CancerPhase 2NCT01162551
Trial of Sirolimus and Methotrexate in Relapsed/Refractory Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Lymphoma
A Phase 2 study testing Sirolimus and Methotrexate in people with Cancer and Leukemia, run by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
This is a phase 2 study looking at efficacy and toxicity of oral sirolimus in combination with oral methotrexate in children with refractory/relapsed ALL or NHL. Secondary objectives include characterizing the trough levels produced by administration of oral sirolimus in children with refractory/relapsed ALL/NHL and… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages Up to 25 years
- What is being tested?
- Sirolimus and Methotrexate
- Type of treatment
- Pill or oral medicine
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 5 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- May 2010to Feb 2017
- 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 Up to 25 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child, Adult
Who may be able to join
- Patients </= 25 years of age, at time of enrollment, with second or greater relapse of ALL or NHL. For ALL must have histologic diagnosis with >10% blasts in the marrow and for lymphoblastic lymphoma or peripheral T-cell lymphoma must have radiologic or physical evidence of recurrence.
- Lansky > 50% or Karnofsky > 50%
- Negative Pregnancy Test
- Creatinine clearance or radioisotope GFR > 70ml/min/m2 OR serum creatinine based on age /gender
- Pulse ox >94%
- Total Bilirubin <1.5 x normal for age
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- ALT < 5 x normal for age
- Albumin > 2g/dL
- Shortening fraction by echo > 28% OR ejection fraction > 50% by gated radionuclide study
Who cannot join
- Patient has known allergies to sirolimus,FK-506 or mTOR inhibitors
- Patient is taking other investigational anti-neoplastic drugs
- Patient received no myelosuppressive chemo within 14 days
- < 14 days have elapsed since local palliative XRT (small port) < 28 days since prior craniospinal XRT or 50% radiation of pelvis <28 days if other substantial BM radiation
- Hematopoietic growth factors within 7 days of entry (except erythropoietin.)
- Patient has taken any biologic agents within 14 days
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- Post BMT/SCT - evidence of active GVHD, at least > 3 months must have elapsed
- Patient has uncontrolled infection (if patients with fungal disease, stable for < 14 days and patients with bacteremia without negative blood culture
- Existing non-hematologic toxicities > grade 2
- Use of steroids or hydroxyurea is permitted upto 14 days prior to entry.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104
About this study
Official title: Phase 2 Trial of Sirolimus and Methotrexate in Relapsed/Refractory Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Lymphoma
This is a phase 2 study looking at efficacy and toxicity of oral sirolimus in combination with oral methotrexate in children with refractory/relapsed ALL or NHL.
Secondary objectives include characterizing the trough levels produced by administration of oral sirolimus in children with refractory/relapsed ALL/NHL and to evaluate the effect of sirolimus on intracellular targets related to mTOR inhibition.
Read the detailed description
At present children who have bone marrow or combined bone marrow and extramedullary relapses of acute leukemia while on therapy have 5-20% of long-term survival. Newer, targeted agents need to be identified and integrated into the present cytotoxic chemotherapy regimens. Biologically targeted cancer agents, including signal transduction inhibitors like mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors (MTIs), have shown great promise in treating hematologic malignancies. A Phase 1 trial of sirolimus (an MTI) alone performed at CHOP has been well tolerated with no DLTs and has evidence of hitting the biologic target. While signal transduction inhibitors may be efficacious as single agents, it is more likely that these targeted agents will demonstrate greater efficacy in combination with other cytotoxic agents.Based upon pre-clinical humanized ALL mouse models we propose to study the toxicity and efficacy of adding sirolimus to oral methotrexate in relapsed and refractory patients.
Patients < 25 years of age, at time of enrollment, with second or greater relapse of ALL or NHL (lymphoblastic lymphoma or peripheral T-cell lymphoma) are eligible. ALL patients must have at least 10% blasts in their marrow and NHL patients must have radiologic or physical evidence of recurrence.
Patients will be started on daily oral sirolimus that is dosed based upon goal trough levels and weekly oral methotrexate. All therapy can be done as an outpatient.
- Being tested
- Sirolimus and Methotrexate
- Keywords
- Leukemia, Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
- Medical subject headings
- Neoplasms, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Sirolimus and MethotrexateDrug
Also called SIROLIMUS, AY-22989, rapamycin, Rapamune®
Single Arm Efficacy Trial:
Sirolimus: Oral bolus on day 1, then daily oral dose days 2-28. Dose will be altered to maintain a sirolimus trough level between ≥ 8 and ≤ 13. Trough levels will be checked weekly.
