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Trial in Locally Advanced and Metastatic Adrenocortical Carcinoma Treatment (FIRM-ACT)
This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified by Collaborative Group for Adrenocortical Carcinoma Treatment, November 2008
Sponsors and Collaborators: Collaborative Group for Adrenocortical Carcinoma Treatment
German Federal Ministry of Education and Research
National Cancer Institute USA
Information provided by: Collaborative Group for Adrenocortical Carcinoma Treatment
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00094497
  Purpose

The purpose of this study is to determine whether treatment with etoposide, doxorubicin, cisplatin and mitotane (EDP/M) prolongs survival as compared to streptozotocin and mitotane (Sz/M) in patients with advanced adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) whose disease is not amenable to complete surgical resection.


Condition Intervention Phase
Carcinoma, Adrenal Cortical
Drug: Etoposide
Drug: Doxorubicin
Drug: Cisplatin
Drug: Streptozotocin
Drug: Mitotane
Phase III

Drug Information available for: Doxorubicin Doxorubicin hydrochloride Etoposide Cisplatin Etoposide phosphate Mitotane Streptozocin
U.S. FDA Resources
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Diagnostic, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title: First International Randomized Trial in Locally Advanced and Metastatic Adrenocortical Carcinoma Treatment

Further study details as provided by Collaborative Group for Adrenocortical Carcinoma Treatment:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Overall survival [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Time to progression (TTP) [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Quality of life as measured by QLQ-C30 [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
  • Best overall response rate and duration of response [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Number of disease-free patients [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Impact of reaching mitotane blood levels between 14-20 mg/l in both arms on survival and overall response rate [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • TTP of both regimens as second line treatment in case of failure of the other initial regime [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment: 300
Study Start Date: June 2004
Estimated Study Completion Date: December 2010
Estimated Primary Completion Date: June 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Detailed Description:

The Firm-ACT trial is the first ever conducted randomized controlled phase III trial in adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC), a rare malignancy with poor prognosis. It will provide results leading to the establishment of an urgently needed gold standard chemotherapy regimen for patients with locally advanced or metastatic ACC. To this end the trial compares the two most promising drug combinations investigated in phase II trials, considered by the "International Consensus Conference on Adrenal Cancer" (Ann Arbor/USA, 2003) as valuable first line treatments for advanced ACC. The first regimen consists of etoposide, doxorubicin, cisplatin plus mitotane (EDP-M), the second regiment employs streptozotocin plus mitotane (Sz-M). Over a period of five years this international trial will include 300 patients with advanced ACC from different European countries. Blood mitotane concentrations will be monitored, aiming at drug levels between 14 - 20 mg/L. Patients not responding to the first line treatment will be switched to the alternative regimen. The primary objective of this trial is to investigate whether EDP-M given as first line treatment will prolong survival as compared to Sz-M. Secondary endpoints are quality of life, time to progression, best overall response rate and duration of response. In addition, the trial evaluates the role of reaching therapeutic mitotane serum concentrations for survival and tumour response and assesses the value of the two alternative treatment regimens as second line therapy in advanced ACC. Moreover, the FIRM-ACT trial will generate a lasting structural basis for successful future trials in ACC.

  Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Histologically confirmed diagnosis of adrenocortical carcinoma
  • Locally advanced or metastatic disease not amenable to radical surgery resection (Stage III-IV)
  • Radiologically monitorable disease
  • ECOG performance status 0-2
  • Life expectancy > 3 months
  • Age ≥18 years
  • Adequate bone marrow reserve (neutrophils > 1500/mm3 and platelets > 100,000/mm3)
  • Effective contraception in pre-menopausal female and male patients
  • Patient's written informed consent
  • Ability to comply with the protocol procedures (including availability for follow-up visits)
  • Previous palliative surgery, radiotherapy or radiofrequency ablation is acceptable as long as radiologically monitorable disease is verifiable afterwards.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of prior malignancy, except for cured non-melanoma skin cancer, curatively in situ cervical carcinoma, or other cancers treated with no evidence of disease for at least five years.
  • Previous cytotoxic chemotherapy for adrenocortical carcinoma
  • Renal insufficiency (serum creatinine ≥2 mg/dl or creatinine clearance ≤ 50 ml/min)
  • Hepatic insufficiency (serum bilirubin ≥2 x the institutional upper limit of normal range and/or serum transaminases ≥ 3 x the institutional upper limit of normal range; exception: in patients on mitotane, transaminase levels up to 5 x the institutional upper limit of normal range are acceptable)
  • Pregnancy or breast feeding
  • Known hypersensitivity to any drug included in the treatment protocol
  • Presence of active infection
  • Any other severe clinical condition that in the judgment of the local investigator would place the patient at undue risk or interfere with the study completion
  • Decompensated heart failure (ejection fraction <50%), myocardial infarction or revascularization procedure during the last 6 months, unstable angina pectoris, and uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia
  • Current treatment with other experimental drugs and/or previous participation in clinical trials with other experimental agents for adrenocortical carcinoma
  • Prisoners
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00094497

