NeoplasmsPhase 1NCT02192541
Ganetespib and Ziv-Aflibercept in Refractory Gastrointestinal Carcinomas, Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinomas, Urothelial Carcinomas, and Sarcomas
A Phase 1 study testing Ziv-Aflibercept and Ganetespib in people with Neoplasms, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
Background: Some people have cancers that don't respond to standard treatments. In these cases, doctors may try to use drugs to slow the growth of the cancer. Objectives: To test the safety and efficacy of the drug combination of ganetespib and ziv-aflibercept. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 120 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Neoplasms
- What is being tested?
- Ziv-Aflibercept and Ganetespib
- Type of treatment
- Injection or infusion
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 5 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 2 Dec 2014to 25 Feb 2016
- 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 to 120 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Patients must have histologically confirmed recurrent or metastatic gastrointestinal carcinomas, non-squamous non-small cell lung carcinomas, urothelial carcinomas, and sarcomas with disease progression after at least one line of standard therapy. Disease should have progressed following all treatments known to prolong survival, unless a given treatment is contraindicated.
- Patients with colorectal carcinoma must have progressed through at least two lines of standard chemotherapy in the metastatic setting.
- Patients with non-small cell lung cancer with known sensitizing epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation and/or anaplastic lymphoma receptor tyrosine kinase (ALK) rearrangement should have received prior erlotinib and/or crizotinib, respectively.
- Patients with urothelial carcinoma will have progressed on prior platinum-based therapy or for which platinum-based therapy is contraindicated.
- Patients enrolled on the expansion phase of the protocol must demonstrate EGFR expression by immunohistochemistry on archival tumor samples prior to undergoing (89) Zr-panitumumab positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) scans.
- Age greater than or equal to 18 years of age.
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- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status < 2.
- Life expectancy > 3 months.
- Patients must have normal organ and marrow function as defined below:
- absolute neutrophil count greater than or equal to 1,500/mcL
- platelets greater than or equal to 100,000/mcL
- total bilirubin less than or equal to 1.5 times institutional upper limit of normal
- Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)(serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase SGOT)/alanine aminotransferase (ALT)(serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase SGPT) less than or equal to 3 times institutional upper limit of normal
- creatinine less than or equal to 1.2 times institutional upper limit of normal
- OR
- creatinine clearance greater than or equal to 60 mL/min/1.73 m^2 for patients with creatinine levels above institutional normal
- urine protein/creatinine < 1 mg/mg
- International Normalized Ratio (INR) < 1.5
- Cardiac function within institutional normal limits on echocardiogram.
- Patients must have blood pressure no greater than 140 mmHg (systolic blood pressure) and 90 mmHg (diastolic blood pressure) for eligibility. Initiation or adjustment of antihypertensive medications is permitted prior to study entry provided that the average of three blood pressure measurements at enrollment visit is less than 140/90 mmHg.
- The effects of ganetespib on the developing human fetus are unknown. For this reason and because anti-angiogenic agents similar to ziv-aflibercept are known to be teratogenic, women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use two forms of contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence; sterilization) prior to study entry, for the duration of study participation, and for 3 months after completing study treatment. 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 two forms of contraception prior to the study, for the duration of study participation, and for 3 months after completion of administration of both ganetespib and ziv-aflibercept.
- Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.
- During the escalation phase of the protocol, patients may have evaluable or measurable disease. During the expansion phase of the protocol, patients must have 1) measurable disease, 2) disease amenable to biopsy and 3) willingness to undergo pre- and post-treatment biopsies.
Who cannot join
- Patients who have had chemotherapy or radiotherapy within 3 weeks (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin C) prior to entering the study or those who have not recovered from adverse events due to agents administered more than 3 weeks earlier.
- Patients who are receiving any other investigational agents.
- Patients with known active brain metastases or carcinomatous meningitis are excluded from this clinical trial. Patients whose brain metastatic disease status has remained stable for greater than or equal to 4 weeks following treatment of brain metastases are eligible to participate at the discretion of the principal investigator.
- Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active untreated infection, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.
