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Bladder CancerPhase 2NCT00006111

Surgery Plus Combination Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Cancer of the Urinary Tract

A Phase 2 study testing cisplatin, fluorouracil and conventional surgery in people with Bladder Cancer and Transitional Cell Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter, run by UNICANCER at 11 sites in France.

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: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Combining surgery with chemotherapy and radiation therapy may be an effective way to treat cancer of the urinary tract. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 70 years
What is being tested?
cisplatin, fluorouracil and conventional surgery
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
53 participants
Where
11 sitesFrance
Study dates
Apr 1999to Jun 2008
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 to 70 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed stage II, III, or IV carcinoma of the urothelium infiltrating muscle Primary OR After development of a superficial tumor T2-T4b with or without lymph node involvement and no detectable metastases No epidermoid cancer or adenocarcinoma No extrapelvic lymph node involvement

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 to 70 Performance status: WHO 0-2 Life expectancy: More than 6 months Hematopoietic: WBC greater than 4,000/mm3 Platelet count greater than 100,000/mm3 Neutrophil count greater than 1,500/mm3 Hemoglobin greater than 10 g/dL Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Creatinine less than 1.5 mg/dL Other: Not pregnant Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 2 months after study No other prior malignancy except nonmelanomatous skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix No prior serious illness of the gastrointestinal tract (e.g., rectal bleeding or diverticulosis with complications) No contraindication to fluorouracil, cisplatin, or radiotherapy

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: No prior chemotherapy except intravesicular instillations Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: No prior radiotherapy Surgery: Not specified

Trial locations and contacts

11 sites in 1 country.

11 sites in 1 country

France11 sites
  • Institut Sainte Catherine

    Avignon, 84082

  • Centre Oscar Lambret

    Lille, 59020

  • Centre Leon Berard

    Lyon, 69373

  • Centre Regional de Lutte Contre le Cancer - Centre Val d'Aurelle

    Montpellier, 34298

  • Centre Antoine Lacassagne

    Nice, 06189

  • C.H.U. - Hopital Gaston Doumergue

    Nîmes, 30006

  • Centre Eugene Marquis

    Rennes, 35064

  • Centre Rene Huguenin

    Saint-Cloud, 92211

  • Centre Hospitalier General de Saint Nazaire

    Saint-Nazaire, 44600

  • Institut Claudius Regaud

    Toulouse, 31052

  • Centre Alexis Vautrin

    Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, 54511

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About this study

Official title: Multicenter Study of the Quality of Life of Patients With Invasive Urothelial Cancer Treated With Conservative Surgery Followed by Cisplatin, Fluorouracil and Radiotherapy

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Combining surgery with chemotherapy and radiation therapy may be an effective way to treat cancer of the urinary tract.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combining surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy in treating patients who have stage II, stage III, or stage IV cancer of the urinary tract .

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OBJECTIVES: I. Assess the quality of life of patients with invasive stage II, III, or IV carcinoma of the urothelium treated with conservative surgery plus cisplatin, fluorouracil, and radiotherapy. II. Determine the efficacy of this regimen, in terms of local control, in these patients. III. Determine survival of patients treated with this regimen. IV. Determine the toxic effects of this regimen in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to tumor type (T2-4a, N0, M0; potentially resectable; no contraindication to surgery vs T2-4b, N0 or N1 or pN1, M0; refused surgery or medical contraindications to surgery). (Accrual for stratum I was completed as of 10/23/2001.) Stratum I (resectable disease): Regimen A: Patients undergo radiotherapy 5 days a week for 5 weeks. Patients also receive fluorouracil IV continuously and cisplatin IV continuously on days 1-4 during weeks 1 and 4. If complete response is achieved by week 5, patients proceed to regimen B. If partial response or progression is observed, patients undergo cystectomy. If cystectomy is refused, patients proceed to regimen B. Regimen B: Patients undergo radiotherapy 5 days a week for 2 weeks. Patients also receive fluorouracil and cisplatin as in regimen A on weeks 2 and 5. (Accrual for stratum I was completed as of 10/23/2001.) Stratum II (unresectable disease): Patients undergo radiotherapy 5 days a week for 7 weeks. Patients also receive fluorouracil and cisplatin as in regimen A on weeks 1, 4, and 7. Quality of life is assessed at baseline, at 6 months, and then at 1 year. Patients are followed at 6-8 weeks, every 6 months for 2 years, and then annually thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 75 patients (35 for stratum I and 40 for stratum II) will be accrued for this study. (Accrual for stratum I was completed as of 10/23/2001.)

Being tested
cisplatin, fluorouracil, conventional surgery, radiation therapy
Keywords
stage II bladder cancer, stage III bladder cancer, stage IV bladder cancer, anterior urethral cancer, posterior urethral cancer, urethral cancer associated with invasive bladder cancer, metastatic transitional cell cancer of the renal pelvis and ureter, regional transitional cell cancer of the renal pelvis and ureter
Medical subject headings
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms, Urethral Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

Study groups in NCT00006111
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
resectable diseaseExperimentalNot described
Receives: Drug: cisplatin; Drug: fluorouracil; Procedure: conventional surgery; Radiation: radiation therapy
unresectable diseaseExperimentalNot described
Receives: Drug: cisplatin; Drug: fluorouracil; Radiation: radiation therapy

Timeline

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

  1. First posted3 Feb 2004 (estimated)
  2. Study startApr 1999
  3. Primary completionJan 2003
  4. Study completionJun 2008

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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
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
53 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00006111
Sponsor's protocol ID
CDR0000068123
Other IDs
FRE-FNCLCC-97015, EU-20009
Status last verified
Feb 2021
First submitted
3 Aug 2000
Last updated
21 Feb 2021
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing cisplatin, fluorouracil and conventional surgery in people with Bladder Cancer and Transitional Cell Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter, run by UNICANCER at 11 sites in France.

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 21 Feb 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 11 sites in France. 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 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 21 Feb 2021.

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