DepoCyt Therapy in Patients With Neoplastic Meningitis From Lymphoma or a Solid Tumor - Full Text View

Sponsored by:	Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Information provided by:	Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00029523

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to find out how well an experimental drug called DepoCyt works for neoplastic meningitis (cancer that has spread to the tissues around the brain and spinal cord). DepoCyt is a new slow-release form of the cancer drug called ara-C (cytarabine). Cytarabine has been used for many years to treat cancer.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Meningeal Neoplasms	Drug: Intrathecal (injected into the spinal fluid) DepoCyt Drug: Intrathecal methotrexate Drug: Intrathecal cytarabine (also known as ara-C)	Phase IV

MedlinePlus related topics: Cancer Meningitis

Drug Information available for: Cytarabine Cytarabine hydrochloride Methotrexate

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Official Title:	A Randomized Clinical Study to Determine the Patient Benefit and Safety of Depocyt (Cytarabine Liposome Injection) for the Treatment of Neoplastic Meningitis

Further study details as provided by Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Progression-free survival, defined as the time to neurological progression or death

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Time to neurological progression;
Survival (all-cause and meningeal disease-specific)
Frequency of improvement in pre-existing meningeal-disease related neurological deficits
Karnofsky Performance Scores (KPS)
Quality of life
Cytological response rate
Overall safety profile

Estimated Enrollment:	100
Study Start Date:	April 2001
Estimated Study Completion Date:	November 2004

Eligibility

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

Criteria

Diagnosed (or previously diagnosed) with lymphoma or a solid tumor (not leukemia)
Diagnosed with neoplastic meningitis
If female, not pregnant and will not become pregnant while on-study
No other experimental therapy within 21 days of participation

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00029523

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Sponsors and Collaborators

Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc

Investigators

Study Director:

Ahmet Tutuncu, MD, PhD

Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc

More Information

Publications:

Glantz MJ, Jaeckle KA, Chamberlain MC, Phuphanich S, Recht L, Swinnen LJ, Maria B, LaFollette S, Schumann GB, Cole BF, Howell SB. A randomized controlled trial comparing intrathecal sustained-release cytarabine (DepoCyt) to intrathecal methotrexate in patients with neoplastic meningitis from solid tumors. Clin Cancer Res. 1999 Nov;5(11):3394-402.

Glantz MJ, LaFollette S, Jaeckle KA, Shapiro W, Swinnen L, Rozental JR, Phuphanich S, Rogers LR, Gutheil JC, Batchelor T, Lyter D, Chamberlain M, Maria BL, Schiffer C, Bashir R, Thomas D, Cowens W, Howell SB. Randomized trial of a slow-release versus a standard formulation of cytarabine for the intrathecal treatment of lymphomatous meningitis. J Clin Oncol. 1999 Oct;17(10):3110-6.

Study ID Numbers:	SKY0101-010
Study First Received:	January 15, 2002
Last Updated:	February 27, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00029523
Health Authority:	United States: Food and Drug Administration

Keywords provided by Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc:

neoplastic
meningitis
cerebrospinal fluid
CSF

meningeal
meninges
CNS
Leptomeningeal Neoplasms

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Folic Acid
Meningeal Neoplasms
Central Nervous System Infections
Methotrexate
Central Nervous System Diseases

Central Nervous System Neoplasms
Lymphoma
Cytarabine
Nervous System Neoplasms
Meningitis

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Antimetabolites
Anti-Infective Agents
Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Immunologic Factors
Antineoplastic Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Nervous System Diseases
Enzyme Inhibitors
Reproductive Control Agents
Folic Acid Antagonists

Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal
Antiviral Agents
Immunosuppressive Agents
Pharmacologic Actions
Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Therapeutic Uses
Abortifacient Agents
Antirheumatic Agents
Dermatologic Agents
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009