Status:

COMPLETED

Gamma-Secretase/Notch Signalling Pathway Inhibitor RO4929097 and Temsirolimus in Treating Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors

Lead Sponsor:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Endometrial Papillary Serous Carcinoma

Recurrent Endometrial Carcinoma

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of giving gamma-secretase/Notch signalling pathway inhibitor RO4929097 and temsirolimus together in treating patients with advanced solid ...

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To determine the recommended phase II dose (RP2D) and safety profile of temsirolimus in combination with RO4929097 (gamma-secretase/Notch signalling pathway inhibitor RO4929097...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • Meets one of the following sets of criteria:
  • Dose-escalation group:
  • Histologically and/or cytologically confirmed solid malignancy
  • Metastatic or unresectable disease
  • Disease for which standard curative or palliative measures do not exist or are no longer effective
  • Expansion group:
  • Histologically and/or cytologically confirmed endometrial (endometrioid, uterine papillary serious carcinoma, or carcinosarcoma) or renal cell cancer
  • Metastatic or unresectable disease
  • Disease for which standard curative or palliative measures do not exist or are no longer effective
  • Measurable or non-measurable disease
  • Measurable disease is defined as ≥ 1 lesion that can be accurately measured in ≥ 1 dimension (longest diameter to be recorded) as ≥ 20 mm with conventional techniques or as ≥ 10 mm with spiral CT scan
  • No known brain metastases
  • ECOG performance status (PS) 0-1 (Karnofsky PS 70-100%)
  • Life expectancy \> 12 weeks
  • Leukocytes ≥ 3,000/mm\^3
  • ANC ≥ 1,500/mm\^3
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm\^3
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 90 g/L (or ≥ 9 g/dL)
  • Total bilirubin normal
  • AST/ALT ≤ 2.5 times upper limit of normal
  • Serum creatinine normal OR creatine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min
  • Fasting cholesterol ≤ 350 mg/dL (9.0 mmol/L)
  • Fasting triglycerides ≤ 400 mg/dL (4.56 mmol/L)
  • No uncontrolled hypocalcemia, hypomagnesemia, hyponatremia, hypophosphatemia or hypokalemia defined as less than the lower limit of normal for the institution, despite adequate electrolyte supplementation
  • Note: it is acceptable to use corrected calcium when interpreting calcium levels
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use two effective forms of contraception (i.e., barrier contraception and one other method of contraception) for ≥ 4 weeks before, during, and for ≥ 12 months after completion of study therapy
  • Able to swallow medication
  • No malabsorption syndrome or other condition that would interfere with intestinal absorption
  • No diarrhea ≥ grade 2 that is not under control with standard anti-diarrhea medications
  • No uncontrolled concurrent illness including, but not limited to, any of the following:
  • Ongoing or active infection
  • Symptomatic congestive heart failure
  • Unstable anginal pectoris
  • Cardiac arrhythmia other than chronic, stable atrial fibrillation
  • Psychiatric illness or social situations that would limit compliance with study medications
  • QTc ≤ 450 msec in males and a QTc ≤ 470 msec in females, as measured by ECG using Bazett formula
  • No history of risk factors for QT interval prolongation including, but not limited to, a family or personal history of any of the following:
  • Long QT syndrome
  • Torsades de pointes
  • Recurrent syncope without known etiology
  • Sudden unexpected death
  • No pre-existing significant pulmonary infiltrates of unknown origin
  • No serologic positivity for hepatitis A, B, or C or history of liver disease or other forms of hepatitis or cirrhosis
  • No HIV-positive patients on combination antiretroviral therapy
  • No history of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to gamma-secretase inhibitor RO4929097 or temsirolimus
  • Female patients may not donate ova during or after study treatment
  • Male patients may not donate sperm during and for ≥ 12 months after completion of study treatment
  • Patients may not donate blood during and for ≥ 12 months after completion of study treatment
  • Any number of prior therapies allowed
  • Recovered from side effects of previous systemic anticancer therapy to \< CTCAE grade 2 toxicity (except alopecia)
  • Concurrent leuteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonist allowed in patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer
  • No prior gamma-secretase inhibitor or any inhibitor of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway
  • At least 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy or systemic therapy (6 weeks for carmustine, nitrosoureas, or mitomycin C)
  • Exceptions may be made for low-dose, non-myelosuppressive radiotherapy for symptomatic palliation
  • No other concurrent investigational agents
  • No concurrent medications with narrow therapeutic indices that are metabolized by cytochrome P450 (CYP450), including warfarin sodium (Coumadin®)
  • No concurrent medications that are strong inducers, inhibitors, or substrates of CYP3A4
  • No antiarrhythmics or other concurrent medications with known potential to prolong QT interval
  • No concurrent food that may interfere with the metabolism of gamma-secretase inhibitor RO4929097, including grapefruit or grapefruit juice
  • No other concurrent anticancer agents or therapies

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    August 1 2010

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    October 1 2013

    Estimated Enrollment :

    18 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT01198184

    Start Date

    August 1 2010

    End Date

    October 1 2013

    Last Update

    May 30 2014

    Active Locations (2)

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    Juravinski Cancer Centre at Hamilton Health Sciences

    Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8V 5C2

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    University Health Network-Princess Margaret Hospital

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 2M9