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Brief Title: Phase I/II Study of Ribavirin Given as Monotherapy in Solid Tumour Cancer Patients
Official Title: An Open-label, Dose Escalation Phase I/II Study of Ribavirin Given as Monotherapy in Solid Tumour Cancer Patients Expressing Elevated eIF4E
Study ID: NCT01309490
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to learn whether oral Ribavirin is safe and effective in treating patients with solid tumour cancers, that have high levels of the protein eIF4E.
Detailed Description: This is a dose escalating, open-label, Phase I/II study of single agent oral ribavirin administered daily in solid tumour cancer patients who have failed standard treatments, overexpress eIF4E, and have easily accessible disease for serial biopsies.
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada