A Phase I Study of the Combination of Recombinant GM-CSF, AZT, and Chemotherapy (ABV) (Adriamycin, Bleomycin, Vincristine) in AIDS and Kaposi's Sarcoma
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| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00000681 |
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Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : August 31, 2001
Last Update Posted : November 3, 2021
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To determine the safety as well as the most effective dose of sargramostim (GM-CSF; granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor) that will prevent the side effects caused by the combined use of zidovudine (AZT) and various doses of cancer-fighting drugs (doxorubicin, bleomycin, and vincristine) in AIDS patients with Kaposi's sarcoma (KS).
Patients included in this study have KS, which is a type of cancer that occurs in nearly 20 percent of patients with AIDS. AIDS patients with extensive KS require treatment with effective cytotoxic (anti-cancer) agents to reduce the tumor size and with antiretroviral agents such as AZT to prevent or ameliorate the development of opportunistic infections. Due to the significant toxic effect of both cytotoxic and antiviral agents on the bone marrow where new blood cells are generated, the combination of these agents is expected to result in complications such as granulocytopenia (very low granulocyte counts). Hematopoietic growth factors such as GM-CSF may reduce the severity and duration of marrow suppression. This may improve survival. Clinical trials of GM-CSF in HIV infected individuals with or without granulocytopenia have shown that the progenitor cells (early blood cells) are responsive to GM-CSF.
| Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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| Sarcoma, Kaposi HIV Infections | Drug: Bleomycin sulfate Drug: Vincristine sulfate Drug: Doxorubicin hydrochloride Drug: Zidovudine Drug: Sargramostim | Phase 1 |
Patients included in this study have KS, which is a type of cancer that occurs in nearly 20 percent of patients with AIDS. AIDS patients with extensive KS require treatment with effective cytotoxic (anti-cancer) agents to reduce the tumor size and with antiretroviral agents such as AZT to prevent or ameliorate the development of opportunistic infections. Due to the significant toxic effect of both cytotoxic and antiviral agents on the bone marrow where new blood cells are generated, the combination of these agents is expected to result in complications such as granulocytopenia (very low granulocyte counts). Hematopoietic growth factors such as GM-CSF may reduce the severity and duration of marrow suppression. This may improve survival. Clinical trials of GM-CSF in HIV infected individuals with or without granulocytopenia have shown that the progenitor cells (early blood cells) are responsive to GM-CSF.
AMENDED 910222 Due to continued concerns about GM-CSF toxicities seen in the 5 mcg/kg GM-CSF with 20 mg/m2 adriamycin/BV/AZT cohort, the GM-CSF dose in this study has been reduced while the adriamycin dose escalation will continue.
AMENDED 900430 Dosages for AZT and GM-CSF changed to reflect ongoing results. Original design: Patients receive the combination of AZT, antineoplastic chemotherapy, and GM-CSF in groups of three patients each. The first group receives baseline doses, and if the treatment is well tolerated, the subsequent groups of patients receive higher doses of the chemotherapy, in which the dose of doxorubicin is increased while bleomycin, vincristine, and AZT doses remain fixed throughout the study. The dose of all drugs remains fixed for a given patient. The anticancer drugs are given intravenously every 2 weeks. AZT is given every 4 hours by mouth. GM-CSF is self-injected subcutaneously every day from day 2 - day 12 of each treatment cycle. Patients repeat the chemotherapy every 2 weeks, for a maximum of seven cycles, with AZT being given continuously. When the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of chemotherapy combined with GM-CSF is determined, the next phase of the study begins. Again the dose of chemotherapy is increased in groups of patients, but the every-day dose of GM-CSF is increased. Again, these chemotherapy cycles are repeated every 2 weeks up to a maximum of seven cycles. Patients receive physician examination and laboratory tests every week during the study and again at 4 weeks after the study. AMENDED: Dosages for AZT and GM-CSF have been changed to reflect ongoing results.
| Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
| Enrollment : | 24 participants |
| Masking: | None (Open Label) |
| Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
| Official Title: | A Phase I Study of the Combination of Recombinant GM-CSF, AZT, and Chemotherapy (ABV) (Adriamycin, Bleomycin, Vincristine) in AIDS and Kaposi's Sarcoma |
| Actual Study Completion Date : | October 1993 |
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| Ages Eligible for Study: | 14 Years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult) |
| Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria
Concurrent Medication:
Allowed:
- Non-steroidal agents such as acetaminophen for drug-related fevers.
- Pentamidine inhalation prophylaxis for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) in patients with a prior history or a T4 count < 200 cells/mm3.
- Antiemetics for nausea, vomiting.
- Symptomatic treatment for grades 1 and 2 oral toxicity.
- Toxicity grades according to NIAID Recommendations for Grading Acute and Subacute Toxic Effects (Adults).
Patients must have newly diagnosed biopsy-proven advanced AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma.
Exclusion Criteria
Concurrent Medication:
Excluded:
- Systemic steroids for > 1 week in any 30 days.
- All known marrow-suppressive agents.
- Any other investigational drugs.
Patients will be excluded from the study for the following reasons:
- The presence of other active malignancies except basal cell carcinoma of the skin and in situ uterine cancer.
- Alteration of mental status that may not permit compliance with the protocol.
- Symptomatic sensory or motor neuropathy.
- History of myocardial infarction or significant arrhythmias.
- Class III/IV functional capacity in cardiac patients.
Prior Medication:
Excluded:
- Cytotoxic chemotherapy.
Excluded within 1 week of study entry:
- Therapy for Kaposi's sarcoma, including interferons, immunomodulators, antiretroviral agents.
Patients may not have any of the following diseases or symptoms:
- Allergy to bleomycin.
- The presence of other active malignancies except basal cell carcinoma of the skin and in situ uterine cancer.
- Alteration of mental status that may not permit compliance with the protocol.
- Symptomatic sensory or motor neuropathy.
- History of myocardial infarction or significant arrhythmias.
- Class III/IV functional capacity in cardiac patients.
- Concurrent serious infections, such as Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP), toxoplasma brain abscess, cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis or colitis, cryptococcal meningitis, and symptomatic Mycobacterium avium- intracellulare (MAI).
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00000681
| United States, California | |
| USC CRS | |
| Los Angeles, California, United States, 900331079 | |
| UCLA CARE Center CRS | |
| Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095 | |
| United States, Massachusetts | |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Med. Ctr., ACTG CRS | |
| Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215 | |
| United States, New York | |
| SUNY - Buffalo, Erie County Medical Ctr. | |
| Buffalo, New York, United States, 14215 | |
| United States, Pennsylvania | |
| Pitt CRS | |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213 | |
| Study Chair: | Gill PS | ||
| Study Chair: | Miles S |
| Responsible Party: | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00000681 |
| Other Study ID Numbers: |
ACTG 094 11069 ( Registry Identifier: DAIDS ES Registry Number ) |
| First Posted: | August 31, 2001 Key Record Dates |
| Last Update Posted: | November 3, 2021 |
| Last Verified: | October 2021 |
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Vincristine Doxorubicin Drug Evaluation Drug Therapy, Combination |
Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Zidovudine Bleomycin |
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Sarcoma, Kaposi Sarcoma Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms Infections Virus Diseases Herpesviridae Infections DNA Virus Infections Neoplasms, Vascular Tissue Zidovudine Doxorubicin Liposomal doxorubicin Bleomycin Vincristine |
Sargramostim Antibiotics, Antineoplastic Antineoplastic Agents Topoisomerase II Inhibitors Topoisomerase Inhibitors Enzyme Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic Tubulin Modulators Antimitotic Agents Mitosis Modulators Antimetabolites Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors Antiviral Agents |