Pemetrexed and Oxaliplatin in Treating Patients With Metastatic Solid Tumors or Lymphoma

Summary

RATIONALE: Pemetrexed may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as oxaliplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving pemetrexed together with oxaliplatin may kill more cancer cells. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of pemetrexed given together with oxaliplatin in treating patients with metastatic solid tumors or lymphoma.

Timeline

Start

2004-05

Primary completion

2007-05

Completion

2007-11

Publications

• Results Stover DG, Lockhart AC, Berlin JD, Chan E, Sandler AB, Sosman JA, Middlebrook V, Nicol S, Rothenberg ML. Phase I trial of pemetrexed plus oxaliplatin administered every other week in patients with metastatic cancer. Invest New Drugs. 2008 Aug;26(4):339-45. doi: 10.1007/s10637-008-9133-4. Epub 2008 May 8.

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