Temozolomide or Selumetinib in Treating Patients With Metastatic Melanoma of the Eye

NCT ID: NCT01143402

Last Updated: 2017-07-26

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

120 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-06-30

Study Completion Date

2016-05-31

Brief Summary

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This randomized phase II trial studies temozolomide to see how well it works compared to selumetinib in treating patients with melanoma of the eye that has spread to other places in the body. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as temozolomide, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Selumetinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. It is not yet known whether temozolomide is more effective than selumetinib in treating melanoma of the eye.

Detailed Description

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To assess the progression-free survival (PFS) in three separate patient populations with uveal melanoma: Patients on COHORT 1 (guanine nucleotide binding protein \[G protein\], q polypeptide \[Gnaq\]/G protein, alpha 11 \[Gna11\] mutant uveal melanoma; temozolomide \[TMZ\]/dacarbazine \[DTIC\] naive) treated with AZD6244 (selumetinib) or TMZ (or DTIC); patients on both COHORT 1 and COHORT 2 (Gnaq/Gna11 mutant and Gnaq/Gna11 wild-type uveal melanoma; TMZ/DTIC naive) treated with AZD6244 or TMZ (or DTIC); and patients on COHORT 3 (Gnaq/Gna11 mutant or wild-type uveal melanoma; previously treated with TMZ/DTIC) treated with AZD6244.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Overall survival (OS). II. Overall response rate (RR). III. To determine the tolerability of AZD6244 in patients with advanced uveal melanoma.

IV. To correlate PFS, OS, and overall RR with Gnaq and Gna11 mutational status.

TERTIARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To correlate clinical outcome with baseline phosphorylated (p)-extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK), p-v-akt murine thymoma viral oncogene homolog 1 (AKT), and phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) expression by immunohistochemistry.

II. To correlate clinical outcome with changes in p-ERK, p-AKT, and PTEN expression by immunohistochemistry.

III. To correlate clinical outcome with changes in Ki67 and cleaved caspase 3. IV. To explore the overall quality of life (QoL) of the treatment groups as measured by the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Melanoma (FACT-M) questionnaire.

V. To explore the radiographic effects of treatment with AZD6244 as assessed by 18F fluorothymidine (FLT)-positron emission tomography (PET) imaging.

OUTLINE: Patients in groups 1 and 2 are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms. Patients in group 3 are assigned to arm II.

ARM I: Patients receive temozolomide orally (PO) once daily (QD) on days 1-5. Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients who are unable to be treated with temozolomide may be treated with dacarbazine intravenously (IV) every 3 weeks (with approval from the Principal Investigator). Patients who experience disease progression may crossover to arm II.

ARM II: Patients receive selumetinib PO twice daily (BID) on days 1-28. Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Conditions

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Iris Melanoma Medium/Large Size Posterior Uveal Melanoma Ocular Melanoma With Extraocular Extension Recurrent Uveal Melanoma Small Size Posterior Uveal Melanoma Stage IV Uveal Melanoma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Arm I (temozolomide)

Patients receive temozolomide PO QD on days 1-5. Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients who are unable to be treated with temozolomide may be treated with dacarbazine IV every 3 weeks (with approval from the Principal Investigator). Patients who experience disease progression may crossover to arm II.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Dacarbazine

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV

Laboratory Biomarker Analysis

Intervention Type OTHER

Correlative studies

Quality-of-Life Assessment

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary studies

Temozolomide

Intervention Type DRUG

Given PO

Arm II (selumetinib)

Patients receive selumetinib PO BID on days 1-28. Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Laboratory Biomarker Analysis

