A Phase II Trial of All-Trans-Retinoic Acid in Combination With Interferon-Alpha 2a in Children With Recurrent Neuroblastoma or Wilms' Tumor

Summary

A body of preclinical data has provided a strong rationale for evaluating the combination of IFN-alpha with retinoic acid. The two drugs have different mechanisms of action and, when used in combination, show enhanced activity in both adult and pediatric tumor cell lines. The combination of the antiproliferative and differentiation inducing effect of retinoids together with the antiproliferative, immunostimulatory and differentiation-potentiating effects of IFN-alpha warrant clinical investigation of this combination for the treatment of refractory pediatric malignancies.

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Start

1996-07

Primary completion

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Completion

2000-05

Publications

• Background Smith MA, Adamson PC, Balis FM, Feusner J, Aronson L, Murphy RF, Horowitz ME, Reaman G, Hammond GD, Fenton RM, et al. Phase I and pharmacokinetic evaluation of all-trans-retinoic acid in pediatric patients with cancer. J Clin Oncol. 1992 Nov;10(11):1666-73. doi: 10.1200/JCO.1992.10.11.1666.
• Background Smith MA, Parkinson DR, Cheson BD, Friedman MA. Retinoids in cancer therapy. J Clin Oncol. 1992 May;10(5):839-64. doi: 10.1200/JCO.1992.10.5.839.
• Background Adamson PC, Bailey J, Pluda J, Poplack DG, Bauza S, Murphy RF, Yarchoan R, Balis FM. Pharmacokinetics of all-trans-retinoic acid administered on an intermittent schedule. J Clin Oncol. 1995 May;13(5):1238-41. doi: 10.1200/JCO.1995.13.5.1238.

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