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Phase 2 N=26 Treatment

Paclitaxel, Ifosfamide, and Carboplatin Followed By Autologous Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients With Germ Cell Tumors That Did Not Respond to Cisplatin

Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors · Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor · Ovarian Cancer · Teratoma · Testicular Germ Cell Tumor

Enrolled (actual)
26
Serious AEs
34.6%
Results posted
May 2016
Primary outcome: Primary: Response — 12; 6; 5 participants

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Interventions
filgrastim (Biological); carboplatin (Drug); ifosfamide (Drug); paclitaxel (Drug); autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (Procedure); peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (Procedure)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Primary completion
Feb 2013

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Response
12; 6; 5
PRIMARY
Maximum Tolerated Dose of Ifosfamide
9990

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as paclitaxel, ifosfamide, and carboplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving more than one drug (combination chemotherapy) may kill more tumor cells. An autologous peripheral stem cell transplant may be able to replace blood-forming cells that were destroyed by chemotherapy. This may allow more chemotherapy to be given so that more tumor cells are killed. PURPOSE: This phase I/II trial is studying the side effects and best dose of ifosfamide when given together with paclitaxel and carboplatin followed by an autologous stem cell transplant and to see how well they work in treating patients with germ cell tumors that did not respond to cisplatin.

Eligibility Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically confirmed germ cell tumor (GCT)
  • Primary CNS GCT allowed
  • Unidimensionally measurable disease OR elevated serum tumor markers (alpha-fetoprotein and/or human chorionic gonadotropin)
  • Advanced disease
  • Disease resistant to a cisplatin-based chemotherapy regimen (i.e., failed to achieve a durable complete response to cisplatin)
  • Known residual disease after post-chemotherapy surgery allowed

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm^3
  • WBC ≥ 3,000/mm^3
  • Creatinine clearance > 50 mL/min (unless due to tumor obstructing the ureters)
  • AST and ALT < 2 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Bilirubin < 1.5 times ULN
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No active infection
  • Negative serology for HIV type I and II, human T-lymphotropic virus type I and II, hepatitis B or C virus, syphilis, and cytomegalovirus
  • Hepatitis C negative serology by RIBA or PCR
  • Adequate medical condition for general anesthesia

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • Recovered from recent surgery
  • At least 3 weeks since prior chemotherapy
  • No prior high-dose therapy with autologous bone marrow transplantation
  • No other concurrent chemotherapy
  • No other concurrent treatment (e.g., surgery or radiotherapy)
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00423852). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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