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Imatinib Mesylate in Treating Patients With Recurrent Small Cell Lung Cancer



Imatinib Mesylate in Treating Patients With Recurrent Small Cell Lung Cancer

For Condition: Recurrent Small Cell Lung Cancer
Status: Recruiting
Sponsor(s): North Central Cancer Treatment Group , National Cancer Institute (NCI),Cancer and Leukemia Group B
Synopsis: RATIONALE: Imatinib mesylate may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking the enzymes necessary for cancer cell growth. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of imatinib mesylate in treating patients who have recurrentsmall cell lung cancer.
Details: OBJECTIVES: - Determine the response rate, time to progression, and overall survival of patients with recurrent small cell lung cancer treated with imatinib mesylate. - Correlate the presence of c-Kit mutations in tumor tissue with treatment response in patients treated with this drug. - Correlate individual patient variation in clinical (toxicity and/or activity), pharmacologic (pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic parameters), and/or biologic (correlative laboratory study results) responses to this drug with genetic differences in proteins involved in drug response (transport, metabolism, and/or mechanism of action). OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to length of prior therapy (less than 3 months vs at least 3 months). Patients receive oral imatinib mesylate twice daily for 28 days. Courses continue in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.* Patients are followed every 3 months until disease progression and then every 6 months for up to 3 years after registration. NOTE: *Patients who develop CNS metastasis as the only site of disease progression receive therapeutic whole-brain radiotherapy and then resume study therapy. PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 41 patients for stratum I will be accrued within 21 months and 50 patients for stratum II will be accrued within 25 months for this study.
Eligibility:
Study Type:
  Interventional, Treatment
Minimum Age/Maximum Age: 18 Years/
Genders: Both
Protocol Entry Criteria: DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: - Histologically or cytologically confirmed small cell lung cancer (SCLC) - No mixed histology - Must have received only 1 prior treatment regimen (e.g., cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, and vincristine alternating with etoposide and cisplatin allowed) - c-Kit positive by immunohistochemistry (at least 1+) - At least 1 unidimensionally measurable lesion - Longest diameter at least 20 mm - No uncontrolled CNS metastasis - Treated CNS metastasis allowed PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age - 18 and over Performance status - ECOG 0-2 Life expectancy - Not specified Hematopoietic - Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm^3 - Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3 - Hemoglobin at least 9 g/dL Hepatic - Total bilirubin no greater than 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) OR - Direct bilirubin no greater than ULN Renal - Creatinine no greater than 1.5 times ULN Cardiovascular - No unstable angina pectoris - No uncontrolled congestive heart failure within the past 3 months unless ejection fraction is greater than 40% - No myocardial infarction within the past 3 months Other - No uncontrolled infection - No other malignancy within the past 3 years except skin cancer or localized prostate cancer - Not pregnant or nursing - Negative pregnancy test - Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for at least 3 months after study participation PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy - Not specified Chemotherapy - See Disease Characteristics - More than 3 weeks since prior chemotherapy Endocrine therapy - Not specified Radiotherapy - More than 2 weeks since prior radiotherapy - No concurrent radiotherapy (including palliative therapy for bone pain) - Concurrent whole-brain radiotherapy for CNS progression allowed Surgery - More than 3 weeks since prior major surgery Other - No prior imatinib mesylate
Total Enrollment: 

Location and Contact Information:

Overall Study Official:
AntoniusMiller,  Study Chair,  Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University

UNMC Eppley Cancer Center at the University of Nebraska Medical Center *Recruiting*
Omaha,  Nebraska,  68198-7680
United States
Recruiting Margaret  Kessinger 402-559-7511

CCOP - Southeast Cancer Control Consortium *Recruiting*
Winston Salem,  North Carolina,  27104-4241
United States
Recruiting James  Atkins 336-777-3036

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Chicago (Westside Hospital) *Recruiting*
Chicago,  Illinois,  60612
United States
Recruiting Thomas  Lad 312-996-2046

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center *Recruiting*
New York City,  New York,  10021
United States
Recruiting Clifford  Hudis 212-639-6483

University of Tennessee Cancer Institute *Recruiting*
Memphis,  Tennessee,  38103
United States
Recruiting Harvey  Niell 901-448-5150

