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A Phase I Study of Weekly Gemcitabine in Combination With Infusional Fluorodeoxyuridine and Oral Calcium Leucovorin in Adult Cancer Patients
This study has been completed.
Sponsored by: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Information provided by: National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00001449
  Purpose

The purpose of this study is to determine the clinical toxicities associated with administering sequential dFdC as a one hour infusion followed by a continuous infusion of FUdR over 24 hours with low dose oral LV weekly for three weeks out of four.


Condition Intervention Phase
Neoplasms
Drug: gemcitabine
Drug: fluorodeoxyuridine
Drug: leucovorin
Phase I

MedlinePlus related topics: Calcium Cancer
Drug Information available for: Leucovorin Calcium Citrovorum factor Folinic acid calcium salt pentahydrate Leucovorin Gemcitabine hydrochloride Gemcitabine Floxuridine Calcium gluconate
U.S. FDA Resources
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Safety Study
Official Title: A Phase I Study of Weekly Gemcitabine in Combination With Infusional Fluorodeoxyuridine and Oral Calcium Leucovorin in Adult Cancer Patients

Further study details as provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC):

Estimated Enrollment: 60
Study Start Date: September 1995
Estimated Study Completion Date: April 2000
Detailed Description:

The MTD and biochemically active dose of FUDR as a 24-hour and gemcitabine as a 2-hour infusion will be determined first (Part A); if the biochemically active FUDR dose is less than the MTD, new patients will be entered to determine the maximum tolerated duration of FUDR infusion (Part B).

  Eligibility

Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

Diagnostically proven locally advanced, but unresectable primary or recurrent solid tumors or lymphoma or metastatic solid tumors that have failed standard therapy or no such therapy is available.

Objectively measurable disease not required.

No patients with leukemia or primary or metastatic CNS malignancies.

PRIOR/CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic Therapy: Greater than 4 weeks since prior immunotherapy and recovered from all toxic effects.

Chemotherapy: Greater than 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy and recovered from all toxic effects with following exceptions: At least 6 weeks since prior mitomycin C or nitrosourea therapy. At least 3 months since prior suramin therapy.

Endocrine Therapy: Not specified

Radiotherapy: At least 2 weeks since prior radiotherapy (4 weeks if at least 21% of marrow irradiated) and recovered from all toxic effects.

Surgery: Recovered from any prior surgery.

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age: 18 and over.

Performance status: ECOG 0-2

Hematopoietic:

AGC at least 2,000/microL.

Platelet count at least 100,000/microL.

Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 2.0 mg/dL.

Renal: Creatinine no greater than 2.0 mg/dL.

OTHER:

No failure of prior gemcitabine therapy.

No concurrent cimetidine (ranitidine and other anti-ulcer agents allowed).

No active infection requiring intravenous antibiotic therapy.

HIV negative.

No other medical contraindication to protocol therapy.

No pregnant or nursing women.

Adequate contraception required of fertile patients.

  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00001449

Locations
United States, Maryland
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892
Sponsors and Collaborators
  More Information

Publications:
Study ID Numbers: 950197, 95-C-0197
Study First Received: November 3, 1999
Last Updated: March 3, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00001449  
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC):
Anti-Cancer Agents
Antimetabolite
Palliation
Pharmacodynamics
Pharmacokinetics

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Calcium, Dietary
Floxuridine
Leucovorin
Gemcitabine

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Antimetabolites
Anti-Infective Agents
Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
Vitamin B Complex
Immunologic Factors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Antineoplastic Agents
Growth Substances
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Enzyme Inhibitors
Immunosuppressive Agents
Antiviral Agents
Pharmacologic Actions
Neoplasms
Radiation-Sensitizing Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Vitamins
Micronutrients

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 15, 2009