- Patients with known serious cardiac illness or medical conditions, including but not
- limited to:
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- Clinically unstable cardiac disease, including unstable atrial fibrillation, symptomatic bradycardia, unstable congestive heart failure, unstable angina or history of myocardial infarct within 6 months prior to enrollment, or indwelling temporary pacemaker
- Ventricular tachycardia or a supraventricular tachycardia that requires treatment with antiarrhythmic agents
- Second- or third-degree atrioventricular block unless treated with a permanent pacemaker
- Complete left bundle branch block
- History of long Q wave, T wave (QT) syndrome or a family member with this condition
- No major surgery within 4 weeks prior to enrollment or history of gastrointestinal bleeding within 3 months prior to enrollment. No signs or symptoms of active bleeding or nonhealing ulcer will be permitted at study entry. Patients with central pulmonary tumors with evidence of bronchial invasion, or presenting with hemoptysis will be excluded.
- Corrected QT interval (QTc) > 470 msec on electrocardiogram (by Bazett's; average of triplicate recordings at the discretion of the principal investigator (PI) will exclude patients from entry on study. Medications that are known to cause QTc interval prolongation are prohibited for patients entering on trial. Patients for whom a given medication that may cause QTc interval prolongation cannot be discontinued, may be eligible at the discretion of the study PI, provided QTc interval criteria is met at enrollment. A comprehensive list of agents with the potential to cause QTc prolongation can be found in Appendix C and at http://crediblemeds.org.
- Pregnant women and women who are breastfeeding are excluded from this study because the effects of the study drugs on the developing fetus are unknown.
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients on combination antiretroviral therapy are ineligible because of the potential for pharmacokinetic interactions with ganetespib and zivaflibercept. In addition, these patients are at increased risk of lethal infections when treated with marrow-suppressive therapy. Appropriate studies will be undertaken in patients receiving combination antiretroviral therapy when indicated.
- Substrates of cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) or cytochrome P450 2C19 (CYP2C19):
- Preliminary results of a clinical drug-drug interaction study, examining the effect of ganetespib on the pharmacokinetics of the CYP2C19-sensitive probe omeprazole, show a modest (20%) increase in omeprazole exposure when coadministered with ganetespib.
- In vitro data implies expectation of greater interaction with CYP2C19 substrates than with CYP3A4 substrates.
- Caution is advised when sensitive narrow therapeutic range CYP3A4 or CYP2C19 substrates are concomitantly administered.
- Inhibitors of P-Glycoprotein Efflux Transporters: Concomitant medications that are strong inhibitors of P-glycoprotein efflux transporters should be used with caution during the study; examples of these medications include:
- ritonavir,
- cyclosporine,
- verapamil,
- erythromycin,
- ketoconazole,
- itraconazole,
- quinidine, and
- elacridar.
- Concurrent anticoagulation will be permitted providing the patient is receiving a stable dose of anticoagulants before study entry. Patients receiving anticoagulants will be eligible for this trial. Evidence of clinically significant bleeding diathesis or underlying coagulopathy (e.g., INR > 1.5 without vitamin K antagonist therapy) will not be permitted.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, Maryland, 20892
About this study
Official title: Phase I Study of Ganetespib and Ziv-Aflibercept in Patients With Advanced Gastrointestinal Carcinomas, Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinomas, Urothelial Carcinomas, and Sarcomas
Background:
- Some people have cancers that don't respond to standard treatments. In these cases, doctors may try to use drugs to slow the growth of the cancer.
Read more
Objectives:
- To test the safety and efficacy of the drug combination of ganetespib and ziv-aflibercept.
Eligibility:
- Adults age 18 and over with advanced cancer of the colon, lung, urinary tract, and sarcomas.
Design:
- Participants will be screened with medical history, blood tests, and scans to measure their tumors.
- Participants will have one or two eye exams, with dilating eye drops.
- Participants will get the study drugs at the clinic as an infusion in a vein. Ganetespib will be given once a week on the same day for 3 weeks in a row, followed by a 1-week rest period. Ziv-aflibercept will be given once every other week. The drugs will be given in 28-day cycles.
