CCI-779 in Treating Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Metastatic Cancer, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors focused on measuring recurrent adult brain tumor, unspecified adult solid tumor, protocol specific, tumors metastatic to brain
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Part I: Histologically proven advanced solid tumors that are refractory or for which no curative therapy exists No CNS metastases, peritumoral edema, or symptomatic brain metastases (part I) Measurable or evaluable disease Part II: Histologically proven recurrent gliomas or brain metastases for which no curative therapy exists Receiving anticonvulsants Measurable or evaluable disease PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: ECOG 0-2 Life expectancy: At least 3 months Hematopoietic: Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm^3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3 Hemoglobin at least 9 g/dL Hepatic: Bilirubin less than 1.5 mg/dL AST or ALT less than 3 times upper limit of normal (ULN) (less than 5 times ULN if liver metastases) Renal: Creatinine less than 2 mg/dL Cardiovascular: No unstable angina No myocardial infarction within past 6 months No maintenance therapy for life-threatening arrhythmias Other: Not pregnant or nursing Fertile patients must use effective contraception HIV negative No active infection or other serious concurrent illness Triglycerides no greater than 300 mg/dL Cholesterol no greater than 350 mg/dL No known hypersensitivity to macrolide antibiotics (e.g., clarithromycin, erythromycin, or azithromycin) PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: At least 3 weeks since prior chemotherapy (6 weeks since nitrosoureas and mitomycin) No other concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: Concurrent corticosteroids used to reduce edema in patients with primary or metastatic CNS tumors allowed No concurrent hormonal therapy Radiotherapy: At least 3 weeks since prior radiotherapy No concurrent radiotherapy Surgery: Not specified Other: At least 1 month since prior investigational agents At least 3 weeks since prior immunosuppressive therapy No concurrent anticonvulsant therapy (part I) No concurrent immunosuppressive therapy (e.g., terfenadine, cisapride, astemizole, pimozide) No known agents that inhibit or induce cytochrome p450
Sites / Locations
- Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
- San Antonio Cancer Institute