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Esophageal CancerPhase 2NCT00836277

Phase II Study of Irinotecan and Panitumumab

A Phase 2 study testing Panitumumab and Irinotecan in people with Esophageal Cancer, run by Weijing Sun, MD, FACP at 1 site 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 study proposes a single-arm, phase II study of irinotecan with panitumumab as second-line therapy for patients with advanced esophageal adenocarcinoma. Efficacy will be assessed by response rate, with an exploratory outcome endpoint of time to progression (as panitumumab may result in prolonged stable disease). Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Esophageal Cancer
What is being tested?
Panitumumab and Irinotecan
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
24 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
May 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

  • Patients must have histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of locally recurrent or metastatic adenocarcinoma of the esophagus which is incurable with standard therapy.
  • Patients must have measurable disease outside a previous radiation port, or which has developed in the port since the conclusion of radiation and is biopsy-proven to be recurrent cancer.
  • One prior chemotherapy regimen for metastatic disease, with the exception of prior irinotecan or panitumumab.
  • Prior radiation therapy to no more than 20% of the bone marrow is allowed. No treatment with wide field radiation within 4 weeks of entry onto this study.
  • Full recovery from the effects of any prior surgery.
  • Man or woman >18 years of age.
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  • ECOG performance status <2 (Karnofsky >60%)
  • Life expectancy of >3 months
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 x 109/L
  • Platelet count ≥ 100 x 109/L
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL
  • Creatinine < or = to 1.5 mg/dL
  • Creatinine clearance > or = to 50 mL/min calculated by the Cockcroft-Gault method as follows:
  • Male creatinine clearance = (140 - age) x (weight in Kg) / (serum Cr x 72)
  • Female creatinine clearance = (140 - age) x (weight in Kg) x 0.85 / (serum Cr x 72)
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) < or = to 3 x ULN (if liver metastases less than or equal to 5 x ULN)
  • Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) < or = to 3 x ULN (if liver metastases less than or equal to 5 x ULN)
  • Total bilirubin < or = to 1.5 x ULN
  • Magnesium ≥ lower limit of normal
  • Potassium > or = to lower limit of normal
  • Because the effects of irinotecan and panitumumab on the developing human fetus are unknown, women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation.

Who cannot join

  • History or known presence of central nervous system (CNS) metastases unless CNS metastases have been irradiated and are stable.
  • History of another primary cancer, except:
  • Curatively treated in situ cervical cancer
  • Curatively resected non-melanoma skin cancer
  • Other primary solid tumor curatively treated with no known active disease present and no treatment administered for greater than or equal to 5 years prior to enrollment
  • Pre-existing peripheral neuropathy > grade 1.
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  • History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to panitumumab or irinotecan.
  • Patients receiving any medications or substances that are established or probable inhibitors or inducers of P450 3A4 are ineligible.
  • Prior anti-EGFr antibody therapy (eg, cetuximab) or treatment with small molecule EGFr inhibitors (eg, gefitinib, erlotinib, lapatinib)
  • Radiotherapy < or = to 14 days prior to enrollment.
  • Systemic chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, immunotherapy, or experimental or approved proteins/antibodies (or small molecules for Phase I studies) (eg, bevacizumab)< or = to 30 days before enrollment
  • Subjects requiring chronic use of immunosuppressive agents (eg, methotrexate, cyclosporine)
  • Any investigational agent or therapy < or = to 30 days before enrollment
  • Prior therapy with Irinotecan or panitumumab.
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.
  • History of interstitial lung disease (e.g. pneumonitis or pulmonary fibrosis) or any evidence of interstitial lung disease on baseline chest CT scan
  • History of any medical or psychiatric condition or laboratory abnormality that in the opinion of the investigator may increase the risks associated with the study participation or investigational product(s) administration or may interfere with the interpretation of the results.
  • Women who test positive for serum or urine pregnancy test < 72 hours before randomization or is breast feeding
  • Known positive test(s) for acute or chronic active hepatitis B infection
  • Major surgery within 28 days or minor surgery within 14 days of study enrollment
  • Men or women of child-bearing potential (women who are post-menopausal < 52 weeks, not surgically sterilized, or not abstinent) not consenting to use adequate contraception (per institutional standard of care) during treatment and for six months after the last investigational product(s) administration
  • Any underlying condition which in the opinion of the principal investigator will interfere with safety or with compliance with the study.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232

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About this study

Official title: Phase II Study of Irinotecan and Panitumumab as Second-Line Therapy for Patients With Advanced Esophageal Adenocarcinoma

This study proposes a single-arm, phase II study of irinotecan with panitumumab as second-line therapy for patients with advanced esophageal adenocarcinoma. Efficacy will be assessed by response rate, with an exploratory outcome endpoint of time to progression (as panitumumab may result in prolonged stable disease). In addition to the usual safety assessments, molecular correlates will be carried out in order to search for pharmacodynamic and pharmacogenomic features that may correlate with response. Measures of host/patient immune function will be assessed by evaluating the relationship between Fc receptor polymorphisms and response in patients treated with panitumumab. Measures of EGFR protein and phosphoprotein expression by immunohistochemical- (IHC-) staining, K-ras mutation status1 and reverse-phase protein arrays (RPPA) and EGFR gene amplification by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) will be assessed as exploratory correlates.

