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| Sponsor: | St. Jude Children's Research Hospital |
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| Collaborator: |
National Cancer Institute (NCI) |
| Information provided by: | National Cancer Institute (NCI) |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00004005 |
Purpose
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as irinotecan, fluorouracil, and leucovorin, work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Combining more than one chemotherapy drug with radiation therapy may kill more tumor cells.
PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving combination chemotherapy together with radiation therapy works in treating patients with stage III or stage IV colorectal carcinoma (cancer), other refractory carcinoma (cancer), or metastatic adenocarcinoma (cancer) of unknown primary origin.
| Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Colorectal Cancer Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific Unspecified Childhood Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific |
Drug: fluorouracil Drug: irinotecan hydrochloride Drug: leucovorin calcium Procedure: conventional surgery Radiation: radiation therapy |
Phase II |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Treatment, Open Label |
| Official Title: | Irinotecan and 5-Fluorouracil/Leucovorin for Patients With Colorectal Carcinoma and Other Refractory Tumors |
| Estimated Enrollment: | 10 |
| Study Start Date: | September 1998 |
OBJECTIVES:
OUTLINE: Patients with stage III colorectal carcinoma (post surgical resection) receive irinotecan IV over 1 hour on days 1-5 and days 8-12. Treatment repeats every 3 weeks for 2 courses. Beginning on week 7, patients receive pelvic irradiation, leucovorin calcium IV over 4 hours, and fluorouracil IV over 5-15 minutes beginning 1 hour into leucovorin calcium infusion on days 1-5. Treatment repeats every 3 weeks for a total of 2 courses. Patients with no evidence of disease may repeat the above 12-week block of chemotherapy without pelvic irradiation up to 4 times over 1 year.
Patients with stage IV colorectal carcinoma, other refractory carcinomas, or metastatic adenocarcinomas of unknown primary site receive the above 12-week block of chemotherapy (irinotecan, fluorouracil, and leucovorin calcium) with pelvic irradiation (if indicated). Pelvic irradiation patients with an unresected primary tumor undergo exploratory surgery 4-5 weeks after completion of radiotherapy, even in the absence of visible tumor regression. Radical resection is attempted to effect local control and control of long term symptoms related to the primary tumor. Patients with complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) after both chemotherapy and surgery repeat the above 12-week block of chemotherapy 3 times over 1 year in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with CR or PR after chemotherapy but no response after surgery receive irinotecan IV over 1 hour on days 1-5 and days 8-12 every 3 weeks for 1 year in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with stable disease (SD) or progressive disease after 2 courses of irinotecan and SD, CR, or PR after surgery receive leucovorin calcium and fluorouracil as above every 3 weeks for 1 year in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year and then every 6 months for 3 years.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 10 patients will be accrued for this study within 4 years.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | up to 24 Years |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
One of the following diagnoses:
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Age:
Performance status:
Life expectancy:
Hematopoietic:
Hepatic:
Renal:
Other:
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
Biologic therapy
Chemotherapy
Endocrine therapy
Radiotherapy
Surgery
Contacts and Locations| United States, Tennessee | |
| St. Jude Children's Research Hospital | |
| Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38105 | |
| Study Chair: | Wayne Lee Furman, MD | St. Jude Children's Research Hospital |
More Information
| Study ID Numbers: | CDR0000067216, SJCRH-CACO5, NCI-G99-1554 |
| Study First Received: | November 1, 1999 |
| Last Updated: | February 6, 2009 |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00004005 History of Changes |
| Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
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stage III colon cancer stage IV colon cancer stage III rectal cancer stage IV rectal cancer unspecified childhood solid tumor, protocol specific |
unspecified adult solid tumor, protocol specific adenocarcinoma of unknown primary newly diagnosed carcinoma of unknown primary recurrent carcinoma of unknown primary |
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Antimetabolites Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic Immunologic Factors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Antineoplastic Agents Gastrointestinal Diseases Physiological Effects of Drugs Colonic Diseases Irinotecan Leucovorin Rectal Diseases Neoplastic Processes Neoplasms by Site Pathologic Processes Vitamins |
Therapeutic Uses Neoplasm Metastasis Micronutrients Neoplasms, Unknown Primary Vitamin B Complex Digestive System Neoplasms Neoplasms by Histologic Type Growth Substances Enzyme Inhibitors Intestinal Diseases Immunosuppressive Agents Pharmacologic Actions Intestinal Neoplasms Camptothecin Carcinoma |
