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E7389 in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Cancer of the Urothelium and Kidney Dysfunction

Alternate Title
Basic Trial Information
Trial Description
     Purpose
     Eligibility
     Treatment/Intervention
Trial Contact Information
Registry Information

Alternate Title

Phase I/II Study of E7389 in Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Cancer of the Urothelium and Renal Insufficiency

Basic Trial Information

PhaseTypeStatusAgeSponsorProtocol IDs
Phase II, Phase IBiomarker/Laboratory analysis, TreatmentActive18 and overNCICCC-PHII-75
7435, NCI-7435, NCT00365157

Trial Description

Purpose:

Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as E7389, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Chemotherapy drugs may have different effects in patients who have changes in their kidney function.

This phase I/II trial is studying the side effects and best dose of E7389 and to see how well it works in treating patients with locally advanced or metastatic cancer of the urothelium and kidney dysfunction.

Eligibility:

Eligibility criteria include the following:

Final eligibility for a clinical trial is determined by the health professionals conducting the trial.

Treatment/Intervention:

Patients will receive an infusion of E7389 once a week for 2 weeks. Treatment may repeat every 3 weeks for as long as benefit is shown.

Some patients will undergo blood collection periodically during course one for laboratory studies.

After finishing treatment, patients will be evaluated periodically for at least 6 months.

Important:

For more details about this trial, refer to the Health Professional version of the trial summary.

If you are interested in participating in a clinical trial, contact your doctor for a referral or call a trial contact person listed below. You may see the same contact person listed at more than one site, however, if you call the number listed you can ask to speak to the study coordinator or person involved with the specific trial you are interested in. If you have questions about cancer or clinical trials, call the Cancer Information Service at 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237). General information about clinical trials, including risks, benefits, and costs, can be found on NCI's Web site.

Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations

California Cancer Consortium

David Quinn, MD, Protocol chair
Ph: 323-865-3956; 800-865-0102
Email: diquinn@hsc.usc.edu

Trial Sites

U.S.A.
California
  Beverly Hills
 Tower Cancer Research Foundation
 Solomon Hamburg, MD, PhD
Ph: 310-888-8680
  Duarte
 City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ph: 800-826-4673
 Email: becomingapatient@coh.org
  Martinez
 Contra Costa Regional Medical Center
 Sharon Hiner, MD
Ph: 925-370-5114
800-232-4636
 Email: shiner@hsd.co.contra-costa.ca.us
 Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic - Martinez
 Nelson Lim, MD
Ph: 925-372-2062
 Email: nelson.lim@med.va.gov
  Pasadena
 City of Hope Medical Group
 Mark McNamara, MD
Ph: 626-396-2900
 Email: mmcnamara@ccsmg.com
  Sacramento
 University of California Davis Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - University of California Davis Cancer Center
Ph: 916-734-3089
Illinois
  Chicago
 University of Chicago Cancer Research Center
 Clinical Trials Office - University of Chicago Cancer Research Center
Ph: 773-834-7424
  Decatur
 Decatur Memorial Hospital Cancer Care Institute
 Clinical Trials Office - Decatur Memorial Hospital Cancer Care Institute
Ph: 217-876-6601
  Evanston
 Evanston Northwestern Healthcare - Evanston Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Evanston Northwestern Healthcare - Evanston Hospital
Ph: 847-570-1381
  Harvey
 Ingalls Cancer Care Center at Ingalls Memorial Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Ingalls Cancer Care Center at Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Ph: 708-915-6747
  Joliet
 Joliet Oncology-Hematology Associates, Limited - West
 Sanjiv Modi, MD
Ph: 815-730-3098
 Email: smod@jolietoncology.com
  Maywood
 Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center at Loyola University Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center
Ph: 708-226-4357
  Peoria
 Oncology Hematology Associates of Central Illinois, PC - Peoria
 Sachdev Thomas, MD
Ph: 309-243-1000
 Email: sthomas@ohaci.com
  Springfield
 Central Illinois Hematology Oncology Center
 Edem Agamah, MD, MS
Ph: 217-525-2500
 Email: ihdn@aol.com
Indiana
  Fort Wayne
 Fort Wayne Medical Oncology and Hematology
 Sreenivasa Nattam, MD
Ph: 260-484-8830
800-852-2333
 Email: ledgar@fwmoh.com
  South Bend
 CCOP - Northern Indiana CR Consortium
 David Taber, MD
Ph: 574-647-3353
800-284-7370
Maryland
  Baltimore
 Greenebaum Cancer Center at University of Maryland Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Greenebaum Cancer Center at University of Maryladn Medical Center
Ph: 800-888-8823
Michigan
  Ann Arbor
 University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ph: 800-865-1125
  Detroit
 Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
 Clinical Trials Office - Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
Ph: 313-576-9363
  Saint Joseph
 Oncology Care Associates, PLLC
 Eric Lester, MD
Ph: 269-985-0029
Missouri
  Saint Louis
 David C. Pratt Cancer Center at St. John's Mercy
 Clinical Trials Office - David C. Pratt Cancer Center at St. John's Mercy
Ph: 314-251-6770
Pennsylvania
  Hershey
 Penn State Cancer Institute at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Penn State Cancer Institute at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Ph: 717-531-3779
 Email: CTO@hmc.psu.edu
  Pittsburgh
 UPMC Cancer Centers
 Clinical Trials Office - UPMC Cancer Centers
Ph: 412-647-8073
Wisconsin
  Milwaukee
 Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center
Ph: 414-805-4380

Registry Information
Official Title A Phase I/II Study of E7389 Halichondrin B Analog (NSC #707389; IND #64395) in Metastatic Urothelial Tract Cancer and Renal Insufficiency
Trial Start Date 2006-10-23
Trial Completion Date 2008-12-31 (estimated)
Registered in ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00365157
Date Submitted to PDQ 2006-06-19
Information Last Verified 2008-12-07
NCI Grant/Contract Number CA62505

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