Topotecan in Treating Patients With Recurrent Brain Tumors

Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Phase II Study of Topotecan in Patients With Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma or Anaplastic Mixed Oligoastrocytoma

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00003372
• Other study ID #: I109
• Secondary ID: CAN-NCIC-IND109C
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Start date: December 8, 1997
• Est. completion date: December 21, 2009

Study information

• Verified date: April 2020
• Source: Canadian Cancer Trials 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.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of topotecan in treating patients with recurrent brain tumor.

Description:

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the efficacy of topotecan in patients with recurrent anaplastic oligodendroglioma or anaplastic mixed oligoastrocytoma. II. Determine the qualitative and quantitative toxicity of topotecan in this patient population on this schedule.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients receive intravenous topotecan over 30 minutes daily for 5 days every 3 weeks. Treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients will be followed every 3 months until death.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Up to 30 evaluable patients will be accrued within 2-3 years.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 17
• Est. completion date: December 21, 2009
• Est. primary completion date: October 5, 2000
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 120 Years

Eligibility

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically proven recurrent anaplastic oligodendroglioma or anaplastic mixed oligoastrocytoma following primary surgery and radiation therapy Tumors for anaplastic mixed oligoastrocytoma must contain at least 25% oligodendroglial elements Tumors must be clinically aggressive for patients with only 1 anaplastic feature Prior low grade oligodendrogliomas or oligoastrocytomas undergoing repeat biopsy following clinical or radiological progression are eligible Bidimensionally measurable and progressive lesions by CT or MRI

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: ECOG 0-3 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Absolute granulocyte count at least 1,500/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Creatinine normal Other: Not pregnant or nursing Fertile patients must use effective contraception No prior malignancies except curatively treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix or nonmelanoma skin cancer No other serious illness or medical condition No active uncontrolled infection No history of neurologic or psychiatric disorder

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: At least 6 weeks since chemotherapy No more than 1 prior chemotherapy regimen No prior camptothecin derivatives Endocrine therapy: At least 2 weeks on stable steroid therapy, if necessary Radiotherapy: At least 2 months since prior radiotherapy No prior radiation therapy for recurrent disease Surgery: At least 6 weeks since prior surgery (except biopsy only) Prior surgery for recurrent disease allowed (including stereotactic biopsy or partial resection) Other: No concurrent experimental drugs or anticancer therapy

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
• Central Nervous System Neoplasms
• Nervous System Neoplasms
• Oligodendroglioma

Intervention

Drug:
• topotecan hydrochloride

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Canada	Tom Baker Cancer Center - Calgary	Calgary	Alberta
Canada	Cross Cancer Institute	Edmonton	Alberta
Canada	Kingston Regional Cancer Centre	Kingston	Ontario
Canada	Cancer Care Ontario-London Regional Cancer Centre	London	Ontario
Canada	Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal	Montreal	Quebec
Canada	McGill University Department of Oncology	Montreal	Quebec
Canada	Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre - Civic Campus	Ottawa	Ontario
Canada	Princess Margaret Hospital	Toronto	Ontario
Canada	Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre	Toronto	Ontario
Canada	BC Cancer Agency	Vancouver	British Columbia
Canada	CancerCare Manitoba	Winnipeg	Manitoba

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
NCIC Clinical Trials Group

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

References & Publications (1)

Bélanger K, MacDonald D, Cairncross G, Gertler S, Forsyth P, Burdette-Radoux S, Bergeron J, Soulières D, Ludwin S, Wainman N, Eisenhauer E. A phase II study of topotecan in patients with anaplastic oligodendroglioma or anaplastic mixed oligoastrocytoma. I — View Citation