Read the detailed description

Esophageal cancer is a highly lethal malignancy that is increasing in incidence, especially the histologic subtype of adenocarcinoma. Fully 50% of patients present with advanced, incurable disease. Of the remainder who are diagnosed at curable stages, at most 30% are long-term survivors. Advances in therapy for both local and advanced disease have been stagnant in the past few decades. As such, there is an urgent need for advances in therapy. The development of modern cytotoxic chemotherapy and in particular, biologically targeted agents, provides hope for improving the outcome in these patients.

The semi-synthetic derivative of camptothecin, irinotecan, is active in esophageal adenocarcinoma, both alone and in combination with cisplatin. Use as front-line therapy in both multi-modality regimens and combination chemotherapy is common. More recently, the elucidation of the role of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) pathway in esophageal cancer has resulted in the pre-clinical and clinical study of the activity of EGFR directed agents for treatment of esophageal cancer.

The anti-EGFR antibodies, panitumumab and cetuximab, are active as both single agents and in combination with cytotoxic chemotherapy in patients with colorectal adenocarcinoma. In particular, the combination of irinotecan and cetuximab is active for irinotecan refractory colorectal cancer, while panitumumab is active compared with best supportive care. In our clinic, we have empiric evidence for the unexpectedly significant activity of the combination of cetuximab and irinotecan as third-line treatment for advanced esophageal adenocarcinoma. Panitumumab has the clinical advantages, compared with cetuximab, of being fully human,, thus resulting in a lower frequency of infusion reactions.

This recent experience with these targeted agents in solid tumors, while still promising, has yielded relatively modest results.7-11 Notably, however, retrospective analyses of clinical trials are consistently revealing that differences in treatment effect between subgroups of patients can be associated with specific molecular profiles.12-18 These findings suggest the potential for a more rational approach to trial design that would use patient and tumor characteristics to select patients for therapy, thus enriching the population of responders.

Being tested
Panitumumab, Irinotecan
Keywords
Panitumumab, Irinotecan, Esophageal Adenocarcinoma, Phase II
Medical subject headings
Esophageal Neoplasms, Adenocarcinoma Of Esophagus

What participants receive

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

  • PanitumumabDrug

    Also called ABX-EGF

    9mg/kg IV Day 1 Cycle = 21 days

  • IrinotecanDrug

    Also called Camptosar, Campto, CPT-11

    125mg/m2 IV Day 1 and Day 8

Study groups in NCT00836277
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Irinotecan plus panitumumabExperimentalIrinotecan 100 mg/m2 IV Day 1 and Day 8 + Panitumumab 9mg/kg IV Day 1 Cycle = 21 days
Receives: Drug: Panitumumab; Drug: Irinotecan

What is being measured

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

  1. Response Rate (RR)

    Response rate (RR) = the # participants with partial response (PR) + # participants with (CR) / # participants with (PR) + # participants with (CR ) + # participants with (SD) + # participants with (PD). This proportion was subsequently multiplied by 100. RECIST v1.0 criteria for Target Lesions was used: Complete Response (CR): Disappearance of all target lesions; Partial Response (PR): At least a 30% decrease in the sum of the LD of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum LD; 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: Up to 14 months

  2. Clinical Benefit Rate (CBR)

    Using RECIST v1.0 criteria, clinical benefit rate (CBR) = # participants with (PR) + # participants with (CR) + # participants with (SD) / # participants with (PR) + # participants with (CR) + # participants with (SD) + # participants with (PD). This proportion was subsequently multiplied by 100. RECIST v1.0 criteria for Target Lesions is defined as: Complete Response (CR): Disappearance of all target lesions; Partial Response (PR): At least a 30% decrease in the sum of the LD of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum LD; 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: Up to 14 months

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Progression-free Survival (PFS)

    Survival time the is free of disease progression. Progression is defined using Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.0), as a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, or a measurable increase in a non-target lesion, or the appearance of new lesions.

    Measured: Up to 45 months (cohort)

  2. Overall Survival (OS)

    Measured: Up to 45 months (cohort)

  3. 1-year (Overall) Survival Rate

    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 posted4 Feb 2009 (estimated)
  2. Study startMay 2009
  3. Primary completionAug 2015
  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
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
24 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00836277
Sponsor's protocol ID
07-161
Status last verified
Sep 2016
First submitted
3 Feb 2009
Last updated
15 Nov 2016
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Yoon H, Karapetyan L, Choudhary A, Kosozi R, Bali GS, Zaidi AH, Atasoy A, Forastiere AA, Gibson MK. Phase II Study of Irinotecan Plus Panitumumab as Second-Line Therapy for Patients with Advanced Esophageal Adenocarcinoma. Oncologist. 2018 Sep;23(9):1004-e102. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2017-0657. Epub 2018 May 16.

    PubMed 29769385

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Panitumumab and Irinotecan in people with Esophageal Cancer, run by Weijing Sun, MD, FACP at 1 site 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 21 inclusion and 22 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 15 Nov 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site 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 15 Nov 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?

Response Rate (RR) (time frame: Up to 14 months). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. 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 NCT00836277, 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 15 Nov 2016; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 6 Nov 2026.

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