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Clinical Trial: Gemcitabine and Paclitaxel in Treating Patients With Advanced or Recurrent Cancer of the Urinary Tract
This study is currently recruiting patients.
Purpose
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Giving more than one drug may kill more tumor cells.
PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combining gemcitabine and paclitaxel in treating patients who have advanced or recurrent cancer of the urinary tract.
| Condition | Treatment or Intervention | Phase |
|---|---|---|
| Bladder Cancer transitional cell cancer of the renal pelvis and ureter Urethral Cancer | Drug: gemcitabine Drug: paclitaxel Procedure: chemotherapy | Phase II |
MedlinePlus related topics: Bladder Cancer; Cancer; Kidney Cancer
Genetics Home Reference related topics: bladder cancer
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment
Official Title: Phase II Study of Gemcitabine and Paclitaxel in Patients With Advanced or Recurrent Urothelial Cancer
Further Study Details:
OBJECTIVES:
- Determine the feasibility of enrolling patients aged 70 years and older with advanced or recurrent urothelial cancer to a structured phase II study.
- Determine the anticancer efficacy of gemcitabine and paclitaxel, in terms of objective response rate and 2-year survival, in these elderly patients.
- Assess the toxicity and tolerability of this regimen in these elderly patients.
- Determine the feasibility of using standardized self-report measures of comorbidity, depression, and functional status in these patients.
- Determine the pharmacokinetics of this regimen in these elderly patients and validate this data against similar parameters in patients aged under 60 years.
OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to age (70 and over vs under 60).
Patients receive paclitaxel IV over 3 hours on day 1 and gemcitabine IV over 30 minutes on days 1 and 8. Treatment repeats every 21 days for a maximum of 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Quality of life is assessed at baseline.
Patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year and then every 6 months for 2 years.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 80 patients (60 age 70 and over and 20 under age 60) will be accrued for this study.
Eligibility
Genders Eligible for Study: Both
Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- Histologically confirmed urothelial cancer
- Transitional cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, or squamous carcinoma (bladder, renal pelvis, ureter, or urethra)
- Previously untreated metastatic or locoregionally advanced (i.e., bulky pelvic nodes) disease OR
- Locally recurrent carcinoma after radiotherapy or cystectomy and no longer eligible for further radiotherapy or surgery
- Measurable disease
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age:
- 70 and over OR
- Under 60
Performance status:
- Zubrod 0-2
Life expectancy:
- Not specified
Hematopoietic:
- Absolute granulocyte count at least 1,200/mm^3
- Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3
Hepatic:
- Bilirubin no greater than upper limit of normal (ULN)
- SGOT or SGPT no greater than 2 times ULN
Renal:
- Creatinine no greater than ULN
Other:
- HIV negative
- No other concurrent life-threatening medical disorder that would preclude study participation
- No other prior malignancy within the past 5 years except adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or adequately treated stage I or II cancer in complete remission
- Not pregnant or nursing
- Fertile patients must use effective contraception
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy:
- Not specified
Chemotherapy:
- Prior adjuvant chemotherapy is allowed provided administered more than 10 years ago
- No prior gemcitabine, taxanes, or platinum-based adjuvant chemotherapy
Endocrine therapy:
- Not specified
Radiotherapy:
- See Disease Characteristics
- At least 28 days since prior radiotherapy and recovered
Surgery:
- See Disease Characteristics
- At least 28 days since prior surgery and recovered
Location and Contact Information
Alabama
MBCCOP - Gulf Coast, Mobile, Alabama, 36607, United States; Recruiting
Paul O. Schwarzenberger, MD 251-544-1013
Arizona
Arizona Cancer Center at University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, Arizona, 85724, United States; Recruiting
Thomas P. Miller, MD 520-626-2667
CCOP - Western Regional, Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona, 85006-2726, United States; Recruiting
David Kyle King, MD, FACP 602-239-2413 david.king@baannerhealth.com
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Phoenix (Carl T. Hayden), Phoenix, Arizona, 85012, United States; Recruiting
Thomas Dale Kummet, MD 602-277-5551
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Tucson, Tucson, Arizona, 85723, United States; Recruiting
Harinder S. Garewal, MD 520-629-4686