- Participants may have a small piece of their tumor collected once or twice. This is done using a small needle during computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or ultrasound scan.
- Participants will have their blood pressure checked at each visit. They will check it at home every day of the study.
- Participants may have one or more whole-body positron emission tomography (PET) scans with 89Zr-panitumumab. A small amount of a radioactive chemical will be injected through a tube in an arm. Participants will lie on a bed that slides in and out of the donut-shaped PET scanner. They will have small amounts of blood drawn.
- Participants may stay in the study as long as they are tolerating the drugs and their tumor is not getting worse.
Read the detailed description
BACKGROUND:
- Ganetespib is a non-geldamycin synthetic inhibitor of Hsp90 that has demonstrated activity against multiple cancer cell lines and tumor xenografts in preclinical models. Inhibiting the Hsp90 chaperone complex results in the recruitment of ubiquitin ligases, polyubiquination, and proteosomal degradation of Hsp90 client proteins, including transcription factors and proteins involved in angiogenesis vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR), hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1), signal transducers and activators of transcription protein 3 (STAT-3); growth factor independence rapidly accelerated fibrosarcoma (RAF), epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (Her2), insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor (IGFR); resistance to anti-growth signals cyclin-dependent kinase 4 (CDK4); tissue invasion and metastases mesenchymal-epithelial transition factor (MET), matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP2); and avoidance of apoptosis protein kinase B (AKT), rat insulin promoter (RIP), Survivin, B cell lymphoma (Bcl-2).
- HIF-1-alpha activation has been implicated in mediating resistance to anti-angiogenic therapy; recent evidence implicates a greater role for Hsp90 in direct modulation of VEGF signaling.
- Combining Hsp90 inhibition with ganetespib and anti-angiogenic therapy with Ziv-Aflibercept, a soluble fusion protein with high binding affinity for vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A), vascular endothelial growth factor B (VEGF-B), and placenta growth factor (PIGF), presents a rational novel strategy for improving upon and overcoming resistance to anti-angiogenic therapy
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
- To establish the safety, tolerability, and maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of the combination of ganetespib and Ziv-Aflibercept in patients with refractory gastrointestinal carcinomas, non-squamous non-small cell lung carcinomas, urothelial carcinomas, and sarcomas
SECONDARY OBJECTIVE:
- To assess modulation of HIF-1-alpha as a pharmacodynamic marker of therapy with the combination of ganetespib and Ziv-Aflibercept
- To assess modulation of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) expression using 89Zr-labeled, EGFR-targeting antibody panitumumab positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) imaging of tumor lesions prior to and following treatment with study drugs
ELIGIBILITY:
- Adult patients with histologically confirmed metastatic gastrointestinal carcinomas, non-squamous non-small cell lung carcinomas, urothelial carcinomas, and sarcomas with disease progression after at least one line of standard therapy
- Participants in the expansion phase must demonstrate EGFR expression on archival tumor samples and have disease amenable to biopsy with willingness to undergo pre- and post-treatment biopsies
- No major surgery within 4 weeks prior to study enrollment, no radiation or chemotherapy within 3 weeks prior to enrollment; patients must have recovered from toxicities of prior therapies to at least eligibility levels prior to enrollment.
STUDY DESIGN:
- Ganetespib will be administered intravenously weekly on days 1, 8, and 15 of a 28-day cycle. Ziv-Aflibercept will be administered intravenously every 2 weeks, on days 1 and 15, during a 28-day cycle.
- The escalation portion of the trial will follow a standard 3+3 design, whereby patients are dose-escalated in cohorts of 3 until dose-limiting toxicity is observed.
- Once the MTD is established, 10 additional patients will be enrolled to the expansion phase, at the MTD, and tumor biopsies will be obtained to assess pharmacodynamic endpoints. During cycle 1 of the expansion phase, ganetespib will be administered intravenously weekly, on days 8 and 15 with omission of day 1 treatment to accommodate a baseline biopsy pre-ganetespib but after administration of Ziv-Aflibercept. For all subsequent cycles, ganetespib will be administered days 1, 8, and 15. Ziv-Aflibercept will still be administered intravenously every 2 weeks, on days 1 and 15, of a 28-day cycle.
