Status:
COMPLETED
Bevacizumab and Temsirolimus in Patients With Advanced Malignancy
Lead Sponsor:
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Conditions:
Advanced Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
PHASE1
Brief Summary
The goal of this clinical research study is to find the highest tolerable dose of Avastin (bevacizumab) and Torisel (temsirolimus) that can be given, in combination, to patients with advanced cancer t...
Detailed Description
The Study Drugs: Bevacizumab is designed to prevent or slow down the growth of cancer cells by blocking the growth of blood vessels that supply nutrients necessary for tumor growth. Temsirolimus is ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients with advanced or metastatic cancer that is refractory to standard therapy, relapsed after standard therapy, or have no standard therapy that induces a CR rate of at least 10% or improves survival by at least three months.
- Patients should be at least four weeks from the last day of therapeutic radiation or cytotoxic chemotherapy or from antibody therapy, or at least five half-lives from non-cytotoxic targeted or biologic therapy. Patients may have received palliative radiation immediately before (or during) treatment provided radiation is not to the only target lesion available.
- ECOG performance status \</= 2 (Karnofsky \>/= 60%).
- Patients must have allowable organ and marrow function defined as: absolute neutrophil count \>/= 1,000/mL; platelets \>/=50,000/mL; creatinine \</= 3 X ULN; total bilirubin \</= 3.0; AST(SGOT)/ALT(SGPT) \</= 5 X ULN; fasting level of total cholesterol of no more than 350mg/dL; triglyceride level of no more than 400mg/dL.
- 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, for the duration of study participation, and for 90 days after the last dose.
- Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document
- Patients may not be receiving any other investigational agents and/or any other concurrent anticancer agents or therapies.
Exclusion
- Patients with hemoptysis within 28 days prior to entering the study.
- Patients with clinically significant unexplained bleeding within 28 days prior to entering the study
- Uncontrolled systemic vascular hypertension (Systolic blood pressure \> 140 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure \> 90 mmHg on medication).
- Patients with clinically significant cardiovascular disease: - History of CVA within 6 months - Myocardial infarction or unstable angina within 6 months - Unstable angina pectoris
- Pregnant or lactating women.
- History of hypersensitivity to bevacizumab, murine products, or any component of the formulation.
- History of hypersensitivity to Temsirolimus or its metabolites (including sirolimus), polysorbate 80, or to any component of the formulation
- Patients that are taking CYP3A4 inducers and/or inhibitors. Please see section 3.2 in the protocol for details. If a patient has a history of taking CYP3A4 inducers and/or inhibitors prior to enrollment on the protocol, it is strongly recommended that the patient stops the drug and waits at least 5 half-lives of said drug before initiating therapy on protocol.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 25 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 28 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
193 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00610493
Start Date
January 25 2008
End Date
November 28 2017
Last Update
December 8 2017
Active Locations (1)
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1
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030