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Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungPhase 2NCT00824408

Trial of BI 6727 (Volasertib) Monotherapy and BI 6727 in Combination With Pemetrexed Compared to Pemetrexed Monotherapy in Advanced NSCLC

A Phase 2 study testing pemetrexed and BI 6727 in people with Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, run by Boehringer Ingelheim at 12 sites in 2 countries.

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 trial objective will be to evaluate whether BI 6727 monotherapy or in combination with pemetrexed may be effective in the treatment of advanced or metastatic NSCLC in patients who relapsed after or failed first-line platinum based therapy. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
What is being tested?
pemetrexed and BI 6727
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
143 participants
Where
12 sitesin 2 countries
Study dates
Mar 2009to Aug 2015
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

  • Pathologic or cytologic confirmed diagnosis of NSCLC
  • Recurrent, advanced or metastatic NSCLC that has progressed following one prior platinum based chemotherapy regimen (not counting adjuvant or neoadjuvant chemotherapy if completed more than 12 months prior to platinum based therapy)
  • Patients who are eligible for pemetrexed as second line chemotherapy
  • Measurable disease by one or more techniques (CT, MRI) according to RECIST
  • Patients aged 18 years or older
  • Life expectancy of at least three (3) months
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance Score 0-2
  • Written informed consent that is consistent with ICH-GCP guidelines and local legislation

Who cannot join

  • Treatment with an investigational drug in another clinical study within the past 28 days prior to the start of therapy or concomitantly with this study
  • Anti-cancer therapy for NSCLC (except radiotherapy for palliative reasons) within the past 28 days prior to Treatment Day 1 of Cycle 1 of this trial
  • Any persisting toxicities which are deemed to be clinically significant from the previous therapy
  • Patients who have received more than one prior chemotherapy regimen for advanced disease (not including prior adjuvant therapy). Patients may have received prior epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors.
  • Patients who are unwilling or unable to take folic acid and vitamin B12 supplementation
  • Active brain metastases (stable for <28 days, symptomatic, or requiring concurrent steroids). Patients who have received prior whole brain irradiation and whose brain metastases are stable according to the criteria above will not be excluded.
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  • Other active malignancy diagnosed within the past 3 years (other than non melanomatous skin cancer and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia)
  • Concomitant intercurrent illnesses including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness or social situation that would limit compliance with trial requirement or which are considered relevant for the evaluation of the efficacy or safety of the trial drug
  • Patients unable or unwilling to interrupt concomitant administration of NSAIDS 5 days prior to, the day of and 2 days after the administration of pemetrexed, with the exception of lose dose aspirin 81mg daily
  • Patients who have received prior therapy with pemetrexed
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) less than 1,500/mm3
  • Platelet count less than 100,000/mm3
  • Hemoglobin <90g/L
  • Total bilirubin >26µmol/L
  • Alanine amino transferase (ALT) and/or aspartate amino transferase (AST) less than 2.5 X ULN, except in case of known liver metastasis where maximum 5 X ULN is acceptable
  • Serum creatinine level >133µmol/L and/or creatinine clearance (measured or calculated) <45 ml/min
  • Clinically relevant QTc prolongation
  • Women and men who are sexually active and unwilling to use a medically acceptable method of contraception
  • Pregnancy or breast feeding
  • Known or suspected active alcohol or drug abuse
  • Patients unable to comply with the protocol
  • Any known hypersensitivity to the trial drugs or their excipients
  • Patients with NSCLC of confirmed Squamous histology

Trial locations and contacts

12 sites in 2 countries.

