Safety and Efficacy Study of Catumaxomab to Treat Ovarian Cancer After a Complete Response to Chemotherapy

NCT ID: NCT00377429

Last Updated: 2012-07-19

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

47 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-09-30

Study Completion Date

2008-02-29

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine whether the investigational drug catumaxomab delivered in the planned treatment schedule is a safe and effective treatment for women with advanced ovarian cancer who experience a complete response to chemotherapy.

Detailed Description

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A multi-center, phase II study of catumaxomab in ovarian cancer patients who experience a complete response to chemotherapy. Each eligible patient will receive four ascending doses of catumaxomab, administered intraperitoneally via an indwelling catheter or port. Catumaxomab will be administered as a 3-hour constant rate infusion with a dosing interval of 3-4 days. Each patient will participate in this study for up to 4 months (includes the baseline screening period, 11 to 21 days treatment period, and up to 90 days/3 months follow-up), with post-study follow-up every 3 months for 2 years.

Catumaxomab is a trifunctional antibody targeting epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) on tumor cells and CD3 (cluster of differentiation 3) on T cells. Trifunctional antibodies represent a new concept for targeted anticancer therapy. This new antibody class has the capability to redirect T cells and accessory cells (e.g. macrophages, dendritic cells \[DCs\] and natural killer \[NK\] cells) to the tumor site. According to preclinical data, trifunctional antibodies activate these different immune effector cells, which can trigger a complex anti-tumor immune response.

Conditions

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Ovarian Cancer

Keywords

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Epithelial Cancer Epithelial Carcinoma Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Epithelial Ovarian Carcinoma Fallopian Tube Cancer Fallopian Tube Carcinoma Ovarian Cancer Ovarian Carcinoma Ovarian Epithelial Cancer Ovarian Epithelial Carcinoma Peritoneal Cancer Peritoneal Carcinoma Advanced Epithelial Ovarian Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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catumaxomab

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

catumaxomab

Intervention Type DRUG

Catumaxomab administered as four 3-hour, constant-rate, intraperitoneal (IP) infusions of 10, 20, 50, 150 microgram (mcg).

Interventions

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catumaxomab

Catumaxomab administered as four 3-hour, constant-rate, intraperitoneal (IP) infusions of 10, 20, 50, 150 microgram (mcg).

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Removab

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Signed and dated informed consent form before any protocol-specific screening procedures
* Histologically confirmed diagnosis of epithelial ovarian cancer, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer, Fédération Internationale de Gynécologie et d'Obstétrique (FIGO) stage IIb - IV
* Optimal or sub-optimal cytoreductive surgery
* Clinical complete response to platinum and taxane-based therapy consisting of at least four cycles, based on computed tomography (CT) scan and a CA-125 (cancer antigen 125) level below 35 U/mL
* Age ≥18 years
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1
* Last dose of platinum and taxane-based therapy completed within 6 weeks prior to the start of catumaxomab treatment
* Negative serum pregnancy test result at screening in women of childbearing potential (applies to patients without documented menopause or sterility)
* Willingness of patients of childbearing potential to use an effective contraceptive method (i.e. oral contraceptive, cervical cap, diaphragm with spermicide, condom with spermicide, or intrauterine device) during the study and for at least 6 months after the last infusion

Exclusion Criteria

* Acute or chronic systemic infection
* Exposure to chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immunotherapy or investigational anti-cancer therapy within 6 weeks of first dose of catumaxomab other than last regimen of platinum and taxane chemotherapy as outlined in protocol
* Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
* Previous treatment with non-humanized murine (rat or mouse) monoclonal antibodies (mAb)
* Inadequate renal function (creatinine \> 1.5 x upper limit of normal \[ULN\])
* Inadequate hepatic function:

* Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) \> 2.5 x ULN or
* Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) \> 2.5 x ULN or
* Bilirubin \> 1.5 x ULN
* Platelets \< 100,000 cells/mm\^3
* Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \< 1,500 cells/mm\^3
* History of myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure or relevant cardiac arrhythmia within the last 6 months
* No other malignancy within the past 5 years except non-melanoma skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix if adequately treated
* No history of brain metastases
* Any further condition or disease that would, in the opinion of the Investigator, expose the patient to undue risk
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Fresenius Biotech North America

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Neovii Biotech

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Michael V Seiden, MD, Ph.D

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Massachusetts General Hospital

Locations

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Arizona Cancer Center

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Site Status

Stanford University of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Stanford, California, United States

Site Status

Florida Hospital Cancer Institute

Orlando, Florida, United States

Site Status

Gynecologic Oncology - Hinsdale

Hinsdale, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Michiana Hematology Oncology P.C.

South Bend, Indiana, United States

Site Status

James Graham Brown Cancer Center

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Site Status

Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States

Site Status

University of New Mexico

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Site Status

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Magee-Women Hospital of UPMC

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

South Carolina Oncology Associates

Columbia, South Carolina, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Heiss MM, Strohlein MA, Jager M, Kimmig R, Burges A, Schoberth A, Jauch KW, Schildberg FW, Lindhofer H. Immunotherapy of malignant ascites with trifunctional antibodies. Int J Cancer. 2005 Nov 10;117(3):435-43. doi: 10.1002/ijc.21165.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15906359 (View on PubMed)

Ruf P, Lindhofer H. Induction of a long-lasting antitumor immunity by a trifunctional bispecific antibody. Blood. 2001 Oct 15;98(8):2526-34. doi: 10.1182/blood.v98.8.2526.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 11588051 (View on PubMed)

Riesenberg R, Buchner A, Pohla H, Lindhofer H. Lysis of prostate carcinoma cells by trifunctional bispecific antibodies (alpha EpCAM x alpha CD3). J Histochem Cytochem. 2001 Jul;49(7):911-7. doi: 10.1177/002215540104900711.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 11410615 (View on PubMed)

Zeidler R, Mysliwietz J, Csanady M, Walz A, Ziegler I, Schmitt B, Wollenberg B, Lindhofer H. The Fc-region of a new class of intact bispecific antibody mediates activation of accessory cells and NK cells and induces direct phagocytosis of tumour cells. Br J Cancer. 2000 Jul;83(2):261-6. doi: 10.1054/bjoc.2000.1237.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 10901380 (View on PubMed)

Zeidler R, Reisbach G, Wollenberg B, Lang S, Chaubal S, Schmitt B, Lindhofer H. Simultaneous activation of T cells and accessory cells by a new class of intact bispecific antibody results in efficient tumor cell killing. J Immunol. 1999 Aug 1;163(3):1246-52.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 10415020 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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IP-CAT-OC-01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id