Small Cell Lung CancerNCT03741829
TS Overexpression in SCLC: Mechanism and Therapeutic Targeting
An observational study of Small Cell Lung Cancer, run by Wake Forest University Health Sciences at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The purpose of this research study is to determine the amount of a protein named thymidine synthase that is being made by cancer and to develop laboratory models called PDX (patient derived xenografts) to learn more about SCLC (small cell lung cancer) and to begin testing new treatments. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Small Cell Lung Cancer
- How many people
- 12 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 14 Jun 2017to 3 Jan 2020
- Phase
- Observational
- 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
Study population: * Women and men of all races and ethnicity who meet the above-described eligibility criteria are eligible for this trial. * The study consent form will also be provided in Spanish for Spanish-speaking participants.
Who may be able to join
- Patients undergoing a diagnostic FNA by the following diagnostic modalities utilizing FNA: Endobronchial Ultrasound Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration (EBUS- TBNA) or conventional transbronchial FNA.
- Patients must have radiographic evidence for presumed lung cancer or have a previously diagnosed SCLC with clinical evidence of recurrence. Patients undergoing FNA of potential SCLC metastates to lymph nodes are also included (e.g., patients with abnormal mediastinal lymphadenopathy). FNA biopsies from separate locations in the same patient will be considered separate specimens.
- Age >18 years. Used to define adult age that can independently provide consent.
- Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.
Who cannot join
- Patients whose FNA biopsy is unable to provide classification by pathology or is non-diagnostic.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157
About this study
The purpose of this research study is to determine the amount of a protein named thymidine synthase that is being made by cancer and to develop laboratory models called PDX (patient derived xenografts) to learn more about SCLC (small cell lung cancer) and to begin testing new treatments.
Read the detailed description
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a highly lethal malignancy that is not treatable with targeted therapies and that does not respond long-term to treatment with cytotoxic chemotherapy1. One distinguishing molecular characteristic of SCLC is very high expression levels of thymidylate synthase (TS). TS plays an important role in de novo nucleotide biosynthesis and the very high TS levels expressed in SCLC cells indicate that these cells require the de novo nucleotide biosynthetic pathway to proliferate. Thus, complete TS inhibition could result in highly favorable outcomes in SCLC patients. TS inhibitors have been evaluated in SCLC clinical trials and have anti-tumoral activity when combined with a second chemotherapeutic agent. However, treatment with TS inhibitors has not been shown to surpass other combination chemotherapy regimens. An important point regarding these clinical studies is that TS activity levels were not monitored as an endpoint of drug response, thus it is not known whether TS activity was efficiently inhibited.Investigators predict that complete TS inhibition will result in favorable outcomes.
With support from Wake Innovations, Investigators are developing a novel fluoropyrimidine polymer, CF10, which strongly inhibits TS. CF10 is a second generation fluoropyrimidine polymer. The first generation polymer, F10, showed excellent anti-cancer activity in animal models of acute myeloid leukemia, glioblastoma, and prostate cancer. CF10 is designed to have improved tumor penetration and better in vivo stability than F10. Investigators hypothesize that CF10 will be highly effective for treating SCLC both as a single agent and in combination with TS inhibitors that target alternative sites of the TS enzyme.
After establishing CF10 has activity as a single agent and in combination with folate-based TS inhibitors (e.g. pemetrexed) in SCLC cell lines and xenograft models, Investigators will test CF10 in patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models and in organoids derived from SCLC patient samples. Investigators will develop PDX models of SCLC and SCLC organoids using transbronchial fine needle aspiration (FNA) from SCLC patients at Baptist/WFBCCC collected by co-I's Bellinger, Dotson, and Thomas. Non-malignant cells will be collected using a brush biopsy to enable comparison of malignant and non-malignant tissue from the same patient with regard to mechanistic endpoints.
- Conditions
- Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Keywords
- Thymidylate Synthase, Cancer, Cancer Treatments
- Medical subject headings
- Small Cell Lung Carcinoma, Neoplasms
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Samples from transbronchial Biopsy | Samples from participants with SCLC. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
TYMS (Thymidylate Synthetase) expression levels
TYMS (Thymidylate Synthetase) expression levels will be measured on biopsied malignant tissue as well as non-malignant tissue.
