Trial With Taxotere and Cisplatin in Non-operable Adrenocortical Carcinoma
Adrenocortical Carcinoma
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Adrenocortical Carcinoma focused on measuring Adrenocortical Carcinoma, cisplatin, taxotere
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Histologically confirmed diagnosis of adrenocortical carcinoma Locally advanced or metastatic disease not amenable to radical surgery resection (Stage III-IV) Radiologically measurable disease ECOG performance status 0-2 Life expectancy > 3 months Age ≥18 years Adequate bone marrow reserve (neutrophils > 1500/mm3 and platelets > 100,000/mm3) Effective contraception in pre-menopausal female and male patients Patient's written informed consent Ability to comply with the protocol procedures (including availability for follow-up visits) Previous palliative surgery, radiotherapy or radiofrequency ablation is acceptable as long as radiologically monitorable disease is verifiable afterwards. Exclusion Criteria: History of prior malignancy, except for cured non-melanoma skin cancer, curatively in situ cervical carcinoma, or other cancers treated with no evidence of disease for at least five years. Previous cytotoxic chemotherapy for adrenocortical carcinoma Renal insufficiency (serum creatinine ≥2 mg/dl or creatinine clearance ≤ 60 ml/min) Hepatic insufficiency (serum bilirubin ≥2 x the institutional upper limit of normal range and/or serum transaminases ≥ 3 x the institutional upper limit of normal range; exception: in patients on mitotane, transaminase levels up to 5 x the institutional upper limit of normal range are acceptable) Pregnancy or breast feeding Known hypersensitivity to any drug included in the treatment protocol Presence of active infection Any other severe clinical condition that in the judgment of the local investigator would place the patient at undue risk or interfere with the study completion Current treatment with other experimental drugs and/or previous participation in clinical trials with other experimental agents for adrenocortical carcinoma
Sites / Locations
- Department of Oncology 5073, Rigshospitalet
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
treatment
taxotere and cisplatin day one every three weeks