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Cisplatin and Irinotecan in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Esophageal or Gastric Cancer
This study has been completed.
Sponsors and Collaborators: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Information provided by: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00003055
  Purpose

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy in treating patients with locally advanced or metastatic esophageal or gastric cancer.


Condition Intervention Phase
Esophageal Cancer
Gastric Cancer
Drug: cisplatin
Drug: irinotecan hydrochloride
Phase II

MedlinePlus related topics: Cancer Esophageal Cancer Esophagus Disorders Stomach Cancer
Drug Information available for: Cisplatin Irinotecan Irinotecan hydrochloride
U.S. FDA Resources
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment
Official Title: Phase II Trial of Cisplatin and Irinotecan in Patients With Advanced Esophageal Cancer

Further study details as provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):

Study Start Date: June 1997
Detailed Description:

OBJECTIVES: I. Evaluate the response rate of combined cisplatin and irinotecan in patients with metastatic or locally advanced (inoperable or recurrent) esophageal or gastric cancer. II. Evaluate the toxic effects both qualitatively and quantitatively of cisplatin and irinotecan in these patients. III. Estimate the disease free and overall survival of these patients. IV. Assess whether the response proportion differs between squamous cell and adenocarcinoma of the esophagus. V. Evaluate quality of life issues using the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale, the FACT-G questionnaire, and the dysphagia scale.

OUTLINE: Patients receive cisplatin and irinotecan on days 1, 8, 15, and 22 for 4 weeks, followed by a 2 week rest period. Each treatment course lasts 6 weeks. Patients receive at least 3 courses of therapy if the treatment is well tolerated and no disease progression is documented. Patients attaining a complete response receive additional courses of therapy at the discretion of the investigator. Tumor status is reassessed at 6 weeks and every 12 weeks thereafter. Patients are followed until death.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 28-50 patients will be accrued within 12-18 months. Accrual for adenocarcinoma of the esophagus is complete.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically proven locally advanced (surgically unresectable) or metastatic squamous cell of the esophagus or carcinoma of the stomach Patients with tumor extension below the GE junction into the proximal stomach must have the bulk of the tumor involve the esophagus or GE junction Bidimensionally measurable or evaluable disease No CNS metastases or carcinomatous meningitis No bone metastases (Closed to adenocarcinoma of the esophagus as of 05/1998)

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance Status: Karnofsky 60-100% Life Expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 mg/dL SGOT no greater than 3 times upper limit of normal (ULN)(no greater than 5 times ULN if liver metastases present) Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.5 mg/dL Cardiovascular: No unstable angina No New York Heart Association class III or IV cardiac disease Pulmonary: No interstitial pulmonary fibrosis Other: Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test No active or uncontrolled infection No prior malignancy for at least 5 years, except: Nonmelanoma skin cancer Carcinoma in situ of the cervix

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: No prior immunotherapy Chemotherapy: No prior chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: At least 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy and recovered No prior radiation to the pelvis Surgery: Not specified

  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00003055

Locations
United States, New York
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, United States, 10021
Sponsors and Collaborators
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Investigators
Study Chair: David H. Ilson, MD, PhD Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
  More Information

Clinical trial summary from the National Cancer Institute's PDQ® database  This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

Study ID Numbers: CDR0000065703, MSKCC-97060, NCI-G97-1306
Study First Received: November 1, 1999
Last Updated: July 23, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00003055  
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):
stage III gastric cancer
stage IV gastric cancer
recurrent gastric cancer
stage III esophageal cancer
stage IV esophageal cancer
recurrent esophageal cancer
squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Digestive System Neoplasms
Esophageal disorder
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Esophageal Neoplasms
Squamous cell carcinoma
Irinotecan
Stomach cancer
Camptothecin
Recurrence
Carcinoma
Epidermoid carcinoma
Digestive System Diseases
Stomach Diseases
Cisplatin
Stomach Neoplasms
Head and Neck Neoplasms
Carcinoma, squamous cell
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
Esophageal Diseases
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
Esophageal neoplasm

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Radiation-Sensitizing Agents
Antineoplastic Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Enzyme Inhibitors
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
Pharmacologic Actions

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 14, 2009