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Brain and Central Nervous System TumorsPhase 2NCT00003939

Ecteinascidin 743 in Treating Patients With Advanced Soft Tissue Sarcoma

A Phase 2 study testing trabectedin in people with Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors and Endometrial Cancer, run by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC.

Completed

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

Official record
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Trial summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of ecteinascidin 743 in treating patients who have advanced soft tissue sarcoma. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
trabectedin
How many people
132 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Start not givento Nov 2000
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 proven soft tissue sarcoma, including the following cell types: Malignant fibrous histiocytoma Liposarcoma Rhabdomyosarcoma Synovial sarcoma Malignant paraganglioma Fibrosarcoma Leiomyosarcoma Angiosarcoma including hemangiopericytoma Neurogenic sarcoma Unclassified sarcoma Miscellaneous sarcoma including mixed mesodermal tumors of the uterus Cell types NOT allowed: Malignant mesothelioma Chondrosarcoma Neuroblastoma Osteosarcoma Ewing's sarcoma Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma Measurable lesion with evidence of progression within 6 weeks prior to study (osseous lesions, hepatomegaly, lymphedema, ascites, and pleural lesions are not considered measurable) No symptomatic or known CNS metastases

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: WHO 0-1 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Neutrophil count at least 2,000/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 1.75 mg/dL Albumin at least 2.5 g/dL AST and ALT less than 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) (2.5 times ULN if liver metastasis present) Alkaline phosphatase less than 2.5 times ULN No other significant hepatic disease (e.g., active hepatitis, cirrhosis, etc.) Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.36 mg/dL OR Creatinine clearance at least 60 mL/min Cardiovascular: No prior cardiovascular disease Other: No other severe medical illness No psychosis No prior or concurrent second primary malignant tumors, except adequately treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix or basal cell carcinoma Fertile patients must use effective contraception

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: At least 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy No more than 1 prior regimen of combination chemotherapy OR No more than 2 prior single agent regimens No other concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: No prior radiotherapy to sole index lesion No concurrent radiotherapy Surgery: Not specified Other: No other concurrent investigational drugs

About this study

Official title: Phase II Study on ET-743 in Advanced Soft Tissue Sarcomas of the Adult

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of ecteinascidin 743 in treating patients who have advanced soft tissue sarcoma.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the therapeutic activity of ecteinascidin 743 in patients with advanced soft tissue sarcomas. II. Determine the duration of response in these patients. III. Determine the acute side effects in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients receive ecteinascidin 743 (ET-743) IV over 24 hours every 3 weeks. Treatment continues for at least 2-6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients are followed every 6 weeks until disease progression and every 12 weeks after disease progression.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 28-44 patients will be accrued for this study.

Being tested
trabectedin
Keywords
adult angiosarcoma, adult fibrosarcoma, adult leiomyosarcoma, adult liposarcoma, adult neurofibrosarcoma, adult synovial sarcoma, stage IV adult soft tissue sarcoma, recurrent adult soft tissue sarcoma, small intestine leiomyosarcoma, adult alveolar soft-part sarcoma, adult epithelioid sarcoma, adult malignant fibrous histiocytoma, adult malignant hemangiopericytoma, adult malignant mesenchymoma, adult rhabdomyosarcoma, stage IV uterine sarcoma, recurrent uterine sarcoma, uterine carcinosarcoma, uterine leiomyosarcoma, endometrial stromal sarcoma
Medical subject headings
Central Nervous System Neoplasms, Endometrial Neoplasms, Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors, Ovarian Neoplasms, Sarcoma, Hemangiosarcoma, Fibrosarcoma, Leiomyosarcoma

What participants receive

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

  • trabectedinDrug

Timeline

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

  1. First posted3 Jun 2004 (estimated)
  2. Primary completionNov 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 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Enrolment
132 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00003939
Sponsor's protocol ID
EORTC-62982-16993
Other IDs
EORTC-62982
Status last verified
Sep 2012
First submitted
1 Nov 1999
Last updated
24 Sep 2012
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Therasse P, Le Cesne A, Van Glabbeke M, Verweij J, Judson I; EORTC Soft Tissue and Bone Sarcoma Group. RECIST vs. WHO: prospective comparison of response criteria in an EORTC phase II clinical trial investigating ET-743 in advanced soft tissue sarcoma. Eur J Cancer. 2005 Jul;41(10):1426-30. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2005.04.005.

    PubMed 15919202
  • Le Cesne A, Blay JY, Judson I, Van Oosterom A, Verweij J, Radford J, Lorigan P, Rodenhuis S, Ray-Coquard I, Bonvalot S, Collin F, Jimeno J, Di Paola E, Van Glabbeke M, Nielsen OS. Phase II study of ET-743 in advanced soft tissue sarcomas: a European Organisation for the Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) soft tissue and bone sarcoma group trial. J Clin Oncol. 2005 Jan 20;23(3):576-84. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2005.01.180.

    PubMed 15659504
  • Blay JY, Le Cesne A, Verweij J, Scurr M, Seynaeve C, Bonvalot S, Hogendoorn P, Jimeno J, Evrard V, van Glabbeke M, Judson I. A phase II study of ET-743/trabectedin ('Yondelis') for patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumours. Eur J Cancer. 2004 Jun;40(9):1327-31. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2004.02.005.

    PubMed 15177491
  • Le Cesne A, Judson I, Blay JY, et al.: Phase II study of ET-743 in advanced soft tissue sarcoma (ASTS) in adults: a STBSG-EORTC trial. [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 19: A-2182, 2000.

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing trabectedin in people with Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors and Endometrial Cancer, run by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC.

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 24 Sep 2012. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

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 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?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00003939, which also lists 4 linked publications.

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 24 Sep 2012.

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