A Phase Ia/Ib Clinical Trial of PRI-724 in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors
Primary Objectives
- Determine the MTD of PRI-724 when administered as a 7-day CIV intravenous infusion to
patients with solid tumors (Phase Ia).
- Determine the MTD of PRI-724 when administered as a 7-day CIV infusion in combination
with mFOLFOX6 in patients with colorectal carcinoma (Phase Ib).
Secondary Objectives
- Describe the dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) and adverse event profile of PRI-724 when
administered as a 7-day CIV infusion either alone in patients with solid tumors, or in
combination with mFOLFOX6 in patients with colorectal carcinoma.
- Determine the pharmacokinetic (PK) profile of PRI-724 and C-82 when administered as a
7-day CIV infusion in these patient populations (In Phase 1b PK assessments will not be
performed in expanded MTD cohort patients).
- Obtain preliminary assessment of anti-tumor activity as manifested by responses to
treatment in these patient populations.
- Measure the mRNA expression of survivin by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain
reaction (RT-PCR), pre- and post-treatment with PRI-724:
- In circulating tumor cells (CTC)
- In tumor biopsy specimens from CRC patients (Phase Ib only) Also, evaluate whether
survivin expression in CTC is consistent and reflective of expression in tumor
specimens.
- Obtain preliminary assessments of potential associations of survivin that may be
impacted by the pharmacodynamic (PD) properties of PRI-724 and clinical outcome,
toxicity and PK parameters
- Assess the effects of Wnt inhibitor C-82 on the hair follicle neogenesis and the amount
of collagen expression
Exploratory Objective
• Obtain matrix metalloproteinase-7 (MMP7) levels in serum via enzyme-linked immunosorbent
assay (ELISA) testing
Study Design:
During the Phase Ia portion, an accelerated titration design, specifically, design 4A (no
within-patient dose escalation) will be used, and will begin at the starting dose of 40
mg/m2/day. This involves an initial accelerated (double-step) dose escalation phase followed
by a standard 3+3 design (single-step) dose escalation phase. In the initial accelerated
phase, cohorts of one new patient will be treated per dose level and double-step dose
escalations will be used. The accelerated phase will end when the first instance of DLT is
observed during any cycle of treatment, or when a second patient experiences a moderate
toxicity (MT) during any cycle. The cohort at the current dose level will be expanded and
the standard 3+3 design phase (single-step) dose escalation will start for all subsequent
cohorts.
In this study, the accelerated phase will end with Dose Level 9 (640 mg/m2/day), unless the
toxicity criteria for terminating the accelerated phase are met earlier.
During the accelerated phase, decisions to escalate, expand, or de-escalate will be made
when all patients at the current dose level have completed one cycle (2 weeks) of PRI-724,
and have received at least 75% of the planned PRI-724 dose, or have experienced a MT or DLT.
During the standard 3+3 phase, decisions to escalate, expand, or de-escalate will be made
when all patients at the current dose level have completed two cycles (4 weeks) of PRI-724
and have received at least 75% of the planned PRI-724 dose, or have experienced DLT.
During the Phase Ib portion, dose escalation in patients with CRC will begin at Level 9 of
the doses evaluated during Phase Ia (640 mg/m2/day). Up to 2 dose levels will be evaluated
(640 and 905mg/m2/day; potential to evaluate a previously unexamined intermediate dose, if
indicated) using a standard 3+3 design (single-step dose escalation). Decisions to escalate,
expand, or de-escalate will be made when all patients at the current dose level have
completed two cycles (4 weeks) of PRI-724 plus mFOLFOX6 (i.e., 2 courses of PRI-724 and 2
courses of mFOLFOX6), and have received at least 75% of the planned PRI-724 dose, or have
experienced a DLT.
In both Phase 1a and Phase 1b, the decision to escalate, expand, or de-escalate a cohort may
be made by the Sponsor and the Investigator(s) in the absence of a defined DLT if it is
determined that a dose level is impractical due to the frequency or nature of toxicities
that do not meet DLT criteria. In such a case when a particular dose is deemed impractical,
the next lower dose cohort may be expanded for further investigation. Once additional safety
data are available, consideration may be given toward identifying the lower dose as the MTD
or recommended Phase 2 dose.
