004
- First submitted
- 6 Jun 2001
- Last updated
- 26 Jun 2013
- Results posted
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 26 Jun 2013. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Pediatric Phase I and Pharmacokinetic Study of Irinotecan
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00016861
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- TCCC-H-6957
- Keywords
- unspecified childhood solid tumor, protocol specific
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Lead sponsor
- Texas Children's Cancer CenterUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Sep 1998
- Study completion
- Jan 2005 (actual)
- First posted
- 27 Jan 2003 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.
PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of irinotecan in treating children who have refractory or progressive solid tumors.
Detailed description
OBJECTIVES:
- Determine the maximum tolerated dose and dose-limiting toxicity of irinotecan in children with refractory or progressive solid tumors.
- Determine the pharmacokinetics of this drug and its metabolites (SN-38, SN-38G, and APC) administered with and without concurrent anticonvulsants in this patient population.
- Determine the benefit this drug offers this patient population.
OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation, multicenter study. Patients are accrued into stratum 1 initially and into stratum 2 if stratum 1 closes due to dose-limiting toxicity of myelosuppression or diarrhea. Patients on anticonvulsants will be accrued into stratum 3 and must meet the eligibility criteria for the stratum that is open (stratum 1 or stratum 2). (Stratum 1 closed as of 2002-09-15).
Patients receive irinotecan IV over 90 minutes weekly for 4 weeks. Treatment repeats every 6 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Cohorts of 3-6 patients receive escalating doses of irinotecan until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) with and without anticonvulsants is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which 2 of 3 or 2 of 6 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity.
Patients are followed every 6 months for 4 years and then annually thereafter.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 20-25 patients will be accrued for this study.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 1 year to 21 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| irinotecan hydrochloride | Drug | – |
Primary outcome
Not reported in the source record.
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 26 Jun 2013.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Susan M. Blaney, MD study chair
Texas Children's Cancer Center
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 1 study testing irinotecan hydrochloride in people with Unspecified Childhood Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific, run by Texas Children's Cancer Center 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?
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 26 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 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.
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?
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 26 Jun 2013.