A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Zoledronate (4 and 8 mg) Administered Intravenously as an Adjuvant to Anticancer Therapy to Patients With Any Cancer With Bone Metastases Other Than Breast Cancer, Multiple Myeloma or Prostate Cancer
zoledronic acid
+ quality-of-life assessment
Bronchial Neoplasms+15
+ Carcinoma, Bronchogenic
+ Lung Diseases
Supportive Care Study
Summary
Study start date: August 1, 1998
Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.OBJECTIVES: I. Assess the safety and efficacy of zoledronate in patients with any solid tumor cancer with bone metastases other than breast or prostate cancer. II. Assess the efficacy of zoledronate in preventing skeletal-related events including tumor induced hypercalcemia (TIH), time to first occurrence of skeletal-related event or TIH, skeletal morbidity rate, time to progression of bone metastases, overall survival, and time to overall disease progression in these patients. III. Assess the quality of life and pain in these patients on these regimens. OUTLINE: This is a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled, multicenter study. Patients are stratified into two groups: patients with lung cancer and patients with all other solid tumor cancers. Patients are randomly assigned to receive 1 of the following treatments: Arm I: Patients receive intravenous zoledronate over 5 minutes every 3 weeks for 9 months. Arm II: Patients receive intravenous zoledronate at a higher dose over 5 minutes every 3 weeks for 9 months. Arm III: Patients receive intravenous placebo over 5 minutes every 3 weeks for 9 months. All patients receive oral calcium daily, and an oral multivitamin supplement. Quality of life is assessed prior to therapy, then at months 3, 6, and 9. Patients are followed every 6 months for survival. PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 600 patients will be accrued for this study within 12 months.
Protocol
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.600 patients to be enrolled
Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.Supportive Care 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.Over 18 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: Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of any cancer other than breast cancer, multiple myeloma, or prostate cancer Objective evidence of bone metastases discovered within 6 weeks of study entry (patients who at screening present with an ECOG score of 2) No study entry restrictions for bone metastases for patients with an ECOG of 0 and 1 No symptomatic brain metastases PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: ECOG 0-2 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Not specified Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 2.5 mg/dL for liver metastases Renal: Creatinine no greater than 3.0 mg/dL Calcium at least 8.0 mg/dL but less than 12.0 mg/dL Cardiovascular: No history of severe cardiovascular disease within past 6 months (e.g., congestive heart failure) No hypertension refractory to treatment No symptomatic coronary artery disease Other: Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception No history of noncompliance to medical regimen PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Concurrent biologic response modifier therapies allowed Concurrent marketed cytokine or colony stimulating factor therapies allowed Chemotherapy: Concurrent marketed chemotherapy agents allowed (including open label cooperative trials or for supportive care) Endocrine therapy: Concurrent hormonal agents and steroid therapies allowed Concurrent corticosteroid therapy allowed (for chemotherapy induced nausea/vomiting or spinal compression) Radiotherapy: Concurrent radiotherapy to treat extraskeletal and/or skeletal tumor sites allowed Surgery: Prior surgery to treat or prevent pathological fracture or spinal cord compression allowed Other: At least 30 days since other prior investigational drugs No concurrent bisphosphonate agent At least 30 days since prior bisphosphonate agent (single exposure allowed within prior 12 months)
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 55 locations
Brookwood ACCC
Birmingham, United StatesUniversity of Alabama Comprehensive Cancer Center
Birmingham, United StatesHighlands Oncology Group
Springdale, United States