BMS-247550 in Treating Patients With Cancers That Have Not Responded to Previous Therapy

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 1969-12-31
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.

PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of BMS-247550 in treating patients who have cancers that have not responded to previous therapy.

• Phase: Phase 1

Details

• Lead Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Treatments: Epothilones; Lenograstim

Criteria

PROTOCOL ENTRY CRITERIA:

--Disease Characteristics-- Histologically or cytologically confirmed neoplasm refractory to standard therapy or for which no standard therapy exists No CNS malignancy --Prior/Concurrent Therapy-- Biologic therapy: At least 4 months since prior myeloablative chemotherapy followed by bone marrow or stem cell rescue Chemotherapy: See Biologic therapy At least 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy (6 weeks for prior nitrosoureas or mitomycin) Endocrine therapy: At least 2 weeks since prior hormonal therapy for breast cancer At least 4 weeks since prior hormonal therapy for prostate cancer Radiotherapy: At least 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy No prior craniospinal irradiation, total body irradiation, or radiation to more than half of pelvis Surgery: Not specified Other: No other concurrent investigational drugs --Patient Characteristics-- Age: 18 and over Performance status: ECOG 0-2 Life expectancy: At least 3 months Hematopoietic: Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Absolute granulocyte count at least 1,500/mm3 Hepatic: SGOT/SGPT no greater than 2.5 times normal Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 times normal (no greater than 3 times normal if evidence of Gilbert's disease) Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.5 mg/dL OR Creatinine clearance at least 50 mL/min Other: Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 2 months after study No other nonmalignant systemic disease or serious medical illness No active uncontrolled infection HIV negative