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HIV InfectionPhase 1NCT02134886

Erlotinib Hydrochloride in Treating Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer That is Metastatic or Cannot be Removed by Surgery in Patients With HIV Infection

A Phase 1 study testing Erlotinib Hydrochloride, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis and Pharmacological Study in people with HIV Infection and Recurrent Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 5 sites in United States.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of erlotinib hydrochloride in treating non-small cell lung cancer that has spread to other parts of the body or cannot be removed by surgery in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
Erlotinib Hydrochloride, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis and Pharmacological Study
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
48 participants
Where
5 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Jul 2014to Sep 2015
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

  • Participants must have known HIV infection and histologically confirmed non-small cell lung cancer that is metastatic or unresectable; patients will be eligible regardless of tumor EGFR mutation status
  • Participants may have received any number of prior lines of chemotherapy (other than erlotinib or other EGFR-targeted therapy) for incurable non-small cell lung cancer; (first line platinum-doublet based chemotherapy plus switch maintenance chemotherapy counts as one line of therapy; prior adjuvant chemotherapy for early stage disease does not count as one line of therapy if 12 months or greater elapsed between completion of adjuvant therapy and initiation of first-line systemic therapy; if less than 12 months elapsed, adjuvant chemotherapy counts as one line of therapy)
  • PARTICIPANTS WITH NO PRIOR THERAPY FOR INCURABLE LUNG CANCER: trial eligibility will be restricted to those participants whose tumors harbor known EGFR activating mutations
  • PARTICIPANTS WITH PRIOR LINES OF THERAPY: all other participants (those whose tumors harbor wild-type EGFR or unknown EGFR status, or those with EGFR mutations not previously treated with erlotinib/EGFR-targeted therapy)
  • At least 4 weeks must have elapsed since prior chemotherapy or biological therapy, 6 weeks if the regimen included carmustine (BCNU) or mitomycin C; prior radiation therapy to the thoracic cavity, abdomen, or pelvis must be completed at least 3 months prior to registration; radiotherapy to any other site (including bone or brain metastases) must be completed at least 28 days prior to registration
  • Molecular characterization of non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer will be recommended prior to enrollment per standard of care/institutional guidelines; consistent with current National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines and the recent Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approval indication of erlotinib for first-line treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer in persons with tumor EGFR mutations, participants who have known EGFR sensitizing mutations in tumors will be permitted to enter the study and receive erlotinib as initial monotherapy; for participants who have received one or more prior lines of chemotherapy, molecular characterization of tumors is required whenever possible with an understanding that inability to obtain sufficient tissue specimen for characterization will not preclude enrollment into the study
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  • Participants must have measurable disease as defined by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1 criteria; baseline measurements and evaluation of ALL sites of disease must be obtained within 4 weeks prior to registration
  • Serologic documentation of HIV infection at any time prior to study entry, as evidenced by positive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), positive Western blot, or any other federally approved licensed HIV test; alternatively, this documentation may include a record that another physician has documented that the participant has HIV infection based on prior ELISA and Western blot, or other approved diagnostic tests
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status =< 2 (Karnofsky >= 60%)
  • Life expectancy of greater than 12 weeks
  • Leukocytes: >= 3,000/mm^3
  • Absolute neutrophil count: >= 1,500/mm^3
  • Platelets: >= 100,000/mm^3
  • Total bilirubin: within normal institutional limits; if, however, the participant has Gilbert's disease or unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia which is felt to be secondary to with atazanavir or indinavir therapy, then the total bilirubin must be =< 3 x upper limit of normal [ULN])
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase [SGOT]) / alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase [SGPT]): =<2.5 x institutional upper limit of normal
  • Hemoglobin: >= 9 g/dL
  • Creatinine:
  • Creatinine levels within normal institutional limits (< 1.5 x ULN); or,
  • Creatinine clearance >= 60 mL/min/1.73 m^2 for participants with creatinine levels above institutional normal
  • A cluster of differentiation (CD)4+ lymphocyte count > 50/mcL will be required within 2 weeks of study participation
  • Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test within 7 days of enrollment; women of childbearing potential include women who have experienced menarche and who have not undergone successful surgical sterilization (hysterectomy, bilateral tubal ligation, or bilateral oophorectomy) or are not postmenopausal; postmenopause is defined as amenorrhea >= 12 consecutive months; note: women who have been amenorrheic for 12 or more months are still considered to be of childbearing potential if the amenorrhea is possibly due to prior chemotherapy, anti-estrogens, ovarian suppression, or any other reversible reason
  • Women of child-bearing 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; should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while she or her partner is participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately; men treated or enrolled on this protocol must also agree to use adequate contraception prior to the study, for the duration of study participation, and 4 months after completion of erlotinib administration
  • Participants MUST receive appropriate care and treatment for HIV infection, including antiretroviral medications, when clinically indicated and should be under the care of a physician experienced in HIV management; participants will be eligible regardless of antiretroviral medication (including no antiretroviral medication) provided there is no intention to initiate therapy or the regimen has been stable for at least 4 weeks with no intention to change the regimen within 8 weeks following study entry; as study-specific (antiretroviral-based) strata fill, however, only participants who are receiving the therapies eligible for the remaining open strata will be accrued
  • Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document

