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Phase II Study of Adjuvant Gemcitabine, Cisplatin, and Amifostine in Patients With Completely Resected Locally Advanced Bladder Cancer

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

Alternate Title

Gemcitabine, Cisplatin, and Amifostine Following Surgery in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced Bladder Cancer

Basic Trial Information

Phase
Type
Status
Age
Sponsor
Protocol IDs

Phase II


Supportive care, Treatment


Closed


18 and over


NCI


UCCRC-9193
UCCRC-CTRC-9806, NCI-G00-1831, NCT00006105

Objectives

  1. Determine the toxicity of adjuvant gemcitabine and cisplatin with amifostine cytoprotection in patients with completely resected locally advanced bladder cancer.
  2. Compare recurrence rate in these patients when treated with this regimen to historical control patients who had a cystectomy performed by the same surgeon.

Entry Criteria

Disease Characteristics:

  • Completely resected locally advanced bladder cancer
    • T2-4, N0-2


  • Post radical cystectomy with no gross residual disease


  • No evidence of metastases by CT of chest, abdomen, and pelvis


Prior/Concurrent Therapy:

Biologic therapy:

  • No concurrent immunotherapy

Chemotherapy:

  • No other concurrent chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy:

  • No concurrent hormonal therapy except contraceptives and replacement steroids

Radiotherapy:

  • No concurrent radiotherapy

Surgery:

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • At least 4 but no more than 8 weeks since radical cystectomy

Other:

  • No other concurrent experimental medications

Patient Characteristics:

Age:

  • 18 and over

Performance status:

  • Karnofsky 70-100

Life expectancy:

  • At least 12 weeks

Hematopoietic:

  • WBC at least 3,500/mm3
  • Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3
  • Hemoglobin at least 9.0 g/dL (transfusion allowed)

Hepatic:

  • Bilirubin no greater than 2 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • AST and ALT no greater than 3 times ULN

Renal:

  • Creatinine no greater than 2.0 mg/dL

    OR

  • Creatinine clearance at least 50 mL/min

Other:

  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 3 months after study participation
  • No active infection
  • No serious concurrent systemic disorders that would preclude study participation
  • No metastatic cancer in past 5 years

Expected Enrollment

A total of 19-42 patients will be accrued for this study.

Outline

Patients receive gemcitabine IV over 30 minutes on days 1, 8, and 15, and cisplatin IV over 60 minutes and amifostine IV over 15 minutes on day 1. Treatment continues every 28 days for a total of 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Patients are followed every 6 months.

Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations

University of Chicago Cancer Research Center

Walter Stadler, MD, FACP, Protocol chair
Ph: 773-702-4400; 888-824-0200
Email: wstadler@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu

Registry Information
Official Title Phase II Trial of Adjuvant Gemcitabine Plus Cisplatin with Amifostine Cytoprotection in Patients with Locally Advanced Bladder Cancer
Trial Start Date 2000-06-29
Registered in ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00006105
Date Submitted to PDQ 2000-06-29
Information Last Verified 2004-11-01
NCI Grant/Contract Number P30-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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