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Non-Small Cell Lung CancerPhase 1/2NCT00743379

Dose-Escalation Study of TH-302 in Combination With A) Gemcitabine or B) Docetaxel or C) Pemetrexed to Treat Advanced Solid Tumors

A Phase 1/2 study testing TH-302 in people with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Prostate Cancer, run by Threshold Pharmaceuticals at 11 sites in United States.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if TH-302, in combination with A) Gemcitabine, or B) Docetaxel or C) Pemetrexed methotrexate, are safe and effective in the treatment of Pancreatic Cancer, Castrate-resistant Prostate Cancer, and Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, respectively. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
TH-302
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
71 participants
Where
11 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Aug 2008to Mar 2014
Phase
Phase 1/2
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

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

Gemcitabine + TH-302 Inclusion Criteria:

  1. At least 18 years of age
  2. Ability to understand the purposes and risks of the study and has signed a written informed consent form
  3. Dose escalation subjects:
  4. Histologically or cytologically confirmed solid malignancy that is metastatic or unresectable and for which standard curative or palliative measures do not exist or are no longer effective OR solid malignancy for which monotherapy with gemcitabine is considered standard therapy b. Tumor progression after most recent therapy Dose expansion subjects:
  5. Locally advanced unresectable or metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma proven either by histology (surgical biopsy) or cytology (CT- or endoscopic-guided) previously untreated with chemotherapy other than radiosensitizing doses of 5-fluorouracil
  6. Recovered from toxicities of prior therapy to grade 0 or 1
  7. Evaluable disease by RECIST criteria (at least one target or non-target lesion)
  8. ECOG 0 or 1
  9. Life expectancy of at least 3 months
  10. Acceptable liver function:
  11. Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal b. AST (SGOT) and ALT (SGPT) ≤ 2.5xULN; if liver metastases are present, then ≤ 5xULN is allowed
  12. Acceptable renal function:
  13. Serum creatinine ≤ ULN
  14. Acceptable hematologic status:
  15. ANC ≥ 1500 cells/μL
  16. Platelet count ≥ 100,000/μL
  17. Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL
  18. All women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test and women and men subjects must agree to use effective means of contraception with their partner from entry into the study through 6 months after the last dose

Docetaxel + TH-302 Inclusion Criteria:

All Subjects:

  1. At least 18 years of age
  2. Ability to understand the purposes and risks of the study and has signed a written informed consent form
  3. Dose escalation subjects ONLY:
  4. Histologically or cytologically confirmed solid malignancy that is metastatic or unresectable and for which standard curative or palliative measures do not exist or are no longer effective OR solid malignancy for which monotherapy with docetaxel would be appropriate b. Tumor progression after most recent therapy
  5. Recovered from toxicities of prior therapy to grade 0 or 1
  6. Evaluable disease by RECIST criteria (at least one target or non-target lesion) or evidence of disease progression for subjects with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer
  7. ECOG 0 or 1
  8. Life expectancy of at least 3 months
  9. Acceptable liver function:
  10. Bilirubin ≤ upper limit of normal b. AST (SGOT) and ALT (SGPT) ≤ 1.5x ULN with alkaline phosphatase ≤ 2.5x ULN
  11. Acceptable renal function:
  12. Serum creatinine ≤ ULN
  13. Acceptable hematologic status:
  14. ANC ≥ 1500 cells/μL
  15. Platelet count ≥ 100,000/μL
  16. Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL
  17. All women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test and women and men subjects must agree to use effective means of contraception with their partner from entry into the study through 6 months after the last dose

Expanded Cohort Subjects or dose-escalation subjects with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer previously untreated with chemotherapy:

  1. Histologically or cytologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate with clinical or radiologic evidence of metastatic disease
  2. Disease progression during hormone therapy and received primary androgenablation therapy as maintenance
  3. For subjects who have not had orchiectomy: serum testosterone concentration <50 ng/mL (<1.7 nmol/L); GnRH analog therapy must be continued during this study
  4. If there has been antiandrogen withdrawal, it must have occurred at least 4 weeks before study enrollment (6 weeks for bicalutamide) OR in subjects who have had an antiandrogen added as second-line therapy and there was no response to the most recent antiandrogen therapy or if the PSA decline lasted ≤3 months, antiandrogen therapy must be discontinued for at least 2 weeks
  5. Evidence of disease progression, manifested by at least one of the following:
  6. Rising PSA on at least 3 measurements at least 1 week apart
  7. Disease progression on physical examination or imaging studies (if progression is based on bone scan alone, there must be at least 2 new bone lesions)
  8. Previously untreated with systemic chemotherapy
  9. PSA at least 2 ng/mL

Expanded Cohort Subjects or dose-escalation subjects with second-line NSCLC:

  1. Histological or cytological confirmation of NSCLC with stage IIIB or IV disease not amenable to curative therapy 2. Prior treatment with only one systemic chemotherapy regimen for advanced disease 3. Tumor progression after most recent therapy

Pemetrexed + TH-302 Inclusion Criteria:

All Subjects:

  1. At least 18 years of age
  2. Ability to understand the purposes and risks of the study and has signed a written informed consent form
  3. Dose escalation subjects:
  4. Histologically or cytologically confirmed solid malignancy that is metastatic or unresectable and for which standard curative or palliative measures do not exist or are no longer effective OR solid malignancy for which monotherapy with pemetrexed is considered standard therapy b. Tumor progression after most recent therapy
  5. Recovered from toxicities of prior therapy
  6. Evaluable disease by RECIST criteria (at least one target or non-target lesion)
  7. ECOG performance status of 0 or 1
  8. Life expectancy of at least 3 months
  9. Acceptable liver function:
  10. Bilirubin ≤ 1.5x ULN
  11. AST (SGOT) and ALT (SGPT) ≤ 2.5x ULN; if liver metastases are present, then ≤ 5x ULN is allowed
  12. Acceptable renal function:
  13. Serum creatinine ≤ ULN and calculated CrCl ≥ 45 mL/min
  14. Acceptable hematologic status:
  15. ANC ≥ 1500 cells/μL b. Platelet count ≥ 100,000/μL c. Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL
  16. All women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test and women and men subjects must agree to use effective means of contraception with their partner from entry into the study through 6 months after the last dose Expanded cohort subjects ONLY: Second-line NSCLC
  17. Histological or cytological confirmation of NSCLC with stage IIIB or IV disease not amenable to curative therapy 2. Prior treatment with only one systemic chemotherapy regimen for advanced disease 3. Tumor progression after most recent therapy

Gemcitabine + TH-302 Exclusion Criteria:

All Subjects:

  1. Prior treatment with more than 3 myelosuppressive cytotoxic chemotherapy regimens
  2. Prior treatment with gemcitabine
  3. Prior radiotherapy to more than 25% of the bone marrow
  4. New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III or IV, cardiac disease, myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to Day 1, unstable arrhythmia or symptomatic peripheral arterial vascular disease
  5. Seizure disorders requiring anticonvulsant therapy
  6. Symptomatic brain, leptomeningeal or epidural metastases, (unless previously treated and well controlled for a period of ≥ 3 months)
  7. Previously treated malignancies, except for adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer, in situ cancer, or other cancer from which the subject has been disease-free for at least 5 years
  8. Severe chronic obstructive or other pulmonary disease with hypoxemia (requires supplementary oxygen, symptoms due to hypoxemia or oxygen saturation <90% by pulse oximetry after a 2 minute walk) or in the opinion of the investigator any physiological state likely to cause systemic or regional hypoxemia
  9. Major surgery, other than diagnostic surgery, within 4 weeks prior to Day 1, without complete recovery
  10. Active, uncontrolled bacterial, viral, or fungal infections, requiring systemic therapy
  11. Treatment with radiation therapy, surgery, chemotherapy, targeted therapies or hormones within 4 weeks prior to study entry
  12. Prior therapy with an hypoxic cytotoxin
  13. Subjects who participated in an investigational drug or device study within 28 days prior to study entry
  14. Known infection with HIV, hepatitis B or C
  15. Subjects who have exhibited allergic reactions to a structural compound, biological agent, or formulation (containing solutol and/or propylene glycol) similar to TH-302
  16. Females who are pregnant or breast-feeding
  17. Concomitant disease or condition that could interfere with the conduct of the study, or that would, in the opinion of the investigator, pose an unacceptable risk to the subject in this study
  18. Unwillingness or inability to comply with the study protocol for any reason Expanded cohort subjects ONLY: First-line advanced adenocarcinoma of the pancreas
  19. Prior chemotherapy therapy for advanced disease other than radiosensitizing doses of 5-fluorouracil

Docetaxel + Prednisone + TH-302 Exclusion Criteria:

All Subjects:

