Motexafin Gadolinium and Doxorubicin in Treating Patients With Advanced Cancer
Breast Cancer, Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Colorectal Cancer
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Breast Cancer focused on measuring stage III adult Hodgkin lymphoma, stage IV adult Hodgkin lymphoma, recurrent adult Hodgkin lymphoma, stage III cutaneous T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, stage IV cutaneous T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, recurrent cutaneous T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, isolated plasmacytoma of bone, extramedullary plasmacytoma, refractory multiple myeloma, Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia, stage III multiple myeloma, stage III chronic lymphocytic leukemia, stage IV chronic lymphocytic leukemia, recurrent adult acute myeloid leukemia, recurrent adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia, relapsing chronic myelogenous leukemia, refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia, small intestine lymphoma, unspecified adult solid tumor, protocol specific, chronic phase chronic myelogenous leukemia, accelerated phase chronic myelogenous leukemia, blastic phase chronic myelogenous leukemia, meningeal chronic myelogenous leukemia, untreated adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia, untreated adult acute myeloid leukemia, refractory hairy cell leukemia, chronic myelomonocytic leukemia, T-cell large granular lymphocyte leukemia, acute undifferentiated leukemia, stage III grade 1 follicular lymphoma, stage III grade 2 follicular lymphoma, stage III grade 3 follicular lymphoma, stage III adult diffuse small cleaved cell lymphoma, stage III adult diffuse mixed cell lymphoma, stage III adult diffuse large cell lymphoma, stage III adult immunoblastic large cell lymphoma, stage III adult lymphoblastic lymphoma, stage III adult Burkitt lymphoma, stage IV grade 1 follicular lymphoma, stage IV grade 2 follicular lymphoma, stage IV grade 3 follicular lymphoma, stage IV adult diffuse small cleaved cell lymphoma, stage IV adult diffuse mixed cell lymphoma, stage IV adult diffuse large cell lymphoma, stage IV adult immunoblastic large cell lymphoma, stage IV adult lymphoblastic lymphoma, stage IV adult Burkitt lymphoma, recurrent grade 1 follicular lymphoma, recurrent grade 2 follicular lymphoma, recurrent grade 3 follicular lymphoma, recurrent adult diffuse small cleaved cell lymphoma, recurrent adult diffuse mixed cell lymphoma, recurrent adult diffuse large cell lymphoma, recurrent adult immunoblastic large cell lymphoma, recurrent adult lymphoblastic lymphoma, recurrent adult Burkitt lymphoma, stage III adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma, stage IV adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma, recurrent adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma, secondary acute myeloid leukemia, prolymphocytic leukemia, stage III mantle cell lymphoma, stage IV mantle cell lymphoma, recurrent mantle cell lymphoma, angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, anaplastic large cell lymphoma, stage III mycosis fungoides/Sezary syndrome, stage IV mycosis fungoides/Sezary syndrome, recurrent mycosis fungoides/Sezary syndrome, chronic eosinophilic leukemia, chronic neutrophilic leukemia, recurrent non-small cell lung cancer, recurrent small cell lung cancer, stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer, stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer, stage IV non-small cell lung cancer, extensive stage small cell lung cancer, limited stage small cell lung cancer, recurrent breast cancer, stage IIIA breast cancer, stage IIIB breast cancer, stage IIIC breast cancer, stage IV breast cancer, recurrent colon cancer, stage III colon cancer, stage IV colon cancer, recurrent prostate cancer, stage III prostate cancer, stage IV prostate cancer, recurrent lip and oral cavity cancer, stage III lip and oral cavity cancer, stage IV lip and oral cavity cancer, recurrent paranasal sinus and nasal cavity cancer, stage III paranasal sinus and nasal cavity cancer, stage IV paranasal sinus and nasal cavity cancer, recurrent metastatic squamous neck cancer with occult primary, recurrent hypopharyngeal cancer, stage III hypopharyngeal cancer, stage IV hypopharyngeal cancer, recurrent laryngeal cancer, stage III laryngeal cancer, stage IV laryngeal cancer, recurrent oropharyngeal cancer, stage III oropharyngeal cancer, stage IV oropharyngeal cancer, recurrent nasopharyngeal cancer, stage III nasopharyngeal cancer, stage IV nasopharyngeal cancer, atypical chronic myeloid leukemia, myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative disease, unclassifiable, recurrent marginal zone lymphoma, recurrent small lymphocytic lymphoma, stage III small lymphocytic lymphoma, stage III marginal zone lymphoma, stage IV small lymphocytic lymphoma, stage IV marginal zone lymphoma, extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue, nodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma, splenic marginal zone lymphoma, adult acute myeloid leukemia with t(8;21)(q22;q22), adult acute myeloid leukemia with t(16;16)(p13;q22), adult acute myeloid leukemia with inv(16)(p13;q22), adult acute myeloid leukemia with 11q23 (MLL) abnormalities, adult acute myeloid leukemia with t(15;17)(q22;q12)
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed advanced malignancy that is considered incurable Recurrent or metastatic disease Relapsed solid tumors include, but are not limited to the following sites: Lung Breast Colon Prostate Head and neck Hormone receptor status: Not specified PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Sex Not specified Menopausal status Not specified Performance status: ECOG 0-2 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm^3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3 Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 mg/dL AST and ALT no greater than 2 times upper limit of normal Renal: Creatinine no greater than 2.0 mg/dL Cardiovascular: LVEF greater than 45% at rest No prior myocardial infarction No congestive heart failure No clinically significant ventricular arrhythmias Other: No history of HIV infection No history of porphyria No glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for at least 6 months after study participation PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: At least 28 days since prior chemotherapy No prior lifetime cumulative doxorubicin exposure of more than 300 mg/m^2 No other concurrent cytotoxic chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: At least 28 days since prior radiotherapy No concurrent radiotherapy Surgery: No concurrent surgery Other: At least 14 days since prior multidrug resistance-modulating drugs (e.g., PSC833 or cyclosporine) No other concurrent antineoplastic or investigational agents
Sites / Locations
- Hillman Cancer Center at University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
- University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center