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Acinar Cell Adenocarcinoma of the PancreasPhase 1NCT01835041

CPI-613 and Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

A Phase 1 study testing 6,8-bis(benzylthio)octanoic acid, oxaliplatin and leucovorin calcium in people with Acinar Cell Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas and Duct Cell Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas, run by Wake Forest University Health Sciences at 1 site 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

This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of CPI-613 when given together with combination chemotherapy in treating patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer. Drugs used in chemotherapy, CPI-613, leucovorin calcium, fluorouracil, irinotecan hydrochloride, and oxaliplatin, work in different ways to stop… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
6,8-bis(benzylthio)octanoic acid, oxaliplatin and leucovorin calcium
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
21 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Apr 2013to 16 Mar 2023
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

  • Histologically and cytologically confirmed metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status being 0-1
  • Expected survival > 2 months
  • Women of child-bearing potential (i.e., women who are pre-menopausal or not surgically sterile) must use accepted contraceptive methods (abstinence, intrauterine device [IUD], oral contraceptive or double barrier device) during the study, and must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 1 week prior to treatment initiation
  • Fertile men must practice effective contraceptive methods during the study, unless documentation of infertility exists
  • At least 2 weeks must have elapsed from any prior surgery or hormonal therapy
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  • Granulocyte count >= 1500/mm^3
  • White blood cell (WBC) >= 3500 cells/mm^3 or >= 3.5 bil/L
  • Platelet count >= 100,000 cells/mm^3 or >= 100 bil/L
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1500 cells/mm^3 or >= 1.5 bil/L
  • Hemoglobin >= 9 g/dL or >= 90 g/L
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST/serum glutamic oxalic transaminase [SGOT]) =< 3 x upper normal limit (UNL), alanine aminotransferase (ALT/serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase [SGPT]) =< 3 x UNL (=< 5 x UNL if liver metastases present)
  • Bilirubin =< 1.5 x UNL
  • Serum creatinine =< 2.0 mg/dL or 177 µmol/L
  • International normalized ratio or INR must be =< 1.5 unless on therapeutic blood thinners
  • No evidence of active infection and no serious infection within the past month
  • Mentally competent, ability to understand and willingness to sign the informed consent form

Who cannot join

  • Endocrine or acinar pancreatic carcinoma
  • Previous radiotherapy for cerebral metastases, central nervous system (CNS) or epidural tumor
  • Prior treatment with any chemotherapy for metastatic disease from pancreatic cancer
  • Patients receiving any other standard or investigational treatment for their cancer, or any other investigational agent for any indication within the past 4 weeks prior to initiation of CPI-613 treatment
  • Serious medical illness that would potentially increase patients' risk for toxicity
  • Any active uncontrolled bleeding, and any patients with a bleeding diathesis (e.g., active peptic ulcer disease)
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  • Pregnant women, or women of child-bearing potential not using reliable means of contraception (because the teratogenic potential of CPI-613 is unknown)
  • Lactating females
  • Fertile men unwilling to practice contraceptive methods during the study period
  • Life expectancy less than 2 months
  • Any condition or abnormality which may, in the opinion of the investigator, compromise the safety of patients
  • Unwilling or unable to follow protocol requirements
  • Active heart disease including but not limited to symptomatic congestive heart failure, symptomatic coronary artery disease, symptomatic angina pectoris, symptomatic myocardial infarction, or symptomatic congestive heart failure
  • Patients with a history of myocardial infarction that is < 3 months prior to registration
  • Evidence of active infection, or serious infection within the past month
  • Patients with known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
  • Patients who have received immunotherapy of any type within the past 4 weeks prior to initiation of CPI-613 treatment
  • Requirement for immediate palliative treatment of any kind including surgery
  • Patients that have received a chemotherapy regimen with stem cell support in the previous 6 months
  • Any condition or abnormality which may, in the opinion of the investigator, compromise the safety of the patient

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University

    Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157

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About this study

Official title: A Phase I Open-Label Dose-Escalation Clinical Trial of CPI-613 in Combination With Modified FOLFIRINOX in Patients With Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer and Good Performance Status

This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of CPI-613 when given together with combination chemotherapy in treating patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer. Drugs used in chemotherapy, CPI-613, leucovorin calcium, fluorouracil, irinotecan hydrochloride, and oxaliplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.

Read the detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. To determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of CPI-613 (6,8-bis[benzylthio]octanoic acid), when used in combination with modified leucovorin calcium, fluorouracil, irinotecan hydrochloride, and oxaliplatin (mFOLFIRINOX), in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. To assess the safety of CPI-613/mFOLFIRINOX combination in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer.

II. To collect tissue for future genomic analyses. III. To obtain preliminary data on efficacy of treatment with CPI-613/mFOLFIRINOX.

OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study of 6,8-bis(benzylthio)octanoic acid.

Patients receive 6,8-bis(benzylthio)octanoic acid intravenously (IV) over 2 hours on days 1 and 3. Patients also receive oxaliplatin IV over 2 hours, leucovorin calcium IV over 2 hours, irinotecan hydrochloride IV over 90 minutes, and fluorouracil IV continuously over 46 hours on day 1. Treatment repeats every 2 weeks for 6 months in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Being tested
6,8-bis(benzylthio)octanoic acid, oxaliplatin, leucovorin calcium, irinotecan hydrochloride, fluorouracil
Medical subject headings
Pancreatic Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • 6,8-bis(benzylthio)octanoic acidDrug

    Also called alpha-lipoic acid analogue CPI-613, CPI-613

    Given IV

  • oxaliplatinDrug

    Also called 1-OHP, Dacotin, Dacplat, Eloxatin

    Given IV

  • leucovorin calciumDrug

    Also called CF, CFR, LV

    Given IV

  • irinotecan hydrochlorideDrug

    Also called Campto, Camptosar, CPT-11, irinotecan

    Given IV

  • fluorouracilDrug

    Also called 5-fluorouracil, 5-Fluracil, 5-FU

    Given IV

  • laboratory biomarker analysisOther

    Correlative studies

Study groups in NCT01835041
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Treatment (6,8-bis[benzylthio]octanoic acid, mFOLFIRINOX)ExperimentalPatients receive 6,8-bis(benzylthio)octanoic acid IV over 2 hours on days 1 and 3. Patients also receive oxaliplatin IV over 2 hours, leucovorin calcium IV over 2 hours, irinotecan hydrochloride IV over 90 minutes, and fluorouracil IV continuously over 46 hours on day 1. Treatment repeats every 2 weeks for 6 months in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Receives: Drug: 6,8-bis(benzylthio)octanoic acid; Drug: oxaliplatin; Drug: leucovorin calcium; Drug: irinotecan hydrochloride; Drug: fluorouracil; Other: laboratory biomarker analysis

What is being measured

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

  1. Maximum Tolerated Dose

    of 6,8-bis(benzylthio)octanoic acid when used in combination with mFOLFIRINOX determined by dose-limiting toxicities graded according to National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE) v4.0

    Measured: 2 weeks

Timeline

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

  1. First posted18 Apr 2013 (estimated)
  2. Study startApr 2013
  3. Primary completion28 Feb 2017
  4. Study completion16 Mar 2023

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
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
21 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01835041
Sponsor's protocol ID
IRB00022532
Other IDs
NCI-2013-00674, P30CA012197, CCCWFU 57112
Status last verified
Jul 2023
First submitted
16 Apr 2013
Last updated
12 Jul 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No

Publications

  • Liu N, Yan M, Tao Q, Wu J, Chen J, Chen X, Peng C. Inhibition of TCA cycle improves the anti-PD-1 immunotherapy efficacy in melanoma cells via ATF3-mediated PD-L1 expression and glycolysis. J Immunother Cancer. 2023 Sep;11(9):e007146. doi: 10.1136/jitc-2023-007146.

    PubMed 37678921
  • Alistar A, Morris BB, Desnoyer R, Klepin HD, Hosseinzadeh K, Clark C, Cameron A, Leyendecker J, D'Agostino R Jr, Topaloglu U, Boteju LW, Boteju AR, Shorr R, Zachar Z, Bingham PM, Ahmed T, Crane S, Shah R, Migliano JJ, Pardee TS, Miller L, Hawkins G, Jin G, Zhang W, Pasche B. Safety and tolerability of the first-in-class agent CPI-613 in combination with modified FOLFIRINOX in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer: a single-centre, open-label, dose-escalation, phase 1 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2017 Jun;18(6):770-778. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(17)30314-5. Epub 2017 May 8.

    PubMed 28495639

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing 6,8-bis(benzylthio)octanoic acid, oxaliplatin and leucovorin calcium in people with Acinar Cell Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas and Duct Cell Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas, run by Wake Forest University Health Sciences 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 17 inclusion and 20 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 12 Jul 2023. 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 (time frame: 2 weeks). 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 NCT01835041, which also lists 2 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 12 Jul 2023.

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