Overview

Irinotecan in Treating Patients With Metastatic or Inoperable Thyroid Cancer

Status:
Terminated
Trial end date:
2008-11-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as irinotecan, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well irinotecan works in treating patients with metastatic or inoperable thyroid cancer.
Phase:
Phase 2
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Collaborator:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Treatments:
Camptothecin
Irinotecan