Status:

COMPLETED

Erlotinib and Temozolomide in Treating Young Patients With Recurrent or Refractory Solid Tumors

Lead Sponsor:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Previously Treated Childhood Rhabdomyosarcoma

Recurrent Childhood Brain Tumor

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 21 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of erlotinib when given with temozolomide in treating young patients with recurrent or refractory solid tumors. Erlotinib may stop the gro...

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the maximum tolerated dose of erlotinib in children with recurrent or refractory solid tumors. II. Determine the dose-limiting toxic effects of this drug alone and w...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • One of the following histologically confirmed solid tumors:
  • Brain tumors
  • Osteogenic sarcoma
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma
  • Soft tissue sarcoma (excluding Ewing's sarcoma)
  • Neuroblastoma
  • Germ cell tumors
  • Recurrent or refractory disease
  • No known curative therapy exists
  • Performance status - Karnofsky 50-100% (for patients age 11 to 21)
  • Performance status - Lansky 50-100% (for patients age 10 and under)
  • At least 8 weeks
  • Absolute neutrophil count \> 1,000/mm\^3
  • Platelet count \> 100,000/mm\^3 (transfusion independent\*)
  • Hemoglobin \> 8.0 g/dL (transfusion allowed)
  • Bilirubin \< 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • ALT \< 2.5 times ULN
  • Albumin ≥ 2 g/dL
  • Creatinine clearance or radioisotope glomerular filtration rate at least 70 mL/min
  • Creatinine based on age as follows:
  • ≤ 0.8 mg/dL for patients age 5 and under
  • ≤ 1.0 mg/dL for patients 6 to 10
  • ≤ 1.2 mg/dL for patients 11 to 15
  • ≤ 1.5 mg/dL for patients age 15 to 21
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • Able to swallow tablets (for patients in part 2 only)
  • No uncontrolled infection
  • Recovered from all prior immunotherapy
  • At least 7 days since prior biologic therapy
  • At least 3 months since prior stem cell transplantation and no evidence of active graft-versus-host disease
  • More than 1 week since prior growth factors
  • No concurrent prophylactic growth factor therapy
  • No concurrent immunotherapy
  • No concurrent biologic therapy
  • More than 2 weeks since prior myelosuppressive chemotherapy (4 weeks for nitrosoureas) and recovered
  • No other concurrent chemotherapy
  • No concurrent systemic corticosteroids except for treatment of increased intracranial pressure or symptomatic tumor edema in patients with CNS tumors
  • No concurrent steroids as an antiemetic
  • Concurrent dexamethasone for patients with CNS tumors allowed provided patient has been on a stable or decreasing dose for at least 1 week before study entry
  • Recovered from all prior radiotherapy
  • At least 2 weeks since prior local palliative radiotherapy (small port)
  • At least 6 weeks since prior substantial bone marrow irradiation
  • At least 6 months since prior craniospinal radiotherapy
  • At least 6 months since prior radiotherapy to 50% or more of the pelvis
  • At least 8 weeks since prior standard-fraction radiotherapy for patients with recurrent brain tumors unless there is biopsy proof of recurrent tumor
  • Prior radiosurgery within the past 9 months allowed provided there is documentation of progressive disease by biopsy, positron-emission tomography (PET) scan, or MR spectroscopy
  • No concurrent radiotherapy
  • More than 1 week since prior CYP3A4 inhibitors
  • More than 4 weeks since prior CYP3A4 inducers
  • More than 5 days since prior proton-pump inhibitors
  • More than 2 days since prior H\_2 blockers
  • No prior erlotinib
  • No concurrent enzyme-inducing anticonvulsants
  • No concurrent proton-pump inhibitors
  • No concurrent H2 blockers
  • No other concurrent investigational agents
  • Concurrent antacids allowed provided the antacid is not administered 2 hours before, during, and 2 hours after erlotinib administration

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    February 1 2004

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    Estimated Enrollment :

    95 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00077454

    Start Date

    February 1 2004

    Last Update

    June 5 2013

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    COG Phase I Consortium

    Arcadia, California, United States, 91006-3776