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A Randomized Phase II Study to Assess the Efficacy of Pemetrexed or Sunitinib (NSC # 736511, IND # 74019) or Pemetrexed Plus Sunitinib in the Second-Line Treatment of Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer


Phase 2
18 Years
N/A
Open (Enrolling)
Both
Recurrent Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, Stage IIIB Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, Stage IV Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

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Trial Information

A Randomized Phase II Study to Assess the Efficacy of Pemetrexed or Sunitinib (NSC # 736511, IND # 74019) or Pemetrexed Plus Sunitinib in the Second-Line Treatment of Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer


PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To compare the 18-week progression-free survival rate in patients with stage IIIB or IV
non-small cell lung cancer treated with pemetrexed disodium alone vs sunitinib malate alone
vs pemetrexed disodium in combination with sunitinib malate as second-line therapy.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To compare the progression-free survival of patients treated with these regimens.

II. To compare the response rate, duration of response, rate of stable disease, and overall
survival of patients treated with these regimens.

III. To characterize the toxicity profiles of these regimens in these patients. IV. To
determine the response rate, duration of response, rate of stable disease, and overall
survival of patients who receive sunitinib malate in the third-line setting.

V. To assess the toxicity of sunitinib malate when administered in the third-line setting in
these patients.

VI. To test changes in tumor size at 6 weeks as an early predictor of therapeutic activity
of these second-line treatment regimens.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to ECOG performance
status (0 vs 1), disease stage (IIIB vs IV), and gender. Patients are randomized to 1 of 3
treatment arms.

ARM I: Patients receive pemetrexed disodium IV over 10 minutes on day 1. Courses repeat
every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with
documented disease progression may then receive sunitinib malate as in arm II as third-line
therapy.

ARM II: Patients receive oral sunitinib malate once daily on days 1-21. Courses repeat every
21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with
documented disease progression may then receive pemetrexed disodium as in arm I as
third-line therapy.

ARM III: Patients receive pemetrexed disodium IV over 10 minutes on day 1 and oral sunitinib
malate once daily on days 1-21. Courses repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease
progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with documented disease progression may then
receive third-line therapy at the discretion of the treating physician.

After completion of study therapy, patients are followed every 6 weeks until disease
progression and then every 6 months for 2 years.


Inclusion Criteria:



- Histologically or cytologically confirmed non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

- Stage IIIB or IV disease

- Must have evidence of disease progression after first-line therapy

- Measurable or non-measurable disease

- Measurable disease is defined as lesions that can be accurately measured in ≥ 1
dimension as ≥ 2 cm by conventional techniques or ≥ 1 cm by spiral CT scan

- Non-measurable disease is defined as all other lesions, including small lesions
(i.e., longest diameter < 20 mm by conventional techniques or < 10 mm by spiral
CT scan) and truly non-measurable lesions, including any of the following:

- Bone lesions

- Leptomeningeal disease

- Ascites

- Pleural or pericardial effusion

- Lymphangitis cutis or pulmonis

- Abdominal mass that are not confirmed and followed by imaging techniques

- Cystic lesions

- No cavitary lesions

- No pleural effusions or ascites detectable on physical exam

- No symptomatic or untreated CNS metastases

- Patients with CNS metastases are eligible provided the metastases were
definitively treated with surgery or radiotherapy AND patient is asymptomatic
and off steroids or on a stable dose of steroids for 2 weeks prior to study
entry

- Concurrent enrollment on CALGB-580702 (imaging study) required

- ECOG performance status 0-1

- Granulocytes ≥ 1,500/μL

- Platelet count ≥ 100,000/μL

- Magnesium ≥ lower limit of normal

- Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)

- AST and ALT ≤ 2.5 times ULN

- PTT ≤ 1.5 times ULN

- INR ≤ 1.5

- Creatinine clearance ≥ 45 mL/min

- Quantitative urine protein < 30 mg/dL OR ≤ 1+ on dipstick

- Not pregnant or nursing

- Negative pregnancy test

- Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 6 months after
completion of study therapy

- QTc interval ≤ 500 msec within the past 2 years

- No ongoing cardiac dysrhythmias

- No atrial fibrillation

- No symptomatic congestive heart failure within the past 12 months

- NYHA class I heart failure allowed

- Patients with a history of NYHA class II heart failure are eligible provided at
least 1 of the following criteria is met:

- Asymptomatic on treatment

- Previously treated with anthracycline

- Previously treated with central thoracic radiotherapy that included the
heart in the radiotherapy port

- No myocardial infarction, severe/unstable angina, coronary/peripheral artery bypass
graft or stenting, cerebrovascular accident, or transient ischemic attack within the
past year

- No hypertension that cannot be controlled by medications (i.e., blood pressure >
150/100 mm Hg despite optimal medical therapy)

- No history of venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, or hypercoagulopathy syndrome

- No history of pulmonary hemorrhage, bleeding diathesis, or evidence of hemoptysis

- Patients with blood-tinged or blood-streaked sputum are eligible provided the
hemoptysis is < 5 mL of blood per episode and < 10 mL of blood per 24-hour
period, in the best estimate of the investigator

