Second-line Therapy for Patients With Progressive Poorly Differentiated Extra-pulmonary Neuroendocrine Carcinoma
NCT ID: NCT03837977
Last Updated: 2024-12-30
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
PHASE2
58 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2018-11-13
2024-11-26
Brief Summary
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Combination regimens such as irinotecan/5-fluorouracil/folinic acid are a second-line treatment option currently used in Europe and world-wide for this subset of patients. However, there is currently no trial evidence supporting this treatment regimen in these patients.
Results of the NAPOLI-1 phase III trial of liposomal irinotecan in the treatment of patients with metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma after gemcitabine-based therapy reported improved survival for those patients who received a combination of liposomal irinotecan with 5-FU/folinic acid compared to those patients who received 5-FU/folinic acid alone. Liposomal irinotecan has been found to show an improved distribution into tumour tissue in comparison to irinotecan, and this may have clinical benefit in patients with extra-pulmonary neuroendocrine carcinoma.
Docetaxel is standardly used as a second-line treatment option in patients with small cell lung cancer who have progressed on primary etoposide-platinum combination therapy. Therefore this drug could also have clinical benefit in patients with extra-pulmonary neuroendocrine carcinoma as the biology of the disease is similar to small cell lung cancer.
The overall aim of the NET-02 trial is to select a treatment for continuation to a Phase III trial. The intention of the trial is to determine whether liposomal irinotecan/5-fluorouracil/folinic acid and docetaxel are sufficiently active in this population of patients. If both treatments are found to be efficacious, selection criteria will be applied to select a treatment to take forward.
102 eligible participants will be randomised to receive either liposomal irinotecan/5-fluorouracil/folinic acid given every 14 days, or docetaxel given every 21 days. Participants will be treated for a minimum of 6 months or until discontinuation of treatment as per protocol.
Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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nal-IRI, 5-FU and racemic folinic acid
liposomal Irinotecan (naI-IRI) (80mg/m\*2 intravenously over 90 minutes (± 10 minutes) prior to Fluorouracil (5-FU) 5-FU 2400 mg /m\*2 BSA infusor over 46 hours racemic folinic acid (as per local standard practice) every 14 days
Liposomal Irinotecan
Arm I
Fluorouracil
Arm I
Folinic Acid
Arm I
docetaxel
75mg/m\*2 intravenously over 60 minutes) every 21 days\]
Docetaxel
Arm II
Interventions
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Liposomal Irinotecan
Arm I
Fluorouracil
Arm I
Folinic Acid
Arm I
Docetaxel
Arm II
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
2. Diagnosed with poorly differentiated (as defined by the World Health Organisation in 2010, Ki 67 ≥20%) extra-pulmonary neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC grade 3, confirmed by histology). (Carcinoma of unknown primary is allowed if lung primary has been excluded following review by the multi-disciplinary team).
3. Prior treatment with first-line platinum-based chemotherapy for NEC in the advanced setting and ≥28 days from Day 1 of the previous treatment cycle.
4. Documented radiological evidence of disease progression OR discontinuation of first-line platinum-based chemotherapy due to intolerance.
5. Measurable disease according to RECIST 1.1
6. Eastern Co-operative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤2
7. Adequate renal function with serum creatinine ≤1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) and creatinine clearance ≥50ml30ml/min according to Cockroft-Gault or Wright formula. If the calculated creatinine clearance is less than 30 ml/min, glomerular filtration rate (GFR) may be assessed using either Cr51-EDTA or 99mTc-DTPA clearance method to confirm if GFR is ≥30 ml/min).
8. Adequate haematological function: Hb ≥90g/L, WBC ≥3.0 x 109/L, ANC ≥1.5 x 109/L, platelet count ≥100 x 109/L.
9. Adequate liver function: serum total bilirubin 1.5 x ULN (biliary drainage is allowed for biliary obstruction) and ALT and/or AST 2.5 x ULN in the absence of liver metastases, or 5 x ULN in the presence of liver metastases.
10. A negative pregnancy test is required at registration in women of childbearing potential.
11. Men and women of reproductive potential must agree to use a highly effective form of contraception during the study and for 6 months following the last dose of trial treatment. In addition, male participants should use a condom during study participation and for 6 months following the last dose of trial treatment.
