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Anaplastic Thyroid CancerPhase 2/3FACTNCT00507429

Study of Combretastatin and Paclitaxel/Carboplatin in the Treatment of Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer

A Phase 2/3 study testing CA4P, paclitaxel and carboplatin in people with Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer, run by Mateon Therapeutics at 41 sites in 12 countries.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

Official record
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Trial summary

The purpose of the study is to determine the safety and efficacy of combretastatin combined with paclitaxel and carboplatin in the treatment of anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC). Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer
What is being tested?
CA4P, paclitaxel and carboplatin
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
80 participants
Where
41 sitesin 12 countries
Study dates
Aug 2007to Nov 2011
Phase
Phase 2/3
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

  • Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma histologically or cytologically confirmed by a pathology review
  • Refractory to or progressed during or after therapy, or relapsed within 6 months following initial combined modality therapy (usually including systemic chemotherapy and radiation) for regionally advanced disease
  • Systemic therapy is limited to one chemotherapy regimen that is clearly administered contiguously, (i.e., in an uninterrupted primary therapeutic approach)
  • Prior radiation: 3 weeks must have elapsed since radiation and disease must be present beyond radiation ports
  • Minimum of 3 weeks must have elapsed from the time of last chemotherapy prior to the first dose of study drug
  • Patients with bulky thyroid/neck masses and/or suspicion of airway obstruction must undergo screening (indirect and direct laryngoscopy) to ensure patency of the trachea/airway prior to study enrollment and treatment
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  • ECOG Performance Score less than or equal to 2
  • Adequate bone marrow reserve as evidenced by absolute neutrophil count (ANC) greater than 1,500/microL, platelet count greater than 75,000/microL.
  • Adequate renal function as evidenced by serum creatinine less than or equal to 2.0 mg/dL (less than 177 micromol/L)
  • Adequate hepatic function as evidenced by serum total bilirubin less than 2X greater than the upper limit of normal (ULN) (less than3X ULN in patients with liver metastases), AST (aspartate aminotransferase)/ALT (alanine aminotransferase) less than or equal to 3X the ULN for the local reference lab (less than or equal to 5X the ULN for patients with liver metastases)
  • No clinically important sequelae from any prior surgery or radiotherapy.

Who cannot join

  • Tumors confined to the thyroid.
  • Clinically evident brain metastasis, including symptomatic involvement, evidence of cerebral edema by CT or MRI, radiographic evidence of progression of brain metastasis since definitive therapy, or continued requirement for corticosteroids
  • Patients who receive chemotherapy for metastatic disease after completion of a combined modality approach.
  • History of malignancies other than ATC except curatively treated basal cell carcinoma of the skin, cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia, or localized prostate cancer with a current PSA of less than 4.0 mg/dL or microg/L
  • Known hypersensitivity to CA4P, paclitaxel or carboplatin, or any of their components
  • Receiving concurrent investigational therapy or who have received investigational therapy for any indication within 28 days of the first scheduled day of dosing
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  • Greater than Grade 2 peripheral neuropathy
  • History of prior cerebrovascular event, including transient ischemic attack
  • Uncontrolled hypertension (blood pressure greater than 150/100 mm Hg despite medication)
  • Symptomatic vascular disease (e.g. intermittent claudication)
  • History of unstable angina pectoris pattern, myocardial infarction (including non-Q wave MI) within the past 6 months, or NYHA Class III and IV congestive heart failure
  • History of torsade de pointes
  • Bradycardia (less than 60 b/m), heart block (excluding 1st degree block, being PR interval prolongation only), and congenital long QT syndrome
  • Any ventricular arrhythmias, or new ST segment elevation or depression or Q wave on ECG
  • Ejection fractions less than normal (i.e. less than 45%)
  • QTc prolongation greater than 450 ms
  • Requirement of any drugs known to prolong the QTc interval, including anti-arrhythmic medications
  • Potassium concentrations below 4.0 mEq/dL and magnesium concentrations below 1.8 mg/dL despite being on an electrolyte supplement
  • Requirement of any drugs known to prolong the QTc interval
  • History of solid organ transplant or bone marrow transplant

Trial locations and contacts

41 sites in 12 countries.

