A Study of Metformin With or Without Rapamycin as Maintenance Therapy After Induction Chemotherapy in Subjects With Pancreatic Cancer

NCT ID: NCT02048384

Last Updated: 2021-04-12

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: PHASE1
• Total Enrollment: 22 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2014-06-10
• Study Completion Date: 2019-09-30

Brief Summary

This is a phase 1b, multi-center, open label, randomized study to evaluate the safety and feasibility of administering metformin with or without rapamycin after disease stabilization on chemotherapy in subjects with metastatic PDA.

Detailed Description

Subjects with metastatic PDA who have received FOLFIRINOX or a gemcitabine-containing regimen and have achieved stable disease or better will be enrolled onto this study. Subjects should have had at least 6 months of chemotherapy and decline continuation of chemotherapy and should have stable disease or better on 2 scans taken at least 6 weeks apart. If applicable, subjects should also have a stable or declining CA19-9.

Twenty-two subjects will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to metformin (Arm A) or metformin + rapamycin (Arm B). Subjects will be stratified according to their prior chemotherapy regimen: FOLFIRINOX or a gemcitabine-containing regimen.

Treatments will be administered orally on a 28 day cycle. Metformin will be administered 850mg twice daily and rapamycin will be administered 4mg daily.

Conditions

Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

A - metformin alone

metformin alone Arm A patients will receive metformin 850mg orally twice a day on a 28 day cycle.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

metformin alone (Arm A)

Intervention Type: DRUG

metformin alone

B - metformin + rapamycin

metformin + rapamycin Arm B patients will receive 850mg orally twice a day and rapamycin 4mg orally once a day on a 28 day cycle.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

metformin (Arm B)

Intervention Type: DRUG

rapamycin + metformin

rapamycin (Arm B)

Intervention Type: DRUG

rapamycin + metformin

Interventions

metformin alone (Arm A)

metformin alone

Intervention Type: DRUG

metformin (Arm B)

rapamycin + metformin

Intervention Type: DRUG

rapamycin (Arm B)

rapamycin + metformin

Intervention Type: DRUG

Other Intervention Names

Glumetza, Fortamet, Riomet, Glucophage; Glumetza, Fortamet, Riomet, Glucophage; Sirolimus, Rapamune

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Histologically or cytologically confirmed metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Subjects with islet cell neoplasms are excluded.
• Have received 6 months of chemotherapy.
• Have stable disease for at least 6 months on the current regimen with the last 2 scans taken at least 6 months apart. Measurable disease not required.
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status 0 or 1.
• Life expectancy of greater than 12 weeks.
• Adequate organ and marrow function.
• Oxygen saturation on room air > 92 % by pulse oximetry. (Subjects on intermittent or continuous supplemental oxygen are excluded).
• 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.
• Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.

Exclusion Criteria

• Receiving or has received any other investigational agents within 28 days prior to Day 1 of treatment in this study.
• Has undergone major surgery, other than diagnostic surgery (i.e. surgery done to obtain a biopsy for diagnosis or an aborted Whipple), within 28 days prior to Day 1 of treatment in this study.
• Known history of brain metastases unless previously treated and well controlled for at least 3 months (defined as stable clinically, no edema, no steroids).
• History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to metformin or rapamycin.
• Taking ketoconazole, voriconazole, itraconazole, erythromycin, telithromycin, clarithromycin, rifampin, rifabutin, bromocriptine, cimetidine, cisapride, clotrimazole, danazol, diltiazem, fluconazole, protease inhibitors (e.g., HIV and hepatitis C that include drugs such as ritonavir, indinavir, boceprevir, and telaprevir), metoclopramide, nicardipine, troleandomycin, verapamil, carbamazepine, phenobarbital, phenytoin, rifapentine, St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum), and grapefruit juice. Subjects on metformin will not be excluded.
• Has received any non-oncology live vaccine therapy used for prevention of infectious diseases for up to 28 days prior to or after the initiation of treatment in this study.
• Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection (bacterial, viral, or fungal infection(s) requiring systemic therapy), symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.
• Has serious medical risk factors involving any of the major organ systems such that the Investigator considers it unsafe for the subject to receive an experimental research drug.
• Unhealed surgical wound or other clinically significant wound.
• Known history of chronic HIV, Hepatitis B or hepatitis C infections.
• Pregnant or breast feeding.
• Unwilling or unable to comply with study procedures.
• Cannot reliably swallow pills.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Stand Up To Cancer

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Dung Le, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Johns Hopkins SKCCC

Locations

Scottsdale Healthcare Hospitals DBA Honor Health

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Johns Hopkins SKCCC

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

NA_00090282

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

J13146

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id