Clinical trial · Interventional
Ecteinascidin 743 in Treating Patients With Advanced Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Phase II Study on ET-743 in Advanced Soft Tissue Sarcomas of the Adult
NCT00003939CI-TRIAL-00008115completedPhase 2ClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
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- 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 study the effectiveness of ecteinascidin 743 in treating patients who have advanced soft tissue sarcoma.
Conditions
Conditions (6)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Endometrial Cancer | Malignant Endometrial Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
| Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor | Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Ovarian Cancer | Malignant Ovarian Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Sarcoma | Sarcoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Small Intestine Cancer | Small Intestinal Carcinoma | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| trabectedin | Drug | Trabectedin | ALIAS |
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
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DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically proven soft tissue sarcoma, including the following cell types: Malignant fibrous histiocytoma Liposarcoma Rhabdomyosarcoma Synovial sarcoma Malignant paraganglioma Fibrosarcoma Leiomyosarcoma Angiosarcoma including hemangiopericytoma Neurogenic sarcoma Unclassified sarcoma Miscellaneous sarcoma including mixed mesodermal tumors of the uterus Cell types NOT allowed: Malignant mesothelioma Chondrosarcoma Neuroblastoma Osteosarcoma Ewing's sarcoma Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma Measurable lesion with evidence of progression within 6 weeks prior to study (osseous lesions, hepatomegaly, lymphedema, ascites, and pleural lesions are not considered measurable) No symptomatic or known CNS metastases PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: WHO 0-1 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Neutrophil count at least 2,000/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 1.75 mg/dL Albumin at least 2.5 g/dL AST and ALT less than 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) (2.5 times ULN if liver metastasis present) Alkaline phosphatase less than 2.5 times ULN No other significant hepatic disease (e.g., active hepatitis, cirrhosis, etc.) Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.36 mg/dL OR Creatinine clearance at least 60 mL/min Cardiovascular: No prior cardiovascular disease Other: No other severe medical illness No psychosis No prior or concurrent second primary malignant tumors, except adequately treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix or basal cell carcinoma Fertile patients must use effective contraception PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: At least 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy No more than 1 prior regimen of combination chemotherapy OR No more than 2 prior single agent regimens No other concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: No prior radiotherapy to sole index lesion No concurrent radiotherapy Surgery: Not specified Other: No other concurrent investigational drugs
References
Publications (4)
- BACKGROUNDTherasse P, Le Cesne A, Van Glabbeke M, Verweij J, Judson I; EORTC Soft Tissue and Bone Sarcoma Group. RECIST vs. WHO: prospective comparison of response criteria in an EORTC phase II clinical trial investigating ET-743 in advanced soft tissue sarcoma. Eur J Cancer. 2005 Jul;41(10):1426-30. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2005.04.005. PMID 15919202
- RESULTLe Cesne A, Blay JY, Judson I, Van Oosterom A, Verweij J, Radford J, Lorigan P, Rodenhuis S, Ray-Coquard I, Bonvalot S, Collin F, Jimeno J, Di Paola E, Van Glabbeke M, Nielsen OS. Phase II study of ET-743 in advanced soft tissue sarcomas: a European Organisation for the Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) soft tissue and bone sarcoma group trial. J Clin Oncol. 2005 Jan 20;23(3):576-84. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2005.01.180. PMID 15659504
- RESULTBlay JY, Le Cesne A, Verweij J, Scurr M, Seynaeve C, Bonvalot S, Hogendoorn P, Jimeno J, Evrard V, van Glabbeke M, Judson I. A phase II study of ET-743/trabectedin ('Yondelis') for patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumours. Eur J Cancer. 2004 Jun;40(9):1327-31. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2004.02.005. PMID 15177491
- RESULTLe Cesne A, Judson I, Blay JY, et al.: Phase II study of ET-743 in advanced soft tissue sarcoma (ASTS) in adults: a STBSG-EORTC trial. [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 19: A-2182, 2000.