Methotrexate: Oral 20 mg/m2/week on Days 2, 9, 16, 23.
One cycle is 28 days.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Sirolimus and Methotrexate | Experimental | Sirolimus: Oral bolus on day 1, then daily oral dose days 2-28. Dose will be altered to maintain a sirolimus trough level between ≥ 8 and ≤ 13. Trough levels will be checked weekly.
Methotrexate: Oral 20 mg/m2/week on Days 2, 9, 16, 23.
One cycle is 28 days Receives: Drug: Sirolimus and Methotrexate |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Response Rate
Number of participants who achieve a Complete Response (CR), Complete Response with in the absence of total platelet recovery (CRp), or Partial Response (PR). Per response criteria in this protocol: Complete Response (CR) - M1 bone marrow (<5% blasts) with no evidence of circulating blasts or extramedullary disease and recovery of peripheral blood counts (absolute neutrophil count (ANC)> 500/μL and platelets > 50,000/ μL); Complete Response in the absence of total platelet recovery (CRp) - M1 bone marrow (<5% blasts) with no evidence of circulating blasts or extramedullary disease with recovery of peripheral blood counts except for platelets (ANC> 500/μL, platelets < 50,000uL); and Partial Response (PR) - M2 bone marrow (5% but <25% blasts), with no evidence of circulating blasts or extramedullary disease and normalization of peripheral blood counts (ANC > 500/μL and platelets >50,000/μL).
Measured: Day 28
Secondary outcomes (1)
Number of Dose Adjustments To Maintain Trough Levels
One goal of this study is to maintain trough levels of sirolimus within a certain range. The outcome measure counts the number of dose adjustments up or down that were needed to meet goal level based on weekly tough level measurements.
Measured: Day 28
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted14 Jul 2010 (estimated)
- Study startMay 2010
- Primary completionFeb 2017
- Study completionFeb 2017
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, outcome measures and adverse events reported by the sponsor.
- Publications (8)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for CancerStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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
- 5 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Susan R. Rheingold, MD, Principal investigator, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01162551
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 10-007444
- Other IDs
- 6137-09
- Status last verified
- Jul 2019
- First submitted
- 25 Jun 2010
- Last updated
- 6 Aug 2019
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
Publications
Teachey DT, Sheen C, Hall J, Ryan T, Brown VI, Fish J, Reid GS, Seif AE, Norris R, Chang YJ, Carroll M, Grupp SA. mTOR inhibitors are synergistic with methotrexate: an effective combination to treat acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Blood. 2008 Sep 1;112(5):2020-3. doi: 10.1182/blood-2008-02-137141. Epub 2008 Jun 10.
PubMed 18544682Houghton PJ, Morton CL, Kolb EA, Gorlick R, Lock R, Carol H, Reynolds CP, Maris JM, Keir ST, Billups CA, Smith MA. Initial testing (stage 1) of the mTOR inhibitor rapamycin by the pediatric preclinical testing program. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2008 Apr;50(4):799-805. doi: 10.1002/pbc.21296.
PubMed 17635004Teachey DT, Obzut DA, Cooperman J, Fang J, Carroll M, Choi JK, Houghton PJ, Brown VI, Grupp SA. The mTOR inhibitor CCI-779 induces apoptosis and inhibits growth in preclinical models of primary adult human ALL. Blood. 2006 Feb 1;107(3):1149-55. doi: 10.1182/blood-2005-05-1935. Epub 2005 Sep 29.
PubMed 16195324Brown VI, Fang J, Alcorn K, Barr R, Kim JM, Wasserman R, Grupp SA. Rapamycin is active against B-precursor leukemia in vitro and in vivo, an effect that is modulated by IL-7-mediated signaling. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2003 Dec 9;100(25):15113-8. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2436348100. Epub 2003 Dec 1.
PubMed 14657335Luger S, Perl A, Kemner A. A phase I dose escalation study of the mTOR inhibitor sirolimus and MEC chemotherapy targeting signal transduction in leukemic stem cells for acute myeloid leukemia. . Blood. 2006;106:161.
Morrison DJ, Hogan LE, Condos G, Bhatla T, Germino N, Moskowitz NP, Lee L, Bhojwani D, Horton TM, Belitskaya-Levy I, Greenberger LM, Horak ID, Grupp SA, Teachey DT, Raetz EA, Carroll WL. Endogenous knockdown of survivin improves chemotherapeutic response in ALL models. Leukemia. 2012 Feb;26(2):271-9. doi: 10.1038/leu.2011.199. Epub 2011 Aug 16.