- PET/CT imaging with 89Zr-labeled panitumumab will be performed to evaluate tumor distribution prior to and following treatment with study agents.
- Conditions
- Neoplasms
- Being tested
- Ziv-Aflibercept, Ganetespib
- Keywords
- Urothelial Carcinomas, Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinomas, Refractory Gastrointestinal Carcinomas, Hsp90 Inhibitor, Sarcomas
- Medical subject headings
- Neoplasms, Sarcoma
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Ziv-AfliberceptDrug
Also called ZALTRAP, VEGF-TRAP
Ziv-aflibercept is a soluble fusion protein with high binding affinity for vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A), vascular endothelial growth factor B (VEGF-B), and placenta growth factor (PIGF) and thus confers anti-angiogenic activity
GanetespibDrug
Also called STA-9090
Ganetespib is a non-geldamycin synthetic inhibitor of Hsp90 with activity against multiple cancer cell lines and tumor xenografts in preclinical models.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Ganetespib and Ziv-Aflibercept | Experimental | Ganetespib was administered intravenously, over 1 hour, weekly, on days 1, 8, and 15 of each 28-day cycle. Ziv-aflibercept was administered intravenously, over 1 hour, every 2 weeks, on days 1 and 15 of each 28-day cycle. Ganetespib was started at a dose level of 100 mg/m^2 + ziv-aflibercept at 3 mg/kg or 4 mg/kg. Receives: Drug: Ziv-Aflibercept; Drug: Ganetespib |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Number of Participants With Serious and Non-serious Adverse Events Regardless of Attribution Assessed by the Common Terminology Criteria in Adverse Events (CTCAE) v4.0
Here is the count of participants with serious and non-serious adverse events assessed by the Common Terminology Criteria in Adverse Events (CTCAE v4.0). A non-serious adverse event is any untoward medical occurrence. A serious adverse event is an adverse event or suspected adverse reaction that results in death, a life threatening adverse drug experience, hospitalization, disruption of the ability to conduct normal life functions, congenital anomaly/birth defect or important medical events that jeopardize the patient or subject and may require medical or surgical intervention to prevent one of the previous outcomes mentioned.
Measured: Date treatment consent signed to date off study, approximately 12 months and 44 days
Number of Participants With Grade 2 or Greater Adverse Events Possibly, Probably, or Definitely Related to Administration of the Study Drugs
Adverse Events were graded according to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), Version 4.0. Grade refers to the severity of the Adverse Event. Grade 1 Mild; asymptomatic or mild symptoms; clinical or diagnostic observations only; intervention not indicated. Grade 2 Moderate; minimal, local or noninvasive intervention indicated. Grade 3 Severe or medically significant but not immediately life-threatening; hospitalization or prolongation of hospitalization indicated; disabling. Grade 4 Life-threatening consequences; urgent intervention indicated. Grade 5 Death related to adverse event (AE). AEs were considered possibly attributable to both study drugs, except where otherwise noted. Star (*) symbol indicates that the AE is possibly related to Ziv-aflibercept and unlikely to be related to Ganetespib.
Measured: Date treatment consent signed to date off study, approximately 12 months and 44 days
Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) of the Combination of Ganetespib and Ziv-aflibercept
MTD is defined as the dose level at which no more than 1 of 6 patients experience a dose limiting toxicity (DLT) during the first cycle of the treatment, and the dose level below that at which at least 2 (of <6) patients have a DLT as a result of the drug. Determination of DLT is based on the first cycle of treatment.
Measured: Cycle one (28 days)
Secondary outcomes (4)
Modulation of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1 (HIF-1) Alpha
To determine whether the combination of ganetespib and ziv-aflibercept modulated intratumoral Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1)-alpha expression, tumor biopsies were to be analyzed for change in HIF-1-alpha expression by immunofluorescence assay (IFA). Paired pre-and post-combination treatment samples were to be compared for qualitative changes in levels of HIF-1- alpha expression. Cores were to be normalized against the percentage of tumor within the sample.
