Standard Therapy With or Without Dalteparin in Treating Patients With Advanced Breast, Lung, Colorectal, or Prostate Cancer
Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Lung Cancer

About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Breast Cancer focused on measuring stage IV colon cancer, stage IV breast cancer, recurrent breast cancer, recurrent non-small cell lung cancer, stage IV rectal cancer, recurrent colon cancer, recurrent rectal cancer, extensive stage small cell lung cancer, recurrent small cell lung cancer, stage IV prostate cancer, recurrent prostate cancer, stage IV non-small cell lung cancer, veno-occlusive disease
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically or cytologically proven breast, lung, colorectal, or prostate cancer that has failed prior chemotherapy or hormone therapy No active CNS metastases Hormone receptor status: Not specified PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Menopausal status: Not specified Performance status: ECOG 0-2 Life expectancy: At least 12 weeks Hematopoietic: WBC at least 3500/mm3 Platelet count at least 150,000/mm3 Fibrinogen above lower limits of normal Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) SGOT no greater than 3 times ULN Prothrombin time no greater than 1.5 times ULN Active partial thromboplastin time no greater than 1.5 times ULN Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.5 times ULN Other: No history of heparin associated thrombocytopenia At least 1 year since prior thromboembolic phenomenon such as deep venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolus, or clotted catheter No prior intolerance of unfractionated or low molecular weight heparin PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: No concurrent anticoagulation therapy No concurrent enrollment on systemic or radiation therapy study (therapy off study allowed)
Sites / Locations
- CCOP - Scottsdale Oncology Program
- CCOP - Carle Cancer Center
- CCOP - Cedar Rapids Oncology Project
- CCOP - Iowa Oncology Research Association
- Siouxland Hematology-Oncology
- CCOP - Wichita
- CCOP - Ochsner
- CCOP - Ann Arbor Regional
- CCOP - Duluth
- Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
- CentraCare Clinic
- CCOP - Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium
- Medcenter One Health System
- CCOP - Merit Care Hospital
- Altru Health Systems
- CCOP - Toledo Community Hospital Oncology Program
- CCOP - Geisinger Clinic and Medical Center
- Rapid City Regional Hospital
- CCOP - Sioux Community Cancer Consortium
- Allan Blair Cancer Centre
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
dalteparin + standard therapy
standard therapy
Patients receive dalteparin by subcutaneous injection once daily plus standard therapy. Treatment continues for 1 year in the absence of disease progression and unacceptable toxicity. Quality of life is assessed before treatment, then every month for the first year, and then every 3 months for 2 years. Patients are followed monthly for 1 year, then every 3 months for 2 years.
Patients receive standard therapy alone. Treatment continues for 1 year in the absence of disease progression and unacceptable toxicity. Quality of life is assessed before treatment, then every month for the first year, and then every 3 months for 2 years. Patients are followed monthly for 1 year, then every 3 months for 2 years.