Arkansas
Arkansas Cancer Research Center at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205, United States; Recruiting
Laura Fulper Hutchins, MD 501-686-8511 LFHutchins@uams.edu
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Little Rock, Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205, United States; Recruiting
Bart Barlogie, MD 501-526-2873
California
CCOP - Bay Area Tumor Institute, Oakland, California, 94609-3305, United States; Recruiting
Joseph Szumowski, MD 510-465-8570
CCOP - Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, Santa Rosa, California, 95403, United States; Recruiting
Ian C. Anderson, MD 707-521-3830
Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, California, 92868, United States; Recruiting
Randall F. Holcombe, MD 714-456-5153 rholcomb@uci.edu
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, California, 91010-3000, United States; Recruiting
Clinical Trials Office - New Patient Services 800-826-4673 becomingapatient@coh.org
University of California Davis Cancer Center, Sacramento, California, 95817, United States; Recruiting
David R. Gandara, MD 916-734-3772 dgandara@cc.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital, Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States; Recruiting
Heinz-Josef Lenz, MD 323-865-3955 lenz@usc.edu
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - West Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, 90073, United States; Recruiting
John L. Barstis, MD 310-268-4567
Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic - Martinez, Martinez, California, 94553, United States; Recruiting
David R. Gandara, MD 925-372-2064
Colorado
University of Colorado Cancer Center at University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Aurora, Colorado, 80010, United States; Recruiting
Anthony D. Elias, MD 720-848-1622 Anthony.Elias@uchsc.edu
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Denver, Denver, Colorado, 80220, United States; Recruiting
Madeleine A. Kane, MD, PhD 303-399-8020 ext. 3129 madeleine.kane@med.va.gov
District of Columbia
MBCCOP - Howard University Cancer Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 20060, United States; Recruiting
Lucile L. Adams-Campbell, PhD 202-806-7697
Florida
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Tampa (Haley), Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States; Recruiting
Raoul R. Salup, MD 813-972-7579 raoul.salup@med.va.gov
Georgia
CCOP - Atlanta Regional, Atlanta, Georgia, 30342-1701, United States; Recruiting
Thomas E. Seay, MD, PhD 404-851-2340
Hawaii
MBCCOP - Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, United States; Recruiting
Brian F. Issell, MD 808-586-3015 brian@crch.hawaii.edu
Illinois
Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center at Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, 60153-5500, United States; Recruiting
Patrick J. Stiff, MD 708-327-3148
CCOP - Central Illinois, Decatur, Illinois, 62526, United States; Recruiting
James L. Wade, MD 217-876-6617 jlwade3@sbcglobal.net
MBCCOP - University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States; Recruiting
Lawrence Eric Feldman, MD 312-335-3614
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Chicago (Westside Hospital), Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States; Recruiting
Lawrence Eric Feldman, MD 312-569-6129
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Hines, Hines, Illinois, 60141, United States; Recruiting
Nirmala Bhoopalam, MD 708-202-2782
Kansas
CCOP - Wichita, Wichita, Kansas, 67214-3882, United States; Recruiting
Shaker R. Dakhil, MD, FACP 316-268-5784
Kansas Masonic Cancer Research Institute at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, 66160-7390, United States; Recruiting
James Brantley Thrasher, MD 913-588-6152 bthrasher@kumc.edu
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Wichita, Wichita, Kansas, 67218, United States; Recruiting
Shaker R. Dakhil, MD, FACP 316-685-2221
Kentucky
Markey Cancer Center at University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, Lexington, Kentucky, 40536-0084, United States; Recruiting
Michael A. Doukas, MD 859-257-3379
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Lexington, Lexington, Kentucky, 40502-2236, United States; Recruiting
Michael A. Doukas, MD 859-281-4956
Louisiana
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana, 71130-3932, United States; Recruiting
Glenn M. Mills, MD 318-675-5970 gmills@lsuhsc.edu
MBCCOP - LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States; Recruiting
Jill Gilbert, MD 504-568-5613 jgilbe@lsuhsc.edu
Tulane Cancer Center at Tulane University Hospital and Clinic, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States; Recruiting
Alan M. Miller, MD, PhD 504-587-7566 amiller@tulane.edu
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States; Recruiting
German S. Beltran, MD 504-588-5482