- No abdominal fistula, gastrointestinal perforation, intra-abdominal abscess, or
serious or non-healing wound, ulcer, or bone fracture within the past 28 days

- History of hypothyroidism allowed provided patient is currently euthyroid

- At least 28 days since prior first-line therapy

- No more than one prior chemotherapy regimen (platinum or non-platinum based) in
the first-line setting for NSCLC

- Prior adjuvant therapy allowed provided the patient received one regimen in the
advanced setting

- At least 4 weeks since prior EGFR inhibitors or bevacizumab

- At least 28 days since prior major surgery (6 weeks since resection of brain
metastases)

- At least 14 days since prior radiotherapy

- More than 7 days since prior and no concurrent CYP3A4 inhibitors, including any of
the following:

- Azole antifungals (e.g., ketoconazole or itraconazole)

- Diltiazem

- Clarithromycin

- Erythromycin

- Verapamil

- Delavirdine

- HIV protease inhibitors (e.g., indinavir, saquinavir, ritonavir, atazanavir, or
nelfinavir)

- More than 12 days since prior and no concurrent CYP3A4 inducers, including any of the
following:

- Rifampin

- Rifabutin

- Carbamazepine

- Phenobarbital

- Phenytoin

- St. John's wort

- Efavirenz

- Tipranavir

- No prior pemetrexed disodium

- No prior VEGFR inhibitors (e.g., semaxanib, SU6668, AZ6474, sunitinib malate,
vatalanib, cediranib, AEE-788, or sorafenib)

- No concurrent chronic daily treatment with aspirin (> 325 mg/day) or non-steroidal
anti-inflammatory agents known to inhibit platelet function

- No concurrent dipyridamole (Persantine), ticlopidine (Ticlid), clopidogrel (Plavix),
and/or cilostazol (Pletal)

- No concurrent therapeutic anticoagulation for thromboembolic disease

- Concurrent low-dose warfarin (≤ 2 mg/day) allowed for prophylaxis of thrombosis

- No concurrent agents with proarrhythmic potential (e.g., quinidine, procainamide,
disopyramide, sotalol, probucol, bepridil, haloperidol, risperidone, indapamide, or
flecainide)

- No concurrent hormonal therapy, except steroids for adrenal failure, hormones for
non-disease-related conditions (e.g., insulin for diabetes), or dexamethasone used
intermittently as an antiemetic or as premedication for pemetrexed disodium

- No other concurrent chemotherapy

- No concurrent palliative radiotherapy

- No concurrent G-CSF (filgrastim), GM-CSF (sargramostim), and/or pegfilgrastim

Type of Study:

Interventional

Study Design:

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Outcome Measure:

Progression-free survival (PFS) rate defined as proportion of patients who remain alive and progression free after initial administration of the treatment.

Outcome Description:

All patients will be followed up for the 18-week PFS regardless of whether they have completed the protocol treatment. Comparisons of treatment effects in terms of 18-week PFS rate will be conducted using a one-sided Fisher's exact test. The comparisons will follow the multiple testing procedure as described above. As a supplementary analysis, stratified comparisons of 18-week PFS rates between the experimental arms versus the control arm will be done using the Mantel-Haenszel chi-square test.

Outcome Time Frame:

At 18 weeks

Safety Issue:

No

Principal Investigator

Rebecca Suk Heist

Investigator Role:

Principal Investigator

Investigator Affiliation:

Cancer and Leukemia Group B

Authority:

United States: Food and Drug Administration

Study ID:

NCI-2009-00471

NCT ID:

NCT00698815

Start Date:

April 2008

Completion Date:

Related Keywords:

  • Recurrent Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
  • Stage IIIB Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
  • Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
  • Lung Neoplasms

