Bevacizumab in Treating Patients With Angiosarcoma

Sponsor
Northwestern University (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT00288015
Collaborator
Genentech, Inc. (Industry)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies, such as bevacizumab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Some block the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Others find tumor cells and help kill them or carry tumor-killing substances to them. Bevacizumab may also stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking blood flow to the tumor.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well bevacizumab works in treating patients with angiosarcoma.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Biological: Bevacizumab
Phase 2

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

  • Determine the median progression-free survival, in terms of stable disease, of patients with newly diagnosed or recurrent/refractory angiosarcoma treated with bevacizumab.

Secondary

  • Evaluate the treatment effect of bevacizumab on the objective response rate as assessed by modified RECIST criteria in patients with angiosarcoma.

  • Evaluate the duration of response.

  • Assess the treatment effect of bevacizumab on duration of overall survival.

  • Explore the objective response by target tumor density changes on CT scan.

  • Evaluate the safety and tolerability of bevacizumab in patients with angiosarcoma.

OUTLINE: This is an open-label, multicenter study.

Patients receive bevacizumab IV over 30-90 minutes on day 1. Treatment repeats every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed every 3 to 4 months for 2 years.

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

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
32 participants
Allocation:
N/A
Intervention Model:
Single Group Assignment
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:
Treatment
Official Title:
An Open Label Multicenter Phase II Study of Bevacizumab for the Treatment of Angiosarcoma
Study Start Date :
Oct 1, 2005
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Jun 6, 2013
Actual Study Completion Date :
Nov 10, 2016

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Bevacizumab

Bevacizumab treatment until disease progression or intolerance

Biological: Bevacizumab
Bevacizumab 15 mg/kg IV infusion given on day 1 every 21 days = (1 cycle).
Other Names:
  • rhuMAb
  • VEGF
  • Avastin
  • Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. Median Progression-free Survival of Patients Treated With the Study Drug as Defined by RECIST Criteria. [After cycles 2 and 4, then every 3 cycles thereafter while on treatment (1 cycle = 21 days); every 3-4 months after treatment up to 2 years.]

      During treatment, tumor assessment was done by MRI scan after the second cycle of study treatment, after the forth cycle of study treatment, and then every 3 cycles of treatment thereafter. After Study drug completion, tumor assessment by MRI was done every 3 to 4 months (for up to 2 years after the last bevacizumab dosage). Responses were categorized according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria version 1.0. Progressive Disease (PD) was defined as having at least a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum longest diameter recorded since the treatment started or the appearance of one or more new lesions.

    Secondary Outcome Measures

    1. Objective Response Rate in Patients Treated With Bevacizumab. [After cycles 2 and 4, then every 3 cycles thereafter while on treatment (1 cycle = 21 days); every 3-4 months after treatment up to 2 years.]

      Objective response rate will be measured per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.0) for target lesions and assessed by MRI: Partial Response (PR), >=30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions. Stable Disease, neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for partial response nor sufficient increase to qualify for progressive disease, taking as reference the smallest sum diameters while on study. Progressive Disease, defined as having at least a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum longest diameter recorded since the treatment started or the appearance of one or more new lesions.

    2. Duration of Response. [After cycles 2 and 4, then every 3 cycles thereafter while on treatment (1 cycle = 21 days); every 3-4 months after treatment up to 2 years.]

      During treatment, evaluation of response will be done by MRI scan after the second cycle of study treatment, after the forth cycle of study treatment, and then every 3 cycles of treatment. After Study drug completion, evaluation of response will be assessed by MRI every 3 to 4 months (for 2 years after the last bevacizumab dosage).

    3. Assess the Treatment Effect of Bevacizumab on Duration of Overall Survival [After cycles 2 and 4, then every 3 cycles thereafter while on treatment (1 cycle = 21 days); every 3-4 months after treatment up to 2 years]

      After Study drug completion, assessment of treatment effect of bevacizumab on duration of overall survival will be assessed by MRI every 3 to 4 months (for 2 years after the last bevacizumab dosage).

    4. Evaluate the Toxicity of Bevacizumab. [Day 1 of every cycle, on average every 21 days until end of treatment up to 2 years.]

