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Myelodysplastic SyndromePhase 1NCT00867230

FTS Study in Patients With Advanced Hematologic Malignancies

A Phase 1 study testing FTS in people with Myelodysplastic Syndrome and Leukemia, run by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at 1 site 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

Primary Objective: Determining the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and pharmacokinetics (PK) of FTS (S-Trans, Trans-Farnesylthiosalicylic Acid) after daily oral administration on Days 1 through 21 of a 28-Day cycle to patients with advanced hematologic malignancies that have progressed following effective therapy or for… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Myelodysplastic Syndrome, Leukemia
What is being tested?
FTS
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
18 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
May 2006to Feb 2009
Phase
Phase 1
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

Who may be able to join

  • Patients must have relapsed/refractory hematologic malignancies for which no standard therapies are anticipated to result in a durable response or who have failed potentially curative therapy, or who refuse or are considered unsuitable for standard therapy. Patients with poor-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) [IPSS ≥ 1.5], chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML), relapsed/refractory leukemias including
  • CONTINUATION OF # 1: acute myeloid leukemia (AML), acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), or chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) in blastic phase, or with agnogenic myeloid metaplasia (AMM) are eligible.
  • Patients are eligible if they are 18 years or older
  • In the absence of rapidly progressing disease, the interval from prior treatment to time of study drug administration should be at least 2 weeks for cytotoxic agents, or at least 5 half-lives for noncytotoxic agents. If the patient is on hydroxyurea to control peripheral blood leukemic cell counts, the patient must be off hydroxyurea for at least 24 hours before initiation of treatment on this protocol. Persistent chronic clinically significant toxicities from prior chemotherapy must not be greater than Grade 1
  • Patients with active CNS disease are included and will be treated concurrently with intrathecal therapy
  • Patients must have ECOG performance status (PS) of 0 - 2
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  • Have serum creatinine less than or equal to 2.0 mg/dl; total bilirubin less than or equal to 2.0 mg/dl; ALT and/or AST no more than 3X the upper limit of normal range unless abnormal parameter level is considered related to leukemia.
  • Patients must be willing and able to sign written informed consent and be able to comply with the study protocol for the duration of the study
  • Females of childbearing potential and males are required to practice adequate contraception or abstinence prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately

Who cannot join

  • Impaired cardiac function, including any one of the following: myocardial infarction within the previous 3 months; symptomatic coronary insufficiency or heart block; uncontrolled congestive heart failure; moderate or severe pulmonary dysfunction
  • Have an active uncontrolled infectious process
  • Significant impairment of gastrointestinal (GI) function of GI disease that may significantly alter the absorption of FTS(e.g. ulcerative diseases, uncontrolled nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, malabsorption syndrome, or small bowel resection)
  • Have received prior radiotherapy administered to more than 30% of marrow-bearing bone mass
  • Women patients are pregnant or lactating
  • Patients who have had major surgery without full recovery or major surgery within three weeks of FTS treatment start
  • Patients with marked baseline prolongation of QT/QTc interval (QTc interval greater than 480) using the Fridericia method as a main method of QTC analysis
  • Patients unwilling or unable to comply with the protocol

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • U.T.M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030

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About this study

Official title: A Phase I Open-Label Study of S-Trans, Trans-Farnesylthiosalicylic Acid (FTS) Administered on Days 1 to 21 of a 28 Day Cycle in Patients With Advanced Hematologic Malignancies

Primary Objective:

Determining the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and pharmacokinetics (PK) of FTS (S-Trans, Trans-Farnesylthiosalicylic Acid) after daily oral administration on Days 1 through 21 of a 28-Day cycle to patients with advanced hematologic malignancies that have progressed following effective therapy or for which no effective therapy exists.

Read the detailed description

FTS is designed to interfere with a cancer cell's ability to reproduce.

Before you can start receiving the drug on this study, you will have "screening tests." These tests will help the doctor decide if you are eligible to take part in this study. Your complete medical history will be recorded, and you will have a physical exam. You will be asked about any side effects that you are having and about any medications that you are taking. Your weight and vital signs (blood pressure, heart rate, breathing rate, and temperature) will be measured. Blood (about 2 tablespoons) and urine will be collected for routine tests. You will be asked about your ability to perform everyday tasks. You will have an electrocardiogram (ECG - test to measure the electrical activity of the heart). A bone marrow aspirate and/or biopsy will be collected to check the status of the disease. To collect a bone marrow aspirate and/or biopsy, an area of the hip or chest bone is numbed with anesthetic and a small amount (about 1 teaspoon) of bone marrow and bone is withdrawn through a large needle. Women who are able to have children must have a negative blood (about 1 tablespoon) or urine pregnancy test.

If you are found to be eligible for this study, you will take FTS by mouth, morning and night with food, on Days 1-21 of a 28-day study "cycle."

