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A Pilot Phase II Protocol Of Arsenic Trioxide (Trisenox) In Subjects With Advanced Non-Small Cell Carcinoma Of The Lung

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What is being tested

Data Collection

Who is being recruted

Lung Diseases+4

+ Lung Neoplasms

+ Neoplasms

Over 18 Years
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How is the trial designed

Treatment Study

Phase 2
Interventional
Study Start: November 2002
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Summary

Principal SponsorThe University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Last updated: January 14, 2026
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Study start date: November 1, 2002

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

OBJECTIVES: Primary * Determine the safety and activity of arsenic trioxide in patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer. * Determine the qualitative and quantitative toxic effects of this drug in these patients. Secondary * Determine the response, in terms of objective tumor response and response duration, in patients treated with this drug. * Determine the patterns of failure and survival in patients treated with this drug. OUTLINE: This is a pilot study. Patients receive arsenic trioxide IV over 1-2 hours on days 1-5 of week 1 and on days 1 and 5 of weeks 2-8 (course 1 only). Beginning with course 2 and for all subsequent courses, patients receive arsenic trioxide on days 1 and 5 of weeks 1-8. Treatment repeats every 8 weeks for up to 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients achieving complete response (CR) receive 1 additional course of therapy beyond CR. Patients achieving CR due to local consolidative therapy (surgery or radiotherapy) receive 2 additional courses of therapy beyond CR. Patients are followed for 1 month, every 3 months for 2 years, every 6 months for 3 years, and then annually thereafter. PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 14-30 patients will be accrued for this study within 9-18 months.

Official TitleA Pilot Phase II Protocol Of Arsenic Trioxide (Trisenox) In Subjects With Advanced Non-Small Cell Carcinoma Of The Lung 
NCT00075426
Principal SponsorThe University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Last updated: January 14, 2026
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Protocol

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Design Details

30 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Treatment Study

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Eligibility

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Conditions
Criteria

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

Lung DiseasesLung NeoplasmsNeoplasmsNeoplasms by SiteRespiratory Tract DiseasesRespiratory Tract NeoplasmsThoracic Neoplasms

Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Histologically confirmed non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), meeting criteria for 1 of the following: * Locally advanced disease not amenable to radiotherapy or surgery * Metastatic disease * Received at least 1 course of platinum-based (e.g., cisplatin or carboplatin) chemotherapy * No uncontrolled central nervous system (CNS) metastases * Ineligible for higher priority treatment protocols PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age * 18 and over Performance status * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) 0-1 OR * Zubrod Scale 0-1 OR * South West Oncology Group (SWOG) 0-1 Life expectancy * At least 12 weeks Hematopoietic * Absolute neutrophil count greater than 1,500/mm\^3 * Platelet count greater than 100,000/mm\^3 Hepatic * Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 times normal * Serum glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase (SGOT) and Serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) no greater than 3 times normal Renal * Creatinine no greater than 2.0 mg/dL * Calcium no greater than 12 mg/dL Cardiovascular * No myocardial infarction within the past 6 months * No uncontrolled, clinically significant dysrhythmia * Cardiac ejection fraction greater than 50% Other * Not pregnant or nursing * Negative pregnancy test * Fertile patients must use effective contraception * Electrolytes (including magnesium) normal * No other malignancy within the past 5 years except nonmelanoma skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix * No prior or ongoing peripheral neuropathy grade 2 or greater * No other medical condition that would preclude study participation PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy * No concurrent cytokine therapy Chemotherapy * See Disease Characteristics * No more than 2 prior chemotherapy regimens for NSCLC * No other concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy * Not specified Radiotherapy * More than 2 weeks since prior radiotherapy * No prior radiotherapy to an indicator lesion unless there is objective evidence of tumor growth in that lesion * No concurrent radiotherapy * Concurrent palliative or emergent radiotherapy allowed Surgery * More than 2 weeks since prior surgery Other * At least 4 weeks since prior antineoplastic agents for non-malignant conditions (e.g., methotrexate for rheumatoid arthritis) * No concurrent antineoplastic agents for non-malignant conditions

Study Centers

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This study has 1 location

Suspended

University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston, United StatesSee the location
CompletedOne Study Center