Amifostine Followed by High Dose Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Hematologic Cancer or Solid Tumors

NCT00003269 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2011-01-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Chemoprotective drugs such as amifostine may protect normal cells from the side effects of chemotherapy.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase II trial to study the effectiveness of amifostine followed by high-dose chemotherapy in treating patients with hematologic cancer or solid tumors.

Conditions

Interventions

BIOLOGICAL

sargramostim

DRUG

amifostine trihydrate

DRUG

cisplatin

DRUG

etoposide

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Scripps Health

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • James R. Mason, MD · Ida M. and Cecil H. Green Cancer Center at Scripps Clinic

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1998-02-28
Primary Completion
2001-01-31
Completion
2001-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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