Status:

TERMINATED

Rebeccamycin Analog as Second-Line Therapy in Treating Patients With Limited-Stage or Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer That Relapsed After Previous First-Line Chemotherapy

Lead Sponsor:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Extensive Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer

Limited Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as rebeccamycin analog, work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. This phase II trial is studying how well rebeccamycin ana...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the objective response rate in patients with limited or extensive stage small cell lung cancer that relapsed after prior first-line chemotherapy when treated with rebeccamyci...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • Diagnosis of small cell lung cancer (SCLC)
  • Limited or extensive stage
  • At least 1 unidimensionally measurable lesion at least 20 mm by conventional techniques OR at least 10 mm by spiral CT scan
  • Sensitive\* relapsed disease after only 1 prior chemotherapy regimen
  • Brain metastasis allowed provided the following criteria are met:
  • Stable brain disease
  • Not receiving irradiation
  • No steroid requirement to control symptoms
  • Performance status - ECOG 0-2
  • Performance status - Karnofsky 60-100%
  • At least 12 weeks
  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm\^3
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm\^3
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL
  • AST and ALT \< 2.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) (5 times ULN if liver involvement is present)
  • Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 mg/dL
  • Creatinine \< 2.0 mg/dL
  • Creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min
  • No New York Heart Association class III or IV heart disease
  • No symptomatic congestive heart failure
  • No unstable angina pectoris
  • No cardiac arrhythmia
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No active or ongoing infection
  • No other concurrent uncontrolled illness
  • No psychiatric illness or social situation that would preclude study compliance
  • See Disease Characteristics
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  • Prior radiotherapy allowed
  • No other concurrent investigational agents
  • No other concurrent therapies for SCLC
  • No concurrent combination antiretroviral therapy for HIV-positive patients

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    April 1 2004

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    April 1 2008

    Estimated Enrollment :

    21 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00084487

    Start Date

    April 1 2004

    End Date

    April 1 2008

    Last Update

    May 23 2014

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    Case Western Reserve University

    Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106