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ThymomaPhase 2NCT02220855

A Study of BKM120 (Buparlisib) in Relapsed or Refractory Thymomas

A Phase 2 study testing BKM120 in people with Thymoma, run by Patrick Joseph Loehrer Sr. 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

Thymic tumors are rare tumors, but represent the most common tumors of the anterior mediastinum. Thymoma has an indolent course in advanced disease and has the propensity to spread to the pleura. In first line therapy, combination chemotherapy produces responses in approximately 80% of patients. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Thymoma
What is being tested?
BKM120
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
14 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
1 Oct 2014to 9 Mar 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 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Histological confirmation of thymoma.
  • At least one prior line of platin-based chemotherapy (unless refused or not tolerated).
  • Documented progressive (clinical and/or objective) disease after the most recent systemic therapy regimen.
  • Patients must not have received chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or undergone major surgery within 4 weeks prior to enrollment.
  • Patients must have measurable disease, defined as at least one lesion that can be accurately measured in at least one dimension (longest diameter to be recorded for nonnodal lesions and short axis for nodal lesions) as >20 mm with conventional techniques or as >10 mm with spiral CT scan, MRI, or calipers by clinical exam. See Section 4 for the evaluation of measurable disease.
  • Age ≥ 18 years
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  • ECOG performance status £ 2
  • Patient must be able to swallow and retain oral medications
  • Adequate bone marrow function as shown by: ANC ≥ 1.5 x 109/L, Platelets ≥ 100 x 109/L, Hb >9 g/dL
  • Total calcium (corrected for serum albumin) within normal limits (biphosphonate use for malignant hypercalcemia control is not allowed)
  • Magnesium ≥ the lower limit of normal
  • Potassium within normal limits for the institution
  • Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) within normal range (or ≤ 3.0 x upper limit of normal (ULN) if liver metastases are present)
  • Serum bilirubin within normal range (or ≤ 1.5 x ULN if liver metastases are present; or total bilirubin ≤ 3.0 x ULN with direct bilirubin within normal range in patients with well documented Gilbert Syndrome)
  • Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 x ULN or 24-hour clearance ≥ 50 mL/min
  • Serum amylase ≤ ULN
  • Serum lipase ≤ ULN
  • Fasting plasma glucose ≤ 120 mg/dL (6.7 mmol/L)
  • HbA1c ≤ 8 %
  • Negative serum pregnancy test within 72 hours before starting study treatment in women with childbearing potential
  • Signed informed consent
  • INR ≤ 2

