docetaxel in treating patients with solid tumors

Conditions: Bladder Cancer; Breast Cancer; Head and Neck Cancer; Lung Cancer; Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific

Summary: rationale: drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. purpose: phase ii trial to compare the effectiveness of docetaxel in treating caucasian and african american patients who have solid tumors.

objectives: * compare the population pharmacokinetics of docetaxel in caucasians and african american patients with solid tumors. * compare the pharmacodynamic effect of a single dose of docetaxel in relation to hematological toxicity in these patient populations. * determine the cyp3a4 genotype and p-glycoprotein (p-gp) expression and their relationship to docetaxel clearance in these patient populations. outline: patients receive docetaxel iv over 1 hour on day 1. patients may receive additional courses beginning 21 days after the first docetaxel dose at the discretion of the physician.

Eligibility criteria:
disease characteristics: * histologically proven unresectable solid tumors (e.g., lung, breast, head and neck, bladder) * clinically suitable for treatment with single agent docetaxel * caucasian (at least 2 generations originating in any of the original peoples of europe, north africa, or the middle east) or * african american (at least 2 generations originating in any of the black racial groups of africa) patient characteristics: age: * 18 and over performance status: * 0-2 hematopoietic: * granulocyte count at least 1,500/mm3 * platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 hepatic: * bilirubin no greater than upper limit of normal (uln) * ast no greater than 1.5 times uln and * alkaline phosphatase no greater than 2.5 times uln renal: * bun no greater than 1.5 times uln * creatinine no greater 1.5 times uln other: * not pregnant or nursing * fertile patients must use effective contraception prior concurrent therapy: biologic therapy: * no prior bone marrow transplantation chemotherapy: * no prior docetaxel * prior paclitaxel allowed * 1 or 2 prior chemotherapy regimens allowed * at least 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin) * no other concurrent chemotherapy endocrine therapy: * no concurrent hormones for disease related conditions * concurrent steroids for adrenal failure allowed radiotherapy: * at least 2 weeks since prior radiotherapy * palliative radiotherapy allowed except whole brain irradiation for cns disease surgery: * not specified other: * at least 48 hours since prior or concurrent ethanol (cyp3a enzyme inducer) or grapefruit juice (cyp3a enzyme inhibitor) * at least 7 days since prior or concurrent cyp450 inducing drugs: * antiseizure medications: phenobarbital, phenytoin, carbamazepine, or lamotrigine * anti-tb therapy: rifampin, isoniazid, or sulfinpyrazone * at least 7 days since prior or concurrent cyp450 3a inhibiting drugs: * macrolides: erythromycin, clarithromycin, azithromycin, or roxithromycin * azoles: ketoconazole, fluconazole, or itraconazole * other antibiotics: metronidazole or chloramphenicol * anti-hiv drugs: ritonavir, indinavir, nelfinavir, or delavirdine * immunosuppressive agents: cyclosporine * antidepressant agent: nefazodone

Keywords: stage iv breast cancer stage iiia breast cancer recurrent breast cancer stage iiib breast cancer stage iiic breast cancer recurrent non-small cell lung cancer extensive stage small cell lung cancer recurrent small cell lung cancer stage iii bladder cancer recurrent bladder cancer stage iv bladder cancer stage iv nasopharyngeal cancer stage iiia non-small cell lung cancer stage iiib non-small cell lung cancer stage iv non-small cell lung cancer unspecified adult solid tumor, protocol specific untreated metastatic squamous neck cancer with occult primary recurrent metastatic squamous neck cancer with occult primary pulmonary carcinoid tumor stage iii squamous cell carcinoma of the lip and oral cavity stage iii basal cell carcinoma of the lip stage iii verrucous carcinoma of the oral cavity stage iii mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the oral cavity stage iii adenoid cystic carcinoma of the oral cavity stage iv squamous cell carcinoma of the lip and oral cavity stage iv basal cell carcinoma of the lip stage iv verrucous carcinoma of the oral cavity stage iv mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the oral cavity stage iv adenoid cystic carcinoma of the oral cavity recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the lip and oral cavity recurrent basal cell carcinoma of the lip recurrent verrucous carcinoma of the oral cavity recurrent mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the oral cavity recurrent adenoid cystic carcinoma of the oral cavity stage iii squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx stage iii lymphoepithelioma of the oropharynx stage iv squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx stage iv lymphoepithelioma of the oropharynx recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx recurrent lymphoepithelioma of the oropharynx stage iii squamous cell carcinoma of the nasopharynx stage iii lymphoepithelioma of the nasopharynx stage iv squamous cell carcinoma of the nasopharynx stage iv lymphoepithelioma of the nasopharynx recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the nasopharynx recurrent lymphoepithelioma of the nasopharynx stage iii squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx stage iv squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx stage iii squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx stage iii verrucous carcinoma of the larynx stage iv squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx stage iv verrucous carcinoma of the larynx recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx recurrent verrucous carcinoma of the larynx stage iii squamous cell carcinoma of the paranasal sinus and nasal cavity stage iii inverted papilloma of the paranasal sinus and nasal cavity stage iii midline lethal granuloma of the paranasal sinus and nasal cavity stage iii esthesioneuroblastoma of the paranasal sinus and nasal cavity stage iv squamous cell carcinoma of the paranasal sinus and nasal cavity stage iv inverted papilloma of the paranasal sinus and nasal cavity stage iv midline lethal granuloma of the paranasal sinus and nasal cavity stage iv esthesioneuroblastoma of the paranasal sinus and nasal cavity recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the paranasal sinus and nasal cavity recurrent inverted papilloma of the paranasal sinus and nasal cavity recurrent midline lethal granuloma of the paranasal sinus and nasal cavity recurrent esthesioneuroblastoma of the paranasal sinus and nasal cavity recurrent salivary gland cancer stage iii salivary gland cancer stage iv salivary gland cancer