A Trial With Metronomic Low-dose Treosulfan, Pioglitazone and Clarithromycin Versus Standard Treatment in NSCLC

NCT ID: NCT02852083

Last Updated: 2018-01-18

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

86 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-01-31

Study Completion Date

2020-07-31

Brief Summary

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This is a Phase II, multicentre, open-label, randomized, and controlled study, evaluating the efficacy and safety of combined modularized treatment of treosulfan, pioglitazone and clarithromycin in patients with with squamous and non- squamous cell lung cancer, respectively after platin failure.

Detailed Description

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Patients will be randomized 1:1, and will be stratified according to histology (squamous cell carcinoma vs adenocarcinoma).

86 patients with platin refractory Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) will be treated either with metronomic low-dose treosulfan, pioglitazone and clarithromycin (experimental arm) or with nivolumab (squamous cell lung cancer and nonsquamous cell lung cancer).

Patients will undergo tumor assessments at baseline and every 6 weeks (approximately every two cycles) thereafter, until progression. Patients without progression after 36 weeks will undergo tumor assessments every 12 weeks.

Conditions

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Squamous Cell Lung Cancer Non-Squamous Cell Lung Cancer Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

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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A: Biomodulatory treatment

treosulfan 250 mg p.o. twice daily, pioglitazone 45 mg p.o. once daily, clarithromycin 250 mg p.o. twice daily until progression or no clinical benefit observed, whichever comes first.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Pioglitazone

Intervention Type DRUG

Pioglitazone 25 mg once daily, p.o.

Treosulfan

Intervention Type DRUG

Treosulfan 250 mg twice daily, p.o.

Clarithromycin

Intervention Type DRUG

Clarithromycin 250 mg twice daily p.o.

B: Standard Treatment

Nivolumab, 3 mg per kilogram of body weight every 2 weeks until disease progression according to RECIST 1.1 or unacceptable toxicity

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

nivolumab

Intervention Type DRUG

3 mg per kilogram of body weight every 2 weeks, p.o. (standard treatment)

Interventions

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Pioglitazone

Pioglitazone 25 mg once daily, p.o.

Intervention Type DRUG

nivolumab

3 mg per kilogram of body weight every 2 weeks, p.o. (standard treatment)

Intervention Type DRUG

Treosulfan

Treosulfan 250 mg twice daily, p.o.

Intervention Type DRUG

Clarithromycin

Clarithromycin 250 mg twice daily p.o.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Actos Opdivo

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Signed Informed Consent Form
* Ability to comply with protocol
* Age ≥ 18 years
* Measurable disease, as defined by RECIST v1.1
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1
* Life expectancy ≥ 12 weeks
* Histologically or cytologically confirmed locally advanced or metastatic (i.e., Stage IIIB not eligible for definitive chemoradiotherapy, Stage IV, or recurrent) NSCLC (per the Union Internationale Contre le Cancer/American Joint Committee on Cancer \[UICC/AJCC\] staging system);
* Disease progression during or following treatment with a prior platinum containing regimen for locally advanced, unresectable/inoperable or metastatic NSCLC or disease recurrence within 6 months of treatment with a platinum based adjuvant/neoadjuvant regimen
* No more than 2 cytotoxic chemotherapy regimens
* Patients that have progressed during or after treatment with EGFR Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor (TKI) in first line, or are intolerant to treatment with erlotinib, gefitinib, or another EGFR TKI may be included.
* Patients that have progressed during or after , or intolerant to treatment with crizotinib or another ALK inhibitor
* The last dose of prior systemic anti-cancer therapy must have been administered ≥ 21 days prior to randomization (≥ 14 days for vinorelbine or other vinca alkaloids or gemcitabine.)
* The last dose of treatment with any investigational agent must have ended ≥ 28 days prior to randomization.
* Prior radiation therapy is allowed provided recovery from any toxic effects thereof and ≥ 7 days between the last fraction and randomization.
* Adequate hematologic and end organ function, defined by the following (max 14 days prior study treatment): Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC) ≥ 1500 cells/μL (without granulocyte colonystimulating factor support within 2 weeks of sampling), White Blood Cell (WBC) counts \> 2,500/μL and \< 15,000/μL, lymphocyte count ≥ 500/μL, Platelet count ≥ 100,000/μL (without transfusion within 2 weeks of sampling), Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL. Transfusion or erythropoietic treatment is allowed.
* Liver function tests meeting one of the following criteria: Aspartate Transaminase (AST) or Alanine Transaminase (ALT) ≤ 2.5 × ULN, with normal alkaline phosphatase or AST and ALT ≤ 1.5 × ULN in conjunction with alkaline phosphatase \> 2.5 × ULN; Serum bilirubin ≤ 1.0 × ULN. Patients with known Gilbert's disease must have serum bilirubin level ≤ 3 × ULN.
* Prothrombin Time - International Normalized Ratio (INR) and activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) ≤ 1.5 × ULN, without anticoagulants. Patients receiving therapeutic anticoagulation must be on a stable dose for at least 1 week prior to randomization.
* For female patients of childbearing potential and male patients with partners of childbearing potential, agreement (by patient and/or partner) to use a highly effective form of contraception (e.g., surgical sterilization, a reliable barrier method, birth control pills, or contraceptive hormone implants) and to continue its use for 6 months after the last dose of the combined modularized treatment.
* Patients must have recovered from all acute toxicities from previous therapy, excluding alopecia.