Who cannot join

  • Patients who have received prior treatment with a P13K inhibitor.
  • Patients with thymic carcinoma (formerly WHO Type C).
  • Patients with a known hypersensitivity to BKM120 or to its excipients
  • Patients with untreated brain metastases are excluded. However, patients with metastatic CNS tumors may participate in this trial, if the patient is > 4 weeks from therapy completion (incl. radiation and/or surgery), is clinically stable at the time of study entry and is receiving low dosage corticosteroid therapy
  • Patients with acute or chronic liver, renal disease or pancreatitis
  • Patients with the following mood disorders as judged by the Investigator or a psychiatrist, or as a result of patient's mood assessment questionnaire: • Medically documented history of or active major depressive episode, bipolar disorder (I or II), obsessive-compulsive disorder, schizophrenia, a history of suicidal attempt or ideation, or homicidal ideation (immediate risk of doing harm to others) or patients with active severe personality disorders (defined according to DSM- IV) are not eligible. Note: for patients with psychotropic treatments ongoing at baseline, the dose and the schedule should not be modified within the previous 6 weeks prior to start of study drug.
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  • ≥ CTCAE grade 3 anxiety
  • Meets the cut-off score of ≥ 12 in the PHQ-9 or a cut-off of ≥ 15 in the GAD-7 mood scale, respectively, or selects a positive response of "1, 2, or 3" to question number 9 regarding potential for suicidal thoughts in the PHQ-9 (independent of the total score of the PHQ-9)
  • Patients with diarrhea ≥ CTCAE grade 2
  • Patient has known active cardiac disease including any of the following:
  • Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) < 50% as determined by Multiple Grated acquisition (MUGA) scan or echocardiogram (ECHO)
  • QTc > 480 msec on screening ECG (using the QTcF formula)
  • Angina pectoris that requires the use of anti-anginal medication
  • Ventricular arrhythmias except for benign premature ventricular contractions
  • Supraventricular and nodal arrhythmias requiring a pacemaker or not controlled with medication
  • Conduction abnormality requiring a pacemaker
  • Valvular disease with document compromise in cardiac function
  • Symptomatic pericarditis
  • Patient has a history of cardiac dysfunction including any of the following:
  • Myocardial infraction within the last 6 months, documented by persistent elevated cardiac enzymes or persistent regional wall abnormalities on assessment of LVEF function
  • History of documented congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association functional classification III-IV)
  • Documented cardiomyopathy
  • Patient has poorly controlled diabetes mellitus or steroid-induced diabetes mellitus
  • Other concurrent severe and/or uncontrolled concomitant medical conditions (e.g., active or uncontrolled infection; uncontrolled hypertension) that could cause unacceptable safety risks or compromise compliance with the protocol • Significant symptomatic deterioration of lung function. If clinically indicated, pulmonary function tests including measures of predicted lung volumes, DLco, O2 saturation at rest on room air should be considered to exclude pneumonitis or pulmonary infiltrates.
  • Impairment of gastrointestinal (GI) function or GI disease that may significantly alter the absorption of BKM120 (e.g., ulcerative diseases, uncontrolled nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, malabsorption syndrome, or small bowel resection). Patients with unresolved diarrhea will be excluded as previously indicated
  • Patients who have been treated with any hematopoietic colony stimulating growth factors (e.g., G-CSF, GM-CSF) ≤ 2 weeks prior to starting study drug. Erythropoietin or darbepoetin therapy, if initiated at least 2 weeks prior to enrollment, may be continued
  • Patients who are currently receiving treatment with medication with a known risk to prolong the QT interval or inducing Torsades de Pointes and the treatment cannot either be discontinued or switched to a different medication prior to starting study drug. Please refer to table 4 8 or a list of prohibited QT prolonging drugs with risk of Torsades de Pointes.
  • Patients receiving chronic treatment with steroids or another immunosuppressive agent. • Note: Topical applications (e.g. rash), inhaled sprays (e.g. obstructive airways diseases), eye drops or local injections (e.g. intra-articular) are allowed. Patients with previously treated brain metastases, who are on stable low dose corticosteroid treatment (e,g dexamethasone 2 mg/day, predisolone 10 mg/day) for at least 14 days before start of study treatment are eligible.
  • Patients who have taken herbal medications and certain fruits within 7 days prior to starting study drug. Herbal medications include, but are not limited to St. John's wort, Kava, ephedra (ma huang), gingko biloba, dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), yohimbe, saw palmetto, and ginseng. Fruits include the CYP3A inhibitors Seville oranges, grapefruit, pummelos, or exotic citrus fruits.
