Ecteinascidin 743 in Treating Children With Refractory Solid Tumors

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Ecteinascidin 743 may be an effective treatment for solid tumors. PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of ecteinascidin 743 in treating children who have refractory solid tumors.

Timeline

Start

2000-10

Primary completion

2005-01

Completion

2005-09

Publications

• Results Lau L, Supko JG, Blaney S, Hershon L, Seibel N, Krailo M, Qu W, Malkin D, Jimeno J, Bernstein M, Baruchel S. A phase I and pharmacokinetic study of ecteinascidin-743 (Yondelis) in children with refractory solid tumors. A Children's Oncology Group study. Clin Cancer Res. 2005 Jan 15;11(2 Pt 1):672-7.

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