PubMed 21844871Sheen C, Vincent T, Barrett D, Horwitz EM, Hulitt J, Strong E, Grupp SA, Teachey DT. Statins are active in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL): a therapy that may treat ALL and prevent avascular necrosis. Br J Haematol. 2011 Nov;155(3):403-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2011.08696.x. Epub 2011 May 9. No abstract available.
PubMed 21554258Barrett D, Brown VI, Grupp SA, Teachey DT. Targeting the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling axis in children with hematologic malignancies. Paediatr Drugs. 2012 Oct 1;14(5):299-316. doi: 10.2165/11594740-000000000-00000.
PubMed 22845486
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 6 Aug 2019. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Phase 2 Trial of Sirolimus and Methotrexate in Relapsed/Refractory Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Lymphoma
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01162551
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 10-007444
- Keywords
- Leukemia, Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 5 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
- Study start
- May 2010
- Primary completion
- Feb 2017 (actual)
- Study completion
- Feb 2017 (actual)
- First posted
- 14 Jul 2010 (estimated)
- Results
- Posted 6 Aug 2019
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This is a phase 2 study looking at efficacy and toxicity of oral sirolimus in combination with oral methotrexate in children with refractory/relapsed ALL or NHL.
Secondary objectives include characterizing the trough levels produced by administration of oral sirolimus in children with refractory/relapsed ALL/NHL and to evaluate the effect of sirolimus on intracellular targets related to mTOR inhibition.
Detailed description
At present children who have bone marrow or combined bone marrow and extramedullary relapses of acute leukemia while on therapy have 5-20% of long-term survival. Newer, targeted agents need to be identified and integrated into the present cytotoxic chemotherapy regimens. Biologically targeted cancer agents, including signal transduction inhibitors like mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors (MTIs), have shown great promise in treating hematologic malignancies. A Phase 1 trial of sirolimus (an MTI) alone performed at CHOP has been well tolerated with no DLTs and has evidence of hitting the biologic target. While signal transduction inhibitors may be efficacious as single agents, it is more likely that these targeted agents will demonstrate greater efficacy in combination with other cytotoxic agents.Based upon pre-clinical humanized ALL mouse models we propose to study the toxicity and efficacy of adding sirolimus to oral methotrexate in relapsed and refractory patients.
Patients < 25 years of age, at time of enrollment, with second or greater relapse of ALL or NHL (lymphoblastic lymphoma or peripheral T-cell lymphoma) are eligible. ALL patients must have at least 10% blasts in their marrow and NHL patients must have radiologic or physical evidence of recurrence.
Patients will be started on daily oral sirolimus that is dosed based upon goal trough levels and weekly oral methotrexate. All therapy can be done as an outpatient.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Sirolimus and Methotrexate | Experimental | Drug: Sirolimus and MethotrexateSirolimus: Oral bolus on day 1, then daily oral dose days 2-28. Dose will be altered to maintain a sirolimus trough level between ≥ 8 and ≤ 13. Trough levels will be checked weekly. Methotrexate: Oral 20 mg/m2/week on Days 2, 9, 16, 23. One cycle is 28 days |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- Up to 25 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult
Key inclusion criteria (9 listed)
- Patients </= 25 years of age, at time of enrollment, with second or greater relapse of ALL or NHL. For ALL must have histologic diagnosis with >10% blasts in the marrow and for lymphoblastic lymphoma or peripheral T-cell lymphoma must have radiologic or physical evidence of recurrence.
- Lansky > 50% or Karnofsky > 50%
- Negative Pregnancy Test
- Creatinine clearance or radioisotope GFR > 70ml/min/m2 OR serum creatinine based on age /gender
- Pulse ox >94%
Key exclusion criteria (10 listed)
- Patient has known allergies to sirolimus,FK-506 or mTOR inhibitors
- Patient is taking other investigational anti-neoplastic drugs
- Patient received no myelosuppressive chemo within 14 days
- < 14 days have elapsed since local palliative XRT (small port) < 28 days since prior craniospinal XRT or 50% radiation of pelvis <28 days if other substantial BM radiation
- Hematopoietic growth factors within 7 days of entry (except erythropoietin.)