Who cannot join

  • Participants who received prior treatment with erlotinib or other EGFR-targeted agents
  • Participants who have had chemotherapy or radiotherapy within 4 weeks prior to entering the study or those who have not recovered from adverse events due to agents administered more than 4 weeks earlier
  • Participants who are receiving any other investigational agents
  • The participant has active brain metastases or epidural disease; participants with stable brain metastases previously treated with whole brain radiation or radiosurgery or participants with epidural disease previously treated with radiation or surgery who are asymptomatic and do not require steroid treatment for at least 4 weeks before starting study treatment are eligible; neurosurgical resection of brain metastases or brain biopsy is permitted if completed at least 3 months before starting study treatment; baseline brain imaging with contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans for participants with known brain metastases is required to confirm eligibility
  • History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to erlotinib
  • The participant has prothrombin time (PT)/international normalized ratio (INR) or partial thromboplastin time (PTT) test >= 1.3 the laboratory ULN within 7 days before the first dose of study treatment
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  • 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 with study requirements
  • Participants with history of chronic diarrhea, grade >= 2 prior to study participation; persons with up to grade 1 diarrhea will be eligible
  • The participant requires chronic concomitant treatment with the following strong cytochrome P450, family 3, subfamily A, polypeptide 4 (CYP3A4) inducers OTHER than antiretroviral agents: dexamethasone, phenytoin, carbamazepine, rifampin, rifabutin, rifapentine, phenobarbital, primidone, modafinil, and other enzyme inducing anti-convulsant drugs (EIACD), and St. John's Wort; use of efavirenz or etravirine is permitted for participants considered for the CYP3A4-inducer based antiretroviral therapy (ART) regimen arm (Stratum B) of the trial
  • Although study participants will be eligible regardless of smoking history, smokers should be strongly advised to stop smoking while on erlotinib; smoking induces cytochrome P450, family 1, subfamily A, polypeptide 2 (CYP1A2) enzymes and alters erlotinib exposure by 64%
  • Participants who take medications that are not recommended for concomitant use with their current antiretroviral regimen
  • The participant requires concomitant treatment with the following inhibitors of CYP3A4:
  • Antibiotics: clarithromycin, erythromycin, telithromycin, troleandomycin
  • Antifungals: itraconazole, ketoconazole, voriconazole, fluconazole, posaconazole
  • Antidepressants: nefazodone
  • Antidiuretic: conivaptan
  • Gastrointestinal (GI): cimetidine, aprepitant
  • Hepatitis C: boceprevir, telaprevir
  • Miscellaneous: Seville oranges, grapefruit, or grapefruit juice and/or pummelos, star fruit, exotic citrus fruits, or grapefruit hybrids); use of any of anti-retrovirals (delavirdine) or protease inhibitors (ritonavir, indinavir, lopinavir/ritonavir, saquinavir, nelfinavir) is permitted; specifically, ritonavir and cobicistat is permitted for participants considered for the CYP3A4-inhibitor based ART regimen arm (Stratum A) of the trial
  • Participants should not have significant abnormalities of the cornea based on history (e.g., dry eye syndrome, Sjogren's syndrome), congenital abnormality (e.g., Fuch's dystrophy), abnormal slit-lamp examination using a vital dye (e.g., fluorescein, Bengal-Rose), and/or an abnormal corneal sensitivity test (Schirmer test or similar tear production test)
  • Female participants may not be pregnant or breastfeeding; women of childbearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control) prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation; should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately
  • Persons with tumors known to have biomarkers predictive of resistance to erlotinib therapy (specifically Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog [KRAS] mutations, anaplastic lymphoma receptor tyrosine kinase [ALK] gene rearrangements, and EGFR T790M mutations) will be ineligible for study participation; if the results of molecular studies are not available or known at the time of study registration and subsequently become available, such participants will be considered eligible and if deriving clinical benefit may continue receiving erlotinib at the discretion of the investigator and study chair

Trial locations and contacts

5 sites in 1 country.

5 sites in 1 country

United States5 sites
  • UCLA Center for Clinical AIDS Research and Education

    Los Angeles, California, 90035

  • University of California San Diego

    San Diego, California, 92103

  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine

    The Bronx, New York, 10461

  • Montefiore Medical Center-Einstein Campus

    The Bronx, New York, 10461

  • Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Campus

    The Bronx, New York, 10467-2490

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About this study

Official title: A Phase I/Pharmacokinetic Study of Erlotinib for Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer in Persons With HIV Infection

This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of erlotinib hydrochloride in treating non-small cell lung cancer that has spread to other parts of the body or cannot be removed by surgery in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Erlotinib hydrochloride may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Erlotinib hydrochloride is a standard drug used for treating lung cancer, however, it is not yet known whether it is safe to give erlotinib hydrochloride to patients who also have HIV infection or not.

