RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of PS-341 in treating patients who have advanced cancer.
OBJECTIVES: * Determine the maximum tolerated dose and toxicity of PS-341 in patients with advanced malignancies. * Determine, in a preliminary manner, the therapeutic activity of this regimen in these patients. OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation, multicenter study. * Regimen A: Patients receive PS-341 IV twice weekly for 4 weeks. Treatment repeats every 6 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Cohorts of 3-6 patients receive escalating doses of PS-341 until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which 1 of 3-4 or 2 of 6 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity. * Regimen B: Once the MTD has been determined in regimen A, patients receive PS-341 IV twice weekly for 2 weeks. Treatment repeats every 3 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients are followed for 3 months. PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A maximum of 78 patients will be accrued for this study within 14 months.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Purpose
TREATMENT
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota, United States
University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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