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Fibrolamellar CarcinomaPhase 2NCT01642186

Study of (1) Everolimus, (2) Estrogen Deprivation Therapy (EDT) With Leuprolide + Letrozole and (3) Everolimus + EDT in Patients With Unresectable Fibrolamellar Hepatocellular Carcinoma (FLL-HCC)

A Phase 2 study testing everolimus, letrozole plus leuprolide and combination of everolimus, letrozole and leuprolide in people with Fibrolamellar Carcinoma and Fibrolamellar Liver Cancer, run by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center at 6 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

There is no effective standard treatment for fibrolamellar liver cancer that cannot be removed by surgery. The investigators want to find out what effects, good and/or bad, 3 drugs called letrozole, leuprolide and everolimus will have on cancer. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 12 years and older
What is being tested?
everolimus, letrozole plus leuprolide and combination of everolimus, letrozole and leuprolide
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
28 participants
Where
6 sitesUnited States
Study dates
12 Jul 2012to 16 Jul 2021
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 12 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients ≥ 12 years old.
  • Pathologically confirmed diagnosis of advanced and/or unresectable FLL-HCC. This will be performed by the participating centers on submitted specimens. If the submitted material is insufficient for analysis, a repeat biopsy is recommended.
  • ECOG performance status 0-2 ; Lansky performance score of ≥ 60% for patients 12-16 years old
  • Adequate hematologic, renal and hepatic function defined as:
  • Hematologic: ANC ≥ 1.0 x 10^9/L, platelets ≥ 50 x 10^9/L o Renal: creatinine ≤ 2 x upper limit of normal, or creatinine Clearance of ≥60 cc/mL/1.73 m^2 for patients > 16 years old. For patients ≤ 16 years of age, creatinine Clearance of ≥70 cc/mL/1.73 m^2 or serum creatinine based on the following chart: Creatinine clearance or radioisotope GFR ≥ 70ml/min/1.73 m^2 or serum creatinine based on age/gender as follows: Age Maximum Serum Creatinine (mg/dL) Male Female 10 to < 13 years 1.2 1.2 13 to < 16 years 1.5 1.4
  • ≥ 16 years 1.7 1.4 The threshold creatinine values in this Table were derived from the Schwartz formula for estimating GFR (Schwartz et al. J. Peds, 106:522, 1985) utilizing child length and stature data published by the CDC.
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  • Hepatic: total bilirubin ≤ 2 mg/dL, alanine and aminotransferase levels ≤ 5 x upper limit of normal for age.
  • Fasting blood glucose <1.5 x upper limit of normal . If fasting glucose > 1.5 x upper limit of normal, adequate glycemic control (fasting glucose < 1.5 x upper limit of normal ) for three weeks is recommended before starting protocol therapy.
  • At least 1 target lesion measurable by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST 1.1) guidelines.
  • Target lesion(s) must not lie within a previously resected, irradiated, ablated, or chemoembolized area. If a lesion does lie in such an area, there must be evidence of a ≥ 20% increase in diameter and/or the appearance of a new lesion on subsequent imaging in order for such a lesion to be considered a target lesion.
  • Prior systemic therapy is allowed. Prior surgery, locoregional ablative or embolic therapies are also permitted provided that the criteria for measurable disease as outlined above are met.
  • Concurrent antiviral therapy for hepatitis B is permitted
  • Women of childbearing potential must be practicing an effective method of birth control that may include intrauterine devices (both hormonal and non-hormonal are acceptable), double-barrier method, male partner sterilization or abstinence, before enrollment, and throughout the study and for 6 months after receiving the last dose of study drug.
  • Men must agree to use a double barrier method of birth control and to not donate sperm during the study and for 6 months after receiving the last dose of study drugs. Sperm banking is acceptable for interested male patients enrolled on study prior to initiating treatment. Prescription oral contraceptives, contraceptive injections, and contraceptive patch are not approved methods of contraception in this study.
  • Negative pregnancy test (serum hCG) result (applicable to women of child bearing potential) within 7 days before Cycle 1 Day 1 of study treatment.

