Completed

Phase I Study of Arsenic Trioxide

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What is being tested

arsenic trioxide

Drug
Who is being recruted

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How is the trial designed

Treatment Study

Phase 1
Interventional
Study Start: August 1998
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Summary

Principal SponsorMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Last updated: June 24, 2013
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Study start date: August 1, 1998

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of arsenic trioxide in adult and pediatric patients with advanced solid tumors. II. Determine the pattern of clinical adverse experience of arsenic trioxide in this patient population. III. Evaluate evidence of clinical responsiveness to this treatment regimen. OUTLINE: This is a dose escalation, open label study. Patients are stratified by age (pediatric vs adult). Patients receive arsenic trioxide IV over 1-2 hours once daily for 3 consecutive days then once weekly for 5 weeks. Patients with stable or responding disease receive additional courses of therapy every 8 weeks for up to 1 year in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients receive escalating doses of arsenic trioxide until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which 2 or more patients out of 6 experience dose limiting toxicity. Patients are followed for at least 1 month after treatment. PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 48 patients will be accrued for this study.

NCT00003630
Principal SponsorMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Last updated: June 24, 2013
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Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

Treatment Study

These studies test new ways to treat a disease, condition, or health issue. The goal is to see if a new drug, therapy, or approach works better or has fewer side effects than existing options.

Eligibility

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Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

Healthy volunteers not allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed advanced solid tumor Relapsed from or resistant to at least 1 course of standard anticancer therapy AND/OR Lack of standard therapy that is known to be beneficial in the underlying disease PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: Not specified Performance status: ECOG 0-3 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: WBC at least 3,000/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 2.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) Renal: Creatinine no greater than 2.5 times ULN Other: Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for at least 4 months following study No active serious infections that are not controlled by antibiotics PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: See Disease Characteristics Chemotherapy: See Disease Characteristics No other concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: See Disease Characteristics Radiotherapy: See Disease Characteristics No concurrent radiotherapy Surgery: See Disease Characteristics Other: No other concurrent investigational agents

Study Centers

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This study has 1 location

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

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