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NCT00158886

Oral Topotecan As A Radiosensitizing Agent In Rectal Cancer

Terminated Phase 1 Last updated 14 November 2017
What this trial tests

Phase 1 trial testing Topotecan in Carcinoma, Renal Cell in 26 participants. Terminated before completion.

Timeline
8 November 2001
Primary endpoint
11 August 2006
11 August 2006

Quick facts

Lead sponsorGlaxoSmithKline
PhasePhase 1
StatusTerminated
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationnon randomized
Designsingle group
Maskingnone
Primary purposetreatment
Enrollment26
Start date8 November 2001
Primary completion11 August 2006
Estimated completion11 August 2006
Sites1 location across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

GlaxoSmithKline — full company profile →

Who can join

18 and older, any sex, with Carcinoma, Renal Cell. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Patients with rectal cancer who are candidates for pre-operative radiation therapy may be enrolled in the Phase I, single center study. Patients will have a full blood count, biochemistry, urinalysis, and ECG for safety evaluation. Sequential cohorts of three patients will be given increasing doses of oral topotecan and fixed doses of concurrent radiation (45 Gy) over five weeks. The starting dose of oral topotecan is 0.25 mg/m2 to be concomitantly administered with radiation (45 Gy) x 5 days every week unless the radiation is interrupted for Holidays/Weekends or toxicity requiring treatment delays occurs. A total of 25 doses are planned.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

  1. Advancing cancer radiotherapy: Harnessing radiosensitizers and nanotechnology for enhanced tumor control.
    Shiridokht F, Kehtari P, Eskandani M, Farajollahi A, et al · · 2025 · PMID 41189671 · DOI 10.1016/j.ijpx.2025.100419

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