  • Patients who are currently treated with drugs known to be moderate and strong inhibitors or inducers of isoenzyme CYP3A, and the treatment cannot be discontinued or switched to a different medication prior to starting study drug. Please refer to Table 4-7 for a list of prohibited inhibitors and inducers of CYP3A (Please note that co-treatment with weak inhibitors of CYP3A is allowed).
  • Patients who have received chemotherapy or targeted anticancer therapy ≤ 4 weeks (6 weeks for nitrosourea, antibodies or mitomycin-C) prior to starting study drug must recover to a grade 1 before starting the trial
  • Patients who have received any continuous or intermittent small molecule therapeutics (excluding monoclonal antibodies) ≤ 5 effective half-lives prior to starting study drug or who have not recovered from side effects of such therapy
  • Patients who have received wide field radiotherapy ≤ 4 weeks or limited field radiation for palliation ≤ 2 weeks prior to starting study drug or who have not recovered from side effects of such therapy
  • Patients who have undergone major surgery ≤ 2 weeks prior to starting study drug or who have not recovered from side effects of such therapy.
  • Patients who are currently taking therapeutic doses of warfarin sodium or any other coumadin-derivative anticoagulant.
  • Women who are pregnant or breast feeding or adults of reproductive potential not employing an effective method of birth control. Double barrier contraceptives must be used through the trial by both sexes. Oral, implantable, or injectable contraceptives may be affected by cytochrome P450 interactions, and are therefore not considered effective for this study. Women of child-bearing potential, defined as sexually mature women who have not undergone a hysterectomy or who have not been naturally postmenopausal for at least 12 consecutive months (i.e., who has had menses any time in the preceding 12 consecutive months), must have a negative serum pregnancy test ≤ 72 hours prior to initiating treatment.
  • Women are considered post-menopausal and not of child bearing potential if they have had 12 months of natural (spontaneous) amenorrhea with an appropriate clinical profile (e.g. age appropriate, history of vasomotor symptoms) or six months of spontaneous amenorrhea with serum FSH levels > 40 mIU/mL [for US only: and estradiol < 20 pg/mL] or have had surgical bilateral oophorectomy (with or without hysterectomy) at least six weeks ago. In the case of oophorectomy alone, only when the reproductive status of the woman has been confirmed by follow up hormone level assessment is she considered not of child bearing potential.
  • Women of child-bearing potential, defined as all women physiologically capable of becoming pregnant, must use highly effective contraception during treatment for 4 weeks (5 T1/2) (after stopping treatment... The highly effective contraception is defined as either:
  • 1. True abstinence: When this is in line with the preferred and usual lifestyle of the subject. Periodic abstinence (e.g., calendar, ovulation, symptothermal, post-ovulation methods) and withdrawal are not acceptable methods of contraception.
  • 2. Sterilization: have had surgical bilateral oophorectomy (with or without hysterectomy) or tubal ligation at least six weeks ago. In case of oophorectomy alone, only when the reproductive status of the woman has been confirmed by follow up hormone level assessment.
  • 3. Male partner sterilization (with the appropriate post-vasectomy documentation of the absence of sperm in the ejaculate). For female subjects on the study, the vasectomised male partner should be the sole partner for that patient.
  • 4. Use of a combination of any two of the following (a+b):
  • Placement of an intrauterine device (IUD) or intrauterine system (IUS)
  • Barrier methods of contraception: Condom or Occlusive cap (diaphragm or cervical/vault caps) with spermicidal foam/gel/film/cream/vaginal suppository
  • Oral contraception, injected or implanted hormonal methods are not allowed as BKM120 potentially decreases the effectiveness of hormonal contraceptives.
  • Fertile males, defined as all males physiologically capable of conceiving offspring must use condoms during treatment, for 4 weeks (5 T1/2) after stopping treatment and for an additional 12 weeks (1616 weeks in total after study drug discontinuation) and should not father a child in this period.
  • Female partner of male study subject should use highly effective contraception during dosing of any study agent and for 16 weeks after final dose of study therapy.
  • 24. Known diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection 25. History of another malignancy within 3 years, except cured basal cell carcinoma of the skin or excised carcinoma in situ of the cervix 26. Patient is unable or unwilling to abide by the study protocol or cooperate fully with the investigator