      Toxicity data for bevacizumab will be collected on day 1 of every cycle (1 cycle = 21 days) during treatment according to the National Cancer Institute's Common Toxicity Criteria for adverse events version 3.0 (CTCAE v3.0). In general adverse events (AEs) will be graded according to the following: Grade 1 Mild AE Grade 2 Moderate AE Grade 3 Severe AE Grade 4 Life-threatening or disabling AE Grade 5 Death related to AE

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    18 Years and Older
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    No
    DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
    • Histologically confirmed angiosarcoma

    • Any stage disease

    • Must be deemed not surgically resectable (complete resection) and/or no other therapeutic modality is known to be curative

    • No angiosarcoma of a vessel wall

    • Newly diagnosed or recurrent/refractory disease

    • No prior tumor-related hemorrhage (any grade)

    • Measurable disease, defined as at least one lesion that can be accurately measured in at least one dimension (longest diameter to be recorded) as ≥ 20 mm with conventional techniques or as ≥ 10 mm with spiral CT scan

    • No CNS disease, brain metastases, or primary brain tumors

    PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
    • ECOG performance status of 0 or 1

    • Absolute granulocyte count ≥ 1,500/mm^3

    • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm^3

    • Hemoglobin ≥ 9 gm/dL (transfusion and epoetin alfa allowed)

    • Creatinine ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)

    • Urine protein:creatinine ratio ≤ 1.0

    • Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 mg/dL

    • Aspartate aminotransferase < 5 times ULN

    • Alkaline phosphatase < 5 times ULN

    • PT/INR ≤ 1.5 times ULN

    • PTT ≤ 1.5 times ULN

    • Fertile patients must use effective contraception

    • Ejection fraction > 49% for patients with prior anthracycline therapy, ischemic cardiac disease, or history of heart failure

    • No uncontrolled active infection

    • No uncontrolled high blood pressure (defined as > 150/100 mm Hg)

    • No symptomatic congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association class II-IV), unstable angina, cardiac arrhythmia, or myocardial infarction within the past 6 months

    • No psychiatric illness or social situation that would limit study compliance

    • No serious, nonhealing wound, ulcer, or bone fracture

    • No evidence of bleeding diathesis or coagulopathy

    • No clinically significant peripheral vascular disease

    • Not pregnant or nursing

    • No seizures not controlled with standard medical therapy

    • No embolic or hemorrhagic stroke or prior transient ischemic attack

    • No history of abdominal fistula, gastrointestinal perforation, or intra-abdominal abscess within the past 6 months

    • No significant traumatic injury within the past 6 weeks

    PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
    • No prior therapy with bevacizumab or other antiangiogenesis treatment

    • No major surgical procedure or open biopsy within the past 6 weeks

    • No more than 2 prior chemotherapy regimens

    • No fine-needle aspiration or core-needle biopsy or other minor surgical procedure within the past 7 days

    • No radiotherapy within the past 28 days

    • No concurrent chronic daily treatment with aspirin > 325 mg/day or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications

    • No concurrent warfarin or any other anticoagulant (any dose)

    • No concurrent radiotherapy

    • No concurrent major surgery

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center La Jolla California United States 92093-0658
    2 Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center at Northwestern University Chicago Illinois United States 60611-3013
    3 Mayo Clinic Cancer Center Rochester Minnesota United States 55905
    4 Fox Chase Cancer Center CCOP Research Base Philadelphia Pennsylvania United States 19140
    5 M. D. Anderson Cancer Center at University of Texas Houston Texas United States 77030-4009

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • Northwestern University
    • Genentech, Inc.

    Investigators

    • Principal Investigator: Mark Agulnik, MD, Northwestern University

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    Mark Agulnik, Principal Investigator, Northwestern University
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT00288015
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • NU 04S1
    • NU 04S1
    • STU00006784
    First Posted:
    Feb 7, 2006
    Last Update Posted:
    Jun 25, 2018
    Last Verified:
    Jun 1, 2018

