Clinical trial NCT00055835: S0121, Neoadjuvant Carboplatin, Paclitaxel, and Gemcitabine Followed by Cisplatin and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced or Recurrent Carcinoma of the Urothelium
Official title: Phase II Evaluation of Carboplatin, Paclitaxel and Gemcitabine Followed by Concurrent Cisplatin and Radiation Therapy in Patients With Locally Advanced or Recurrent Urothelial Malignancy
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: PHASE2
Conditions: Bladder Cancer
Urethral Cancer
Keywords: recurrent bladder cancer
stage III bladder cancer
squamous cell carcinoma of the bladder
stage II bladder cancer
recurrent urethral cancer
urethral cancer associated with invasive bladder cancer
distal urethral cancer
proximal urethral cancer
stage IV bladder cancer
transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder
Lead sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network
Sponsor class: NETWORK
Collaborators: name: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
First posted: 2003-03-07
Enrollment: 7
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as carboplatin, paclitaxel, gemcitabine, and cisplatin, work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Giving chemotherapy before radiation therapy, and combining chemotherapy with radiation therapy, may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of neoadjuvant gemcitabine, paclitaxel, and carboplatin followed by cisplatin and radiation therapy in treating patients who have locally advanced or recurrent carcinoma (cancer) of the urothelium.

Detailed description: OBJECTIVES:

* Determine the overall survival of patients with locally advanced or recurrent carcinoma of the urothelium treated with neoadjuvant carboplatin, paclitaxel, and gemcitabine followed by concurrent cisplatin and radiotherapy.
* Determine the feasibility of administering this regimen to these patients.
* Determine the progression-free survival of patients treated with this regimen.
* Determine the qualitative and quantitative toxic effects of this regimen in these patients.
* Determine the response rate (confirmed and unconfirmed) of patients treated with the neoadjuvant regimen and those treated with the whole regimen.
* Determine the proportion of patients who qualify for concurrent cisplatin and radiotherapy after receiving the neoadjuvant regimen.
* Determine the potential value of suppressor gene expression analysis (p53 and retinoblastoma gene) and HER2 expression as indicators of prognosis and/or response in patients treated with this regimen.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

Patients receive neoadjuvant chemotherapy comprising paclitaxel IV over 3 hours and carboplatin IV over 15 minutes on day 1 and gemcitabine IV over 30 minutes on days 1 and 8. Treatment repeats every 21 days for a maximum of 3 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Within 4-8 weeks after the completion of neoadjuvant chemotherapy, patients receive cisplatin IV over 30-60 minutes on day 1. Treatment repeats every 21 days for a maximum of 2 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo concurrent radiotherapy 5 days a week for 6 weeks.

Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years and then every 6 months for 3 years.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 80 patients will be accrued for this study within 4 years.

Eligibility criteria: DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Histologically confirmed primary or recurrent invasive carcinoma of the urothelium

  * Transitional, squamous, or mixed cell subtypes allowed
  * Primary disease site must be the urinary bladder or urethra
  * Disease confined to the true pelvis (T2-T4, N0-N3, M0)
  * Must meet at least 1 of the following criteria:

    * Nodal involvement at or below the level of the bifurcation of the iliac vessels
    * Medically or surgically inoperable
    * Patient refused cystectomy
* Measurable or nonmeasurable disease
* Evidence of tumor invasion of the muscularis by cystoscopy and biopsy and detailed bladder mapping within the past 56 days
* No extrapelvic metastases
* Eligible to receive radiotherapy

  * Planned radiotherapy at a SWOG-approved facility

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age

* 18 and over

Performance status

* Zubrod 0-2

Life expectancy

* Not specified

Hematopoietic

* Granulocyte count at least 1,500/mm\^3
* Platelet count at least lower limit of normal

Hepatic

* Bilirubin no greater than upper limit of normal (ULN)
* SGOT or SGPT no greater than 2.5 times ULN

Renal

* Creatinine clearance at least 60 mL/min OR
* Creatinine no greater than ULN

Gastrointestinal

* No chronic diarrhea
* No malabsorption
* No extensive diverticular disease of the colon
* No inflammatory bowel disease
* No other pre-existing gastrointestinal disorders

