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Carcinoma, Squamous CellPhase 1NCT02254044

Dose Escalation of Bivatuzumab Mertansine in Patients With Advanced Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck or Esophagus

A Phase 1 study testing bivatuzumab mertansine in people with Carcinoma, Squamous Cell, run by Boehringer Ingelheim.

Terminated

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

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Trial summary

maximum tolerated dose (MTD), safety, pharmacokinetics, efficacy of bivatuzumab mertansine Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 80 years
Conditions the study is for
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
What is being tested?
bivatuzumab mertansine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
7 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Oct 2003to Nov 2004
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 to 80 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • patients from 18 to 80 years of age (both inclusive)
  • patients with histologically confirmed squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck or esophagus
  • patients with local and / or regional recurrent disease or distant metastases who are refractory to or not amenable to established treatments
  • evaluable tumour deposits
  • life expectancy of at least 3 months
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance score ≤ 2
  • patients must have given written informed consent (which must be consistent with International Conference on Harmonisation-Good Clinical Practice (ICH-GCP) and local legislation)

Who cannot join

  • hypersensitivity to humanised or murine antibodies, immunoconjugates or the excipients of the trial drugs
  • known secondary malignancy requiring therapy
  • active infectious disease
  • brain metastases requiring therapy
  • neuropathy grade 2 or above
  • absolute neutrophil count less than 1,500/mm3
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  • platelet count less than 100,000/mm3
  • bilirubin greater than 1.5 mg/dl (> 26 μmol/L, système internationale (SI) unit equivalent)
  • aspartate amino transferase (AST) and/or alanine amino transferase (ALT) greater than 3 times the upper limit of normal
  • serum creatinine greater than 1.5 mg/dl (> 132 μmol/L, SI unit equivalent)
  • concomitant non-oncological diseases which are considered relevant for the evaluation of the safety of the trial drug
  • chemo-, radio- or immunotherapy within the past four weeks prior to treatment with the trial drug or during the trial (except for present trial drug)
  • men and women who are sexually active and unwilling to use a medically acceptable method of contraception
  • pregnancy or lactation
  • treatment with other investigational drugs or participation in another clinical trial within the past four weeks before start of therapy or concomitantly with this trial (except for present trial drug)
  • patients unable to comply with the protocol

About this study

Official title: An Open Phase I Dose Escalation Study of Bivatuzumab Mertansine Administered Intravenously Once Per Week for Three Weeks in Patients With Advanced Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck or Esophagus With Repeated Administration Courses in Patients With Clinical Benefit

maximum tolerated dose (MTD), safety, pharmacokinetics, efficacy of bivatuzumab mertansine

Being tested
bivatuzumab mertansine
Medical subject headings
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell

What participants receive

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

  • bivatuzumab mertansineDrug

Study groups in NCT02254044
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
bivatuzumab mertansineExperimentaldose escalation
Receives: Drug: bivatuzumab mertansine

What is being measured

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

  1. Maximum tolerated dose (MTD)

    Measured: up to 6 months

Secondary outcomes (19)
  1. Incidence of adverse events

    graded according to common toxicity criteria (CTC)

    Measured: up to 14 days after last drug administration

  2. Number of patients with clinically significant findings in laboratory examinations

    Measured: up to 14 days after last drug administration

  3. Number of patients with clinically significant findings in vital signs

    Measured: up to 14 days after last drug administration

  4. Number of patients with development of Human Anti-Human Antibody (HAHA)

    Measured: up to 14 days after last drug administration

  5. Area under the serum concentration time curve from time zero to time point 168 hours (AUC0-168)

    Measured: up to 168 hours

  6. Area under the serum concentration time curve from time zero to the time of the last quantifiable drug concentration (AUC0-tz)

    Measured: up to 14 days after last drug administration

  7. Area under the serum concentration time curve from time point zero to infinity (AUC0-∞)

    Measured: up to 14 days after last drug administration

  8. Maximum serum concentration (Cmax)

    Measured: up to 14 days after last drug administration

  9. Time to reach maximum serum concentration (tmax)

    Measured: up to 14 days after last drug administration

  10. Terminal elimination half-life (t1/2)

    Measured: up to 14 days after last drug administration

  11. Mean residence time (MRT)

    Measured: up to 14 days after last drug administration

  12. Total body clearance (CL)

    Measured: up to 14 days after last drug administration

  13. Volume of distribution at steady state (Vss)

    Measured: up to 14 days after last drug administration

  14. Volume of distribution during the terminal elimination phase (Vz)

    Measured: up to 14 days after last drug administration

  15. Trough concentration at steady state (Cpre,ss)

    Measured: up to 7 days after drug administration

  16. Minimum serum concentration during the dosing interval τ at steady state (Cmin,ss)

    Measured: up to 7 days after drug administration

  17. Linearity index (LI)

    Measured: up to 14 days after last drug administration

  18. Accumulation factor (RA)

    Measured: up to 14 days after last drug administration

  19. Tumor response

    according to response evaluation criteria in solid tumours (RECIST)

    Measured: up to 14 days after last drug administration

Timeline

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

  1. First posted1 Oct 2014 (estimated)
  2. Study startOct 2003
  3. Primary completionNov 2004

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
7 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02254044
Sponsor's protocol ID
1191.4
Status last verified
Sep 2014
First submitted
30 Sep 2014
Last updated
1 Oct 2014
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing bivatuzumab mertansine in people with Carcinoma, Squamous Cell, run by Boehringer Ingelheim.

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 7 inclusion and 16 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 1 Oct 2014. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

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. 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?

Maximum tolerated dose (MTD) (time frame: up to 6 months). 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 1 Oct 2014.

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