    Study Results

    Participant Flow

    Recruitment Details The study opened for accrual on June 1, 2005 with an accrual goal of up to 31 patients. The study was designed to enroll 12 patients initially and do an interim efficacy assessment. Accrual was suspended on February 28, 2007 for this analysis and reopened on May 15, 2007. Study was closed to accrual permanently on April 19, 2010.
    Pre-assignment Detail
    Arm/Group Title Bevacizumab
    Arm/Group Description Bevacizumab treatment until disease progression or intolerance Bevacizumab: Bevacizumab 15 mg/kg IV infusion given on day 1 every 21 days = (1 cycle).
    Period Title: Registered to Study
    STARTED 32
    COMPLETED 32
    NOT COMPLETED 0
    Period Title: Registered to Study
    STARTED 32
    COMPLETED 30
    NOT COMPLETED 2
    Period Title: Registered to Study
    STARTED 30
    COMPLETED 26
    NOT COMPLETED 4
    Period Title: Registered to Study
    STARTED 26
    COMPLETED 19
    NOT COMPLETED 7
    Period Title: Registered to Study
    STARTED 29
    COMPLETED 3
    NOT COMPLETED 26

    Baseline Characteristics

    Arm/Group Title Bevacizumab
    Arm/Group Description Bevacizumab treatment until disease progression or intolerance Bevacizumab: Bevacizumab 15 mg/kg IV infusion given on day 1 every 21 days = (1 cycle).
    Overall Participants 32
    Age (Count of Participants)
    <=18 years
    0
    0%
    Between 18 and 65 years
    16
    50%
    >=65 years
    16
    50%
    Sex: Female, Male (Count of Participants)
    Female
    19
    59.4%
    Male
    13
    40.6%
    Ethnicity (NIH/OMB) (Count of Participants)
    Hispanic or Latino
    0
    0%
    Not Hispanic or Latino
    30
    93.8%
    Unknown or Not Reported
    2
    6.3%
    Race (NIH/OMB) (Count of Participants)
    American Indian or Alaska Native
    0
    0%
    Asian
    0
    0%
    Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
    0
    0%
    Black or African American
    2
    6.3%
    White
    30
    93.8%
    More than one race
    0
    0%
    Unknown or Not Reported
    0
    0%
    Region of Enrollment (Count of Participants)
    United States
    32
    100%
    Type of Sarcoma (Count of Participants)
    angiosarcoma
    24
    75%
    epitheliod hemangioendothelioma
    8
    25%

    Outcome Measures

    1. Primary Outcome
    Title Median Progression-free Survival of Patients Treated With the Study Drug as Defined by RECIST Criteria.
    Description During treatment, tumor assessment was done by MRI scan after the second cycle of study treatment, after the forth cycle of study treatment, and then every 3 cycles of treatment thereafter. After Study drug completion, tumor assessment by MRI was done every 3 to 4 months (for up to 2 years after the last bevacizumab dosage). Responses were categorized according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria version 1.0. Progressive Disease (PD) was defined as having at least a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum longest diameter recorded since the treatment started or the appearance of one or more new lesions.
    Time Frame After cycles 2 and 4, then every 3 cycles thereafter while on treatment (1 cycle = 21 days); every 3-4 months after treatment up to 2 years.

    Outcome Measure Data

    Analysis Population Description
    [Not Specified]
    Arm/Group Title Bevacizumab
    Arm/Group Description Bevacizumab treatment until disease progression or intolerance Bevacizumab: Bevacizumab 15 mg/kg IV infusion given on day 1 every 21 days = (1 cycle).
    Measure Participants 30
    Median (95% Confidence Interval) [Weeks]
    12.4
    Statistical Analysis 1
    Statistical Analysis Overview Comparison Group Selection Bevacizumab
    Comments This is a two stage optimal simon design testing the Null hypothesis: bevacizumab is not effective with P<=0.220 and the alternative hypothesis: bevacizumab is effective with P >=0.450 and has a sample size of 16.96 and a probability of early termination of 0.739. p=probability (progression free survival - PFS time>/=3 months).
    Type of Statistical Test Other
    Comments This is a two-stage optimal simon design. If bevacizumab is not effective, there is a 0.050 probability of concluding that it is. If bevacizumab is effective, there is a 0.2000 probability of concluding that it is not.
    Statistical Test of Hypothesis p-Value
    Comments
    Method
    Comments
    Other Statistical Analysis P<=0.220 is the threshold value of significance that the null hypothesis is true or the alternative hypothesis is true. P Value was not calculated from the data. Median survival time was calculated using a 20% censored Kaplan-Meier table and graph.
    2. Secondary Outcome
    Title Objective Response Rate in Patients Treated With Bevacizumab.
    Description Objective response rate will be measured per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.0) for target lesions and assessed by MRI: Partial Response (PR), >=30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions. Stable Disease, neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for partial response nor sufficient increase to qualify for progressive disease, taking as reference the smallest sum diameters while on study. Progressive Disease, defined as having at least a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum longest diameter recorded since the treatment started or the appearance of one or more new lesions.
    Time Frame After cycles 2 and 4, then every 3 cycles thereafter while on treatment (1 cycle = 21 days); every 3-4 months after treatment up to 2 years.