Measured: After biopsy collection, up to 1 year
miRNA expression levels
miRNA expression levels will be measured on biopsied malignant tissue as well as non-malignant tissue.
Measured: After biopsy collection, up to 1 year
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted15 Nov 2018
- Study start14 Jun 2017
- Primary completion3 Jan 2020
- Study completion3 Jan 2020
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (9)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Small Cell Lung CancerStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Wake Forest University Health SciencesThe 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
- Observational
- Observational model
- Case only
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Enrolment
- 12 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- William Gmeiner, Ph.D, MBA, Principal investigator, Wake Forest University Health Sciences
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03741829
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- IRB00043264
- Other IDs
- Pilot Funds 11347, P30CA012197, CCCWFU 62A17
- Status last verified
- Feb 2020
- First submitted
- 12 Nov 2018
- Last updated
- 5 Feb 2020
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Asai N, Ohkuni Y, Kaneko N, Yamaguchi E, Kubo A. Relapsed small cell lung cancer: treatment options and latest developments. Ther Adv Med Oncol. 2014 Mar;6(2):69-82. doi: 10.1177/1758834013517413.
PubMed 24587832Byers LA, Wang J, Nilsson MB, Fujimoto J, Saintigny P, Yordy J, Giri U, Peyton M, Fan YH, Diao L, Masrorpour F, Shen L, Liu W, Duchemann B, Tumula P, Bhardwaj V, Welsh J, Weber S, Glisson BS, Kalhor N, Wistuba II, Girard L, Lippman SM, Mills GB, Coombes KR, Weinstein JN, Minna JD, Heymach JV. Proteomic profiling identifies dysregulated pathways in small cell lung cancer and novel therapeutic targets including PARP1. Cancer Discov. 2012 Sep;2(9):798-811. doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-12-0112. Epub 2012 Sep 6.
PubMed 22961666Tanaka F, Wada H, Fukui Y, Fukushima M. Thymidylate synthase (TS) gene expression in primary lung cancer patients: a large-scale study in Japanese population. Ann Oncol. 2011 Aug;22(8):1791-7. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdq730. Epub 2011 Feb 14.
PubMed 21321092Socinski MA, Weissman C, Hart LL, Beck JT, Choksi JK, Hanson JP, Prager D, Monberg MJ, Ye Z, Obasaju CK. Randomized phase II trial of pemetrexed combined with either cisplatin or carboplatin in untreated extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2006 Oct 20;24(30):4840-7. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2006.07.7016.
PubMed 17050869Pardee TS, Gomes E, Jennings-Gee J, Caudell D, Gmeiner WH. Unique dual targeting of thymidylate synthase and topoisomerase1 by FdUMP[10] results in high efficacy against AML and low toxicity. Blood. 2012 Apr 12;119(15):3561-70. doi: 10.1182/blood-2011-06-362442. Epub 2012 Feb 23.
PubMed 22362039Gmeiner WH, Debinski W, Milligan C, Caudell D, Pardee TS. The applications of the novel polymeric fluoropyrimidine F10 in cancer treatment: current evidence. Future Oncol. 2016 Sep;12(17):2009-20. doi: 10.2217/fon-2016-0091. Epub 2016 Jun 9.
PubMed 27279153Gmeiner WH, Lema-Tome C, Gibo D, Jennings-Gee J, Milligan C, Debinski W. Selective anti-tumor activity of the novel fluoropyrimidine polymer F10 towards G48a orthotopic GBM tumors. J Neurooncol. 2014 Feb;116(3):447-54. doi: 10.1007/s11060-013-1321-1. Epub 2013 Dec 18.
PubMed 24346635Gmeiner WH, Willingham MC, Bourland JD, Hatcher HC, Smith TL, D'Agostino RB Jr, Blackstock W. F10 Inhibits Growth of PC3 Xenografts and Enhances the Effects of Radiation Therapy. J Clin Oncol Res. 2014 Jul-Aug;2(4):1028.