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana, 71101-4295, United States; Recruiting
Glenn M. Mills, MD 318-221-8411
Massachusetts
Cancer Research Center at Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, 02118, United States; Recruiting
Douglas V. Faller, MD, PhD 617-638-4173
Michigan
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, Michigan, 48201-1379, United States; Recruiting
Lawrence E. Flaherty, MD 313-745-9155 flaherty@karmanos.org
CCOP - Beaumont, Royal Oak, Michigan, 48073-6769, United States; Recruiting
Jeanne Archer, PhD, APN 248-551-8299 carcher@beaumon.edu
CCOP - Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503, United States; Recruiting
Kathleen Jo Yost, MD 616-391-1230
CCOP - Michigan Cancer Research Consortium, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48106, United States; Recruiting
Philip J. Stella, MD 734-712-5237 beekmanl@trinity-health.org
Josephine Ford Cancer Center at Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States; Recruiting
Robert Anthony Chapman, MD 313-916-1332 rchapma1@hfhs.org
Providence Cancer Institute at Providence Hospital - Southfield, Southfield, Michigan, 48075, United States; Recruiting
Anibal Drelichman, MD, MPH, FACP 313-552-0620 adrelichman@yahoo.com
University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109-0946, United States; Recruiting
Cheryl T. Lee, MD 734-615-6662
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Detroit, Detroit, Michigan, 48201-1932, United States; Recruiting
Lawrence E. Flaherty, MD 313-576-1000
Mississippi
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, 39216-4505, United States; Recruiting
James Tate Thigpen, MD 601-984-5590 jthigpen@medicine.umsmed.edu
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Jackson, Jackson, Mississippi, 39216, United States; Recruiting
James Tate Thigpen, MD 601-362-4471
Missouri
CCOP - Cancer Research for the Ozarks, Springfield, Missouri, 65807, United States; Recruiting
John Wendall Goodwin, MD 417-269-4520 jwg684@sprg.mercy.net
CCOP - Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, 64131, United States; Recruiting
William T. Stephenson, MD 816-823-0555
CCOP - St. Louis-Cape Girardeau, Saint Louis, Missouri, 63141, United States; Recruiting
Bethany G. Sleckman, MD 314-569-6573
Saint Louis University Cancer Center, Saint Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States; Recruiting
Paul J. Petruska, MD 314-268-5451 petruspj@slu.edu
Montana
CCOP - Montana Cancer Consortium, Billings, Montana, 59101, United States; Recruiting
Patrick W. Cobb, MD 406-259-2245
New Mexico
MBCCOP - University of New Mexico HSC, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87131, United States; Recruiting
Cheryl L. Willman, MD 505-272-5837
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Albuquerque, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87108-5138, United States; Recruiting
Cheryl L. Willman, MD 505-265-1711
New York
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia University, New York, New York, 10032, United States; Recruiting
Daniel P. Petrylak, MD 212-305-1731 dpp5@columbia.edu
James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, 14642, United States; Recruiting
Richard I. Fisher, MD 585-275-0842 richard_fisher@urmc.rochester.edu
NYU Cancer Institute at New York University Medical Center, New York, New York, 10016, United States; Recruiting
Amy D. Tiersten, MD 212-652-1916
Western New York Urology Associates, Buffalo, New York, 14220, United States; Recruiting
Scott David Perrapato, DO, FACOS 716-677-2273 sperrapato@wnyurologysouth.com
North Carolina
CCOP - Southeast Cancer Control Consortium, Goldsboro, North Carolina, 27534-9479, United States; Recruiting
James N. Atkins, MD 336-777-3088
Ohio
CCOP - Columbus, Columbus, Ohio, 43206, United States; Recruiting
J. Philip Kuebler, MD, PhD 614-488-2118
CCOP - Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, 45429, United States; Recruiting
Howard M. Gross, MD 937-832-1093
Charles M. Barrett Cancer Center at University Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45267-0501, United States; Recruiting
Abdul-Rahman Jazieh, MD, MPH 513-584-3830
Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center, Cleveland, Ohio, 44195-9001, United States; Recruiting
George Thomas Budd, MD 216-444-6480
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45220-2288, United States; Recruiting
Albert F. Muhleman, MD 513-475-6537 albert.muhleman@med.va.gov
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, 45428-1002, United States; Recruiting
Howard M. Gross, MD 937-268-6511
Oklahoma
Oklahoma University Medical Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States; Recruiting
Daniel J. Culkin, MD, FACS 405-271-6900 daniel-culkin@ouhsc.edu
Oregon
Cancer Institute at Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, 97201-3098, United States; Recruiting