    Outcome Measure Data

    Analysis Population Description
    [Not Specified]
    Arm/Group Title Bevacizumab
    Arm/Group Description Bevacizumab treatment until disease progression or intolerance Bevacizumab: Bevacizumab 15 mg/kg IV infusion given on day 1 every 21 days = (1 cycle).
    Measure Participants 30
    Partial response
    4
    12.5%
    Stable disease
    15
    46.9%
    Progressive disease
    11
    34.4%
    3. Secondary Outcome
    Title Duration of Response.
    Description During treatment, evaluation of response will be done by MRI scan after the second cycle of study treatment, after the forth cycle of study treatment, and then every 3 cycles of treatment. After Study drug completion, evaluation of response will be assessed by MRI every 3 to 4 months (for 2 years after the last bevacizumab dosage).
    Time Frame After cycles 2 and 4, then every 3 cycles thereafter while on treatment (1 cycle = 21 days); every 3-4 months after treatment up to 2 years.

    Outcome Measure Data

    Analysis Population Description
    Data for this outcome measure was not collected. By the time the results of the study were being collected, this outcome measure was no longer relevant as Recist 1.0 was in use. As a result, data for this outcome measure was not collected or analysed. Time to progression was a more relevant data point.
    Arm/Group Title Bevacizumab
    Arm/Group Description Bevacizumab treatment until disease progression or intolerance Bevacizumab: Bevacizumab 15 mg/kg IV infusion given on day 1 every 21 days = (1 cycle).
    Measure Participants 0
    4. Secondary Outcome
    Title Assess the Treatment Effect of Bevacizumab on Duration of Overall Survival
    Description After Study drug completion, assessment of treatment effect of bevacizumab on duration of overall survival will be assessed by MRI every 3 to 4 months (for 2 years after the last bevacizumab dosage).
    Time Frame After cycles 2 and 4, then every 3 cycles thereafter while on treatment (1 cycle = 21 days); every 3-4 months after treatment up to 2 years

    Outcome Measure Data

    Analysis Population Description
    [Not Specified]
    Arm/Group Title Bevacizumab
    Arm/Group Description Bevacizumab treatment until disease progression or intolerance Bevacizumab: Bevacizumab 15 mg/kg IV infusion given on day 1 every 21 days = (1 cycle).
    Measure Participants 30
    Median (95% Confidence Interval) [Weeks]
    107
    5. Secondary Outcome
    Title Evaluate the Toxicity of Bevacizumab.
    Description Toxicity data for bevacizumab will be collected on day 1 of every cycle (1 cycle = 21 days) during treatment according to the National Cancer Institute's Common Toxicity Criteria for adverse events version 3.0 (CTCAE v3.0). In general adverse events (AEs) will be graded according to the following: Grade 1 Mild AE Grade 2 Moderate AE Grade 3 Severe AE Grade 4 Life-threatening or disabling AE Grade 5 Death related to AE
    Time Frame Day 1 of every cycle, on average every 21 days until end of treatment up to 2 years.

