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Suramin and Either Docetaxel or Gemcitabine in Treating Patients With Stage IIIB or Stage IV Platinum-Refractory Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
This study is currently recruiting patients.
Sponsored by: | Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital & Richard J. Solove Research Institute |
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Information provided by: | National Cancer Institute (NCI) |
Purpose
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy such as docetaxel and gemcitabine use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Some tumors become resistant to chemotherapy drugs. Combining suramin with either docetaxel or gemcitabine may reduce resistance to the drugs and kill more tumor cells.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase I trial to compare the effect on the body of suramin combined with either docetaxel or gemcitabine and to determine its effectiveness in treating patients who have stage IIIB or stage IV non-small cell lung cancer that is refractory to platinum chemotherapy (such as cisplatin, carboplatin, or oxaliplatin).
Condition | Treatment or Intervention | Phase |
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recurrent non-small cell lung cancer stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer stage IV non-small cell lung cancer |
Drug: docetaxel Drug: gemcitabine Drug: suramin Procedure: anti-cytokine therapy Procedure: biological response modifier therapy Procedure: chemosensitization/potentiation Procedure: chemotherapy Procedure: drug resistance inhibition Procedure: growth factor antagonist therapy |
Phase I |
MedlinePlus related topics: Cancer; Cancer Alternative Therapy; Lung Cancer; Respiratory Diseases
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment
Official Title: Phase I Randomized, Pilot Study of Low-Dose Suramin and Docetaxel or Gemcitabine in Patients With Stage IIIB or IV Platinum-Refractory Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
OBJECTIVES:
OUTLINE: This is a randomized, pilot, dose-finding study. Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.
Cohorts of 6-12 patients in each arm receive doses of suramin calculated from a clinical formula validated in prior clinical trials. Adjustments on the suramin dose are performed if the initial dose is off target and less than 50 µM peak concentration. The optimal dose is defined as the dose at which at least 5 of 6 patients achieve optimal plasma concentrations of suramin and no more than 1 of 6 patients experiences dose-limiting toxicity. In the event of dose-limiting toxicity, doses of docetaxel and gemcitabine are adjusted until the optimal dose in combination with suramin is determined.
Patients are followed for at least 30 days.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 12-24 patients (6-12 per treatment arm) will be accrued for this study within 6 months.
Eligibility
Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years and above, Genders Eligible for Study: Both
Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age
Performance status
Life expectancy
Hematopoietic
Hepatic
Renal
Cardiovascular
Other
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy
Chemotherapy
Endocrine therapy
Radiotherapy
Surgery
Other
Location and Contact Information
More Information
Clinical trial summary from the National Cancer Institute's PDQ® database
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