Pilot Study Using Avastin and Gleevec to Treat the Progression of Intraluminal Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

NCT ID: NCT00891527

Last Updated: 2019-06-19

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1/PHASE2

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-10-31

Study Completion Date

2015-12-31

Brief Summary

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The objective of this study is to conduct a pilot study using biologic agents Avastin and Gleevec to treat progression of multivessel intraluminal pulmonary vein stenosis in children.

Detailed Description

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Intraluminal pulmonary vein stenosis is rare but life threatening disease that affects both infants and children. It can be isolated to a single pulmonary vein, but most often occurs in multiple vessels simultaneously. It can occur as a complicating feature of complex congenital heart disease, but can also occur in isolation in infants with otherwise normal hearts. Response to conventional surgical or transcatheter-based therapies is usually short-lived. Typically within 3 to 4 weeks the obstruction recurs. Repeat surgical attempts provide only temporary relief and eventually all of these infants die without lung transplantation.

While the cause of this disease is unknown the mechanism of progressive obstruction has recently been determined through biopsy and autopsy reviews to result from neo-proliferative cells identified as myofibroblasts which have cell markers VEGF and PDGF. Chemotherapeutic agents Avastin and Gleevec have shown to inhibit myo-proliferation through these markers. The overall objective of this protocol is to conduct a pilot study using the biologic agents Avastin and Gleevec to treat progression of intraluminal pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS). From this pilot group of 10 patients we will attempt to provide an enhanced characterization of the progressive primary disease process, as well as its secondary manifestations. Results will be analyzed descriptively; data gathered from this pilot study will be used to inform further study examining safety and efficacy outcomes. Initial study was limited to 10 patients, but was later expanded to 50 enrolled patients.

The study objectives will be accomplished by achievement of the following Specific Aims:

1. To describe the feasibility of administration of Gleevec® with or without Avastin® to treat the progression of intraluminal PVS in patients with multivessel disease. Patients with PVS in conjunction with congenital heart disease (CHD) will receive Gleevec® alone, with Avastin® added if significant progression occurs; patients with primary PVS and PVS in conjunction with lung disease will be treated with both drugs simultaneously.
2. To characterize the time to progression and the proportion of patients who survive 48 weeks after enrollment.
3. To describe the toxicity associated with administration of Gleevec® with or without Avastin® during a 48 week course of treatment among patients with multivessel PVS.

Patients will be treated with Gleevec® with or without Avastin® for a period of 48 weeks, and will be followed until 72 weeks. Clinical status will be assessed by serial lab testing, monthly echocardiography and lung scans, and baseline and q24 week CT angiography or angiography. Obstruction of individual pulmonary veins will be assessed using a standard score, and patients will be classified as stabilized, recurred or progressed based on changes in the individual vein scores.

Conditions

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Pulmonary Veno Occlusive Disease

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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Avastin and/or Gleevec

Patients were all treated with Gleevec (imatinib mesylate) and those without congenital heart disease and those who progressed were also treated with Avastin (bevacizumab).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Bevacizumab (Avastin) and Imatinib Mesylate (Gleevec)

Intervention Type DRUG

Imatinib Mesylate Orange to grayish orange, opaque, 100mg capsules dissolved in 50-100mls of mineral water or apple juice. Given at 340mg/m2 once daily, preferably with a meal.

Bevacizumab Clear to slightly opalescent liquid. Given at 10mg/kg once every 2 weeks IV. The calculated dose should be placed in an IV bag and diluted with 0.9% sodium chloride to obtain a final volume of 25-100mls. The vials contain no antibacterial preservatives. Once diluted, must be administered within 8 hrs. Initially administered over 90 mins. If no adverse reactions occur, 2nd dose administered over 60 mins. If still no adverse reactions, subsequent doses administered over 30 mins. If infusion-related adverse reactions occur, further infusions administered over the shortest period that was well tolerated.

Interventions

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Bevacizumab (Avastin) and Imatinib Mesylate (Gleevec)

Imatinib Mesylate Orange to grayish orange, opaque, 100mg capsules dissolved in 50-100mls of mineral water or apple juice. Given at 340mg/m2 once daily, preferably with a meal.

Bevacizumab Clear to slightly opalescent liquid. Given at 10mg/kg once every 2 weeks IV. The calculated dose should be placed in an IV bag and diluted with 0.9% sodium chloride to obtain a final volume of 25-100mls. The vials contain no antibacterial preservatives. Once diluted, must be administered within 8 hrs. Initially administered over 90 mins. If no adverse reactions occur, 2nd dose administered over 60 mins. If still no adverse reactions, subsequent doses administered over 30 mins. If infusion-related adverse reactions occur, further infusions administered over the shortest period that was well tolerated.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Bevacizumab (rhuMAb VEGF, Avastin), NSC 704865 Imatinib Mesylate (Gleevec, STI571), NSC 716051, IND 61,135

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Eligibility Criteria: (Both groups)

* Evidence of intraluminal pulmonary vein stenosis in \> 1 vessel
* Evidence of myofibroblast neo-proliferation, if biopsies were obtained
* Acceptable organ function includes:

Creatinine \< 1.5 x normal for age. Bilirubin \< 1.5 x normal for age. ALT \< or = 5x normal ANC \> or = 1,500/mm3, Hemoglobin \> or = 10g/dl, Platelets \> or = 100,000/mm3.

Group A Eligibility Criteria: (begin treatment with Gleevec® only)

* Significant concomitant congenital heart defect
* Disease severity for each vessel Category 5 or lower or Category 6 or 7 in no more than 1 vessel

Group B Eligibility Criteria: (begin treatment with Gleevec® and Avastin®)

* Primary PVS (i.e. without concomitant congenital heart defect or lung disease)
* Significant concomitant lung disease
* Patients with PVS and underlying CHD who have category 6 or 7 disease in at least 2 of their pulmonary veins even after surgical or cath-based interventions.
* Accepted organ function includes:

Urine protein \< 1
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Boston Children's Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Kathy Jenkins

Kathy J. Jenkins, MD, MPH

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Kathy J Jenkins, MD, MPH

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Boston Children's Hospital

Locations

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Boston Childrens Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Other Identifiers

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07060249

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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