PILOT STUDY OF BUTHIONINE SULFOXIMINE (BSO) IN COMBINATION WITH MELPHALAN FOR HIGH RISK NEUROBLASTOMA PATIENTS
buthionine sulfoximine
+ melphalan
Neoplasms+7
+ Neoplasms by Histologic Type
+ Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
Treatment Study
Summary
Study start date: June 1, 1996
Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.OBJECTIVES: I. Describe the toxic effects of combined chemotherapy with buthionine sulfoximine (BSO) and melphalan (L-PAM) in pediatric patients with progressive neuroblastoma. II. Determine the pharmacokinetics of BSO/L-PAM in pediatric patients. III. Assess the ability of BSO to deplete glutathione by at least 90% in tumor metastatic to bone marrow, in normal marrow, and in peripheral blood lymphocytes. IV. Estimate the response rate in these patients treated with BSO/L-PAM within the confines of a pilot study. OUTLINE: The following acronyms are used: BSO Buthionine sulfoximine, NSC-326231 L-PAM Melphalan, NSC-8806 G-CSF Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor, NSC-614629 Single-Agent Chemotherapy with Drug Resistance Inhibition. L-PAM/BSO. PROJECTED ACCRUAL: At least 18 patients will be entered to provide an adequate number of patients with marrow involvement; if the BSO dose is increased to achieve adequate GSH depletion in the marrow, an additional 12 patients will be entered. If less than 50% of patients have tumor metastatic to marrow at entry, there will be a proportional increase in the total number of patients required.
Protocol
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.Treatment Study
Eligibility
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.Any sex
Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.Until 21 Years
Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.Healthy volunteers not allowed
If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.Conditions
Pathology
Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Neuroblastoma histologically confirmed at initial diagnosis or demonstration of malignant, small, round cell tumor with elevated catecholamine metabolites Refractory to conventional therapy and other higher priority therapy PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: No greater than 21 at diagnosis Performance status: 0-2 Life expectancy: At least 2 months Hematopoietic: Cytopenias from marrow involvement eligible with study chairman approval ANC at least 1,000 Platelets at least 100,000 (transfusion independent) Counts between 70,000-100,000 allowed provided: Autologous bone marrow or peripheral stem cells available for rescue Study chairman approves entry Hemoglobin at least 8 g/dL (may transfuse) Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 times normal AST/ALT less than 2.5 times normal Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.5 times normal OR Creatinine clearance or radioisotope GFR at least 70 mL/min per 1.73 square meters Pulmonary: No history of dyspnea at rest No exercise intolerance Other: No active infection requiring hospitalization No pregnant or nursing women Negative pregnancy test required of fertile women Effective contraception required of fertile patients during and for 2 months after study Patients unable to receive blood products due to religious reasons may receive buthionine sulfoximine alone PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: At least 6 months since myeloablative therapy with bone marrow transplantation Recovered from toxic effects of prior therapy Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: At least 3 weeks since chemotherapy (6 weeks since mitomycin or nitrosourea) Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: At least 6 weeks since radiotherapy to any extremity site or significant marrow-containing compartment At least 6 months since the following: More than 24 Gy craniospinal irradiation Total abdominopelvic plus lung irradiation Mantle plus Y-port irradiation Total-body irradiation No palliative radiotherapy to bony lesions within 1 month after entry Surgery: Not specified
Study Centers
These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.This study has 4 locations
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United StatesOpen Children's Hospital Los Angeles in Google MapsUCSF Cancer Center and Cancer Research Institute
San Francisco, United StatesUniversity of Minnesota Cancer Center
Minneapolis, United StatesChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, United States