Measured: Cycle 2, Day 7
Modulation of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Expression
To evaluate for tumor distribution of EGFR, patients were to undergo 89Zr-immuno-positron emission tomography (PET) imaging with 89Zr-labeled EGFR-targeting panitumumab antibody evaluate modulation of EGFR client protein prior to and after treatment with the combination of ganetespib and ziv-aflibercept. Panitumumab is a fully human monoclonal antibody that targets EGFR and competes with endogenous ligands to block stimulation of EGFR. 89z-immuno-PET imaging with panitumumab as a targeting ligand allows for quantification of EGFR within tumors.
Measured: Cycle 1 Day 16
Number of Participants According to Best Response Per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.1)
Radiologic response assessments by computed tomography (CT) scans were performed at baseline and every two cycles to evaluate tumor response based on the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST), version 1.1. Per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria for target lesions: Partial Response (PR), >=30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions; Stable Disease (SD), neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for a Partial Response nor sufficient increase to qualify for Progressive Disease (PD); PD, 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, or a measurable increase in a non-target lesion, or the appearance of new lesions; Complete Response (CR), Disappearance of all target lesions.
Measured: Baseline and every 2 months up to 5 months
Number of Cycles on Treatment
The number of 28-day treatment cycles (ganetespib on days 1, 8, and 15; ziv-aflibercept on days 1 and 15) administered to each evaluable patient. Number represents treatment cycles that were started; not all cycles were completed.
Measured: up to 5 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted17 Jul 2014 (estimated)
- Study start2 Dec 2014
- Primary completion25 Feb 2016
- Study completion25 Feb 2016
Why it stopped: Drug supplier suspended further clinical development of Ganetespib
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, outcome measures and adverse events reported by the sponsor.
- Publications (4)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for NeoplasmsStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by National Cancer Institute (NCI)The sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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
- 5 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Sponsor type
- US National Institutes of Health
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Alice Chen, M.D., National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
- Investigators
- Alice P Chen, M.D., Principal investigator, National Cancer Institute (NCI)
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02192541
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 140150
- Other IDs
- 14-C-0150
- Status last verified
- Mar 2018
- First submitted
- 15 Jul 2014
- Last updated
- 29 Mar 2018
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- Yes
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Hanahan D, Weinberg RA. Hallmarks of cancer: the next generation. Cell. 2011 Mar 4;144(5):646-74. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2011.02.013.
PubMed 21376230Bottsford-Miller JN, Coleman RL, Sood AK. Resistance and escape from antiangiogenesis therapy: clinical implications and future strategies. J Clin Oncol. 2012 Nov 10;30(32):4026-34. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2012.41.9242. Epub 2012 Sep 24.
PubMed 23008289Stravopodis DJ, Margaritis LH, Voutsinas GE. Drug-mediated targeted disruption of multiple protein activities through functional inhibition of the Hsp90 chaperone complex. Curr Med Chem. 2007;14(29):3122-38. doi: 10.2174/092986707782793925.
PubMed 18220746Meehan R, Kummar S, Do K, O'Sullivan Coyne G, Juwara L, Zlott J, Rubinstein L, Doroshow JH, Chen AP. A Phase I Study of Ganetespib and Ziv-Aflibercept in Patients with Advanced Carcinomas and Sarcomas. Oncologist. 2018 Nov;23(11):1269-e125. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2018-0203. Epub 2018 May 31.
PubMed 29853657
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 29 Mar 2018. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Phase I Study of Ganetespib and Ziv-Aflibercept in Patients With Advanced Gastrointestinal Carcinomas, Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinomas, Urothelial Carcinomas, and Sarcomas
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02192541
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 140150
- Conditions
- Neoplasms
- Keywords
- Urothelial Carcinomas, Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinomas, Refractory Gastrointestinal Carcinomas, Hsp90 Inhibitor, Sarcomas
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- TerminatedReason stopped: Drug supplier suspended further clinical development of Ganetespib
- Enrolment
- 5 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)US National Institutes of Health
- Study start
- 2 Dec 2014 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 25 Feb 2016 (actual)
- Study completion
- 25 Feb 2016 (actual)
- First posted
- 17 Jul 2014 (estimated)
- Results
- Posted 30 Jan 2018
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Background:
- Some people have cancers that don't respond to standard treatments. In these cases, doctors may try to use drugs to slow the growth of the cancer.
