Status:

COMPLETED

Sunitinib in Treating Patients With Progressive Metastatic Transitional Cell Cancer of the Urothelium

Lead Sponsor:

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Pfizer

Conditions:

Bladder Cancer

Transitional Cell Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-120 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Sunitinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for their growth and by blocking blood flow to the tumor. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how w...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * Determine the response rate in patients with progressive metastatic transitional cell carcinoma of the urothelium treated with sunitinib malate. * Determine the safety of this ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Histologically confirmed transitional cell carcinoma of the urothelium, including 1 of the following sites:
  • Bladder
  • Urethra
  • Ureter
  • Renal pelvis
  • Progressive metastatic disease
  • Progressive disease defined as new or progressive lesions on cross-sectional imaging
  • Progressed despite prior treatment with cytotoxic chemotherapy
  • Measurable disease
  • Previously treated disease, as defined by the following:
  • Received treatment with 1-4 cytotoxic agents
  • Prior therapy must have included ≥ 1 of the following:
  • Cisplatin
  • Carboplatin
  • Paclitaxel
  • Docetaxel
  • Gemcitabine hydrochloride
  • Prior cytotoxic agents in the perioperative or metastatic setting allowed and may have been administered sequentially (e.g., first-line treatment followed by second-line treatment at time of progression) or all as part of a single regimen
  • No symptomatic CNS metastases
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Karnofsky performance status 60-100%
  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,000/mm³
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm³
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 8.0 g/dL
  • Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 mg/dL (unless Gilbert's disease is present)
  • AST and ALT ≤ 2.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) (5 times ULN if liver function abnormalities are due to underlying malignancy)
  • Creatinine ≤ 2.0 mg/dL
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • None of the following within the past 6 months:
  • Myocardial infarction
  • Severe or unstable angina
  • Coronary or peripheral artery bypass graft
  • Symptomatic congestive heart failure
  • Cerebrovascular accident or transient ischemic attack
  • Pulmonary embolism
  • No ongoing cardiac dysrhythmias ≥ grade 2
  • No prolonged QTc interval on baseline ECG
  • No uncontrolled hypertension, defined as blood pressure \> 150/100 mm Hg despite optimal medical therapy
  • No preexisting thyroid abnormality (i.e., thyroid function tests that cannot be maintained in the normal range with medication)
  • No known HIV- or AIDS-related illness or other active infection
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • At least 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy or chemotherapy
  • At least 4 weeks since prior major surgery
  • No other concurrent investigational drugs
  • No concurrent participation in another clinical trial (supportive care trials or non-treatment trials \[e.g., quality of life\] allowed)
  • No concurrent therapeutic doses of warfarin (low-dose warfarin ≤ 2 mg once daily for thromboembolic prophylaxis allowed)

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    September 1 2006

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    February 1 2012

    Estimated Enrollment :

    78 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00397488

    Start Date

    September 1 2006

    End Date

    February 1 2012

    Last Update

    January 25 2016

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    Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, United States, 10021