Intervention Type OTHER

Correlative studies

Quality-of-Life Assessment

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary studies

Selumetinib

Intervention Type DRUG

Given PO

Interventions

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Dacarbazine

Given IV

Intervention Type DRUG

Laboratory Biomarker Analysis

Correlative studies

Intervention Type OTHER

Quality-of-Life Assessment

Ancillary studies

Intervention Type OTHER

Selumetinib

Given PO

Intervention Type DRUG

Temozolomide

Given PO

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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4-(Dimethyltriazeno)imidazole-5-carboxamide 5-(Dimethyltriazeno)imidazole-4-carboxamide Asercit Biocarbazine Dacarbazina Dacarbazina Almirall Dacarbazine - DTIC Dacatic Dakarbazin Deticene Detimedac DIC Dimethyl (triazeno) imidazolecarboxamide Dimethyl Triazeno Imidazol Carboxamide Dimethyl Triazeno Imidazole Carboxamide dimethyl-triazeno-imidazole carboxamide Dimethyl-triazeno-imidazole-carboximide DTIC DTIC-Dome Fauldetic Imidazole Carboxamide Imidazole Carboxamide Dimethyltriazeno WR-139007 Quality of Life Assessment ARRY-142886 AZD6244 MEK Inhibitor AZD6244 CCRG-81045 Imidazo[5,1-d]-1,2,3,5-tetrazine-8-carboxamide, 3, 4-dihydro-3-methyl-4-oxo- M & B 39831 M and B 39831 Methazolastone RP-46161 SCH 52365 Temcad Temodal Temodar Temomedac

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients must have metastatic histologically or cytologically confirmed uveal melanoma; if histologic or cytologic confirmation of the primary is not available, confirmation of the primary diagnosis of uveal melanoma by the treating investigator can be clinically obtained, as per standard practice for uveal melanoma; pathologic confirmation of diagnosis will be performed at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) or at a participating site
* Patients must have measurable disease, defined as at least one lesion that can be accurately measured in at least one dimension (longest diameter to be recorded) as \>= 20 mm with conventional techniques or as \>= 10 mm with spiral computed tomography (CT) scan
* Life expectancy of greater than 3 months
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 or 1
* Leukocytes \>= 3,000/mcL
* Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \>= 1,500/mcL
* Platelets \>= 100,000/mcL
* Hemoglobin \>= 9.0 g/dL (not requiring transfusions within the past 2 weeks)
* Total bilirubin =\< 1.5 times upper limit of normal; note: patients with hyperbilirubinemia clinically consistent with an inherited disorder of bilirubin metabolism (e.g., Gilbert syndrome) will be eligible at the discretion of the treating physician and/or the principal investigator
* Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase \[SGOT\])/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase \[SGPT\]) =\< 2.5 times upper limit of normal for patients with no concurrent liver metastases
* AST(SGOT)/ALT(SGPT) =\< 5 X institutional ULN for patients with concurrent liver metastases
* Creatinine =\< 1.5 mg/dL
* Tumor Gnaq and Gna11 status must be determined on all patients using a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) approved assay; if initial CLIA testing is performed locally, patients must consent to provide a tumor block or unstained slides to MSKCC for central review of Gnaq and Gna11 status; this central review may be performed retrospectively and will not delay patient treatment on study
* Patients must agree to provide all imaging studies for central radiology review; this central radiology review may be performed retrospectively and will not be utilized for decision making for patients on study
* Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document
* Eligibility for enrollment in each cohort is dependent upon tumor Gnaq/Gna11 status and prior therapy as follows:

* Cohort 1: no prior TMZ or DTIC; mutant Gnaq/Gna11 status
* Cohort 2: no prior TMZ or DTIC; wild-type Gnaq/Gna11 status
* Cohort 3: received prior TMZ or DTIC; mutant or wild-type Gnaq/Gna11 status
* Every effort must be made to avoid administration of drugs that are inhibitors or inducers of cytochrome P450 1A2 (CYP1A2) and CYP3A4

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients may have had any number of prior therapies, but cannot have previously been treated with a mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK) inhibitor; at least 3 weeks must have elapsed since the last dose of systemic therapy; at least 6 weeks must have elapsed if the last regimen included carmustine (BCNU), mitomycin C or an anti-CTLA4 antibody; patients must have experienced disease progression on their prior therapy in the opinion of the treating investigator
* Patients may not be receiving any other investigational agents
* Patients with active or untreated brain metastases; treated brain metastases must have been stable for at least 2 months
* History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to TMZ or DTIC or AZD6244
* Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection or bleeding, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, unstable cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
* Pregnant women are excluded from this study; breast-feeding should be discontinued if the mother is treated with AZD6244
* Women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation; women of child-bearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test prior to entry; should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately; please note that the AZD6244 manufacturer recommends that adequate contraception for male patients should be used for 16 weeks post-last dose due to sperm life cycle
* Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients on combination antiretroviral therapy are ineligible; patients with compensated HIV, with adequate cluster of differentiation (CD)4+ T-cell counts, and not requiring antiretroviral medication will be allowed
* Patients taking vitamin E supplements while on study
* No concomitant anti-cancer chemotherapy or other systemic drugs; palliative radiation therapy will be allowed as long as the patient meets all other eligibility criteria
* Refractory nausea and vomiting, chronic gastrointestinal diseases (e.g. inflammatory bowel disease), or significant bowel resection that would preclude adequate absorption
* Patients with corrected QT (QTc) interval \> 450 msecs or other factors that increase the risk of QTc prolongation or arrhythmic events (e.g., heart failure, hypokalemia, family history of long QT interval syndrome) including heart failure that meets New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III and IV definitions are excluded
* Every effort must be made to avoid the use of a concomitant medication that can prolong the QTc interval while receiving AZD6244; if the patient cannot discontinue medications that prolong the QTc interval while receiving AZD6244, close cardiac monitoring should be performed
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Paul Chapman

