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Phase II Study of Monoclonal Antibody 3F8 with Sargramostim (GM-CSF) in Patients with Advanced Neuroblastoma

Alternate Title
Basic Trial Information
Objectives
Entry Criteria
Expected Enrollment
Outline
Trial Contact Information
Registry Information

Alternate Title

Monoclonal Antibody Therapy Plus Sargramostin in Treating Patients With Advanced Neuroblastoma

Basic Trial Information

Phase
Type
Status
Age
Sponsor
Protocol IDs

Phase II


Treatment


Closed


2 to 21


Other


MSKCC-94018
NCI-V94-0416, NCT00002560

Objectives

  1. Define the antitumor effects of monoclonal antibody 3F8/sargramostim (3F8/GM-CSF) in patients with advanced neuroblastoma.
  2. Assess the biological effects of 3F8/GM-CSF in these patients.

Entry Criteria

Disease Characteristics:

  • Neuroblastoma diagnosed by INSS criteria, i.e., either:
    • Histologic proof of disease

      OR

    • Tumor clumps in bone marrow plus elevated catecholamine levels


  • Relapsed disease with poor long-term prognosis as indicated by at least one of the following:
    • N-myc amplification in tumor cells
    • Diploid chromosomal content in tumor cells
    • Distant skeletal metastases
    • Unresectable primary tumor crossing the midline
    • Bone marrow with greater than 10% tumor cells


  • Documentation of measurable progressive disease or biopsy- proven stable disease at least 4 weeks after prior systemic therapy required


  • No rapidly progressive disease


  • Poor risk neuroblastoma (but without measurable disease) not eligible for other neuroblastoma protocols


Prior/Concurrent Therapy:

Biologic therapy

  • Not specified

Chemotherapy

  • Standard chemotherapy to which disease is resistant or myeloablative therapy followed by disease recurrence required

Endocrine therapy

  • Not specified

Radiotherapy

  • Not specified

Surgery

  • Not specified

Patient Characteristics:

Age:

  • 2 to 21

Performance status:

  • Not specified

Life expectancy:

  • Greater than 8 weeks

Hematologic:

  • Not specified

Hepatic:

  • No grade 3/4 toxicity
  • LDH no greater than 1.5 times upper limit of normal

Renal:

  • Creatinine clearance at least 60 mL/min
  • No grade 3/4 toxicity

Cardiovascular:

  • No grade 3/4 toxicity

Pulmonary:

  • No grade 3/4 toxicity

Other:

  • No grade 3/4 neurologic, gastrointestinal, or other organ toxicity except grade 3 hearing deficit
  • No active life threatening infections
  • No human antimouse antibody (HAMA) greater than 1,000 ELISA units/mL
  • No allergy to mouse proteins
  • No pain requiring opiates

Expected Enrollment

40

A total of 11-40 patients will be accrued for this study over 4 years.

Outline

Patients receive monoclonal antibody 3F8 IV over 1.5 hours on days 0-4 and 7-11 and sargramostim (GM-CSF) IV over 2 hours on days -5 to 11. Treatment is repeated every 4 weeks for up to 4 courses in the absence of progressive disease, HAMA response, or unacceptable toxicity.

Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Brian Kushner, MD, Protocol chair
Ph: 212-639-6793; 800-525-2225
Email: kushnerb@mskcc.org

Registry Information
Official Title PHASE II TRIAL OF MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY 3F8 AND GRANULOCYTE-MACROPHAGE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR (GM-CSF) FOR NEUROBLASTOMA
Trial Start Date 1994-02-08
Registered in ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00002560
Date Submitted to PDQ 1994-02-08
Information Last Verified 2005-04-06
NCI Grant/Contract Number P30-CA08748

Note: The purpose of most clinical trials listed in this database is to test new cancer treatments, or new methods of diagnosing, screening, or preventing cancer. Because all potentially harmful side effects are not known before a trial is conducted, dose and schedule modifications may be required for participants if they develop side effects from the treatment or test. The therapy or test described in this clinical trial is intended for use by clinical oncologists in carefully structured settings, and may not prove to be more effective than standard treatment. A responsible investigator associated with this clinical trial should be consulted before using this protocol.

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