Western Pennsylvania Hospital *Recruiting*
Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania,  15224
United States
Recruiting Richard  Shadduck 412-578-4355

Palm Beach Cancer Institute *Recruiting*
West Palm Beach,  Florida,  33401
United States
Recruiting Robert  Jacobson 561-366-4150

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Durham *Recruiting*
Durham,  North Carolina,  27705
United States
Recruiting Michael  Kelley 919-286-0411

Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center *Recruiting*
La Jolla,  California,  92093-0658
United States
Recruiting Stephen  Seagren 858-657-7020

Walter Reed Army Medical Center *Recruiting*
Washington D.C.,  District of Columbia,  20307-5000
United States
Recruiting Joseph  Drabick 202-782-6751

Memorial Regional Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center *Recruiting*
Hollywood,  Florida,  33021
United States
Recruiting Atif  Hussein 954-986-6363

Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center *Recruiting*
Durham,  North Carolina,  27710
United States
Recruiting Jeffrey  Crawford 919-684-5195

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Columbia (Truman Memorial) *Recruiting*
Columbia,  Missouri,  65201
United States
Recruiting William  Patterson 573-882-6163

Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital - Ohio State University *Recruiting*
Columbus,  Ohio,  43210-1240
United States
Recruiting Clara  Bloomfield 614-293-7518

Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital *Recruiting*
Chicago,  Illinois,  60640
United States
Recruiting Keith  Shulman 773-564-5022

West Suburban Center for Cancer Care *Recruiting*
River Forest,  Illinois,  60305
United States
Recruiting John  Showel 708-763-2700

Broward General Medical Center *Recruiting*
Ft. Lauderdale,  Florida,  33316
United States
Recruiting Luis  Barreras 954-771-0692

Oklahoma University Medical Center at University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center *Recruiting*
Oklahoma City,  Oklahoma,  73104
United States
Recruiting Howard  Ozer 405-271-4022

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Diego *Recruiting*
San Diego,  California,  92161
United States
Recruiting Saeeda  Kirmani 619-552-8585 ext. 3356

MBCCOP - University of Illinois at Chicago *Recruiting*
Chicago,  Illinois,  60612
United States
Recruiting Lawrence  Feldman 312-335-3614

University of Minnesota Cancer Center *Recruiting*
Minneapolis,  Minnesota,  55455
United States
Recruiting Bruce  Peterson 612-624-5631

St. Mary's Medical Center *Recruiting*
Huntington,  West Virginia,  25701
United States
Recruiting Gerrit  Kimmey 304-528-4645

Lakeland Cancer Care Center at Lakeland Hospital - St. Joseph *Recruiting*
Saint Joseph,  Michigan,  49085
United States
Recruiting Eric  Lester 269-982-4963

Queens Cancer Center of Queens Hospital *Recruiting*
Jamaica,  New York,  11432
United States
Recruiting Hans  Grunwald 718-883-4118

Simmons Cancer Center at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas *Recruiting*
Dallas,  Texas,  75390
United States
Recruiting Debasish  Tripathy 214-648-5113

Vermont Cancer Center at University of Vermont *Recruiting*
Burlington,  Vermont,  05401-3498
United States
Recruiting Hyman  Muss 802-847-3827

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Las Vegas *Recruiting*
Las Vegas,  Nevada,  89106
United States
Recruiting Chitha  Hulugalle 702-696-3000

Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Iowa *Recruiting*
Iowa City,  Iowa,  52242-1009
United States
Recruiting Gerald  Clamon 319-356-1932

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Birmingham *Recruiting*
Birmingham,  Alabama,  35233-1996
United States
Recruiting Francisco  Robert 205-933-8101

CCOP - Kansas City *Recruiting*
Kansas City,  Missouri,  64131
United States
Recruiting Jorge  Paradelo 816-823-0555

CCOP - Christiana Care Health Services *Recruiting*
Newark,  Delaware,  19713
United States
Recruiting Stephen  Grubbs 302-623-4100

Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center *Recruiting*
Anniston,  Alabama,  36207
United States
Recruiting Thomas  Twele 256-236-2549

Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland *Recruiting*
Baltimore,  Maryland,  21201
United States
Recruiting Martin  Edelman 410-328-2703

Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest University *Recruiting*
Winston Salem,  North Carolina,  27157-1082
United States
Recruiting David  Hurd 336-716-2088

Lifespan: The Miriam Hospital *Recruiting*
Providence,  Rhode Island,  02906
United States
Recruiting William  Sikov 401-793-7151

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Dallas *Recruiting*
Dallas,  Texas,  75216
United States
Recruiting Barry  Levinson 214-648-4193

University of Chicago Cancer Research Center *Recruiting*
Chicago,  Illinois,  60637-1470
United States
Recruiting Karen  Wendling 773-834-7424

University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine Medical Sciences Campus *Recruiting*
San Juan,  ,  00936-5067
Puerto Rico
Recruiting Enrique  Velez-Garcia 787-754-0101 Ext.2020

Cooper University Hospital *Recruiting*
Camden,  New Jersey,  08103
United States
Recruiting Edison  Catalano 856-342-2506

Lombardi Cancer Center at Georgetown University Medical Center *Recruiting*
Washington D.C.,  District of Columbia,  20007
United States
Recruiting Edward  Gelmann 202-444-7303

Green Mountain Oncology Group *Recruiting*
Bennington,  Vermont,  05201
United States
Recruiting L.  Maurer 802-442-1290

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Memphis *Recruiting*
Memphis,  Tennessee,  38104
United States
Recruiting Harvey  Niell 901-523-8990

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Asheville *Recruiting*
Asheville,  North Carolina,  28805
United States
Recruiting John  Lucke 828-299-2540

Barnes-Jewish Hospital *Recruiting*
St. Louis,  Missouri,  63110
United States
Recruiting Nancy  Bartlett 314-747-3000

Ellis Fischel Cancer Center at University of Missouri - Columbia *Recruiting*
Columbia,  Missouri,  65203
United States
Recruiting Michael  Perry 573-882-4979

Missouri Baptist Cancer Center *Recruiting*
St. Louis,  Missouri,  63131
United States
Recruiting Alan  Lyss 314-996-5514

CCOP - Mount Sinai Medical Center *Recruiting*
Miami,  Florida,  33140
United States
Recruiting Rogerio  Lilenbaum 305-674-2625

Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center at Dana Farber Cancer Institute *Recruiting*
Boston,  Massachusetts,  02115
United States
Recruiting George  Canellos 617-632-3470

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Minneapolis *Recruiting*
Minneapolis,  Minnesota,  55417
United States
Recruiting Vicki  Morrison 612-725-2000 ext. 4135

New York Weill Cornell Cancer Center at Cornell University *Recruiting*
New York City,  New York,  10021
United States
Recruiting Scott  Wadler 212-746-2844

CCOP - Syracuse Hematology-Oncology Associates of Central New York, P.C. *Recruiting*
Syracuse,  New York,  13217
United States
Recruiting Jeffrey  Kirshner 315-472-7504

University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center - University Campus *Recruiting*
Worcester,  Massachusetts,  01655
United States
Recruiting Pankaj  Bhargava 508-856-6884

CCOP - Northern Indiana CR Consortium *Recruiting*
South Bend,  Indiana,  46601
United States
Recruiting Rafat  Ansari 574-284-7977

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - White River Junction *Recruiting*
White River Junction,  Vermont,  05009
United States
Recruiting Joseph  O'Donnell 802-295-9363 ext. 5480

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Francisco *Recruiting*
San Francisco,  California,  94121
United States
Recruiting Patricia  Cornett 415-221-4810 ext. 3423

Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill *Recruiting*
Chapel Hill,  North Carolina,  27599-7295
United States
Recruiting Thomas  Shea 919-966-7746

Lenoir Memorial Hospital Cancer Center *Recruiting*
Kinston,  North Carolina,  28503-1678
United States
Recruiting Peter  Watson 919-559-2200 Ext. 201

New Hanover Regional Medical Center *Recruiting*
Wilmington,  North Carolina,  28402-9025
United States
Recruiting Cyrus  Kotwall 910-763-4630