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Sirolimus and MethotrexateAlso: SIROLIMUS, AY-22989, rapamycin, Rapamune®Single Arm Efficacy Trial: Sirolimus: Oral bolus on day 1, then daily oral dose days 2-28. Dose will be altered to maintain a sirolimus trough level between ≥ 8 and ≤ 13. Trough levels will be checked weekly. Methotrexate: Oral 20 mg/m2/week on Days 2, 9, 16, 23. One cycle is 28 days. | Drug | Sirolimus and Methotrexate |
Primary outcome
Response Rate
Time frame: Day 28
Number of participants who achieve a Complete Response (CR), Complete Response with in the absence of total platelet recovery (CRp), or Partial Response (PR). Per response criteria in this protocol: Complete Response (CR) - M1 bone marrow (<5% blasts) with no evidence of circulating blasts or extramedullary disease and recovery of peripheral blood counts (absolute neutrophil count (ANC)> 500/μL and platelets > 50,000/ μL); Complete Response in the absence of total platelet recovery (CRp) - M1 bone marrow (<5% blasts) with no evidence of circulating blasts or extramedullary disease with recovery of peripheral blood counts except for platelets (ANC> 500/μL, platelets < 50,000uL); and Partial Response (PR) - M2 bone marrow (5% but <25% blasts), with no evidence of circulating blasts or extramedullary disease and normalization of peripheral blood counts (ANC > 500/μL and platelets >50,000/μL).
1 secondary outcome
Number of Dose Adjustments To Maintain Trough Levels
Time frame: Day 28
Results and safety
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Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 6 Aug 2019.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, baseline, all outcome measures and adverse events.
- Background: PubMed 18544682Teachey DT, Sheen C, Hall J, Ryan T, Brown VI, Fish J, Reid GS, Seif AE, Norris R, Chang YJ, Carroll M, Grupp SA. mTOR inhibitors are synergistic with methotrexate: an effective combination to treat acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Blood. 2008 Sep 1;112(5):2020-3. doi: 10.1182/blood-2008-02-137141. Epub 2008 Jun 10.
- Background: PubMed 17635004Houghton PJ, Morton CL, Kolb EA, Gorlick R, Lock R, Carol H, Reynolds CP, Maris JM, Keir ST, Billups CA, Smith MA. Initial testing (stage 1) of the mTOR inhibitor rapamycin by the pediatric preclinical testing program. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2008 Apr;50(4):799-805. doi: 10.1002/pbc.21296.
- Background: PubMed 16195324Teachey DT, Obzut DA, Cooperman J, Fang J, Carroll M, Choi JK, Houghton PJ, Brown VI, Grupp SA. The mTOR inhibitor CCI-779 induces apoptosis and inhibits growth in preclinical models of primary adult human ALL. Blood. 2006 Feb 1;107(3):1149-55. doi: 10.1182/blood-2005-05-1935. Epub 2005 Sep 29.
- Background: PubMed 14657335Brown VI, Fang J, Alcorn K, Barr R, Kim JM, Wasserman R, Grupp SA. Rapamycin is active against B-precursor leukemia in vitro and in vivo, an effect that is modulated by IL-7-mediated signaling. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2003 Dec 9;100(25):15113-8. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2436348100. Epub 2003 Dec 1.
- BackgroundLuger S, Perl A, Kemner A. A phase I dose escalation study of the mTOR inhibitor sirolimus and MEC chemotherapy targeting signal transduction in leukemic stem cells for acute myeloid leukemia. . Blood. 2006;106:161.
- Background: PubMed 21844871Morrison DJ, Hogan LE, Condos G, Bhatla T, Germino N, Moskowitz NP, Lee L, Bhojwani D, Horton TM, Belitskaya-Levy I, Greenberger LM, Horak ID, Grupp SA, Teachey DT, Raetz EA, Carroll WL. Endogenous knockdown of survivin improves chemotherapeutic response in ALL models. Leukemia. 2012 Feb;26(2):271-9. doi: 10.1038/leu.2011.199. Epub 2011 Aug 16.
- Background: PubMed 21554258Sheen C, Vincent T, Barrett D, Horwitz EM, Hulitt J, Strong E, Grupp SA, Teachey DT. Statins are active in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL): a therapy that may treat ALL and prevent avascular necrosis. Br J Haematol. 2011 Nov;155(3):403-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2011.08696.x. Epub 2011 May 9. No abstract available.
- Background: PubMed 22845486Barrett D, Brown VI, Grupp SA, Teachey DT. Targeting the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling axis in children with hematologic malignancies. Paediatr Drugs. 2012 Oct 1;14(5):299-316. doi: 10.2165/11594740-000000000-00000.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Susan R. Rheingold, MD principal investigator
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 2 study testing Sirolimus and Methotrexate in people with Cancer and Leukemia, run by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia 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 10 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 6 Aug 2019. 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 6 Aug 2019). 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 (time frame: Day 28). 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 NCT01162551, 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 6 Aug 2019; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 7 Nov 2026.