  1. Prior treatment with more than 3 myelosuppressive cytotoxic chemotherapy regimens
  2. Prior treatment with docetaxel
  3. Prior radiotherapy to more than 25% of the bone marrow unless radiotherapy was completed >5 years ago and there is not hematologic evidence of persistent bone marrow suppression
  4. Uncontrolled pleural effusion or ascites
  5. History of sensitivity to drugs formulated with polysorbate 80
  6. New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III or IV, cardiac disease, myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to Day 1, unstable arrhythmia or symptomatic peripheral arterial vascular disease
  7. Seizure disorders requiring anticonvulsant therapy
  8. Symptomatic brain, leptomeningeal or epidural metastases (unless previously treated and well controlled for a period of ≥ 3 months)
  9. Ongoing CTCAE grade 2 or greater peripheral neuropathy
  10. Previously treated malignancies, except for adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer, in situ cancer, or other cancer from which the subject has been disease-free for at least 5 years
  11. Severe chronic obstructive or other pulmonary disease with hypoxemia (requires supplementary oxygen, symptoms due to hypoxemia or oxygen saturation <90% by pulse oximetry after a 2 minute walk) or in the opinion of the investigator any physiological state likely to cause systemic or regional hypoxemia
  12. Major surgery, other than diagnostic surgery, within 4 weeks prior to Day 1, without complete recovery
  13. Active, uncontrolled bacterial, viral, or fungal infections, requiring systemic therapy
  14. Treatment with radiation therapy, surgery, chemotherapy, targeted therapies or hormones within 4 weeks prior to study entry
  15. Prior therapy with an hypoxic cytotoxin
  16. Subjects who participated in an investigational drug or device study within 28 days prior to study entry
  17. Known active infection with HIV, hepatitis B or C
  18. Subjects who have exhibited allergic reactions to a structural compound, biological agent, or formulation (containing solutol and/or propylene glycol) similar to TH-302
  19. Females who are pregnant or breast-feeding
  20. Concomitant disease or condition that could interfere with the conduct of the study, or that would, in the opinion of the investigator, pose an unacceptable risk to the subject in this study
  21. Unwillingness or inability to comply with the study protocol for any reason Expanded Cohort Subjects ONLY: Castrate-resistant prostate cancer
  22. Prior treatment with cytotoxic chemotherapy or radioisotope therapy Expanded Cohort Subjects ONLY: Second-line NSCLC
  23. More than one prior cytotoxic chemotherapy regimen for advanced disease
  24. Weight loss of >10% body weight in the previous 6 weeks

Pemetrexed + TH-302 Exclusion Criteria:

All Subjects:

  1. Prior treatment with more than 3 myelosuppressive cytotoxic chemotherapy regimens
  2. Prior treatment with pemetrexed
  3. Prior radiotherapy to more than 25% of the bone marrow
  4. Inability to discontinue non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for 5 days (long half-life) or 2 days (short half-life, if subject has CrCl <80 mL/min) before until 2 days following pemetrexed dosing
  5. New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III or IV, cardiac disease, myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to Day 1, unstable arrhythmia or symptomatic peripheral arterial vascular disease
  6. Seizure disorders requiring anticonvulsant therapy
  7. Symptomatic brain, leptomeningeal or epidural metastases (unless previously treated and well controlled for a period of ≥ 3 months)
  8. Previously treated malignancies, except for adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer, in situ cancer, or other cancer from which the subject has been disease-free for at least 5 years
  9. Severe chronic obstructive or other pulmonary disease with hypoxemia (requires supplementary oxygen, symptoms due to hypoxemia or oxygen saturation <90% by pulse oximetry after a 2 minute walk) or in the opinion of the investigator any physiological state likely to cause systemic or regional hypoxemia
  10. Major surgery, other than diagnostic surgery, within 4 weeks prior to Day 1, without complete recovery
  11. Active, uncontrolled bacterial, viral, or fungal infections, requiring systemic therapy
  12. Treatment with radiation therapy, surgery, chemotherapy, targeted therapies or hormones within 4 weeks prior to study entry
  13. Prior therapy with an hypoxic cytotoxin
  14. Subjects who participated in an investigational drug or device study within 28 days prior to study entry
  15. Known active infection with HIV, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C
  16. Subjects who have exhibited allergic reactions to a structural compound, biological agent, or formulation (containing solutol and/or propylene glycol) similar to TH-302
  17. Females who are pregnant or breast-feeding
  18. Concomitant disease or condition that could interfere with the conduct of the study, or that would, in the opinion of the investigator, pose an unacceptable risk to the subject in this study
  19. Unwillingness or inability to comply with the study protocol for any reason Expanded Cohort Subjects ONLY: Second-line NSCLC
  20. More than one prior cytotoxic chemotherapy regimen for advanced disease 2. Weight loss of >10% body weight in the previous 6 weeks

Trial locations and contacts

11 sites in 1 country.

