Clinical trial NCT00002980: Decitabine in Treating Patients With Melanoma or Other Advanced Cancer
Official title: A Phase I Study of the Biologic and Clinical Effects of 5-AZA-2'Deoxycytidine (DAC) in Patients With Advanced Malignancies
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: PHASE1
Conditions: Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders
Leukemia
Lymphoma
Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm
Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Precancerous Condition
Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Keywords: stage IV adult Hodgkin lymphoma
monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance
recurrent adult Hodgkin lymphoma
isolated plasmacytoma of bone
extramedullary plasmacytoma
refractory multiple myeloma
Waldenström macroglobulinemia
stage IV chronic lymphocytic leukemia
recurrent adult acute myeloid leukemia
recurrent adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia
relapsing chronic myelogenous leukemia
refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia
unspecified adult solid tumor, protocol specific
chronic phase chronic myelogenous leukemia
accelerated phase chronic myelogenous leukemia
blastic phase chronic myelogenous leukemia
untreated adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia
untreated adult acute myeloid leukemia
adult acute myeloid leukemia in remission
adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia in remission
polycythemia vera
primary myelofibrosis
essential thrombocythemia
untreated hairy cell leukemia
progressive hairy cell leukemia, initial treatment
refractory hairy cell leukemia
chronic myelomonocytic leukemia
T-cell large granular lymphocyte leukemia
acute undifferentiated leukemia
stage IV grade 1 follicular lymphoma
stage IV grade 2 follicular lymphoma
stage IV grade 3 follicular lymphoma
stage IV adult diffuse small cleaved cell lymphoma
stage IV adult diffuse mixed cell lymphoma
stage IV adult diffuse large cell lymphoma
stage IV adult immunoblastic large cell lymphoma
stage IV adult lymphoblastic lymphoma
stage IV adult Burkitt lymphoma
recurrent grade 1 follicular lymphoma
recurrent grade 2 follicular lymphoma
recurrent grade 3 follicular lymphoma
recurrent adult diffuse small cleaved cell lymphoma
recurrent adult diffuse mixed cell lymphoma
recurrent adult diffuse large cell lymphoma
recurrent adult immunoblastic large cell lymphoma
recurrent adult lymphoblastic lymphoma
recurrent adult Burkitt lymphoma
stage IV adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma
recurrent adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma
secondary acute myeloid leukemia
de novo myelodysplastic syndromes
previously treated myelodysplastic syndromes
secondary myelodysplastic syndromes
prolymphocytic leukemia
primary systemic amyloidosis
stage IV mantle cell lymphoma
recurrent mantle cell lymphoma
angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma
anaplastic large cell lymphoma
recurrent marginal zone lymphoma
recurrent small lymphocytic lymphoma
stage IV small lymphocytic lymphoma
stage IV marginal zone lymphoma
extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue
nodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma
splenic marginal zone lymphoma
Lead sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Sponsor class: NIH
Collaborators: name: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
First posted: 2004-09-03
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.

PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of decitabine in treating patients with stage III or stage IV melanoma or other advanced cancer that has not responded to previous therapy.

Detailed description: OBJECTIVES: I. Identify dosage level(s) of decitabine (DAC) that show biologic activity and acceptable side effects. II. Describe the side effects and toxicity of DAC at the doses studied. III. Determine the steady state DAC serum levels at the doses studied. IV. Document any clinical responses to DAC.

OUTLINE: A dose escalation schedule for the administration of decitabine (DAC) is being used to determine the MTD and biologically active dose. Patients are given two 12 hour continuous infusions per day, for 3 days at each dose level. A minimum of 3 patients are enrolled at each dose level until dose limiting toxicity (DLT) or biologic activity is observed. If DLT or biologic activity is observed at a particular dose level, an additional 3 patients are enrolled, for a total of 6. If 2 or more patients experience DLT, dose escalation is ceased.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 24 patients will be accrued for this study.

Eligibility criteria: DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Stage III (nonresectable) and IV melanoma, or any other advanced metastatic malignancy for which all standard therapy has failed Must have at least two cutaneous, mucosal or lymph nodal lesions that can be biopsied or one lesion large enough to be biopsied twice

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: ECOG 0-1 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Hemoglobin at least 9.0 g/dL Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 WBC at least 3500/mm3 Absolute granulocyte count at least 1500/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 mg/dL SGOT and SGPT less than 2.5 times normal Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.8 mg/dL Other: Not pregnant Not HIV or hepatitis BsAg positive No major systemic infections No coagulation disorders No major illness of cardiovascular or respiratory systems No symptomatic CNS disease or evidence of cerebral edema

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: No therapy for cancer within the past month

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Locations:
city: Duarte
country: United States
facility: Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope
state: California
city: Los Angeles
country: United States
facility: USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
state: California
city: Los Angeles
country: United States
facility: Los Angeles County-University of Southern California Medical Center
state: California
city: Sacramento
country: United States
facility: University of California Davis Cancer Center
state: California
Study officials:
affiliation: University of Southern California
name: Jeffrey S. Weber, MD, PhD
role: STUDY_CHAIR
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