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Ethanol-Lock Treatment in Preventing Central Venous Catheter Infections in Patients With High-Risk Neuroblastoma

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00471679
First received: May 8, 2007
Last updated: March 4, 2013
Last verified: March 2013
History of Changes
  Purpose

RATIONALE: Ethanol-lock treatment may help prevent central venous catheter infections in patients with high-risk neuroblastoma.

PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects of ethanol-lock treatment in preventing central venous catheter infections in patients with high-risk neuroblastoma.


Condition Intervention Phase
Neuroblastoma
 Drug: ethanol
 Phase 1

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Non-Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Official Title: Phase I Study of an Ethanol-Lock Strategy to Prevent Central Venous Catheter Infections Among Patients With High-Risk Neuroblastoma

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Cancer Neuroblastoma
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Safety and tolerability [ Time Frame: 2 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Efficacy, in terms of 6-month infection-free rate, cumulative incidence of infection, cumulative incidence of central line removal, and median time to infection [ Time Frame: 2 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Enrollment: 12
Study Start Date: April 2007
Study Completion Date: February 2010
Primary Completion Date: February 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Ethanol-Lock Treatment
Ethanol instillation and removal will be carried out by one of the investigating physicians, a pediatric surgical nurse practitioner, or a dedicated research nurse. Syringes containing a 70% ethanol solution will be pre-filled in the PDH pharmacy and dispensed to the nurse caring for a particular patient. The volume of ethanol to be administered into each lumen of the central line will be specific to each patient's catheter and will be determined at enrollment.
 Drug: ethanol

Detailed Description:

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

  • Determine the safety and tolerability of the ethanol-lock strategy (ETL) in preventing central venous catheter infections in patients with high-risk neuroblastoma being treated on clinical trial MSKCC-03077.

Secondary

  • Determine whether this strategy increases the likelihood of remaining infection-free for 6 months.
  • Determine the cumulative incidence of a single positive centrally-drawn blood culture in these patients and compare to previously obtained historical controls.
  • Determine the median time-to-infection of the central line, where infection is defined as any positive centrally-drawn (from the treated line) blood culture.
  • Determine the cumulative incidence of central line removals in these patients and compare to historical controls.
  • Collate the types of organisms among these patients who develop a positive centrally-drawn blood culture and compare to historical controls.

OUTLINE: This is a prospective, nonrandomized, open-label, historical control study.

Patients receive monoclonal antibody 3F8 on clinical trial MSKCC-03077. In each course of monoclonal antibody 3F8 treatment, patients receive ethanol-lock treatment on days 0-3 (after each monoclonal antibody 3F8 infusion) for up to 6 months for central venous catheter management.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 50 patients will be accrued for this study.

  Eligibility

Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Diagnosis of neuroblastoma by histopathology OR bone marrow metastases and high urine catecholamine levels

    • High-risk disease

  • Currently enrolled on clinical trial MSKCC-03077

    • Expected duration of therapy ≥ 6 months

  • Surgically-implanted central venous catheter with documented patency

    • Must be able to establish patency of central venous catheter lumen
  • No history of culture-positive central venous catheter infection in catheter to be treated

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Bilirubin < 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • AST and ALT < 2.5 times ULN
  • Alkaline phosphatase < 2.5 times ULN
  • No history of hypersensitivity to ethanol
  • No history or documented active seizure disorder
  • No documented acute liver failure

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • No concurrent total parenteral nutrition or other infusion requiring use of the central line at night
  • No concurrent levetiracetam or other anticonvulsants
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00471679

Locations
United States, New York
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, United States, 10021
Sponsors and Collaborators
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Mark L. Kayton, MD Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Principal Investigator: Michael P. LaQuaglia, MD Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
  More Information

Additional Information:
Clinical trial summary from the National Cancer Institute's PDQ® database  This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00471679     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 07-047, P30CA008748, MSKCC-07047
Study First Received: May 8, 2007
Last Updated: March 4, 2013
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center:
disseminated neuroblastoma
localized unresectable neuroblastoma
recurrent neuroblastoma
regional neuroblastoma
stage 4S neuroblastoma

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Neuroblastoma
Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive, Peripheral
Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive
Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial
Neuroectodermal Tumors
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
 Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue
Ethanol
Anti-Infective Agents, Local
Anti-Infective Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Pharmacologic Actions
Central Nervous System Depressants
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Central Nervous System Agents

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