A Trial of Carboxypeptidase-G2 (CPDG2) and Thymidine for the Management of Patients With Methotrexate Toxicity and Renal Dysfunction

This study has been completed.
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Information provided by:
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00001298
First received: November 3, 1999
Last updated: March 3, 2008
Last verified: February 2000
  Purpose

High dose methotrexate with leucovorin rescue has demonstrated activity in numerous malignancies. Although high dose methotrexate is generally well tolerated, unpredictable life-threatening toxicity can occur. For patients who have markedly delayed clearance of methotrexate secondary to renal dysfunction, therapeutic options are few and are of limited efficacy. Carboxypeptidase-G2 inactivates methotrexate by hydrolyzing its C-terminal glutamate residue. Carboxypeptidase-G2 could be used to rescue patients with renal dysfunction and delayed methotrexate excretion, as it provides an alternative to renal clearance as a route of elimination.


Condition Intervention Phase
Kidney Diseases
Drug: carboxypeptidase-G2
Phase 1

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Endpoint Classification: Safety Study
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: A Trial of Carboxypeptidase-G2 (CPDG2) and Thymidine for the Management of Patients With Methotrexate Toxicity and Renal Dysfunction

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Further study details as provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC):

Estimated Enrollment: 10
Study Start Date: March 1992
Estimated Study Completion Date: January 2001
Detailed Description:

High dose methotrexate with leucovorin rescue has demonstrated activity in numerous malignancies. Although high dose methotrexate is generally well tolerated, unpredictable life-threatening toxicity can occur. For patients who have markedly delayed clearance of methotrexate secondary to renal dysfunction, therapeutic options are few and are of limited efficacy. Carboxypeptidase-G2 inactivates methotrexate by hydrolyzing its C-terminal glutamate residue. Carboxypeptidase-G2 could be used to rescue patients with renal dysfunction and delayed methotrexate excretion, as it provides an alternative to renal clearance as a route of elimination.

  Eligibility

Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Patients of any age at risk for life-threatening toxicity following MTX administration secondary to delayed drug excretion as defined by:

Plasma MTX concentration at least 10 micromoles/liter more than 42 hours after the start of the MTX infusion; OR

Creatinine at least 1.5 times the upper limit of normal or creatinine clearance less than 60 ml/sqm/min and delayed MTX excretion documented by plasma MTX concentration measurements (at least 2 standard deviations above the mean) at least 12 hours following MTX administration.

  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00001298

Locations
United States, Maryland
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892
Sponsors and Collaborators
  More Information

Publications:
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00001298     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 920134, 92-C-0134
Study First Received: November 3, 1999
Last Updated: March 3, 2008
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC):
Antibody
DAMPA
Enzyme
Kidney
Pharmacokinetics
Thymidine
Toxicity

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Kidney Diseases
Urologic Diseases
Methotrexate
Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal
Abortifacient Agents
Reproductive Control Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Pharmacologic Actions
Therapeutic Uses
Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
Antimetabolites
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Antineoplastic Agents
Dermatologic Agents
Enzyme Inhibitors
Folic Acid Antagonists
Immunosuppressive Agents
Immunologic Factors
Antirheumatic Agents
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors

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