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Phase I Study of Intrathecal Iodine I 131 Monoclonal Antibody 8H9 in Patients With Refractory, Recurrent, or Advanced CNS or Leptomeningeal Cancer

Alternate Title
Basic Trial Information
Objectives
Entry Criteria
Expected Enrollment
Outline
Trial Contact Information
Registry Information

Alternate Title

Radiolabeled Monoclonal Antibody Therapy in Treating Patients With Refractory, Recurrent, or Advanced CNS or Leptomeningeal Cancer

Basic Trial Information

Phase
Type
Status
Age
Sponsor
Protocol IDs

Phase I


Treatment


Active


Any age


NCI


MSKCC-03133
NCT00089245

Objectives

  1. Determine the maximum tolerated dose of intrathecal iodine I 131 monoclonal antibody 8H9 in patients with refractory, recurrent, or advanced CNS or leptomeningeal cancer.
  2. Determine the clinical toxic effects of this drug in these patients.
  3. Determine the pharmacokinetics and dosimetry of this drug in these patients.
  4. Correlate tumor response by MRI with CSF reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction in patients treated with this drug.

Entry Criteria

Disease Characteristics:

  • Histologically confirmed CNS or leptomeningeal cancer, meeting 1 of the following criteria:
    • Refractory to conventional therapy OR for which no conventional therapy exists
      • Less than 10% chance of cure with conventional therapy
    • Recurrent brain tumor or other solid tumor with a predilection for leptomeningeal dissemination, including, but not limited to, the following:
      • Medulloblastoma
      • Ewing's sarcoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumor
      • Rhabdoid tumor
      • Neuroblastoma
      • Osteosarcoma
      • Desmoplastic small rounded-cell tumor
      • Rhabdomyosarcoma


  • 8H9 reactivity confirmed by immunohistochemical staining


  • No rapidly progressing or deteriorating neurologic examination
    • Stable neurological deficits as a result of brain tumor allowed


  • No obstructive or symptomatic communicating hydrocephalus


Prior/Concurrent Therapy:

Biologic therapy

  • Not specified

Chemotherapy

  • At least 3 weeks since prior systemic chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy

  • Prior corticosteroids allowed

Radiotherapy

  • At least 3 weeks since prior cranial or spinal radiotherapy

Surgery

  • Not specified

Patient Characteristics:

Age

  • Any age

Performance status

  • Not specified

Life expectancy

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic

  • Absolute neutrophil count > 1,000/mm3
  • Platelet count > 50,000/mm3

Hepatic

  • No hepatic toxicity ≥ grade 2

Renal

  • No renal toxicity ≥ grade 2

Cardiovascular

  • No cardiac toxicity ≥ grade 2

Pulmonary

  • No pulmonary toxicity ≥ grade 2

Other

  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Concurrent active malignancy outside the CNS allowed
  • No uncontrolled life-threatening infection
  • No gastrointestinal system toxicity ≥ grade 2
  • No other severe major organ toxicity
    • Hearing loss ≤ grade 3

Expected Enrollment

30

A total of 3-30 patients will be accrued for this study within 2-3 years.

Outline

This is a dose-escalation study.

Patients receive iodine I 131 monoclonal antibody 8H9 (131I MOAB 8H9) intrathecally on day 1. Treatment repeats every 4 weeks for up to 2 courses (total of 2 injections) in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Cohorts of 3-6 patients receive escalating doses of 131I MOAB 8H9 until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which 2 of 3 or 2 of 6 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity.

Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Kim Kramer, MD, Protocol chair
Ph: 212-639-6410; 800-525-2225
Email: kramerk@mskcc.org

Trial Sites

U.S.A.
New York
  New York
 Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
 Kim Kramer, MD
Ph: 212-639-6410
800-525-2225
 Email: kramerk@mskcc.org
 Nai-Kong Cheung, MD, PhD
Ph: 212-639-8401
800-525-2225

Registry Information
Official Title Phase I Study Of Inthrathecal Radioimmunotherapy Using 131I-8H9 For Central Nervous System/Leptomeningeal Neoplasms
Trial Start Date 2004-07-02
Trial Completion Date 2010-07-02 (estimated)
Registered in ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00089245
Date Submitted to PDQ 2004-07-02
Information Last Verified 2008-03-30
NCI Grant/Contract Number P30-CA08748

Note: The purpose of most clinical trials listed in this database is to test new cancer treatments, or new methods of diagnosing, screening, or preventing cancer. Because all potentially harmful side effects are not known before a trial is conducted, dose and schedule modifications may be required for participants if they develop side effects from the treatment or test. The therapy or test described in this clinical trial is intended for use by clinical oncologists in carefully structured settings, and may not prove to be more effective than standard treatment. A responsible investigator associated with this clinical trial should be consulted before using this protocol.

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