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Phase III Randomized Study of Zoledronate, Vitamin D, and Calcium With or Without Strontium Chloride Sr 89 or Samarium Sm 153 Lexidronam Pentasodium in Preventing or Delaying Skeletal-Related Events in Patients With Bone Metastases Secondary to Prostate, Lung, or Breast Cancer

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Basic Trial Information
Objectives
Entry Criteria
Expected Enrollment
Outcomes
Outline
Trial Contact Information
Registry Information

Alternate Title

Zoledronate, Vitamin D, and Calcium With or Without Strontium 89 or Samarium 153 in Preventing or Delaying Bone Problems in Patients With Bone Metastases From Prostate Cancer, Lung Cancer, or Breast Cancer

Basic Trial Information

Phase
Type
Status
Age
Sponsor
Protocol IDs

Phase III


Supportive care


Active


18 and over


NCI


RTOG-0517
RTOG 0517, RTOG-0517, NCT00365105

Objectives

Primary

  1. Compare the efficacy of zoledronate, vitamin D, and calcium with or without strontium chloride Sr 89 or samarium Sm 153 lexidronam pentasodium, in terms of preventing or delaying the time to development of malignant skeletal-related events (SREs) (defined as a pathological bone fracture, spinal cord compression, surgery to bone, or radiation to bone) in patients with bone metastases secondary to prostate, lung, or breast cancer.

Secondary

  1. Compare the rate of SREs at 1 year in patients treated with these regimens.
  2. Compare overall survival of patients treated with these regimens.
  3. Compare quality of life of patients treated with these regimens.
  4. Compare the effect of these regimens on pain control in these patients.
  5. Evaluate resource utilization and cost effectiveness of these regimens.

Entry Criteria

Disease Characteristics:

  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed lung, breast, or prostate cancer


  • Bone metastases, meeting both of the following criteria:
    • Must be visible on bone scan performed within the past 4 weeks
    • No painful bone metastases unless successfully treated (i.e., by external-beam irradiation) prior to study entry AND the patient has stable pain* for at least 2 weeks after that treatment

     [Note: *Stable pain is defined as a patient response of 1, 2, or 3 on Questions 4 and 5 of The Brief Pain Inventory (BPI)]



  • No untreated or symptomatic brain metastases


  • No spinal cord compression


  • Hormone receptor status not specified


Prior/Concurrent Therapy:

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • Prior oral bisphosphonate therapy (i.e. alendronate sodium or similar) allowed
    • No prior IV bisphosphonates for a treatment duration of > 6 months
  • At least 2 weeks since prior calcitonin, mithramycin, or gallium nitrate
  • At least 2 weeks since prior external-beam radiotherapy
  • At least 6 weeks since prior and no concurrent dental surgery (e.g., extractions or implants)
  • No prior radioisotope therapy for bone metastasis
  • Concurrent systemic chemotherapy* or hormonal therapy allowed
  • No other concurrent bisphosphonate

 [Note: *Chemotherapy must be held 2 weeks before and for at least 2 weeks after radiopharmaceutical administration (arm II)]

Patient Characteristics:

  • Zubrod performance status (PS) 0-2 (for patients with primary breast or prostate cancer) OR Zubrod PS 0-1 (for patients with primary lung cancer)
  • WBC ≥ 2,400/mm³
  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,800/mm³
  • Platelet count ≥ 60,000/mm³
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 8.0 g/dL (transfusion allowed)
  • Creatinine < 3.0 mg/dL
  • Bilirubin < 2.5 mg/dL
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No uncontrolled congestive heart failure within the past 6 months
  • No hypertension refractory to treatment within the past 6 months
  • No symptomatic coronary artery disease within the past 6 months
  • No current, active dental problems within the past 4 weeks, including any of the following:
    • Infection of the teeth or jawbone (maxilla or mandible)
    • Dental or fixture trauma
    • Prior or current diagnosis of osteonecrosis of the jaw
    • Exposed bone in the mouth
    • Slow healing after dental procedures
  • No known AIDS
    • HIV testing is not required

Expected Enrollment

352

A total of 352 patients will be accrued for this study.

Outcomes

Primary Outcome(s)

Time to development of a malignant skeletal-related events (SRE)

Secondary Outcome(s)

SRE rate at 1 year
Overall survival
Changes in quality of life as measured by FACT-G
Changes in pain control as measured by Brief Pain Inventory (BPI)
Utility and cost effectiveness of the use of radiopharmaceuticals and bisphosphonates as measured by the EuroQol-5 Dimension (EQ-5D)

Outline

This is a randomized, open-label, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to primary disease site (prostate vs breast vs lung) and number of bone metastases (≤ 2 vs > 2). Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

  • Arm I: Patients receive zoledronate IV over 15 minutes once a month. Patients also receive oral vitamin D and oral calcium once daily. Treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.


