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Pemetrexed Disodium and Docetaxel in Treating Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors

NCT01172028 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 33

Last updated 2015-12-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as docetaxel, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells of by stopping them from dividing. Pemetrexed disodium may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth.

PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of giving pemetrexed disodium and docetaxel together in treating patients with advanced solid tumors.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Taxotere (Docetaxel)

Taxotere is a third generation cytotoxic chemotherapy agent which is a semisynthetic taxane that inhibits cell division by promoting the rate of microtubule assembly and preventing microtubule depolymerization. It has broad antitumor activity in a range of solid tumors, and has been studied on a weekly as well as a biweekly dosing schedule.

DRUG

Alimta (Pemetrexed)

ALIMTA is a novel antifolate drug with three enzyme targets in the purine and pyrimidine synthetic pathway. It has broad activity in solid tumors and has been combined with a number of other chemotherapy agents. Its toxicity is modified by the use of continuous vitamin supplementation.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Arizona

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Lee Cranmer, MD, PhD · University of Arizona

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
2014-07-31
Completion
2014-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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