Standard Therapy With or Without Dalteparin in Treating Patients With Advanced Breast, Lung, Colorectal, or Prostate Cancer
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| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00003674 |
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Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : April 14, 2004
Last Update Posted : July 13, 2016
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RATIONALE: Dalteparin may be effective in inhibiting the growth of blood vessels in tumors, decreasing the risk of metastatic cancer, preventing the formation of blood clots, and improving quality of life in treating patients with advanced cancer that has not responded to previous treatment. It is not yet known if standard therapy is more effective with or without dalteparin in treating advanced breast, lung, colorectal, and prostate cancer.
PURPOSE: Randomized double blinded phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of standard therapy with or without dalteparin in treating patients who have advanced breast, lung, colorectal, or prostate cancer that has not responded to previous chemotherapy or hormone therapy.
| Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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| Breast Cancer Colorectal Cancer Lung Cancer Prostate Cancer Veno-occlusive Disease | Drug: dalteparin Drug: standard therapy | Phase 3 |
OBJECTIVES: I. Compare the effect of low molecular weight heparin (dalteparin) plus standard therapy versus standard therapy alone on the overall survival rate of patients with advanced cancers. II. Compare the toxic effects of these regimens and the effect on the quality of life of these patients. III. Assess the incidence of symptomatic thrombotic events such as deep venous thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolus (PE), and clotted catheters in these patients.
OUTLINE: This is a randomized study. Patients are stratified according to prognostic index (good vs bad vs unsure), current therapy (systemic vs radiation vs both vs none), age (50 or under vs over 50), disease site (breast vs colon vs small cell lung vs nonsmall cell lung vs prostate), history of prior thrombotic event over 1 year ago (yes vs no), and gender. Patients are randomized to receive low molecular weight heparin (dalteparin) plus standard therapy or standard therapy alone.
| Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
| Actual Enrollment : | 141 participants |
| Allocation: | Randomized |
| Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
| Masking: | Double (Participant, Investigator) |
| Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
| Official Title: | Phase III Double-Blind Trial Comparing Low-Molecular Weight Heparin (LMWH) Versus Placebo in Patients With Advanced Cancer |
| Study Start Date : | December 1998 |
| Actual Primary Completion Date : | April 2004 |
| Actual Study Completion Date : | April 2004 |
| Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: dalteparin + standard therapy
Patients receive dalteparin by subcutaneous injection once daily plus standard therapy. Treatment continues for 1 year in the absence of disease progression and unacceptable toxicity. Quality of life is assessed before treatment, then every month for the first year, and then every 3 months for 2 years. Patients are followed monthly for 1 year, then every 3 months for 2 years.
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Drug: dalteparin Drug: standard therapy |
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Active Comparator: standard therapy
Patients receive standard therapy alone. Treatment continues for 1 year in the absence of disease progression and unacceptable toxicity. Quality of life is assessed before treatment, then every month for the first year, and then every 3 months for 2 years. Patients are followed monthly for 1 year, then every 3 months for 2 years.
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Drug: standard therapy |
- Overall survival rate [ Time Frame: Up to 5 years ]
- Overall quality of life [ Time Frame: Up to 5 years ]
- Assess the incidence of symptomatic thrombotic events such as deep venous thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolus (PE), and clotted catheters [ Time Frame: Up to 5 years ]
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| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
| Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically or cytologically proven breast, lung, colorectal, or prostate cancer that has failed prior chemotherapy or hormone therapy No active CNS metastases Hormone receptor status: Not specified
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Menopausal status: Not specified Performance status: ECOG 0-2 Life expectancy: At least 12 weeks Hematopoietic: WBC at least 3500/mm3 Platelet count at least 150,000/mm3 Fibrinogen above lower limits of normal Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) SGOT no greater than 3 times ULN Prothrombin time no greater than 1.5 times ULN Active partial thromboplastin time no greater than 1.5 times ULN Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.5 times ULN Other: No history of heparin associated thrombocytopenia At least 1 year since prior thromboembolic phenomenon such as deep venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolus, or clotted catheter No prior intolerance of unfractionated or low molecular weight heparin
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: No concurrent anticoagulation therapy No concurrent enrollment on systemic or radiation therapy study (therapy off study allowed)
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| Study Chair: | Scott Okuno, MD | Mayo Clinic |
| Responsible Party: | Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00003674 |
| Other Study ID Numbers: |
NCCTG-979251 CDR0000066775 ( Registry Identifier: PDQ (Physician Data Query) ) NCI-P98-0139 |
| First Posted: | April 14, 2004 Key Record Dates |
| Last Update Posted: | July 13, 2016 |
| Last Verified: | July 2016 |
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stage IV colon cancer stage IV breast cancer recurrent breast cancer recurrent non-small cell lung cancer stage IV rectal cancer recurrent colon cancer recurrent rectal cancer |
extensive stage small cell lung cancer recurrent small cell lung cancer stage IV prostate cancer recurrent prostate cancer stage IV non-small cell lung cancer veno-occlusive disease |
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Breast Neoplasms Lung Neoplasms Prostatic Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms Breast Diseases Skin Diseases Respiratory Tract Neoplasms Thoracic Neoplasms Lung Diseases Respiratory Tract Diseases |
Genital Neoplasms, Male Urogenital Neoplasms Prostatic Diseases Dalteparin Tinzaparin Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight Anticoagulants Fibrinolytic Agents Fibrin Modulating Agents Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action |