  • Arm II: Patients receive zoledronate, vitamin D, and calcium as in arm I. Within 6 weeks of beginning study treatment, patients also receive a single dose of either strontium chloride Sr 89 IV or samarium Sm 153 lexidronam pentasodium IV.


Quality of life and pain are assessed at baseline and then at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed every 6 months.

Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations

Radiation Therapy Oncology Group

Michael Seider, MD, PhD, FACR, Protocol chair
Ph: 330-375-3557
Email: seiderm@summa-health.org

Trial Sites

U.S.A.
California
  Burbank
 Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center - Burbank
 Clinical Trials Office - Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center - Burbank
Ph: 818-847-3220
  Carmichael
 Mercy Cancer Center at Mercy San Juan Medical Center
 Christopher Jones, MD
Ph: 916-904-3440
  Los Angeles
 USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital
Ph: 323-865-0451
  Pomona
 Robert and Beverly Lewis Family Cancer Care Center at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Robert and Beverly Lewis Family Cancer Care Center
Ph: 909-865-9555
  Roseville
 Radiation Oncology Center - Roseville
 Christopher Jones, MD
Ph: 916-969-4422
  Sacramento
 Radiological Associates of Sacramento Medical Group, Incorporated
 Christopher Jones, MD
Ph: 916-646-8300
Florida
  Fort Lauderdale
 Michael and Dianne Bienes Comprehensive Cancer Center at Holy Cross Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Michael and Dianne Bienes Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ph: 954-776-3239
  Jacksonville
 Baptist Cancer Institute - Jacksonville
 Clinical Trials Office - Baptist Cancer Institute - Jacksonville
Ph: 904-202-7051
 Integrated Community Oncology Network at Southside Cancer Center
 Douglas Johnson, MD
Ph: 904-202-7020
  Jacksonville Beach
 Integrated Community Oncology Network
 Douglas Johnson, MD
Ph: 904-202-7020
  Jascksonville
 Baptist Medical Center South
 Douglas Johnson, MD
Ph: 904-202-7020
  Miami
 Miami Cancer Center at Mercy Hospital
 David Huang
Ph: 305-854-4400 ext. 2476
  Orange Park
 Integrated Community Oncology Network - Orange Park
 Douglas Johnson, MD
Ph: 904-202-7020
  Palatka
 Florida Cancer Center - Palatka
 Douglas Johnson, MD
Ph: 904-202-7020
  Saint Augustine
 Flagler Cancer Center
 Douglas Johnson, MD
Ph: 904-202-7020
Georgia
  Gainesville
 Northeast Georgia Medical Center
 Frank Lake, MD
Ph: 770-535-3393
Illinois
  Arlington Heights
 Northwest Community Hospital
 Stephen Nigh, MD
Ph: 847-618-6560
  Chicago
 John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County
 Nathanial Holloway
Ph: 312-864-3200
  Olympia Fields
 Saint James Hospital and Health Centers Comprehensive Cancer Institute - Olympia Fields
 Clinical Trials Office - Saint James Hospital and Health Centers Comprehensive Cancer Institute - Olympia Fields
Ph: 708-679-2217
  Peoria
 Oncology Hematology Associates of Central Illinois, PC - Peoria
 John Kugler, MD
Ph: 309-243-3000
  Springfield
 Cancer Institute at St. John's Hospital
 Bruce Shevlin, MD
Ph: 217-525-5666
800-524-0575
  Urbana
 CCOP - Carle Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - CCOP - Carle Cancer Center
Ph: 800-446-5532
Indiana
  Goshen
 Center for Cancer Care at Goshen General Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Center for Cancer Care at Goshen General Hospital
Ph: 574-535-2858
Maryland
  Baltimore
 St. Agnes Hospital Cancer Center
 Richard Hudes, MD
Ph: 410-368-2910
Massachusetts
  Hyannis
 Cape Cod Hospital
 Daniel Canaday
Ph: 508-771-1800
Michigan
  Ann Arbor
 Saint Joseph Mercy Cancer Center
 Salam Jafar, MD
Ph: 734-712-3596
  Dearborn