    Outcome Measure Data

    Analysis Population Description
    Number of participants with either grade 1 (mild), 2 (moderate),3 (severe), 4 (life-threatening) adverse event related to treatment.
    Arm/Group Title Bevacizumab
    Arm/Group Description Bevacizumab treatment until disease progression or intolerance Bevacizumab: Bevacizumab 15 mg/kg IV infusion given on day 1 every 21 days = (1 cycle).
    Measure Participants 30
    Participants with one bevacizumab related event
    26
    81.3%
    Thromboyctopenia
    4
    12.5%
    Shortness of breath
    5
    15.6%
    Hypertension
    7
    21.9%
    Pain
    3
    9.4%
    Nausea
    5
    15.6%
    Infection
    2
    6.3%
    Headache
    4
    12.5%
    Anemia
    6
    18.8%
    Decline in FEV1
    1
    3.1%
    Hyperglycemia
    1
    3.1%
    Transient ischemic attack
    1
    3.1%
    Neuromotor function
    2
    6.3%
    Cardiac (congestive heart failure)
    1
    3.1%
    Plural effusion
    1
    3.1%
    Liver-clinical
    1
    3.1%
    Anorexia
    2
    6.3%
    Fatigue
    9
    28.1%
    Alopecia
    3
    9.4%
    Dizziness
    2
    6.3%
    Edema
    2
    6.3%
    Dementia
    1
    3.1%
    Hemorrhage (epitasis)
    1
    3.1%
    6. Post-Hoc Outcome
    Title Time to Progression
    Description During treatment, tumor assessment was done by MRI scan after the second cycle of study treatment, after the forth cycle of study treatment , and then every 3 cycles of treatment thereafter. After Study drug completion, tumor assessment by MRI was done every 3 to 4 months (for up to 2 years after the last bevacizumab dosage) Responses were categorized according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria version 1.0. Progressive Disease (PD) was defined as having at least a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum longest diameter recorded since the treatment started or the appearance of one or more new lesions.
    Time Frame After cycles 2 and 4, then every 3 cycles thereafter while on treatment (1 cycle = 21 days); ever 3-4 months after treatment up to 2 years

    Outcome Measure Data

    Analysis Population Description
    [Not Specified]
    Arm/Group Title Bevacizumab
    Arm/Group Description Bevacizumab treatment until disease progression or intolerance Bevacizumab: Bevacizumab 15 mg/kg IV infusion given on day 1 every 21 days = (1 cycle).
    Measure Participants 30
    Mean (Standard Deviation) [Weeks]
    26
    (53)