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Locations

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University of Colorado Cancer Center - Anschutz Cancer Pavilion

Aurora, Colorado, United States

Site Status

Mount Sinai Medical Center

Miami Beach, Florida, United States

Site Status

Moffitt Cancer Center

Tampa, Florida, United States

Site Status

Emory University/Winship Cancer Institute

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Site Status

University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

University of Iowa/Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Site Status

University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Site Status

Wayne State University/Karmanos Cancer Institute

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Site Status

Fairview Ridges Hospital

Burnsville, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Mercy Hospital

Coon Rapids, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Fairview-Southdale Hospital

Edina, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Unity Hospital

Fridley, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Hutchinson Area Health Care

Hutchinson, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Minnesota Oncology Hematology PA-Maplewood

Maplewood, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Saint John's Hospital - Healtheast

Maplewood, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Abbott-Northwestern Hospital

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Hennepin County Medical Center

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

North Memorial Medical Health Center

Robbinsdale, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Mayo Clinic

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Metro Minnesota Community Oncology Research Consortium

Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Park Nicollet Clinic - Saint Louis Park

Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Regions Hospital

Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

United Hospital

Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Saint Francis Regional Medical Center

Shakopee, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Ridgeview Medical Center

Waconia, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Minnesota Oncology and Hematology PA-Woodbury

Woodbury, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Washington University School of Medicine

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Site Status

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Vanderbilt University/Ingram Cancer Center

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Site Status

University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Site Status

Wisconsin Clinical Cancer Center

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Site Status

University Health Network-Princess Margaret Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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United States Canada

References

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Atkinson TM, Hay JL, Shoushtari A, Li Y, Paucar DJ, Smith SC, Kudchadkar RR, Doyle A, Sosman JA, Quevedo JF, Milhem MM, Joshua AM, Linette GP, Gajewski TF, Lutzky J, Lawson DH, Lao CD, Flynn PJ, Albertini MR, Sato T, Lewis K, Marr B, Abramson DH, Dickson MA, Schwartz GK, Carvajal RD. Relationship between physician-adjudicated adverse events and patient-reported health-related quality of life in a phase II clinical trial (NCT01143402) of patients with metastatic uveal melanoma. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol. 2017 Mar;143(3):439-445. doi: 10.1007/s00432-016-2318-x. Epub 2016 Dec 5.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 27921276 (View on PubMed)

Carvajal RD, Sosman JA, Quevedo JF, Milhem MM, Joshua AM, Kudchadkar RR, Linette GP, Gajewski TF, Lutzky J, Lawson DH, Lao CD, Flynn PJ, Albertini MR, Sato T, Lewis K, Doyle A, Ancell K, Panageas KS, Bluth M, Hedvat C, Erinjeri J, Ambrosini G, Marr B, Abramson DH, Dickson MA, Wolchok JD, Chapman PB, Schwartz GK. Effect of selumetinib vs chemotherapy on progression-free survival in uveal melanoma: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA. 2014 Jun 18;311(23):2397-405. doi: 10.1001/jama.2014.6096.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 24938562 (View on PubMed)

Chen X, Schwartz GK, DeAngelis LM, Kaley T, Carvajal RD. Dropped head syndrome: report of three cases during treatment with a MEK inhibitor. Neurology. 2012 Oct 30;79(18):1929-31. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e318271f87e. Epub 2012 Oct 17. No abstract available.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 23077008 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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NCI-2011-01411

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CDR0000674866

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

10-053

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

8443

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

N01CM00070

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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N01CM00071

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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N01CM00099

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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N01CM00100

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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N01CM62206

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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N01CM62208

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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P30CA008748

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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U01CA132123

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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NCI-2011-01411

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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