Objectives:
- To test the safety and efficacy of the drug combination of ganetespib and ziv-aflibercept.
Eligibility:
- Adults age 18 and over with advanced cancer of the colon, lung, urinary tract, and sarcomas.
Design:
- Participants will be screened with medical history, blood tests, and scans to measure their tumors.
- Participants will have one or two eye exams, with dilating eye drops.
- Participants will get the study drugs at the clinic as an infusion in a vein. Ganetespib will be given once a week on the same day for 3 weeks in a row, followed by a 1-week rest period. Ziv-aflibercept will be given once every other week. The drugs will be given in 28-day cycles.
- Participants may have a small piece of their tumor collected once or twice. This is done using a small needle during computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or ultrasound scan.
- Participants will have their blood pressure checked at each visit. They will check it at home every day of the study.
- Participants may have one or more whole-body positron emission tomography (PET) scans with 89Zr-panitumumab. A small amount of a radioactive chemical will be injected through a tube in an arm. Participants will lie on a bed that slides in and out of the donut-shaped PET scanner. They will have small amounts of blood drawn.
- Participants may stay in the study as long as they are tolerating the drugs and their tumor is not getting worse.
Detailed description
BACKGROUND:
- Ganetespib is a non-geldamycin synthetic inhibitor of Hsp90 that has demonstrated activity against multiple cancer cell lines and tumor xenografts in preclinical models. Inhibiting the Hsp90 chaperone complex results in the recruitment of ubiquitin ligases, polyubiquination, and proteosomal degradation of Hsp90 client proteins, including transcription factors and proteins involved in angiogenesis vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR), hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1), signal transducers and activators of transcription protein 3 (STAT-3); growth factor independence rapidly accelerated fibrosarcoma (RAF), epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (Her2), insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor (IGFR); resistance to anti-growth signals cyclin-dependent kinase 4 (CDK4); tissue invasion and metastases mesenchymal-epithelial transition factor (MET), matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP2); and avoidance of apoptosis protein kinase B (AKT), rat insulin promoter (RIP), Survivin, B cell lymphoma (Bcl-2).
- HIF-1-alpha activation has been implicated in mediating resistance to anti-angiogenic therapy; recent evidence implicates a greater role for Hsp90 in direct modulation of VEGF signaling.
- Combining Hsp90 inhibition with ganetespib and anti-angiogenic therapy with Ziv-Aflibercept, a soluble fusion protein with high binding affinity for vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A), vascular endothelial growth factor B (VEGF-B), and placenta growth factor (PIGF), presents a rational novel strategy for improving upon and overcoming resistance to anti-angiogenic therapy
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
- To establish the safety, tolerability, and maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of the combination of ganetespib and Ziv-Aflibercept in patients with refractory gastrointestinal carcinomas, non-squamous non-small cell lung carcinomas, urothelial carcinomas, and sarcomas
SECONDARY OBJECTIVE:
- To assess modulation of HIF-1-alpha as a pharmacodynamic marker of therapy with the combination of ganetespib and Ziv-Aflibercept
- To assess modulation of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) expression using 89Zr-labeled, EGFR-targeting antibody panitumumab positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) imaging of tumor lesions prior to and following treatment with study drugs
ELIGIBILITY:
- Adult patients with histologically confirmed metastatic gastrointestinal carcinomas, non-squamous non-small cell lung carcinomas, urothelial carcinomas, and sarcomas with disease progression after at least one line of standard therapy
- Participants in the expansion phase must demonstrate EGFR expression on archival tumor samples and have disease amenable to biopsy with willingness to undergo pre- and post-treatment biopsies
- No major surgery within 4 weeks prior to study enrollment, no radiation or chemotherapy within 3 weeks prior to enrollment; patients must have recovered from toxicities of prior therapies to at least eligibility levels prior to enrollment.
