Status:

COMPLETED

A Phase I Study of GC33 in Advanced or Metastatic Liver Cancer (Hepatocellular Carcinoma)

Lead Sponsor:

Chugai Pharmaceutical

Conditions:

Advanced or Metastatic HCC

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

This phase I trial is studying the safety and best dose of GC33 in patients with advanced or metastatic liver cancer.

Detailed Description

This is a Phase I open-label dose escalation study of GC33 in patients with advanced or metastatic HCC. This study is designed to evaluate safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and preliminary asses...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Signed written Institutional Review Board (IRB)/Ethical Committee (EC) approved informed consent form
  • Male or female ≥ 18 years old.
  • Life expectancy ≥ 3 months.
  • ECOG Performance Status of 0-1.
  • Histologically confirmed hepatocellular carcinoma (without fibrolamellar subtype).
  • Not a candidate for curative treatments.
  • Child-Pugh A or B.
  • Hematological, Biochemical and Organ Function:
  • AST (SGOT): ≤ 5.0 × ULN
  • ALT (SGPT): ≤ 5.0 × ULN
  • Total Bilirubin: ≤ 3.0 × ULN
  • Platelets: ≥ 50,000/μL
  • Absolute Neutrophil Count: ≥ 1,500/μL
  • Serum creatinine: ≤ 2.0 × ULN
  • PT-INR: ≤ 2.0,
  • Ability to provide a tumor tissue sample either by:
  • a sample obtained within 3 months prior to informed consent for HCC diagnosis. Resection samples are not acceptable.
  • undergo a biopsy to confirm HCC diagnosis
  • At least one measurable lesion based on Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors criteria.
  • (Extension Phase)
  • Signed written Institutional Review Board (IRB)/Ethical Committee (EC) approved informed consent form.
  • Male or female ≥ 18 years old.
  • Life expectancy ≥ 3 months.
  • ECOG Performance Status of 0-1.
  • Histologically confirmed hepatocellular carcinoma (without fibrolamellar subtype).
  • Not a candidate for curative treatments.
  • Child-Pugh A.
  • Hematological, Biochemical and Organ Function:
  • AST (SGOT): ≤ 5.0 × ULN
  • ALT (SGPT): ≤ 5.0 × ULN
  • Total Bilirubin: ≤ 3.0 × ULN
  • Platelets: ≥ 50,000/μL
  • Absolute Neutrophil Count: ≥ 1,500/μL
  • Serum creatinine: ≤ 2.0 × ULN
  • PT-INR: ≤ 2.0
  • IHC confirmed GPC3-positive HCC tumor tissue. Tumor tissue sample may be provided by:
  • A formalin fixed paraffin embedded block sample within 12 months prior to informed consent for HCC diagnosis;
  • Unstained slides obtained within 3 months prior to informed consent for HCC diagnosis;
  • Undergo biopsy to confirm GPC3-positive HCC.
  • Resection samples are not acceptable.
  • At least one measurable lesion based on Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors criteria.

Exclusion

  • Child-Pugh C.
  • Pregnant or lactating women or women of child-bearing potential and men of childbearing potential not willing to use effective means of contraception.
  • Patients known to be positive for Human immunodeficiency virus infection.
  • Active infectious diseases requiring treatment except for hepatitis B and C.
  • Other malignancies within the last 5 years.
  • History of transplantation (organ, bone marrow transplantation,peripheral blood stem cell transplantation, etc.).
  • Patients with significant concomitant disease determined by the investigator to be potentially aggravated by the investigational drug.
  • Patients with brain metastases, other central nervous system or other psychiatric disease.
  • Patients who received major surgery, local therapy for HCC, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, hormone-therapy, immunotherapy, or another investigational drug within 4 weeks prior to Day 1.
  • Patients who received the following treatments within 2 weeks prior to Day1:
  • Anticoagulant or thrombolytic agents for therapeutic purposes.
  • Systemic anti-viral therapy for hepatitis C/cirrhosis.
  • Blood transfusion
  • History of hypersensitivity to similar agents.
  • Patient is unable to comply with the requirements of the protocol and/or follow-up procedures.
  • (Extension Phase)
  • Child-Pugh B or C.
  • Pregnant or lactating women or women of child-bearing potential and men of childbearing potential not willing to use effective means of contraception.
  • Patients known to be positive for Human immunodeficiency virus infection.
  • Active infectious diseases requiring treatment except for hepatitis B and C.
  • Other malignancies within the last 5 years.
  • History of transplantation (organ, bone marrow transplantation, Peripheral blood stem cell transplantation, etc.).
  • Patients with significant concomitant disease determined by the investigator to be potentially aggravated by the investigational drug.
  • Patients with brain metastases, other central nervous system or other psychiatric disease.
  • Patients who received major surgery, local therapy for HCC, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, hormone-therapy, immunotherapy, or another investigational drug within 4 weeks prior to Day 1.
  • Patients who received the following treatments within 2 weeks prior to Day 1:
  • Anticoagulations or thrombolytic agents for therapeutic purposes.
  • Systemic anti-viral therapy for hepatitis C/cirrhosis.
  • Blood transfusion
  • History of hypersensitivity to similar agents.
  • Patient is unable to comply with the requirements of the protocol and/or follow-up procedures.
  • IHC confirmed GPC3-negative HCC tumor tissue.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

27 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00746317

Start Date

September 1 2008

End Date

October 1 2012

Last Update

October 17 2012

Active Locations (9)

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USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90033

2

Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114

3

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115

4

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115