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Brain Stem NeoplasmPhase 1NCT02780804

Entinostat in Treating Pediatric Patients With Recurrent or Refractory Solid Tumors

A Phase 1 study testing Entinostat, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis and Pharmacological Study in people with Brain Stem Neoplasm and Pineal Region Neoplasm, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 21 sites in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of entinostat in treating pediatric patients with solid tumors that have come back or have not responded to treatment. Entinostat may block some of the enzymes needed for cell division and it may help to kill tumor cells. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 12 months to 21 years
What is being tested?
Entinostat, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis and Pharmacological Study
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
21 participants
Where
21 sitesUnited States
Study dates
6 Jan 2017to 30 Sep 2021
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 12 months to 21 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients must have a body surface area (BSA) of >= 1.17 m^2 at time of study enrollment
  • Patients must be able to swallow intact tablets
  • Patients with recurrent or refractory solid tumors, including central nervous system (CNS) tumors or lymphoma, are eligible; patients must have had histologic verification of malignancy at original diagnosis or relapse except in patients with intrinsic brain stem tumors, optic pathway gliomas, or patients with pineal tumors and elevations of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) or serum tumor markers including alpha-fetoprotein or beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG)
  • Patients must have either measurable or evaluable disease
  • Patient's current disease state must be one for which there is no known curative therapy or therapy proven to prolong survival with an acceptable quality of life
  • Karnofsky >= 50% for patients > 16 years of age and Lansky >= 50 for patients =< 16 years of age; Note: neurologic deficits in patients with CNS tumors must have been relatively stable for at least 7 days prior to study enrollment; patients who are unable to walk because of paralysis, but who are up in a wheelchair, will be considered ambulatory for the purpose of assessing the performance score
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  • Patients must have fully recovered from the acute toxic effects of all prior anti-cancer therapy and must meet the following minimum duration from prior anti-cancer directed therapy prior to enrollment; if after the required timeframe, the defined eligibility criteria are met, e.g. blood count criteria, the patient is considered to have recovered adequately
  • Cytotoxic chemotherapy or other anti-cancer agents known to be myelosuppressive; the duration of this interval must be discussed with the study chair and the study-assigned research coordinator prior to enrollment
  • Solid tumor patients: >= 21 days after the last dose of cytotoxic or myelosuppressive chemotherapy (42 days if prior nitrosourea)
  • Lymphoma patients:
  • a waiting period prior to enrollment is not required for patients receiving standard cytotoxic maintenance chemotherapy (i.e. corticosteroid, vincristine, thioguanine[6MP], and/or methotrexate)
  • >=14 days must have elapsed after the completion of other cytotoxic therapy, with the exception of hydroxyurea, for patients not receiving standard maintenance therapy; additionally, patients must have fully recovered from all acute toxic effects of prior therapy; Note: cytoreduction with hydroxyurea must be discontinued >= 24 hours prior to the start of protocol therapy
  • Anti-cancer agents not known to be myelosuppressive (e.g. not associated with reduced platelet or absolute neutrophil count [ANC] counts): >= 7 days must have elapsed from the last dose of agent; the duration of this interval must be discussed with the study chair and the study-assigned research coordinator prior to enrollment
  • Antibodies: >= 21 days must have elapsed from infusion of last dose of antibody, and toxicity related to prior antibody therapy must be recovered to grade =< 1
  • Hematopoietic growth factors: >= 14 days must have elapsed from the last dose of a long-acting growth factor (e.g. pegfilgrastim) or 7 days for short-acting growth factor; for agents that have known adverse events occurring beyond 7 days after administration, this period must be extended beyond the time during which adverse events are known to occur; the duration of this interval must be discussed with the study chair and the study-assigned research coordinator
  • Interleukins, interferons and cytokines (other than hematopoietic growth factors): >= 21 days must have elapsed from the last dose of interleukins, interferon or cytokines (other than hematopoietic growth factors)
  • Stem cell infusions (with or without traumatic brain injury [TBI]):
  • Allogeneic (non-autologous) bone marrow or stem cell transplant, or any stem cell infusion including donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI) or boost infusion: >= 84 days must have elapsed from infusion and no evidence of graft versus host disease (GVHD)
  • Autologous stem cell infusion including boost infusion: >= 42 days must have elapsed from infusion
  • Cellular therapy: >= 42 days must have elapsed from last dose of any type of cellular therapy (e.g. modified T cells, natural killer [NK] cells, dendritic cells, etc.)
  • External beam radiation (XRT)/external beam irradiation including protons: >= 14 days must have elapsed after local XRT; >= 150 days after TBI, craniospinal XRT or if radiation to 50% of the pelvis; >= 42 days if other substantial bone marrow (BM) radiation
  • Radiopharmaceutical therapy (e.g., radiolabeled antibody, iobenguane I-131 [131I-MIBG]): >= 42 days must have elapsed from the last dose of systemically administered radiopharmaceutical therapy
  • Histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors: Patients must not have received prior therapy with entinostat; patients who have received therapy with other HDAC inhibitors are eligible
  • Peripheral absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1000/mm^3 (within 7 days prior to enrollment)
  • Platelet count >= 100,000/mm^3 (transfusion independent, defined as not receiving platelet transfusions for at least 7 days prior to enrollment) (within 7 days prior to enrollment)
  • Hemoglobin >= 8.0 g/dl, with or without transfusion (within 7 days prior to enrollment)
  • Patients with known bone marrow metastatic disease will not be eligible
  • Creatinine clearance or radioisotope glomerular filtration rate (GFR) >= 70 ml/min/1.73 m^2 or a serum creatinine based on age/gender as follows:
  • 1 to < 2 years: 0.6 mg/dL for males and females
  • 2 to < 6 years: 0.8 mg/dL for males and females
  • 6 to < 10 years: 1.0 mg/dL for males and females
  • 10 to < 13 years: 1.2 mg/dL for males and females
  • 13 to < 16 years: 1.5 mg/dL for males and 1.4 mg/dL for females
  • > = 16 years: 1.7 mg/dL for males and 1.4 mg/dL for females (within 7 days prior to enrollment)
  • Bilirubin (sum of conjugated + conjugated) =< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age (within 7 days prior to enrollment)
  • Serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) (alanine aminotransferase [ALT]) =< 3 x upper limit of normal (ULN) = 135 U/l; for the purpose of this study, the ULN for SGPT is 45 U/l (within 7 days prior to enrollment)
  • Serum albumin >= 2 g/dl (within 7 days prior to enrollment)
  • All patients and/or their parents or legally authorized representatives must sign a written informed consent; assent, when appropriate, will be obtained according to institutional guidelines