STUDY DESIGN:
- Ganetespib will be administered intravenously weekly on days 1, 8, and 15 of a 28-day cycle. Ziv-Aflibercept will be administered intravenously every 2 weeks, on days 1 and 15, during a 28-day cycle.
- The escalation portion of the trial will follow a standard 3+3 design, whereby patients are dose-escalated in cohorts of 3 until dose-limiting toxicity is observed.
- Once the MTD is established, 10 additional patients will be enrolled to the expansion phase, at the MTD, and tumor biopsies will be obtained to assess pharmacodynamic endpoints. During cycle 1 of the expansion phase, ganetespib will be administered intravenously weekly, on days 8 and 15 with omission of day 1 treatment to accommodate a baseline biopsy pre-ganetespib but after administration of Ziv-Aflibercept. For all subsequent cycles, ganetespib will be administered days 1, 8, and 15. Ziv-Aflibercept will still be administered intravenously every 2 weeks, on days 1 and 15, of a 28-day cycle.
- PET/CT imaging with 89Zr-labeled panitumumab will be performed to evaluate tumor distribution prior to and following treatment with study agents.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Ganetespib and Ziv-Aflibercept | Experimental | Drug: Ziv-Aflibercept, Drug: GanetespibGanetespib was administered intravenously, over 1 hour, weekly, on days 1, 8, and 15 of each 28-day cycle. Ziv-aflibercept was administered intravenously, over 1 hour, every 2 weeks, on days 1 and 15 of each 28-day cycle. Ganetespib was started at a dose level of 100 mg/m^2 + ziv-aflibercept at 3 mg/kg or 4 mg/kg. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 120 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (23 listed)
- Patients must have histologically confirmed recurrent or metastatic gastrointestinal carcinomas, non-squamous non-small cell lung carcinomas, urothelial carcinomas, and sarcomas with disease progression after at least one line of standard therapy. Disease should have progressed following all treatments known to prolong survival, unless a given treatment is contraindicated.
- Patients with colorectal carcinoma must have progressed through at least two lines of standard chemotherapy in the metastatic setting.
- Patients with non-small cell lung cancer with known sensitizing epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation and/or anaplastic lymphoma receptor tyrosine kinase (ALK) rearrangement should have received prior erlotinib and/or crizotinib, respectively.
- Patients with urothelial carcinoma will have progressed on prior platinum-based therapy or for which platinum-based therapy is contraindicated.
- Patients enrolled on the expansion phase of the protocol must demonstrate EGFR expression by immunohistochemistry on archival tumor samples prior to undergoing (89) Zr-panitumumab positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) scans.
Key exclusion criteria (29 listed)
- Patients who have had chemotherapy or radiotherapy within 3 weeks (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin C) prior to entering the study or those who have not recovered from adverse events due to agents administered more than 3 weeks earlier.
- Patients who are receiving any other investigational agents.
- Patients with known active brain metastases or carcinomatous meningitis are excluded from this clinical trial. Patients whose brain metastatic disease status has remained stable for greater than or equal to 4 weeks following treatment of brain metastases are eligible to participate at the discretion of the principal investigator.
- Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active untreated infection, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.
- Patients with known serious cardiac illness or medical conditions, including but not
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Ziv-AfliberceptAlso: ZALTRAP, VEGF-TRAPZiv-aflibercept is a soluble fusion protein with high binding affinity for vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A), vascular endothelial growth factor B (VEGF-B), and placenta growth factor (PIGF) and thus confers anti-angiogenic activity | Drug | Ganetespib and Ziv-Aflibercept |
| GanetespibAlso: STA-9090Ganetespib is a non-geldamycin synthetic inhibitor of Hsp90 with activity against multiple cancer cell lines and tumor xenografts in preclinical models. | Drug | Ganetespib and Ziv-Aflibercept |
Primary outcome
Number of Participants With Serious and Non-serious Adverse Events Regardless of Attribution Assessed by the Common Terminology Criteria in Adverse Events (CTCAE) v4.0
Time frame: Date treatment consent signed to date off study, approximately 12 months and 44 days
Here is the count of participants with serious and non-serious adverse events assessed by the Common Terminology Criteria in Adverse Events (CTCAE v4.0). A non-serious adverse event is any untoward medical occurrence. A serious adverse event is an adverse event or suspected adverse reaction that results in death, a life threatening adverse drug experience, hospitalization, disruption of the ability to conduct normal life functions, congenital anomaly/birth defect or important medical events that jeopardize the patient or subject and may require medical or surgical intervention to prevent one of the previous outcomes mentioned.
Number of Participants With Grade 2 or Greater Adverse Events Possibly, Probably, or Definitely Related to Administration of the Study Drugs
Time frame: Date treatment consent signed to date off study, approximately 12 months and 44 days
Adverse Events were graded according to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), Version 4.0. Grade refers to the severity of the Adverse Event. Grade 1 Mild; asymptomatic or mild symptoms; clinical or diagnostic observations only; intervention not indicated. Grade 2 Moderate; minimal, local or noninvasive intervention indicated. Grade 3 Severe or medically significant but not immediately life-threatening; hospitalization or prolongation of hospitalization indicated; disabling. Grade 4 Life-threatening consequences; urgent intervention indicated. Grade 5 Death related to adverse event (AE). AEs were considered possibly attributable to both study drugs, except where otherwise noted. Star (*) symbol indicates that the AE is possibly related to Ziv-aflibercept and unlikely to be related to Ganetespib.
Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) of the Combination of Ganetespib and Ziv-aflibercept
Time frame: Cycle one (28 days)
MTD is defined as the dose level at which no more than 1 of 6 patients experience a dose limiting toxicity (DLT) during the first cycle of the treatment, and the dose level below that at which at least 2 (of <6) patients have a DLT as a result of the drug. Determination of DLT is based on the first cycle of treatment.
4 secondary outcomes
Modulation of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1 (HIF-1) Alpha
Time frame: Cycle 2, Day 7
Modulation of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Expression
Time frame: Cycle 1 Day 16
Number of Participants According to Best Response Per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.1)
Time frame: Baseline and every 2 months up to 5 months
Number of Cycles on Treatment
Time frame: up to 5 months
Results and safety
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Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 29 Mar 2018.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, baseline, all outcome measures and adverse events.
- Background: PubMed 21376230Hanahan D, Weinberg RA. Hallmarks of cancer: the next generation. Cell. 2011 Mar 4;144(5):646-74. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2011.02.013.
- Background: PubMed 23008289Bottsford-Miller JN, Coleman RL, Sood AK. Resistance and escape from antiangiogenesis therapy: clinical implications and future strategies. J Clin Oncol. 2012 Nov 10;30(32):4026-34. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2012.41.9242. Epub 2012 Sep 24.
- Background: PubMed 18220746Stravopodis DJ, Margaritis LH, Voutsinas GE. Drug-mediated targeted disruption of multiple protein activities through functional inhibition of the Hsp90 chaperone complex. Curr Med Chem. 2007;14(29):3122-38. doi: 10.2174/092986707782793925.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 29853657Meehan R, Kummar S, Do K, O'Sullivan Coyne G, Juwara L, Zlott J, Rubinstein L, Doroshow JH, Chen AP. A Phase I Study of Ganetespib and Ziv-Aflibercept in Patients with Advanced Carcinomas and Sarcomas. Oncologist. 2018 Nov;23(11):1269-e125. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2018-0203. Epub 2018 May 31.
- NIH Clinical Center Detailed Web PageLink provided by the sponsor.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Alice P Chen, M.D. principal investigator
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 1 study testing Ziv-Aflibercept and Ganetespib in people with Neoplasms, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) 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 23 inclusion and 29 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 29 Mar 2018. 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?
Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 30 Jan 2018). 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?
Number of Participants With Serious and Non-serious Adverse Events Regardless of Attribution Assessed by the Common Terminology Criteria in Adverse Events (CTCAE) v4.0 (time frame: Date treatment consent signed to date off study, approximately 12 months and 44 days). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. 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 NCT02192541, which also lists 4 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 29 Mar 2018.