Octreotide in Treating Patients With Cancer-Related Malignant Ascites
Recruitment status was Active, not recruiting
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Purpose
RATIONALE: Octreotide may be an effective treatment for malignant ascites. It is not yet known whether octreotide is more effective than a placebo in treating malignant ascites.
PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying octreotide to see how well it works compared to placebo in treating patients with cancer-related malignant ascites.
| Condition | Intervention | Phase |
|---|---|---|
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Metastatic Cancer Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific |
Drug: octreotide acetate Other: placebo |
Phase 3 |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Masking: Double-Blind Primary Purpose: Treatment |
| Official Title: | An Exploratory, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Depot Octreotide (Sandostatin LARDepot) for Symptomatic Ascites in Cancer Patients |
- Median time to paracentesis [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- VEGF concentrations in ascitic fluid [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Number of paracenteses [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Toxicity incidence [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Average quality-of-life [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
| Estimated Enrollment: | 68 |
| Study Start Date: | October 2005 |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
|---|---|
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Experimental: Arm I
Patients receive octreotide subcutaneously (SC) once on day 1.
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Drug: octreotide acetate
Given subcutaneously
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Placebo Comparator: Arm II
Patients receive placebo SC once on day 1.
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Other: placebo
Given subcutaneously
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Detailed Description:
OBJECTIVES:
Primary
- Compare the efficacy of octreotide vs placebo, in terms of extending the time-to-paracentesis, in patients with cancer-related symptomatic malignant ascites.
Secondary
- Compare the number of paracenteses in patients treated with these drugs.
- Determine the toxicity of octreotide in these patients.
- Compare the quality of life of patients treated with these drugs.
OUTLINE: This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to anticipated ongoing chemotherapy (yes vs no), frequency of prior paracentesis (never vs other), and prior chemotherapy (never vs only first-line chemotherapy vs second-line chemotherapy vs other). Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.
- Arm I: Patients receive octreotide subcutaneously (SC) once on day 1.
- Arm II: Patients receive placebo SC once on day 1. In both arms, treatment with intramuscular octreotide or placebo repeats monthly for up to 2 years in the absence of unacceptable toxicity.
Quality of life is assessed at baseline, 2 weeks, and then monthly for up to 2 years during study treatment.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed every 6 months for up to 2 years.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 68 patients (34 per treatment arm) will be accrued for this study.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- Histologically or cytologically confirmed cancer
Diagnosis of malignant ascites, as determined by the treating oncologist
- Positive cytology not required
- Patient is symptomatic and views ascites as a problem
- No lymphoma or lymphomatous ascites
- Planning therapeutic paracentesis ≤ 3 days after study entry OR completed therapeutic paracentesis 2 days before study entry
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Age
- 18 and over
Performance status
- Not specified
Life expectancy
- At least 4 weeks
Hematopoietic
- Not at high risk of bleeding from a procedure
Hepatic
- No known cirrhosis or portal hypertension
Renal
- No known history of chronic renal failure, defined as creatinine ≥ 2 times upper limit of normal
Other
- Not pregnant or nursing
- Negative pregnancy test
- Fertile patients must use effective contraception
- Prior cholecystitis allowed provided patient underwent cholecystectomy
- No uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
- No known allergy to octreotide
- No known allergy to latex
- No medical condition that would preclude study treatment
