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Recurrent Cervical CancerPhase 2NCT00941070

Triapine, Cisplatin, and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Cervical Cancer or Vaginal Cancer

A Phase 2 study testing triapine, cisplatin and external beam radiation therapy in people with Recurrent Cervical Cancer and Recurrent Vaginal Cancer, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

This phase II trial is studying how triapine and cisplatin given together with radiation therapy works in treating patients with cervical cancer or vaginal cancer. Triapine may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older, women only
What is being tested?
triapine, cisplatin and external beam radiation therapy
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
26 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Jul 2009to Jul 2012
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 years and older
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Female patients must have histologically confirmed (tumor tissue biopsy) primary clinical stage IB2-IVB cervical cancer or clinical stage II-IVB vaginal cancer not amenable to curative surgical resection alone to be eligible; patients with stage IVB cervical cancer may receive systemic chemotherapy for treatment of metastatic disease a) after the 3-month post-therapy PET scan and b) if the 3-month post-therapy PET scan documents progressive disease at the discretion of the treating physician
  • Patients with other active invasive malignancies are excluded; patients with prior malignancies (except non-melanoma skin cancer or prior in situ carcinoma of the cervix, patients with synchronous or past history of primary endometrial cancer meeting all conditions of a) stage not greater than IB, b) no more than superficial myometrial invasion, c) without vascular or lymphatic invasion, and d) no poorly differentiated subtypes including papillary serous, clear cell or other FIGO grade 3 lesions; patients with other invasive malignancies who had (or have) cancer present within the last five years are excluded; patients are excluded if they have received prior low abdominal or pelvic radiotherapy for any reason that would contribute radiation dose that would exceed tolerance of normal tissues
  • Life expectancy of greater than 3 months
  • Absolute neutrophil count >= 1,500/uL
  • Platelets >= 100,000/uL
  • Hemoglobin >= 10 g/dL
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  • Total bilirubin =< 2.0 mg/dL
  • AST(SGOT)/ALT(SGPT) =< 2.5 X institutional upper limit of normal
  • PT/aPTT =< 1.5 X institutional upper limit of normal
  • Patients should have a serum creatinine =< 1.5mg/dL to receive weekly intravenous cisplatin chemotherapy
  • Patients whose serum creatinine is between 1.5 and 1.9 mg/dL are eligible for cisplatin chemotherapy if the estimated creatinine clearance is >= 30 ml/min; patients eligible for cisplatin chemotherapy using the criteria for creatinine clearance may also receive intravenous Triapine®
  • Women of child-bearing potential and male partners must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation; should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately
  • Patients must demonstrate ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document

Who cannot join

  • Patients who have had chemotherapy or radiotherapy within 4 weeks (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin C) prior to entering the study or those who have not recovered from adverse events due to agents administered more than 4 weeks earlier are excluded
  • Patients may not be receiving any other investigational agents
  • Patients with known brain metastases should be excluded from this clinical trial because of their poor prognosis and because they often develop progressive neurological dysfunction that would confound the evaluation of neurological and other adverse events
  • History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to Triapine® or other agents used in study
  • Patients unable to receive intravenous chemotherapies as a consequence of poor vascular access are ineligible
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, known inadequately controlled hypertension, significant pulmonary disease including dyspnea at rest, patients requiring supplemental oxygen, or poor pulmonary reserve; proteinuria or clinically significant renal function impairment (baseline serum creatinine > 2mg/dL), or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements are excluded
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  • Patients with known glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PD) are excluded as the antidote methylene blue for Triapine® toxicity may be at best ineffective in such patients and may have the potential to complicate the clinical situation by provoking hemolysis
  • Pregnant women are excluded from this study because Triapine® is a heterocyclic carboxaldehyde thiosemicarbazone with the potential for teratogenic or abortifacient effects; screening beta-hcg levels and diagnostic tests will be used to determine eligibility; because there is an unknown but potential risk for adverse events in nursing infants secondary to treatment of the mother with Triapine®, breastfeeding should be discontinued if the mother is treated with Triapine®; these potential risks may also apply to other agents used in this study
  • Patients not willing to agree to use appropriate contraception while on trial will be excluded
  • HIV-positive patients on combination antiretroviral therapy are ineligible because of the potential for pharmacokinetic interactions with Triapine®; in addition, these patients are at increased risk of lethal infections when treated with marrow-suppressive therapy; appropriate studies will be undertaken in patients receiving combination antiretroviral therapy when indicated; HIV testing is not mandatory; patients that are known to be HIV-positive are ineligible if they are receiving combination antiretroviral therapy

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site

  • Case Western Reserve University

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44106

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About this study

Official title: A Phase 2 Study of Triapine® (NSC #663249) and Cisplatin in Combination With Pelvic Radiation for Treatment of Stage IB2-IVa Cervical Cancer or Stage II-IV Vaginal Cancer

This phase II trial is studying how triapine and cisplatin given together with radiation therapy works in treating patients with cervical cancer or vaginal cancer. Triapine may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cisplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Giving triapine together with cisplatin may make tumor cells more sensitive to radiation therapy.