Throughout the study, enrollment will be staggered between the first and second patient in
each new cohort, to allow for one cycle (2 weeks) to elapse prior to enrolling the second
patient into the cohort.
The following toxicities considered by the Investigator to be at least possibly related to
study therapy (or study therapy plus chemotherapy) are defined as DLTs:
Non-Hematological DLTs:
- All Grade 3-4 non-hematologic toxicities that represent a 2 grade increase from
baseline, excluding:
- Untreated or inadequately treated nausea, vomiting and diarrhea
- Alopecia
- Grade 3 fatigue that returns to Grade 2 or lower within 7 days
- Grade 3 laboratory and/or metabolic abnormalities that do not return to Grade 2 or
lower within 72 hours despite treatment
- QTcF > 500 msec OR an increase in QTc by 60 msec from baseline
Hematologic DLTs:
- Grade 4 neutropenia
- Grade 4 thrombocytopenia
- Neutropenic fever
- ≥ Grade 3 anemia unresponsive to supportive care including blood transfusion and/or
erythropoietin therapy
- Grade 3 thrombocytopenia with clinically significant bleeding The DLT observation
period, measured from the start of the infusion on the first day, is 2 weeks for the
accelerated phase in the Phase Ia portion, and 4 weeks for the 3 + 3 phase in both the
Phase Ia and Phase Ib portions of the trial.
Moderate toxicity (MT) is defined as any ≥ Grade 2 toxicity (except alopecia) that is
considered by the Investigator to be at least possibly related to the study therapy and that
does not qualify as a DLT.
During the Phase Ia portion, MTD is defined as the highest dose level tested in which no
patient or only 1 patient experienced a DLT attributable to the study drug(s), when at least
6 patients were treated at that dose and are evaluable for toxicity. The MTD is one dose
level below the maximally administered dose (MAD), which is the lowest dose level tested in
which 2 or more patients experienced a DLT attributable to the study drug(s). In Phase Ia at
least 6 patients will be treated at the MTD.
During the Phase Ib portion, the MTD is defined as the highest dose level tested in which no
patient or only 1 patient experienced a DLT attributable to the study drug(s), when at least
6 patients were treated at that dose and are evaluable for toxicity, or when < 33.3% of
patients experienced a DLT attributable to the study drug(s) when 7 to 12 patients were
treated at that dose and are evaluable for toxicity. (This would allow for up to 2 DLTs when
7 to 9 patients have been enrolled in the expansion cohort or up to 3 DLTs when 10 to 12
patients have been enrolled in the expansion cohort.) The MTD is one dose level below the
MAD which is the lowest dose tested in which> 1 patient in a 3- to 6-patient cohort, or >
33.3% of patients in an expanded 7- to 12-patient cohort, experienced a DLT attributable to
the study drug(s). In Phase Ib at least 12 patients will be treated at the MTD.
There is potential for expansion of a lower dose cohort up to 12 patients if the initially
identified and expanded MTD cohort is found to exceed tolerability.
Interventional
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
Maximum Therapeutic Dose, as defined by the highest dose identified in which ≤1/3 or ≤2/6 patients do not experience a dose limiting toxicity
Maximum Therapeutic Dose (MTD) will be the highest dose in which no dose limiting toxicity (DLT) is seen in a accelerated enrollment cohort (1 patient) and then subsequently a 3-6 patient cohort following a 3+3 study design. MTD may also be determined by evaluation of PK and PD results of patients.
Assessed at the completion of each patient enrollment cohort. Each patient monitoring duration is 28 days.
Yes
Anthony El-Khoueiry, MD
Principal Investigator
USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
United States: Food and Drug Administration
PRI-724-101
NCT01302405
February 2011
May 2014
Name | Location |
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University of Southern California, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center | Los Angeles, California 90033 |
Mayo Clinic, Department of Oncology | Scottsdale, Arizona 85259 |
Mayo Clinic, Department of Oncology | Jacksonville, Florida 32224 |
Mayo Clinic, Department of Oncology | Rochester, Minnesota 55901 |