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
Biologic therapy
- No concurrent bevacizumab
Chemotherapy
- No concurrent intraperitoneal chemotherapy
No concurrent first-line chemotherapy for any cancer except pancreatic cancer
- Concurrent second-line chemotherapy or later-line chemotherapy allowed
Endocrine therapy
- No other concurrent octreotide
Radiotherapy
- Not specified
Surgery
- Not specified
Other
No concurrent therapeutic warfarin
- Concurrent prophylactic warfarin at a dose of 1 mg/day allowed
- No other concurrent treatment for ascites except paracentesis or ongoing diuretics
Contacts and Locations
Hide Study Locations| United States, Colorado | |
| Aurora Presbyterian Hospital | |
| Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80012 | |
| Boulder Community Hospital | |
| Boulder, Colorado, United States, 80301-9019 | |
| Penrose Cancer Center at Penrose Hospital | |
| Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, 80933 | |
| Rose Medical Center | |
| Denver, Colorado, United States, 80220 | |
| Presbyterian - St. Luke's Medical Center | |
| Denver, Colorado, United States, 80218 | |
| Porter Adventist Hospital | |
| Denver, Colorado, United States, 80210 | |
| CCOP - Colorado Cancer Research Program | |
| Denver, Colorado, United States, 80224-2522 | |
| St. Joseph Hospital | |
| Denver, Colorado, United States, 80218 | |
| St. Anthony Central Hospital | |
| Denver, Colorado, United States, 80204 | |
| Swedish Medical Center | |
| Englewood, Colorado, United States, 80110 | |
| St. Mary's Regional Cancer Center at St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center | |
| Grand Junction, Colorado, United States, 81502 | |
| North Colorado Medical Center | |
| Greeley, Colorado, United States, 80631 | |
| Sky Ridge Medical Center | |
| Lone Tree, Colorado, United States, 80124 | |
| Hope Cancer Care Center at Longmont United Hospital | |
| Longmont, Colorado, United States, 80501 | |
| McKee Medical Center | |
| Loveland, Colorado, United States, 80539 | |
| St. Mary - Corwin Regional Medical Center | |
| Pueblo, Colorado, United States, 81004 | |
| North Suburban Medical Center | |
| Thornton, Colorado, United States, 80229 | |
| Exempla Lutheran Medical Center | |
| Wheat Ridge, Colorado, United States, 80033 | |
| United States, Illinois | |
| Joliet Oncology-Hematology Associates, Limited - West | |
| Joliet, Illinois, United States, 60435 | |
| Moline, Illinois, United States, 61265 | |
| Trinity Cancer Center at Trinity Medical Center - 7th Street Campus | |
| Moline, Illinois, United States, 61265 | |
| United States, Indiana | |
| Elkhart General Hospital | |
| Elkhart, Indiana, United States, 46515 | |
| Howard Community Hospital | |
| Kokomo, Indiana, United States, 46904 | |
| Center for Cancer Therapy at LaPorte Hospital and Health Services | |
| La Porte, Indiana, United States, 46350 | |
| CCOP - Northern Indiana CR Consortium | |
| South Bend, Indiana, United States, 46601 | |
| Memorial Hospital of South Bend | |
| South Bend, Indiana, United States, 46601 | |
| Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center | |
| South Bend, Indiana, United States, 46617 | |
| South Bend Clinic | |
| South Bend, Indiana, United States, 46617 | |
| United States, Iowa | |
| McFarland Clinic, PC | |
| Ames, Iowa, United States, 50010 | |
| Bettendorf, Iowa, United States, 52722 | |
| CCOP - Iowa Oncology Research Association | |
| Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50309 | |
| John Stoddard Cancer Center at Iowa Lutheran Hospital | |
| Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50316 | |
| John Stoddard Cancer Center at Iowa Methodist Medical Center | |
| Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50309 | |
| Medical Oncology and Hematology Associates at John Stoddard Cancer Center | |
| Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50309 | |
| Medical Oncology and Hematology Associates at Mercy Cancer Center | |
| Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50314 | |
| Mercy Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines | |
| Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50314 | |
| Mercy Capitol Hospital | |
| Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50307 | |
| Mercy Medical Center - Sioux City | |
| Sioux City, Iowa, United States, 51104 | |
| Siouxland Hematology-Oncology Associates, LLP | |
| Sioux City, Iowa, United States, 51101 | |
| St. Luke's Regional Medical Center | |
