S0423 Pemetrexed Disodium in Treating Patients With Recurrent and Unresectable or Metastatic Chondrosarcoma

NCT00107419 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 75

Last updated 2012-01-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

RATIONALE: Pemetrexed disodium may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well pemetrexed disodium works in treating patients with recurrent and unresectable or metastatic chondrosarcoma.

Conditions

  • Sarcoma

Interventions

DRUG

pemetrexed disodium

pemetrexed, 500 mg/m2, IV, every 21 days until two cycles after complete response or until progression

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH
  • SWOG Cancer Research Network

    lead NETWORK

Principal Investigators

  • Warren A. Chow, MD · City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center

  • Ernest C. Borden, MD · The Cleveland Clinic

  • Vivien H.C. Bramwell, MB, BS, PhD, FRCP · Tom Baker Cancer Centre - Calgary

  • George D. Demetri, MD · Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

  • Margaret von Mehren, MD · Fox Chase Cancer Center

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-09-30
Primary Completion
2007-05-31
Completion
2009-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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