Other

* Not pregnant or nursing
* Fertile patients must use effective contraception
* No active infections requiring antibiotics
* No other malignancy within the past 5 years except adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or adequately treated stage I or II cancer currently in complete remission

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

* Not specified

Chemotherapy

* No prior chemotherapy for patients with a current diagnosis of advanced bladder cancer that is also the initial diagnosis
* No prior systemic chemotherapy except adjuvant therapy for recurrent disease completed more than 6 months ago
* No prior carboplatin
* No prior paclitaxel
* No prior gemcitabine

Endocrine therapy

* Not specified

Radiotherapy

* See Disease Characteristics
* No prior pelvic radiotherapy

Surgery

* See Disease Characteristics
* Recovered from prior surgery

Primary outcomes:
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Mobile
country: United States
facility: MBCCOP - Gulf Coast
state: Alabama
city: Phoenix
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Western Regional, Arizona
state: Arizona
city: Phoenix
country: United States
facility: Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Phoenix (Carl T. Hayden)
state: Arizona
city: Tucson
country: United States
facility: Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Tucson
state: Arizona
city: Tucson
country: United States
facility: Arizona Cancer Center at University of Arizona Health Sciences Center
state: Arizona
city: Little Rock
country: United States
facility: Arkansas Cancer Research Center at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
state: Arkansas
city: Little Rock
country: United States
facility: Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Little Rock
state: Arkansas
city: Duarte
country: United States
facility: City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
state: California
city: Los Angeles
country: United States
facility: USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital
state: California
city: Los Angeles
country: United States
facility: Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at UCLA
state: California
city: Martinez
country: United States
facility: Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic - Martinez
state: California
city: Oakland
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Bay Area Tumor Institute
state: California
city: Orange
country: United States
facility: Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of California Irvine Medical Center
state: California
city: Sacramento
country: United States
facility: University of California Davis Cancer Center
state: California
city: Santa Rosa
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital
state: California
city: Aurora
country: United States
facility: University of Colorado Cancer Center at University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
state: Colorado
city: Denver
country: United States
facility: Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Denver
state: Colorado
city: Washington
country: United States
facility: MBCCOP - Howard University Cancer Center
state: District of Columbia
city: Tampa
country: United States
facility: Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Tampa (Haley)
state: Florida
city: Atlanta
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Atlanta Regional
state: Georgia
city: Honolulu
country: United States
facility: MBCCOP - Hawaii
state: Hawaii
city: Chicago
country: United States
facility: MBCCOP - University of Illinois at Chicago
state: Illinois
city: Chicago
country: United States
facility: Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Chicago Westside Hospital
state: Illinois
city: Decatur
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Central Illinois
state: Illinois
city: Hines
country: United States
facility: Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Hines
state: Illinois
city: Maywood
country: United States
facility: Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center at Loyola University Medical Center
state: Illinois
city: Kansas City
country: United States
facility: Kansas Masonic Cancer Research Institute at the University of Kansas Medical Center
state: Kansas
city: Wichita
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Wichita
state: Kansas
city: Wichita
country: United States
facility: Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Wichita
state: Kansas
city: Lexington
country: United States
facility: Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Lexington
state: Kentucky
city: Lexington
country: United States
facility: Markey Cancer Center at University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center
state: Kentucky
city: New Orleans
country: United States
facility: MBCCOP - LSU Health Sciences Center
state: Louisiana
city: New Orleans
country: United States
facility: Tulane Cancer Center at Tulane University Hospital and Clinic
state: Louisiana
city: New Orleans
country: United States
facility: Veterans Affairs Medical Center - New Orleans
state: Louisiana
city: Shreveport
country: United States
facility: Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Shreveport
state: Louisiana
city: Shreveport
country: United States
facility: Feist-Weiller Cancer Center at Louisiana State University Health Sciences
state: Louisiana
city: Boston
country: United States
facility: Cancer Research Center at Boston Medical Center
state: Massachusetts
city: Ann Arbor
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Michigan Cancer Research Consortium
state: Michigan
city: Ann Arbor
country: United States
facility: University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
state: Michigan
city: Detroit
country: United States
facility: Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
state: Michigan
city: Detroit
country: United States
facility: Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Detroit