12 sites in 2 countries

Canada11 sites
  • 1230.5.00104 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site

    Edmonton, Alberta

  • 1230.5.00105 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site

    Hamilton, Ontario

  • 1230.5.00114 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site

    Kelowna, British Columbia

  • 1230.5.00119 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site

    Kitchener, Ontario

  • 1230.5.00102 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site

    Montreal, Quebec

  • 1230.5.00106 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site

    Montreal, Quebec

  • 1230.5.00116 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site

    Oshawa, Ontario

  • 1230.5.00108 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site

    Ottawa, Ontario

  • 1230.5.00109 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site

    Surrey, British Columbia

  • 1230.5.00110 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site

    Toronto, Ontario

  • 1230.5.00107 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site

    Vancouver, British Columbia

Other trials in Canada

The Bahamas1 site
  • 1230.5.00118 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site

    Nassau

About this study

Official title: A Randomised Open-label Phase II Trial of BI 6727 Monotherapy and BI 6727 in Combination With Standard Dose Pemetrexed Compared to Pemetrexed Monotherapy in Second Line Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

The trial objective will be to evaluate whether BI 6727 monotherapy or in combination with pemetrexed may be effective in the treatment of advanced or metastatic NSCLC in patients who relapsed after or failed first-line platinum based therapy.

The secondary objectives are to identify the acceptable dose of BI 6727 in combination with pemetrexed and to characterize the pharmacokinetic profiles of BI 6727 alone. Arm A, BI6727 monotherapy arm is closed to further recruitment.

Being tested
pemetrexed, BI 6727
Medical subject headings
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung

What participants receive

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

  • pemetrexedDrug

    500 mg/m^2 i.v. on day 1 of 21 day cycle

  • pemetrexedDrug

    500 mg/m^2 i.v. on day 1 of 21 day cycle

  • BI 6727Drug

    BI 6727 i.v. on day 1 of a 21 day cycle

Study groups in NCT00824408
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
BI 6727 +pemetrexedExperimentalBI 6727 plus 500 mg/^m2 pemetrexed i.v. on day 1 of 21 day cycle
Receives: Drug: pemetrexed; Drug: BI 6727
pemetrexedActive comparator500 mg/m^2 i.v. on day 1 of a 21 day cycle
Receives: Drug: pemetrexed

What is being measured

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

  1. Progression Free Survival (PFS) Time From the Date of Randomization to Date of Disease Progression or Death, Whichever Occurred First.

    Disease progression was defined according to the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours (RECIST)) criteria. Progression-free survival time was calculated as the duration from the date of randomization to the date of disease progression or death, whichever occured first. For patients with known date of progression (or death): PFS [days] = min (date of progression, date of death) - date of randomization + 1 day. For patients without progression or death, PFS was censored at the last imaging date that showed no disease progression: PFS [days, censored] = date of last imaging showing no progression - date randomization + 1 day.

    The number of participants analysed displays the number of patients with an event (progression).

    Measured: From randomization until disease progression or death

Secondary outcomes (12)
  1. Objective Tumor Response, Defined as Complete Response (CR), and Partial Response (PR), Evaluated According to RECIST Criteria.

    Objective tumor response, defined as complete response (CR), and partial response (PR), evaluated according to RECIST criteria. Evaluation of target lesions: Complete Response (CR): disappearance of all target lesions. Partial Response (PR): ≥30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum longest diameter. Evaluation of nontarget lesions: Complete Response (CR): disappearance of all nontarget lesions.

    Measured: From first drug infusion until 21 days after last drug infusion, up to 1100 days

  2. Overall Survival (OS)

    Overall survival (OS) was defined as the duration of time from randomization to time of death.

    Measured: From randomization until time of death

  3. Duration of Overall Response

    The duration of overall response was measured from the time measurement criteria were met for CR or PR (whichever was first recorded) until the first date that recurrent or progressive disease (PD) was objectively documented (taking as reference for PD the smallest measurements recorded since treatment began). The duration of overall CR was measured from the time measurement criteria were first met for CR until the first date that recurrent disease was objectively documented. Duration of disease control is presented here.

    Measured: From the time measurement criteria were met for CR or PR (whichever was first recorded) until the first date that recurrent or progressive disease was objectively documented

  4. Occurrence and Intensity of AEs Graded According to CTCAE.

    All patients were carefully monitored during and after each treatment cycle. Adverse events (AEs) were recorded and were graded according to the National Cancer Institute - Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE).