Craig R. Nichols, MD 503-494-6346
CCOP - Columbia River Oncology Program, Portland, Oregon, 97225, United States; Recruiting
Keith S. Lanier, MD 503-216-6260
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Portland, Portland, Oregon, 97207, United States; Recruiting
Christopher W. Ryan, MD 503-220-8262
South Carolina
CCOP - Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, 29615, United States; Recruiting
Jeffrey Kent Giguere, MD 864-241-6251
CCOP - Upstate Carolina, Spartanburg, South Carolina, 29303, United States; Recruiting
James Dewitt Bearden, MD 864-560-7050
Hollings Cancer Center at Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States; Recruiting
Carolyn E. Reed, MD 843-792-9321 reedce@musc.edu
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, 29401-5799, United States; Recruiting
Carolyn E. Reed, MD 843-789-7804
Tennessee
University of Tennessee Cancer Institute at Methodist Central Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, 38104, United States; Recruiting
Mohammad Jahanzeb, MD 901-722-0532
Texas
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 77030, United States; Recruiting
Seth P. Lerner, MD 713-798-6841
Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, 78234-6200, United States; Recruiting
Mitchell A. Garrison, MD 210-916-3281 mitchell.garrison@cen.amedd.army.mil
CCOP - Scott and White Hospital, Temple, Texas, 76508, United States; Recruiting
Lucas Wong, MD 254-724-1053 lwong@swmail.sw.org
Harrington Cancer Center, Amarillo, Texas, 79106, United States; Recruiting
James E. Clarkson, MD 806-359-4673 ext. 228 jclarkson@harringtoncc.org
Medical City Dallas Hospital, Dallas, Texas, 75230, United States; Recruiting
Barry C. Mirtsching, MD 972-566-5588 bmirtsching@cortpa.com
Southwest Cancer and Research Center at University Medical Center, Lubbock, Texas, 79415-3364, United States; Recruiting
Werner T. W. DeRiese, MD, PhD 806-775-8590 werner.deriese@ttumc.ttuhsc.edu
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Amarillo, Texas, 79106, United States; Recruiting
Werner T. W. DeRiese, MD, PhD 806-775-8590
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, 78229-3900, United States; Recruiting
Geoffrey R. Weiss, MD 210-567-4777 weiss@uthscsa.edu
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, 77555-0565, United States; Recruiting
Robert P. Whitehead, MD 409-772-1164 rpwhiteh@utmb.edu
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Amarillo, Amarillo, Texas, 79106, United States; Recruiting
Stephen E. Wright, MD 806-359-4673 ext. 230
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Antonio (Murphy), San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States; Recruiting
Geoffrey R. Weiss, MD 210-617-5186
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Temple, Temple, Texas, 76504, United States; Recruiting
Phalguni Mukhopadhyay, MD 254-778-4811 ext. 4809
Utah
Huntsman Cancer Institute at University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84132, United States; Recruiting
Robert A. Stephenson, MD 801-581-4705 robert.stephenson@hsc.utah.edu
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84148, United States; Recruiting
Wolfram Samlowski, MD 801-582-1565 ext. 1272
Virginia
Sentara Cancer Institute at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, Virginia, 23510-1115, United States; Recruiting
Paul F. Schellhammer, MD 757-457-5182
Washington
CCOP - Northwest, Tacoma, Washington, 98405-0986, United States; Recruiting
Lauren Kenneth Colman, MD 253-403-5259 lauren.colman@multicare.org
CCOP - Virginia Mason Research Center, Seattle, Washington, 98101, United States; Recruiting
Andrew David Jacobs, MD 206-341-0446
Puget Sound Oncology Consortium, Seattle, Washington, 98109, United States; Recruiting
Saul E. Rivkin, MD 206-386-2441
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Seattle, Seattle, Washington, 98108, United States; Recruiting
William H. Schubach, MD 206-764-2265
Study chairs or principal investigators
Derek Raghavan, MD, PhD, FRACP, FACP, Study Chair, Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center
Maha Hadi A. Hussain, MD, University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
More Information
Clinical trial summary from the National Cancer Institute's PDQ® database
Study ID Numbers: CDR0000068837; SWOG-S0028; NCT00022633
Record last reviewed: September 2004
Last Updated: April 4, 2005
Record first received: August 10, 2001
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00022633
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on 2005-04-08
Record last reviewed: September 2004
Last Updated: April 4, 2005
Record first received: August 10, 2001
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00022633
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on 2005-04-08
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov
Cache Date: April 9, 2005
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