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Brief Title: Rebeccamycin Analog in Treating Patients With Advanced Kidney Cancer
Official Title: A Phase II Study of Rebeccamycin Analog in Renal Cell Cancer
Study ID: NCT00005027
Brief 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 rebeccamycin analog in treating patients who have advanced kidney cancer.
Detailed Description: OBJECTIVES: * Determine the response rate of patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma when treated with rebeccamycin analogue. * Assess the quantitative and qualitative toxicities associated with this drug in this patient population. OUTLINE: Patients receive rebeccamycin analogue IV over 30-60 minutes daily for 5 days. Treatment continues every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 23-44 patients will be accrued for this study within 9-18 months.
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, Michigan, United States
Name: Ulka N. Vaishampayan, MD
Affiliation: Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
Role: STUDY_CHAIR