Who cannot join

  • Pregnant or breast-feeding women will not be entered on this study; pregnancy tests must be obtained in girls who are post-menarchal; males or females of reproductive potential may not participate unless they have agreed to use an effective contraceptive method both during and for 3 months after participation in this study; abstinence is an acceptable method of contraception; those who become pregnant while on treatment with entinostat must discontinue immediately and consult their treating physician
  • Patients receiving corticosteroids who have not been on a stable or decreasing dose of corticosteroid for at least 7 days prior to enrollment are not eligible; if used to modify immune adverse events related to prior therapy, >= 14 days must have elapsed since last dose of corticosteroid
  • Patients who are currently receiving another investigational drug are not eligible
  • Patients who are currently receiving other anti-cancer agents are not eligible
  • Patients requiring concurrent administration of valproic acid are not eligible for this trial
  • Patients who are receiving cyclosporine, tacrolimus or other agents to prevent graft-versus-host disease post bone marrow transplant are not eligible for this trial
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  • Patients with a BSA ˂ 1.17 m^2 at time of study enrollment are not eligible
  • Patients who are not able to swallow intact tablets are not eligible
  • Patients with a known history of corrected QT (QTc) prolongation (> 480 msec), or known history of ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation or Torsades de pointes are not eligible
  • Patients who have an uncontrolled infection are not eligible
  • Patients who have received a prior solid organ transplantation are not eligible
  • Patients who in the opinion of the investigator may not be able to comply with the safety monitoring requirements of the study are not eligible
  • Patients with a history of allergy to medications that have a benzamide structure (e.g., metoclopramide, procarbazine, domperidone, cisapride etc.) are not eligible

Trial locations and contacts

21 sites in 1 country.

21 sites in 1 country

United States21 sites
  • C S Mott Children's Hospital

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109

  • Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Egleston

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30322

  • Children's Hospital Colorado

    Aurora, Colorado, 80045

  • Children's Hospital of Alabama

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35233

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215

  • Lurie Children's Hospital-Chicago

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611

  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229

  • Baylor College of Medicine/Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030

  • Riley Hospital for Children

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202

  • Children's Hospital Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, California, 90027

  • Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital

    Memphis, Tennessee, 38105

  • University of Minnesota/Masonic Cancer Center

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455

  • NYP/Columbia University Medical Center/Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10032

  • Children's Hospital of Orange County

    Orange, California, 92868

  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104

  • Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15224

  • Oregon Health and Science University

    Portland, Oregon, 97239

  • UCSF Medical Center-Mission Bay

    San Francisco, California, 94158

  • Seattle Children's Hospital

    Seattle, Washington, 98105

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110

  • Children's National Medical Center

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010

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About this study

Official title: A Phase 1 Study of Entinostat, an Oral Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor, in Pediatric Patients With Recurrent or Refractory Solid Tumors, Including CNS Tumors and Lymphoma

This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of entinostat in treating pediatric patients with solid tumors that have come back or have not responded to treatment. Entinostat may block some of the enzymes needed for cell division and it may help to kill tumor cells.

Read the detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. To estimate the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and/or recommended phase 2 dose of entinostat administered as a single-agent, once weekly to children with recurrent or refractory solid tumors.

