Status:

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Testing the Addition of Pedmark to Cisplatin Chemotherapy for Reducing Drug-Induced Ear Damage in Men With Stage II-III Metastatic Testicular Germ Cell Tumors

Lead Sponsor:

City of Hope Medical Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Hearing Loss

Metastatic Malignant Germ Cell Tumor

Eligibility:

MALE

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

This phase I trial evaluates whether adding Pedmark to standard of care cisplatin-based chemotherapy reduces drug-induced ear damage (ototoxicity) in men with stage II-III testicular germ cell tumors ...

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. Evaluate the incidence of clinically meaningful ototoxicity in adults with metastatic germ cell tumor (GCT) receiving sodium thiosulfate anhydrous (Pedmark) plus cisplatin-based...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Documented informed consent of the participant and/or legally authorized representative
  • Assent, when appropriate, will be obtained per institutional guidelines
  • Willing and able to sign informed consent form
  • Willing and able to participate in baseline and serial audiometry exams
  • Age: ≥ 18 years
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) of 0 or 1 or Karnofsky score ≥ 70
  • Histologically confirmed germ cell tumor (seminoma or non-seminoma)
  • Presence of metastatic disease (stage II or III)
  • Fully recovered from the acute toxic effects (except alopecia) to ≤ grade 1 to prior anti-cancer therapy
  • Receiving first or second line cisplatin-based chemotherapy
  • Planned cumulative cisplatin dose of ≥ 300mg/m\^2 (including previous treatment)
  • Measurable disease per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1,500/mm\^3
  • Platelets ≥ 100,000/mm\^3
  • NOTE: Platelet transfusions are not permitted within 14 days of platelet assessment unless cytopenia is secondary to disease involvement
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 9g/dL
  • NOTE: Red blood cell transfusions are not permitted within 14 days of hemoglobin assessment unless cytopenia is secondary to disease involvement
  • Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 X upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Patients with known Gilbert disease who have serum bilirubin level \< 3 x ULN may be enrolled
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 3.0 x ULN
  • Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 3.0 x ULN
  • Creatinine clearance of ≥ 60 mL/min per the Cockcroft-Gault formula or serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 x ULN
  • \* If not receiving anticoagulants: International normalized ratio (INR) OR prothrombin (PT) ≤ 1.5 x ULN
  • If on anticoagulant therapy: PT must be within therapeutic range of intended use of anticoagulants
  • \* If not receiving anticoagulants: Activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) ≤ 1.5 x ULN
  • If on anticoagulant therapy: aPTT must be within therapeutic range of intended use of anticoagulants
  • Advise male patients with female partners of reproductive potential to use effective contraception during treatment and for 11 months after the last dose of cisplatin for injection

Exclusion

  • Any cisplatin-based therapies within 4 weeks prior to initiation of study treatment
  • If cisplatin infusion during study is planned to be longer than 6 hours, as Pedmark safety and efficacy has not been established when administered following longer cisplatin infusions
  • Chronic steroid use, defined as greater than prednisone 5 mg daily for longer than 21 days (steroids used as antiemetic during treatment is permitted)
  • Concurrent use of other ototoxic drugs other than cisplatin (loop diuretics, aminoglycosides, etc)
  • Patient must adhere to low sodium diet given other comorbidities
  • History of severe hypersensitivity to sodium thiosulfate or any components such as sulfites or thiols
  • Known symptomatic brain metastases, leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, or prior cranial irradiation
  • Deemed cisplatin ineligible due to poor performance status, cardiac dysfunction, renal insufficiency, or significant peripheral neuropathy
  • Greater than or equal to moderate hearing loss (HL) at baseline per World Health Organization (WHO) classification
  • Unstable cardiac disease as defined by one of the following:
  • Cardiac events such as myocardial infarction (MI) within the past 6 months
  • NYHA (New York Heart Association) heart failure class III-IV
  • Uncontrolled atrial fibrillation or hypertension
  • Prospective participants who, in the opinion of the investigator, may not be able to comply with all study procedures (including compliance issues related to feasibility/logistics)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 4 2026

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

February 17 2030

Estimated Enrollment :

44 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT07218913

Start Date

February 4 2026

End Date

February 17 2030

Last Update

October 21 2025

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City of Hope Medical Center

Duarte, California, United States, 91010