Who cannot join

  • Concurrent anticancer, or radiation therapy. Patients must have completed all anticancer therapy > 4 weeks before the start of study therapy. The date of last palliative radiation must be > 2 weeks from the start of study therapy. Palliative radiation is permitted on protocol with MSK PI discretion on treatment modifications.
  • Patients, who have had a major surgery or significant traumatic injury within 4 weeks of start of study drug, patients who have not recovered from the side effects of any major surgery (defined as requiring general anesthesia) .
  • Patients receiving chronic, systemic treatment with corticosteroids or another immunosuppressive agent. Topical or inhaled corticosteroids are allowed.
  • Concurrent oral contraceptive use or hormonal replacement therapy.
  • Use of an aromatase inhibitor, GnRH agonist and/or tamoxifen within the past 30 days. Patients previously on fulvestrant or a q3 month GnRH agonist must have discontinued these medications for at least 3 months.
  • Concurrent use of potent CYP3A4 and/or P-glycoprotein inhibitors or potent CYP3A4 inducers (please see Appendices 3 and 4). Where possible, otherwise eligible patients should be switched to alternative agents; otherwise, they will be excluded from the study.
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  • Potent CYP3A4 inducers decrease serum everolimus levels and should not be given concomitantly. Dose modifications of everolimus are not indicated in the presence of moderate CYP3A4 inducers [108]. Please refer to Appendix 3 for a complete list of potent and moderate inducers of CYP3A4.
  • Potent CYP3A4 and/or P-glycoprotein inhibitors can increase serum levels of everolimus and should not be co-administered. Moderate inhibitors may mildly-moderately increase serum everolimus levels, though there is no definitive evidence supporting a dose reduction [108]. Please refer to Appendix 4 for a complete list of potent and moderate inhibitors of CYP3A4.
  • Any investigational drug received within one month of study enrollment.
  • Any severe, uncontrolled medical conditions that, in the opinion of the investigator, may be exacerbated by study therapy including infection, diabetes and cardiopulmonary disease.
  • Any psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.
  • Pregnant or nursing women.
  • Patients with a known hypersensitivity to everolimus, letrozole, leuprolide and/or related compounds or their excipients.
  • Patients who received any form of transplant and who are on any form of immunosuppressive therapy. However transplanted patients who are off immunosuppressive therapy for at least 4 weeks are allowed on the study, provided that any of their immunosuppressive-related toxicities have recovered to at least a grade 1.
  • Known HIV positive with a CD4 count < 500 cells/mm3.
  • Immunization with a live vaccine < 1 week of initiating study therapy or during therapy.
  • BSA <1 m^2

Trial locations and contacts

6 sites in 1 country.

6 sites in 1 country

United States6 sites
  • John Hopkins Medical Center

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21287

  • Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10065

  • University of California San Francisco

    San Francisco, California, 94143

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About this study

Official title: A Randomized Three Arm Phase II Study of (1) Everolimus, (2) Estrogen Deprivation Therapy (EDT) With Leuprolide + Letrozole and (3) Everolimus + EDT in Patients With Unresectable Fibrolamellar Hepatocellular Carcinoma (FLL-HCC)

There is no effective standard treatment for fibrolamellar liver cancer that cannot be removed by surgery. The investigators want to find out what effects, good and/or bad, 3 drugs called letrozole, leuprolide and everolimus will have on cancer. All of these drugs are FDA approved for the treatment of different cancers. Letrozole and leuprolide stop the body from producing estrogen, a normal hormone produced by the body. Too much estrogen may help fibrolamellar liver cancer grow. Everolimus is a drug that may block other chemicals in the body that can help cancer grow. The combination of letrozole and leuprolide plus everolimus may work well together.

Being tested
everolimus, letrozole plus leuprolide, combination of everolimus, letrozole and leuprolide
Keywords
LETROZOLE, LUPRON DEPOT, RAD001 (EVEROLIMUS), 11-211
Medical subject headings
Fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma

What participants receive

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

  • everolimusDrug

  • letrozole plus leuprolideDrug

  • combination of everolimus, letrozole and leuprolideDrug

Study groups in NCT01642186
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Arm A everolimusExperimentalEverolimus will be administered at the following doses: * Patients with a BSA ≤ 1.5 m2 will receive everolimus 5 mg PO QD. * Patients with a BSA > than or = to 1.5 m2 will receive everolimus 7.5 mg PO QD. If the patient is randomized to everolimus alone (1) or leuprolide and letrozole (2) and the cancer continues to grow, they may have the option to receive all three drugs together.
Receives: Drug: everolimus
Arm B letrozole plus leuprolideExperimentalDay 1 of Cycle 1: Leuprolide 7.5 mg IM will be administered by a nurse in clinic. Letrozole will be dispensed and will be taken at home. Patients will be instructed to take letrozole at the same time each day, consistently with food or without food, and swallowed whole with a glass of water. If the patient is randomized to everolimus alone (1) or leuprolide and letrozole (2) and the cancer continues to grow, they may have the option to receive all three drugs together.
Receives: Drug: letrozole plus leuprolide
Arm C combination everolimus, letrozole and leuprolideExperimental* Patients with a BSA ≤ 1.5 m2 will receive everolimus 5 mg PO QD. * Patients with a BSA > than or = to 1.5 m2 will receive everolimus 7.5 mg PO QD. Leuprolide 7.5 mg IM will be given every 4 weeks (+/- 7 days). Everolimus and letrozole will be administered continuously using the same dose, schedule and administration. Everolimus, letrozole and leuprolide should be administered concurrently at all times.
Receives: Drug: combination of everolimus, letrozole and leuprolide

What is being measured

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

  1. Efficacy Endpoints for Part 1 of the Study is Progression-free Survival at 6 Months (PFS6)

    for Part 1 of the study is progression-free survival at 6 months (PFS6). A progression event refers to the first evidence of radiographic disease progression, clinical progression as determined by study investigators, or death. Imaging performed in 6 months will be used to determine PFS6.

    Measured: 6 months

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Median PFS

    Kaplan-Meier PFS will be measured from the date that study therapy is initiated until the date of first evidence of radiographic disease progression, global clinical deterioration as determined by study investigators, or death.

    Measured: 2 years

  2. Median Overall Survival (OS)

    Kaplan-Meier OS will be measured from the date that study therapy was commenced until the date of death.

    Measured: From date of randomization until the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 100 months

  3. Percentage of Participants With Stable Disease

    Objective responses will be reported using RECIST guidelines (version 1.1). Objective response will be estimated using binomial proportions and exact 95% CIs will be provided. Stable Disease is defined as neither sufficient shrinkage (compared to baseline) to qualify for Partial Reponse nor sufficient increase (taking as reference the smallest sum diameters while on study) to qualify for Progressive Disease.

    Measured: 2 years

  4. Number of Participants With One or More Adverse Events/Toxicity

    Adverse events/toxicity will be monitored and recorded using the CTCAE version 4.0 and summarized descriptively.

    Measured: 2 years

  5. Number of Participants With Tissue Biomarkers Collected

    Associations between baseline tissue biomarkers and PFS6 will be assessed using Fisher's exact test for categorical biomarkers, trend tests for ordinal biomarkers and Wilcoxon rank-sum test for continuous biomarkers. For patients undergoing surgery, changes in tissue biomarkers from baseline to surgery will be summarized descriptively in an exploratory fashion.

    Measured: 2 years

Timeline

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

  1. First posted17 Jul 2012 (estimated)
  2. Study start12 Jul 2012
  3. Primary completion16 Jul 2021
  4. Study completion16 Jul 2021

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
Randomised
Intervention model
Crossover
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
28 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01642186
Sponsor's protocol ID
11-211
Status last verified
Jul 2021
First submitted
12 Jul 2012
Last updated
29 Dec 2022

Publications

  • Lim II, Farber BA, LaQuaglia MP. Advances in fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma: a review. Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2014 Dec;24(6):461-6. doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1396420. Epub 2014 Dec 8.

    PubMed 25486412

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing everolimus, letrozole plus leuprolide and combination of everolimus, letrozole and leuprolide in people with Fibrolamellar Carcinoma and Fibrolamellar Liver Cancer, run by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center at 6 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 15 inclusion and 17 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 29 Dec 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 6 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 29 Dec 2022). 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?

Efficacy Endpoints for Part 1 of the Study is Progression-free Survival at 6 Months (PFS6) (time frame: 6 months). 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 NCT01642186, 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 29 Dec 2022.

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