PG2 Phase I/II Clinical Study Intravenously Administered in Patients With Advanced Malignancy - Full Text View

Purpose

The objectives of this Phase I/II study are:

To find out the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of PG2 in patients with advanced malignancy receiving chemotherapy and to define a "Study Dose" for Phase II.
To evaluate the hematopoietic and immunological responses after administering of PG2. Primarily to study the biological response of PG2, defined as WBC count in this study, and secondarily to study the immunological factors, IL-2, IL-6, TGF-beta, and G-CSF.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Neoplasm Metastasis Neoplasm Recurrence	Drug: PG2	Phase 1 Phase 2


Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Non-Randomized Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title:	PG2 Phase I/II Clinical Study Intravenously Administered in Patients With Advanced Malignancy

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Primary Outcome Measures:

Phase I: To find the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) or the highest tolerated dose (HTD) as the study dose of PG2; Phase II: To use the study dose and assess the WBC level of PG2 [ Time Frame: within 14 days of each chemotherapy cycle ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
For phase I study, the primary endpoint is to determine a safe dosage of PG2 by the dose escalation design.

For phase II study, the primary endpoint is to compare the WBC level between PG2 plus chemotherapy and chemotherapy alone.

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Phase II: To use the study dose to assess the hematopoietic and immunological cytokine levels [ Time Frame: within 14 days of each chemotherapy cycle ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
For phase II study, the secondary endpoint is to compare the levels of IL-2, IL-6, TGF-beta and G-CSF between PG2 plus chemotherapy and chemotherapy alone.


Enrollment:	32
Study Start Date:	December 2001
Study Completion Date:	October 2003
Primary Completion Date:	October 2003 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
Experimental: 125 mg/day Treatment Arm 125 mg/day PG2 treatment continuously for 7 days	Drug: PG2 Injectable Other Name: PG2
Experimental: 250 mg/day Treatment Arm 250 mg/day PG2 treatment continuously for 7 days	Drug: PG2 Injectable Other Name: PG2
Experimental: 500 mg/day Treatment Arm 500 mg/day PG2 treatment continuously for 7 days	Drug: PG2 Injectable Other Name: PG2

Detailed Description:

This study is the first step for PG2 clinical development in Taiwan in order to further establish its safety and efficacy profile and to build the basis for larger trials.

Eligibility


Ages Eligible for Study:	20 Years to 75 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Patient must have malignancy with metastatic or recurrent diseases.
Patient must have a minimum of thirteen days period elapsed from any previous chemotherapy or radiotherapy and all treatment-related toxicities subsided.
Patient must have at least 2 courses of chemotherapy treatment left, and a minimum of 13 days between the administration of the last dose of the chemotherapy with PG2 and the start of the next course of chemotherapy.
Performance status is 0-2 by ECOG scale.
Patient's compliance and geographic proximity that allow adequate follow up.
Adequate bone marrow function before the chemotherapy
Adequate liver and renal function before the chemotherapy
Written informed consent from patients
Woman with childbearing potential should use contraception method through the whole PG2 treatment course.
After the previous course of chemotherapy, the nadir of WBC dropped between 1000 to 3000/ mm3 (for phase II only).

Exclusion Criteria:

PG2 skin test is positive.
Active infection
Breast feeding
Prior radiotherapy more than 30% of the bone marrow involved.
Pregnant woman
Bone marrow transplantation or brain disease

Contacts and Locations

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01696565

Locations


Taiwan
Tri-Service General Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan, 114

Sponsors and Collaborators

PhytoHealth Corporation

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	Woei-Yao WY Kao, Chief	Division of Hematology/Oncology, Tri-Service General Hospital

More Information

No publications provided


Responsible Party:	PhytoHealth Corporation
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT01696565 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	PH-CP002-2
Study First Received:	March 28, 2011
Last Updated:	September 27, 2012
Health Authority:	Taiwan: Department of Health

Keywords provided by PhytoHealth Corporation:


myelosuppression chemotherapy Astragalus membranaceus hematopoietic response

Additional relevant MeSH terms:


Neoplasm Metastasis Neoplasms Neoplastic Processes Pathologic Processes

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on March 03, 2015