Fort Wayne Medical Oncology and Hematology, Incorporated *Recruiting*
Ft. Wayne,  Indiana,  46885-5099
United States
Recruiting Sreenivasa  Nattam 219-484-8830

CCOP - Southern Nevada Cancer Research Foundation *Recruiting*
Las Vegas,  Nevada,  89106
United States
Recruiting John  Ellerton 702-384-0013

FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital *Recruiting*
Pinehurst,  North Carolina,  28374
United States
Recruiting Ellen  Willard 910-295-9205

CCOP - North Shore University Hospital *Recruiting*
Manhasset,  New York,  11030
United States
Recruiting Vincent  Vinciguerra 516-562-8915

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Syracuse *Recruiting*
Syracuse,  New York,  13210
United States
Recruiting Stephen  Graziano 315-476-7461

University Hospital at State University of New York - Upstate Medical University *Recruiting*
Syracuse,  New York,  13210
United States
Recruiting Stephen  Graziano 315-464-8200

North Shore University Hospital *Recruiting*
Manhasset,  New York,  11030
United States
Recruiting Daniel  Budman 516-562-8958

Virginia Oncology Associates - Norfolk *Recruiting*
Norfolk,  Virginia,  23502
United States
Recruiting Paul  Conkling 757-466-8683

Cape Fear Valley Health System *Recruiting*
Fayetteville,  North Carolina,  28302-2000
United States
Recruiting Kamal  Bakri 910-609-6910

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Washington, DC *Recruiting*
Washington D.C.,  District of Columbia,  20422
United States
Recruiting Steven  Krasnow 202-745-8178

Mount Sinai Medical Center, NY *Recruiting*
New York City,  New York,  10029
United States
Recruiting Lewis  Silverman 212-241-5520

CCOP - Illinois Oncology Research Association *Recruiting*
Peoria,  Illinois,  61602
United States
Recruiting John  Kugler 309-636-3605

MBCCOP - Massey Cancer Center *Recruiting*
Richmond,  Virginia,  23298-0037
United States
Recruiting John  Roberts 804-828-0450

Saint Anthony Medical Center *Recruiting*
Rockford,  Illinois,  61108
United States
Recruiting Richard  Nora 815-227-2273

Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth Medical School *Recruiting*
Lebanon,  New Hampshire,  03756-0002
United States
Recruiting Marc  Ernstoff 603-650-5534

UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center *Recruiting*
San Francisco,  California,  94115
United States
Recruiting Alan  Venook 800-888-8664

Baptist Hospital East - Louisville *Recruiting*
Louisville,  Kentucky,  40207
United States
Recruiting Daniel  Scullin 502-897-1166

New Hampshire Oncology-Hematology, PA - Hooksett *Recruiting*
Hooksett,  New Hampshire,  03106
United States
Recruiting Douglas  Weckstein 603-622-6484

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Buffalo *Recruiting*
Buffalo,  New York,  14215
United States
Recruiting Lynn  Steinbrenner 716-862-3191

Florida Hospital Cancer Institute *Recruiting*
Orlando,  Florida,  32804
United States
Recruiting Jane  Crofton 407-303-2090

Cedars-Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Center at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center *Recruiting*
Los Angeles,  California,  90048
United States
Recruiting Alan  Lefor 310-423-5874

Elmhurst Hospital Center *Recruiting*
Elmhurst,  New York,  11373
United States
Recruiting Vladimir  Benisovich 718-334-3723

Oncology and Hematology Associates of Southwest Virginia, Inc. *Recruiting*
Roanoke,  Virginia,  24014
United States
Recruiting Paul  Richards 540-982-0237

NorthEast Oncology Associates *Recruiting*
Concord,  North Carolina,  28025
United States
Recruiting James  Wall 704-783-1370

Martha Jefferson Hospital *Recruiting*
Charlottesville,  Virginia,  22902
United States
Recruiting Stefan  Gorsch 434-982-8410


Additional Information:
Study ID Numbers:
  CDR0000269156;  NCCTG-N0124,CALGB-30201
Study Start Date: 
Record last reviewed: February 2004
Additional information available at: clinicaltrials.gov
Clinicaltrials.gov Reference link: NCT00052949

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