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Phase I Study of Cilengitide (EMD 121974) in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors or Lymphoma

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

Alternate Title

Cilengitide (EMD 121974) in Treating Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors or Lymphoma

Basic Trial Information

Phase
Type
Status
Age
Sponsor
Protocol IDs

Phase I


Treatment


Closed


18 and over


NCI


UCCRC-12774A
NCI-6362, 6362, NCT00077155

Objectives

Primary

  1. Determine the dose-limiting toxicity, maximum feasible dose, and recommended phase II dose of cilengitide (EMD 121974) in patients with advanced solid tumors or lymphoma.
  2. Determine the safety and tolerability of this drug in these patients.

Secondary

  1. Determine the pharmacokinetics of this drug in these patients.
  2. Determine the antineoplastic activity of this drug in these patients.

Entry Criteria

Disease Characteristics:

  • Histologically confirmed solid tumor or lymphoma


  • Refractory to standard therapy or no standard therapy exists


  • Measurable or evaluable disease


  • No active brain metastases
    • Previously treated brain metastases allowed provided the patient is not currently receiving corticosteroids
    • Primary brain neoplasms allowed, regardless of corticosteroid use


Prior/Concurrent Therapy:

Biologic therapy

  • No prior cilengitide (EMD 121974)
  • No other concurrent biologic therapy

Chemotherapy

  • More than 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin) and recovered
  • No concurrent chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy

  • See Disease Characteristics

Radiotherapy

  • More than 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy and recovered
  • No concurrent palliative radiotherapy

Surgery

  • Not specified

Other

  • No other concurrent anticancer agents or therapies intended to treat the malignancy
  • No other concurrent investigational agents
  • No concurrent anticoagulation therapy that increases INR or aPTT above the normal range
    • Line prophylaxis allowed

Patient Characteristics:

Age

  • 18 and over

Performance status

  • Karnofsky 70-100%

Life expectancy

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic

  • WBC ≥ 3,000/mm3
  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm3
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm3
  • No life-threatening bleeding diathesis within the past 6 months

Hepatic

  • Bilirubin normal (unless due to Gilbert's syndrome)

Renal

  • Not specified

Cardiovascular

  • No symptomatic congestive heart failure
  • No unstable angina pectoris
  • No cardiac arrhythmia

Gastrointestinal

  • No prior proven gastric or duodenal ulcer
  • No clinically significant gastrointestinal blood loss within the past 6 weeks

Other

  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No prior CNS hemorrhage
  • No psychiatric illness or social situation that would preclude study compliance
  • No other concurrent uncontrolled illness
  • No ongoing or active infection

Expected Enrollment

45

Approximately 45 patients will be accrued for this study within 5.3-13 months.

Outline

This is a dose-escalation study.

Patients receive cilengitide (EMD 121974) IV continuously on weeks 1-4. Courses repeat every 4 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

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 toxicity.

Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations

University of Chicago Cancer Research Center

Samir Undevia, MD, Protocol chair
Ph: 773-834-8141; 888-824-0200
Email: sundevia@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu

Registry Information
Official Title A Phase I Study Of Continuous Infusion EMD 121974 In Patients with Solid Tumors
Trial Start Date 2004-01-30
Trial Completion Date 2005-04-24 (estimated)
Registered in ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00077155
Date Submitted to PDQ 2003-12-12
Information Last Verified 2007-06-03
NCI Grant/Contract Number CA69852, CA14599

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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