Liposomal Doxorubicin and Interleukin-12 in Treating Patients With AIDS-Related Kaposi's Sarcoma

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Interleukin-12 may kill tumor cells by stopping blood flow to the tumor and by stimulating a person's white blood cells to kill the tumor cells. Combining chemotherapy with interleukin-12 may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combining liposomal doxorubicin with interleukin-12 in treating patients who have AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma.

Timeline

Start

2001-01

Primary completion

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Completion

2004-05

Publications

• Results Little RF, Aleman K, Kumar P, Wyvill KM, Pluda JM, Read-Connole E, Wang V, Pittaluga S, Catanzaro AT, Steinberg SM, Yarchoan R. Phase 2 study of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin in combination with interleukin-12 for AIDS-related Kaposi sarcoma. Blood. 2007 Dec 15;110(13):4165-71. doi: 10.1182/blood-2007-06-097568. Epub 2007 Sep 10.
• Results Little RF, Aleman K, Merced K, et al.: Preliminary results of combination liposomal doxorubicin and interleukin-12 followed by chronic IL-12 maintenance therapy in advanced AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma. [Abstract] 10th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, February 10-14, 2003, Boston, Massachusetts A-816, 2003.

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