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Epirubicin and Celecoxib in Treating Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma
This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
Study NCT00057980   Information provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI)
First Received: April 7, 2003   Last Updated: January 24, 2009   History of Changes

April 7, 2003
January 24, 2009
October 2002
December 2006   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
  • Maximum tolerated dose of epirubicin [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
  • Response rate [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Survival at 6 months [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Overall survival [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Maximum tolerated dose of epirubicin
  • Response rate
  • Survival at 6 months
  • Overall survival
Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00057980 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
  • Toxicity profile [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
  • Serum vascular endothelial growth factor levels in correlation to response [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Cyclooxygenase-2 expression in tumor tissue and nonmalignant liver tissue in correlation to response [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Toxicity profile
  • Serum vascular endothelial growth factor levels in correlation to response
  • Cyclooxygenase-2 expression in tumor tissue and nonmalignant liver tissue in correlation to response
 
Epirubicin and Celecoxib in Treating Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Phase I/II Study of Epirubicin and Celecoxib for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

RATIONALE: Celecoxib may stop the growth of tumor cells by stopping blood flow to the tumor. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining celecoxib with epirubicin may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: This phase I/II trial is studying the side effects and best dose of epirubicin when given together with celecoxib and to see how well it works in treating patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer).

OBJECTIVES:

  • Determine the maximum tolerated dose of epirubicin when administered with celecoxib in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.
  • Determine the response rate in patients treated with this regimen.
  • Determine the 6-month and overall survival of patients treated with this regimen.
  • Determine the toxicity profile of this regimen in these patients.
  • Determine the effects of this regimen on serum levels of vascular endothelial growth factor and correlate these effects with response in these patients.
  • Correlate the expression of cyclooxygenase-2 in tumor tissue and nonmalignant liver tissue with response in patients treated with this regimen.

OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study of epirubicin.

  • Phase I:Patients receive epirubicin IV over 20 minutes on day 1 and oral celecoxib twice daily on days 1-21. Courses repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Cohorts of 3-5 patients receive escalating doses of epirubicin until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which at least 2 of 3 or 3 of 5 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity.

  • Phase II: Additional patients are accrued and treated as in phase I at the MTD of epirubicin.

Patients are followed every 3 months.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 3-52 patients (3-15 for phase I and 12-37 for phase II) will be accrued for this study.

Phase I, Phase II
Interventional
Treatment
Liver Cancer
  • Drug: celecoxib
  • Drug: epirubicin hydrochloride
 
 

*   Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by National Clinical Trials Identifier (NCT ID) in Medline.
 
Active, not recruiting
 
 
December 2006   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Diagnosis of localized or metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) by 1 of the following:

    • Biopsy
    • Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) measurement (greater than 400 ng/mL if hepatitis B surface antigen [HBsAg] is negative OR greater than 1,000 ng/mL if HBsAg is positive)
  • Not amenable to surgical resection or liver-directed therapy
  • Measurable or evaluable disease* NOTE: *Changes in AFP alone are not sufficient
  • Child-Pugh score A or B

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age

  • 18 and over

Performance status

  • ECOG 0-2

Life expectancy

  • At least 12 weeks

Hematopoietic

  • Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm^3
  • Platelet count at least 75,000/mm^3

Hepatic

  • Bilirubin no greater than 3.0 mg/dL
  • AST no greater than 5 times upper limit of normal

Renal

  • Creatinine no greater than 2.0 mg/dL

Cardiovascular

  • LVEF greater than 45% by MUGA or echocardiogram

Other

  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No requirement for nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) except low-dose (81 mg) aspirin
  • No known hypersensitivity to aspirin or other NSAIDs
  • No contraindication to cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitor therapy

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

  • Not specified

Chemotherapy

  • Not specified

Endocrine therapy

  • Not specified

Radiotherapy

  • Not specified

Surgery

  • Not specified

Other

  • No prior therapy for HCC
Both
18 Years and older
No
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United States
 
NCT00057980
 
CDR0000285669, NU-02I6
Robert H. Lurie Cancer Center
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Study Chair: Mary Mulcahy, MD Robert H. Lurie Cancer Center
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
January 2006

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