Carboxypeptidase-G2 in Treating Nervous System Toxic Effects in Patients Given an Overdose of Intrathecal Methotrexate

Summary

RATIONALE: Chemoprotective drugs such as carboxypeptidase-G2 may protect normal cells from the toxic effects of chemotherapy. PURPOSE: Clinical trial to study the effectiveness of carboxypeptidase-G2 in treating nervous system toxic effects in patients given an accidental overdose of intrathecal methotrexate.

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Start

1993-11

Primary completion

2007-04

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Publications

• Results Widemann BC, Balis FM, Shalabi A, Boron M, O'Brien M, Cole DE, Jayaprakash N, Ivy P, Castle V, Muraszko K, Moertel CL, Trueworthy R, Hermann RC, Moussa A, Hinton S, Reaman G, Poplack D, Adamson PC. Treatment of accidental intrathecal methotrexate overdose with intrathecal carboxypeptidase G2. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2004 Oct 20;96(20):1557-9. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djh270.
• Results Widemann BC, Balis FM, Shalabi A, et al.: Carboxypeptidase-G2 (CPDG2) treatment of accidental intrathecal (IT) methotrexate (MTX) overdose. [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 21: A-490, 2002.

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