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Stomach NeoplasmsPhase 2NCT00270543

An Effective and Well-Tolerated Regimen of Docetaxel Plus High-Dose 5-Fluorouracil and Leucovorin(HDFL)to Treat Inoperable Advanced or Metastatic Gastric Cancer

A Phase 2 study testing Taxotere, Fluorouracil, Leucovorin in people with Stomach Neoplasms, run by Far Eastern Memorial Hospital at 1 site in Taiwan.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

The primary endpoint of this phase II trial is the objective tumor response rate. The secondary endpoints include treatment-related toxicity, the clinical benefit response defined by the change in performance status and body weight, the change in quality of life, progression free survival and overall survival. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 75 years
Conditions the study is for
Stomach Neoplasms
What is being tested?
Taxotere, Fluorouracil, Leucovorin
How many people
54 participants
Where
1 siteTaiwan
Study dates
Start not givento 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 to 75 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • 1.Histologically proven and inoperable advanced gastric adenocarcinoma. 2.Bi-dimensionally measurable disease by physical examination or image study (roentgenogram or computed tomography scan). The index lesions should be at least 20 mm × 10 mm in size. 3.Age must be older than 18 and younger than 75 year-old. 4.Karnofsky performance status 60%. 5.Adequate bone marrow reserves, defined as white blood cell (WBC) 4,000/l, absolute neutrophil count (ANC)1,500/l, platelet 100,000/l. 6.Liver transaminases 2.5 times upper normal limit if no liver metastasis and 5 times upper normal limit if liver metastasis is present; total bilirubin 1.5 mg/dl; serum creatinine 1.5 mg/dl. 7.Serum triglyceride level 70 mg/dl. 8.Previous chemotherapy for metastatic disease is not allowed in this study. Previous adjuvant chemotherapy following curative gastrectomy is acceptable if the adjuvant chemotherapy has been completed for more than 6 months before enrollment into the present study. 9.Previous radiotherapy is allowed if the treatment was completed at least 4 weeks before the enrollment into this study. 10.Patients of childbearing age should have effective contraception during the study period. 11.All patients must be informed of the investigational nature of this study and must sign and give written informed consent in accordance with institutional guidelines.

Who cannot join

  • 1.Patients who are receiving concurrent radiotherapy, chemotherapy or other experimental therapy. 2.Patients who refuse port-A catheter implantation. 3.Patients with brain or leptomeningeal metastases. 4.Patients who have significant cardiac arrhythmia or acute myocardial infarction within 6 months before entry. 5.Patients who have major systemic diseases that the attending physicians considered inappropriate for systemic chemotherapy. 6.Life expectancy less than 2 months. 7.Pregnant or nursing women may not participate. Women or men with reproductive potential may not participate unless they have agreed to use an effective contraceptive method. 8.No other prior malignancy is allowed except for the following: adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancers, in situ cervical cancer, adequately treated stage I or II cancer from which the patient is currently in complete remission, or any cancer from which the patient has been disease-free for 5 years.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Taiwan1 site
  • Kun-Huei Yeh

    Taipei, Ban-Ciao, 220

    Kun Huei Yeh, Ph.D., 886-2-89667000 ext. 1611, khyeh@mail.femh.org.tw

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About this study

Official title: A Phase II Study of Bi-Weekly Docetaxel Plus 24-Hour Infusion of High-Dose 5-Fluorouracil and Leucovorin(HDFL)for Inoperable Advanced or Metastatic Gastric Cancer

The primary endpoint of this phase II trial is the objective tumor response rate. The secondary endpoints include treatment-related toxicity, the clinical benefit response defined by the change in performance status and body weight, the change in quality of life, progression free survival and overall survival. Simon's optimal two-stage design will be used to determine the patient number.

Read the detailed description

The regimen consists of docetaxel, 50 mg/m2, 5-FU, 2400 mg/m2, and leucovorin, 240 mg/m2 on days 1 and 15. Docetaxel will be given by 1-hour intravenous infusion and 5-FU/leucovorin by 24-hour intravenous infusion.

The treatment cycle will be repeated every 4 weeks. Dexamethasone will be given before and after each docetaxel infusion to prevent hypersensitivity and fluid retention. Tumor response will be evaluated every 2 cycles. For patients with inoperable locally advanced disease on entry, those who achieve clinical complete (CR) and partial (PR) response will be evaluated for the feasibility of curative surgical resection.If pathological CR is documented, at least 2 cycles of chemotherapy will be given after surgery. If microscopic residual tumor is noted after curative surgery, protocol treatment will be continued until disease progresses or intolerable toxicities develop. For patients with metastatic diseases on entry, those who achieve CR will receive at least 2 more cycles of chemotherapy after documentation of CR. Patients with PR will continue protocol treatment until disease progresses or intolerable toxicities develop. Patients with stable disease will continue protocol treatment if there are minor tumor responses or improvement of their general condition; patients will stop protocol treatment and change to salvage therapy if no any clinical benefits are observed. Patients with progressive disease should stop protocol treatment and change to salvage therapy.

The primary endpoint of this phase II trial is the objective tumor response rate. The secondary endpoints include treatment-related toxicity, the clinical benefit response defined by the change in performance status and body weight, the change in quality of life, progression free survival and overall survival. Simon's optimal two-stage design will be used to determine the patient number.If 5 or more objective responses are documented in the first 19 patients, the study will go on to the second stage to enroll a total of 54 eligible patients. The P0, P1,are 20%, 40%, 0.05, and 0.1, respectively. Assuming a dropout rate of 10%, 21 patients will be accrued in the first stage and 39 in the second stage. Estimated time for patient accrual is 3 years.

Being tested
Taxotere, Fluorouracil, Leucovorin
Keywords
Stomach Neoplasms
Medical subject headings
Stomach Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • Taxotere, Fluorouracil, LeucovorinDrug

What is being measured

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

  1. The primary objective is to determine the tumor response rate of bi-weekly docetaxel plus 24-hour infusion of

  2. high-dose 5-FU/leucovorin chemotherapy for patients with inoperable advanced gastric cancer.

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. The rate of clinical benefit response defined by improvement in at least one of the 2 parameters

  2. performance status and weight gain.

  3. Toxicities of bi-weekly docetaxel plus 24-hour infusion of high-dose 5-FU/leucovorin chemotherapy

  4. The patients'quality of life as evaluated by questionnaire interview Time to disease progression

  5. Overall survival.

Timeline

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

  1. First posted28 Dec 2005 (estimated)

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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 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
54 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00270543
Sponsor's protocol ID
FEMH-93006
Status last verified
Sep 2004
First submitted
26 Dec 2005
Last updated
9 Feb 2009
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Taxotere, Fluorouracil, Leucovorin in people with Stomach Neoplasms, run by Far Eastern Memorial Hospital at 1 site in Taiwan.

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 1 inclusion and 1 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 9 Feb 2009. 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 Taiwan. 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?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Kun Huei Yeh, Ph.D. (886-2-89667000 ext. 1611, khyeh@mail.femh.org.tw), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

The primary objective is to determine the tumor response rate of bi-weekly docetaxel plus 24-hour infusion of. 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 9 Feb 2009.

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