Clinical Study of BYM338 for the Treatment of Unintentional Weight Loss in Patients With Cancer of the Lung or the Pancreas

NCT ID: NCT01433263

Last Updated: 2016-03-02

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

57 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-08-31

Study Completion Date

2014-04-30

Brief Summary

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A safety \& efficacy clinical study of the investigational medicinal product BYM338 for the treatment of unintentional weight loss in patients with cancer of the lung or the pancreas

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Cachexia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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30mg/kg BYM338

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

BYM338 active drug

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo / late 30mg/kg BYM338

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

BYM338 active drug

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Interventions

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BYM338 active drug

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients must sign an informed consent before assessment
2. Patients with pathologically and/or clinically confirmed diagnosis of stage IV non-small (squamous or non-squamous) cell lung cancer (NSCLC) or stage III/IV adenocarcinoma of the pancreas.
3. Patients with stage IV NSCLC will be receiving or completed or discontinued standard chemotherapy or be chemotherapy-naive by choice.
4. Patients with stage III/IV pancreatic adenocarcinoma will be receiving standard chemotherapy or no chemotherapy. If patients are receiving chemotherapy, a change in chemotherapy is not expected.
5. Greater than or equal to 5% unintentional weight loss over the previous 3-6 months, not explained by simple starvation. Simple starvation is considered to be excluded when weight loss is not ameliorated by standard nutritional counseling and oral supplementation over a 2 week period.
6. Body mass index (BMI) ≤ 30 kg/m2.
7. Life expectancy of at least 4 months.
8. Able to communicate well and comply with the requirements of the study, including by phone and written logs.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients who have received investigational anti-neoplastic therapy within 3 weeks of screening
2. Evidence of inadequate organ or brain function, as defined by lab tests and imaging
3. Patients with severe and/or uncontrolled medical conditions that could interfere with the study (e.g. heart conditions, high blood pressure, diabetes, infection) uncontrolled pain or any other non-stable illness
4. Pregnant or lactating women.
5. Women capable of becoming pregnant must use highly effective contraception during the study and for 8 weeks after stopping treatment. All female patients must have negative pregnancy test results throughout the study
6. Patients unwilling or unable to follow instructions.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Locations

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Novartis Investigative Site

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Site Status

Novartis Investigative Site

Tampa, Florida, United States

Site Status

Novartis Investigative Site

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Novartis Investigative Site

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Novartis Investigative Site

Canton, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Novartis Investigative Site

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Site Status

Novartis Investigative Site

Vilnius, , Lithuania

Site Status

Novartis Investigative Site

Bucharest, , Romania

Site Status

Novartis Investigative Site

Sankt Gallen, , Switzerland

Site Status

Novartis Investigative Site

Edinburgh, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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United States Lithuania Romania Switzerland United Kingdom

References

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Epstein SA, Doles JD, Dasgupta A. KLF10: a point of convergence in cancer cachexia. Curr Opin Support Palliat Care. 2024 Sep 1;18(3):120-125. doi: 10.1097/SPC.0000000000000711. Epub 2024 Jul 15.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 39007915 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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CBYM338X2202

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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