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Phase I Study of Oblimersen, Carboplatin, and Paclitaxel in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors

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

Alternate Title

Combination Chemotherapy Plus Oblimersen in Treating Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors

Basic Trial Information

Phase
Type
Status
Age
Sponsor
Protocol IDs

Phase I


Treatment


Completed


18 and over


NCI


WCCC-CO-02904
NCI-5912, NCT00054548

Objectives

  1. Determine the maximum tolerated dose of oblimersen when administered in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel in patients with advanced solid tumors.
  2. Determine the quantitative and qualitative toxic effects of this regimen in these patients.
  3. Determine the pharmacokinetics of this regimen in these patients.
  4. Determine, preliminarily, the antitumor activity of this regimen in these patients.

Entry Criteria

Disease Characteristics:

  • Histologically confirmed metastatic or unresectable solid tumor for which no standard curative therapy exists


  • No lymphoma


  • No known brain metastases


Prior/Concurrent Therapy:

Biologic therapy

  • No concurrent prophylactic colony-stimulating factors (e.g., filgrastim [G-CSF] or sargramostim [GM-CSF]) during course 1 of study

Chemotherapy

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

Endocrine therapy

  • Not specified

Radiotherapy

  • More than 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy and recovered
  • No concurrent radiotherapy for the malignancy

Surgery

  • No concurrent surgery for the malignancy

Other

  • No other concurrent investigational agents
  • No other concurrent anticancer therapies (commercial or investigational)

Patient Characteristics:

Age

  • 18 and over

Performance status

  • ECOG 0-2

    OR

  • Karnofsky 60-100%

Life expectancy

  • More than 3 months

Hematopoietic

  • WBC at least 3,000/mm3
  • Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm3
  • Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3
  • No history of bleeding diathesis

Hepatic

  • Bilirubin normal
  • AST and ALT no greater than 2.5 times upper limit of normal

Renal

  • Creatinine normal

    OR

  • Creatinine clearance at least 60 mL/min

Cardiovascular

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

Other

  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception before, during, and for 3 months after study
  • No history of allergic reactions to compounds of similar chemical or biological composition to study drugs
  • No pre-existing grade 2 or greater neuropathy
  • No ongoing or active infection
  • No other uncontrolled illness that would preclude study participation
  • No psychiatric illness or social situation that would preclude study compliance
  • No HIV-positive patients receiving combination antiretroviral therapy

Expected Enrollment

55

Approximately 55 patients will be accrued for this study within 1 year.

Outline

This is a dose-escalation study of oblimersen.

Patients receive oblimersen IV continuously on days 1-7 and paclitaxel IV over 3 hours and carboplatin IV over 30 minutes on day 4. Courses repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Cohorts of 3-6 patients receive escalating doses of oblimersen until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which at least 2 of 3 or 2 of 6 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity.

An additional cohort of 12-15 patients receives treatment as above with oblimersen at the MTD.

Published Results

Liu G, Kolesar J, McNeel DG, et al.: A phase I pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic correlative study of the antisense Bcl-2 oligonucleotide g3139, in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel, in patients with advanced solid tumors. Clin Cancer Res 14 (9): 2732-9, 2008.[PUBMED Abstract]

Lalich M, Wilding G, Kolesar J, et al.: A Phase I study of antisense Bcl-2 Oligonucleotide (G3139) in combination with carboplatin (C) and paclitaxel (T) in patients with advanced solid tumors. [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 24 (Suppl 18): A-13006, 602s, 2006.

Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations

University of Wisconsin Paul P. Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center

Glenn Liu, MD, Protocol chair
Ph: 608-265-8131; 800-622-8922

Registry Information
Official Title A Phase I Study of Antisense Bcl-2 Oligonucleotide (G3139) in Combination with Carboplatin and Paclitaxel in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors
Trial Start Date 2002-11-08
Trial Completion Date 2008-05-09
Registered in ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00054548
Date Submitted to PDQ 2002-10-23
Information Last Verified 2007-10-05
NCI Grant/Contract Number CA62491, CA14520

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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