A Phase II Study of Bevacizumab and Erlotinib in Subjects With Advanced Hereditary Leiomyomatosis and Renal Cell Cancer (HLRCC) or Sporadic Papillary Renal Cell Cancer
Background:
- HLRCC is a familial cancer syndrome characterized by a propensity for developing renal
cancer, uterine and cutaneous leiomyomas.The kidney cancer associated with HLRCC is
associated with HLRCC is clinically aggressive and is characterized by unique
histopathologic features that are sometimes described as type2 papillary RCC.
- Germline mutations in fumarate hydratase (FH) are the genetic hallmark of HLRCC.
Mutational inactivation of FH has been shown to result in VHL-independent upregulation
of hypoxia inducible factor (HIF) and its downstream transcriptional targets.
- The recognition that HIF upregulation may play an important role in the formation and
propagation of renal cancer associated with HLRCC suggests that interventions directed
against components of this pathway, such as VEGF and TGF-alpha/EGFR, may be of benefit
in this patient population.
- We propose to test the hypothesis that dual VEGF/EGFR blockade with
bevacizumab/erlotinib is likely to be clinically active in patients with HLRCC
associated RCC as well as those with sporadic papillary sporadic RCC.
Objective:
Primary Objective
-To determine the overall response rate (RECIST) in patients with 1) metastatic RCC
associated with HLRCC and 2) metastatic sporadic/non-HLRCC papillary renal cancer treated
with a combination of bevacizumab and erlotinib
Secondary Objectives
- To assess progression-free survival, duration of response, and overall survival
- To investigate the effect of bevacizumab/erlotinib on circulating endothelial cells and
endothelial progenitor cells and to explore the utility of these markers as surrogates
of angiogenesis inhibition
- To investigate the effect of bevacizumab/erlotinib on potential biomarkers of
angiogenesis in plasma such as VEGF and soluble VEGFR2
- To evaluate the prevalence of somatic FH mutations/inactivation in patients with
sporadic papillary RCC
- To determine the extent of TGF-alpha upregulation and/or EGFR expression or pathway
activation in leiomyomas/ RCC tumor tissue (when available)
- To evaluate modulation of HIF, VEGF and EGFR pathways in leiomyomas (in patients with
HLRCC) and in renal tumors (when tumors are accesible for biopsy) following therapy
- To assess the effect of therapy on HLRCC-associated leiomyomas
Eligibility:
- Diagnosis of advanced RCC associated with HLRCC (cohort1) or sporadic/non-HLRCC
papillary RCC (cohort2)
- ECOG PS 0-2
- Measurable disease
- No history of major bleeding, recent or active myocardial ischemia, GI perforation,
cerebrovascular accidents or other significant intercurrent illness
- No coagulopathy or bleeding diathesis
- No recent surgery (< 4 weeks or inadequately healed surgical scars)
- Adequate organ function:
- Adequate liver function (total bilirubin less than or equal to 1.5 mg/dL or < 3
times the upper limit of normal (ULN) in subjects with Gilbert's disease, and AST/
ALT less than or equal to 2.5 times the ULN)
- Adequate renal function (creatinine less than or equal to 2.0 times the ULN or
creatinine clearance > 30 mL/min)
- Neutrophils > 1500/microL and platelets > 100,000
- No brain metastases
- No more than 2 prior regimens containing a VEGF-pathway inhibitor; no prior bevacizumab
- Ability to understand and sign informed consent
Design:
- Patients will receive a fixed dose of bevacizumab (10mg/kg IV every 2 weeks) and
erlotinib (150mg/day po). Dose reductions and drug interruptions for unacceptable
toxicity will be allowed.
- Patients will be evaluated for response every 8 weeks using RECIST criteria
- The study is based on an open label Simon two-stage minmax design stratified into two
cohorts, 1) cohort 1- patients with HLRCC, and 2) cohort 2-patients with sporadic
papillary RCC. In each cohort, 13 patients will be accrued in the first stage and will
accrue a maximum of 20 patients. Accrual into and analysis of the two cohorts will be
independent.
Interventional
Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
To determine the overall response rate (RECIST) in patients with 1) metastatic RCC associated with HLRCC and 2) metastatic sporadic papillary RCC, treated with a combination of bevacizumab and erlotinib
Ramaprasad Srinivasan, M.D.
Principal Investigator
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
United States: Federal Government
100114
NCT01130519
May 2010
March 2017
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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike | Bethesda, Maryland 20892 |