    Measured: From first drug infusion until 21 days after last drug infusion, up to 1100 days

  5. Occurence of DLT

    Occurence of Dose-limiting toxicity (DLT). A DLT was defined as one or more of the following:

    • treatment-related CTCAE Grade 3 or 4 nonhematological toxicity (except emesis or diarrhea responding to supportive treatment).
    • treatment-related CTCAE Grade 4 neutropenia for ≥7 days and/or complicated by infection.
    • CTCAE Grade 4 thrombocytopenia.

    Measured: Patients were treated for repeated 21-day treatment cycles until disease progression or intolerability of the trial drug, whichever occurred first.

  6. Frequency of Patients With Possible Clinically Significant Abnormalities

    Frequency of patients with possible clinically significant abnormalities

    Measured: From first drug infusion until 21 days after last drug infusion, up to 1100 days

  7. Cmax of Volasertib

    Cmax - maximum measured concentration of volasertib in plasma.

    Measured: 5 minutes (min) before the start of Volasertib infusion and 1 hour (h), 2h, 4h, 24h, 168h and 336h after the start of Volasertib infusion

  8. Total Clearance (CL) of Volasertib

    CL - total clearance of volasertib in plasma after IV administration

    Measured: 5 minutes (min) before the start of Volasertib infusion and 1 hour (h), 2h, 4h, 24h, 168h and 336h after the start of Volasertib infusion

  9. Vss of Volasertib

    Vss - apparent volume of distribution at steady state following IV administration of volasertib

    Measured: 5 minutes (min) before the start of Volasertib infusion and 1 hour (h), 2h, 4h, 24h, 168h and 336h after the start of Volasertib infusion

  10. Cmax of Pemetrexed

    Cmax - maximum measured concentration of pemetrexed in plasma

    Measured: 5 minutes before pemetrexed infusion, at the end of the infusion and 1.5 hours (h), 2.5h, 4.5h and 25.5h after the end of pemetrexed infusion

  11. CL of Pemetrexed

    CL - total clearance of pemetrexed in plasma after IV administration

    Measured: 5 minutes before pemetrexed infusion, at the end of the infusion and 1.5 hours (h), 2.5h, 4.5h and 25.5h after the end of pemetrexed infusion

  12. Vss of Pemetrexed

    Vss - apparent volume of distribution at steady state following IV administration of pemetrexed

    Measured: 5 minutes before pemetrexed infusion, at the end of the infusion and 1.5 hours (h), 2.5h, 4.5h and 25.5h after the end of pemetrexed infusion

Timeline

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

  1. First posted16 Jan 2009 (estimated)
  2. Study startMar 2009
  3. Primary completionSep 2012
  4. Study completionAug 2015

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
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
143 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00824408
Sponsor's protocol ID
1230.5
Status last verified
Jul 2016
First submitted
15 Jan 2009
Last updated
20 Sep 2016

Publications

  • Ellis PM, Leighl NB, Hirsh V, Reaume MN, Blais N, Wierzbicki R, Sadrolhefazi B, Gu Y, Liu D, Pilz K, Chu Q. A Randomized, Open-Label Phase II Trial of Volasertib as Monotherapy and in Combination With Standard-Dose Pemetrexed Compared With Pemetrexed Monotherapy in Second-Line Treatment for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer. Clin Lung Cancer. 2015 Nov;16(6):457-65. doi: 10.1016/j.cllc.2015.05.010. Epub 2015 Jun 2.

    PubMed 26100229

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing pemetrexed and BI 6727 in people with Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, run by Boehringer Ingelheim at 12 sites in 2 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 8 inclusion and 23 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 20 Sep 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 12 sites in Canada, The Bahamas. 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 20 Sep 2016). 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?

Progression Free Survival (PFS) Time From the Date of Randomization to Date of Disease Progression or Death, Whichever Occurred First. (time frame: From randomization until disease progression or death). 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 NCT00824408, 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 20 Sep 2016.

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