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Malignant MesotheliomaPhase 2NCT00027508

Ecteinascidin 743 in Treating Patients With Malignant Mesothelioma

A Phase 2 study testing trabectedin in people with Malignant Mesothelioma, run by PharmaMar at 4 sites in United States.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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 ecteinascidin 743 in treating patients who have malignant mesothelioma that cannot be removed by surgery. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Malignant Mesothelioma
What is being tested?
trabectedin
How many people
Not given
Where
4 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Jul 2001to Feb 2002
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 malignant mesothelioma that is not amenable to curative surgery At least 1 unidimensionally measurable lesion that is at least 15 mm by CT scan OR At least 1 bidimensionally measurable lesion that is at least 10 mm by CT scan Lesions in previously irradiated area are not considered measurable unless there is evidence of progression No symptomatic brain or leptomeningeal involvement

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: ECOG 0-1 OR Karnofsky 70-100% Life expectancy: At least 3 months Hematopoietic: Neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hemoglobin at least 10 g/dL Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than upper limit of normal (ULN) Alkaline phosphatase no greater than ULN unless bone metastases are present AST/ALT no greater than 2.5 times ULN Albumin at least 2.5 g/dL No chronic active liver disease Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.5 mg/dL OR Creatinine clearance at least 40 mL/min Cardiovascular: No uncontrolled heart disease No uncontrolled hypertension Other: Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for one month after study No other serious illness or medical condition No history of significant neurological or psychiatric disorders No significant active infection No other concurrent neoplastic disease except non-melanoma skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: No prophylactic hematopoietic colony-stimulating factors (e.g., filgrastim (G-CSF) or sargramostim (GM-CSF)) Chemotherapy: No prior systemic chemotherapy No other concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: No concurrent hormonal therapy Radiotherapy: See Disease Characteristics At least 30 days since prior radiotherapy and recovered No concurrent radiotherapy except palliative local radiotherapy to non-target lesions Surgery: See Disease Characteristics At least 14 days since prior pleurodesis Recovered from prior surgery Other: At least 30 days since prior participation in another therapeutic clinical trial or therapy with other investigational drugs No concurrent treatment for other neoplastic disease No other concurrent experimental anticancer medication

Trial locations and contacts

4 sites in 1 country.

United States4 sites
  • Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115

  • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10021

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About this study

Official title: Phase II Study Of ET-743 In Patients With Unresectable Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

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 ecteinascidin 743 in treating patients who have malignant mesothelioma that cannot be removed by surgery.

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OBJECTIVES: I. Determine partial and complete response rates in patients with unresectable malignant mesothelioma treated with ecteinascidin 743. II. Determine the toxicity profile of this drug in these patients. III. Determine the pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic relationships of this drug in these patients. IV. Determine the duration of response, time to disease progression, 6-month progression-free survival, time to treatment failure, and overall survival of patients treated with this drug. V. Assess the quality of life of these patients treated with this drug.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients receive ecteinascidin 743 IV over 3 hours on day 1. Treatment repeats every 3 weeks for at least 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with a complete response (CR) receive 2 additional courses after achieving CR. Quality of life is assessed at baseline and at the beginning of each course of therapy. Patients are followed every 3 months.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 20-36 patients will be accrued for this study within 12-24 months.

Being tested
trabectedin
Keywords
advanced malignant mesothelioma, recurrent malignant mesothelioma
Medical subject headings
Mesothelioma, Malignant

What participants receive

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

  • trabectedinDrug

Timeline

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

  1. First posted15 Jan 2004 (estimated)
  2. Study startJul 2001
  3. Primary completionFeb 2002
  4. Study completionFeb 2002

Why it stopped: Enrolment halted prematurely and not resumed. 2 patients enrolled. No data was obtained.

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
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00027508
Sponsor's protocol ID
MSKCC-01084
Other IDs
CDR0000069034, PMAR-ET-B-020-99, NCI-G01-2026
Status last verified
Jun 2013
First submitted
7 Dec 2001
Last updated
24 Feb 2015
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing trabectedin in people with Malignant Mesothelioma, run by PharmaMar at 4 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: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 24 Feb 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 4 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 was stopped early (reason given: Enrolment halted prematurely and not resumed. 2 patients enrolled. No data was obtained.). Results are not available in the source record.

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 24 Feb 2015.

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