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site

  • Indiana University Simon Cancer Center

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202

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About this study

Official title: A Phase II Study of BKM120 (Buparlisib) in Relapsed or Refractory Thymomas

Thymic tumors are rare tumors, but represent the most common tumors of the anterior mediastinum. Thymoma has an indolent course in advanced disease and has the propensity to spread to the pleura. In first line therapy, combination chemotherapy produces responses in approximately 80% of patients. A number of single agents have activity in recurrent disease, but none are curable. Patients with recurrent thymoma have limited treatment options, and thus novel target modalities are needed.

At the Indiana University Simon Cancer Center (IUSCC), more patients with advance thymoma are seen than any other institution in the country. Our main hypothesis is the PI3K pathway is an important driver for growth and metastasis of thymoma and that inhibition of the PI3K pathway is expected to produce clinically meaningful response in patients with recurrent thymoma.

Conditions
Thymoma
Being tested
BKM120
Medical subject headings
Thymoma

What participants receive

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

  • BKM120Drug

Study groups in NCT02220855
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
BKM120ExperimentalBKM120, 100mg capsule for oral use, taken once daily for two or more months for a maximum of one year. Each cycle is 28 days.
Receives: Drug: BKM120

What is being measured

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

  1. Percent of Patients With Objective Response

    Percent of patients with Objective response and the Binomial Exact 95% confidence interval. Objective response is defined as having a best response of Complete Response (defined as disappearance of all target lesions and any pathological lymph nodes must have reduction in short axis to <10mm) or Partial Response (defined as at least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions from the baseline sum diameters) by RECIST v1.1 criteria.

    Measured: up to three years

Secondary outcomes (4)

  1. Treatment Related Adverse Events Grade 3 or Above

    Number of unique patients who had a treatment related (possible, probable or definite) adverse events with grade >= 3.

    Measured: up to three years

  2. Progression-free Survival Rate

    Duration of time from the start of treatment to time of documented progression or death. Patients who do not progress or die will be censored on their last evaluation date. Kaplan-Meier methods will be used and the median and 95% confidence intervals will be calculated.

    Measured: up to three years

  3. Percent of Patients Achieving Disease Control

    Percent of patients achieving disease control and the Binomial Exact 95% confidence interval. Disease control is defined as having a best response of Complete Response (defined as disappearance of all target lesions and any pathological lymph nodes must have reduction in short axis to <10mm) or Partial Response (defined as at least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions from the baseline sum diameters) or Stable Disease for at least 4 months (defined by neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for progression) by RECIST v1.1 criteria.

    Measured: up to three years

  4. Overall Survival Rate

    Duration of time from the start of treatment to time of death due to any causes. Patients who do not die will be censored on their last known alive date. Kaplan-Meier methods will be used and the median and 95% confidence intervals will be calculated.

    Measured: up to three years

Timeline

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

  1. First posted20 Aug 2014 (estimated)
  2. Study start1 Oct 2014
  3. Primary completion27 Mar 2017
  4. Study completion9 Mar 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
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
14 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02220855
Sponsor's protocol ID
IUCRO-0478
Status last verified
Mar 2022
First submitted
7 Aug 2014
Last updated
11 Apr 2022
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No

Publications

  • Abu Zaid MI, Radovich M, Althouse S, Liu H, Spittler AJ, Solzak J, Badve S, Loehrer PJ Sr. A phase II study of buparlisib in relapsed or refractory thymomas. Front Oncol. 2022 Oct 18;12:891383. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.891383. eCollection 2022.

    PubMed 36330484

  • Radovich M, Solzak JP, Hancock BA, Conces ML, Atale R, Porter RF, Zhu J, Glasscock J, Kesler KA, Badve SS, Schneider BP, Loehrer PJ. A large microRNA cluster on chromosome 19 is a transcriptional hallmark of WHO type A and AB thymomas. Br J Cancer. 2016 Feb 16;114(4):477-84. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2015.425. Epub 2016 Jan 14.

    PubMed 26766736

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing BKM120 in people with Thymoma, run by Patrick Joseph Loehrer Sr. 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 22 inclusion and 48 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 11 Apr 2022. 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 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 19 Dec 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?

Percent of Patients With Objective Response (time frame: up to three years). 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 NCT02220855, 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 11 Apr 2022.

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