Irinotecan, 5-Fluorouracil, and Leucovorin in Colorectal Carcinoma

Part of paid clinical trials in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Sponsor: University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center
Study ID: NCT00176774
Phase: PHASE2
Status: Completed

Conditions

Colorectal Carcinoma

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: ALL
Age: 18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Irinotecan — DRUG
Irinotecan by intravenous infusion (needle in a vein in your arm) over 90 minutes immediately followed by intravenous LV and 5-FU weekly for 4 weeks (days 1, 8, 15 and 22) followed by two weeks of no treatment.
5-Fluorouracil — DRUG
Irinotecan by intravenous infusion (needle in a vein in your arm) over 90 minutes immediately followed by intravenous LV and 5-FU weekly for 4 weeks (days 1, 8, 15 and 22) followed by two weeks of no treatment.
Leucovorin — DRUG
Irinotecan by intravenous infusion (needle in a vein in your arm) over 90 minutes immediately followed by intravenous LV and 5-FU weekly for 4 weeks (days 1, 8, 15 and 22) followed by two weeks of no treatment.
Tetrathiomolybdate — DRUG
one 40 mg oral (by mouth) dose of TM three times a day with meals and one 60 mg oral dose (without food) at bedtime beginning at bedtime on day 1 of your first 6-week cycle of treatment. The between meal dose must be taken at least one hour before or one hour after a meal.

Study Details

This study will examine an investigational (experimental) agent Tetrathiomolybdate (TM) combined with the chemotherapy drugs Irinotecan, 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) and Leucovorin (LV). This study will evaluate the safety and tolerability of the combination of these drugs when they are used in the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer. This is a pilot clinical trial which will be studying the reactions of the patient's body and tumor to the experimental treatment described above. The purpose of this study is to find out what kind of side effects this experimental treatment causes and see how often these side effects occur.