Two-Drug Combination Chemotherapy Compared With Four-Drug Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Advanced Cancer of the Urothelium

Bladder Cancer Clinical Trial

Official title:

Phase III Trial of Methotrexate, Vinblastine, Doxorubicin and Cisplatin vs Carboplatin and Paclitaxel in Advanced Carcinoma of the Urothelium

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00003376
• Other study ID #: CDR0000066368
• Secondary ID: E4897CLB-99908GU
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• Start date: December 3, 1998

Study information

• Verified date: June 2023
• Source: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells. It is not yet known if four-drug combination chemotherapy is more effective than two-drug combination chemotherapy in treating advanced cancer of the urothelium.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of four-drug combination chemotherapy with that of two-drug combination chemotherapy in treating patients who have advanced cancer of the urothelium.

Description:

OBJECTIVES: I. Compare the objective response rate, duration of remission, overall survival, and quality of life of patients with progressing regional or metastatic transitional cell carcinoma (or mixed histologies with a component of transitional cell carcinoma) of the urothelium treated with methotrexate, vinblastine, doxorubicin, and cisplatin vs carboplatin and paclitaxel. II. Compare the relative toxic effects of these treatment regimens in this patient population.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms. Arm I: Patients receive methotrexate IV on days 1, 15, and 22; vinblastine IV on days 2, 15, and 22; and cisplatin IV over 2 hours and doxorubicin IV on day 2. Treatment repeats every 28 days for a total of 6 courses in the absence of unacceptable toxicity or disease progression. Arm II: Patients receive paclitaxel IV over 3 hours immediately followed by carboplatin IV over 30 minutes. Treatment repeats every 21 days for a total of 6 courses in the absence of unacceptable toxicity or disease progression. Quality of life is assessed before treatment, before courses 2 and 4, at 4 weeks after last course, and at 10 months. Patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year and then every 6 months until disease progression.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 330 patients will be accrued for this study within 3.3 years.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 330
• Est. primary completion date: September 2005
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 120 Years

Eligibility

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed transitional cell carcinoma of the urothelium (renal pelvis, ureter, bladder, or urethra) or mixed histologies containing a component of transitional cell carcinoma of the urothelium with manifestations of progressing regional or metastatic cancer Clinically unsuspected organ-confined prostate cancer found during cystoprostatectomy allowed Evaluable or measurable disease No significant pericardial or pleural effusion or edema No significant ascites No CNS metastases

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: ECOG 0-2 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Granulocyte count at least 1,500/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: AST no greater than 2 times upper limit of normal Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 mg/dL Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.7 mg/dL Cardiovascular: No history of severe cardiovascular disease (American Heart Association class III or IV), uncontrolled congestive heart failure, or cardiac dysrhythmias Other: Prior malignancy allowed if curatively treated with no evidence of recurrence No active infection requiring parenteral antibiotics Not pregnant or nursing Fertile patients must use effective contraception

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: No prior systemic biologic response modifier therapy No concurrent filgrastim (G-CSF) within 24 hours prior to and after study chemotherapy administration Chemotherapy: No prior systemic chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: No prior pelvic radiotherapy as a component of bladder-sparing therapy or as an adjuvant for locally advanced disease with positive margins No concurrent local radiotherapy for pain control or life-threatening situations Surgery: See Disease Characteristics

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Bladder Cancer
• Carcinoma, Transitional Cell
• Kidney Neoplasms
• Transitional Cell Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter
• Ureteral Neoplasms
• Urethral Cancer
• Urethral Neoplasms
• Urinary Bladder Neoplasms

Intervention

Drug:
• carboplatin

• cisplatin

• doxorubicin hydrochloride

• methotrexate

• paclitaxel

• vinblastine

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Marlene & Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland	Baltimore	Maryland
United States	Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Baltimore	Baltimore	Maryland
United States	CCOP - Southwestern Vermont Regional Cancer Center	Bennington	Vermont
United States	Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Birmingham	Birmingham	Alabama
United States	Dana-Farber Cancer Institute	Boston	Massachusetts
United States	Roswell Park Cancer Institute	Buffalo	New York
United States	Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Buffalo	Buffalo	New York
United States	Vermont Cancer Center	Burlington	Vermont
United States	Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, UNC	Chapel Hill	North Carolina
United States	Medical University of South Carolina	Charleston	South Carolina
United States	University of Chicago Cancer Research Center	Chicago	Illinois
United States	University of Illinois at Chicago Health Sciences Center	Chicago	Illinois
United States	Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Chicago (Westside Hospital)	Chicago	Illinois
United States	Ellis Fischel Cancer Center - Columbia	Columbia	Missouri
United States	Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Columbia (Truman Memorial)	Columbia	Missouri
United States	Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital - Ohio State University	Columbus	Ohio
United States	Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center	Durham	North Carolina
United States	Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Durham	Durham	North Carolina
United States	University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics	Iowa City	Iowa
United States	University of California San Diego Cancer Center	La Jolla	California
United States	CCOP - Southern Nevada Cancer Research Foundation	Las Vegas	Nevada
United States	Norris Cotton Cancer Center	Lebanon	New Hampshire
United States	CCOP - North Shore University Hospital	Manhasset	New York
United States	North Shore University Hospital	Manhasset	New York
United States	University of Tennessee, Memphis Cancer Center	Memphis	Tennessee
United States	Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Memphis	Memphis	Tennessee
United States	CCOP - Mount Sinai Medical Center	Miami Beach	Florida
United States	University of Minnesota Cancer Center	Minneapolis	Minnesota
United States	Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Minneapolis	Minneapolis	Minnesota
United States	Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center	New York	New York
United States	Mount Sinai Medical Center, NY	New York	New York
United States	New York Presbyterian Hospital - Cornell Campus	New York	New York
United States	University of Nebraska Medical Center	Omaha	Nebraska
United States	Rhode Island Hospital	Providence	Rhode Island
United States	MBCCOP - Massey Cancer Center	Richmond	Virginia
United States	Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Richmond	Richmond	Virginia
United States	Barnes-Jewish Hospital	Saint Louis	Missouri
United States	UCSF Cancer Center and Cancer Research Institute	San Francisco	California
United States	Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Francisco	San Francisco	California
United States	CCOP - Syracuse Hematology-Oncology Associates of Central New York, P.C.	Syracuse	New York
United States	State University of New York - Upstate Medical University	Syracuse	New York
United States	Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Syracuse	Syracuse	New York
United States	Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Togus	Togus	Maine
United States	Lombardi Cancer Center, Georgetown University	Washington	District of Columbia
United States	Walter Reed Army Medical Center	Washington	District of Columbia
United States	Veterans Affairs Medical Center - White River Junction	White River Junction	Vermont
United States	CCOP - Christiana Care Health Services	Wilmington	Delaware
United States	CCOP - Southeast Cancer Control Consortium	Winston-Salem	North Carolina
United States	Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center	Winston-Salem	North Carolina
United States	University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center	Worcester	Massachusetts

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group	Cancer and Leukemia Group B, National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (2)

Dreicer R, Manola J, Roth B, et al.: ECOG 4897: phase III trial of methotrexate, vinblastine, doxorubicin, and cisplatin (M-VAC) versus carboplatin and paclitaxel in patients with advanced carcinoma of the urothelium. [Abstract] Proceedings of the America

Dreicer R, Manola J, Roth BJ, See WA, Kuross S, Edelman MJ, Hudes GR, Wilding G. Phase III trial of methotrexate, vinblastine, doxorubicin, and cisplatin versus carboplatin and paclitaxel in patients with advanced carcinoma of the urothelium. Cancer. 2004 — View Citation