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Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of the ColonPhase 1NCT02232152

CPI-613 and Fluorouracil in Treating Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery

A Phase 1 study testing 6,8-bis(benzylthio)octanoic acid, fluorouracil and pharmacological study in people with Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of the Colon and Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of the Rectum, 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 pilot phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of CPI-613 when given together with fluorouracil in treating patients with colorectal cancer that has spread to other parts of the body and cannot be removed by surgery. CPI-613 may kill tumor cells by turning off their mitochondria. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
6,8-bis(benzylthio)octanoic acid, fluorouracil and pharmacological study
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
19 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
6 Jan 2015to 11 Jan 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 colorectal adenocarcinoma (colon, rectal or colorectal cancer) that is not resectable
  • Have failed or have not tolerated FOLFOX, FOLFIRI and, if KRAS wild type, then a EGFR inhibitor-based regimen
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status being 0-2
  • 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
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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 oxaloacetic 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 =< 1.5 mg/dL or 13 umol/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
  • At least one measurable lesion as assessed by computed tomography (CT) scan using Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria

Who cannot join

  • Therapy with CPI-613 prior to participating in this trial
  • Known hypersensitivity to 5-FU injection, poor nutritional state, known dipyrimidine dehydrogenase deficiency, or taking sorivudine (such as Usevir, brovavir, etc.)
  • History of hypersensitivity to active or inactive excipients of any component of treatment
  • Previous radiotherapy for central nervous system metastases
  • Patients receiving any other standard or investigational treatment for their cancer, or any other investigational agent for any indication, within the past 2 weeks prior to initiation of treatment with study drugs
  • Serious medical illness that would potentially increase patients' risk for toxicity
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  • Any active uncontrolled bleeding, and any patients with a bleeding diathesis (e.g., active peptic ulcer disease)
  • History of abdominal fistula or gastrointestinal perforation =< 6 months prior to treatment with study drugs
  • Pregnant women, or women of child-bearing potential not using reliable means of contraception
  • Lactating females
  • Fertile men unwilling to practice contraceptive methods during the study period
  • Any condition or abnormality which may, in the opinion of the investigator, compromise the safety of patients
  • Unwilling or unable to follow protocol requirements
  • Symptomatic 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, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C
  • Patients who have received cancer immunotherapy of any type within the past 2 weeks prior to initiation of CPI-613 treatment; steroid use for management of refractory pain or for contrast induced allergy is allowed
  • Requirement for immediate palliative treatment of any kind including surgery
  • 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 Clinical Trial of Fluorouracil (5-FU) + CPI-613 Combination in Previously Treated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Patients

This pilot phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of CPI-613 when given together with fluorouracil in treating patients with colorectal cancer that has spread to other parts of the body and cannot be removed by surgery. CPI-613 may kill tumor cells by turning off their mitochondria. Mitochondria are used by tumor cells to produce energy and are the building blocks needed to make more tumor cells. By shutting off these mitochondria, CPI-613 deprives the tumor cells of energy and other supplies that they need to survive and grow in the body. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as fluorouracil, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Giving CPI-613 with fluorouracil may kill more tumor cells.

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 5-FU (fluorouracil), in patients with non-resectable metastatic colorectal cancer who have failed FOLFOX (leucovorin calcium, fluorouracil and oxaliplatin), FOLFIRI (leucovorin calcium, fluorouracil, and irinotecan hydrochloride) and, if Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (KRAS) wild type, then a epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor-based regimen.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. To assess the pharmacokinetic (PK), safety and efficacy of various doses of CPI-613, when used in combination with 5-FU, in patients with non-resectable metastatic colorectal cancer.

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 1-4 and fluorouracil IV over 46 hours on days 2-4. Courses repeat every 2 weeks for 6 months in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 2 months for 3 years.

Being tested
6,8-bis(benzylthio)octanoic acid, fluorouracil, pharmacological study, laboratory biomarker analysis
Medical subject headings
Colonic Neoplasms, Rectal 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

  • fluorouracilDrug

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

    Given IV

  • pharmacological studyOther

    Also called pharmacological studies

    Correlative studies

  • laboratory biomarker analysisOther

    Correlative studies

Study groups in NCT02232152
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Treatment (6,8-bis(benzylthio)octanoic acid, fluorouracil)ExperimentalPatients receive 6,8-bis(benzylthio)octanoic acid IV over 2 hours on days 1-4 and fluorouracil IV over 46 hours on days 2-4. Courses repeat every 2 weeks for 6 months in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Receives: Drug: 6,8-bis(benzylthio)octanoic acid; Drug: fluorouracil; Other: pharmacological study; Other: laboratory biomarker analysis

What is being measured

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

  1. MTD of 6,8-bis(benzylthio)octanoic acid in combination with fluorouracil based on the incidence of dose-limiting toxicities graded according to the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.0

    Measured: Up to 2 weeks

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Incidence of toxicity of 6,8-bis(benzylthio)octanoic acid and fluorouracil combination graded according to NCI CTCAE version 4.0

    Examine toxicities by assessing each toxicity by grade.

    Measured: Up to 3 years

  2. PK parameters (maximum observed concentration, area under the curve, half-life, elimination rate constant, drug clearance, and volume of distribution) of 6,8-bis(benzylthio)octanoic acid in plasma samples

    Measured: Week 1: days 1 and 4 before infusion of 6,8-bis(benzylthio)octanoic acid and at 30 minutes, 1, 1.5, 2, 4, 6 and 8 (optional) hours after the completion of infusion

Timeline

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

  1. First posted5 Sep 2014 (estimated)
  2. Study start6 Jan 2015
  3. Primary completion19 Feb 2019
  4. Study completion11 Jan 2023

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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
19 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02232152
Sponsor's protocol ID
IRB00028139
Other IDs
NCI-2014-01779, CCCWFU #59314, P30CA012197
Status last verified
Jul 2023
First submitted
2 Sep 2014
Last updated
7 Aug 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing 6,8-bis(benzylthio)octanoic acid, fluorouracil and pharmacological study in people with Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of the Colon and Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of the Rectum, 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 18 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 7 Aug 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?

MTD of 6,8-bis(benzylthio)octanoic acid in combination with fluorouracil based on the incidence of dose-limiting toxicities graded according to the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.0 (time frame: Up to 2 weeks). 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 7 Aug 2023.

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