Read the detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. To evaluate the safety and tolerability of erlotinib (erlotinib hydrochloride) as a single agent in non-small cell lung cancer participants with HIV infection and to determine the maximum tolerated dose of erlotinib in combination with antiretroviral therapy in this participant population.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. To evaluate the efficacy of erlotinib in advanced non-small cell lung cancer persons with HIV infection.

II. To investigate possible pharmacokinetic interactions between erlotinib and antiretroviral therapy in persons with HIV infection, while accounting for nicotine exposure.

III. To investigate the effects of therapy on participant immune status and HIV viral load.

IV. To preliminarily evaluate known molecular and phenotypic correlates of improved clinical outcomes associated with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitors.

OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study.

Patients receive erlotinib hydrochloride orally (PO) once daily (QD) on days 1-28. Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up for 30 days.

Being tested
Erlotinib Hydrochloride, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Pharmacological Study, Quality-of-Life Assessment
Medical subject headings
HIV Infections, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung

What participants receive

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

  • Erlotinib HydrochlorideDrug

    Also called Cp-358,774, OSI-774, Tarceva

    Given PO

  • Laboratory Biomarker AnalysisOther

    Correlative studies

  • Pharmacological StudyOther

    Correlative studies

  • Quality-of-Life AssessmentOther

    Also called Quality of Life Assessment

    Ancillary studies

Study groups in NCT02134886
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Treatment (erlotinib hydrochloride)ExperimentalPatients receive erlotinib hydrochloride PO QD on days 1-28. Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Receives: Drug: Erlotinib Hydrochloride; Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis; Other: Pharmacological Study; Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment

What is being measured

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

  1. Incidence of toxicities evaluated with National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.0 (v4.0)

    Measured: Up to 30 days

  2. Maximum tolerated dose of erlotinib hydrochloride defined as the dose level in which less than or equal to 1 out of 6 participants experiences dose-limiting toxicity evaluated with NCI CTCAE v4.0

    Measured: 28 days

Secondary outcomes (6)
  1. CD4+ counts

    A repeated measures analysis of variance will be used to assess the effect of erlotinib hydrochloride on CD4+ across time points. Analyses will be done per stratum, where the data are sufficient. If the data do not meet the assumptions of normality, the data will either be transformed or Friedman's test (i.e. nonparametric analogue to a repeated measures analysis of variance) will be used.

    Measured: Up to 30 days

  2. CD8+ counts

    A repeated measures analysis of variance will be used to assess the effect of erlotinib hydrochloride on CD8+ across time points. Analyses will be done per stratum, where the data are sufficient. If the data do not meet the assumptions of normality, the data will either be transformed or Friedman's test (i.e. nonparametric analogue to a repeated measures analysis of variance) will be used.

    Measured: Up to 30 days

  3. HIV viral load

    A repeated measures analysis of variance will be used to assess the effect of erlotinib hydrochloride on HIV viral loads across time points. Analyses will be done per stratum, where the data are sufficient. If the data do not meet the assumptions of normality, the data will either be transformed or Friedman's test (i.e. nonparametric analogue to a repeated measures analysis of variance) will be used.

    Measured: Up to 30 days

  4. Incidence of erlotinib hydrochloride-associated skin rash

    Spearman rank correlation coefficients will be used to investigate erlotinib-associated skin rash with immune competence. Fisher's exact tests will be used to investigate erlotinib-associated skin rash with participant response outcomes. Analyses will be done per stratum, where the data are sufficient.

    Measured: Up to 30 days

  5. Pharmacokinetic parameters of erlotinib hydrochloride, including half-life (T1/2), clearance (Cl), and area under the curve (AUC)

    The pharmacokinetic variables will be tabulated and descriptive statistics (e.g., geometric means and coefficients of variation) calculated for each dose level. Pharmacokinetic parameters (i.e., T1/2, Cl, and AUC) will be compared across relevant antiretroviral therapies using nonparametric statistical testing techniques.

    Measured: Pre-treatment, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 24 hours post treatment

  6. Response assessed via RECIST 1.1

    Measured: Up to 30 days

Timeline

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

  1. First posted9 May 2014 (estimated)
  2. Study startJul 2014
  3. Primary completionSep 2015
  4. Study completionSep 2015

Why it stopped: No Accrual

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
48 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02134886
Sponsor's protocol ID
NCI-2014-00684
Other IDs
NCI-2014-00684, AMC-090, AMC-090, U01CA121947
Status last verified
Jun 2015
First submitted
7 May 2014
Last updated
6 Oct 2015
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing Erlotinib Hydrochloride, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis and Pharmacological Study in people with HIV Infection and Recurrent Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 5 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 24 inclusion and 22 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: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 6 Oct 2015. 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. 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 was stopped early (reason given: No Accrual). Results are not available in the source record.

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?

Incidence of toxicities evaluated with National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.0 (v4.0) (time frame: Up to 30 days). The study lists 2 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 6 Oct 2015.

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