drugset / Trial / NCT00016042

Fluorouracil and Biological Therapy in Treating Patients With Metastatic Kidney or Colorectal Cancer

NCT00016042

Phase 1 Unknown St. Luke's Medical Center
Treatment

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Biological therapies use different ways to stimulate the immune system and stop cancer cells from growing. Combining chemotherapy with biological therapy may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of fluorouracil combined with biological therapy in treating patients who have metastatic kidney or colorectal cancer.

Timeline

Start
2001-01
Primary completion
Completion

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject lymphokine-activated killer cells Cell therapy Intravenous
Background fluorouracil Small molecule Intravenous
Background interferon alfa-2b Protein / enzyme biologic Subcutaneous
Background sargramostim Protein / enzyme biologic Subcutaneous