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Recurrent Renal Cell CarcinomaPhase 2NCT00278395

Vorinostat in Treating Patients With Kidney Cancer

A Phase 2 study testing Vorinostat in people with Recurrent Renal Cell Carcinoma and Stage IV Renal Cell Cancer, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 2 sites in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

This phase II trial is studying how well vorinostat works in treating patients with advanced kidney cancer. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as vorinostat, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
Vorinostat
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
14 participants
Where
2 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Oct 2005to Feb 2010
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of advanced renal cell carcinoma that is either metastatic or inoperable
  • Measurable disease, defined as ≥ 1 unidimensionally measurable lesion ≥ 20 mm by conventional techniques OR ≥ 10 mm by spiral CT scan
  • Disease is recurrent or refractory to interleukin-2 (IL-2) or interferon-based therapy OR new diagnosis in previously untreated patients who are not appropriate candidates to receive IL-2 based treatment
  • Patients who have failed up to 4 lines of prior immunotherapy or biological therapy allowed
  • No known brain metastases or leptomeningeal disease
  • Stable brain metastases or curatively resected brain metastases without neurologic dysfunction for ≥ 6 months allowed
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  • ECOG performance status 0-2 OR Karnofsky 70-100%
  • Life expectancy ≥ 12 weeks
  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm^3
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm^3
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL
  • Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) OR creatinine clearance > 50 mL/min
  • Total bilirubin within normal limits
  • AST/ALT ≤ 2.5 times ULN (≤ 5 times ULN if liver metastasis is present)
  • No history of active malignancy (other than renal cell carcinoma) within the past 3 years other than nonmelanomatous skin cancer, in situ breast cancer, or in situ cervical cancer
  • No history of allergic reactions to compounds of similar chemical or biological composition to vorinostat (SAHA)
  • No uncontrolled concurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, or cardiac arrhythmia
  • No psychiatric illness or social situation that would preclude study compliance
  • No clinically significant hypercalcemia
  • No significant traumatic injury within the past 21 days
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No gastrointestinal disease resulting in an inability to take oral medication
  • No requirement for IV alimentation
  • No active peptic ulcer disease
  • Recovered from prior therapy
  • Prior nephrectomy or resection of metastatic lesions allowed provided full surgical recovery has occurred
  • No chemotherapy within the past 4 weeks (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin)
  • No radiotherapy within the past 4 weeks
  • No valproic acid for at least 2 weeks prior to study enrollment
  • No prior surgical procedures affecting absorption
  • No major surgery within the past 21 days
  • No concurrent antiretroviral therapy for HIV-positive patients
  • No other concurrent investigational agents
  • No other concurrent anticancer therapy

Who cannot join

None listed.

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 1 country.

United States2 sites
  • Cancer Therapy and Research Center at The UT Health Science Center at San Antonio

    San Antonio, Texas, 78229

  • Institute for Drug Development

    San Antonio, Texas, 78245

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About this study

Official title: A Phase II, Pharmacokinetic and Biologic Correlative Study of Suberoylanilide Hydroxamic Acid (SAHA) in Patients With Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)

This phase II trial is studying how well vorinostat works in treating patients with advanced kidney cancer. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as vorinostat, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Vorinostat may also stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking blood flow to the tumor.

Read the detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. Determine the antitumor activity of vorinostat (SAHA), in terms of objective response and progression rate, in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. Evaluate the safety and tolerability of this drug, in terms of toxicity profile, in these patients.

II. Evaluate overall survival, progression-free survival, and survival rate at 12 months in patients treated with this drug.

III. Correlate changes in biologic measurements with outcomes of patients treated with this drug.

OUTLINE: This is an open-label, multicenter study.

Patients receive oral vorinostat (SAHA) twice daily on days 1-3, 8-10, 15-17, and 22-24. Courses repeat every 28 days for up to 52 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients may have the option of continuing treatment beyond 52 weeks at the discretion of the investigator.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed within 1 month and then approximately every 2 months thereafter.

Being tested
Vorinostat
Medical subject headings
Carcinoma, Renal Cell

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • VorinostatDrug

    Also called L-001079038, SAHA, Suberanilohydroxamic Acid, Suberoylanilide Hydroxamic Acid

    Given orally

Study groups in NCT00278395
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Arm IExperimentalPatients receive oral vorinostat (SAHA) twice daily on days 1-3, 8-10, 15-17, and 22-24. Courses repeat every 28 days for up to 52 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients may have the option of continuing treatment beyond 52 weeks at the discretion of the investigator.
Receives: Drug: Vorinostat

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Objective Response

    Objective response is measured using the international criteria proposed by the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) Committee. Changes in only the largest diameter (unidimensional measurement) of the tumor lesions are used in RECIST criteria.

    Complete Response (CR) - Disappearance of all target lesions, Partial Response (PR) - at least a 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter (LD) of target lesions, Progressive Disease (PD) - At least a 20% increase in the sum of the LD of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum LD recorded since the treatment started or the appearance of one or more new lesions, Stable Disease (SD) - Neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for PD, taking as reference the smallest sum LD since the treatment started.

    Measured: 1 year

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Progression-free Survival

    Measured: 1 year

  2. Overall Survival (OS) and Median OS

    Measured: 1 year

  3. Safety and Tolerability

    Measured: 1 year

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted18 Jan 2006 (estimated)
  2. Study startOct 2005
  3. Primary completionFeb 2010
  4. Study completionFeb 2010

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
14 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00278395
Sponsor's protocol ID
NCI-2009-00087
Other IDs
NCI-2009-00087, CDR0000456500, #04-10, 6825, U01CA069853
Status last verified
Oct 2017
First submitted
16 Jan 2006
Last updated
14 Nov 2017

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Vorinostat in people with Recurrent Renal Cell Carcinoma and Stage IV Renal Cell Cancer, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 2 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 36 inclusion and 0 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 14 Nov 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 2 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 30 Aug 2013). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Objective Response (time frame: 1 year). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 14 Nov 2017.

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