Read the detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. To determine three-month fasting F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET/CT) imaging complete metabolic response as defined by the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) PET study group.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. To determine 6-month progression-free survival rate as calculated from the date of first treatment until date of disease progression, relapse, or death.

II. To quantitate change in pre-treatment standard uptake value (SUV) on PET/CT and post-treatment PET/CT or disease progression PET/CT.

III. To quantitate pre-treatment, during treatment and 3-mo post-treatment grade 2 or higher gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and sexual function toxicity resulting from Triapine®, cisplatin, and radiation therapy as measured by CTCAE v3.0, which will be utilized until December 31, 2010; CTCAE v4.0 will be utilized beginning January 1, 2011.

IV. To associate smoking habit (non-smoker, smoker who quit during therapy, smoker) with 3-mo post-treatment PET/CT metabolic response and 3-mo best overall clinical response as measured by RECIST criteria after Triapine®, cisplatin, and radiation therapy.

  1. To associate HPV or non-HPV sub-type cervical cancer with 3-mo post-treatment PET/CT metabolic response and 3-mo best overall clinical response as measured by RECIST criteria after Triapine®, cisplatin, and radiation therapy.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to brachytherapy treatment (planned intracavitary brachytherapy vs none).

Patients receive cisplatin IV over 90 minutes on days 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30 and triapine IV on days 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24, 26, 29, 31, and 33. Patients also undergo pelvic external beam radiotherapy 5 days a week during weeks 1-5. Patients may undergo parametrial boost radiation and intracavitary low-dose or high-dose rate brachytherapy as clinically indicated.

Patients undergo whole-body F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose-PET/CT imaging at baseline, at 3 months after completion of study treatment, and at disease progression. Patients complete Sexual Function-Vaginal Changes Questionnaire and a smoking behavior questionnaire at baseline, at 3 months after completion of study treatment, and at disease progression.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed periodically for up to 5 years.

Being tested
triapine, cisplatin, external beam radiation therapy, quality-of-life assessment, questionnaire administration
Medical subject headings
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms, Vaginal Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • triapineDrug

    Also called 3-AP, OCX-191

    Given IV

  • cisplatinDrug

    Also called CACP, CDDP, CPDD, DDP

    Given IV

  • external beam radiation therapyRadiation

    Also called EBRT

    Undergo pelvic external beam radiation therapy

  • quality-of-life assessmentProcedure or surgery

    Also called quality of life assessment

    Ancillary studies

  • questionnaire administrationOther

    Ancillary studies

  • fludeoxyglucose F 18Radiation

    Also called 18FDG, FDG

    Undergo FDG-PET/CT

  • positron emission tomographyProcedure or surgery

    Also called FDG-PET, PET, PET scan, tomography, emission computed

    Undergo FDG-PET/CT

  • computed tomographyProcedure or surgery

    Also called tomography, computed

    Undergo FDG-PET/CT

Study groups in NCT00941070
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Treatment (cisplatin, triapine, radiation therapy)ExperimentalPatients receive cisplatin IV over 90 minutes on days 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30 and triapine IV on days 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24, 26, 29, 31, and 33. Patients also undergo pelvic external beam radiotherapy 5 days a week during weeks 1-5. Patients may undergo parametrial boost radiation and intracavitary low-dose or high-dose rate brachytherapy as clinically indicated. Patients undergo whole-body F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose-PET/CT imaging at baseline, at 3 months after completion of study treatment, and at disease progression. Patients complete Sexual Function-Vaginal Changes Questionnaire and a smoking behavior questionnaire at baseline, at 3 months after completion of study treatment, and at disease progression.
Receives: Drug: triapine; Drug: cisplatin; Radiation: external beam radiation therapy; Procedure: quality-of-life assessment; Other: questionnaire administration; Radiation: fludeoxyglucose F 18; Procedure: positron emission tomography; Procedure: computed tomography

What is being measured

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

  1. Fasting F-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) Positron Emission Tomography (PET/CT) Imaging Complete Metabolic Response, Reported Following National Cancer Institute (NCI) and European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Guidelines.

    To quantitate change in pre-treatment standard uptake value (SUV) on PET/CT and posttreatment PET/CT or disease progression PET/CT. Change in PET/CT SUV will be associated with 3-month best overall clinical response.

    Measured: post therapy at 3 months

Secondary outcomes (11)

  1. Clinical and Objective Response Assignment

    Number of patients with a complete clinical responses defined as disappearance of all target lesions. A complete metabolic response on PET/CT will be defined as absence of abnormal FDG uptake at sites of abnormal FDG uptake noted on pre-treatment FDG-PET study.

    Measured: post therapy at 3 months

  2. Clinical and Objective Response Assignment

    Number of patients with a complete clinical responses defined as disappearance of all target lesions. A complete metabolic response on PET/CT will be defined as absence of abnormal FDG uptake at sites of abnormal FDG uptake noted on pre-treatment FDG-PET study.

    Measured: one month follow up assessment

  3. Clinical and Objective Response Assignment

    Number of patients with a complete clinical responses defined as disappearance of all target lesions. A complete metabolic response on PET/CT will be defined as absence of abnormal FDG uptake at sites of abnormal FDG uptake noted on pre-treatment FDG-PET study.

