Clinical trial · Interventional
Altretamine and Etoposide in Treating Patients With HIV-Related Cancer
Hexamethylamine and VP-16 an Oral Regimin for HIV Malignancies: A Phase I/II Trial
NCT00002936CI-TRIAL-00009275completedPhase 1ClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of altretamine plus etoposide in treating patients with HIV-related cancer.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| altretamine | Drug | Altretamine | ALIAS |
| etoposide | Drug | Etoposide | ALIAS |
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
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DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Documented HIV antibody positive Histologically confirmed, by biopsy, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that is in complete remission or stable/partial remission for a minimal period of one month And/or Histologically confirmed, by biopsy, Kaposi's sarcoma without stable disease PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: Karnofsky 60-100% Hematopoietic: Absolute neutrophil count at least 500/mm3 Platelet count greater than 25,000/mm3 (unless secondary to lymphoma) Hepatic: Transaminases less than 5 times upper limit of normal AND Bilirubin less than 2.0, unless secondary to lymphoma Renal: Creatinine less than 2.0 mg/dL OR Creatinine clearance at least 60 mL/min Dose reduction of 21% if creatinine clearance 10-50 mL/min Dose reduction of 50% if creatinine clearance less than 10 mL/min Cardiovascular: No active cardiac arrhythmia or angina Pulmonary: Must exclude Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia if there is any suspicion of infection Other: No uncontrolled infections Not pregnant or nursing Adequate contraception for fertile patients PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: Patients with concurrent antiretroviral therapy should be on a stable dose of that therapy for at least one month prior to entry No concurrent cytotoxic chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: No concurrent hormone therapy Radiotherapy: No concurrent radiotherapy Surgery: Not specified
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