Contacts
Contact: Britt Skogseid, MD +46 18 611 00 00 Britt.skogseid@medsci.uu.se
Contact: Martin Fassnacht, MD +49-931-201-0 ext 36788 Fassnacht_m@medizin.uni-wuerzburg.de

Locations
United States, Maryland
National Cancer Institute - Center for Cancer Research Recruiting
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Contact: Maureen Edgerly     +1-888-NCI-1937     edgerlym@mail.nih.gov    
United States, Michigan
University of Michigan, Department of Internal Medicine Recruiting
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109
Contact: Gary Hammer, MD     734-615-2421     ghammer@med.umich.edu    
Australia
Royal Adelaide Hospital Recruiting
Adelaide, Australia, SA 5000
Contact: David Torpy, MD     +61 8 8222-5520     dtorpy@mail.rah.sa.gov.au    
Austria
University of Graz Recruiting
Graz, Austria, 8036
Contact: Vincent Stepan, MD     +43- 316-385 82383     stepanvi@yahoo.com    
Principal Investigator: Vinzenz Stepan, MD            
France
Cochin Hospital Recruiting
Paris, France, 75679
Contact: Francois Goldwasser, MD         francois.goldwasser@cch.ap-hop-paris.fr    
Clinique Marc Linquette Recruiting
Lille, France
Contact: J Wemeau, MD         c-docao@chru-lille.fr    
Centre Leon Berard Recruiting
Lyon, France
Contact: Jean Piere Droz, MD         droz@lyon.fnclcc.fr    
Contact: Quiblier, MD         quiblier@lyon.fnclcc.fr    
Institut Gustave Roussy Recruiting
Villejuif, France, 94805
Contact: Eric Baudin, MD     +33-142114242     baudin@igr.fr    
Hospital de Marseille la timone Recruiting
Marseille, France, 13385
Contact: Patricia Niccoli Sire, MD         patricia.niccoli-sire@mail.ap-hm.fr    
Hospital Bordeaux haut leveque Recruiting
Pessac, France, 33600
Contact: Antoine Tabarin, MD         antoine.tabarin@chu-bordeaux.fr    
Germany
University of Wuerzburg - Dept. of Medicine Recruiting
Wuerzburg, Germany, 97080
Contact: Bruno Allolio, MD     +49-931-201-0 ext 36109     Allolio_b@medizin.uni-wuerzburg.de    
Contact: Martin Fassnacht, MD     +49-931-201-0 ext 36788     Fassnacht_m@medizin.uni-wuerzburg.de    
University of Duesseldorf, Dept. of Endocrrinology Recruiting
Duesseldorf, Germany, 40001
Contact: Matthias Schott, MD     +49-211-811-7844     schottmt@uni-duesseldorf.de    
Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin - Campus Mitte Recruiting
Berlin, Germany
Contact: Marcus Quinckler, MD         marcus.quinkler@charite.de    
Otto-von-Guericke University; Dept. of Endocrinology Recruiting
Magdeburg, Germany, 39120
Contact: Hendrik Lehnert, MD     + 49 391 67-15445     hendrik.lehnert@medizin.uni-magdeburg.de    
Charité-University, Dept. of Endocrinology; Campus Benjamin Franklin Recruiting
Berlin, Germany
Contact: Matthias Moehlig, MD     +49-30-8445-646174     mmoehlig@mail.dife.de    
University of Munich, Dept. of Internal Medicine (Innenstadt) Recruiting
Munich, Germany, 80336
Contact: Martin Reincke, MD     +49-89-51602100     Martin.Reincke@med.uni-muenchen.de    
Zentrum für Innere Medizin - Endokrinologie des Universitätsklinikum Essen Recruiting
Essen, Germany
Contact: Stephan Petersenn, MD         stephan.petersenn@uni-essen.de    
Endokrinologie Medizinische Hochschule Hannover Recruiting
Hannover, Germany
Contact: Georg Brabant, MD         brabant.georg@mh-hannover.de    
Dept. of Medicine III Recruiting
Dresden, Germany
Contact: Stefan Bornstein, MD     +49-351 458-5955     stefan.bornstein@uniklinikum-dresden.de    
Dept of Medicine I Recruiting
Mainz, Germany
Contact: Matthias M Weber, MD     +40-6131-17-7255     MMWeber@uni-mainz.de    
Italy
University of Turin, Dept of Internal Medicine Recruiting
Orbassano, Italy, 10043
