EMD 121974 in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Cancer

Sponsor

Indiana University School of Medicine (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT00004258

Collaborator

National Cancer Institute (NCI) (NIH)

Enrollment

Location

Duration (Months)

1.9

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: EMD 121974 may stop the growth of cancer by stopping blood flow to the tumor.

PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of EMD 121974 in treating patients who have locally advanced or metastatic cancer.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders Leukemia Lymphoma Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm Myelodysplastic Syndromes Precancerous/Nonmalignant Condition Small Intestine Cancer Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific	Drug: cilengitide	Phase 1

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the safety and tolerability of EMD 121974 in patients with advanced or metastatic cancer. II. Correlate various surrogate markers of antiangiogenic activity with EMD 121974 therapy including magnetic resonance imaging and PET scans, serum assays for various angiogenic and antiangiogenic factors, serum and urine markers of calcium metabolism, and tumor biopsies.

OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study. Patients receive EMD 121974 IV over 1 hour twice weekly for 4 weeks. Treatment continues for an additional course in the absence of unacceptable toxicity. Patients with stable or responding disease may continue therapy indefinitely past the 2 courses until disease progression. Cohorts of 3-6 patients receive escalating doses of EMD 121974 until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which 2 of 3 or 2 of 6 patients experience dose limiting toxicities. Patients are followed every 3 months for the first year, and then every 4 months thereafter until disease progression.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 31-40 patients will be accrued for this study.

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Anticipated Enrollment :

40 participants

Allocation:

N/A

Intervention Model:

Single Group Assignment

Masking:

None (Open Label)

Primary Purpose:

Treatment

Official Title:

A Phase I Trial of EMD 121974 in Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Cancer

Study Start Date :

Dec 1, 1999

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Aug 1, 2001

Actual Study Completion Date :

Sep 1, 2001

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

To evaluate the safety and tolerability of escalating doses of twice weekly EMD 121974 in patients with cancer. [enrollement through termination]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years and Older

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically or cytologically confirmed locally advanced or metastatic cancer that is considered incurable and for which no standard curative therapy exists No primary CNS malignancies Measurable evidence of residual, recurrent, or metastatic disease No prior CNS metastases with residual abnormal findings on neuroradiologic studies Prior CNS metastases allowed provided at least 6 months from definitive therapy and a normal CT or MRI of the brain

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: ECOG 0-2 Life expectancy: At least 3 months Hematopoietic: Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm3 Hemoglobin at least 9 mg/dL (may be post transfusion) Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin normal SGOT/SGPT no greater than 2.5 times upper limit of normal PT/PTT normal Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.5 mg/dL Other: Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception No active infection requiring parenteral antibiotics No documented abnormal CNS exam with seizure disorder or major neuropsychiatric problems

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: At least 2 weeks since prior hematopoietic growth factor or cytokine therapy and recovered No concurrent immunotherapy Chemotherapy: At least 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy (at least 6 weeks since prior nitrosoureas or mitomycin) and recovered No concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: No concurrent corticosteroids except for steroid replacement therapy or chronic low dose (no greater than 10 mg/day oral prednisone) therapy for nonmalignant conditions No concurrent hormonal therapy except oral contraceptives or hormonal replacement therapy Radiotherapy: At least 2 weeks since prior radiotherapy and recovered No concurrent radiotherapy Surgery: At least 2 weeks since prior surgery and recovered Other: At least 4 weeks since other prior investigational drugs No concurrent oral or parenteral anticoagulants except anticoagulants for central venous catheters including low dose warfarin (1-2 mg/day) and/or heparin No concurrent oral COX-2 specific inhibitors (e.g., celecoxib or rofecoxib)