II. To define and describe the toxicities of entinostat administered as a single agent, once weekly to children with recurrent or refractory solid tumors.

III. To characterize the pharmacokinetics of entinostat in children with recurrent or refractory cancer.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. To preliminarily define the antitumor activity of entinostat within the confines of a phase 1 study.

II. To assess change in histone H3 and H4 acetylation in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) as a marker of the biologic activity of entinostat.

OUTLINE: This is a dose escalation study.

Patients receive entinostat orally (PO) on days 1, 8, 15, and 22. Cycles repeat every 28 days for up to 5 years in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Being tested
Entinostat, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Pharmacological Study
Medical subject headings
Brain Stem Neoplasms, Pinealoma, Lymphoma, Central Nervous System Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • EntinostatDrug

    Given PO

  • Laboratory Biomarker AnalysisOther

    Correlative studies

  • Pharmacological StudyOther

    Correlative studies

Study groups in NCT02780804
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Treatment (entinostat)ExperimentalPatients receive entinostat PO on days 1, 8, 15, and 22. Cycles repeat every 28 days for up to 5 years in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Receives: Drug: Entinostat; Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis; Other: Pharmacological Study

What is being measured

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

  1. Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) or Recommended Phase 2 Dose (R2PD) of Entinostat

    The MTD/RP2D will be defined as the maximum dose at which fewer than one-third of patients experience dose limiting toxicity during cycle 1 of therapy among 6 toxicity-evaluable patients. The frequency of cycle 1 dose limiting toxicities will be summarized by dose level among patients in the dose escalation part of the study.

    Measured: Up to 28 days

  2. Frequency of Adverse Events for Entinostat

    The frequency of patients with at least one Grade 3 or greater adverse event that are at least possibly attributable to entinostat during cycle 1 will be summarized by study part, dose level.

    Measured: Up to 28 days

  3. Half-life of Entinostat

    The median (min, max) Half-Life of entinostat stratified by study part and dose level. The half-life (t1/2) was calculated using the equation t1/2 = 0.693/λz, where the terminal elimination rate constant (λz) was determined from a least-squares regression of the log-transformed plasma concentration vs. time data for the last 3 - 4 time points.

    Measured: Plasma concentrations were measured at 0, 0.5, 1, 3, 6, 24, and 48-96 hours post-dose during cycle 1, day 1.

  4. Peak Plasma Concentration of Entinostat: C-Max

    The median (min, max) of the peak plasma concentration of entinostat stratified by study part, dose level. Time points were assessed at 0, 0.5, 1, 3, 6, 24, and 48-96 hours post-dose during cycle 1, day 1.

    Measured: Up to 96 hours

  5. Total Area Under the Plasma Concentration Curve of Entinostat: AUC

    The median (min, max) of the total area under the plasma concentration curve of entinostat stratified by study part, dose level. Time points were assessed at 0, 0.5, 1, 3, 6, 24, and 48-96 hours post-dose during cycle 1, day 1.

    Measured: Up to 96 hours

  6. Time to Reach Maximum Plasma Concentration of Entinostat: T-Max

    The median (min, max) of the time to reach maximum plasma concentration of entinostat stratified by study part, dose level. Time points were assessed at 0, 0.5, 1, 3, 6, 24, and 48-96 hours post-dose during cycle 1, day 1.

    Measured: Up to 96 hours

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Antitumor Activity of Entinostat

    Frequency of response to entinostat per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.1) for target lesions and/or assessed by MRI: Complete Response (CR), Disappearance of all target lesions; Partial Response (PR), >=30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions; Overall Response (OR) = CR + PR, stratified by study part and dose

    Measured: Up to 4 years 9 months

  2. Change in Histone H3 Acetylation of Entinostat

    Median (IQR) change in H3 acetylation in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) versus baseline stratified by study part, dose level.

    Measured: Up to 28 days

  3. Change in Histone H4 Acetylation of Entinostat

    Median (IQR) change in H4 acetylation in PBMCs versus baseline stratified by study part, dose level.

    Measured: Up to 28 days

Timeline

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

  1. First posted24 May 2016 (estimated)
  2. Study start6 Jan 2017
  3. Primary completion30 Jun 2021
  4. Study completion30 Sep 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 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
21 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02780804
Sponsor's protocol ID
NCI-2016-00708
Other IDs
NCI-2016-00708, ADVL1513, ADVL1513, ADVL1513, UM1CA097452
Status last verified
Sep 2023
First submitted
23 May 2016
Last updated
17 Oct 2023
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing Entinostat, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis and Pharmacological Study in people with Brain Stem Neoplasm and Pineal Region Neoplasm, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 21 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 38 inclusion and 13 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 17 Oct 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 21 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?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 31 Jan 2023). 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?

Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) or Recommended Phase 2 Dose (R2PD) of Entinostat (time frame: Up to 28 days). The study lists 6 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 17 Oct 2023; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 2 Nov 2026.

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