12. Patients must be able to provide written informed consent.
13. Patients must be able and willing to comply with the terms of the protocol.
12. Known active hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus or HIV infection.
13. Active chronic inflammatory bowel disease.
14. Breastfeeding women.
15. Evidence of severe or uncontrolled systemic diseases which, in the view of the treating clinician, makes it undesirable for the patient to participate in the trial.
16. Evidence of significant clinical disorder or laboratory finding which, in the opinion of the treating clinician, makes it undesirable for the patient to participate in the trial.
17. Medical or psychiatric conditions that impair the ability to give informed consent.
18. Any other serious uncontrolled medical conditions (in the opinion of the treating clinician).
Exclusion Criteria
2. Use (including self-medication) within one week of randomisation and for the duration of the study of any of the following: St. John's wort, grapefruit, Seville oranges, medicines known to inhibit UGT1A1 (e.g. atazanavir, gemfibrozil, indinavir) and medicines known to inhibit or induce either CYP3A4 or CYP3A5
3. Previous treatment (for neuroendocrine carcinoma) with any of the components of combination chemotherapy regimens detailed in this study (nal-IRI or 5-FU or irinotecan or topoisomerase inhibitors or taxane-based therapy).
4. Incomplete recovery from previous therapy in the opinion of the investigator (surgery/adjuvant therapy/radiotherapy/chemotherapy in advanced setting), including ongoing peripheral neuropathy of Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) grade 2 from previous platinum-based therapy.
5. Concurrent palliative radiotherapy involving target lesions used for this study (\<28 days from discontinuation of radiotherapy). Radiotherapy for non-target lesions is allowed if other target lesions are available outside the involved field.
6. Patients must not have a history of other malignant diseases (within the previous 3 years, and there must be no evidence of recurrence), other than:
* Extra-pulmonary neuroendocrine carcinoma.
* Non-melanoma skin cancer where treatment consisted of resection only or radiotherapy.
* Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) where treatment consisted of resection only.
* Cervical carcinoma in situ where treatment consisted of resection only.
* Superficial bladder carcinoma where treatment consisted of resection only.
7. Documented brain metastases, unless adequately treated (surgery or radiotherapy only), with no evidence of progression and neurologically stable off anticonvulsants and steroids.
8. Clinically significant gastrointestinal disorder (in the opinion of the treating clinician) including hepatic disorders, bleeding, inflammation, obstruction, or diarrhoea ≥CTCAE grade 1 (at time of study entry).
9. Severe arterial thromboembolic events (myocardial infarction, unstable angina pectoris, stroke) less than 6 months before inclusion.
10. New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III or IV congestive heart failure, ventricular arrhythmias or uncontrolled blood pressure .
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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University of Leeds
OTHER
Servier
INDUSTRY
National Institute for Health Research, United Kingdom
OTHER_GOV
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Mairead McNamara
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, The University of Manchester
Locations
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The Beaston West of Scotland Cancer Center, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Glasgow, , United Kingdom
Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
London, , United Kingdom
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Manchester, , United Kingdom
Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, NHS Trust
Sheffield, , United Kingdom
Countries
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References
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McNamara MG, Swain J, Craig Z, Sharma R, Faluyi O, Wadsley J, Morgan C, Wall LR, Chau I, Reed N, Sarker D, Margetts J, Krell D, Cave J, Sothi S, Anthoney A, Bell C, Patel A, Oughton JB, Cairns DA, Mansoor W, Lamarca A, Hubner RA, Valle JW. NET-02: a randomised, non-comparative, phase II trial of nal-IRI/5-FU or docetaxel as second-line therapy in patients with progressive poorly differentiated extra-pulmonary neuroendocrine carcinoma. EClinicalMedicine. 2023 Jun 2;60:102015. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.102015. eCollection 2023 Jun.
Craig Z, Swain J, Batman E, Wadsley J, Reed N, Faluyi O, Cave J, Sharma R, Chau I, Wall L, Lamarca A, Hubner R, Mansoor W, Sarker D, Meyer T, Cairns DA, Howard H, Valle JW, McNamara MG. NET-02 trial protocol: a multicentre, randomised, parallel group, open-label, phase II, single-stage selection trial of liposomal irinotecan (nal-IRI) and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)/folinic acid or docetaxel as second-line therapy in patients with progressive poorly differentiated extrapulmonary neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC). BMJ Open. 2020 Feb 5;10(2):e034527. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034527.
Other Identifiers
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CFTSp116
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id