Dose-finding Study of APD403 to Prevent Nausea and Vomiting After Chemotherapy

NCT ID: NCT01857232

Last Updated: 2020-11-25

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

342 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-10-31

Study Completion Date

2015-02-28

Brief Summary

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Comparison of efficacy of APD403 at preventing delayed sickness in patients who have received cancer chemotherapy

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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CINV

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Control

OND + DEX + FOS followed by oral DEX

Group Type OTHER

Ondansetron

Intervention Type DRUG

5HT3-antagonist

Dexamethasone

Intervention Type DRUG

Corticosteroid

Fosaprepitant

Intervention Type DRUG

NK1 antagonist

Placebo

OND + APD403 followed by oral PLACEBO

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Ondansetron

Intervention Type DRUG

5HT3-antagonist

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Comparator

APD403 IV

Intervention Type DRUG

Amisulpride IV 20 mg

Low dose APD403

OND + APD403 followed by oral APD403 low dose

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Ondansetron

Intervention Type DRUG

5HT3-antagonist

APD403 IV

Intervention Type DRUG

Amisulpride IV 20 mg

APD403 oral

Intervention Type DRUG

Amisulpride oral 10, 20 or 40 mg

Mid dose APD403

OND + APD403 followed by oral APD403 mid dose

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Ondansetron

Intervention Type DRUG

5HT3-antagonist

APD403 IV

Intervention Type DRUG

Amisulpride IV 20 mg

APD403 oral

Intervention Type DRUG

Amisulpride oral 10, 20 or 40 mg

High dose APD403

OND + APD403 followed by oral APD403 high dose

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Ondansetron

Intervention Type DRUG

5HT3-antagonist

APD403 IV

Intervention Type DRUG

Amisulpride IV 20 mg

APD403 oral

Intervention Type DRUG

Amisulpride oral 10, 20 or 40 mg

Interventions

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Ondansetron

5HT3-antagonist

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Comparator

Intervention Type DRUG

Dexamethasone

Corticosteroid

Intervention Type DRUG

Fosaprepitant

NK1 antagonist

Intervention Type DRUG

APD403 IV

Amisulpride IV 20 mg

Intervention Type DRUG

APD403 oral

Amisulpride oral 10, 20 or 40 mg

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male or female patients ≥ 18 years of age
* Ability and willingness to give written informed consent
* Patients scheduled to receive, on day 1 of their chemotherapy, either: (i) a first cisplatin chemotherapy infusion at a dose of ≥70 mg/m2 (males and females); or (ii) a first infusion of cyclophosphamide at a dose of 500-1500 mg/m2 in combination with either epirubicin at a dose of 60-100 mg/m2 or doxorubicin at a dose of 40-60 mg/m2 (females only)
* Karnofsky performance score ≥ 60%
* Adequate cardiac, hepatic and renal function

* QTc interval \< 500 ms
* Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and/or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) \< 5 x upper limit normal (ULN)
* Bilirubin \< 5 x ULN
* Creatinine \< 3 x ULN
* Adequate haematological function

* Haemoglobin ≥ 8 g/dL
* White blood count ≥ 3.0 x 109/L
* Platelet count ≥ 100 x 109/L
* For females of child-bearing potential: ability and willingness to use a highly effective form of contraception (e.g., abstinence from sexual intercourse, surgical sterilisation (of subject or partner) or a double-barrier method of contraception such as either an intra-uterine device (IUD) or an occlusive cap with spermicide, in conjunction with partner's use of a condom) during the study and for a period of at least 48 hours afterwards

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients scheduled to receive, prior to or in the 120 hours after cisplatin or AC, any other chemotherapeutic agent with a high or moderate emetic risk
* Patients who have previously received anti-neoplastic chemotherapy
* Patients scheduled to receive paclitaxel or docetaxel during the first cycle of their chemotherapy
* Patients undergoing abdominal or pelvic irradiation within 48 hours prior to screening or scheduled to receive abdominal or pelvic irradiation between screening and 24 hours after cisplatin or AC administration
* Patients with a known prolactin-dependent tumour (e.g. pituitary gland prolactinoma or confirmed prolactin-dependent breast cancer) or phaeochromocytoma
* Patients with a pre-existing vestibular disorder
* Patients being treated with regular anti-emetic therapy including corticosteroids
* Patients receiving inhaled corticosteroids, unless started more than one month prior to the expected date of study entry
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Acacia Pharma Ltd

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Jørn Herrstedt, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Odense University Hospital

Locations

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Odense University Hospital

Odense, , Denmark

Site Status

Countries

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Denmark

References

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Herrstedt J, Summers Y, Jordan K, von Pawel J, Jakobsen AH, Ewertz M, Chan S, Naik JD, Karthaus M, Dubey S, Davis R, Fox GM. Amisulpride prevents nausea and vomiting associated with highly emetogenic chemotherapy: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging trial. Support Care Cancer. 2019 Jul;27(7):2699-2705. doi: 10.1007/s00520-018-4564-8. Epub 2018 Nov 28.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 30488222 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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DN10016

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id