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Small Cell Lung CancerPhase 2NCT01173523

Study of Hsp90 Inhibitor, STA-9090 for Relapsed or Refractory Small Cell Lung Cancer

A Phase 2 study testing STA-9090 in people with Small Cell Lung Cancer, run by David M. Jackman, MD at 3 sites 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

Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a chemotherapy and radiotherapy sensitive tumor, but with very high rates of relapse and metastasis, resulting in a very poor outcome. Among limited-stage patients, the relapse rate is at least 80% and among extensive-stage patients, the relapse rate is 95-98%. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Small Cell Lung Cancer
What is being tested?
STA-9090
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
25 participants
Where
3 sitesUnited States
Study dates
28 Jul 2010to 4 Nov 2016
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

  • Histologically confirmed diagnosis of small cell lung cancer and confirmed progressive disease by radiographic study
  • </= 3 prior chemotherapy regimens
  • Subjects with brain metastases will be allowed if they have been treated with surgery and/or radiation therapy > 21 days prior, are asymptomatic, and are stable for at least 1 week off steroids
  • Must have measurable disease
  • >/= 18 years of age
  • Life expectancy of greater than 12 weeks
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  • EGOG performance status 0 or 1
  • Lab values must be within limits outlined in the protocol
  • Not pregnant or breastfeeding
  • Women of childbearing 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
  • Willingness and ability to comply with scheduled visits, treatment plans, laboratory tests, and other study procedures.
  • Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.

Who cannot join

  • Chemotherapy or radiotherapy within 3 weeks or within 5 half-lives of previous therapy
  • History of severe allergic or hypersensitivity reactions to taxanes.
  • Subjects who have not recovered from adverse events or toxicities due to agents administered more than 4 weeks earlier to a grade 1 or less
  • Not receiving any other study agents
  • History of or current coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, angioplasty or coronary bypass surgery.
  • Baseline QTc > 470 msec or previous history of QT prolongation while taking other medications.
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  • Ventricular ejection fraction of < 55%.
  • History or current uncontrolled dysrhythmias, or requirement for antiarrhythmic medications, or Grade 2 or greater left bundle branch block.
  • ECG with clinically significant ventricular arrhythmias or ischemia
  • Major surgery within 4 weeks of starting treatment
  • Poor venous access necessitating use of indwelling catheter for IV therapy
  • 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
  • History of another malignancy unless disease-free for 3 years and deemed to be at low risk for recurrence

Trial locations and contacts

3 sites in 1 country.

United States3 sites
  • Massacusetts General Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115

  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115

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About this study

Official title: A Phase II Study of the Hsp90 Inhibitor, STA-9090, in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Small Cell Lung Cancer

Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a chemotherapy and radiotherapy sensitive tumor, but with very high rates of relapse and metastasis, resulting in a very poor outcome. Among limited-stage patients, the relapse rate is at least 80% and among extensive-stage patients, the relapse rate is 95-98%. The impetus to develop more effective therapies against novel targets in SCLC is therefore high.

Hsp-90 inhibitors are a new class of drugs with important anti-malignant potential in a variety of tumor types because of the reliance of multiple oncoproteins on Hsp90 function. Although small cell neuroendocrine tumors generally carry many mutated oncoproteins, without clearly defined clients for Hsp90 mediating inhibitor effects in these cells, a recent study demonstrated that Hsp90 inhibition causes massive apoptosis by activating the intrinsic apoptotic pathway in a number of SCLC cell lines. SCLC is a particularly attractive target for apoptosis inducing drugs because of high growth rates and evidence of molecular alterations affecting apoptotic mechanisms.

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STA-9090 is a novel, small-molecule inhibitor of Hsp90. Unlike earlier generations of Hsp90 inhibitors, STA-9090 has been shown to be a potent inducer of apoptosis in a variety of cell lines and has anti-tumor activity in multiple types of human xenografts. As was seen with other Hsp90 inhibitors, STA-9090 also induces apoptosis in a number of SCLC cell lines.

Based on the anti-tumor potential seen pre-clinically with Hsp90 inhibition, the potent effects of STA-9090 seen pre-clinically as compared with other inhibitors in the same class, as well as early data suggesting safety and tolerability of this drug in the Phase I setting, we propose to study the single-agent activity of STA-9090 in a Phase II trial of patients with relapsed or refractory small cell lung cancer.

