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A Trial of ALIMTA (Pemetrexed) Plus Irinotecan in Patients Who Have Been Previously Treated For Metastatic Colorectal Cancer.

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
Eli Lilly and Company
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00034502
First received: April 29, 2002
Last updated: July 18, 2006
Last verified: July 2006
History of Changes
  Purpose

This is a non-randomized study in patients who have received prior 5-FU therapy for colorectal cancer. The objective of this trial is to establish a maximum tolerated dose of ALIMTA and irinotecan given in combination as well as to assess the safety and efficacy of this combination for patients with locally advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer. ALIMTA and irinotecan will be given every 21 days.


Condition Intervention Phase
Colorectal Cancer
 Drug: ALIMTA
Drug: irinotecan
 Phase 1
Phase 2

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Primary Purpose: Treatment

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U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Eli Lilly and Company:

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Histologic or cytologic diagnosis of locally or metastatic colorectal cancer
  • Prior therapy with 5-FU for metastatic cancer
  • Adequate bone marrow, liver and kidney function

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnancy
  • Breast feeding
  • Inability to interrupt aspirin therapy
  • Brain metastasis
  • Patients who have been treated previously with ALIMTA or irinotecan
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00034502

Locations
United States, Kansas
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Wichita, Kansas, United States
United States, New York
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New York, New York, United States
United States, Pennsylvania
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Germany
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Bielefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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Halle, Germany
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Hamburg, Germany
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Homburg/Saar, Germany
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Magdeburg, Germany
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Munchen, Germany
Sponsors and Collaborators
Eli Lilly and Company
  More Information

No publications provided

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00034502     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 2927, H3E-MC-JMDO
Study First Received: April 29, 2002
Last Updated: July 18, 2006
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Colorectal Neoplasms
Intestinal Neoplasms
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
Digestive System Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Neoplasms
Digestive System Diseases
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Colonic Diseases
Intestinal Diseases
Rectal Diseases
Irinotecan
Pemetrexed
 Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
Antineoplastic Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Pharmacologic Actions
Radiation-Sensitizing Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Topoisomerase I Inhibitors
Topoisomerase Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Folic Acid Antagonists
Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
Antimetabolites

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on June 17, 2013