Perifosine in Treating Patients With Metastatic or Locally Advanced Soft Tissue Sarcoma

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of perifosine in treating patients who have metastatic or locally advanced soft tissue sarcoma.

Timeline

Start

2003-06-09

Primary completion

2004-09-18

Completion

2008-09-22

Publications

• Results Knowling M, Blackstein M, Tozer R, Bramwell V, Dancey J, Dore N, Matthews S, Eisenhauer E. A phase II study of perifosine (D-21226) in patients with previously untreated metastatic or locally advanced soft tissue sarcoma: A National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group trial. Invest New Drugs. 2006 Sep;24(5):435-9. doi: 10.1007/s10637-006-6406-7.

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