Inclusion Criteria:
- Subjects with histological or cytological confirmation of advanced cancer (solid
tumor) that is refractory to standard therapies for their condition;
- Men and women of ≥18 years of age;
- ECOG performance score ≤2
- Eligible subjects with solid tumors MUST have at least one measurable lesion as
defined by RECIST 1.1 guidelines. If the measurable disease is restricted to a
solitary lesion, its neoplastic nature should be confirmed by cytology/histology.
Measurable lesions MUST NOT have been in a previously irradiated field or injected
with biological agents;
- Life expectancy ≥12 weeks;
- Adequate bone marrow, liver and renal function as assessed by the following
laboratory requirements, to be conducted <2 weeks prior to Baseline:
- Creatinine ≤1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN) OR a calculated creatinine
clearance ≥50 cc/min
- Total bilirubin ≤2 × ULN
- Alanine transaminase (ALT) and aspartate transaminase (AST)≤3 × ULN
- Granulocytes in peripheral blood ≥1 × 109/L, hemoglobin ≥10 g/dL, and platelets
≥50,000 /µL
- Adequate vascular access for repeated blood sampling;
- Men and women of childbearing potential must agree to use effective contraception
from Screening through the duration of Study participation;
- Written informed consent in compliance with ZIOPHARM policies and the Human
Investigation Review Committee (IEC/IRB) having jurisdiction over the site.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Arsenic allergy.
- New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class ≥3 myocardial infarction (see
Appendix 3) within 6 months.
- Uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia other than asymptomatic atrial fibrillation; a QTc
≥450 msec; or a ≥Grade 2 atrioventricular (AV) block or left bundle branch block
(LBBB); or documented history of prolonged QTc.
- Pregnant and/or lactating women.
- Uncontrolled systemic infection (documented with microbiological studies).
- Metastatic brain or meningeal tumors.
- Patients with seizure disorder requiring medication (such as anti-epileptics)
- History of confusion or dementia or neurological condition that could mask a
potential adverse response to the Study Drug, which may include transient ischemic
attack, Parkinson's disease, thrombotic or hemorrhagic stroke, Alzheimer's, and other
neurological disorders.
- Anticancer chemotherapy or immunotherapy during the study or within four weeks of
Study entry (mitomycin C or nitrosureas should not be given within 6 weeks of Study
entry)
- Radiotherapy during study or within 3 weeks of Study entry.
- Major surgery within 4 weeks of start of Study Drug dosing.
- Other Investigational drug therapy during this trial within four weeks prior to Study
entry.
- History of invasive second primary malignancy diagnosed within the previous 3 years
except for Stage I endometrial/cervical carcinoma or prostate carcinoma treated
surgically, and non-melanoma skin cancer.
- Substance abuse, medical, psychological, or social conditions that may interfere with
the patient's participation in the study or evaluation of Study results.
- Any condition that is unstable or could jeopardize the safety of the patient and
his/her compliance in the Study.