41 sites in 12 countries

United States10 sites
  • Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30322

  • University of Colorado Cancer Center

    Aurora, Colorado, 80045

  • Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Care Center at John Hopkins

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21231

  • Ireland Cancer Center/Division od Hematology

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44106

  • University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030

  • USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Los Angeles, California, 90033

  • University of Minnesota Otolaryngology Department

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455

  • West Virginia University

    Morgantown, West Virginia, 26506

  • Yale University, School of Medicine

    New Haven, Connecticut, 06520

  • Oregon Health and Science University

    Portland, Oregon, 97239

Other trials in United States

India8 sites
  • Kidwai Memorial Hospital

    Bangalore, Karnataka

  • Mediciti Hospital

    Hyderabaad, Andhra Pradesh, 500063

  • Shirdi Sai Baba Cancer Hospital

    Manipal, Karnataka, 576119

  • Tata Memorial Centre

    Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400012

  • All India Institute of Medical Sciences

    New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, 110029

  • Apollo Cancer Institute

    New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, 110076

  • Ruby Hall Clinic

    Pune, Maharashtra, 411011

  • Christian Medial College

    Vellore, Tamil Nadu

Other trials in India

Romania5 sites
  • Institutul Oncologic

    Cluj-Napoca, 400015

  • SC Meditech SRL

    Craiova, 200535

  • Centr of Medical Oncology

    Iași, 700106

  • Clinical County Hospital Sibiu

    Sibiu, 550245

  • Emergency Clinical County Hospital "Sf. loan cel Nou"

    Suceava, 720237

Other trials in Romania

Italy4 sites
  • Lo Studio E la Cura

    Milan, 20133

  • INT Napoli Fondazione Pascale

    Naples

  • Istituto Oncologico Veneto (IOV) - IRCCS

    Padova, 35128

  • Azienda Ospedaliero - Universitaria Pisana

    Pisa, 56124

Other trials in Italy

Bulgaria3 sites
  • Regional Oncology Dispensary with Inpatient Sector

    Plodiv

  • Specialized Hospital for Active Treatment of Oncology

    Sofia, 1504

  • Universtiy Multiprofile Hospital, ISUI, Clinic of Oncotherapy

    Sofia

Other trials in Bulgaria

United Kingdom3 sites
  • Beatson Oncology Centre, Gartnavel General Hospital

    Glasgow, Scotland, G12 OYN

  • Royal Marsden Hospital and Institute of Cancer Research

    London, SW3 6JJ

  • Southampton Hospital Oncology Centre

    Southampton

Other trials in United Kingdom

Poland2 sites
  • Zaklad Medyczny Nuklearnej i Endykrynologii

    Gliwice, 44-101

  • Klinika Nowotworow Glowy i Szyji

    Warsaw, 02-781

Other trials in Poland

Ukraine2 sites
  • Ukrainian Academy of Medical Science

    Lomonosova 33/43, Kiev, 03022

  • Regional Clinical Oncology Dispensary

    Lviv

Other trials in Ukraine

Belarus1 site
  • Belarus National Medical University

    Minsk

Other trials in Belarus

Egypt1 site
  • University Hospital, Cairo

    Cairo

Other trials in Egypt

Israel1 site
  • Telaviv Sourasky Medical Center, Head and Neck Service Division of Oncology

    Tel Aviv, 64239

Other trials in Israel

Russia1 site
  • City Clinical Oncology Dispensary

    Saint Petersburg, 198255

Other trials in Russia

About this study

Official title: A Phase II/III Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Combretastatin A-4 Phosphate in Combination With Paclitaxel and Carboplatin in Comparison With Paclitaxel and Carboplatin Against Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma [FACT]

The purpose of the study is to determine the safety and efficacy of combretastatin combined with paclitaxel and carboplatin in the treatment of anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC).

Read the detailed description

Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) is a high-grade neoplasm, characterized by an aggressive clinical course with brief survival, and refractoriness to currently available local and systemic modalities of treatment. There is no standard therapy for ATC, and no randomized comparative trials have been known to be conducted in this disease. One potential strategy is to combine the anti-tumor activity of the vascular disrupting agent combretastatin with conventional cytotoxic agents. This study will compare the overall survival of ATC patients treated with the triplet combination of combretastatin, paclitaxel, and carboplatin compared with the doublet treatment of paclitaxel and carboplatin.

