A Phase II Trial of 72-Hour Continuous IV Infusion of 9-Aminocamptothecin With G-CSF Support in Patients With Advanced Ovarian Cancer Previously Treated With Paclitaxel and Cisplatin
Ovarian Neoplasms
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Ovarian Neoplasms focused on measuring Pharmacodynamic Studies, Pharmacokinetics
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically proven, advanced epithelial ovarian cancer. Histologic confirmation by Pathology Department, NIH, required. Recurrent disease after paclitaxel and either cisplatin or carboplatin. Combination platinum/paclitaxel acceptable. Bidimensionally measurable disease on physical exam, radiographs, or peritoneoscopy. Repeat peritoneoscopy after 8 courses of therapy required if documentation of disease was solely by peritoneoscopy. Laparotomy not required. No CNS metastasis. No borderline or mixed histology. PRIOR/CONCURRENT THERAPY: See Disease Characteristics. More than 4 weeks since any prior therapy and recovered. No prior camptothecin analogue-based chemotherapy. No prior radiotherapy except intraperitoneal 32-P. PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over. Performance status: ECOG 0-2. Hematopoietic: WBC greater than 3,000. AGC greater than 1,500. Platelets at least 100,000. Hemoglobin greater than 9 g/dL OR; Hematocrit greater than 27 g/dL. Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 mg/dL. Serum transaminases no greater than 2 times normal. Renal: 24-hour creatinine clearance greater than 45 mL/min (documented by NCI investigator or primary care physician). Cardiovascular: No myocardial infarction within 12 months. No active congestive heart failure. No heart block. No arrhythmia requiring medication. OTHER: No active uncontrolled infection. No known HIV positivity. No second malignancy currently under treatment except: Local basal cell carcinoma of the skin, Cervical carcinoma in situ, Other malignancies (e.g., stage I breast cancer) eligible at the discretion of the principal or associate investigators. No pregnant women.
Sites / Locations
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)