11 sites in 1 country

United States11 sites
  • Karmanos Cancer Institute

    Detroit, Michigan, 48201

  • Duke University Medical Center

    Durham, North Carolina, 27710

  • Indiana University Cancer Center

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202

  • University of Wisconsin

    Madison, Wisconsin, 53792

  • Sarah Cannon Research Institute

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37203

  • Mayo Clinic

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905

  • UT Health Science Center

    San Antonio, Texas, 78229

  • Mayo Clinic Cancer Center

    Scottsdale, Arizona, 85259

  • Premiere Oncology of Arizona

    Scottsdale, Arizona, 85260

  • LSU Health Sciences Center

    Shreveport, Louisiana, 71130

  • Northwest Medical Specialties

    Tacoma, Washington, 98405

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About this study

Official title: A Phase 1/2, Multicenter, Dose-Escalation Study to Determine the Safety, Efficacy and Pharmacokinetics of TH-302 in Combination With A) Gemcitabine or B) Docetaxel or C) Pemetrexed in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors

The purpose of this study is to determine if TH-302, in combination with A) Gemcitabine, or B) Docetaxel or C) Pemetrexed methotrexate, are safe and effective in the treatment of Pancreatic Cancer, Castrate-resistant Prostate Cancer, and Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, respectively.

Read the detailed description

A broad range of tumors have been shown to contain significant numbers of hypoxic cells and hypoxia has been shown to be associated with a poor prognosis and an increase in resistance to chemotherapy and radiotherapy (Brizel 1997, Vaupel 2007, Shannon 2003).

It is likely that an agent that could effectively target hypoxic regions in tumors would improve efficacy when combined with standard chemotherapy or radiotherapy. TH-302 is activated at lower oxygen concentrations than other bioreductive prodrugs (Duan 2008) and tirapazamine, a hypoxic cytotoxin that has been extensively studied in both preclinical and clinical studies. This should result in an improved therapeutic ratio (tumor vs normal tissue toxicity) as compared with other bioreductive agents. Because TH-302 is expected to be minimally toxic to aerobic cancer cells, optimal efficacy would be expected when TH-302 is combined with treatments that are most effective under aerobic conditions such as radiotherapy and cytotoxic chemotherapy. Preclinical data have shown at least additive efficacy when TH-302 is combined with either docetaxel or gemcitabine. In order to minimize the risk of additive toxicity, TH-302 is not being evaluated in combination with alkylating agents.

Being tested
TH-302
Keywords
Phase 1/2, Advanced Solid Tumors, Hypoxia, Prodrug, Dose-Escalation, Evofosfamide
Medical subject headings
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, Prostatic Neoplasms, Pancreatic Neoplasms, Hypoxia

What participants receive

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

  • TH-302Drug

    TH-302 will be administered by IV infusion over 30 minutes on Days 1, 8 and 15 of a 28- day cycle for Arm A and on Days 1 and 8 of a 21 day cycle for Arms B and C.

Study groups in NCT00743379
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
AExperimentalTH-302 in combination with Gemcitabine. 1,000 mg/m2 of Gemcitabine is administered IV over 30 minutes on Days 1, 8 and 15 of a 28-day cycle.
Receives: Drug: TH-302
BExperimentalTH-302 in combination with Docetaxel. 75 mg/m2 of Docetaxel is administered IV over 60 minutes on Day 1 of a 21-day cycle.
Receives: Drug: TH-302
CExperimentalTH-302 in combination with Pemetrexed. 500 mg/m2 of Pemetrexed is administered IV over 10 minutes on Day 1 of a 21-day cycle.
Receives: Drug: TH-302

What is being measured

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

  1. To determine the MTD and DLT(s) of TH-302 when used in combination with A) Gemcitabine or B) Docetaxel or C) Pemetrexed in patients with advanced solid tumors

    Measured: Two years

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. To establish the pharmacokinetics of TH-302 , gemcitabine, pemetrexed and docetaxel when used in each of the combinations assessed

    Measured: Two years

Timeline

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

  1. First posted28 Aug 2008 (estimated)
  2. Study startAug 2008
  3. Primary completionJul 2013
  4. Study completionMar 2014

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 1/2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
71 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00743379
Sponsor's protocol ID
TH-CR-402
Status last verified
May 2015
First submitted
26 Aug 2008
Last updated
7 May 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Borad MJ, Reddy SG, Bahary N, Uronis HE, Sigal D, Cohn AL, Schelman WR, Stephenson J Jr, Chiorean EG, Rosen PJ, Ulrich B, Dragovich T, Del Prete SA, Rarick M, Eng C, Kroll S, Ryan DP. Randomized Phase II Trial of Gemcitabine Plus TH-302 Versus Gemcitabine in Patients With Advanced Pancreatic Cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2015 May 1;33(13):1475-81. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2014.55.7504. Epub 2014 Dec 15.

    PubMed 25512461

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1/2 study testing TH-302 in people with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Prostate Cancer, run by Threshold Pharmaceuticals at 11 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?

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 7 May 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 11 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 combined phase mean?

Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

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?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

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?

To determine the MTD and DLT(s) of TH-302 when used in combination with A) Gemcitabine or B) Docetaxel or C) Pemetrexed in patients with advanced solid tumors (time frame: Two years). 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 NCT00743379, which also lists 1 linked publication.

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 7 May 2015.

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