Clinical trial · Interventional
Docetaxel in Treating Patients With Solid Tumors
A Study of Population Pharmacokinetics of Docetaxel (Taxotere) in Caucasian and African-American Cancer Patients
- 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. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to compare the effectiveness of docetaxel in treating Caucasian and African American patients who have solid tumors.
Conditions
Conditions (5)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bladder Cancer | Malignant Bladder Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Breast Cancer | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Head and Neck Cancer | Malignant Head and Neck Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Lung Cancer | Malignant Lung Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific | Adult Solid Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.85 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| docetaxel | Drug | Docetaxel | ALIAS |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- docetaxel
- description
- OUTLINE: Patients receive docetaxel IV over 1 hour on day 1. Patients may receive additional courses beginning 21 days after the first docetaxel dose at the discretion of the physician.
- interventionNames
- Drug: docetaxel
Primary outcomes (0)
[]Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Histologically proven unresectable solid tumors (e.g., lung, breast, head and neck, bladder) * Clinically suitable for treatment with single agent docetaxel * Caucasian (at least 2 generations originating in any of the original peoples of Europe, North Africa, or the Middle East) OR * African American (at least 2 generations originating in any of the black racial groups of Africa) PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: * 18 and over Performance status: * 0-2 Hematopoietic: * Granulocyte count at least 1,500/mm3 * Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: * Bilirubin no greater than upper limit of normal (ULN) * AST no greater than 1.5 times ULN AND * Alkaline phosphatase no greater than 2.5 times ULN Renal: * BUN no greater than 1.5 times ULN * Creatinine no greater 1.5 times ULN Other: * Not pregnant or nursing * Fertile patients must use effective contraception PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: * No prior bone marrow transplantation Chemotherapy: * No prior docetaxel * Prior paclitaxel allowed * 1 or 2 prior chemotherapy regimens allowed * At least 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin) * No other concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: * No concurrent hormones for disease related conditions * Concurrent steroids for adrenal failure allowed Radiotherapy: * At least 2 weeks since prior radiotherapy * Palliative radiotherapy allowed except whole brain irradiation for CNS disease Surgery: * Not specified Other: * At least 48 hours since prior or concurrent ethanol (CYP3A enzyme inducer) or grapefruit juice (CYP3A enzyme inhibitor) * At least 7 days since prior or concurrent CYP450 inducing drugs: * Antiseizure medications: phenobarbital, phenytoin, carbamazepine, or lamotrigine * Anti-TB therapy: rifampin, isoniazid, or sulfinpyrazone * At least 7 days since prior or concurrent CYP450 3A inhibiting drugs: * Macrolides: erythromycin, clarithromycin, azithromycin, or roxithromycin * Azoles: ketoconazole, fluconazole, or itraconazole * Other antibiotics: metronidazole or chloramphenicol * Anti-HIV drugs: ritonavir, indinavir, nelfinavir, or delavirdine * Immunosuppressive agents: cyclosporine * Antidepressant agent: nefazodone
References
Publications (1)
- RESULTLewis LD, Miller AA, Rosner GL, Dowell JE, Valdivieso M, Relling MV, Egorin MJ, Bies RR, Hollis DR, Levine EG, Otterson GA, Millard F, Ratain MJ; Cancer and Leukemia Group B. A comparison of the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of docetaxel between African-American and Caucasian cancer patients: CALGB 9871. Clin Cancer Res. 2007 Jun 1;13(11):3302-11. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-06-2345. PMID 17545536