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Carcinoma, Renal CellPhase 1NCT00158886

Oral Topotecan As A Radiosensitizing Agent In Rectal Cancer

A Phase 1 study testing Topotecan and Radiation therapy in people with Carcinoma, Renal Cell, run by GlaxoSmithKline 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

Patients with rectal cancer who are candidates for pre-operative radiation therapy may be enrolled in the Phase I, single center study. Patients will have a full blood count, biochemistry, urinalysis, and ECG for safety evaluation. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Carcinoma, Renal Cell
What is being tested?
Topotecan and Radiation therapy
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
26 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
8 Nov 2001to 11 Aug 2006
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

  • Patients with histologically confirmed rectal cancer.
  • Candidates for preoperative radiotherapy.
  • Primary tumor at least 3cm and clinical stage of T2, T3, or T4 and any N according to the Astler-Coller modification of the Dukes staging system.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status less than 2.
  • Diagnosis of rectal cancer should be no more than 90 days from start of therapy.
  • Evaluation at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center.
  • Recovery from prior surgery and life expectancy at least 3 months.

Who cannot join

  • A primary tumor totally excised.
  • Recurrent rectal cancer that failed initial treatment.
  • Exposure to topotecan, infection, immunodeficiencies, conditions of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract which would affect absorption, medication that maintains motility/gastric emptying.
  • Any concomitant malignancy within the last five years.
  • Severe medical problems unrelated to the malignancy which would limit compliance with the study.
  • Patients of child bearing potential.
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  • Not practicing adequate contraception.
  • Patients who are pregnant or lactating.
  • Use of an investigational drug within 30 days or 5 half-lives of the first dose.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • GSK Investigational Site

    Tampa, Florida, 33612-9497

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About this study

Official title: A Phase I Study of Oral Topotecan as a Radiosensitizing Agent in Patients With Rectal Cancer

Patients with rectal cancer who are candidates for pre-operative radiation therapy may be enrolled in the Phase I, single center study. Patients will have a full blood count, biochemistry, urinalysis, and ECG for safety evaluation. Sequential cohorts of three patients will be given increasing doses of oral topotecan and fixed doses of concurrent radiation (45 Gy) over five weeks. The starting dose of oral topotecan is 0.25 mg/m2 to be concomitantly administered with radiation (45 Gy) x 5 days every week unless the radiation is interrupted for Holidays/Weekends or toxicity requiring treatment delays occurs. A total of 25 doses are planned.

Being tested
Topotecan, Radiation therapy
Keywords
oral topotecan rectal cancer pelvic radiation
Medical subject headings
Carcinoma, Renal Cell

What participants receive

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

  • TopotecanDrug

    Also called Hycamtin

    Topotecan will be provided as capsules for oral administration and will be administered at least 3 hours before radiation therapy.

  • Radiation therapyRadiation

    For radiation therapy, subjects will receive 180 centigray (cGy) per fraction to a total dose of 4500 cGy to the pelvis using a 3 or 4 field technique and high energy photons (>=6 megavolt [mv]).

Study groups in NCT00158886
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Subjects with rectal cancerExperimentalSubjects will be administered topotecan along with concomitant radiation for five days per week for five weeks. Topotecan doses will start at 0.25 milligrams per square meter (mg/m˄2) and will be escalated 0.15 mg/m˄2 for subsequent cohorts. To advance to the next dose level of topotecan, at least two subjects will have to complete therapy with oral topotecan without experiencing grade 3 or 4 toxicity for three weeks after the oral topotecan treatment.
Receives: Drug: Topotecan; Radiation: Radiation therapy

What is being measured

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

  1. To determine the MTD of oral topotecan in combination with pelvic radiation

    Measured: Up to 24 months

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. To evaluate the toxicity and potential efficacy of oral topotecan and concurrent pelvic radiation for the treatment of rectal cancer. To determine pathologic response to treatment and assessment of sphincter preservation.

    Measured: Up to 24 months

Timeline

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

  1. First posted12 Sep 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study start8 Nov 2001
  3. Primary completion11 Aug 2006
  4. Study completion11 Aug 2006

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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
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
26 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00158886
Sponsor's protocol ID
104864/517
Status last verified
Nov 2017
First submitted
8 Sep 2005
Last updated
14 Nov 2017
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing Topotecan and Radiation therapy in people with Carcinoma, Renal Cell, run by GlaxoSmithKline 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 7 inclusion and 9 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 14 Nov 2017. 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 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.

What does the primary outcome measure?

To determine the MTD of oral topotecan in combination with pelvic radiation (time frame: Up to 24 months). 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 14 Nov 2017.

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