    Measured: three month follow up assessment

  4. Percent of Patients With Incidence of Grade 2 or Higher Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Toxicity, Assessed Using CTCAE v3.0 Until December 31, 2010 and CTCAE v4.0 Beginning January 1, 2011

    Information will include the type, severity, time of onset, time of resolution, and the probable association with the study regimen. Frequency tables will be constructed to summarize observed incidence by severity and type of toxicity.

    Measured: After 5 weeks of radiation therapy

  5. Progression-free Survival

    Percentage of patients that did not have disease progression. Estimates of progression-free survival will be computed using the product-limit estimate of Kaplan and Meier.

    Measured: at 18 months from study entry

  6. PET/CT Scan Metabolic Activity

    Descriptive tabular data reporting mean, standard deviation, minimum, maximum provided by metabolic response cohort. Status of 3-month post-treatment metabolic response associated with clinical response measured by RECIST criteria and with overall clinical outcome. Kaplan-Meier (product-limit) method of survival estimation used. Tests of equivalence of the estimates compared using the Wilcoxon long-rank test using P 0.05. Cox proportional hazards regression models used in multivariate analyses.

    Measured: Baseline (pre-therapy)

  7. PET/CT Scan Metabolic Activity

    Descriptive tabular data reporting mean, standard deviation, minimum, maximum provided by metabolic response cohort. Status of 3-month post-treatment metabolic response associated with clinical response measured by RECIST criteria and with overall clinical outcome. Kaplan-Meier (product-limit) method of survival estimation used. Tests of equivalence of the estimates compared using the Wilcoxon long-rank test using P 0.05. Cox proportional hazards regression models used in multivariate analyses.

    Measured: 3 months post-treatment

  8. PET/CT Scan Metabolic Activity

    Descriptive tabular data reporting mean, standard deviation, minimum, maximum provided by metabolic response cohort. Status of 3-month post-treatment metabolic response associated with clinical response measured by RECIST criteria and with overall clinical outcome. Kaplan-Meier (product-limit) method of survival estimation used. Tests of equivalence of the estimates compared using the Wilcoxon long-rank test using P 0.05. Cox proportional hazards regression models used in multivariate analyses.

    Measured: Up to 5 years

  9. Change in Sexual Function, Assessed Using the Sexual Function-Vaginal Changes Questionnaire

    Measured: Baseline to up to 5 years

  10. Change in Smoking Behavior, Assessed Using the Smoking Questionnaire and Cessation Counseling

    Measured: 18 months from study entry

  11. Progression Free Survival by HPV Subtype

    Tabular descriptive data will be presented. HPV sub-type will be associated with treatment related toxicity, clinical response, PET metabolic response, and overall clinical outcome. Kaplan-Meier (product-limit) method of survival estimation will be used. Tests of equivalence of the estimates will be compared using the Wilcoxon long-rank test using a threshold for statistical significance of P 0.05. Cox proportional hazards regression models will be used in multivariate analyses.

    Measured: Baseline

Timeline

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

  1. First posted17 Jul 2009 (estimated)
  2. Study startJul 2009
  3. Primary completionApr 2012
  4. Study completionJul 2012

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
26 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00941070
Sponsor's protocol ID
NCI-2012-02896
Other IDs
NCI-2012-02896, CDR0000647544, CASE 11808, 8327, P30CA043703, U01CA062502
Status last verified
Oct 2017
First submitted
16 Jul 2009
Last updated
17 Nov 2017

Publications

  • Yun T, Liu Z, Wang J, Wang R, Zhu L, Zhu Z, Wang X. Microenvironment immune response induced by tumor ferroptosis-the application of nanomedicine. Front Oncol. 2022 Sep 16;12:1019654. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.1019654. eCollection 2022.

    PubMed 36185311

  • Chao J, Synold TW, Morgan RJ Jr, Kunos C, Longmate J, Lenz HJ, Lim D, Shibata S, Chung V, Stoller RG, Belani CP, Gandara DR, McNamara M, Gitlitz BJ, Lau DH, Ramalingam SS, Davies A, Espinoza-Delgado I, Newman EM, Yen Y. A phase I and pharmacokinetic study of oral 3-aminopyridine-2-carboxaldehyde thiosemicarbazone (3-AP, NSC #663249) in the treatment of advanced-stage solid cancers: a California Cancer Consortium Study. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2012 Mar;69(3):835-43. doi: 10.1007/s00280-011-1779-5. Epub 2011 Nov 22.

    PubMed 22105720

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing triapine, cisplatin and external beam radiation therapy in people with Recurrent Cervical Cancer and Recurrent Vaginal Cancer, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) 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 13 inclusion and 10 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 17 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 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 13 May 2013). 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?

Fasting F-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) Positron Emission Tomography (PET/CT) Imaging Complete Metabolic Response, Reported Following National Cancer Institute (NCI) and European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Guidelines. (time frame: post therapy at 3 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00941070, which also lists 2 linked publications.

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 17 Nov 2017.

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