A Phase 2 Pilot Study of Apixaban for the Prevention of Thromboembolic Events in Patients With Advanced (Metastatic) Cancer

NCT ID: NCT00320255

Last Updated: 2016-08-16

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

130 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-06-30

Study Completion Date

2009-01-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to learn whether apixaban is well-tolerated and acceptable as anticoagulant therapy, when administered to patients with advanced or metastatic cancer and at increased risk for venous thromboembolic events. Demonstration of a favorable benefit:risk profile could lead to significant reduction in this serious and sometimes fatal complication of ongoing cancer and its treatment.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Thrombosis Cancer Pulmonary Embolism

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Cohort 1: Placebo

Participants received placebo tablets once daily

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral tablets administered once daily

Cohort 1: Apixaban, 5 mg

Participants received apixaban as tablet, 5 mg, once daily

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Apixaban

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral tablets administered once daily in 5-, 10-, or 20-mg dose

Cohort 1: Apixaban, 10 mg

Participants received apixaban as tablet, 10 mg, once daily

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Apixaban

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral tablets administered once daily in 5-, 10-, or 20-mg dose

Cohort 1: Apixaban, 20 mg

Participants received apixaban as tablet, 20 mg, once daily

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Apixaban

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral tablets administered once daily in 5-, 10-, or 20-mg dose

Cohort 2: Placebo

Participants in this cohort were admitted to the trial following the addition of a protocol amendment (Amendment 5), which removed the prohibition of inclusion of patients receiving chemotherapy with concomitant antiangiogenic therapy with bevacizumab. Patients received placebo once daily.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral tablets administered once daily

Cohort 2: Apixaban, 5 mg

Participants in this cohort were admitted to the trial following the addition of a protocol amendment (Amendment 5), which removed the prohibition of inclusion of patients receiving chemotherapy with concomitant antiangiogenic therapy with bevacizumab. Patients received apixaban as tablet, 5 mg, once daily.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Apixaban

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral tablets administered once daily in 5-, 10-, or 20-mg dose

Interventions

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Apixaban

Oral tablets administered once daily in 5-, 10-, or 20-mg dose

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Oral tablets administered once daily

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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BMS-562247

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Recipients of either first- or second-line chemotherapy for advanced or metastatic lung, breast, gastrointestinal, bladder, ovarian, or prostate cancer or myeloma, selected lymphomas, or cancer of unknown origin
* Able to begin study medication ≤6 weeks of starting either first- or second-line chemotherapy.
* Expected course of chemotherapy must have been ≥ 90 days after the start of chemotherapy
* Per Protocol Amendment 5, patients receiving bevacizumab were eligible to participate, provided that bevacizumab was used for indications approved by local country law

Exclusion Criteria

* Women who are pregnant, breastfeeding
* History of deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism
* Active bleeding or at high risk of bleeding
* Metastatic brain cancer
* Familial bleeding diathesis
* Serious hemorrhage requiring hospitalization, transfusion, or surgical intervention within 4 weeks of study entry
* Expected survival \<6 months or an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status ≥3.
* Candidates for bone marrow transplantation within the 12-week treatment period or 30-day follow-up period
* Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure \>200 mm Hg and/or diastolic blood pressure \>110 mm Hg
* Coagulopathy (international normalized ratio \>1.5 or platelet count \<100\*10\^9/L) if not yet receiving chemotherapy or \<50\*10\^9/L if receiving chemotherapy). Platelet count must have been \>100\*10\^9/L before starting study medication
* One or more of the following: alanine aminotransferase \>3 times the upper limit of normal (ULN), total bilirubin \>2\*ULN, or calculated creatinine clearance \<30 mL/min.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

90 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Ontario Clinical Oncology Group (OCOG)

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Bristol-Myers Squibb

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Bristol-Myers Squibb

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Bristol-Myers Squibb

Locations

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Arizona Cancer Center

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Site Status

Univ. Of Southern Calif. /Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status

Dana-Farber Cancer Inst

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Nevada Cancer Institute

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Site Status

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Mount Sinai School Of Medicine

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

University Of Rochester

Rochester, New York, United States

Site Status

University Of Texas Md Anderson Cancer Ctr

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

Local Institution

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Local Institution

London, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Local Institution

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Local Institution

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Local Institution

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Site Status

Local Institution

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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United States Canada

References

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Kahale LA, Matar CF, Tsolakian I, Hakoum MB, Barba M, Yosuico VE, Terrenato I, Sperati F, Schunemann H, Akl EA. Oral anticoagulation in people with cancer who have no therapeutic or prophylactic indication for anticoagulation. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 Oct 8;10(10):CD006466. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006466.pub7.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34622445 (View on PubMed)

Rutjes AW, Porreca E, Candeloro M, Valeriani E, Di Nisio M. Primary prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism in ambulatory cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 Dec 18;12(12):CD008500. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008500.pub5.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 33337539 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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CV185-027

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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