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Extensive Stage Small Cell Lung CancerPhase 1NCT00017251

Combination Chemotherapy Plus Oblimersen in Treating Patients With Previously Untreated Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer

A Phase 1 study testing oblimersen sodium, carboplatin and etoposide in people with Extensive Stage 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

Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Oblimersen may make tumor cells more sensitive to chemotherapy drugs. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Extensive Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer
What is being tested?
oblimersen sodium, carboplatin and etoposide
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
12 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Apr 2001to Jan 2004
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 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed extensive stage small cell lungcancer
  • No active CNS disease
  • CNS metastasis allowed provided patient completed 1 course of CNS radiotherapy
  • Performance status - ECOG 0-2
  • Performance status - Karnofsky 60-100%
  • More than 2 months
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  • WBC at least 3,000/mm^3
  • Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm^3
  • Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3
  • Bilirubin normal
  • AST and ALT no greater than 2.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • PT and PTT no greater than 1.5 times ULN
  • Creatinine normal
  • Creatinine clearance at least 60 mL/min
  • No symptomatic congestive heart failure
  • No unstable angina pectoris
  • No cardiac arrhythmia
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No prior allergic reactions to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to study agents
  • No other uncontrolled concurrent illness
  • No ongoing or active infection
  • No psychiatric illness or social situation that would preclude study compliance
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • At least 1 week since prior CNS radiotherapy and recovered
  • No prior radiotherapy to more than 25% of skeleton
  • No other prior anticancer therapy
  • No other concurrent investigational agents
  • No other concurrent anticancer therapy
  • No concurrent anticoagulation therapy
  • No concurrent combination antiretroviral therapy for HIV-positive patients

Who cannot join

None listed.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Chicago, Illinois, 60637-1470

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About this study

Official title: A Phase I Study Of Genasense, A Bcl-2 Antisense Oligonucleotide, Combined With Carboplatin And Etoposide In Patients With Small Cell Lung Cancer

Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Oblimersen may make tumor cells more sensitive to chemotherapy drugs. Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy and oblimersen in treating patients who have extensive-stage small cell lung cancer

Read the detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. Determine the maximum tolerated dose of oblimersen when combined with standard dose carboplatin and etoposide in patients with previously untreated extensive stage small cell lung cancer.

II. Determine the toxicity and feasibility of this regimen in these patients. III. Determine potential antitumor activity of this regimen as assessed by objective response in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter, dose-escalation study of oblimersen (G3139).

Patients receive G3139 IV continuously on days 1-8, carboplatin IV over 30 minutes on day 6, and etoposide IV over 1 hour on days 6-8. Treatment repeats every 3 weeks for up to 6 courses in the absence of unacceptable toxicity or disease progression.

Cohorts of 3-6 patients receive escalating doses of G3139 until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) 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.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 6-12 patients will be accrued for this study within 5 months.

Being tested
oblimersen sodium, carboplatin, etoposide, pharmacological study, laboratory biomarker analysis

What participants receive

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

  • oblimersen sodiumBiological

    Also called augmerosen, G3139, G3139 bcl-2 antisense oligodeoxynucleotide, Genasense

    Given IV

  • carboplatinDrug

    Also called Carboplat, CBDCA, JM-8, Paraplat

    Given IV

  • etoposideDrug

    Also called EPEG, VP-16, VP-16-213

    Given IV

  • pharmacological studyOther

    Also called pharmacological studies

    Correlative studies

  • laboratory biomarker analysisOther

    Correlative studies

Study groups in NCT00017251
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Treatment (oblimersen sodium, carboplatin, etoposide)ExperimentalPatients receive G3139 IV continuously on days 1-8, carboplatin IV over 30 minutes on day 6, and etoposide IV over 1 hour on days 6-8. Treatment repeats every 3 weeks for up to 6 courses in the absence of unacceptable toxicity or disease progression.
Receives: Biological: oblimersen sodium; Drug: carboplatin; Drug: etoposide; 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. Feasibility and toxicity of the regimen monitored using the Common Toxicity Criteria Version 2.0

    Data will be summarized separately for each dose level, by severity, and type of toxicity.

    Measured: Up to 3 years

  2. Maximally tolerated dose of oblimersen sodium

    Measured: 8 days

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Potential antitumor activity (responses to therapy)

    Will be analyzed using simple descriptive statistics only.

    Measured: Up to 3 years

  2. Whether concomitant carboplatin and etoposide administration alters oblimersen sodium steady state level

    Will be analyzed using a paired t-test. If there are outliers or the distribution of changes in oblimersen sodium levels appears to be highly non-normal, the data will be analyzed using the Wilcoxon singed-rank test.

    Measured: Day 6 and 8

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 completionJan 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 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
12 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00017251
Sponsor's protocol ID
NCI-2012-02387
Other IDs
10992A, N01CM17102, CDR0000068667
Status last verified
Jan 2013
First submitted
6 Jun 2001
Last updated
24 Jan 2013
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing oblimersen sodium, carboplatin and etoposide in people with Extensive Stage 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 32 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 24 Jan 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.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Feasibility and toxicity of the regimen monitored using the Common Toxicity Criteria Version 2.0 (time frame: Up to 3 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 24 Jan 2013.

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