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A Multi-Center, Phase 2, Open Label Study of Safety and Efficacy of Oral Recombinant Human Lactoferrin (rhLF) Monotherapy in Patients With Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Who Have Failed at Least One Regimen of Systemic Therapy for RCC


Phase 2
18 Years
N/A
Not Enrolling
Both
Carcinoma, Renal Cell

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Trial Information

A Multi-Center, Phase 2, Open Label Study of Safety and Efficacy of Oral Recombinant Human Lactoferrin (rhLF) Monotherapy in Patients With Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Who Have Failed at Least One Regimen of Systemic Therapy for RCC


This is an open label, multi-center Phase 2 study. Approximately 40 patients will be
enrolled in a single study arm. RhLF, at a dose of 1.5 g [1 vial], twice a day (b.i.d.),
will be administered orally for two cycles each of 12 consecutive weeks followed by 2 weeks
off. A maximum of two additional cycles may be given if an objective response is obtained
or if the patient has stable disease and no increase in the size of the target tumor(s)
relative to either the Screening CT or the most recent CT measurement, measured according to
RECIST prior to the additional cycle(s). Response and progression-free survival will be
evaluated for the first 20 patients enrolled. If no patient has an objective response and
less than 10% of the patients are alive and progression-free at 14 weeks from the start of
Study Drug, then the study will be terminated. If in either Cycle 3 or Cycle 4, more than
three out of the first ten patients or more than six out of the first twenty patients
entering the cycle experience a Grade 3 or 4 Study-Drug-related adverse event, no further
patients will advance into Cycle 3 or Cycle 4.


Inclusion Criteria:



- Age ≥18 years

- Histologically confirmed, advanced or metastatic RCC with predominantly clear cell
histology that is unresectable or medically inoperable.

- Experienced and failed at least one regimen of systemic therapy for RCC with CT
documentation of disease progression.

- A previous CT (4 weeks or more prior to the Screening CT) showing progression of the
target tumor(s) compared to a prior CT no more than 9 months previously

- At least one target tumor lesion is measurable at Screening with CT scan, according
to RECIST, and not previously irradiated

- Karnofsky performance status of ≥70 (ECOG <2)

- Able to understand and sign an informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

- Significant sarcomatoid, spindle cell, or nuclear grade 4 histology

- Significant non-clear cell RCC (for example, papillary, chromophobe, collecting duct,
granular, or unclassified RCC)

- Total bilirubin >1.5 mg/dL

- Serum creatinine >2.0 mg/dL

- Hemoglobin <10.0 g/dL

- Absolute neutrophil count <2000/mm3

- Lymphocytes <800/mm3

- Platelet count <100,000/mm3

- AST (SGOT) or ALT (SGPT) ≥2.5 x institutional upper limit of normal

- Serum calcium >11.5 mg/dl

- International Normalized Ratio of Prothrombin Time (INR) >1.2

- FEV1 <60% predicted or FVC <60% predicted by spirometry (both are to be measured)

- Existing or history of brain metastases

- History of allergic reactions to compounds of similar chemical or biologic
composition to the Study Agent rhLF

- Active ischemic heart disease, symptomatic congestive heart failure

- Serious active infection

- Psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study
requirements

- Autoimmune diseases (e.g., systemic lupus erythematosus, multiple sclerosis or
ankylosing spondylitis)

- Other malignancies, except non-melanoma skin cancer, within 5 years of study entry

- Radiotherapy within 4 weeks prior to study treatment start

- Corticosteroid therapy within 4 weeks prior to treatment start, with the exception of
inhaled or topical steroids

- Chemotherapy/Immunotherapy (e.g., IL-2, INFα, tumor vaccine) within 4 weeks prior to
study treatment start

- Known HIV positive

- Receipt of any investigational medication within 30 days prior to participation in
the study

- Pregnant or lactating patients, or fertile female patients with a positive pregnancy
test (serum β-human chorionic gonadotropin [β-HCG] at Screening and on Day 1 prior to
the first dose), or fertile female patients unwilling to use adequate contraception
prior to study entry, during treatment and 30 days after completion of treatment

- Sexually active male patients unwilling to practice contraception while participating
on this study and up to 30 days after completion of treatment

- Unable to take liquid medication by mouth or feeding tube

Type of Study:

Interventional

Study Design:

Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Outcome Measure:

Best Overall Response rate using RECIST criteria

Principal Investigator

Ernest W. Yankee, Ph.D.

Investigator Role:

Study Chair

Investigator Affiliation:

Agennix, Inc.

Authority:

United States: Food and Drug Administration

Study ID:

LF-0209

NCT ID:

NCT00095186

Start Date:

September 2004

Completion Date:

March 2007

Related Keywords:

  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell
  • Cancer
  • Metastatic
  • Kidney
  • Refractive
  • Lactoferrin
  • Oral
  • Carcinoma
  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell

Name

Location

Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center Cleveland, Ohio  44195
Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford, California  94305-5317
The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, Illinois  60637-1470
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Houston, Texas  77030
University of California San Francisco, California  94108
VA Medical Center/Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas  77030