Radiation Therapy and Ammonium Tetrathiomolybdate in Treating Patients With Stage I, Stage II, or Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00560495 |
Recruitment Status :
Withdrawn
First Posted : November 19, 2007
Last Update Posted : February 10, 2012
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RATIONALE: Ammonium tetrathiomolybdate may stop the growth of non-small cell lung cancer by blocking blood flow to the tumor. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Giving ammonium tetrathiomolybdate together with radiation therapy may kill more tumor cells.
PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects of giving radiation therapy together with ammonium tetrathiomolybdate in treating patients with stage I, stage II, or stage III non-small cell lung cancer.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Lung Cancer | Drug: ammonium tetrathiomolybdate Other: immunoenzyme technique Other: laboratory biomarker analysis Radiation: Tc 99m sestamibi Radiation: radiation therapy | Phase 1 |
OBJECTIVES:
Primary
- To assess the acute toxicity of combining antiangiogenic copper reduction with ammonium tetrathiomolybdate (TM) and standard external-beam radiotherapy in patients with stage I-IIIB non-small cell lung cancer.
Secondary
- To measure changes in biological markers of angiogenesis (i.e., ELISA analysis of serum bFGF, VEGF, TGF-beta, IL-6, and IL-8) affected by TM or radiotherapy and an imaging technique (technetium 99m sestamibi) known to correlate with intratumoral angiogenesis.
- To follow the late toxicity that exists when angiogenic inhibition with the copper reduction agent TM is combined with standard external-beam radiotherapy in these patients.
- To collect tumor response, recurrence rate, and survival data on these patients.
OUTLINE:
- Induction phase: Patients receive oral ammonium tetrathiomolybdate (TM) 4 times daily for up to 3 weeks.
- Radiotherapy: Patients undergo radiotherapy once daily, 5 days a week, for 6-7 weeks along with concurrent TM.
- Maintenance phase: Patients continue to receive TM for a total of 1 year . Blood is collected periodically for analysis of laboratory outcomes by ELISA and technetium 99m sestamibi scans. Biomarkers may include VEGF, bFGF, TGF-beta, interleukin (IL)-6, and IL-8.
After completion of study therapy, patients are followed every 3 months for up to 2 years.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 0 participants |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | The Combination of Radiotherapy With the Anti-Angiogenic Agent Tetrathiomolybdate (TM) in the Treatment of Stage I-IIIB Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC): A Phase I Study |
Study Start Date : | May 2007 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | July 2008 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | July 2008 |

- Drug: ammonium tetrathiomolybdate
4 times daily for up to 3 weeks
- Other: immunoenzyme technique
- Other: laboratory biomarker analysis
- Radiation: Tc 99m sestamibi
- Radiation: radiation therapy
once daily, 5 days a week, for 6-7 weeks
- Acute toxicity
- Assessment of markers of angiogenesis in serum (VEGF, bFGF, TGF-beta, IL-6, IL-8)
- Assessment of markers of angiogenesis on imaging (technetium 99m sestamibi) scans
- Late toxicity
- Collection of response, recurrence, and survival data [ Time Frame: every 3 months for up to 2 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:
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Histologically or cytologically confirmed non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) meeting the following criteria:
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Squamous, large cell undifferentiated, or adenocarcinoma
- Sputum cytology not acceptable evidence of cell type
- Cytologic specimens obtained by brushing, washing, or needle aspiration of a defined lesion allowed
- Stage I-IIIB disease
- No evidence of distant metastases
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- Planning to receive definitive radiotherapy alone or post-operative radiotherapy (for gross residual disease or positive margin)
- Medically inoperable disease or chemotherapy or surgery refused
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Mediastinal lymph nodes must be evaluated by either mediastinoscopy or by PET scan, unless definitive CT-positive mediastinal disease is noted
- If patient cannot tolerate mediastinoscopy and no PET is available, the technetium 99m sestamibi scan is allowed for assessment of the mediastinum
- No stage IIIB disease with pleural effusions or stage IV disease
- No small cell lung cancer or mixed small cell/non-small cell histology
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- SWOG performance status 0-2
- Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL
- WBC ≥ 3,000/mm³
- ANC ≥ 1,200/mm³
- Platelet count ≥ 80,000/mm³
- Creatinine < 1.8 mg/dL
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Prior malignancy allowed if disease free for ≥ 5 years
- Nonmelanoma skin cancer allowed within 5 years
- Not pregnant or nursing
- Negative pregnancy test
- Fertile patients must use effective contraception
- No grade 3 hemoptysis (or hemoptysis not requiring transfusion, but where the radiation oncologist has concerns about a 3-week delay in treatment)
- No pneumonia due to bronchial obstruction (or a high-grade bronchial obstruction where the radiation oncologist has concerns about a 3-week delay in treatment)
- No transfusion dependence requiring > 2 units of packed RBCs every 2 weeks for more than 28 days
- No medically serious acute or chronic medical condition that is unstable and/or requires intensive management
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
- See Disease Characteristics
- Prior thoracic radiation allowed if the new lesion can be treated with absolutely no overlap of previous treatment fields
- At least 3 weeks since prior surgery
- No concurrent chemotherapy

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00560495
United States, New York | |
Roswell Park Cancer Institute | |
Buffalo, New York, United States, 14263-0001 |
Principal Investigator: | Mohammad K. Khan, MD, PhD | Roswell Park Cancer Institute |
Responsible Party: | Roswell Park Cancer Institute |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00560495 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CDR0000574135 P30CA016056 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ) RPCI-EPR-38104 |
First Posted: | November 19, 2007 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | February 10, 2012 |
Last Verified: | February 2012 |
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