Status:

COMPLETED

Safety and Efficacy of Bevacizumab Plus RAD001 Versus Interferon Alfa-2a and Bevacizumab for the First-line Treatment in Adult Patients With Kidney Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Collaborating Sponsors:

Roche Pharma AG

Conditions:

Carcinoma

Adenocarcinoma

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

To estimate the difference in efficacy and safety of bevacizumab and RAD001 compared to bevacizumab and interferon alfa-2a for first-line treatment of patients with metastatic carcinoma of the kidney.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma
  • Patients with at least one measurable lesion
  • Patients with progressive metastatic renal cell carcinoma
  • Patients who had a prior partial or complete nephrectomy
  • Patients with a Karnofsky Performance Status ≥70%.
  • Adequate bone marrow function
  • Adequate liver function
  • Adequate renal function
  • Adequate coagulation profile

Exclusion

  • 4 weeks post-major surgery
  • Patients who had radiation therapy within 28 days prior to start of study
  • Patients in need for major surgical procedure during the course of the study.
  • Patients with a serious non-healing wound, ulcer, or bone fracture.
  • Patients with a history of seizure(s) not controlled with standard medical therapy.
  • Patients who have received prior systemic treatment for their metastatic RCC.
  • Patients who received prior therapy with VEGF pathway inhibitor
  • Patients who have previously received systemic mTOR inhibitors
  • Patients with a known hypersensitivity RAD001 (everolimus) or other rapamycins or to its excipients.
  • Patients with history or current central nervous system (CNS) metastases or spinal cord compression.
  • Patients with a history of abdominal fistula, gastrointestinal perforation, or intra-abdominal abscess within 6 months prior to study enrollment.
  • Patients with proteinuria at screening.
  • Patients with inadequately controlled hypertension
  • Patients receiving ongoing or with recent need for full therapeutic dose of oral or parenteral anticoagulants or chronic daily treatment with aspirin
  • Patients receiving chronic systemic treatment with corticosteroids or another immunosuppressive agent.
  • Patients with a known history of HIV
  • Patients with hypersensitivity to interferon alfa-2a or any component of the product.
  • Patients with an active, bleeding diathesis or coagulopathy or recurrent thromboembolism
  • Patients who have any severe and/or uncontrolled medical conditions or other conditions
  • Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction \< lower limit of institutional normal assessed by ECHO or MUGA
  • Patients who have a history of another primary malignancy ≤ 3 years
  • Female patients who are pregnant or breast feeding
  • Patients who are using other investigational agents or who had received investigational drugs ≤ 4 weeks prior to study treatment start.
  • Patients unwilling to or unable to comply with the protocol
  • Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 12 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 15 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

365 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00719264

Start Date

November 12 2008

End Date

April 15 2013

Last Update

March 20 2017

Active Locations (109)

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Highlands Oncology Group Dept of Highlands Oncology Grp

Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States, 72703

2

City of Hope National Medical Center Dept.ofCityofHopeMedicalCtr(3)

Duarte, California, United States, 91010-3000

3

USC/Kenneth Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center Regulatory Contact 3

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90053

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University of California at Los Angeles Dept. of Hem/Oncology

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095