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Cancer of StomachPhase 2NCT00080002

Efficacy of Pegamotecan (PEG-Camptothecin) in Localized or Metastatic Cancer of the Stomach or Gastroesophageal Junction

A Phase 2 study testing Pegamotecan in people with Cancer of Stomach and Gastroesophageal Cancer, run by Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc..

Terminated

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

Official record
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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of pegamotecan (PEG-camptothecin) in patients with pathologically-diagnosed locally advanced or metastatic adenocarcinoma of the stomach or gastroesophageal junction who have relapsed or progressed following one prior chemotherapy treatment regimen. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Cancer of Stomach, Gastroesophageal Cancer
What is being tested?
Pegamotecan
How many people
Not given
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Dec 2003to not given
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

Who may be able to join

  • Pathologically confirmed diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the stomach or gastroesophageal junction.
  • Disease measurable in at least one dimension.
  • Target tumors outside of prior radiation field(s).
  • An Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance scale score of 0 or 1
  • Adequate hematologic profile, as determined by hemoglobin, platelet, and neutrophil count.
  • Adequate renal function, as determined by serum creatinine and serum albumin measurements.
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  • Adequate liver function, as determined by total bilirubin and transaminases levels. Transaminases may be <= 5.0x ULN if due to metastatic disease in the liver.
  • Fully recovered from prior surgery.
  • No history of hemorrhagic cystitis.
  • No microscopic hematuria (>10 RBC/hpf) unless documented to be due to an infection or non-bladder origin.
  • Capable of understanding the protocol requirements and risks and providing written informed consent.

Who cannot join

  • Concurrent serious medical illness unrelated to tumor within the past 6 months.
  • Known chronic infectious disease, such as AIDS or hepatitis (screening for hepatitis and HIV will not be performed).
  • Positive screening pregnancy test or is breast-feeding.
  • Female or male subject of reproductive capacity who is unwilling to use methods appropriate to prevent pregnancy during the course of this study.
  • Receiving concurrent chemotherapy, investigational agents, radiotherapy, surgery, or has received wide field radiation within the previous 4 weeks.
  • History of another malignancy (except basal and squamous cell carcinomas of the skin and carcinoma in situ of the cervix) within the last 5 years.
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  • Known or clinically suspected brain metastases.
  • Received more than one prior regimen of chemotherapy for locally advanced or metastatic adenocarcinoma of the stomach or GE junction.
  • Received prior neoadjuvant and/or adjuvant cytotoxic chemotherapy
  • Received any investigational drug within the last 30 days.
  • Not fully recovered from any prior, and from any reversible side effects related to the administration of cytotoxic chemotherapy, investigational agents, or radiation therapy.
  • Prior treatment with a camptothecin analog.

About this study

Official title: Effectiveness and Safety Study of Pegamotecan (PEG-Camptothecin) in Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Cancer of the Stomach or Gastroesophageal Junction Who Have Relapsed or Progressed Following a Previous Chemotherapy Treatment

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of pegamotecan (PEG-camptothecin) in patients with pathologically-diagnosed locally advanced or metastatic adenocarcinoma of the stomach or gastroesophageal junction who have relapsed or progressed following one prior chemotherapy treatment regimen.

Being tested
Pegamotecan
Keywords
cancer, gastric, gastroesophageal junction, neoplasms, gastric cancer, gastric neoplasms
Medical subject headings
Stomach Neoplasms, Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • PegamotecanDrug

Timeline

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

  1. First posted23 Mar 2004 (estimated)
  2. Study startDec 2003

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
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00080002
Sponsor's protocol ID
CAM-9011
Status last verified
Mar 2005
First submitted
19 Mar 2004
Last updated
6 Sep 2012
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Pegamotecan in people with Cancer of Stomach and Gastroesophageal Cancer, run by Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc..

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 11 inclusion and 12 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: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 6 Sep 2012. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

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. 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 6 Sep 2012.

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