Irinotecan in Treating Patients With Advanced Cancer of the Stomach

Gastric Cancer Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Phase II Trial of CPT-11 in Patients With Advanced Adenocarcinoma of the Stomach or Gastroesophageal Junction Incorporating Pretreatment and Posttreatment Biopsies for Evaluation of Tumor Thymidylate Synthase, MIB-1, Topoisomerase I, and p53

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00003137
• Other study ID #: NCCTG-964152
• Secondary ID: CDR0000065905
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• First received: November 1, 1999
• Last updated: July 12, 2016
• Start date: December 1997
• Est. completion date: July 2004

Study information

• Verified date: July 2016
• Source: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Federal Government
• 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 irinotecan in treating patients who have advanced cancer of the stomach.

Description:

OBJECTIVES: I. Evaluate the response rate, survival, and toxicity of previously untreated patients with locally advanced or metastatic gastric cancer who are treated with irinotecan (CPT-11).

OUTLINE: This is a nonrandomized study. Patients receive irinotecan (CPT-11) by IV over 90 minutes every 3 weeks. Dosage modifications are made based on toxicity. Retreatment may be delayed another 3 weeks (for a total of 6 weeks) to allow for recovery from toxic effects. Patient is taken off study if they do not recover from toxic effects, unless cause is documented to be unrelated to CPT-11. Patients with stable disease or partial response continue on treatment until disease progression or intolerable toxicity. Patients with complete response continue on treatment for another 2 courses and then are observed. Patients are followed every 3 months for 3 years or until disease progression.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 70
• Est. completion date: July 2004
• Est. primary completion date: July 2004
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed advanced adenocarcinoma of the stomach or gastroesophageal junction beyond hope of surgical cure and not considered a candidate for potentially curative chemotherapy/radiation therapy Measurable or evaluable disease Tumor must be accessible for biopsy No known central nervous system metastases or carcinomatous meningitis

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: ECOG 0-2 Life expectancy: At least 12 weeks Hematopoietic: Absolute granulocyte count at least 1,500/mm3 Platelet count at least 150,000/mm3 Hemoglobin at least 9.0 mg/dL (transfusion allowed) Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than upper limit of normal (ULN), regardless of liver involvement secondary to tumor AST no greater than 3 times ULN Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.5 times ULN Cardiovascular: No unstable angina No uncontrolled high blood pressure No active congestive heart failure No myocardial infarction in the last 6 months No serious uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia No New York Heart Association Class III or IV heart disease Pulmonary: No interstitial pneumonia or extensive and symptomatic interstitial fibrosis of the lung No pleural effusion or ascites, which cause respiratory compromise (at least Grade 2 dyspnea) Other: No active or uncontrolled infection No prior malignancy, except for adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, adequately treated noninvasive carcinomas, or other cancer from which the patient has been disease free for at least 5 years Not pregnant or nursing Adequate contraception required of all fertile patients

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: No prior chemotherapy for gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer No prior irinotecan (CPT-11) or other camptothecin Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: No prior abdominal or pelvic radiotherapy No prior radiotherapy to greater than 25% of bone marrow No prior radiotherapy to measurable or evaluable indicator lesions At least 4 weeks since major radiotherapy (chest radiotherapy) Surgery: At least 3 weeks since major surgery and recovered At least 2 weeks since minor surgery and recovered Other: No other concurrent investigational agents

Study Design

Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Adenocarcinoma
• Esophageal Cancer
• Esophageal Neoplasms
• Gastric Cancer
• Stomach Neoplasms

Intervention

Drug:
• irinotecan hydrochloride

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Canada	Allan Blair Cancer Centre	Regina	Saskatchewan
United States	Medcenter One Health System	Bismarck	North Dakota
United States	CCOP - Cedar Rapids Oncology Project	Cedar Rapids	Iowa
United States	CCOP - Geisinger Clinic and Medical Center	Danville	Pennsylvania
United States	CCOP - Iowa Oncology Research Association	Des Moines	Iowa
United States	CCOP - Duluth	Duluth	Minnesota
United States	CCOP - Merit Care Hospital	Fargo	North Dakota
United States	Altru Health Systems	Grand Forks	North Dakota
United States	Mayo Clinic Jacksonville	Jacksonville	Florida
United States	CCOP - Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium	Omaha	Nebraska
United States	CCOP - Illinois Oncology Research Association	Peoria	Illinois
United States	Rapid City Regional Hospital	Rapid City	South Dakota
United States	Mayo Clinic Cancer Center	Rochester	Minnesota
United States	CentraCare Clinic	Saint Cloud	Minnesota
United States	CCOP - Scottsdale Oncology Program	Scottsdale	Arizona
United States	Siouxland Hematology-Oncology	Sioux City	Iowa
United States	CCOP - Sioux Community Cancer Consortium	Sioux Falls	South Dakota
United States	CCOP - Carle Cancer Center	Urbana	Illinois
United States	CCOP - Wichita	Wichita	Kansas

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology	National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Countries where clinical trial is conducted

United States,  Canada, 

References & Publications (2)

Erlichman C, Goldberg RM, Mahoney MR, et al.: A phase II trial of CPT-11 in patients (pts) with advanced gastric or gastroesophageal (GE) junction adenocarcinoma (ADCA): a clinical and pharmacodynamic evaluation. A North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NC

Jatoi A, Foster NR, Egner JR, Burch PA, Stella PJ, Rubin J, Dakhil SR, Sargent DJ, Murphy BR, Alberts SR. Older versus younger patients with metastatic adenocarcinoma of the esophagus, gastroesophageal junction, and stomach: a pooled analysis of eight consecutive North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG) trials. Int J Oncol. 2010 Mar;36(3):601-6. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	response rate		Up to 3 years	No
Secondary	survival		Up to 3 years	No