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NCT00158886 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 1

Oral Topotecan As A Radiosensitizing Agent In Rectal Cancer

A Phase 1 study, sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline.

Terminated
Registry status
Phase 1
Development phase
26
Enrollment target

NCT00158886: Clinical Trial Phase 1 study, sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline.

NCT00158886 is a Phase 1 study that was terminated before completion, run by GlaxoSmithKline. The registered enrollment target is 26 participants, below the 60-participant average among 29,502 other Phase 1 trials with a reported enrollment target (57% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00158886, a Phase 1 study, was terminated before completion, sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline.

TERMINATED
Registry status
Phase 1
Development phase
26 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

Patients with rectal cancer who are candidates for pre-operative radiation therapy may be enrolled in the Phase I, single center study. Patients will have a full blood count, biochemistry, urinalysis, and ECG for safety evaluation. Sequential cohorts of three patients will be given increasing doses of oral topotecan and fixed doses of concurrent radiation (45 Gy) over five weeks. The starting dose of oral topotecan is 0.25 mg/m2 to be concomitantly administered with radiation (45 Gy) x 5 days every week unless the radiation is interrupted for Holidays/Weekends or toxicity requiring treatment delays occurs. A total of 25 doses are planned.

Interventions

  • DRUG Topotecan
  • RADIATION Radiation therapy

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 26 participants
Start Date 2001-11-08
Est. Completion 2006-08-11
Phase Phase 1
GlaxoSmithKline

1,345 total trials

Why NCT00158886 stopped before completion

NCT00158886 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 26 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 60-participant average among 29,502 other Phase 1 trials with a reported enrollment target (57% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Topotecan is the first listed.

NCT00158886 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00158886 about?

NCT00158886 is a clinical study titled "Oral Topotecan As A Radiosensitizing Agent In Rectal Cancer". Patients with rectal cancer who are candidates for pre-operative radiation therapy may be enrolled in the Phase I, single center study. Patients will have a full blood count, biochemistry, urinalysis, and ECG for safety evaluation. Sequential cohorts of three patients will be given increasing doses ...

What is the current status of trial NCT00158886?

This trial is currently terminated. It is a Phase 1 study. The enrollment target is 26 participants. The study started on 2001-11-08. Estimated completion is 2006-08-11.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00158886?

The interventions under investigation include: Topotecan (DRUG), Radiation therapy (RADIATION).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00158886?

This trial is sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline, which has 1,345 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00158886's enrollment target sits among peer trials

26 1482nd of 2000 higher than 506 of 2,000 other Phase 1 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00158886, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT00158886 (small enrollment · none site footprint · terminated) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.