Interleukin-12 in Treating Patients With Cancer in the Abdomen

Colorectal Cancer Clinical Trial

Official title:

Phase I Study of Intraperitoneal Recombinant Human Interleukin-12 (rhIL-12) in Patients With Peritoneal Carcinomatosis, Associated With Mullerian and Gastrointestinal Carcinomas

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00003046
• Other study ID #: ID97-027
• Secondary ID: P30CA016672MDA-I
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1
• First received: November 1, 1999
• Last updated: July 27, 2012
• Start date: August 1997
• Est. completion date: October 2001

Study information

• Verified date: July 2012
• Source: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

RATIONALE: Interleukin-12 may kill tumor cells by stimulating a person's white blood cells to kill cancer cells.

PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of interleukin-12 in treating patients with cancer in the abdomen.

Description:

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the maximum tolerated dose of intraperitoneal interleukin-12 in patients with Mullerian carcinoma (closed to accrual as of 8/23/01), gastrointestinal carcinoma, or peritoneal mesothelioma (closed to accrual as of 8/23/01). II. Determine the qualitative and quantitative toxicity and reversibility of toxicity of this regimen in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation, multicenter study. Patients receive intraperitoneal interleukin-12 over 30 minutes once weekly for 4 weeks. Treatment repeats every 4 weeks for up to 6 courses in the absence of unacceptable toxicity or disease progression. Patients with stable or responsive disease may receive an additional 6 courses. Patients receive escalating doses of intraperitoneal interleukin-12 until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which 2 of 6 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity. Once the MTD is established, additional patients are accrued to receive interleukin-12 at the recommended dose.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 20-40 patients will be accrued for this study within 2 years.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 29
• Est. completion date: October 2001
• Est. primary completion date: October 2001
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically or cytologically confirmed Mullerian carcinoma (ovarian epithelial or peritoneal carcinoma) (closed to accrual as of 8/23/01) OR Gastrointestinal cancer with abdominal carcinomatosis OR Peritoneal mesothelioma (closed to accrual as of 8/23/01) Must have received an adequate course of any platinum-based chemotherapy regimen for ovarian cancer with evidence of intraabdominal disease Must have received an adequate course of fluorouracil-based treatment for metastatic colon cancer Intact primary gastrointestinal tumor allowed if not at risk of obstruction and/or bleeding Abdominal lesions must be less than 10 cm Extraperitoneal lesions must be less than 2 cm No hepatic disease No clinically significant pleural effusion (controlled by pleurodesis allowed) No brain metastases No significant adhesions or symptoms of obstruction

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: Zubrod 0-2 Life expectancy:

Not specified Hematopoietic: Absolute granulocyte count at least 1,500/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hemoglobin at least 9 g/dL (transfusion allowed) Lymphocyte count at least 800/mm3 Hepatic: See Disease Characteristics Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 mg/dL SGOT or SGPT less than 2.5 times upper limit of normal Albumin at least 3.5 g/dL Hepatitis B and C negative Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.5 mg/dL Cardiovascular: No significant heart disease Other: Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception Loss of no more than 10% of body weight over a 4 month period No overt autoimmune disease No active ulcer disease No prior inflammatory bowel disease (e.g., Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis)

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: No other concurrent immunotherapy Chemotherapy: At least 3 weeks since prior chemotherapy (6 weeks for mitomycin or nitrosoureas) and recovered No concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: No chronic steroid therapy Radiotherapy: At least 3 months since prior localized radiotherapy (e.g., pelvic or small field) and recovered No radiotherapy to whole abdomen No concurrent radiotherapy Surgery: Recovered from prior surgery At least 3 weeks since prior major abdominal surgery At least 2 weeks since prior laparoscopy

Study Design

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Anal Cancer
• Anus Neoplasms
• Colorectal Cancer
• Colorectal Neoplasms
• Gallbladder Cancer
• Gallbladder Neoplasms
• Gastric Cancer
• Pancreatic Cancer
• Pancreatic Neoplasms
• Stomach Neoplasms

Intervention

Biological:
• Recombinant Interleukin-12
Intraperitoneal over 30 minutes once weekly for 4 weeks, repeats every 4 weeks for up to 6 courses

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center	Houston	Texas

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center	National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (1)

Lenzi R, Kudelka AP, Veschraegen C, et al.: Intraperitoneal (IP) bioimmunologic responses in patients with ovarian and gastrointestinal cancers at a low toxicity dosing schedule of IP recombinant interleukin-12 (rhIL-12). [Abstract] Proc Am Assoc Cancer R

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) of Intraperitoneal Interleukin-12	MTD found in absence of unacceptable toxicity or disease progression with each 4 week treatment cycle.	4 weeks	Yes

External Links

•   UT MD Anderson Cancer Center Website