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Keep this study
Lead
Achieve Life Sciences
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Histologic diagnosis of transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of the urothelium including bladder, renal pelvis, ureter, or urethra
Stage IV disease
One and only one prior systemic cytotoxic chemotherapy regimen administered as adjuvant or neoadjuvant chemotherapy or to treat locally advanced or metastatic disease
SGOT \& SGPT \</= 3 times upper limit of institutional normal values
PT (INR) \& PTT within institutional lab normal range
Karnofsky performance status of 60-100%
At least one unidimensionally measurable lesion, suitable for radiographic evaluation of disease response, consistent with RECIST criteria
Signed IRB/EC approved Informed Consent
Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks
18 years of age or older
Fully recovered from any previous surgery
Not pregnant and willing to use a medically effective form of contraception during periods of chemotherapy treatment (both males and and females)
Agree not to take vitamin E supplementation while receiving study medication
Willing to participate in requested follow-up evaluations
Willing to permit treating physicians to provide information to Sonus regarding disease status and survival for 2 years after first dose of study drug
You may not be if
Prior taxane-containing chemotherapy including Taxol(R) (paclitaxel) or generic equivalent, or Taxotere(R) (docetaxel)
Peripheral neuropathy NCI-CTC grade 2 or greater
Wide-field radiation, cytotoxic chemotherapy or hormonal therapy within 4 weeks of first dose, or mitomycin or nitrosoureas within 6 weeks of first dose, of study drug
An investigational agent within 4 weeks of first dose of study drug
Concurrent anticonvulsants known to induce P450 isoenzymes
Patients who are pregnant or lactating
A history of carcinoma of another primary site (other than non-melanoma skin cancers or carcinoma-in-situ of the cervix) within the previous 5 years, unless metastatic disease has been biopsied and documented to be TCC
Bone metastasis, effusions, ascites or elevated tumor markers as the only evidence of metastatic TCC
Brain metastasis
Active bowel obstruction
Active, serious infection or other serious medical problems (other than TCC) likely to impair completion of the study protocol
