Official Title: Clinical Pharmacology of Paclitaxel in Relation to Patient Age
Status: COMPLETED
Status Verified Date: 2016-07
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: False
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
Acronym: None
Brief Summary: RATIONALE Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die
PURPOSE Phase III trial to study the effectiveness of paclitaxel in treating older patients who have solid tumors
Detailed Description: OBJECTIVES
Determine whether there is a relationship between pharmacokinetic measurements of paclitaxel and aging Determine whether there is a relationship between the toxic effects of paclitaxel and aging
OUTLINE Patients are stratified according to age cohort 1 patients 55 to 64 vs cohort 2 patients 65 to 75 vs cohort 3 patients 75 and over