Exclusion Criteria

* Known active or untreated central nervous system (CNS) metastases.Patients with a history of treated asymptomatic CNS metastases are eligible, if they meet all of the following criteria: No metastases to brain stem, midbrain, pons, medulla, cerebellum, or within 10 mm of the optic apparatus. Radiographic demonstration of improvement upon the completion of CNS directed therapy and no evidence of interim progression between the completion of CNS-directed therapy and the screening radiographic study
* History of intracranial hemorrhage
* Ongoing requirement for dexamethasone for CNS disease
* Stereotactic radiation or whole-brain radiation within 28 days prior to Cycle 1,Day 1
* Screening CNS imaging ≥ 4 weeks since completion of radiotherapy and ≥ 2 weeks since discontinuation of corticosteroids
* Spinal cord compression not definitively treated with surgery and/or radiation or previously diagnosed and treated spinal cord compression that has not been clinically stable for ≥ 2 weeks prior to randomization
* Leptomeningeal disease
* Uncontrolled pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, or ascites requiring recurrent drainage procedures
* Uncontrolled tumor-related pain: patients requiring pain medication must be on a stable regimen at study entry. Symptomatic lesions amenable to palliative radiotherapy should be treated prior to enrolment. Asymptomatic metastatic lesions whose further growth would likely cause functional deficits or intractable pain should be considered for loco-regional therapy prior to enrolment.
* Hypercalcemia (Ca \> 1.5 mmol/L ionized calcium or Ca \> 12 mg/dL or corrected serum calcium \> ULN) or symptomatic hypercalcemia requiring continuous bisphosphonate therapy or denosumab. Patients who are receiving bisphosphonate therapy or denosumab specifically to prevent skeletal events and without a history of clinically significant hypercalcemia are eligible.
* Malignancies other than NSCLC within 5 years prior to randomization, with the exception of those with a negligible risk of metastasis or death and treated with curative outcome


* History of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (including pneumonitis), history of drug-induced pneumonitis
* Serum albumin \< 2.5 g/dL
* Patients with active hepatitis B or hepatitis C. Patients with past Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection or resolved HBV are eligible. Patients positive for Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) antibody are eligible only if Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) is negative for HCV Ribonucleic Acid (RNA).
* Significant uncontrolled concomitant disease that could affect compliance with the protocol or interpretation of results, including significant liver disease
* Significant cardiovascular disease, such as myocardial infarction within 3 months prior to randomization, unstable arrhythmias, or unstable angina.
* Known left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \< 40%. Patients with known coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure not meeting the above criteria, or LVEF \< 50% must be on a stable medical regimen.
* Tuberculosis
* Severe infections within 4 weeks prior to randomization
* oral or intravenous antibiotics within 2 weeks prior to randomization
* Major surgical procedure within 4 weeks prior to randomization or expected need for a major surgical procedure during the course of the study other than for diagnosis
* Prior treatment with nivolumab
* Grade ≥ 2 peripheral neuropathy as defined by the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTC AE) v4.0 criteria
* Patients undergoing dialysis or creatinine clearance \<30 mL per minute,defined according to Modification of Diet in Renal Disease Study Criteria (MDRD)
* Patients with uncontrolled hypertension (Respiratory rate continuously \> 140/90 mm Hg)
* Simultaneous treatment with another investigational agent or simultaneous anticancer treatment outside this trial


* Heart failure \> New York Heart Association (NYHA) 1, QT prolongation, ventricular arrhythmias, torsade de pointes
* Creatinine \> 1.5 mg/dL
* chronic hypopotassemia
* HIV infection requiring virostatic therapy
* past or current bladder cancer , patients with risk factors for bladder cancer (such as exposure to aromatic amines or heavy tobacco smokers), or macrohematuria of unknown origin
* Known gastrointestinal disorder, including malabsorption or active gastric ulcer, that might interfere with oral intake and absorption of study medication
* Autoimmune disease, symptomatic interstitial lung disease, systemic immunosuppression, prior therapy with T-cell costimulation or checkpoint targeted agent
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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The Anticancer Fund

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

University Hospital Regensburg

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Albrecht Reichle

Prof. Dr.

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Onkologische Gemeinschaftspraxis Dres. Wilke/ Wagner/Petzoldt

Fürth, Bavaria, Germany

Site Status RECRUITING

Klinikum Kempten Oberallgäu

Immenstadt im Allgäu, Bavaria, Germany

Site Status RECRUITING

MVZ am Klinikum GmbH

Passau, Bavaria, Germany

Site Status RECRUITING

Universitätsklinikum Regensburg

Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany

Site Status RECRUITING

Kliniken Nordoberpfalz AG, Klinikum

Weiden, Bavaria, Germany

Site Status RECRUITING

MVZ Weiden GmbH

Weiden, Bavaria, Germany

Site Status RECRUITING

St. Antonius-Hospital

Eschweiler, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Site Status RECRUITING

Klinik für Innere Medizin

Homburg/Saar, Saarland, Germany

Site Status RECRUITING

Krankenhaus Martha-Maria

Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Germany

Central Contacts

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Albrecht Reichle, MD

Role: CONTACT

Facility Contacts

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Traudl Gietl-Drescher

Role: primary

09119792220

Simone Eberl

Role: primary

08323-9108968

Margit Schicht

Role: primary

085153002299

Albrecht Reichle, MD

Role: primary

Gabriele Schulz

Role: primary

Karola Dorner

Role: backup

Gabriele Schulze

Role: primary

09613033123

Karola Dorner

Role: backup

09613033258

Susanne Recker

Role: primary

02403761737

Thomas Wehler

Role: primary

Sabine Leysring

Role: primary

03455591434

Other Identifiers

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ModuLung

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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