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Colorectal CancerPhase 1/2NCT00003344

Radiation Therapy Plus Irinotecan in Treating Patients With Colon Cancer

A Phase 1/2 study testing irinotecan hydrochloride and radiation therapy in people with Colorectal Cancer, run by Medical University of South Carolina at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining radiation therapy with chemotherapy may kill more tumor cells. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 120 years
Conditions the study is for
Colorectal Cancer
What is being tested?
irinotecan hydrochloride and radiation therapy
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
How many people
49 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Aug 1998to Jan 2000
Phase
Phase 1/2
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 120 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed unresectable, incompletely resected with gross residual disease, or locally recurrent large bowel carcinoma confined to a site within the abdomen or pelvis All disease must be encompassable within a single radiotherapy port No evidence of uncontrolled metastatic disease outside of the planned radiotherapy port

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: CALGB 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 2.0 mg/dL Renal: Not specified Cardiovascular: No history of significant myocardial disease No New York Heart Association class III or IV disease No unstable angina No myocardial infarction in the past 4 months Other: No significant infection or other coexistent medical condition that would preclude protocol therapy Maintain an adequate oral nutrition intake (at least 1,200 calories estimated per day) No greater than 6 bowel movements per day prior to treatment No significant nausea or emesis on optimal antiemetic therapy Not pregnant or nursing Effective contraception required of all fertile patients

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: No prior irinotecan Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: No prior abdominal or pelvic radiotherapy Surgery: At least 3 weeks since laparotomy or laparoscopic procedure with or without resection

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Medical University of South Carolina

    Charleston, South Carolina, 29425-0721

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About this study

Official title: Phase I-II Study of Weekly CPT-11 and Radiation Therapy for Unresectable or Locally Recurrent Large Bowel Cancer

RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining radiation therapy with chemotherapy may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: Phase I/II trial to study the effectiveness of radiation therapy plus irinotecan in treating patients with colon cancer that is recurrent or that cannot be removed surgically.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of weekly irinotecan that will result in an acceptable level of toxicity when given in combination with concurrent external beam radiation therapy. II. Determine the objective response rate of these patients at the dose level below the MTD.

OUTLINE: Patients receive irinotecan IV over 90 minutes beginning within 24 hours of radiotherapy on days 1, 8, 15, and 22. External beam radiotherapy is administered 5 days per week for 5.5-6 weeks starting on day 1 concurrent with chemotherapy. Cohorts of 3-6 patients are treated until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) has been determined. The MTD is defined as the dose level at which the incidence of dose limiting toxicity is no greater than one-third of the patients treated at that dose level. Once the MTD has been determined, additional patients receive irinotecan at the dose level below the MTD with external beam radiation therapy on the same treatment schedule as above. Patients are followed at 4 weeks after treatment, then every 3 months for 2 years, and then every 6 months for 3 additional years.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 3-24 patients will be accrued into the Phase I portion of this study. Approximately 15-25 patients will be accrued into the Phase II portion of this study.

Being tested
irinotecan hydrochloride, radiation therapy
Keywords
stage II colon cancer, stage III colon cancer, stage II rectal cancer, stage III rectal cancer, recurrent colon cancer, recurrent rectal cancer
Medical subject headings
Colorectal Neoplasms, Colonic Neoplasms, Rectal Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted13 Sep 2004 (estimated)
  2. Study startAug 1998
  3. Primary completionJan 2000
  4. Study completionJan 2000

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 1/2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Enrolment
49 participants
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00003344
Sponsor's protocol ID
CDR0000066321
Other IDs
MUSC-7532, HCC/MUSC-GI-01, NCI-V98-1420
Status last verified
May 2018
First submitted
1 Nov 1999
Last updated
16 May 2018
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1/2 study testing irinotecan hydrochloride and radiation therapy in people with Colorectal Cancer, run by Medical University of South Carolina at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 16 May 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this combined phase mean?

Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 16 May 2018.

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