PubMed 26020060Anderson WC, Boyd MB, Aguilar J, Pickell B, Laysang A, Pysz MA, Bheddah S, Ramoth J, Slingerland BC, Dylla SJ, Rubio ER. Initiation and characterization of small cell lung cancer patient-derived xenografts from ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspirates. PLoS One. 2015 May 8;10(5):e0125255. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0125255. eCollection 2015.
PubMed 25955027
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 5 Feb 2020. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- TS Overexpression in SCLC: Mechanism and Therapeutic Targeting
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03741829
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- IRB00043264
- Conditions
- Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Keywords
- Thymidylate Synthase, Cancer, Cancer Treatments
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 12 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health SciencesUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Study start
- 14 Jun 2017 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 3 Jan 2020 (actual)
- Study completion
- 3 Jan 2020 (actual)
- First posted
- 15 Nov 2018 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The purpose of this research study is to determine the amount of a protein named thymidine synthase that is being made by cancer and to develop laboratory models called PDX (patient derived xenografts) to learn more about SCLC (small cell lung cancer) and to begin testing new treatments.
Detailed description
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a highly lethal malignancy that is not treatable with targeted therapies and that does not respond long-term to treatment with cytotoxic chemotherapy1. One distinguishing molecular characteristic of SCLC is very high expression levels of thymidylate synthase (TS). TS plays an important role in de novo nucleotide biosynthesis and the very high TS levels expressed in SCLC cells indicate that these cells require the de novo nucleotide biosynthetic pathway to proliferate. Thus, complete TS inhibition could result in highly favorable outcomes in SCLC patients. TS inhibitors have been evaluated in SCLC clinical trials and have anti-tumoral activity when combined with a second chemotherapeutic agent. However, treatment with TS inhibitors has not been shown to surpass other combination chemotherapy regimens. An important point regarding these clinical studies is that TS activity levels were not monitored as an endpoint of drug response, thus it is not known whether TS activity was efficiently inhibited.Investigators predict that complete TS inhibition will result in favorable outcomes.
With support from Wake Innovations, Investigators are developing a novel fluoropyrimidine polymer, CF10, which strongly inhibits TS. CF10 is a second generation fluoropyrimidine polymer. The first generation polymer, F10, showed excellent anti-cancer activity in animal models of acute myeloid leukemia, glioblastoma, and prostate cancer. CF10 is designed to have improved tumor penetration and better in vivo stability than F10. Investigators hypothesize that CF10 will be highly effective for treating SCLC both as a single agent and in combination with TS inhibitors that target alternative sites of the TS enzyme.
After establishing CF10 has activity as a single agent and in combination with folate-based TS inhibitors (e.g. pemetrexed) in SCLC cell lines and xenograft models, Investigators will test CF10 in patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models and in organoids derived from SCLC patient samples. Investigators will develop PDX models of SCLC and SCLC organoids using transbronchial fine needle aspiration (FNA) from SCLC patients at Baptist/WFBCCC collected by co-I's Bellinger, Dotson, and Thomas. Non-malignant cells will be collected using a brush biopsy to enable comparison of malignant and non-malignant tissue from the same patient with regard to mechanistic endpoints.
Study design
- Observational model
- Case only
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Samples from transbronchial Biopsy | – | –Samples from participants with SCLC. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- * Women and men of all races and ethnicity who meet the above-described eligibility criteria are eligible for this trial. * The study consent form will also be provided in Spanish for Spanish-speaking participants.
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Patients undergoing a diagnostic FNA by the following diagnostic modalities utilizing FNA: Endobronchial Ultrasound Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration (EBUS- TBNA) or conventional transbronchial FNA.
- Patients must have radiographic evidence for presumed lung cancer or have a previously diagnosed SCLC with clinical evidence of recurrence. Patients undergoing FNA of potential SCLC metastates to lymph nodes are also included (e.g., patients with abnormal mediastinal lymphadenopathy). FNA biopsies from separate locations in the same patient will be considered separate specimens.
- Age >18 years. Used to define adult age that can independently provide consent.
- Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Patients whose FNA biopsy is unable to provide classification by pathology or is non-diagnostic.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Primary outcome
TYMS (Thymidylate Synthetase) expression levels
Time frame: After biopsy collection, up to 1 year
TYMS (Thymidylate Synthetase) expression levels will be measured on biopsied malignant tissue as well as non-malignant tissue.
miRNA expression levels
Time frame: After biopsy collection, up to 1 year
miRNA expression levels will be measured on biopsied malignant tissue as well as non-malignant tissue.
