Amifostine in Treating Patients With Ovarian Epithelial Cancer Who Are Receiving Chemotherapy

Quality of Life Clinical Trial

Official title:

Amifostine as a Toxicity Protectant in Ovarian Cancer in Chemotherapy Treated Patients: A Pilot Phase III Randomized Controlled Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00004166
• Other study ID #: NU 97CC4
• Secondary ID: NU-97CC4NCI-G99-
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• First received: December 10, 1999
• Last updated: May 31, 2012
• Start date: October 1999
• Est. completion date: January 2003

Study information

• Verified date: May 2012
• Source: Northwestern University
• 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. Chemoprotective drugs such as amifostine may protect normal cells from the side effects of chemotherapy.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to study the effectiveness of amifostine in treating patients who have ovarian epithelial cancer and who are receiving chemotherapy.

Description:

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine if patients with ovarian epithelial cancer receiving chemotherapy have significantly fewer neurologic events when treated with amifostine. II. Compare amifostine vs no chemoprotection in terms of overall incidence of neuropathy, incidence of neutropenia, infection, and other myelosuppressive events (e.g., leukopenia, anemia, and thrombocytopenia), length of hospital stay due to infections, and quality of life in this patient population.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, parallel, controlled, double blind study. Patients are randomized to one of two treatment arms. Arm I: Patients receive amifostine IV over 10 minutes, 30 minutes prior to chemotherapy. Arm II: Patients receive a placebo IV over 10 minutes, 30 minutes prior to chemotherapy. Treatment repeats every 3 weeks for 8 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Quality of life is assessed prior to courses 1, 4, and 8, and then every 3 months for 1 year. Patients are followed monthly for 6 months.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 60 patients will be accrued for this study within 2 years.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 0
• Est. completion date: January 2003
• Est. primary completion date: January 2003
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed, surgically staged ovarian epithelial cancer Planned treatment with paclitaxel/carboplatinum chemotherapy

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: GOG 0-2 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 3 mg/dL SGOT/SGPT no greater than 2.5 times upper limit of normal Renal: Creatinine no greater than 2 mg/dL Other: Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 3 months after study

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: See Disease Characteristics No prior chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: No prior radiotherapy Surgery: See Disease Characteristics Other: At least 24 hours since prior antihypertensives

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Primary Purpose: Supportive Care

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
• Ovarian Cancer
• Ovarian Neoplasms
• Quality of Life

Intervention

Drug:
• amifostine trihydrate

Procedure:
• quality-of-life assessment

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University	Chicago	Illinois

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Northwestern University	National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States,