 Oakwood Cancer Center at Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Oakwood Cancer Center at Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center
Ph: 313-593-8090
  Detroit
 Josephine Ford Cancer Center at Henry Ford Hospital
 Eleanor Walker, MD
Ph: 313-916-1850
888-734-5322
  Flint
 Genesys Hurley Cancer Institute
 Clinical Trials Office - Genesys Hurley Cancer Institute
Ph: 810-762-8057
 Hurley Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Hurley Medical Center
Ph: 810-762-8057
  Grosse Pointe Woods
 Van Elslander Cancer Center at St. John Hospital and Medical Center
 Clincial Trials Office - Van Elslander Cancer Center at St. John Hospital and Medical Center
Ph: 313-343-3166
  Iron Mountain
 Dickinson County Healthcare System
 Nelson Adamson
Ph: 906-774-1313
  Kalamazoo
 Bronson Methodist Hospital
 Raymond Lord, MD
Ph: 269-373-7488
 West Michigan Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - West Michigan Cancer Center
Ph: 269-373-7458
  Lansing
 Sparrow Regional Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Sparrow Regional Cancer Center
Ph: 517-364-2890
  Warren
 St. John Macomb Hospital
 Salam Jafar, MD
Ph: 734-712-3596
Minnesota
  Saint Cloud
 CentraCare Clinic - River Campus
 Barbi Kaplan-Frenkel, DO
Ph: 320-252-5131
Mississippi
  Pascagoula
 Regional Cancer Center at Singing River Hospital
 James Clarkson, MD
Ph: 228-809-5251
Missouri
  Kansas City
 CCOP - Kansas City
 Rakesh Gaur, MD
Ph: 816-823-0555
  Springfield
 Hulston Cancer Center at Cox Medical Center South
 John Goodwin, MD
Ph: 417-889-8099
 St. John's Regional Health Center
 John Goodwin, MD
Ph: 417-889-8099
Montana
  Billings
 CCOP - Montana Cancer Consortium
 Benjamin Marchello, MD
Ph: 406-259-2245
800-361-3239
 Northern Rockies Radiation Oncology Center
 Benjamin Marchello, MD
Ph: 406-248-2212
800-358-8818
  Great Falls
 Great Falls Clinic - Main Facility
 Benjamin Marchello, MD
Ph: 406-454-2171
800-421-1649
New Jersey
  Camden
 Cancer Institute of New Jersey at Cooper University Hospital - Camden
 Clinical Trial Office - Cancer Institute of New Jersey at Cooper Uniersity Hospital
Ph: 856-325-6757
  Vineland
 Franklin & Edith Scarpa Regional Cancer Center at South Jersey Healthcare
 Clinical Trials Office - Franklin & Edith Scarpa Regional Cancer Center at South Jersey Healthcare
Ph: 856-641-7933
  Voorhees
 Cancer Institute of New Jersey at Cooper - Voorhees
 Clinical Trials Office - Cancer Institute of New Jersey at Cooper University Hospital - Voorhees
Ph: 856-325-6757
New Mexico
  Albuquerque
 New Mexico Cancer Center
 Gregg Franklin
Ph: 505-842-8171
New York
  Brooklyn
 New York Methodist Hospital
 Sameer Rafla-Demetrious, MD, PhD, FRCR, FACR, FRSM
Ph: 718-780-3677
North Carolina
  Asheville
 Mission Hospitals - Memorial Campus
 Clinical Trials Office - Mission Hospitals - Memorial Campus
Ph: 828-213-4150
  Charlotte
 Presbyterian Cancer Center at Presbyterian Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Presbyterian Cancer Center at Presbyterian Hospital
Ph: 704-384-5369
North Dakota
  Minot
 Trinity CancerCare Center
 Kevin Collins, MD
Ph: 701-857-3535
Ohio
  Akron
 McDowell Cancer Center at Akron General Medical Center
 Mitchell Fromm, MD
Ph: 330-344-6448
 Summa Center for Cancer Care at Akron City Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Akron City Hospital
Ph: 330-375-6101
  Mansfield
 MedCentral - Mansfield Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - MedCentral - Mansfield Hospital
Ph: 419-526-8938
  Salem
 Cancer Research UK Medical Oncology Unit at Churchill Hospital & Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine - Oxford
 William Demas, MD
Ph: 330-375-3557
  Wooster
 Cancer Treatment Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Cancer Treatment Center
Ph: 330-375-4221
Pennsylvania
  Beaver
