Vorinostat, Fluorouracil, and Leucovorin Calcium in Treating Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer That Has Not Responded to Previous Treatment

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Adenocarcinoma of the Colon, Adenocarcinoma of the Rectum, Recurrent Colon Cancer, Recurrent Rectal Cancer, Stage IV Colon Cancer, Stage IV Rectal Cancer

In brief

RATIONALE: Vorinostat may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as fluorouracil and leucovorin calcium, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. It is not yet known which dose of vorinostat is more effective when given together with combination chemotherapy in treating patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying the best dose of vorinostat to see how well it works when given together with fluorouracil and leucovorin calcium in treating patients with metastatic colorectal cancer that has not responded to previous treatment.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT00942266
Run by
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
People needed
58
Starts
2009-07-01
Expected to finish
2011-12-01
Last updated by the study team
2014-06-23

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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