Safety and Efficacy of S-8184 in Treatment of Locally Advanced, Metastatic, or Recurrent TCC of the Urothelium
Urologic Neoplasms
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Urologic Neoplasms focused on measuring Locally Advanced, Metastatic, or Recurrent Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Urothelium
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Histologic diagnosis of transitional cell carcinoma of the urothelium including renal pelvis, ureter, bladder, or urethra Locally advanced with lymph node disease(unresectable T3-4, N+, M0); metastatic (T any, N any, MI); or locally recurrent disease following initial definitive therapy One and only one prior systemic cytotoxic chemotherapy regimen (note that intravesical treatments are not included in the definition of systemic cytotoxic chemotherapy) Failure of first line systemic chemotherapy with a platinum-containing combination regimen consisting of MVAC or cisplatin/gemcitabine with cisplatin dosed at 60 mg/m2 or higher per cycle Adult (18 years of age or older) patients Adequate hematologic function (ANC greater than 1500 cells/mm3 and platelets greater than 100,000/mm3) Serum creatinine less than 2.0 mg/dL Total bilirubin less than 1.5 mg/dL; SGOT and SGPT less than 3 times the upper limit of institutional normal values ECOG performance status of 0 - 2 Bidimensional measurable disease Patients who have signed an IRB / Ethics Committee approved informed consent Life expectancy at least 12 weeks Patient has fully recovered from any previous surgery (at least 4 weeks since major surgery) Patient has a negative pregnancy test prior to study entry if premenopausal. (Patients of child bearing potential must use a medically effective form of contraception during the treatment.) Exclusion Criteria: Patients who have received any taxane-containing preparation including Taxol (paclitaxel) or Taxotere (docetaxel) Patients with intracranial metastases Females who are pregnant or lactating Patients with peripheral neuropathy NCI-CTC grade 2 or greater Patients who have received wide-field radiation, cytotoxic chemotherapy or hormonal therapy within 4 weeks of study entry; or mitomycin or nitrosoureas within 6 weeks of study entry Patients who have had an investigational agent within 4 weeks of study entry Patients receiving concurrent anticonvulsants known to induce P450 isoenzymes