Combination Chemotherapy Plus Amifostine in Treating Patients With Advanced Cancer

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

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumors from dividing so they stop growing or die. Chemoprotective drugs, such as amifostine, may protect normal cells from the side effects of chemotherapy.

PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of amifostine plus combination chemotherapy in treating patients with advanced cancer.

• Phase: Phase 1
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: The Cleveland Clinic
• Treatments: Amifostine; Carboplatin; Cyclophosphamide; Sargramostim

Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically proven advanced malignancies that are sensitive to cyclophosphamide/carboplatin therapy OR refractory to standard therapy, including, but not limited to: Ovarian epithelial cancer Colorectal cancer Breast cancer Sarcoma Non-small cell lung cancer Malignant melanoma Upper gastrointestinal cancers Small cell lung cancer

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: ECOG 0-2 SWOG 0-2 Life expectancy: At least 3 months Hematopoietic: WBC at least 3,500/mm3 Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hemoglobin at least 8.5 g/dL Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 mg/dL Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.5 mg/dL OR Creatinine clearance at least 60 mL/min OR Iothalamate clearance at least 60 mL/min Cardiovascular: No significant coronary artery disease (angina of New York Heart Association class 3 or greater) Other: Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception No psychosis

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: No concurrent immunotherapy Chemotherapy: At least 3 weeks since prior chemotherapy and recovered No more than 1 prior chemotherapy regimen for advanced or recurrent malignancies (not including adjuvant chemotherapy) No prior nitrosoureas or intravenous mitomycin No concurrent cytotoxic chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: At least 1 week since prior hormone therapy and recovered Concurrent corticosteroid therapy allowed Radiotherapy: At least 3 weeks since prior radiotherapy and recovered Radiotherapy allowed to no more than 1 site in the thoracic or lumbar spine or pelvis Concurrent radiotherapy to a symptomatic lesion allowed after the first course of study treatment Surgery: At least 3 weeks since prior surgery and recovered (excluding recent biopsy or placement of an intravenous access device)