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OBJECTIVES:

Primary Objective

  • To determine the progression-free rate at 8 weeks in participants with relapsed or refractory small cell lung cancer who have received <3 prior regimens of systemic chemotherapy

Secondary Objectives

  • To determine the response rate using radiologic assessment according to standard RECIST 1.1 criteria
  • To determine median progression free survival and overall survival
  • To characterize the toxicity profile of STA-9090 in this patient population

Exploratory Objectives

  • To analyze levels of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) from blood samples obtained serially throughout the study and assess the utility of measuring these cell subsets as a marker of disease burden as well as response to therapy
  • To analyze the participant population by identification of gene expression profiles (measured in RNA from available tumor biopsies) associated with the efficacy and resistance to STA-9090
Being tested
STA-9090
Keywords
Hsp90 Inhibitor, relapsed, refractory
Medical subject headings
Small Cell Lung Carcinoma, Recurrence

What participants receive

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

  • STA-9090Drug

    Also called Ganetespib

Study groups in NCT01173523
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Cohort A: STA-9090ExperimentalOnce weekly IV dosing of STA-9090 200mg/m2 was given weeks 1, 2, and 3 of a 4-week cycle. Participants received treatment until evidence of progressive disease or unacceptable toxicity. Participants were stratified at baseline into 2 distinct prognostic groups. Cohort A participants had relapsed > 60 days following initial chemotherapy completion.
Receives: Drug: STA-9090
Cohort B: STA-9090ExperimentalOnce weekly IV dosing of STA-9090 200mg/m2 was given weeks 1, 2, and 3 of a 4-week cycle. Participants received treatment until evidence of progressive disease or unacceptable toxicity. Participants were stratified at baseline into 2 distinct prognostic groups. Cohort B participants had not responded or had relapsed </= 60 days from the completion of initial chemotherapy.
Receives: Drug: STA-9090

What is being measured

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

  1. 8-Week Progression-Free Rate

    The 8-week progression free rate is defined as the percentage of participants achieving complete response (CR), partial response (PR) or stable disease (SD) based on RECIST 1.1 criteria by the time of the first disease assessment (8 weeks). Per RECIST 1.1 for target lesions: CR is complete disappearance of all target lesions; PR is at least a 30% decrease in the sum of longest diameter (LD) of target lesions, taking as reference baseline sum LD; and SD is neither sufficient decrease to qualify as PR nor sufficient increase to qualify as progressive disease (PD). PD is at least a 20% increase in sum LD, taking as reference the smallest sum on study with at least 5 mm absolute increase. Response needed confirmation within 4 weeks. For non-target lesions, progression-free means no new lesions or unequivocal progression on existing non-target lesions or not evaluated.

    Measured: Disease was evaluated radiographically at baseline and every 8 weeks on treatment; Treatment continued until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Relevant for this endpoint was the first 8 week disease re-assessment.

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Overall Response Rate

    The objective response rate (ORR) was defined as the percentage of participants achieving complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) based on RECIST 1.1 criteria on treatment. Per RECIST 1.1 for target lesions: CR is complete disappearance of all target lesions and PR is at least a 30% decrease in the sum of longest diameter (LD) of target lesions, taking as reference baseline sum LD. PR or better overall response assumes at a minimum incomplete response/stable disease (SD) for the evaluation of non-target lesions and absence of new lesions.

    Measured: Disease was evaluated radiographically at baseline and every 8 weeks on treatment. Treatment duration was a median of 2 cycles (parallel to 2 months given the 4 week cycle length) and range of 1-2 cycles in this study cohort.

  2. Progression-Free Survival

    Progression-free survival (PFS) based on the Kaplan-Meier method is defined as the time from study entry to the earliest documentation of disease progression (PD) based on RECIST 1.1 criteria or death. Participants alive without evidence of PD were censored at the date of last adequate disease assessment. Per RECIST 1.1 for target lesions PD is at least a 20% increase in sum LD, taking as reference the smallest sum on study with at least 5 mm absolute increase. For non-target lesions, progression is appearance of one or more new lesions and/or unequivocal progression on existing non-target lesions.

    Measured: Disease was evaluated radiographically at baseline and every 8 weeks on treatment. Treatment duration was a median of 2 cycles (parallel to 2 months given the 4 week cycle length) and range of 1-2 cycles in this study cohort.

  3. Overall Survival

    Overall survival estimated using Kaplan-Meier (KM) methods is defined as the time from study entry to death due to any cause or date last known alive.

    Measured: Long-term follow-up for survival occurred every 4 weeks. As of this analysis, follow-up among survivors was a median (range) of 11.5 months (0.9-47.9).

Timeline

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

  1. First posted2 Aug 2010 (estimated)
  2. Study start28 Jul 2010
  3. Primary completion7 Jun 2013
  4. Study completion4 Nov 2016

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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
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
25 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01173523
Sponsor's protocol ID
10-048
Status last verified
Apr 2019
First submitted
29 Jul 2010
Last updated
16 Apr 2019
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing STA-9090 in people with Small Cell Lung Cancer, run by David M. Jackman, MD at 3 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?

The sponsor lists 12 inclusion and 13 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 16 Apr 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 3 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 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 11 Apr 2017). 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?

8-Week Progression-Free Rate (time frame: Disease was evaluated radiographically at baseline and every 8 weeks on treatment; Treatment continued until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Relevant for this endpoint was the first 8 week disease re-assessment.). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 16 Apr 2019.

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