| Sioux City, Iowa, United States, 51104 | |
| United States, Kansas | |
| Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Chanute | |
| Chanute, Kansas, United States, 66720 | |
| Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Dodge City | |
| Dodge City, Kansas, United States, 67801 | |
| Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - El Dorado | |
| El Dorado, Kansas, United States, 67042 | |
| Cancer Center of Kansas-Independence | |
| Independence, Kansas, United States, 67301 | |
| Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Kingman | |
| Kingman, Kansas, United States, 67068 | |
| Lawrence Memorial Hospital | |
| Lawrence, Kansas, United States, 66044 | |
| Southwest Medical Center | |
| Liberal, Kansas, United States, 67901 | |
| Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Newton | |
| Newton, Kansas, United States, 67114 | |
| Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Parsons | |
| Parsons, Kansas, United States, 67357 | |
| Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Pratt | |
| Pratt, Kansas, United States, 67124 | |
| Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Salina | |
| Salina, Kansas, United States, 67042 | |
| Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Wellington | |
| Wellington, Kansas, United States, 67152 | |
| Associates in Womens Health, PA - North Review | |
| Wichita, Kansas, United States, 67208 | |
| Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Medical Arts Tower | |
| Wichita, Kansas, United States, 67208 | |
| CCOP - Wichita | |
| Wichita, Kansas, United States, 67214 | |
| Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Wichita | |
| Wichita, Kansas, United States, 67214 | |
| Via Christi Cancer Center at Via Christi Regional Medical Center | |
| Wichita, Kansas, United States, 67214 | |
| Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Winfield | |
| Winfield, Kansas, United States, 67156 | |
| United States, Michigan | |
| Hickman Cancer Center at Bixby Medical Center | |
| Adrian, Michigan, United States, 49221 | |
| Haematology-Oncology Associates of Ohio and Michigan, PC | |
| Lambertville, Michigan, United States, 48144 | |
| Mercy Memorial Hospital - Monroe | |
| Monroe, Michigan, United States, 48162 | |
| Community Cancer Center of Monroe | |
| Monroe, Michigan, United States, 48162 | |
| Lakeland Regional Cancer Care Center - St. Joseph | |
| St. Joseph, Michigan, United States, 49085 | |
| United States, Minnesota | |
| Alexandria, Minnesota, United States, 56308 | |
| MeritCare Bemidji | |
| Bemidji, Minnesota, United States, 56601 | |
| Duluth Clinic Cancer Center - Duluth | |
| Duluth, Minnesota, United States, 55805-1983 | |
| CCOP - Duluth | |
| Duluth, Minnesota, United States, 55805 | |
| Miller - Dwan Medical Center | |
| Duluth, Minnesota, United States, 55805 | |
| Fergus Falls, Minnesota, United States, 56537 | |
| Immanuel St. Joseph's | |
| Mankato, Minnesota, United States, 56002 | |
| Mayo Clinic Cancer Center | |
| Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905 | |
| CentraCare Clinic - River Campus | |
| Saint Cloud, Minnesota, United States, 56303 | |
| Coborn Cancer Center | |
| Saint Cloud, Minnesota, United States, 56303 | |
| United States, Montana | |
| Billings Clinic - Downtown | |
| Billings, Montana, United States, 59107-7000 | |
| CCOP - Montana Cancer Consortium | |
| Billings, Montana, United States, 59101 | |
| Hematology-Oncology Centers of the Northern Rockies - Billings | |
| Billings, Montana, United States, 59101 | |
| St. Vincent Healthcare Cancer Care Services | |
| Billings, Montana, United States, 59101 | |
| Northern Rockies Radiation Oncology Center | |
| Billings, Montana, United States, 59101 | |
| St. James Healthcare Cancer Care | |
| Butte, Montana, United States, 59701 | |
| Great Falls Clinic - Main Facility | |
| Great Falls, Montana, United States, 59405 | |
| Great Falls, Montana, United States, 59405 | |
| Northern Montana Hospital | |
| Havre, Montana, United States, 59501 | |
| St. Peter's Hospital | |
| Helena, Montana, United States, 59601 | |
| Kalispell Medical Oncology at KRMC | |
| Kalispell, Montana, United States, 59901 | |
| Kalispell Regional Medical Center | |
| Kalispell, Montana, United States, 59901 | |
| Glacier Oncology, PLLC | |
| Kalispell, Montana, United States, 59901 | |
| Montana Cancer Center at St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center | |
| Missoula, Montana, United States, 59807 | |