 UPMC Cancer Center at Beaver Medical Center
 Susan (Maffey) Rakfal
Ph: 724-773-7616
  Clairton
 UPMC Cancer Center at Jefferson Regional Medical Center
 Susan (Maffey) Rakfal
Ph: 412-469-5500
  Greensburg
 UPMC Cancer Center - Arnold Palmer Pavilion
 Susan (Maffey) Rakfal
Ph: 724-838-1900
800-533-8762
  Johnstown
 UPMC Cancer Center at the John P. Murtha Pavilion
 Susan (Maffey) Rakfal
Ph: 814-534-4724
  McKeesport
 UPMC Cancer Center at UPMC McKeesport
 Clinical Trials Office - UPMC Cancer Center at UPMC McKeesport
Ph: 412-647-8073
  Moon Township
 UPMC - Moon
 Susan (Maffey) Rakfal
Ph: 412-604-2020
  Natrona Heights
 UPMC Cancer Center - Natrona Heights
 Susan (Maffey) Rakfal
Ph: 724-230-3030
  New Castle
 Jameson Memorial Hospital - North Campus
 Susan (Maffey) Rakfal
Ph: 724-658-9001
  Pittsburgh
 Mercy Cancer Institute at Mercy Hospital
 Susan (Maffey) Rakfal
Ph: 412-232-7185
 UPMC - Shadyside
 Clinical Trials Office - UPMC - Shadyside
Ph: 412-621-2334
 UPMC Cancer Center - Upper St. Clair
 Susan (Maffey) Rakfal
Ph: 412-831-1320
 UPMC Cancer Center at Magee-Womens Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - UPMC Cancer Center at Magee-Womens Hospital
Ph: 412-647-2811
 UPMC Cancer Center at UPMC Passavant
 Clinical Trials Office - UPMC Cancer Center at UPMC Passavant
Ph: 412-367-6454
 UPMC Cancer Center at UPMC Presbyterian
 Clinical Trial Office - UPMC Cancer Center at UPMC Presbyterian
Ph: 412-647-2811
 UPMC Cancer Center at UPMC St. Margaret
 Susan (Maffey) Rakfal
Ph: 412-781-3744
 Western Pennsylvania Cancer Institute at Western Pennsylvania Hospital
 Judith Figura, MD
Ph: 412-578-1034
  Seneca
 UPMC Cancer Center at UPMC Northwest
 Susan (Maffey) Rakfal
Ph: 814-676-7900
  State College
 Mount Nittany Medical Center
 Jerome Derdel, MD
Ph: 814-231-7000
  Uniontown
 UPMC Cancer Center - Uniontown
 Susan (Maffey) Rakfal
Ph: 724-439-8950
  Washington
 Washington Hospital Cancer Center
 Susan (Maffey) Rakfal
Ph: 724-223-7100
  York
 York Cancer Center at Apple Hill Medical Center
 Amit Shah
Ph: 717-741-8180
South Carolina
  Charleston
 Hollings Cancer Center at Medical University of South Carolina
 Clinical Trials Office - Hollings Cancer Center at Medical University of South Carolina
Ph: 843-792-9321
Utah
  Murray
 Jon and Karen Huntsman Cancer Center at Intermountain Medical Center
 R. Jeffrey Lee, MD
Ph: 801-408-1146
  Saint George
 Dixie Regional Medical Center - East Campus
 Clinical Trials Office - Dixie Regional Medical Center - East Campus
Ph: 435-688-4167
  Salt Lake City
 LDS Hospital
 R. Jeffrey Lee, MD
Ph: 801-408-1146
 Utah Cancer Specialists at UCS Cancer Center
 R. Jeffrey Lee, MD
Ph: 801-408-1146
Washington
  Yakima
 North Star Lodge Cancer Center at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital
 Clinical Trails Office - North Star Lodge Cancer Center
Ph: 509-574-3422
Wisconsin
  Appleton
 Theda Care Cancer Institute
 Clinical Trials Office - Theda Care Cancer Institute
Ph: 920-380-1500
  La Crosse
 Gundersen Lutheran Cancer Center at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Gundersen Lutheran Cancer Center
Ph: 608-775-2385
 Email: cancerctr@gundluth.org
Wyoming
  Sheridan
 Welch Cancer Center at Sheridan Memorial Hospital
 Benjamin Marchello, MD
Ph: 307-674-6022

Registry Information
Official Title Randomized Phase III Trial to Evaluate Radiopharmaceuticals and Zoledronic Acid in the Palliation of Osteoblastic Metastases from Lung, Breast, and Prostate Cancer
Trial Start Date 2006-07-11
Registered in ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00365105
Date Submitted to PDQ 2006-06-05
Information Last Verified 2008-10-13
NCI Grant/Contract Number CA37422

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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