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 5 Feb 2020.
- Background: PubMed 24587832Asai N, Ohkuni Y, Kaneko N, Yamaguchi E, Kubo A. Relapsed small cell lung cancer: treatment options and latest developments. Ther Adv Med Oncol. 2014 Mar;6(2):69-82. doi: 10.1177/1758834013517413.
- Background: PubMed 22961666Byers LA, Wang J, Nilsson MB, Fujimoto J, Saintigny P, Yordy J, Giri U, Peyton M, Fan YH, Diao L, Masrorpour F, Shen L, Liu W, Duchemann B, Tumula P, Bhardwaj V, Welsh J, Weber S, Glisson BS, Kalhor N, Wistuba II, Girard L, Lippman SM, Mills GB, Coombes KR, Weinstein JN, Minna JD, Heymach JV. Proteomic profiling identifies dysregulated pathways in small cell lung cancer and novel therapeutic targets including PARP1. Cancer Discov. 2012 Sep;2(9):798-811. doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-12-0112. Epub 2012 Sep 6.
- Background: PubMed 21321092Tanaka F, Wada H, Fukui Y, Fukushima M. Thymidylate synthase (TS) gene expression in primary lung cancer patients: a large-scale study in Japanese population. Ann Oncol. 2011 Aug;22(8):1791-7. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdq730. Epub 2011 Feb 14.
- Background: PubMed 17050869Socinski MA, Weissman C, Hart LL, Beck JT, Choksi JK, Hanson JP, Prager D, Monberg MJ, Ye Z, Obasaju CK. Randomized phase II trial of pemetrexed combined with either cisplatin or carboplatin in untreated extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2006 Oct 20;24(30):4840-7. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2006.07.7016.
- Background: PubMed 22362039Pardee TS, Gomes E, Jennings-Gee J, Caudell D, Gmeiner WH. Unique dual targeting of thymidylate synthase and topoisomerase1 by FdUMP[10] results in high efficacy against AML and low toxicity. Blood. 2012 Apr 12;119(15):3561-70. doi: 10.1182/blood-2011-06-362442. Epub 2012 Feb 23.
- Background: PubMed 27279153Gmeiner WH, Debinski W, Milligan C, Caudell D, Pardee TS. The applications of the novel polymeric fluoropyrimidine F10 in cancer treatment: current evidence. Future Oncol. 2016 Sep;12(17):2009-20. doi: 10.2217/fon-2016-0091. Epub 2016 Jun 9.
- Background: PubMed 24346635Gmeiner WH, Lema-Tome C, Gibo D, Jennings-Gee J, Milligan C, Debinski W. Selective anti-tumor activity of the novel fluoropyrimidine polymer F10 towards G48a orthotopic GBM tumors. J Neurooncol. 2014 Feb;116(3):447-54. doi: 10.1007/s11060-013-1321-1. Epub 2013 Dec 18.
- Background: PubMed 26020060Gmeiner WH, Willingham MC, Bourland JD, Hatcher HC, Smith TL, D'Agostino RB Jr, Blackstock W. F10 Inhibits Growth of PC3 Xenografts and Enhances the Effects of Radiation Therapy. J Clin Oncol Res. 2014 Jul-Aug;2(4):1028.
- Background: PubMed 25955027Anderson WC, Boyd MB, Aguilar J, Pickell B, Laysang A, Pysz MA, Bheddah S, Ramoth J, Slingerland BC, Dylla SJ, Rubio ER. Initiation and characterization of small cell lung cancer patient-derived xenografts from ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspirates. PLoS One. 2015 May 8;10(5):e0125255. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0125255. eCollection 2015.
- 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.
William Gmeiner, Ph.D, MBA principal investigator
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
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Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Small Cell Lung Cancer, 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 4 inclusion and 1 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 5 Feb 2020. 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.
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?
TYMS (Thymidylate Synthetase) expression levels (time frame: After biopsy collection, up to 1 year). The study lists 2 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 NCT03741829, which also lists 9 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 5 Feb 2020.