Study of AXL1717 Compared to Docetaxel to Treat Squamous Cell Carcinoma or Adenocarcinoma of the Lung

NCT ID: NCT01561456

Last Updated: 2013-12-05

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-12-31

Study Completion Date

2013-12-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to compare effectiveness and safety of experimental anticancer medicine, AXL1717, and docetaxel in patients with squamous cell carcinoma or adenocarcinoma of the lung.

Detailed Description

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Non-Small-Cell lung Cancer (NSCLC) is the most common form of lung cancer, and treatment with cytotoxic chemotherapy only provides a 10% reduction in the risk of death in patients with advanced NSCLC. One-third of all non-resectable advanced NSCLC patients in second line do not receive chemotherapy treatment at all. In the absence of treatment the Progression-Free Survival (PFS) for NSCLC patients is dismal, in the range of 6-8 weeks, and treatment only modestly improves the median PFS to 10-11 weeks. Therefore, because of an overall poorer prognosis for patients with advanced NSCLC, development of new agents is urgently needed.

AXL1717 is a small molecule experimental product developed by Axelar AB as anticancer agent for oral administration. AXL1717 inhibits the insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), which is often over expressed in lung tumors and can mediate the proliferation of lung cancer cells and resistance to therapy. Results of previous preclinical and clinical studies indicate that AXL1717 will be tolerable and effective in patients with previously-treated, advanced squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and adenocarcinoma (AC) histological subtypes of NSCLC.

This is an open label, randomized, multi-center, Phase II study to investigate AXL1717 compared to docetaxel in patients with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) or adenocarcinoma (AC) of the lung. Patients with previously treated, locally advanced or metastatic SCC or AC subtypes of NSCLC in need of additional treatment will be enrolled in the study. Patients will be randomized to either AXL1717 or to docetaxel group as monotherapy, in a 3:2 ratio for each NSCLC subtype. Patients in AXL1717 group will receive 400 mg AXL1717 twice daily (BID) as oral suspension for 21 days per cycle; i.e. daily for up to four cycles unless a dose interruption, delay, or reduction is required. Docetaxel will be administered as a standard treatment (75 mg/m2 IV infusion over 1 hour) once every three weeks throughout the 4-cycle study. The primary objective of the study is to compare the rate of progression-free survival (PFS) at 12 weeks between patients treated with AXL1717 and patients treated with docetaxel. Additional efficacy and safety parameters will be monitored throughout the study. Patients treated with AXL1717 who are responding to treatment or remain stable at the end of 4 cycles may be offered an extension of treatment with AXL1717.

Conditions

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Non-small-cell Lung Cancer Squamous Cell Carcinoma Adenocarcinoma of the Lung

Keywords

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non-small-cell lung cancer squamous cell carcinoma adenocarcinoma of the lung IGF-1 inhibitor docetaxel AXL1717 NSCLC SCC AC

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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AXL1717

AXL1717

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

AXL1717

Intervention Type DRUG

AXL1717 administered as oral suspension at 400 mg twice daily for 21 days per cycle; i.e. daily for up to four cycles

Docetaxel

Docetaxel

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Docetaxel

Intervention Type DRUG

Docetaxel administered as a standard treatment (75 mg/m2 IV infusion over 1 hour) once every three weeks throughout the 4-cycle study

Interventions

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AXL1717

AXL1717 administered as oral suspension at 400 mg twice daily for 21 days per cycle; i.e. daily for up to four cycles

Intervention Type DRUG

Docetaxel

Docetaxel administered as a standard treatment (75 mg/m2 IV infusion over 1 hour) once every three weeks throughout the 4-cycle study

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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small molecule IGF-1 inhibitor Taxotere

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* informed of the study and have provided written informed consent
* At least 18 years of age
* Histologically confirmed diagnosis of locally advanced, or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma or adenocarcinoma histological subtypes of non-small-cell lung cancer (stage IIIB or IV)
* For patients with squamous cell histology: previously treated with first-line chemotherapy and has had disease progression during or after first-line therapy.
* For patients with adenocarcinoma histology: previously treated with one or two lines of chemotherapy.
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2
* Life expectancy ≥ 3 months
* Measurable disease by RECIST 1.1 criteria
* Hematology values: blood leukocyte count ≥ 3.0 x 109/L, blood absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1.5 x 109/L, blood platelet count ≥ 100 x109/L, hemoglobin ≥ 100 g/L (transfusions are allowed)
* Clinical chemistry values: plasma total bilirubin level ≤ upper limit of the "normal" range (ULN; i.e. reference), plasma AST or ALT ≤ 1.5 x ULN (≤ 5 times if liver metastases have been documented) and plasma creatinine ≤ 2.0 x ULN
* 12-lead ECG with normal tracings