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Location

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Iowa City, Iowa  52242
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center Boston, Massachusetts  02114
Memorial Hospital of South Bend South Bend, Indiana  46601
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Boston, Massachusetts  02115
Hartford Hospital Hartford, Connecticut  06102-5037
University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, Nebraska  68198-3330
New Hanover Regional Medical Center Wilmington, North Carolina  28402-9025
Southern California Permanente Medical Group Downey, California  90242
Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, Massachusetts  02115
Cancer Centers of the Carolinas Greenville, South Carolina  29605
Elkhart General Hospital Elkhart, Indiana  46515
Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute at Ohio State University Medical Center Columbus, Ohio  43210-1240
University Medical Center of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada  89102
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Summit Campus Oakland, California  94609
Beebe Medical Center Lewes, Delaware  19958
Great Plains Regional Medical Center North Platte, Nebraska  69101-6598
Mountainview Medical Berlin, Vermont  05602
Highland General Hospital Oakland, California  94602
Center for Cancer Care and Research St. Louis, Missouri  63141
Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island Pawtucket, Rhode Island  02860
Union Hospital of Cecil County Elkton MD, Maryland  21921
Cancer Centers of the Carolinas - Grove Commons Greenville, South Carolina  29605
Cancer Centers of the Carolinas - Seneca Seneca, South Carolina  29672
Cancer Centers of the Carolinas - Spartanburg Spartanburg, South Carolina  29307
Washington Hospital Center Washington, District of Columbia  20010
Saint Francis Medical Center Grand Island, Nebraska  68802
McLeod Regional Medical Center Florence, South Carolina  29501
Newton-Wellesley Hospital Newton, Massachusetts  02462
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina  27599
East Bay Radiation Oncology Center Castro Valley, California  94546
Contra Costa Regional Medical Center Martinez, California  94553-3156
Larry G Strieff MD Medical Corporation Oakland, California  94609
Glens Falls Hospital Glens Falls, New York  12801
Holy Cross Hospital Fort Lauderdale, Florida  33308
El Camino Hospital Mountain View, California  94040
University of California at San Diego La Jolla, California  92093
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center Vallejo, California  94589
University Of Vermont Burlington,, Vermont  05403
Kaiser Permanente Sacramento, California  
Cancer Centers of the Carolinas - Easley Easley, South Carolina  29640
University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center Chicago, Illinois  60637-1470
Northern Indiana Cancer Research Consortium South Bend, Indiana  
Wake Forest University Health Sciences Winston-Salem, North Carolina  27157
Valley Medical Oncology Consultants-Castro Valley Castro Valley, California  94546
Eden Hospital Medical Center Castro Valley, California  94546
Valley Medical Oncology Consultants-Fremont Fremont, California  94538
Bay Area Breast Surgeons Inc Oakland, California  94609
Bay Area Tumor Institution CCOP Oakland, California  94609
Tom K Lee Inc Oakland, California  94609
Valley Medical Oncology Consultants Pleasanton, California  94588
Valley Care Health System - Pleasanton Pleasanton, California  94588
Doctors Medical Center- JC Robinson Regional Cancer Center San Pablo, California  94806
Middlesex Hospital Middletown, Connecticut  06457
Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University Washington, District of Columbia  20057
Hematology Oncology Associates-Quad Cities Bettendorf, Iowa  52722
Lakeland Hospital St. Joseph, Michigan  49085
Missouri Baptist Medical Center Saint Louis, Missouri  63131
Nevada Cancer Research Foundation CCOP Las Vegas, Nevada  89106
Exeter Hospital Exeter, New Hampshire  03833
Cooper Hospital University Medical Center Camden, New Jersey  08103
State University of New York Upstate Medical University Syracuse, New York  13210
Wayne Memorial Hospital Goldsboro, North Carolina  27534
Marion L Shepard Cancer Center Washington, North Carolina  27889
Greenville Memorial Hospital Greenville, South Carolina  29605
Jupiter Medical Center Jupiter, Florida  33458
University of Illinois Chicago, Illinois  60612
Elkhart Clinic Elkhart, Indiana  46515
Mount Sinai Medical Center CCOP Miami Beach, Florida  33140
Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center Chicago, Illinois  60612
Michiana Hematology Oncology PC-Elkhart Elkhart, Indiana  46514
Michiana Hematology Oncology PC-Plymouth Plymouth, Indiana  46563
Michiana Hematology Oncology PC-South Bend South Bend, Indiana  46601
Michiana Hematology Oncology-PC Westville Westville, Indiana  46391
Michiana Hematology Oncology PC-Niles Niles, Michigan  49120
University of Missouri - Ellis Fischel Columbia, Missouri  65203
Syracuse Veterans Administration Medical Center Syracuse, New York  13210
Cancer Centers of the Carolinas - Faris Greenville, South Carolina  29605
Cancer Centers of the Carolinas-Greer Radiation Oncology Greer, South Carolina  29650
Cancer Centers of the Carolinas-Greer Medical Oncology Greer, South Carolina  29650
University of Minnesota Medical Center-Fairview Minneapolis, Minnesota  55455
Kaiser Anaheim Medical Center Anaheim, California  92807
Kaiser Permanente Medical Group - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, California  91706
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Bellflower, California  90706
Kaiser Permanente Hospital Fontana, California  92335
Kaiser Permanente - Harbor City Harbor City, California  90710
Kaiser Permanente-West Los Angeles Los Angeles, California  90034
Kaiser Permanente - Panorama City Panorama City, California  91402
Palchak David MD Pismo Beach, California  93449
Kaiser Permanente at San Diego San Diego, California  92120
Kaiser Permanente Health Care San Marcos, California  92069
Capital Region Medical Center-Goldschmidt Cancer Center Jefferson City, Missouri  65109
Comprehensive Cancer Care PC Saint Louis, Missouri  63141
Kaiser Permanente-Mission San Diego, California  92108
VA Medical Center - University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa  52246
Michiana Hematology Oncology PC-Mishawaka Mishawaka, Indiana  46545-1470
Marie Yeager Cancer Center Saint Joseph, Michigan  49085
Community Howard Regional Health Kokomo, Indiana  46904
Indiana University Health La Porte Hospital La Porte, Indiana  46350
Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center-Mishawaka Mishawaka, Indiana  46545-1470
Christiana Care Health System-Christiana Hospital Newark, Delaware  19718
Self Regional Healthcare Greenwood, South Carolina  29646
Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center at Milford Regional Milford, Massachusetts  01757