state: Michigan
city: Detroit
country: United States
facility: Josephine Ford Cancer Center at Henry Ford Health System
state: Michigan
city: Grand Rapids
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Grand Rapids
state: Michigan
city: Royal Oak
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Beaumont
state: Michigan
city: Southfield
country: United States
facility: Providence Cancer Institute at Providence Hospital - Southfield Campus
state: Michigan
city: Jackson
country: United States
facility: University of Mississippi Medical Center
state: Mississippi
city: Jackson
country: United States
facility: Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Jackson
state: Mississippi
city: Kansas City
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Kansas City
state: Missouri
city: Saint Louis
country: United States
facility: Saint Louis University Cancer Center
state: Missouri
city: Saint Louis
country: United States
facility: CCOP - St. Louis-Cape Girardeau
state: Missouri
city: Springfield
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Cancer Research for the Ozarks
state: Missouri
city: Billings
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Montana Cancer Consortium
state: Montana
city: Albuquerque
country: United States
facility: Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Albuquerque
state: New Mexico
city: Albuquerque
country: United States
facility: MBCCOP - University of New Mexico HSC
state: New Mexico
city: Buffalo
country: United States
facility: Western New York Urology Associates
state: New York
city: New York
country: United States
facility: NYU Cancer Institute at New York University Medical Center
state: New York
city: New York
country: United States
facility: Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia University
state: New York
city: Rochester
country: United States
facility: James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at University of Rochester Medical Center
state: New York
city: Goldsboro
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Southeast Cancer Control Consortium
state: North Carolina
city: Cincinnati
country: United States
facility: Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Cincinnati
state: Ohio
city: Cincinnati
country: United States
facility: Charles M. Barrett Cancer Center at University Hospital
state: Ohio
city: Cleveland
country: United States
facility: Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center
state: Ohio
city: Columbus
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Columbus
state: Ohio
city: Dayton
country: United States
facility: Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Dayton
state: Ohio
city: Dayton
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Dayton
state: Ohio
city: Oklahoma City
country: United States
facility: Oklahoma University Medical Center
state: Oklahoma
city: Portland
country: United States
facility: Cancer Institute at Oregon Health and Science University
state: Oregon
city: Portland
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Columbia River Oncology Program
state: Oregon
city: Charleston
country: United States
facility: Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Charleston
state: South Carolina
city: Charleston
country: United States
facility: Hollings Cancer Center at Medical University of South Carolina
state: South Carolina
city: Greenville
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Greenville
state: South Carolina
city: Spartanburg
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Upstate Carolina
state: South Carolina
city: Memphis
country: United States
facility: University of Tennessee Cancer Institute at Methodist Central Hospital
state: Tennessee
city: Amarillo
country: United States
facility: Harrington Cancer Center
state: Texas
city: Amarillo
country: United States
facility: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
state: Texas
city: Amarillo
country: United States
facility: Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Amarillo
state: Texas
city: Fort Sam Houston
country: United States
facility: Brooke Army Medical Center
state: Texas
city: Galveston
country: United States
facility: University of Texas Medical Branch
state: Texas
city: Houston
country: United States
facility: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at University of Texas
state: Texas
city: Houston
country: United States
facility: Baylor College of Medicine
state: Texas
city: Lubbock
country: United States
facility: UMC Southwest Cancer and Research Center
state: Texas
city: San Antonio
country: United States
facility: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
state: Texas
city: San Antonio
country: United States
facility: Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Antonio (Murphy)
state: Texas
city: Temple
country: United States
facility: Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Temple
state: Texas
city: Temple
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Scott and White Hospital
state: Texas
city: Salt Lake City
country: United States
facility: Huntsman Cancer Institute at University of Utah
state: Utah
city: Salt Lake City
country: United States
facility: Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Salt Lake City
state: Utah
city: Norfolk
country: United States
facility: Sentara Cancer Institute at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
state: Virginia
city: Seattle
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Virginia Mason Research Center
state: Washington
city: Seattle
country: United States
facility: Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Seattle
state: Washington
city: Seattle
country: United States
facility: Puget Sound Oncology Consortium
state: Washington
city: Tacoma
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Northwest
state: Washington
Study officials:
affiliation: Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
name: Ulka N. Vaishampayan, MD
role: STUDY_CHAIR
References: