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Solid TumorsPhase 1NCT01447225

Safety Study of MM-121 in Combination With Multiple Anticancer Therapies in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors

A Phase 1 study testing MM-121, Carboplatin and Pemetrexed in people with Solid Tumors, run by Merrimack Pharmaceuticals at 5 sites in 2 countries.

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Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

To evaluate the safety and tolerability of escalating doses of MM-121 + certain anticancer therapies Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Solid Tumors
What is being tested?
MM-121, Carboplatin and Pemetrexed
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
43 participants
Where
5 sitesin 2 countries
Study dates
Oct 2011to Jan 2014
Phase
Phase 1
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

  • Advanced-stage solid tumors
  • ≥ 18 years of age
  • Adequate liver and kidney function

Who cannot join

  • Any other active malignancy
  • No known HIV, Hepatitis C or B

Trial locations and contacts

5 sites in 2 countries.

5 sites in 2 countries

United States4 sites
  • Study site

    Buffalo, New York, 14263

  • Study site

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45267

  • Study site

    Lafayette, Indiana, 47905

  • Study site

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19111

Other trials in United States

France1 site
  • Study site

    Villejuif

Other trials in France

About this study

Official title: A Phase 1, Pharmacologic and Pharmacodynamic Study of MM-121 in Combination With Multiple Anticancer Therapies in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors

To evaluate the safety and tolerability of escalating doses of MM-121 + certain anticancer therapies

Read the detailed description

This study was a Phase 1 and pharmacologic dose-escalation trial of MM-121 in combination with certain anticancer therapies. The dose-escalation portion of the study employed a 3 + 3 design to assess the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of MM-121 administered weekly in combination with certain anticancer therapies in patients with advanced/recurrent cancer. Doses of MM-121 and/or the anticancer therapy were escalated until either the MTD is identified or the combination was shown to be tolerable at the highest planned doses.

Conditions
Solid Tumors
Being tested
MM-121, Carboplatin, Pemetrexed, Cabazitaxel, Gemcitabine
Keywords
Advanced-stage, Solid Tumors, MM-121, Carboplatin, Pemetrexed, Gemcitabine, Cabazitaxel, ErbB3, Phase I, Cancer
Medical subject headings
Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • MM-121Drug

    Also called Seribantumab, SAR256212

    MM-121 administered at 20 mg/kg IV loading dose followed by12mg/kg/week IV or 40 mg/kg IV loading dose followed by 20mg/kg/week IV

  • CarboplatinDrug

    administered at AUC 6

  • PemetrexedDrug

    Also called ALIMTA

    administered IV at 500 mg/m2

  • CabazitaxelDrug

    Also called Jevtana

    administered IV at 20 mg/m2 or 25 mg/m2

  • GemcitabineDrug

    Also called Gemzar

    administered IV at 1000 mg/m2 or 1250 mg/m2

Study groups in NCT01447225
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
MM-121 plus GemcitabineExperimentalescalating doses of MM-121 and gemcitabine on Day 1 and Day 8 of every 3 week cycle
Receives: Drug: MM-121; Drug: Gemcitabine
MM-121 plus CarboplatinExperimentalcarboplatin at AUC 6 with escalating doses of MM-121 on Day 1 of every 3 week cycle
Receives: Drug: MM-121; Drug: Carboplatin
MM-121 plus PemetrexedExperimentalpemetrexed at 500 mg/m2 with escalating doses of MM-121 on Day 1 of every 3 week cycle
Receives: Drug: MM-121; Drug: Pemetrexed
MM-121 plus CabazitaxelExperimentalescalating doses of MM-121 and cabazitaxel on Day 1 of every 3 week cycle
Receives: Drug: MM-121; Drug: Cabazitaxel

What is being measured

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

  1. To Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of Escalating Doses of the MM-121 Anticancer Therapies

    Safety and tolerability data presented in detail in the adverse events and serious adverse events section of the results posting

    Measured: From date of first dose to 30 days after termination, the longest 88.1 weeks

  2. To Determine the Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) of MM-121 in Combination With Anticancer Therapies: MM-121 Doses

    Using a 3+3 dose escalation model, the maximum tolerated dose of each therapy combination was determined by assessing dose-limiting toxicities in each cohort. If 3 patients were treated and passed the observation window, escalation to the next cohort was initiated. If a DLT was reported, 3-4 additional patients were enrolled and observed. If a DLT was observed in expanded cohort, this dose was considered to be the maximum tolerated dose. The maximum tolerated dose was defined at the cohort in which two dose-limiting toxicities were observed, or as the highest target dose tested in the absence of DLTs. The determined MTD was considered the Recommended Phase 2 Dose.

    Dose Levels (3 week cycles) MM-121 doses tested: 20 mg/kg IV one-time loading dose then 12 mg/kg IV QW (20/12 mg/kg); 40/20 mg/kg Gemcitabine doses tested: 1000 mg/m2 Day 1 and 8 Pemetrexed doses tested: 500 mg/m2 Day 1 Carboplatin doses tested: 5 or 6 AUC Day 1 Cabazitaxel doses tested: 20 or 25 mg/m2 Day 1 of 3

    Measured: From date of first dose to 30 days after termination, the longest 88.1 weeks

  3. To Determine the Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) of MM-121 in Combination With Anticancer Therapies: Gemcitabine

    Using a 3+3 dose escalation model, the maximum tolerated dose of each therapy combination was determined by assessing dose-limiting toxicities in each cohort. If 3 patients were treated and passed the observation window, escalation to the next cohort was initiated. If a DLT was reported, 3-4 additional patients were enrolled and observed. If a DLT was observed in expanded cohort, this dose was considered to be the maximum tolerated dose. The maximum tolerated dose was defined at the cohort in which two dose-limiting toxicities were observed, or as the highest target dose tested in the absence of DLTs. The determined MTD was considered the Recommended Phase 2 Dose.

    Dose Levels (3 week cycles) MM-121 doses tested: 20 mg/kg IV one-time loading dose then 12 mg/kg IV QW (20/12 mg/kg); 40/20 mg/kg Gemcitabine doses tested: 1000 mg/m2 Day 1 and 8

    Measured: From date of first dose to 30 days after termination, the longest 88.1 weeks

  4. To Determine the Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) of MM-121 in Combination With Anticancer Therapies: Carboplatin

    Maximum Tolerated Dose reported in Target AUC, as calculated by the Calvert Formula

    Using a 3+3 dose escalation model, the maximum tolerated dose of each therapy combination was determined by assessing dose-limiting toxicities in each cohort. If 3 patients were treated and passed the observation window, escalation to the next cohort was initiated. If a DLT was reported, 3-4 additional patients were enrolled and observed. If a DLT was observed in expanded cohort, this dose was considered to be the maximum tolerated dose. The maximum tolerated dose was defined at the cohort in which two dose-limiting toxicities were observed, or as the highest target dose tested in the absence of DLTs. The determined MTD was considered the Recommended Phase 2 Dose.

    Dose Levels (3 week cycles) MM-121 doses tested: 20 mg/kg IV one-time loading dose then 12 mg/kg IV QW (20/12 mg/kg); 40/20 mg/kg Carboplatin doses tested: 5 or 6 AUC Day 1

    Measured: From date of first dose to 30 days after termination, the longest 88.1 weeks

  5. To Determine the Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) of MM-121 in Combination With Anticancer Therapies: Pemetrexed

    Using a 3+3 dose escalation model, the maximum tolerated dose of each therapy combination was determined by assessing dose-limiting toxicities in each cohort. If 3 patients were treated and passed the observation window, escalation to the next cohort was initiated. If a DLT was reported, 3-4 additional patients were enrolled and observed. If a DLT was observed in expanded cohort, this dose was considered to be the maximum tolerated dose. The maximum tolerated dose was defined at the cohort in which two dose-limiting toxicities were observed, or as the highest target dose tested in the absence of DLTs. The determined MTD was considered the Recommended Phase 2 Dose.

    Dose Levels (3 week cycles) MM-121 doses tested: 20 mg/kg IV one-time loading dose then 12 mg/kg IV QW (20/12 mg/kg); 40/20 mg/kg Pemetrexed doses tested: 500 mg/m2 Day 1

    Measured: From date of first dose to 30 days after termination, the longest 88.1 weeks

  6. To Determine the Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) of MM-121 in Combination With Anticancer Therapies: Cabazitaxel

    Using a 3+3 dose escalation model, the maximum tolerated dose of each therapy combination was determined by assessing dose-limiting toxicities in each cohort. If 3 patients were treated and passed the observation window, escalation to the next cohort was initiated. If a DLT was reported, 3-4 additional patients were enrolled and observed. If a DLT was observed in expanded cohort, this dose was considered to be the maximum tolerated dose. The maximum tolerated dose was defined at the cohort in which two dose-limiting toxicities were observed, or as the highest target dose tested in the absence of DLTs. The determined MTD was considered the Recommended Phase 2 Dose.

