Phase I Perifosine and Gemcitabine Study

Neoplasms Clinical Trial

Official title: Phase 1 Trial of the Combination of Perifosine and Gemcitabine

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

This is a study of the drug perifosine in combination with Gemcitabine. Perifosine is an oral anti-cancer agent that has been used in more than 140 people, but has not been combined with other drugs before this study. The study is designed to determine the highest dose of perifosine that can be administered to people every day while they are on a Gemcitabine regimen, without severe or prolonged nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. This study starts with patients taking 50 mg/day and goes up to 150 mg/day. After the highest tolerable dose is found, we will add 10 more patients at that dose.

Clinical Trial Description

This is a phase 1, open-label trial of perifosine and gemcitabine in patients with malignancies for whom single agent gemcitabine is a reasonable treatment option. All patients will receive gemcitabine at a dose of 1000 mg/m2 on days 1 and 8 of a 21-day cycle. Patients will receive perifosine orally at a dose of 50, 100 or 150 mg per day for the first 14 days of the 21-day cycle. Cohorts of 3 patients will be treated with doses of 50 mg administered either once, twice or three times a day. In this study a maximum tolerated dose (MTD) will be defined as a dose that can be given without grade 3/4 non-hematologic toxicity in more than 1/3 patients. If 2/3 patients in any cohort encounter a grade 3/4 non-hematologic toxicity, an additional 3 patients will be added. If the dose is intolerable for >3/6 patients then the previous level will be declared the MTD. Once an MTD has been determined an additional 10 patients will be added at the MTD to better define the expected toxicities. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Neoplasms

• NCT number: NCT00398697
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: AEterna Zentaris
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1
• Start date: August 2004
• Completion date: January 2006