The amount of study drug you will receive will be based on when you enter the study. At least 3 participants will be taking FTS at the same dose level. Doses will be increased for the next group of 3 participants based on the side effects seen in the previous group. Each new group of participants will receive a higher dose level than the previous group, until a level is reached where side effects are considered to be intolerable.

After each cycle, your doctor may decide to increase your dose if you are not having intolerable side effects and you are benefitting from the study drug. If you experience intolerable side effects during any of the cycles of therapy with FTS, your dose may be reduced, delayed, or you may be taken off the study.

On Day 1 of the study, your weight and vital signs will be measured. Blood (about 1 tablespoon) will be collected for routine tests. You will not take your evening dose of FTS on Day 1.

On Days 8,15, and 22 of the first cycle, your weight and vital signs will be measured. You will be asked about any side effects that you are having, and about any medications that you are taking. On Day 15 of Cycle 1, blood (about 1 tablespoon) will also be drawn for routine tests.

During Cycle 1, on Days 1, 8, and 15, blood (about 1 tablespoon per draw) will be drawn to find out how much drug there is in your blood at different time points. This will help researchers to learn how FTS is processed by your body. This is called pharmacokinetic (PK) testing. Blood will be drawn before your morning dose of FTS, at 30, 60, and 90 minutes after taking the morning dose, and at 2, 4, 6, 8 and 24 hours after taking the morning dose. During Cycle 1, on Days 1 and 15, blood (about 3 tablespoons per draw) will be drawn to determine how FTS works against leukemia cells. This blood will be drawn before and 24 hours, after taking the morning dose on Day 1 and before you take the dose on Day 15.

On Day 1 of each cycle after Cycle 1, your weight and vital signs will be measured. Blood (about 2 tablespoons) and urine will be collected for routine tests. You will be asked about your ability to perform everyday tasks. You will be asked about any side effects that you are having, and about any medications that you are taking.

On Days 8, 15, and 22 of every cycle after Cycle 1, you will be asked about any side effects that you are having and about any medications that you are taking. On Day 15, blood (about 1 tablespoon) will also be drawn for routine tests, and your weight and vital signs will be measured.

You may remain on study for as long as you are benefiting. You will be taken off study if you are not benefitting or if you are experiencing intolerable side effects.

Thirty (30) days after you are no longer taking the study drug, you will have an end-of-study visit. Blood (about 2 tablespoons) and urine will be collected for routine tests. Your weight and vital signs will be measured. You will be asked about your ability to perform everyday tasks. You will be asked about any side effects that you are having, and about any medications that you are taking. You will have an ECG and an evaluation of your disease, which may include a bone marrow aspiration and/or biopsy.

This is an investigational study. FTS is not FDA approved or commercially available, and it has been authorized for use in research only. Up to 30 patients will take part in this multicenter study. Up to 20 patients will be enrolled at M. D. Anderson.

Being tested
FTS
Keywords
Myelodysplastic Syndrome, Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia, Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Agnogenic Myeloid Metaplasia, FTS, S-Trans, Trans-Farnesylthiosalicylic Acid
Medical subject headings
Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Leukemia, Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Chronic, Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute, Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma, Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell, Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive, Primary Myelofibrosis

What participants receive

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

  • FTSDrug

    Also called S-trans, trans-farnesylthiosalicylic

    Starting dose of 100 mg twice a day by mouth, Days 1 through 21 of a 28-day cycle.

Study groups in NCT00867230
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
FTS (S-trans, trans-farnesylthiosalicylic acid)ExperimentalNot described
Receives: Drug: FTS

What is being measured

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

  1. Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD)

    Measured: Continous assessment throughout study and determination of dose limiting toxicities with each 28 day cycle.

Timeline

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

  1. First posted23 Mar 2009 (estimated)
  2. Study startMay 2006
  3. Primary completionFeb 2009
  4. Study completionFeb 2009

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
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
18 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00867230
Sponsor's protocol ID
2006-0201
Status last verified
Jul 2012
First submitted
20 Mar 2009
Last updated
1 Aug 2012
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Laheru D, Shah P, Rajeshkumar NV, McAllister F, Taylor G, Goldsweig H, Le DT, Donehower R, Jimeno A, Linden S, Zhao M, Song D, Rudek MA, Hidalgo M. Integrated preclinical and clinical development of S-trans, trans-Farnesylthiosalicylic Acid (FTS, Salirasib) in pancreatic cancer. Invest New Drugs. 2012 Dec;30(6):2391-9. doi: 10.1007/s10637-012-9818-6. Epub 2012 May 1.

    PubMed 22547163

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing FTS in people with Myelodysplastic Syndrome and Leukemia, run by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center 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 9 inclusion and 8 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 1 Aug 2012. 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 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.

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?

Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) (time frame: Continous assessment throughout study and determination of dose limiting toxicities with each 28 day cycle.). 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 NCT00867230, 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 1 Aug 2012.

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