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SarcomaPhase 2NCT00052754

Gefitinib in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Synovial Sarcoma

A Phase 2 study testing gefitinib in people with Sarcoma, run by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC at 16 sites in 4 countries.

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: Biological therapies such as gefitinib may interfere with the growth of the tumor cells and slow the growth of synovial sarcoma. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of gefitinib in treating patients who have locally advanced or metastatic synovial sarcoma. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Sarcoma
What is being tested?
gefitinib
How many people
48 participants
Where
16 sitesin 4 countries
Study dates
Oct 2002to Oct 2005
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 advanced or metastatic synovial sarcoma that is not amenable to surgery, radiotherapy, or combined modality treatment with curative intent
  • HER1 antigen expression
  • Must have received at least 1 prior chemotherapy regimen comprising doxorubicin and/or ifosfamide
  • At least 1 measurable lesion with evidence of progression within 3 months of study
  • Osseous lesions and pleural effusions are not considered measurable
  • No symptomatic or known CNS metastases

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age

  • 18 and over

Performance status

  • WHO 0-2

Life expectancy

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic

  • WBC greater than 3,000/mm^3
  • Granulocyte count greater than 1,000/mm^3
  • Platelet count greater than 100,000/mm^3

Hepatic

  • Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Albumin at least 25 g/L

Renal

  • Creatinine no greater than 2 times ULN OR
  • Creatinine clearance greater than 65 mL/min

Cardiovascular

  • No history of severe cardiovascular disease

Pulmonary

  • No evidence of clinically active interstitial lung disease
  • Asymptomatic chronic stable radiographic changes allowed

Other

  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No known severe hypersensitivity to gefitinib or any of its excipients
  • No other primary malignant tumor except adequately treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix, basal cell skin cancer, or any other malignant tumor in complete remission for at least 3 years
  • No other severe medical illness
  • No psychosis
  • No psychological, familial, sociological, or geographical condition that would preclude study compliance

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

  • Not specified

Chemotherapy

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • At least 28 days since prior chemotherapy and recovered

Endocrine therapy

  • Not specified

Radiotherapy

  • At least 3 months since prior radiotherapy to measurable lesion and recovered
  • No concurrent radiotherapy for soft tissue sarcoma
  • Concurrent palliative radiotherapy to nontarget lesions allowed

Surgery

  • Not specified

Other

  • More than 28 days since prior unapproved or investigational drugs and recovered
  • No concurrent phenytoin, carbamazepine, rifampin, barbiturates, or Hypericum perforatum (St. John's Wort)
  • No other concurrent cytostatic agents
  • No other concurrent tyrosine kinase activity inhibitors
  • No other concurrent systemic therapy for soft tissue sarcoma

Trial locations and contacts

16 sites in 4 countries.

16 sites in 4 countries

France6 sites
  • Institut Bergonie

    Bordeaux, 33076

  • Centre Leon Berard

    Lyon, 69373

  • CHU de la Timone

    Marseille, 13385

  • Centre Antoine Lacassagne

    Nice, 06189

  • Institut Curie - Section Medicale

    Paris, 75248

  • Institut Gustave Roussy

    Villejuif, F-94805

Other trials in France

Netherlands4 sites
  • Netherlands Cancer Institute - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital

    Amsterdam, 1066 CX

  • Leiden University Medical Center

    Leiden, 2300 RC

  • Nijmegen Cancer Center at Radboud University Medical Center

    Nijmegen, NL-6500 HB

  • Daniel Den Hoed Cancer Center at Erasmus Medical Center

    Rotterdam, 3008 AE

Other trials in Netherlands

United Kingdom4 sites
  • Leeds Cancer Centre at St. James's University Hospital

    Leeds, England, LS9 7TF

  • Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust - London

    London, England, SW3 6JJ

  • Meyerstein Institute of Oncology at University College of London Hospitals

    London, England, WIT 3AA

  • Christie Hospital N.H.S. Trust

    Manchester, England, M20 4BX

Other trials in United Kingdom

Belgium2 sites
  • Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc

    Brussels, 1200

  • U.Z. Gasthuisberg

    Leuven, B-3000

Other trials in Belgium

About this study

Official title: Phase II Study Of Iressa (ZD 1839) In Locally Advanced And/Or Metastatic Synovial Sarcoma Expressing HER1/EGFR1

RATIONALE: Biological therapies such as gefitinib may interfere with the growth of the tumor cells and slow the growth of synovial sarcoma.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of gefitinib in treating patients who have locally advanced or metastatic synovial sarcoma.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Determine the therapeutic activity of gefitinib, in terms of progression-free rate, in patients with locally advanced or metastatic synovial sarcoma expressing HER1.
  • Determine the toxicity of this drug in these patients.
  • Determine the objective response, in terms of time to onset and duration of response, in patients treated with this drug.
  • Determine the overall survival of patients treated with this drug.

OUTLINE: This is a non-randomized, multicenter study.

Patients receive oral gefitinib twice daily. Treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Patients are followed every 3 months.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 14-44 patients will be accrued for this study within 18 months.

Conditions
Sarcoma
Being tested
gefitinib
Keywords
adult synovial sarcoma, stage III adult soft tissue sarcoma, recurrent adult soft tissue sarcoma, stage IV adult soft tissue sarcoma
Medical subject headings
Sarcoma, Sarcoma, Synovial

What participants receive

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

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Progression-free rate at 12 weeks

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Toxicity as assessed by CTC 2.0

  2. Response as assessed by RECIST criteria

  3. Time to onset of response

  4. Duration of response

  5. Overall survival

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)
  2. Study startOct 2002
  3. Primary completionOct 2005

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
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
48 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00052754
Sponsor's protocol ID
EORTC-62022
Other IDs
EORTC-62022
Status last verified
Sep 2012
First submitted
24 Jan 2003
Last updated
24 Sep 2012
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Ray-Coquard I, Le Cesne A, Whelan JS, Schoffski P, Bui BN, Verweij J, Marreaud S, van Glabbeke M, Hogendoorn P, Blay JY. A phase II study of gefitinib for patients with advanced HER-1 expressing synovial sarcoma refractory to doxorubicin-containing regimens. Oncologist. 2008 Apr;13(4):467-73. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2008-0065.

    PubMed 18448563

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing gefitinib in people with Sarcoma, run by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC at 16 sites in 4 countries.

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.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 16 sites in France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Belgium. 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.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Progression-free rate at 12 weeks. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00052754, which also lists 1 linked publication.

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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