A Phase I Study Of The Combination Of Oral DJ-927 And Capecitabine In Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors

Fecha de inicio: 1 de febrero de 2004

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Histologically or cytologically confirmed solid tumor * Locally advanced or metastatic disease * Minimally pretreated * No symptomatic brain metastases PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age * 18 and over Performance status * ECOG 0-2 Life expectancy * At least 3 months Hematopoietic * Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm\^3 * Platelet count at least 100,000/mm\^3 Hepatic * SGOT and SGPT no greater than 2.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) (5 times ULN if liver metastases are present) * Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 times ULN Renal * Creatinine no greater than 1.5 times ULN Gastrointestinal * No prior chronic diarrhea * No swallowing and/or malabsorption problems * No diarrhea (excess of 2-3 stools/day above normal frequency in the past month) Other * Not pregnant or nursing * Negative pregnancy test * Fertile patients must use effective contraception * HIV negative * No prior severe or life-threatening hypersensitivity reaction to a taxane or capecitabine * No concurrent serious infection * No neuropathy grade 2 or greater * No other malignancy within the past 2 years except nonmelanoma skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix * No other severe or uncontrolled underlying medical disease that would preclude study participation * No psychiatric disorder that would preclude giving informed consent or study compliance PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy * No concurrent anticancer biologic therapy Chemotherapy * Recovered from prior chemotherapy * No other concurrent anticancer chemotherapy Endocrine therapy * Not specified Radiotherapy * Recovered from prior radiotherapy * No concurrent anticancer radiotherapy * Concurrent localized radiotherapy to a non-indicator lesion for pain relief is allowed provided other methods of pain control are ineffective Surgery * At least 4 weeks since prior major surgery and recovered * No prior major surgery in the stomach or small intestine Other * At least 4 weeks since prior myelosuppressive therapy * More than 28 days since prior investigational drugs (including analgesics and/or antiemetics) * No other concurrent anticancer therapy * No other concurrent anticancer cytotoxic therapy