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NCT Number: NCT00010283

Beclomethasone in Treating Patients With Graft-Versus-Host Disease of the Esophagus, Stomach, Small Intestine, or Colon

RATIONALE: Beclomethasone may be an effective treatment for graft-versus-host disease.

PURPOSE: Phase I/II trial to study the effectiveness of beclomethasone in treating patients who have graft-versus-host disease of the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, or colon.

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Conditions

Breast Cancer Adnexal Diseases Amyloidosis Blast Crisis Blood Coagulation Disorders Blood Platelet Disorders Blood Protein Disorders Bone Marrow Diseases Breast Diseases Breast Neoplasms Burkitt Lymphoma Carcinogenesis Carcinoma Carcinoma, Embryonal Carcinoma, Ovarian Epithelial Cardiovascular Diseases Cell Transformation, Neoplastic Chronic Disease Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities DNA Virus Infections Dendritic Cell Sarcoma, Interdigitating Disease Attributes Endocrine Gland Neoplasms Endocrine System Diseases Endodermal Sinus Tumor Epstein-Barr Virus Infections Female Urogenital Diseases Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications Genetic Diseases, Inborn Genital Diseases Genital Diseases, Female Genital Diseases, Male Genital Neoplasms, Female Genital Neoplasms, Male Germinoma Gestational Trophoblastic Disease Gestational Trophoblastic Tumor Gonadal Disorders Graft Versus Host Disease Graft vs Host Disease Hematologic Diseases Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases Hemorrhagic Disorders Hemostatic Disorders Herpesviridae Infections Histiocytic Disorders, Malignant Histiocytosis Hodgkin Disease Immune System Diseases Immunoglobulin Light-chain Amyloidosis Immunoproliferative Disorders Infections Kidney Cancer Kidney Diseases Kidney Neoplasms Leukemia Leukemia, B-Cell Leukemia, Biphenotypic, Acute Leukemia, Hairy Cell Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell Leukemia, Lymphoid Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive Leukemia, Myeloid Leukemia, Myeloid, Accelerated Phase Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute Leukemia, Myeloid, Chronic-Phase Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Chronic Leukemia, Prolymphocytic Lymphatic Diseases Lymphoma Lymphoma, B-Cell Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone Lymphoma, Follicular Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Anaplastic Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Immunoblastic Lymphoma, Mantle-Cell Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, T-Cell Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous Lymphoproliferative Disorders Male Urogenital Diseases Mesonephroma Metabolic Diseases Multiple Myeloma Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm Mycosis Fungoides Myelodysplastic Syndromes Myelodysplastic-Myeloproliferative Diseases Myeloproliferative Disorders Neoplasms Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms, Complex and Mixed Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial Neoplasms, Plasma Cell Neoplastic Processes Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary Neuroblastoma Neuroectodermal Tumors Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive, Peripheral Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Ovarian Cancer Ovarian Diseases Ovarian Neoplasms Paraproteinemias Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma Precursor T-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma Pregnancy Complications Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic Primary Myelofibrosis Proteostasis Deficiencies Recurrence Seminoma Sezary Syndrome Skin Diseases Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases Teratoma Teratoma, Testicular Testicular Diseases Testicular Germ Cell Tumor Testicular Neoplasms Thrombocythemia, Essential Thrombocytosis Trophoblastic Neoplasms Tumor Virus Infections Urogenital Diseases Urogenital Neoplasms Urologic Diseases Urologic Neoplasms Vascular Diseases Virus Diseases Wilms Tumor

Age range

5 year–75 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 1 / Phase 2

Primary location

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Seattle, Washington, 98109, United States

About this study

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the frequency of treatment success in patients with intestinal graft-versus-host disease with contraindications to high-dose immunosuppressive therapy treated with beclomethasone. II. Determine the frequency of adverse events related to the use of this drug in these patients. III. Assess the natural history and outcome of the medical problem for which high-dose immunosuppressive therapy was a contraindication.

OUTLINE: Patients receive oral beclomethasone 4 times daily for 28 days. Treatment may repeat for an additional 28 days as needed. Patients are interviewed weekly to assess treatment success and adverse events. Patients are followed at 1 and 2 weeks.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 40-100 patients will be accrued for this study within 3 years.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically proven intestinal (esophagus, stomach, small intestine, or colon) graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) exhibiting symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, anorexia, diarrhea, or abdominal pain in the absence of another explanation for these symptoms Specific contraindications to high-dose immunosuppressive therapy, such as: Recurrent malignant disorder for which an allogeneic antitumor effect is desired Aspergillus or other fungal infection Severe myopathy, hyperglycemia, bone problems, or neuropsychiatric symptoms related to corticosteroid use Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura or hemolytic uremic syndrome related to immunosuppressive therapy Epstein-Barr virus-related immunoproliferative disease No GVHD unresponsive to prior high-dose immunosuppressive therapy No concurrent infections involving the intestinal tract such as: Salmonella Shigella Clostridium difficile (toxin positive) Rotavirus Giardia lamblia Cytomegalovirus by shell vial culture

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 5 to 75 Performance status: Not specified Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Platelet count adequate Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Not specified Other: Able to swallow oral capsules No persistent vomiting of all oral intake No multiorgan failure No sepsis syndrome, including positive bacterial or fungal cultures within 72 hours of study

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: At least 7 days since prior anti-thymocyte globulin Chemotherapy: Concurrent cyclosporine, methotrexate, tacrolimus, mycophenolate mofetil, or prednisone allowed if plan in place to taper or discontinue Endocrine therapy: See Disease Characteristics Radiotherapy: Not specified Surgery: Not specified Other: At least 7 days since prior investigational agents At least 7 days since prior immunosuppressive agents At least 24 hours since prior drugs that suppress gastric acid secretion (e.g., H2 receptor antagonists or omeprazole) No concurrent drugs that suppress gastric acid secretion

Treatment and study plan

Beclomethasone dipropionate

Drug

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Other

Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Registry information

Official study title

Oral Beclomethasone Dipropionate Capsules for Treatment of Intestinal Graft-Versus-Host Disease: Compassionate Use in Patients With Contraindictions to High-Dose Immunosuppressive Therapy

Important dates

Study start
2000
Primary completion
2002
Study completion
2002
First posted
Apr 13, 2004
Registry last updated
Apr 2, 2010

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