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Stage IV Colon CancerPhase 2NCT00003486

Antineoplaston Therapy in Treating Patients With Colon Cancer

A Phase 2 study testing antineoplaston A10, antineoplaston AS2-1 and alternative product therapy in people with Stage IV Colon Cancer and Recurrent Colon Cancer, run by Burzynski Research Institute at 1 site in United States.

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Withdrawn. The study stopped before anyone enrolled.

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Trial summary

RATIONALE: Antineoplastons are naturally occurring substances that may also be made in the laboratory. Antineoplastons may inhibit the growth of cancer cells. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well antineoplaston therapy works in treating patients with colon cancer. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
antineoplaston A10, antineoplaston AS2-1 and alternative product therapy
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
How many people
0 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Start not givento not given
Phase
Phase 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 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the colon that is unlikely to respond to existing therapy and for which no curative therapy exists
  • Measurable disease by MRI or CT scan
  • Metastatic or unresectable disease

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

  • 18 and over

Performance status:

  • Karnofsky 60-100%

Life expectancy:

  • At least 2 months

Hematopoietic:

  • WBC at least 2,000/mm^3
  • Platelet count at least 50,000/mm^3

Hepatic:

  • Bilirubin no greater than 2.5 mg/dL
  • SGOT/SGPT no greater than 5 times upper limit of normal
  • No hepatic failure

Renal:

  • Creatinine no greater than 2.5 mg/dL
  • No renal failure

Cardiovascular:

  • No chronic heart failure
  • No uncontrolled hypertension

Pulmonary:

  • No serious lung disease, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Other:

  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 4 weeks after study participation
  • No active infection
  • No serious malabsorption syndromes
  • No other serious concurrent disease

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

  • At least 4 weeks since prior immunotherapy and recovered

Chemotherapy:

  • At least 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy (6 weeks for nitrosoureas) and recovered

Endocrine therapy:

  • Concurrent corticosteroids allowed

Radiotherapy:

  • At least 8 weeks since prior radiotherapy and recovered (patients with multiple tumors may be admitted earlier)

Surgery:

  • No prior extensive stomach or intestinal surgery

Other:

  • Prior cytodifferentiating agent allowed
  • No prior antineoplaston therapy
  • No other concurrent anticancer therapy

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Burzynski Clinic

    Houston, Texas, 77055-6330

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About this study

Official title: Phase II Study of Antineoplastons A10 and AS2-1 Capsules in Patients With Adenocarcinoma of the Colon

RATIONALE: Antineoplastons are naturally occurring substances that may also be made in the laboratory. Antineoplastons may inhibit the growth of cancer cells.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well antineoplaston therapy works in treating patients with colon cancer.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Determine the antitumor activity of antineoplastons A10 and AS2-1 in patients with adenocarcinoma of the colon by determining the proportion of patients who experience an objective tumor response.
  • Evaluate the adverse effects of and tolerance to this regimen in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is an open-label study.

Patients receive gradually escalating doses of oral antineoplaston A10 and oral antineoplaston AS2-1 6-7 times a day. If the patient has not achieved a partial or complete response after 3-4 months of treatment, the investigator may discontinue treatment. Patients with stable disease may continue to receive treatment until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity is observed.

Tumors are measured every 4 months during the first 2 years, then every 6 months during years 3 and 4, and yearly during years 5 and 6.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 20-40 patients will be accrued for this study.

Being tested
antineoplaston A10, antineoplaston AS2-1, alternative product therapy, biological therapy, biologically based therapies
Medical subject headings
Colonic Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • antineoplaston A10Drug

  • antineoplaston AS2-1Drug

  • alternative product therapyProcedure or surgery

  • biological therapyProcedure or surgery

  • biologically based therapiesProcedure or surgery

  • cancer prevention interventionProcedure or surgery

  • complementary and alternative therapyProcedure or surgery

  • differentiation therapyProcedure or surgery

Timeline

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

  1. First posted27 Jan 2003 (estimated)

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 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Enrolment
0 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00003486
Sponsor's protocol ID
BC-CO-3
Other IDs
CDR0000066524
Status last verified
Dec 2006
First submitted
1 Nov 1999
Last updated
10 Jul 2013
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing antineoplaston A10, antineoplaston AS2-1 and alternative product therapy in people with Stage IV Colon Cancer and Recurrent Colon Cancer, run by Burzynski Research Institute 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: withdrawn, as of the sponsor's last update on 10 Jul 2013. 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 phase mean?

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 was withdrawn before enrolling participants, so there are no results.

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 10 Jul 2013.

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