Alternate Title
Basic Trial Information
Objectives
Entry Criteria
Expected Enrollment
Outline
Trial Contact Information
Registry Information

Alternate Title

Antineoplaston Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage IV Lung Cancer

Basic Trial Information

Phase	Type	Status	Age	Sponsor	Protocol IDs
Phase II	Treatment	Closed	18 and over	Other	BC-LA-3 NCT00003491

Objectives

1. Determine the safety and possible effectiveness of antineoplastons A10 and AS2-1 in patients with incurable adenocarcinoma of the lung.
2. Describe response to, tolerance to, and side effects of this regimen in these patients.

Entry Criteria

Disease Characteristics:

• Histologically confirmed stage IV adenocarcinoma of the lung that is unlikely to respond to existing therapy and for which no curative therapy exists



• Measurable disease by MRI or CT scan

Prior/Concurrent Therapy:

Biologic therapy:

• At least 4 weeks since prior immunotherapy and recovered
• No concurrent immunomodulatory agents

Chemotherapy:

• At least 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy (6 weeks for nitrosoureas) and recovered
• No concurrent antineoplastic agents

Endocrine therapy:

• Concurrent corticosteroids allowed

Radiotherapy:

• At least 8 weeks since prior radiotherapy and recovered

Surgery:

• Not specified

Other:

• Prior cytodifferentiating agents allowed
• No prior antineoplaston therapy

Patient Characteristics:

Age:

• 18 and over

Performance status:

• Karnofsky 60-100%

Life expectancy:

• At least 2 months

Hematopoietic:

• WBC at least 2,000/mm³
• Platelet count at least 50,000/mm³

Hepatic:

• No hepatic insufficiency
• Bilirubin no greater than 2.5 mg/dL
• SGOT/SGPT no greater than 5 times upper limit of normal

Renal:

• Creatinine no greater than 2.5 mg/dL
• No renal insufficiency
• No history of renal conditions that contraindicate high dosages of sodium

Cardiovascular:

• No chronic heart disease that would preclude study treatment
• No history of chronic heart failure
• No uncontrolled hypertension
• No history of congestive heart failure
• No history of cardiovascular conditions that contraindicate high dosages of sodium

Pulmonary:

• No lung disease that would preclude study treatment
• No serious lung disease (e.g., severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)

Neurologic:

• No neurological disease that would preclude study treatment

Other:

• Not pregnant or nursing
• Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 4 weeks after study participation
• No gastrointestinal or psychiatric disease that would preclude study treatment
• No active infection

Expected Enrollment

Approximately 20-40 patients will be accrued for this study.

Outline

This is an open-label study.

Patients receive gradually escalating doses of antineoplaston A10 and antineoplaston AS2-1 by intravenous injection 6 times daily until the maximum tolerated dose is reached.

Treatment continues for at least 2 months in the absence of unacceptable toxicity or disease progression.

Tumors are measured every 2 months for 1 year and then every 3 months for 1 year.

Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations

Burzynski Clinic

Stanislaw Burzynski, MD, PhD, Protocol chair		Ph: 713-335-5697

Registry Information
Official Title		Phase II Study of Antineoplastons A10 and AS2-1 in Patients With Adenocarcinoma of the Lung
Trial Start Date		1998-08-05
Registered in ClinicalTrials.gov		NCT00003491
Date Submitted to PDQ		1998-08-05
Information Last Verified		2004-04-08

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