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AZD 2171 Clinical Trial

Phase II Study of AZD2171 in Patients With Malignant Pleural, Peritoneal, or Tunica Vaginalis Mesothelioma That is Not Amenable to Curative Surgery
 
Alternate Title:  AZD2171 in Treating Patients With Malignant Mesothelioma That Cannot Be Removed By Surgery
 
Objectives:
 
Primary
  1. Determine the objective response rate in patients with malignant pleural, peritoneal, or tunica vaginalis mesothelioma that is not amenable to curative surgery who are treated with AZD2171.
 Secondary
  1. Determine the progression-free survival of patients treated with AZD2171.
  2. Determine the toxicity experienced by patients treated with AZD2171.
  3. Determine median and overall survival of patients treated with AZD2171.
Tertiary
  1. Generate preliminary data regarding potential utility of pharmacogenomic and plasma/serum biomarkers of angiogenesis as predictive or prognostic markers for future investigations of this drug in malignant mesothelioma.
Outline: 
 
This is a multicenter study. Patients receive oral ADZ2171 once daily on days 1-28. Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Patients undergo blood collection periodically during study for biomarker and optional pharmacogenomic correlative studies. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed for up to 8 weeks.
 
Trial Sites:  California, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Ontario