Contact: Massimo Terzolo, MD         Terzolo@usa.net    
Contact: Alredo Berruti, MD         alfredo.berruti@email.it    
Clinica Endocrinologica, Università di Padova, Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova Recruiting
Padova, Italy
Contact: Franco Mantero, Prof.     049-8213000     franco.mantero@unipd.it    
Netherlands
Maxima Medisch Centrum; Dept. of Internal Medicine Recruiting
Eindhoven, Netherlands, 5631 BM
Contact: Harm Haak, MD     +31-408885297     h.haak@mmc.nl    
Academisch Medisch Centrum; Dept. of Endocrinology Recruiting
Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1105 AZ
Contact: Hans de Vries, MD     +31 20566525     j.h.devries@amc.uva.nl    
Leiden University Medical Center Recruiting
Leiden, Netherlands
Contact: Hans Romijn, MD     +31715263082     j.a.romijn@lumc.nl    
University Hospital Groningen; Dept. of Internal Medine Recruiting
Groningen, Netherlands, 9700
Contact: Bruce Wolffenbuttel, MD     +31 5036 13962     bwo@int.azg.nl    
Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum Recruiting
Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1007
Contact: Mareliese Eekhoff, MD     +31 204440588     EMW.Eekhoff@vumc.nl    
Sweden
Uppsala University Hospital - Dept of Medical Sciences Recruiting
Uppsala, Sweden, 751 85
Contact: Britt Skogseid, MD     +46 18 611 00 00     Britt.Skogseid@medsci.uu.se    
Dept of Surgery, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm Recruiting
Stockholm, Sweden
Contact: Goran Wallin, MD     + 46 8 517 700 00        
Department of Oncology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital Recruiting
Gothenburg, Sweden
Contact: Monica Sender, MD     +46 31 3426626     monica.sender@vgregion.se    
Department of Oncology, Linköping University Hospital Recruiting
Linköping, Sweden
Contact: Najme Wall, MD     +46 13 222000     najme.wall@lio.se    
Department of Medicine, The Jubileum Institute, Lund University Recruiting
Lund, Sweden
Contact: Michael Garkavij, MD     +46 46 177520     michael.garkavij@onk.lu.se    
Sponsors and Collaborators
Collaborative Group for Adrenocortical Carcinoma Treatment
German Federal Ministry of Education and Research
National Cancer Institute USA
Investigators
Study Chair: Britt Skogseid, MD Uppsala University Hospital
  More Information

Click here for more information about this study: First International Randomized trial in locally advanced and Metastatic Adrenocortical Carcinoma Treatment (FIRM-ACT)  This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

Study ID Numbers: CO-ACT-001
Study First Received: October 19, 2004
Last Updated: November 9, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00094497  
Health Authority: Germany: Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices;   Sweden: Medical Products Agency;   France: Afssaps - French Health Products Safety Agency;   Italy: Ministry of Health;   Netherlands: Independent Ethics Committee;   Australia: Department of Health and Ageing Therapeutic Goods Administration

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Adrenocortical Carcinoma
Adrenocortical carcinoma
Adrenal Gland Diseases
Endocrine System Diseases
Streptozocin
Etoposide phosphate
Mitotane
Doxorubicin
Carcinoma
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms
Cisplatin
Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms
Endocrinopathy
Adenocarcinoma
Adrenal Cortex Diseases
Etoposide
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Endocrine Gland Neoplasms

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Antineoplastic Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
Pharmacologic Actions

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009