    Dose Levels (3 week cycles) MM-121 doses tested: 20 mg/kg IV one-time loading dose then 12 mg/kg IV QW (20/12 mg/kg); 40/20 mg/kg Cabazitaxel doses tested: 20 or 25 mg/m2 Day 1 of 3

    Measured: From date of first dose to 30 days after termination, the longest 88.1 weeks

  7. To Characterize Dose-limiting Toxicities (DLTs) Associated With the Combination of MM-121 With Anticancer Therapies

    To establish the safety of escalating doses of MM-121 administered in combination with multiple anti-cancer therapies in order to determine the recommended phase 2 dose. Dose-escalation conducted using standard 3+3 model to determine maximum tolerated dose. Reports of Dose-Limiting Toxicities (DLTs) were assessed to determine the MTD to be used for the expansion cohort. DLTs were not measured in the Expansion Cohort.

    Measured: From date of first dose to 30 days after termination, the longest 88.1 weeks

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. Objective Response Rate

    To determine the number of patients reporting an objective response using RECIST v 1.1 where a Partial Response (PR) is defined as >20% decrease in tumor burden from baseline and a Complete Response (CR) is defined as complete disappearance from tumor burden from baseline. Objective Response is presented as the total # patients with PR or CR.

    Measured: patients were assessed for response during their time on study, the longest of which was 88.1 weeks

  2. Pharmacokinetics

    Pharmacokinetic (PK) evaluation was performed on plasma samples obtained weekly for the first cycle of the study and then on day 1 of each additional cycle to assess pre-treatment trough concentrations of MM-121. Non-compartmental analysis (NCA) was performed to calculate standard PK parameters, including the maximum observed concentration (Cmax). Serum levels of MM-121 were measured at a central lab using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Data is presented per dose level of MM-121 (12 mg/kg, 20 mg/kg, or 40/20 mg/kg).

    Measured: Collections taken at Cycle 1, Week 1 for all patients at start of the infusion (pretreatment), at the end of the infusion, and at 2, 4, 24 and 48 hours after the start of the MM-121 infusion

  3. Pharmacokinetics (AUClast)

    Pharmacokinetic (PK) evaluation was performed on plasma samples obtained weekly for the first cycle of the study and then on day 1 of each additional cycle to assess pre-treatment trough concentrations of MM-121. Non-compartmental analysis (NCA) was performed to calculate standard PK parameters, including the AUClast. Serum levels of MM-121 were measured at a central lab using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Data is presented per dose level of MM-121 (12 mg/kg, 20 mg/kg, or 40/20 mg/kg) and per study part (Part 1 or Part 2).

    Measured: Collections taken at Cycle 1, Week 1 for all patients at the start of the infusion (pretreatment), at the end of the infusion, and at 2, 4, 24 and 48 hours after the start of the MM-121 infusion

  4. Immunogenicity

    Samples were collected to determine the presence of an immunologic reaction to MM-121 (i.e. human anti-human antibodies).

    Measured: Samples were collected for all patients pre-dose on all cycles for duration of treatment, the longest of which was 88.1 weeks, and a collection was made post-infusion in any case of infusion reaction

Timeline

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

  1. First posted6 Oct 2011 (estimated)
  2. Study startOct 2011
  3. Primary completionNov 2013
  4. Study completionJan 2014

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
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
43 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01447225
Sponsor's protocol ID
MM-121-06-01-06 (TCD11694)
Status last verified
Sep 2016
First submitted
3 Oct 2011
Last updated
14 Sep 2016
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing MM-121, Carboplatin and Pemetrexed in people with Solid Tumors, run by Merrimack Pharmaceuticals at 5 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 3 inclusion and 2 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 14 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 5 sites in United States, France. 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?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 14 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?

To Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of Escalating Doses of the MM-121 Anticancer Therapies (time frame: From date of first dose to 30 days after termination, the longest 88.1 weeks). The study lists 7 primary outcomes in all. 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 14 Sep 2016.

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