Being tested
CA4P, paclitaxel, carboplatin
Keywords
thyroid neoplasms, thyroid cancer, thyroid carcinoma
Medical subject headings
Thyroid Carcinoma, Anaplastic, Thyroid Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • CA4PDrug

    Also called combretastatin, fosbretabulin, Zybrestat

    CA4P 60mg/m squared for Days 1, 8, 15 for 6 cycles

  • paclitaxelDrug

    Also called Taxol, Paxene

    200mg/m squared on Day 1

  • carboplatinDrug

    Also called Paraplatin

    6 AUC on Day 1 following paclitaxel

Study groups in NCT00507429
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Arm 1: CA4P + Carboplatin + paclitaxelExperimentalSix 21-day cycles: CA4P (60 mg/m2 on Days 1, 8, 15), carboplatin (AUC 6) + paclitaxel (200 mg/m2) on Day 2
Receives: Drug: CA4P
Arm 2: Carboplatin + PaclitaxelActive comparatorSix 21-day cycles of Carboplatin (AUC 6) + paclitaxel (200 mg/m2) given on Day 1
Receives: Drug: paclitaxel; Drug: carboplatin

What is being measured

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

  1. Overall Survival

    Measured: From randomization to date last known alive

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. To Determine Progression Free Survival

    Measured: from randomization through end of study visit

  2. To Determine Percentage of 1 Year Survival

    Measured: from randomization through end of study visit

Timeline

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

  1. First posted26 Jul 2007 (estimated)
  2. Study startAug 2007
  3. Primary completionOct 2011
  4. Study completionNov 2011

Why it stopped: Low rate of subject accrual

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 2/3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
80 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00507429
Sponsor's protocol ID
OXC4T4-302
Acronym
FACT
Status last verified
Feb 2014
First submitted
25 Jul 2007
Last updated
9 Jun 2014
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Yeung SC, She M, Yang H, Pan J, Sun L, Chaplin D. Combination chemotherapy including combretastatin A4 phosphate and paclitaxel is effective against anaplastic thyroid cancer in a nude mouse xenograft model. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2007 Aug;92(8):2902-9. doi: 10.1210/jc.2007-0027. Epub 2007 Jun 5.

    PubMed 17550961
  • Patel KN, Shaha AR. Poorly differentiated and anaplastic thyroid cancer. Cancer Control. 2006 Apr;13(2):119-28. doi: 10.1177/107327480601300206.

    PubMed 16735986
  • Ain KB. Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma: behavior, biology, and therapeutic approaches. Thyroid. 1998 Aug;8(8):715-26. doi: 10.1089/thy.1998.8.715.

    PubMed 9737368
  • De Crevoisier R, Baudin E, Bachelot A, Leboulleux S, Travagli JP, Caillou B, Schlumberger M. Combined treatment of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma with surgery, chemotherapy, and hyperfractionated accelerated external radiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2004 Nov 15;60(4):1137-43. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.05.032.

    PubMed 15519785
  • Siemann DW, Chaplin DJ, Horsman MR. Vascular-targeting therapies for treatment of malignant disease. Cancer. 2004 Jun 15;100(12):2491-9. doi: 10.1002/cncr.20299.

    PubMed 15197790
  • Horsman MR, Siemann DW. Pathophysiologic effects of vascular-targeting agents and the implications for combination with conventional therapies. Cancer Res. 2006 Dec 15;66(24):11520-39. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-06-2848.

    PubMed 17178843
  • Cooney MM, Savvides P, Agarwala SS, Wang D, Flick S, Bergant S, Bhatka S,Fu P, Subbiah V, Lavertu P, Ortiz J, and Remick S. Phase II study of combretastatin A4 phosphate (CA4P) in patients with advanced anaplastic thyroid carcinoma. J Clinical Oncology, 2006 Vol. 24, 5580.

  • Giri P, Batra PJ, Kumari A, Hura N, Adhikary R, Acharya A, Guchhait SK, Panda D. Development of QTMP: A promising anticancer agent through NP-Privileged Motif-Driven structural modulation. Bioorg Med Chem. 2023 Nov 15;95:117489. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2023.117489. Epub 2023 Oct 5.

    PubMed 37816266

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2/3 study testing CA4P, paclitaxel and carboplatin in people with Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer, run by Mateon Therapeutics at 41 sites in 12 countries.

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 11 inclusion and 20 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: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 9 Jun 2014. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 41 sites in United States, India, Romania, Italy, Bulgaria and 7 more countries. 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 combined 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.

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

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 9 Jun 2014). 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?

Overall Survival (time frame: From randomization to date last known alive). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00507429, which also lists 8 linked publications.

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 9 Jun 2014.

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