| Exclusion Criteria: | 1) Lab results: a) ANC <750/mm^3, hemoglobin <7.0 g/dL, platelets <20,000/mm^3 (hemoglobin and platelets may be supported by transfusions); b) Serum bilirubin >1.5x institutional upper limit of normal (IULN); c) Serum creatinine >1.5 x per IULN or creatinine clearance <or equal to 70 ml/min/1.73m^2; d) Potassium, <4.0 mmol/L despite supplem.; Serum calcium or ionized calcium >IULN; Magnesium out of normal range per institutional guidelines despite supplem.; e) ALT > 2.5 X IULN or alkaline phosphatase (ALP) >2.5 X IULN or > 5X IULN if judged by the investigator to be related to liver metastases
2) Evidence of severe or uncontrolled systemic disease or any concurrent condition which in the Investigator's opinion makes it undesirable for the patient to participate in the trial or which would jeopardize compliance with the protocol.
3) History of symptomatic or medically managed arrhythmia (multifocal premature ventricular contractions (PVCs), bigeminy, trigeminy, ventricular tachycardia, or uncontrolled atrial fibrillation) (>/= NCI CTCAE grade 3) or asymptomatic sustained ventricular tachycardia. Atrial fibrillation controlled on medication is not excluded.
4) Previous history of QTc prolongation as a result from other medication that required discontinuation of that medication.
5) Congenital long QT syndrome, or 1st degree relative with unexplained sudden death under 40 years of age.
6) Presence of left bundle branch block
7) QTc with Bazett's correction that is unmeasurable, or >/=480 msec on screening ECG. If a patient has QTc >/=480 msec on screening ECG, the screen ECG may be repeated twice (at least 24 hours apart). The average QTc from the three screening ECGs must be <480 msec in order for the patient to be eligible for the study.
8) Use of any concomitant medication that may cause QTc prolongation, induce Torsades de Pointes or induce CYP3A4 function
9) Clinically significant cardiac event such as myocardial infarction, TIA, or CVA within 3 months before entry; or presence of cardiac disease that, in the opinion of the Investigator, increases the risk of ventricular arrhythmia.
10) Hypertension > 95th percentile for age (either systolic or diastolic) or > 140/90 for patients >18 years of age and uncontrolled by oral medication at onset of study therapy.
11) Currently active diarrhea that may affect the ability of the patient to absorb the ZACTIMA.
12) Women who are currently pregnant or breastfeeding.
13) Receipt of any investigational agents within 14 days prior to commencing study treatment, or prior receipt of ZACTIMA at any time
14) Last dose of prior chemotherapy discontinued less than 2 weeks before the start of study therapy.
15) Last radiation therapy within the last 4 weeks before the start of study therapy, except palliative radiotherapy to non-index lesions
16) Any unresolved non-hematologic toxicity greater than CTC grade 1 from previous anti-cancer therapy, except for platinum-induced hearing loss.
17) Any evidence of active graft versus host disease after stem cell transplant.
18) Major surgery within 4 weeks, or incompletely healed surgical incision before starting study therapy. |