Official Title: Modulation of Death Effector Expression By Short-Term Exposure to Low-Dose Interferon
Status: COMPLETED
Status Verified Date: 2015-05
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 Interferon alfa may interfere with the growth of tumor cells and slow the growth of urothelial cancer
PURPOSE This randomized phase I trial is studying how well low-dose interferon alfa works in treating patients with cancer of the urothelium
Detailed Description: OBJECTIVES
Determine the modulation of apoptosis-related pathways in patients with cancer of the urothelium treated with short-term low-dose interferon alfa
OUTLINE This is a randomized study Patients are randomized to 1 of 4 treatment arms
In all arms treatment begins at the time of the pre-operative visit and continues until the time of cystoscopy
Arm I Patients receive low-dose interferon alfa subcutaneously SC twice daily Arm II Patients receive interferon alfa as in arm I at a higher dose Arm III Patients receive interferon alfa SC once daily Arm IV Patients receive interferon alfa as in arm III at a higher dose In all arms treatment continues in the absence of unacceptable toxicity
PROJECTED ACCRUAL Approximately 30 patients will be accrued for this study