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Refractory Nasopharyngeal CarcinomaPhase 2NCT00484601

Ifosfamide and Doxorubicin in Patients With Refractory Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

A Phase 2 study testing Ifosfamide and Doxorubicin in people with Refractory Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, run by Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins at 1 site in Singapore.

Terminated

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

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Trial summary

This research is to test the effectiveness and toxicity of both Ifosfamide and Doxorubicin. It also aims to explore the relationship between EBV DNA and clinical response in patients with advanced naso-pharyngeal cancer which has been previously treated with chemotherapy. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Refractory Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
What is being tested?
Ifosfamide and Doxorubicin
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
9 participants
Where
1 siteSingapore
Study dates
15 Apr 2004to 7 Nov 2007
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

  • Histological diagnosis of NPC
  • Age > 18 years old
  • Measurable metastatic or recurrent disease (s)
  • Received one prior chemotherapy regimen for metastatic or recurrent NPC which relapsed or became refractory before entry.
  • ECOG PS 0, 1 or 2
  • WBC > 3,500/uL and ANC > 1,500/uL Platelet > 100,000/uL Creatinine - within normal limits SGOT < 3 X UNL Bilirubin < 2.0 mg/dL
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  • Ejection fraction > 45% and no history of myocardial infarction or congestive heart failure in the last 6 months. No history of cardiac ventricular arrythmia or ventricle tachycardia, or uncontrolled atrial fibrillation or supraventricular tachycardia with hemodynamic compromising status.
  • Random blood glucose level < 250 mg
  • Signed informed consent

Who cannot join

  • Received more than one prior chemotherapy for metastatic or recurrent disease
  • Ejection fraction < 45%
  • WBC < 3,500/UL or ANC < 1,500/UL or P/t < 100,000/UL or SCOT> 3 x UNL or Bilirubin > 2.0 mg/dL or Creatinine > UNL
  • ECOG PS > 3
  • Hx of myocardial infarction within last 6 months
  • Random blood glucose level less than or equal 250 mg

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Singapore1 site
  • Johns Hopkins Singapore International Medical Center

    Singapore, 308433

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About this study

Official title: Phase II Study of Ifosfamide and Doxorubicin in Patients With Refractory Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

This research is to test the effectiveness and toxicity of both Ifosfamide and Doxorubicin. It also aims to explore the relationship between EBV DNA and clinical response in patients with advanced naso-pharyngeal cancer which has been previously treated with chemotherapy.

Read the detailed description

Nasopharyngeal Cancer (NPC) is one of the common cancer in Southeast Asia. In this region NPC is associated with Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) chronic infection with EBV DNA identifiable in almost all the NPC tumors and patient's serum at the time of diagnosis. Chinese, especially cantonese has the highest incidence. Only about 30% of patients presents early disease and has a good treatment outcome (80% cure for stage I disease and 70% for stage II by radiation).

This research is to test the effectiveness and toxicity of both Ifosfamide and Doxorubicin. It also aims to explore the relationship between EBV DNA and clinical response in patients with advanced naso-pharyngeal cancer which has been previously treated with chemotherapy.

Investigators believe EBV infection is necessary to cause NPC and that EBV DNA levels in the blood may directly relate to the total size of the tumor. Because NPC patients in this situation have a poor outlook, we design this study to evaluate the combination of Ifosfamide and doxorubicin for further treatment. While this combination of medicines has been used in many other forms of cancer, it has not been tested in patients with NPC.

Being tested
Ifosfamide, Doxorubicin
Medical subject headings
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

What participants receive

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

Study groups in NCT00484601
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Ifosfamide and DoxorubicinExperimentalSingle arm treatment with Ifosfamide and Doxorubicinin patients with Refractory Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Receives: Drug: Ifosfamide; Drug: Doxorubicin

What is being measured

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

  1. To evaluate the overall response rate and toxicity including complete response rate, response duration, time to treatment failure, and survival of ifosfamide and doxorubicin as the second line chemotherapy for patients with advanced NPC

    Prematured termination, data is not analysed.

    Measured: May 2008

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. To correlate EBVDNA titer with clinical response

    Prematured termination, data is not analysed.

    Measured: May 2008

Timeline

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

  1. First posted11 Jun 2007 (estimated)
  2. Study start15 Apr 2004
  3. Primary completion7 Nov 2007
  4. Study completion7 Nov 2007

Why it stopped: Low accrual.

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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
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
9 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00484601
Sponsor's protocol ID
JS0327
Other IDs
03-09-11-08
Status last verified
Feb 2019
First submitted
8 Jun 2007
Last updated
11 Feb 2019
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Ifosfamide and Doxorubicin in people with Refractory Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, run by Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins at 1 site in Singapore.

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 9 inclusion and 6 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 11 Feb 2019. 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 Singapore. 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: Low accrual.). 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 evaluate the overall response rate and toxicity including complete response rate, response duration, time to treatment failure, and survival of ifosfamide and doxorubicin as the second line chemotherapy for patients with advanced NPC (time frame: May 2008). 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 11 Feb 2019.

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