A Study of Combination Chemotherapy and Surgical Resection in the Treatment of Adrenocortical Carcinoma: Continuous Infusion Doxorubicin, Vincristine and Etoposide With Daily Mitotane Before and After Surgical Resection

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Purpose Patients who have no response to preoperative chemotherapy and no residual disease following surgery on Regimen A are treated on Regimen B postoperatively. The following acronyms are used: DDD Mitotane, NSC-38721 DOX Doxorubicin, NSC-123127 VCR Vincristine, NSC-67574 VP-16 Etoposide, NSC-141540 Regimen A: 4-Drug Combination Chemotherapy followed by Surgery followed by 4-Drug Combination Chemotherapy. DDD/DOX/VCR/VP-16; followed by surgical debulking; followed by DDD/DOX/VCR/VP-16. Regimen B: Single-Agent Chemotherapy. DDD.
ConditionAdrenal Cortical Carcinoma
InterventionDrug: doxorubicin, vincristine, and etoposide with mitotane
PhasePhase 2
SponsorNational Cancer Institute (NCI)
Responsible PartyNational Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
ClinicalTrials.gov IdentifierNCT00001339
First ReceivedNovember 3, 1999
Last UpdatedMarch 3, 2008
Last verifiedAugust 2002

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First Received DateNovember 3, 1999
Last Updated DateMarch 3, 2008
Start DateAugust 1993
Estimated Primary Completion DateAugust 2002
Current Primary Outcome MeasuresNot Provided
Current Secondary Outcome MeasuresNot Provided

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Brief TitleA Study of Combination Chemotherapy and Surgical Resection in the Treatment of Adrenocortical Carcinoma: Continuous Infusion Doxorubicin, Vincristine and Etoposide With Daily Mitotane Before and After Surgical Resection
Official TitleA Study of Combination Chemotherapy and Surgical Resection in the Treatment of Adrenocortical Carcinoma: Continuous Infusion Doxorubicin, Vincristine and Etoposide With Daily Mitotane Before and After Surgical Resection
Brief Summary
Patients who have no response to preoperative chemotherapy and no residual disease following
surgery on Regimen A are treated on Regimen B postoperatively.

The following acronyms are used:

DDD Mitotane, NSC-38721

DOX Doxorubicin, NSC-123127

VCR Vincristine, NSC-67574

VP-16 Etoposide, NSC-141540

Regimen A: 4-Drug Combination Chemotherapy followed by Surgery followed by 4-Drug
Combination Chemotherapy. DDD/DOX/VCR/VP-16; followed by surgical debulking; followed by
DDD/DOX/VCR/VP-16.

Regimen B: Single-Agent Chemotherapy. DDD.
Detailed Description
This is a study of infusional doxorubicin, vincristine, and etoposide in combination with
daily oral mitotane in patients with adrenocortical cancer. Although mitotane has been used
extensively in adrenocortical cancer and has documented single agent activity, only limited
experience is available in the use of mitotane in combination with chemotherapy. In this
trial the primary reason for using mitotane is an attempt to enhance therapeutic efficacy,
based on its documented in-vitro activity as an antagonist of P-glycoprotein. The goal of
this study is to determine the efficacy of this therapy by treating patients who are
considered candidates for surgical resection at presentation or following a response to
therapy. Following chemotherapy, patients deemed surgical candidates can undergo surgical
resection with evaluation of response. Patients responding to chemotherapy will resume the
combination treatment after surgery. Patients who do not respond will be maintained on
single agent mitotane until it is deemed ineffective.
Study TypeInterventional
Study PhasePhase 2
Study DesignEndpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Primary Purpose: Treatment
ConditionAdrenal Cortical Carcinoma
InterventionDrug: doxorubicin, vincristine, and etoposide with mitotane
Study Arm (s)Not Provided

Recruitment Information[ + expand ][ + ]

Recruitment StatusCompleted
Estimated Enrollment42
Estimated Completion DateAugust 2002
Estimated Primary Completion DateNot Provided
Eligibility Criteria
Biopsy-proven primary or recurrent adrenocortical carcinoma considered surgically
resectable at presentation or potentially resectable following an initial response to
chemotherapy.

Potentially resectable disease includes primary lesion, nodal metastases, and liver and
lung metastases if limited in size and number.

Patients for whom surgical resection is considered unlikely may be entered at the
discretion of the investigator.

Measurable disease at presentation required.

A life expectancy of at least 3 months and a performance status (Karnofsky scale) of 70
percent or greater.

Prior chemotherapy is allowed, however, the patient should not have received chemotherapy
four weeks before presentation.

Patients who have received prior doxorubicin may be enrolled provided they meet all other
entry criteria and have an ejection fraction greater than 40 percent determined by MUGA
scan.

Prior mitotane therapy is allowed. A dose of 3 gm/day should have been tolerated for at
least one week. Patients do not need to be off mitotane therapy prior to starting this
protocol.

WBC greater 3,000/mm(3); Platelet count greater than 100,000/mm(3); Creatinine clearance
greater than 50 ml/min; bilirubin less than 1.5 mg/dl; serum transaminase less than 2
times normal.

Patient should be a good surgical candidate.

Must sign an informed consent and be geographically accessible to return for follow up
treatment.

No presence of a second malignancy, other than squamous cell carcinoma of the skin.

No active systemic infection.

Must not be currently receiving treatment which cannot be discontinued with the following
agents: diltiazem, nicardipine, phenothiazines, phenytoin, terfenadine or verapamil.

No positive serology for HIV.

No positive pregnancy test.
GenderBoth
AgesN/A
Accepts Healthy VolunteersNo
ContactsNot Provided
Location CountriesUnited States

Administrative Information[ + expand ][ + ]

NCT Number NCT00001339
Other Study ID Numbers930200
Has Data Monitoring CommitteeNot Provided
Information Provided ByNational Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Study SponsorNational Cancer Institute (NCI)
CollaboratorsNot Provided
Investigators Not Provided
Verification DateAugust 2002

Locations[ + expand ][ + ]

National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892