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Enalapril in Treating Heart Damage Patients Who Received Anthracycline Chemotherapy for Childhood Cancer
This study has been completed.
First Received: November 1, 1999   Last Updated: May 9, 2009   History of Changes
Sponsor: Pediatric Oncology Group
Collaborator: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Information provided by: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00003070
  Purpose

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Chemoprotective drugs, such as enalapril, may protect normal cells from the toxic effects of chemotherapy. It is not known whether enalapril is more effective than a placebo in treating heart damage in patients who received anthracycline chemotherapy for childhood cancer.

PURPOSE: Randomized double-blinded phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of enalapril with a placebo in treating heart damage in patients who received anthracycline chemotherapy for childhood cancer.


Condition Intervention Phase
Cardiac Toxicity
Unspecified Childhood Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Drug: enalapril maleate
Procedure: quality-of-life assessment
Phase III

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Supportive Care, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Control
Official Title: Afterload Reduction Therapy for Late Anthracycline Cardiotoxicity: A Pediatric Oncology Group Cancer Control Study

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

Study Start Date: August 1997
Detailed Description:

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine whether enalapril treatment results in a reduction in body surface area-adjusted left ventricular mass in anthracycline-treated survivors of childhood cancer. II. Determine whether improvement in ventricular function achieved by enalapril is sustained and alters the course of late cardiotoxicity. III. Determine the impact of enalapril therapy on quality of life.

OUTLINE: This is a double blind, placebo controlled, randomized study. Patients are stratified based on the cumulative anthracycline dose, age at cancer diagnosis, and the duration of time since cessation of anthracycline therapy. Patients are administered enalapril or placebo by mouth bid. Patients undergo a series of cardiac tests after administration of drug. Follow-up occurs at 2, 6, and 12 months and every year thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: 75 patients in each treatment arm will be accrued.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   8 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically diagnosed childhood malignancy that had prior anthracycline therapy Echocardiographic evidence of reduced fractional shortening, reduced contractility, or increased afterload, or any combination At least 6 months oncologic disease free

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: At least 8 at study entry and less than 22 at diagnosis Performance status: Not specified Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Not specified Hepatic: Not specified Renal: No history of renal disease No known renal artery stenosis Cardiovascular: No congenital cardiovascular malformations No active congestive heart failure not attributable to sepsis or renal failure No medication for heart condition No history of symptomatic arrhythmia antedating anthracycline therapy No constrictive pericarditis No uncontrolled hypertension Pulmonary: No primary valvular or outflow tract obstruction Other: Not pregnant or lactating Must use adequate contraception No reaction or intolerance to ACE inhibitors

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: At least 1 year since prior cumulative anthracycline therapy of at least 200 mg/m2 No prior amsacrine therapy Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: No prior mediastinal, spinal, or total body irradiation that included the heart Surgery: Not specified Other: No concurrent angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE)inhibitor treatment No concurrent treatment with other investigational drug No oncologic therapy within past 6 months

  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00003070

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Locations
United States, Alabama
MBCCOP - Gulf Coast
Mobile, Alabama, United States, 36688
University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center
Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294-3300
United States, Arkansas
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72205
United States, California
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford
Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304
University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California, United States, 95817
University of California San Diego Cancer Center
La Jolla, California, United States, 92093-0658
United States, Connecticut
Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center
New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06520-8028
United States, District of Columbia
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20307-5000
United States, Florida
CCOP - Florida Pediatric
Tampa, Florida, United States, 33682-7757
Miami Children's Hospital
Miami, Florida, United States, 33155
Shands Hospital and Clinics, University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32610-100277
Sylvester Cancer Center, University of Miami
Miami, Florida, United States, 33136
United States, Georgia
Emory University Hospital - Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322
United States, Hawaii
Cancer Research Center of Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96813
United States, Illinois
Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60614
United States, Kansas
CCOP - Wichita
Wichita, Kansas, United States, 67214-3882
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66160-7357
United States, Louisiana
CCOP - Ochsner
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70121
MBCCOP - LSU Health Sciences Center
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112
Ochsner Clinic
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70121
United States, Maryland
Johns Hopkins Oncology Center
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21231-2410
Marlene & Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21201
United States, Massachusetts
Boston Floating Hospital Infants and Children
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02111
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center
Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, 01655
United States, Michigan
Children's Hospital of Michigan
Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201
United States, Mississippi
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi, United States, 39216-4505
United States, Missouri
Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63104
Washington University School of Medicine
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110
United States, New Jersey
CCOP - Northern New Jersey
Hackensack, New Jersey, United States, 07601
Hackensack University Medical Center
Hackensack, New Jersey, United States, 07601
United States, New York
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York, United States, 10029
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Buffalo, New York, United States, 14263-0001
Schneider Children's Hospital
New Hyde Park, New York, United States, 11042
State University of New York - Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, New York, United States, 13210
University of Rochester Cancer Center
Rochester, New York, United States, 14642
United States, North Carolina
Carolinas Medical Center
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28232-2861
Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157-1082
Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710
East Carolina University School of Medicine
Greenville, North Carolina, United States, 27858-4354
Mission Saint Joseph's Health System
Asheville, North Carolina, United States, 28801
Presbyterian Healthcare
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28233-3549
United States, Oklahoma
Oklahoma Memorial Hospital
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73126-0307
United States, Oregon
CCOP - Columbia River Program
Portland, Oregon, United States, 97213
United States, Pennsylvania
St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19134-1095
United States, South Carolina
Children's Hospital of Greenville Hospital System
Greenville, South Carolina, United States, 29605
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29425-0721
United States, Tennessee
Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38105-2794
United States, Texas
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
MBCCOP - South Texas Pediatric
San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78229-3900
Simmons Cancer Center - Dallas
Dallas, Texas, United States, 75235-9154
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78284-7811
United States, Virginia
Massey Cancer Center
Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23298-0037
Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth
Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, 23708-2197
United States, Wisconsin
Midwest Children's Cancer Center
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53226
Canada, Alberta
Cross Cancer Institute
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 1Z2
Canada, Ontario
Children's Hospital
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8N 3Z5
Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1X8
Canada, Quebec
Hopital Sainte Justine
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3T 1C5
Montreal Children's Hospital
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3H 1P3
Switzerland
Swiss Pediatric Oncology Group Bern
Bern, Switzerland, CH 3010
Sponsors and Collaborators
Pediatric Oncology Group
Investigators
Study Chair: Stephen Lipshultz, MD James P. Wilmot Cancer Center
  More Information

Additional Information:
Publications:
Study ID Numbers: CDR0000065745, POG-9480, NCI-P97-0086
Study First Received: November 1, 1999
Last Updated: May 9, 2009
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00003070     History of Changes
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):
unspecified childhood solid tumor, protocol specific
cardiac toxicity

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Enalapril
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Enalaprilat
Therapeutic Uses
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Cardiovascular Agents
Antihypertensive Agents
Pharmacologic Actions
Protease Inhibitors

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