| Montana Cancer Specialists at Montana Cancer Center | |
| Missoula, Montana, United States, 59807-7877 | |
| Community Medical Center | |
| Missoula, Montana, United States, 59801 | |
| Guardian Oncology and Center for Wellness | |
| Missoula, Montana, United States, 59804 | |
| United States, Nebraska | |
| Alegant Health Cancer Center at Bergan Mercy Medical Center | |
| Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68124 | |
| CCOP - Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium | |
| Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68106 | |
| Creighton University Medical Center | |
| Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68131-2197 | |
| Immanuel Medical Center | |
| Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68122 | |
| United States, North Dakota | |
| Bismarck Cancer Center | |
| Bismarck, North Dakota, United States, 58501 | |
| Medcenter One Hospital Cancer Care Center | |
| Bismarck, North Dakota, United States, 58501 | |
| St. Alexius Medical Center Cancer Center | |
| Bismarck, North Dakota, United States, 58502 | |
| Mid Dakota Clinic, PC | |
| Bismarck, North Dakota, United States, 58501 | |
| CCOP - MeritCare Hospital | |
| Fargo, North Dakota, United States, 58122 | |
| MeritCare Broadway | |
| Fargo, North Dakota, United States, 58122 | |
| United States, Ohio | |
| Wood County Oncology Center | |
| Bowling Green, Ohio, United States, 43402 | |
| North Coast Cancer Care - Clyde | |
| Clyde, Ohio, United States, 43410 | |
| Hematology Oncology Center | |
| Elyria, Ohio, United States, 44035 | |
| Lima Memorial Hospital | |
| Lima, Ohio, United States, 45804 | |
| St. Luke's Hospital | |
| Maumee, Ohio, United States, 43537 | |
| Northwest Ohio Oncology Center | |
| Maumee, Ohio, United States, 43537-1839 | |
| St. Charles Mercy Hospital | |
| Oregon, Ohio, United States, 43616 | |
| Toledo Clinic - Oregon | |
| Oregon, Ohio, United States, 43616 | |
| North Coast Cancer Care, Incorporated | |
| Sandusky, Ohio, United States, 44870 | |
| Flower Hospital Cancer Center | |
| Sylvania, Ohio, United States, 43560 | |
| Mercy Hospital of Tiffin | |
| Tiffin, Ohio, United States, 44883 | |
| St. Anne Mercy Hospital | |
| Toledo, Ohio, United States, 43623 | |
| Toledo Clinic, Incorporated - Main Clinic | |
| Toledo, Ohio, United States, 43623 | |
| St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center | |
| Toledo, Ohio, United States, 43608 | |
| Medical University of Ohio Cancer Center | |
| Toledo, Ohio, United States, 43614 | |
| Toledo Hospital | |
| Toledo, Ohio, United States, 43606 | |
| CCOP - Toledo Community Hospital | |
| Toledo, Ohio, United States, 43617 | |
| Fulton County Health Center | |
| Wauseon, Ohio, United States, 43567 | |
| United States, South Dakota | |
| Avera Cancer Institute | |
| Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States, 57105 | |
| Medical X-Ray Center, PC | |
| Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States, 57105 | |
| Sanford Cancer Center at Sanford USD Medical Center | |
| Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States, 57117-5039 | |
| United States, Virginia | |
| Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center | |
| Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23298-0037 | |
| Study Chair: | Aminah Jatoi, MD | Mayo Clinic |
| Investigator: | Paul L. Schaefer, MD | Toledo Clinic, Incorporated - Main Clinic |
| Investigator: | Lynn C. Hartmann, MD | Mayo Clinic |
| Investigator: | Karin F. Giordano, MD | Mayo Clinic |
More Information
Additional Information:
No publications provided
| Responsible Party: | Charles L. Loprinzi, North Central Cancer Treatment Group |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00182754 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | CDR0000440922, NCCTG-N04C2 |
| Study First Received: | September 15, 2005 |
| Last Updated: | August 8, 2009 |
| Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
Keywords provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):
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unspecified adult solid tumor, protocol specific malignant ascites |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Ascites Neoplasm Metastasis Neoplasms Neoplasms, Second Primary Pathologic Processes Neoplastic Processes |
Octreotide Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal Antineoplastic Agents Therapeutic Uses Pharmacologic Actions Gastrointestinal Agents |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 23, 2013