Phase
Condition
Breast Cancer
Sarcoma
Genitourinary Cancer
Treatment
N/AClinical Study ID
Ages > 18 All Genders
Study Summary
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
Inclusion Criteria:
Patients with any malignancy that is deemed appropriate for treatment with achemotherapy regimen incorporating a < 3-hour infusion of doxorubicin >= 40mg/m^2/dose not more frequently than weekly; single agent doxorubicin and combinationchemotherapy are allowed; the duration of treatment and the cumulative dose ofdoxorubicin are determined by the chemotherapy regimen chosen for treatment of eachindividual's disease and up to the discretion of the treating provider; priordoxorubicin-based regimen(s) allowed, unless the most recent prior doxorubicin-basedregimen resulted in documented refractory disease
At least 30 days since last doxorubicin before initiation of current doxorubicin-basedregimen
Performance status Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) equal to or less than 2
Life-expectancy > 1 year
Women of childbearing potential and men must agree to use a medically accepted form ofbirth control for the duration of study and for a minimum of 6 months after the lastdose of doxorubicin
Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent; a signedinformed consent must be obtained prior to any study-specific procedures
Exclusion
Exclusion Criteria:
Known congestive heart failure (CHF) (active disease or history of)
Left ventricular ejection fraction less than 55%
Planned concurrent administration of other investigational agents
Planned subsequent therapy with a human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-directed treatments (trastuzumab, pertuzumab, trastuzumab emtansine [T-DM1]) orother anthracyclines besides doxorubicin
Swallowing or absorption problems that might interfere with oral bioavailability ofsildenafil
Known hypersensitivity to doxorubicin, sildenafil or any component of either agent
Planned chronic nitrate or alpha blocker therapy
Exclude persons who require ongoing administration of STRONG cytochrome P450, family 3, subfamily A, polypeptide 4 (CYP3A4) inhibitors and/or inducers; short periods ofexposure to CYP3A4 inhibitors will be allowed (i.e., exposure to aprepitant for threedays at the time of doxorubicin exposure)
Other relative contraindications to sildenafil as defined in the prescribinginformation:
Myocardial infarction, stroke, or life-threatening arrhythmia within the last 6months
Coronary artery disease causing unstable angina
Resting hypotension (blood pressure [BP] < 90/50) or hypertension (BP > 170/110)despite appropriate treatment
Known retinitis pigmentosa
Persisting or anticipated toxicity from prior therapy that might confound attributionof on-study adverse events (AEs)
Pregnant or nursing
Known hearing loss
History of priapism when exposed to PDE5 inhibitors (sildenafil, vardenafil,tadalafil)
Other condition(s) that in the opinion of the investigator might compromise theobjectives of the study
Study Design
Study Description
Connect with a study center
Virginia Commonwealth University/Massey Cancer Center
Richmond, Virginia 23298-0037
United StatesSite Not Available
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