Status:

COMPLETED

Sirolimus and Cetuximab in Advanced Malignancies

Lead Sponsor:

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Conditions:

Advanced Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical research study is to find the highest tolerable dose of the combination of sirolimus and cetuximab that can be given to patients with advanced cancer. The safety of this drug...

Detailed Description

The Study Drugs: Cetuximab is designed to prevent or slow down the growth of cancer cells by blocking protein on the surface of the cancer cell, called the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). S...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients with advanced or metastatic cancer that is refractory to standard therapy, relapsed after standard therapy, or who have no standard therapy available that improves survival by at least three months.
  • Patients must be \>/= 3 weeks beyond treatment with a cytotoxic chemotherapy regimen, or therapeutic radiation, or major surgery. Patients may have received palliative localized radiation immediately before or during treatment providing radiation is not delivered to the only site of disease being treated under this protocol. For biologic/targeted agents patients must be \>/= 5 half-lives or \>/= 3 weeks form the last dose (whichever comes first).
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status \</= 3.
  • Patients must have normal organ and marrow function defined as: absolute neutrophil count \>/= 1,000/mL; platelets \>/=50,000/mL; creatinine \</= 3 X upper limit of normal (ULN); total bilirubin \</= 2.0; ALT(SGPT) \</= 5 X ULN; Exception for patients with liver metastasis: total bilirubin \</= 3 x ULN; ALT(SGPT) \</= 8 X ULN; cholesterol \</= 350 mg/dL; triglycerides \</= 400 mg/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 30 days after the last dose.
  • Patients with colorectal cancer with Kirsten rat sarcoma (kRAS) mutations (mutational status must be available prior to entering the study)
  • Patients must be able to understand and be willing to sign a written informed consent document.

Exclusion

  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, uncontrolled infection, uncontrolled asthma, need for hemodialysis, need for ventilatory support.
  • Pregnant or lactating women.
  • History of hypersensitivity to cetuximab, murine products, or any component of the formulation.
  • History of hypersensitivity to sirolimus.
  • History of hypersensitivity to any component of the formulation.
  • Patients with colorectal cancer with kRAS mutations. (mutational status must be available prior to entering the study)
  • Patients unwilling or unable to sign informed consent document.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

165 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00940381

Start Date

July 1 2009

End Date

May 1 2014

Last Update

November 18 2015

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UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030