Decitabine in Treating Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors
Male Breast Cancer, Recurrent Bladder Cancer, Recurrent Breast Cancer
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Male Breast Cancer
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Diagnosis of advanced metastatic solid tumor for which all standard therapy has failed, including, but not limited to the following: Stage III or IV melanoma Mucosal melanoma allowed No resectable stage III melanoma Bladder cancer Breast cancer No active symptomatic CNS disease No radiographically evident cerebral edema Hormone receptor status: Not specified Male or female Performance status - ECOG 0-1 Hemoglobin at least 9.0 g/dL Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3 WBC at least 3,500/mm^3 Absolute granulocyte count at least 1,500/mm^3 No coagulation disorders Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) SGOT and SGPT less than 2.5 times ULN Hepatitis B surface antigen negative Hepatitis C antibody negative Creatinine no greater than 1.5 times ULN No major cardiovascular system illness No major respiratory system illness Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception HIV negative No major systemic infection At least 1 month since prior radiotherapy At least 1 month since any prior anticancer therapy or adjuvant therapy No other experimental treatment within 30 days prior to, during, and for 30 days after study therapy
Sites / Locations
- University of Southern California
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
Treatment (decitabine)
Patients receive decitabine IV over 30 minutes on days 1-5 weekly for 4 weeks. Courses repeat every 6 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Cohorts of 3-6 patients receive escalating doses of decitabine until the MTD is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which at least 2 of 3 or 2 of 6 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity.