Clinical trial · Interventional
FR901228 in Treating Patients With Previously Treated Unresectable Locally Advanced or Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Phase II Trial of Depsipeptide (NSC-630176) in Colorectal Cancer Patients Who Have Received Either One or Two Prior Chemotherapy Regimens for Metastatic or Locally Advanced, Unresectable Disease
NCT00077337CI-TRIAL-00010975completedPhase 2ClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
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- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
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- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as FR901228, work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well FR901228 works in treating patients with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorectal Cancer | Malignant Colorectal Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| romidepsin | Drug | Romidepsin | ALIAS |
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
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DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Histologically or cytologically confirmed colorectal cancer meeting 1 of the following criteria: * Locally advanced unresectable disease * Distant metastatic disease * Measurable disease * Previously treated with at least 1, but no more than 2, prior chemotherapy regimens for unresectable locally advanced or metastatic disease * May have included irinotecan or oxaliplatin * No more than 1 prior chemotherapy regimen (not oxaliplatin-based) for advanced or metastatic disease if previously treated with oxaliplatin-based adjuvant chemotherapy * No more than 1 prior chemotherapy regimen (not irinotecan-based) for advanced or metastatic disease if previously treated with irinotecan-based adjuvant chemotherapy * No known brain metastases PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age * Over 18 Performance status * Zubrod 0-1 Life expectancy * Not specified Hematopoietic * WBC ≥ 3,000/mm\^3 * Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm\^3 * Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm\^3 Hepatic * Bilirubin ≤ upper limit of normal (ULN) * SGOT and SGPT ≤ 2.5 times ULN Renal * Creatinine ≤ ULN Cardiovascular * No New York Heart Association class III or IV congestive heart failure * No myocardial infarction within the past year * No uncontrolled dysrhythmias * No poorly controlled angina * No prior serious ventricular arrhythmia (e.g., ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation ≥ 3 beats in a row) * No left ventricular hypertrophy * QTc \< 500 msec * No other significant cardiac disease Other * Not pregnant or nursing * Fertile patients must use effective contraception * No other malignancy within the past 5 years except adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix * No prior allergic reaction attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biological composition to FR901228 PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy * No concurrent anticancer immunotherapy Chemotherapy * See Disease Characteristics * At least 28 days since prior chemotherapy and recovered * No prior FR901228 (depsipeptide) * No other concurrent anticancer chemotherapy Endocrine therapy * No concurrent anticancer hormonal therapy Radiotherapy * At least 28 days since prior radiotherapy and recovered * No concurrent anticancer radiotherapy Surgery * At least 28 days since prior surgery and recovered Other * No concurrent combination antiretroviral therapy for HIV-positive patients * No concurrent agent that causes QTc prolongation * No concurrent hydrochlorothiazide * No other concurrent investigational agents * No other concurrent drugs that have histone deacetylase inhibitor activity (e.g., valproic acid) * No other concurrent anticancer therapy
References
Publications (2)
- RESULTWhitehead RP, Rankin C, Hoff PM, Gold PJ, Billingsley KG, Chapman RA, Wong L, Ward JH, Abbruzzese JL, Blanke CD. Phase II trial of romidepsin (NSC-630176) in previously treated colorectal cancer patients with advanced disease: a Southwest Oncology Group study (S0336). Invest New Drugs. 2009 Oct;27(5):469-75. doi: 10.1007/s10637-008-9190-8. Epub 2008 Oct 22. PMID 18941712
- RESULTWhitehead RP, McCoy S, Wollner IS, et al.: Phase II trial of depsipeptide (NSC-630176) in colorectal cancer patients who have received either one or two prior chemotherapy regimens for metastatic or locally advanced, unresectable disease: a Southwest Oncology Group study. [Abstract] American Society of Clinical Oncology 2006 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium, 26-28 January 2006, San Francisco, California. A-255, 2006.