Exclusion Criteria

* Mixed histology of squamous and non-squamous NSCLC
* Ongoing infection or other major recent or ongoing disease that, according to the Investigator, poses an unacceptable risk to the patient
* Known primary or secondary central nervous system malignancy.
* Active or previously treated carcinomatous meningitis
* Truly non-measurable disease by RECIST 1.1 criteria, such as patients with one or more of the following without any RECIST measurable disease:

* Bone lesions
* Ascites
* Pleural or pericardial effusion
* Lymphangitis cutis or pulmonis
* Cystic lesions
* Grade 3 or higher constipation within the past 28 days or grade 2 constipation within the past 14 days before randomization.
* Active hepatitis B, active hepatitis C, or known HIV infection
* Coexisting uncontrolled medical condition, including active cardiac disease (such as unstable angina, myocardial infarction within 6 months, or New York Heart Association Class III/IV congestive heart failure), and significant dementia
* Hepatic impairment as indicated by abnormalities of transaminases (AST and/or ALT \> 1.5 × ULN or AST and/or ALT \> 5 times ULN if liver metastases have been documented) and/or increased alkaline phosphatase (\> 2.5 × ULN) considered as a result of hepatic impairment (and not from bone disease)
* History of cancer that has required treatment or been active within the past 5 years, other than NSCLC, basal cell carcinoma, or cervical carcinoma in situ
* Major surgical procedure within 4 weeks prior to randomization
* More than one prior anti-tumor systemic therapy for advanced squamous cell NSCLC, and more than two prior lines of chemotherapy for advanced adenocarcinoma NSCLC
* Previous use of docetaxel in any line of therapy
* Women of child bearing potential (WOCBP) who do not consent to using acceptable methods of contraception
* Women who are breast-feeding or have a positive pregnancy test at screening
* Current participation in any other investigational clinical trial or any administration of an investigational agent within 4 weeks of study drug administration
* ECOG performance status \> 2
* Life expectancy \< 3 months
* Known or suspected hypersensitivity to AXL1717 or docetaxel or to drugs formulated with polysorbate 80
* Lack of suitability for participation in the trial, for any reason, as judged by the Investigator
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Axelar AB

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Michael Bergqvist, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden

Locations

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State Medical Institution: Republic Scientific Oncology Center

Poselok, Minsk Oblast, Belarus

Site Status

Gomel Regional Clinical Oncology Center

Homyel, , Belarus

Site Status

Minsk City Clinical Oncology Center

Minsk, , Belarus

Site Status

Vitebsk Regional Clinical Oncology Center

Vitebsk, , Belarus

Site Status

Semmelweis University; Clinic for Pulmonology

Budapest, , Hungary

Site Status

University of Debrecen Medical and Health Science Center, Clinic of Pulmonology

Debrecen, , Hungary

Site Status

Kenezy Gyula County Hospital

Debrecen, , Hungary

Site Status

Hospital for Thoracic Diseases of Csongrad County Local Government

Deszk, , Hungary

Site Status

Wladyslaw Bieganski Regional Specialist Hospital

Grudziądz, , Poland

Site Status

Maria Sklodowska-Curie Institute of Oncology in Warsaw

Warsaw, , Poland

Site Status

State Therapeutical and Prophylactic Institution: Chelyabinsk Regional Oncology Center

Chelyabinsk, , Russia

Site Status

City Clinical Hospital #1

Novosibirsk, , Russia

Site Status

Orel Oncology Center

Oryol, , Russia

Site Status

St. Petersburg State Medical Institution Municipal Clinical Oncology Center

Saint Petersburg, , Russia

Site Status

State Higher Educational Institution St. Petersburg State Medical University n. a. after I. P. Pavlov under Federal Agency for Healthcare and Social Development, Research Institute of Pulmonology

Saint Petersburg, , Russia

Site Status

Tula Regional Oncology Center

Tula, , Russia

Site Status

Sverdlovsk Regional Oncology Center

Yekaterinburg, , Russia

Site Status

Dnipropetrovsk City Multispecialty Clinical Hospital #4

Dniepropetrovsk, , Ukraine

Site Status

Public Clinical Treatment and Prophylaxis Institution: Donetsk Regional Antitumor Center

Donetsk, , Ukraine

Site Status

Kharkiv, State Institution: S.P. Hryhoriev Institute of Medical Radiology under the Ukrainian Academy of Medical Sciences

Kharkiv, , Ukraine

Site Status

Public Healthcare Institution: Kharkiv Regional Clinical Oncology Center

Kharkiv, , Ukraine

Site Status

Kyiv City Oncology Hospital

Kyiv, , Ukraine

Site Status

Lviv State Regional Treatment and Diagnostics Oncology Center

Lviv, , Ukraine

Site Status

Zakarpattia Regional Clinical Oncology Center

Uzhhorod, , Ukraine

Site Status

Countries

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Belarus Hungary Poland Russia Ukraine

Other Identifiers

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2011-002007-15

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

AXL-003

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id