Cidofovir in Treating HIV-Infected Patients With High-Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions of the Skin Near the Anus

NCT ID: NCT00550589

Last Updated: 2015-12-21

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

33 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-09-30

Study Completion Date

2010-02-28

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: High-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions of the skin near the anus are caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). Antiviral drugs,, such as cidofovir, act against viruses and may stop these lesions from becoming cancer.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying the side effects and how well topical cidofovir works in treating HIV-infected patients with high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions of the skin near the anus.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

Primary

* To evaluate the safety and tolerability of topical cidofovir in HIV-infected patients with perianal high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL).
* To estimate the regression rate of perianal HSIL in patients treated with this regimen.

Secondary

* To determine the human papilloma virus (HPV) DNA types and HPV strain variants present in perianal HSIL and normal perianal tissue.
* To determine if clinical regression of perianal HSIL is associated with clearance of HPV DNA.
* To identify the HPV DNA types present in the anus and cervix and compare them with the HPV DNA present in the perianus in order to determine if the HPV types associated with the perianal lesions are the same as those infecting the anus and cervix.
* To determine if there are abnormally methylated genes in perianal HSIL compared with normal perianal tissue and if these genes are the same or different from those that have been previously identified in anal and cervical dysplasia.
* To determine whether methylated genes are changed after treatment with cidofovir.
* To characterize differences in gene expression in perianal HSIL compared with normal perianal tissue.
* To examine changes in gene expression in perianal HSIL after exposure to cidofovir using RNA microarray analysis and confirm results with real-time polymerase chain reaction.
* To correlate pretreatment CD4 count, viral load, lesion size, methylation pattern, and/or HPV type and strain with the clinical efficacy of topical cidofovir.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

Patients apply topical cidofovir to the perianus once daily on days 1-5. Patients undergo punch biopsy of pretreatment lesional biopsy sites on day 14. Beginning 2-4 weeks after biopsy, patients receive course 2 of cidofovir therapy. Subsequent treatment repeats every 14 days for up to 6 courses\* in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

NOTE: \*Patients receive a total of 6 courses of study therapy.

Patients undergo collection of tumor and normal tissue for histopathological and molecular correlative studies. Punch biopsies are obtained at baseline, after the first course of therapy, and at 6 weeks after completion of therapy. Tissue samples are examined for histopathology, human papilloma virus (HPV)DNA typing, DNA methylation, and gene expression (via RNA microarray analysis and polymerase chain reaction).

After completion of study therapy, patients are followed at 6 weeks.

Conditions

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Anal Cancer Precancerous Condition

Keywords

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high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion stage 0 anal 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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Cidofovir

1.0% topical cidofovir cream

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

cidofovir

Intervention Type DRUG

1.0% topical cream self-applied once daily for 5 consecutive days, with no treatment for the remaining 9 days (a treatment cycle). Subjects will receive up to 6 cycles of treatment.

DNA methylation analysis

Intervention Type GENETIC

formalin fixed biopsy collected at baseline and 6 weeks after treatment discontinuation

gene expression analysis

Intervention Type GENETIC

punch biopsy collected at baseline, after cycle 1, and 6 weeks after treatment discontinuation

polymerase chain reaction

Intervention Type GENETIC

performed on punch biopsy specimens collected at baseline, after cycle 1, and 6 weeks after treatment discontinuation

biopsy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

punch biopsy collected at baseline, after cycle 1, and 6 weeks after treatment discontinuation

histopathologic examination

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Evaluated at baseline and 6 weeks after treatment discontinuation

Interventions

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cidofovir

1.0% topical cream self-applied once daily for 5 consecutive days, with no treatment for the remaining 9 days (a treatment cycle). Subjects will receive up to 6 cycles of treatment.

Intervention Type DRUG

DNA methylation analysis

formalin fixed biopsy collected at baseline and 6 weeks after treatment discontinuation

Intervention Type GENETIC

gene expression analysis

punch biopsy collected at baseline, after cycle 1, and 6 weeks after treatment discontinuation

Intervention Type GENETIC

polymerase chain reaction

performed on punch biopsy specimens collected at baseline, after cycle 1, and 6 weeks after treatment discontinuation

Intervention Type GENETIC

biopsy

punch biopsy collected at baseline, after cycle 1, and 6 weeks after treatment discontinuation

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

histopathologic examination

Evaluated at baseline and 6 weeks after treatment discontinuation

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Histologically confirmed perianal high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL) within the past 12 weeks

* The perianal skin (i.e., perianus) is defined as extending radially 5 cm from the anal verge
* Lesions must cover a surface area of ≥ 3 square centimeters
* Lesions extending outside the perianus (e.g., vulvar lesions on the posterior perineum bordering the perianus) are allowed
* Serologic documentation of HIV infection AND meets 1 of the following criteria:

* Has been on stable highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) for ≥ 12 weeks prior to study entry
* Has a CD4 count of \> 200/mm³ AND is not receiving anti-retroviral therapy OR is currently receiving a non-HAART\* anti-retroviral regimen with no plans to initiate HAART within the next 12 weeks NOTE: \* A non-HAART regimen is considered to be a therapy that does not include a protease inhibitor or a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor
* No untreated invasive cancer of the lower genital tract
* No concurrent neoplasia requiring cytotoxic therapy

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

* Karnofsky performance status 70-100%
* Life expectancy ≥ 3 months
* Hemoglobin ≥ 8 g/dL
* ANC ≥ 1,000/mm³
* Platelet count ≥ 75,000/mm³
* Creatinine \< 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
* Total or conjugated (direct) bilirubin ≤ 2.5 times ULN
* AST and ALT ≤ 3 times ULN
* Not pregnant or nursing
* Negative pregnancy test
* Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 3 months after completion of study therapy
* No acute, opportunistic infection other than oral thrush, yeast vaginitis, or genital herpes within the past 14 days

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

* See Disease Characteristics
* Recovered from prior ablative or surgical treatment of perianal dysplasia
* At least 4 weeks since prior topical treatment for perianal dysplasia

* If any prior treatment caused significant trauma to ther area, healing should occur prior to starting treatment
* More than 14 days since prior acute treatment for infection (other than for oral thrush, yeast vaginitis, or genital herpes) or other serious medical illness
* No concurrent corticosteroids other than replacement doses
* No other concurrent investigational drugs except IND-approved anti-retroviral agents
* No concurrent systemic cytotoxic chemotherapy
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

120 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

The Emmes Company, LLC

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

AIDS Malignancy Consortium

NETWORK

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Elizabeth Stier, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Boston Medical Center

Joel Palefsky, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of California, San Francisco

Locations

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UCLA Clinical AIDS Research and Education (CARE) Center

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status

UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

San Francisco, California, United States

Site Status

Boston University Cancer Research Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Laser Surgery Care

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

New York Weill Cornell Cancer Center at Cornell University

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Montefiore Medical Center

The Bronx, New York, United States

Site Status

Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason Medical Center

Seattle, Washington, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Stier EA, Goldstone SE, Einstein MH, Jay N, Berry JM, Wilkin T, Lee JY, Darragh TM, Da Costa M, Panther L, Aboulafia D, Palefsky JM. Safety and efficacy of topical cidofovir to treat high-grade perianal and vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia in HIV-positive men and women. AIDS. 2013 Feb 20;27(4):545-51. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e32835a9b16.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 23032420 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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U01CA121947

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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CDR0000570720

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

AMC-046

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id