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Phase I Pilot Study of High-Dose Carboplatin and Cyclophosphamide and Autologous Bone Marrow and Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Rescue in Patients With Platinum-Sensitive Ovarian Epithelial Carcinoma (Summary Last Modified 09/2001)

Alternate Title
Basic Trial Information
Objectives
Entry Criteria
Expected Enrollment
Outline
Trial Contact Information
Registry Information

Alternate Title

Combination Chemotherapy, Bone Marrow Transplantation, and Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Patients With Ovarian Epithelial Cancer

Basic Trial Information

Phase
Type
Status
Age
Sponsor
Protocol IDs

Phase I


Treatment


Completed


18 to 65


Other


JHOC-9434
NCI-V94-0544, NCT00002600

Objectives

I. Determine the maximum tolerated dose of carboplatin when combined with 
cyclophosphamide as high-dose therapy followed by autologous bone marrow and 
peripheral blood stem cell rescue in patients with platinum sensitive ovarian 
epithelial carcinoma.

II. Determine the efficacy of this regimen in these patients.

Entry Criteria

Disease Characteristics:


Histologically confirmed advanced ovarian epithelial malignancy of one of the
following histologies:
 Serous adenocarcinoma
 Endometrioid adenocarcinoma
 Mucinous adenocarcinoma
 Undifferentiated carcinoma
 Clear cell adenocarcinoma
 Mixed epithelial carcinoma

Fallopian tube and extraovarian peritoneal papillary serous tumors also
allowed

Documented responsiveness (using established clinical criteria) to a
platinum-based chemotherapy regimen required

Partial or complete clinical response to the most recent chemotherapy
regimen required

Bone marrow aspirate and biopsy morphologically negative for carcinoma and
cellularity greater than 50%

No CNS involvement


Prior/Concurrent Therapy:


Biologic therapy:
 Not specified

Chemotherapy:
 See Disease Characteristics
 No more than 2 prior chemotherapy regimens
 At least 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy (at least 6 weeks since prior
  nitrosoureas)

Endocrine therapy:
 Not specified

Radiotherapy:
 No prior radiotherapy for ovarian cancer

Surgery:
 Not specified


Patient Characteristics:


Age:
 18 to 65

Performance status:
 GOG 0-2

Life expectancy:
 Not specified

Hematopoietic:
 WBC greater than 3,000/mm3
 Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm3
 Platelet count greater than 100,000/mm3

Hepatic:
 Bilirubin less than 1.5 mg/dL*
 SGOT less than 60 IU/mL*
 * Unless abnormality due to metastatic involvement

Renal:
 Creatinine less than 2.0 mg/dL*
 * Unless abnormality due to metastatic involvement
   
Cardiovascular:
 LVEF at least 45% by MUGA scan
 No active congestive heart failure
 No myocardial infarction within the past year
 No active arrhythmia
 No active angina pectoris
 No uncontrolled hypertension

Pulmonary:
 FVC and FEV at least 50% predicted

Other:
 No peripheral neuropathy 
 No uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
 No history of other malignancy except basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer
 No debilitating medical or psychiatric illness that would preclude informed
  consent or study 

Expected Enrollment

18

A minimum of 18 patients will be accrued for this study within 1 year.

Outline

This is a dose escalation study of carboplatin.

Autologous bone marrow (ABM) is harvested on day -11, filgrastim (G-CSF) is 
administered subcutaneously (SC) on days -11 to -7, and autologous peripheral 
blood stem cells (PBSC) are harvested on day -6.

Patients receive high dose chemotherapy comprising carboplatin IV over 15 
minutes on days -5 and -4 and cyclophosphamide IV over 1 hour on days -3 and 
-2.  PBSC are reinfused on day -1, ABM is reinfused on day 0, and G-CSF is 
administered SC beginning on day 7 and continuing until blood counts recover.  
Cohorts of 2-4 patients receive escalating doses of carboplatin until the 
maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined.  The MTD is defined as the 
dose at which no more than 10% of patients experience dose-limiting toxicity.  
A minimum of 6 patients receive carboplatin at the MTD.

Patients are followed at 1 month and then every 3 months for 5 years.

Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

Deborah Armstrong, MD, Protocol chair
Ph: 410-614-2743
Email: darmstro@jhmi.edu

Registry Information
Official Title A PHASE I TRIAL OF HIGH DOSE CHEMOTHERAPY WITH AUTOLOGOUS BONE MARROW AND PERIPHERAL BLOOD PROGENITOR CELL RESCUE IN PATIENTS WITH PLATINUM-SENSITIVE, CHEMOTHERAPY-RESPONSIVE EPITHELIAL OVARIAN CARCINOMA
Trial Start Date 1994-09-13
Registered in ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00002600
Date Submitted to PDQ 1994-09-13
Information Last Verified 2001-09-01
NCI Grant/Contract Number P30-CA06973

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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