    Adverse Events

    Time Frame Adverse events were collected over a 5 year period.
    Adverse Event Reporting Description
    Arm/Group Title Bevacizumab
    Arm/Group Description Bevacizumab treatment until disease progression or intolerance Bevacizumab: Bevacizumab 15 mg/kg IV infusion given on day 1 every 21 days = (1 cycle).
    All Cause Mortality
    Bevacizumab
    Affected / at Risk (%) # Events
    Total 14/30 (46.7%)
    Serious Adverse Events
    Bevacizumab
    Affected / at Risk (%) # Events
    Total 8/30 (26.7%)
    Cardiac disorders
    Cardiac ( congestive heart failure) 1/30 (3.3%) 1
    Infections and infestations
    Pneumonia 1/30 (3.3%) 1
    Sinus infection 1/30 (3.3%) 1
    Bladder infection (urinary) 1/30 (3.3%) 1
    Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
    Fracture 1/30 (3.3%) 1
    Knee surgery 1/30 (3.3%) 1
    Nervous system disorders
    Dizziness 1/30 (3.3%) 1
    Speech impairment 1/30 (3.3%) 1
    Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
    Dyspnea (shortness of breath) 1/30 (3.3%) 1
    Chest pain (non cardiac) 1/30 (3.3%) 1
    Upper respiratory - bronchus 1/30 (3.3%) 1
    Social circumstances
    Shot in leg 1/30 (3.3%) 1
    Other (Not Including Serious) Adverse Events
    Bevacizumab
    Affected / at Risk (%) # Events
    Total 30/30 (100%)
    Blood and lymphatic system disorders
    Hemoglobin (anemia) 9/30 (30%) 16
    Leukocytes (total white blood cells) 5/30 (16.7%) 10
    Lymphopenia 2/30 (6.7%) 2
    Platelet decrease 7/30 (23.3%) 16
    Edema (limbs) 4/30 (13.3%) 5
    Cardiac disorders
    hypertension 15/30 (50%) 24
    Palpitations 1/30 (3.3%) 1
    Supraventricular and nodal arrhythmia- atrial fibrillation 2/30 (6.7%) 2
    Endocrine disorders
    Hot flashes 2/30 (6.7%) 2
    Eye disorders
    Blurred vision 2/30 (6.7%) 2
    Watery eye 1/30 (3.3%) 3
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    Ascites (non malignant) 1/30 (3.3%) 1
    Constipation 4/30 (13.3%) 7
    Diarrhea 6/30 (20%) 6
    Abdominal distension 1/30 (3.3%) 1
    Hemorrhoids 1/30 (3.3%) 1
    Mucositis/stomatitis 2/30 (6.7%) 2
    Heartburn 2/30 (6.7%) 2
    Nausea 9/30 (30%) 17
    salivary gland changes (metallic taste) 1/30 (3.3%) 2
    Stomach pain 1/30 (3.3%) 1
    Vomiting 5/30 (16.7%) 9
    difficulty swallowing (dysphagia) 1/30 (3.3%) 1
    Abdominal pain 2/30 (6.7%) 5
    anorexia 8/30 (26.7%) 9
    General disorders
    Fatigue 17/30 (56.7%) 23
    Fever 4/30 (13.3%) 4
    Insomnia 1/30 (3.3%) 1
    Sweating 1/30 (3.3%) 1
    Weight loss 5/30 (16.7%) 7
    Nose bleed (Hemorrhage) 5/30 (16.7%) 7
    Pain 4/30 (13.3%) 4
    Chest pain 1/30 (3.3%) 1
    Flu-like syndrome 3/30 (10%) 6
    Allergic rhinitis (including sneezing, nasal stuffiness, postnasal drip) 3/30 (10%) 4
    Infections and infestations
    upper respiratory infection 1/30 (3.3%) 1
    Urinary tract infection 2/30 (6.7%) 3
    Colon infection 1/30 (3.3%) 1
    Eye infection 1/30 (3.3%) 1
    Investigations
    Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT) 2/30 (6.7%) 2
    Metabolism and nutrition disorders
    High glucose (hyperglycemia) 4/30 (13.3%) 5
    low glucose (hypoglycemia) 1/30 (3.3%) 1
    High potassium (hyperkalemia) 1/30 (3.3%) 1
    ALT, SGPT (serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase) 2/30 (6.7%) 2
    AST, SGPT (serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase) 7/30 (23.3%) 11
    Bilirubin (hyperbilirubinemia) 2/30 (6.7%) 2
    Creatinine 7/30 (23.3%) 8
    Alkaline phosphatase increase 8/30 (26.7%) 13
    Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
    Back pain 2/30 (6.7%) 2
    Limb pain 1/30 (3.3%) 2
    Joint pain 5/30 (16.7%) 12
    Muscle pain 3/30 (10%) 9
    Neck pain 1/30 (3.3%) 1
    Muscle weakness 1/30 (3.3%) 1
    Nervous system disorders
    Headache 10/30 (33.3%) 18
    Sensory neuropathy 6/30 (20%) 7
    Dizziness 2/30 (6.7%) 2
    CNS cerebrovascularischemia - Transient ischemic attack 1/30 (3.3%) 1
    Dementia 1/30 (3.3%) 1
    Psychiatric disorders
    Anxiety 3/30 (10%) 3
    Renal and urinary disorders
    Urine color change 1/30 (3.3%) 1
    Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
    Cough 4/30 (13.3%) 9
    Shortness of breath (dyspnea) 6/30 (20%) 7
    Pleural effusion 2/30 (6.7%) 2
    Voice change/alteration 2/30 (6.7%) 5
    Decline in FEV1 (forced expiratory volume) 1/30 (3.3%) 1
    Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders
    Alopecia 3/30 (10%) 3
    Pruritis 1/30 (3.3%) 1
    Rash 5/30 (16.7%) 5
    Flushing 1/30 (3.3%) 1
    Vascular disorders
    Phlebitis 1/30 (3.3%) 1

    Limitations/Caveats

    [Not Specified]

    More Information

    Certain Agreements

    All Principal Investigators ARE employed by the organization sponsoring the study.

    There is NOT an agreement between Principal Investigators and the Sponsor (or its agents) that restricts the PI's rights to discuss or publish trial results after the trial is completed.

    Results Point of Contact

    Name/Title Mark Agulnik, MD
    Organization Northwestern University
    Phone 312-695-6182
    Email magulnik@nm.org
    Responsible Party:
    Mark Agulnik, Principal Investigator, Northwestern University
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT00288015
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • NU 04S1
    • NU 04S1
    • STU00006784
    First Posted:
    Feb 7, 2006
    Last Update Posted:
    Jun 25, 2018
    Last Verified:
    Jun 1, 2018