Skip to main content
OpenTrials
Completed

NCT Number: NCT00189137

Evaluation of Side Effects and Relative Activity of Two Chemotherapy Regimens in the Treatment Soft Tissue Sarcoma

The purpose of this study is to explore how a sarcoma is affected by and the side effects of a newer combination of chemotherapy drugs(gemcitabine and docetaxel)as compared to a standard combination of chemotherapy drugs, ifosfamide and doxorubicin.

Completed

Looking for future studies?

Notify Me

Key information

Conditions

Sarcoma, Soft Tissue Neoplasms Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue Sarcoma

Age range

10 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States

About this study

The purpose of this study is to explore the relative activity and toxicity of a newer combination of chemotherapy drugs, gemcitabine and docetaxel, as compared to a standard combination of chemotherapy drugs, ifosfamide and doxorubicin.

Ifosfamide and Doxorubicin, given in combination, are recognized as a standard of care for some types of sarcoma. Both gemcitabine and docetaxel are approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of some cancers (cancers of the pancreas, lung) because patients with those cancers treated with either gemcitabine or docetaxel experienced shrinkage of their tumor or improvement in their symptoms. However, neither gemcitabine or docetaxel is approved for sarcoma, but the combination of gemcitabine and docetaxel is a standard treatment for advanced sarcoma.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • no evidence of metastasis
  • soft tissue sarcoma
  • intermediate or high histologic grade
  • greater than 5 cm
  • Zubrod performance status 1 or better
  • age 10 or older

Exclusion criteria

  • clear cell, alveolar soft part, Ewing's rhabdosarcoma, undifferentiated small cell or Kaposi's
  • prior chemotherapy
  • nephrectomy
  • active unstable angina pectoris
  • concurrent therapy

Treatment and study plan

ifosfamide and doxorubicin vs gemcitabine and docetaxel

Drug

Arm 1 will consist of the two drug combination of doxorubicin and ifosfamide (with mesna) Treatment will be delivered over 3 days at 21 day intervals. Patients will receive filgrastim days 4-10 or peg-filgrastim on day 4 as a myeloid growth factor.

Arm 2 will consist of the two drug combination of gemcitabine (day 1, 8) and docetaxel (day 8) repeated at 21 day intervals. Patients will receive filgrastim as a myeloid growth factor days 9-15 or peg-filgrastim on day 4.

All patients will receive 4 cycles of chemotherapy unless there is unacceptable toxicity or disease progression that may adversely impact the surgical plan for complete resection.

Primary outcomes

  1. Percentage of Patients Hospitalized in Each Arm.

    Time frame: 12 weeks

    To contrast the proportion of treated patients hospitalized subsequent to treatment with gemcitabine and docetaxel as compared to doxorubicin and ifosfamide as neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy of poor prognosis soft tissue sarcoma.

Secondary outcomes

  1. The Percentage of Patients Alive Without Disease at 2 Years

    Time frame: 2 years

    Disease-free survival

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Phase II Evaluation of Ifosfamide Plus Doxorubicin & Filgrastim Versus Gemcitabine Plus Docetaxel & Filgrastim in the Treatment of Localized Poor Prognosis Soft Tissue Sarcoma

Important dates

Study start
2004
Primary completion
2012
Study completion
2015
First posted
Sep 16, 2005
Registry last updated
Dec 7, 2015

OpenTrials presents study information sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. The official registry record should be consulted for the latest information.

View the official ClinicalTrials.gov record (opens in a new tab)

This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

Related clinical trials

Published trials that share one or more normalized conditions with this study.