Altretamine and Etoposide in Treating Patients With HIV-Related Cancer
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00002936 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: May 13, 2004
Last Update Posted
: February 4, 2013
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RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells.
PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of altretamine plus etoposide in treating patients with HIV-related cancer.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Lymphoma Sarcoma | Drug: altretamine Drug: etoposide | Phase 1 |
OBJECTIVES: I. Determine toxic effects of repeated courses of altretamine plus etoposide at the maximum tolerated dose (MTD). II. Assess the response duration and time to progression at the MTD in the treatment of HIV malignancies. III. Assess the efficacy of the combination on the immune systems of these individuals. IV. Assess the effect of the combination on the quality of life in these individuals.
OUTLINE: Patients are treated with altretamine (HMM) and etoposide for 2 weeks followed by 2 weeks of rest. This cycle is repeated for a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 6 cycles if there is no progression of disease. Patients who are in complete remission receive an additional 2 cycles (total of 8 cycles). There are different cohorts consisting of 4 patients each in which toxic effects will be evaluated with escalating doses of this combination. The MTD is defined as the dose level immediately below that at which half of the patients experience dose-limiting toxicity. Patients are followed for relapse and survival.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: 20 patients will be accrued in 2 years.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Hexamethylamine and VP-16 an Oral Regimin for HIV Malignancies: A Phase I/II Trial |
Study Start Date : | July 1996 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | January 2007 |


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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Documented HIV antibody positive Histologically confirmed, by biopsy, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that is in complete remission or stable/partial remission for a minimal period of one month And/or Histologically confirmed, by biopsy, Kaposi's sarcoma without stable disease
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: Karnofsky 60-100% Hematopoietic: Absolute neutrophil count at least 500/mm3 Platelet count greater than 25,000/mm3 (unless secondary to lymphoma) Hepatic: Transaminases less than 5 times upper limit of normal AND Bilirubin less than 2.0, unless secondary to lymphoma Renal: Creatinine less than 2.0 mg/dL OR Creatinine clearance at least 60 mL/min Dose reduction of 21% if creatinine clearance 10-50 mL/min Dose reduction of 50% if creatinine clearance less than 10 mL/min Cardiovascular: No active cardiac arrhythmia or angina Pulmonary: Must exclude Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia if there is any suspicion of infection Other: No uncontrolled infections Not pregnant or nursing Adequate contraception for fertile patients
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: Patients with concurrent antiretroviral therapy should be on a stable dose of that therapy for at least one month prior to entry No concurrent cytotoxic chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: No concurrent hormone therapy Radiotherapy: No concurrent radiotherapy Surgery: Not specified

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00002936
United States, New York | |
Roswell Park Cancer Institute | |
Buffalo, New York, United States, 14263-0001 |
Study Chair: | Lawrence P. Leichman, MD | Albany Medical College |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00002936 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
DS 95-05 RPCI-DS-95-05 NCI-G97-1165 |
First Posted: | May 13, 2004 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | February 4, 2013 |
Last Verified: | February 2013 |
Keywords provided by Roswell Park Cancer Institute:
AIDS-related Kaposi sarcoma recurrent Kaposi sarcoma AIDS-related peripheral/systemic lymphoma |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Sarcoma Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms Etoposide Etoposide phosphate Altretamine Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic |
Antineoplastic Agents Topoisomerase II Inhibitors Topoisomerase Inhibitors Enzyme Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating Alkylating Agents |