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Metastatic CancerPhase 2NCT00652860

Combination Chemotherapy, Radiation Therapy, and Sargramostim Before and After Surgery in Treating Patients With Soft Tissue Sarcoma That Can Be Removed By Surgery

A Phase 2 study testing aerosol sargramostim, sargramostim and cisplatin in people with Metastatic Cancer and Sarcoma, run by Mayo Clinic.

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 work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. GM-CSF may stimulate the immune system in different ways and stop tumor cells from growing. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Metastatic Cancer, Sarcoma
What is being tested?
aerosol sargramostim, sargramostim and cisplatin
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
How many people
39 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Aug 2001to Nov 2006
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

Who may be able to join

  • ECOG performance status 0 - 2
  • WBC ≥ 3,500/μL OR granulocyte count ≥1,500/μL
  • Platelets ≥150,000/μL
  • Direct-reacting bilirubin ≤ 0.3 mg/dL
  • Creatinine ≤1.2 times the upper limit of normal
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception

Who cannot join

  • Significant infection
  • Active heart disease including any of the following:
  • Myocardial infarction in the past 3 months
  • Symptomatic coronary artery insufficiency
  • First-degree heart block
  • Clinical history of congestive heart failure
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  • Symptomatic pulmonary disease.
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • No prior chemotherapy or radiotherapy for cancer

About this study

Official title: Chemotherapy, Irradiation, and Surgery for Function-Preserving Curative Therapy of Primary Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcomas: Initial Treatment With I-MAP and GM-CSF; Aerosol GM-CSF During Preoperative Irradiation and Postoperatively

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. GM-CSF may stimulate the immune system in different ways and stop tumor cells from growing. GM-CSF, given by inhalation, may interfere with the growth of tumor cells and prevent metastases from forming. Radiation therapy uses high energy x rays to kill tumor cells. Giving combination chemotherapy together with radiation therapy and GM-CSF before surgery may make the tumor smaller and reduce the amount of normal tissue that needs to be removed. Giving these treatments after surgery may kill any tumor cells that remain after surgery.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving combination chemotherapy together with radiation therapy and GM-CSF before and after surgery works in treating patients with stage III soft tissue sarcoma that can be removed by surgery.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

  • To evaluate 2-year pulmonary metastatic progression rates in patients with primary high-grade extremity soft tissue sarcoma who have received preoperative I-MAP, plus aerosol GM-CSF, plus irradiation with concomitant MAP followed by post-operative aerosol GM-CSF.

Secondary

  • To evaluate survival of these patients.
  • To evaluate time to progression in these patients.
  • To evaluate toxicity in these patients.
  • To evaluate tumor response in these patients.

Translational

  • To observe and describe sequentially before treatment, after treatment, and after recovery from treatment the frequency of skin test anergy and cellular immunity in extremity soft tissue sarcoma receiving systemic GM-CSF preoperatively and aerosol GM-CSF as part of both preoperative and postoperative treatment.

OUTLINE:

  • Neoadjuvant treatment: Patients receive ifosfamide IV over 2 hours on days 0 and 1 and cisplatin IV over 4 hours, mitomycin IV and doxorubicin IV on day 1. Treatment repeats every 28 days for 2 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also receive sargramostim (GM-CSF) subcutaneously (SC) every 12 hours on days -6 to -3, 2-14, and 22-25. Beginning on day 84 patients also undergo radiotherapy once daily, five days a week, continuing for five weeks. Patients also receive GM-CSF SC twice daily on days -3 and 2 -15 and aerosol GM-CSF twice daily on days 85 - 91, 99 -105, and 113 - 119.
  • Chemoradiotherapy: Beginning 4 weeks after completion of neoadjuvant chemotherapy, patients undergo radiotherapy (RT) once daily, 5 days a week, for 5 weeks. Patients also receive aerosolized GM-CSF twice daily on days 2-8, 16-22, and 30-38 and mitomycin C IV, doxorubicin hydrochloride IV, and cisplatin IV over 2 hours on days 1 and 29.
  • Surgery: Four weeks after completion of chemotherapy, patients undergo surgery. Patients may also undergo intraoperative RT electron boost or intraoperative high-dose brachytherapy.
  • Adjuvant treatment: Beginning 4 weeks after surgery, patients receive aerosol GM-CSF twice daily on days -7, 15-21, 35-42, 56-63, and 77-84. Some patients may undergo external beam RT 2-4 weeks after surgery.

Blood samples are collected at baseline and at 4 and 14 weeks after surgery. Samples are tested for NY-ESO-1 by staining, for T-cell subset by flow cytometry, and for autologous lymphocyte proliferation. Patients may also be tested for delayed-type hypersensitivity and skin test anergy.

After completion of study therapy, patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year, every 4 months for 1 year, every 6 months for 2 years, and at 5 years.

Being tested
aerosol sargramostim, sargramostim, cisplatin, doxorubicin hydrochloride, ifosfamide
Keywords
lung metastases, stage III adult soft tissue sarcoma
Medical subject headings
Neoplasm Metastasis, Sarcoma

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. Pulmonary metastatic progression-free rate at 2 years

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. Survival

  2. Time to progression

  3. Toxicity as per NCI CTC Version 2.0

  4. Tumor response every 4 weeks during treatment

Timeline

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

  1. First posted4 Apr 2008 (estimated)
  2. Study startAug 2001
  3. Primary completionNov 2006

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
39 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00652860
Sponsor's protocol ID
CDR0000582297
Other IDs
P30CA015083, MC0072, 1021-01
Status last verified
May 2011
First submitted
3 Apr 2008
Last updated
16 May 2011
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing aerosol sargramostim, sargramostim and cisplatin in people with Metastatic Cancer and Sarcoma, run by Mayo Clinic.

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

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 8 inclusion and 9 exclusion criteria. 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 2011. 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.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Pulmonary metastatic progression-free rate at 2 years. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

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 2011.

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