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Melphalan and Thiotepa Followed by Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Patients With Epithelial Ovarian Cancer in Complete Remission
This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
First Received: November 1, 1999   Last Updated: February 6, 2009   History of Changes
Sponsor: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Collaborator: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Information provided by: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00002977
  Purpose

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining chemotherapy with peripheral stem cell transplantation may allow the doctor to give higher doses of chemotherapy drugs and kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of melphalan and thiotepa followed by peripheral stem cell transplantation in treating patients with stage III or stage IV epithelial ovarian cancer in complete remission.


Condition Intervention Phase
Ovarian Cancer
Biological: filgrastim
Drug: melphalan
Drug: thiotepa
Procedure: peripheral blood stem cell transplantation
Phase I

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment
Official Title: A Phase I Trial of Melphalan and Thiotepa Followed by Autologous or Syngeneic Peripheral Blood Stem Cell (PBSC) Rescue in Patients With a Complete Response Following Standard Therapy for Stage III/IV Epithelial Ovarian Cancer

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Further study details as provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):

Estimated Enrollment: 45
Study Start Date: January 1997
Detailed Description:

OBJECTIVES: I. Assess the toxic effects of combined high dose melphalan and thiotepa chemotherapy followed by stem cell rescue in patients with stage III or IV ovarian epithelial cancer in complete remission. II. Determine the maximum tolerated dose of thiotepa that can be given with melphalan in these patients. III. Evaluate the interpatient blood level variability and pharmacokinetics of melphalan given intravenously.

OUTLINE: This is a dose escalation study of thiotepa. Patients receive cytoreduction and mobilization of peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) with filgrastim (G-CSF) and cyclophosphamide/paclitaxel, cyclophosphamide/etoposide or cyclophosphamide/etoposide/cisplatin within 30-90 days of last dose of standard therapy. PBSC are then collected. Patients then receive melphalan IV over 30 minutes on days -6 and -5 and thiotepa IV over 2 hours on days -4 and -3. PBSC are reinfused on day 0. G-CSF is administered on days 0-21. Cohorts of 5-15 patients each receive escalating doses of thiotepa until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is reached. The MTD is determined as the dose at which 2-5 of 4-15 patients experience dose limiting toxicity. Patients are followed at 100 days, then at 6, 12, and 24 months.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 30-45 patients will be accrued for this study over 2 years.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 60 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed stage III/IV ovarian epithelial cancer in first or second clinical complete remission after receiving a minimum of 4-10 courses of chemotherapy consisting of paclitaxel and either cisplatin or carboplatin Ovarian epithelial cancer of following histologic types: Serous adenocarcinoma Mucinous adenocarcinoma Clear cell adenocarcinoma Transitional cell Adenocarcinoma N.O.S. Endometrioid adenocarcinoma Undifferentiated carcinoma Mixed epithelial carcinoma Malignant Brenner's Tumor Remission stability maintained for at least 4 weeks Protocol therapy must begin 30-90 days after last dose of standard therapy No active pleural or pericardial effusion No prior/concurrent brain metastasis or carcinoid meningitis

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 to 60 Performance status: Karnofsky 70-100% Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Not specified Hepatic: Bilirubin less than 1.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN) SGOT or SGPT less than 2.0 times ULN Albumin greater than 2.0 g/dL Renal: Creatinine clearance greater than 60 mL/min Cardiovascular: Ejection fraction greater than 45% by MUGA Pulmonary: If history of smoking or abnormal lung function, Diffusion capacity greater than 50% (corrected) A-a gradient less than 20 Other: No history of hemorrhagic cystitis No second malignancy within the last 5 years except basal cell skin cancer HIV negative No chronic active hepatitis B No hepatitis C No history of Aspergillus infection

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: No prior stem cell transplant Chemotherapy: Prior chemotherapy consisting of paclitaxel and either cisplatin or carboplatin Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: No prior radiation therapy for malignancy (excluding chest wall radiation therapy for breast cancer) Surgery: Not specified

  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00002977

Locations
United States, Washington
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98109
Sponsors and Collaborators
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Investigators
Study Chair: Leona A. Holmberg, MD, PhD Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
  More Information

Additional Information:
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Study ID Numbers: CDR0000065499, FHCRC-1181.00, NCI-G97-1229
Study First Received: November 1, 1999
Last Updated: February 6, 2009
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00002977     History of Changes
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):
stage III ovarian epithelial cancer
stage IV ovarian epithelial cancer
recurrent ovarian epithelial cancer
ovarian undifferentiated adenocarcinoma
ovarian mixed epithelial carcinoma
ovarian serous cystadenocarcinoma
ovarian mucinous cystadenocarcinoma
ovarian endometrioid adenocarcinoma
ovarian clear cell cystadenocarcinoma
Brenner tumor

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Melphalan
Ovarian Neoplasms
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Immunologic Factors
Antineoplastic Agents
Gonadal Disorders
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Genital Neoplasms, Female
Endocrine System Diseases
Urogenital Neoplasms
Ovarian Diseases
Immunosuppressive Agents
Pharmacologic Actions
Adnexal Diseases
Thiotepa
Genital Diseases, Female
Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Therapeutic Uses
Myeloablative Agonists
Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating
Alkylating Agents
Endocrine Gland Neoplasms

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