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Bladder CancerPhase 2NCT00089128

Gemcitabine and Irinotecan in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Bladder Cancer

A Phase 2 study testing gemcitabine hydrochloride and irinotecan hydrochloride in people with Bladder Cancer, run by Medical University of South Carolina at 1 site in United States.

Terminated

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

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Trial summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as gemcitabine and irinotecan, work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 120 years
Conditions the study is for
Bladder Cancer
What is being tested?
gemcitabine hydrochloride and irinotecan hydrochloride
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
16 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Nov 2001to Nov 2008
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

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 to 120 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically confirmed transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder
  • Locally advanced or metastatic disease
  • Unidimensionally measurable disease by physical exam or imaging study
  • The following are not considered measurable disease:
  • Bone only disease
  • Pleural or peritoneal effusions
  • CNS lesions
  • Irradiated lesions unless disease progression was documented after radiotherapy
  • Not amenable to surgery

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age

  • Over 18

Performance status

  • ECOG 0-2

Life expectancy

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic

  • Granulocyte count ≥ 1,500/mm^3
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm^3

Hepatic

  • Bilirubin ≤ 2.0 mg/dL

Renal

  • Creatinine ≤ 2.0 mg/dL

Gastrointestinal

  • No active inflammatory bowel disease
  • No significant bowel obstruction
  • No chronic diarrhea

Other

  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No other active malignancy except nonmelanoma skin cancer
  • No mental incapacitation or psychiatric illness that would preclude giving informed consent
  • No other severe disease that would preclude study participation

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

  • No concurrent prophylactic filgrastim (G-CSF) or sargramostim (GM-CSF)

Chemotherapy

  • No more than 1 prior platinum-based chemotherapy regimen
  • At least 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy
  • No prior irinotecan or gemcitabine
  • No other concurrent chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy

  • No concurrent hormones except steroids for adrenal failure, hormones for non-disease-related conditions (e.g., insulin for diabetes), and intermittent dexamethasone as an antiemetic

Radiotherapy

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • At least 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy
  • No concurrent palliative radiotherapy

Surgery

  • Not specified

Other

  • No concurrent participation in another clinical trial

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Hollings Cancer Center at Medical University of South Carolina

    Charleston, South Carolina, 29425

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About this study

Official title: Phase II Study Of Gemcitabine And CPT-11 (Irinotecan) In Locally Advanced Or Metastatic Bladder Cancer

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as gemcitabine and irinotecan, work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving gemcitabine together with irinotecan works in treating patients with locally advanced or metastatic bladder cancer.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

  • Determine response in patients with locally advanced or metastatic transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder treated with gemcitabine and irinotecan.

Secondary

  • Determine the duration of response in patients treated with this regimen.
  • Determine the tolerance to and toxicity of this regimen in these patients.
  • Determine the median and progression-free survival of patients treated with this regimen.

OUTLINE: Patients receive gemcitabine IV over 30 minutes and irinotecan IV over 90 minutes on days 1 and 8. Courses repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with responding disease receive 2 additional courses beyond best response.

Patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year, every 6 months for 2 years, and then annually thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 25 patients will be accrued for this study within 24 months.

Conditions
Bladder Cancer
Keywords
transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder, recurrent bladder cancer, stage III bladder cancer, stage IV bladder cancer
Medical subject headings
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

Study groups in NCT00089128
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Gemcitabine and IrnotecanExperimentalNot described
Receives: Drug: gemcitabine hydrochloride; Drug: irinotecan hydrochloride

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Response Proportion

    Measured: From registration until time of complete response or partial response

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Duration of Response

    Measured: From registration until disease progression among patients who had at least a partial response.

  2. Frequency of Adverse Events as Assessed by NCI CTC Version 2.0

    Measured: From the day of first dose until the end of study, an average of 6 months

  3. Progression-free Survival

    Measured: Time between registration and disease progression or death, whichever comes first.

Timeline

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

  1. First posted5 Aug 2004 (estimated)
  2. Study startNov 2001
  3. Primary completionNov 2008
  4. Study completionNov 2008

Why it stopped: Low accrual

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
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
16 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00089128
Sponsor's protocol ID
CDR0000378047
Other IDs
MUSC-100615, PHARMACIA-440EONCO020298, MUSC-HR-10212
Status last verified
Jun 2018
First submitted
4 Aug 2004
Last updated
12 Jul 2018
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing gemcitabine hydrochloride and irinotecan hydrochloride in people with Bladder Cancer, run by Medical University of South Carolina 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: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 12 Jul 2018. 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 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?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 12 Jul 2018). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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?

Response Proportion (time frame: From registration until time of complete response or partial response). 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 12 Jul 2018.

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