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Peritoneal CarcinomatosisPhase 1NCT05395910

Pressurized Intraperitoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy (PIPAC) and Electrostatic PIPAC (ePIPAC) With Paclitaxel In Patients With Peritoneal Carcinomatosis

A Phase 1 study testing Paclitaxel in people with Peritoneal Carcinomatosis, run by National University Hospital, Singapore at 1 site in Singapore.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

Official record
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Trial summary

Peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) is a miserable disease with poor treatment outcome. Intraperitoneal administration of anticancer drugs enables an extremely high concentration of drugs to directly contact the target cancer lesions in the peritoneal cavity. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 21 to 99 years
Conditions the study is for
Peritoneal Carcinomatosis
What is being tested?
Paclitaxel
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
36 participants
Where
1 siteSingapore
Study dates
4 Aug 2023to 31 Dec 2025
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 21 to 99 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • All solid cancer patients with peritoneal metastasis on peritoneal cytology/histology.
  • Patients who refuse, are unable to tolerate, or have completed at least 1st line systemic chemotherapy
  • Patients who have completed chemotherapy/targeted therapy > 21 days or at least 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) prior to PIPAC/ePIPAC
  • Patients must have recovered (≤ grade 1) from all reversible treatment toxicity from prior chemotherapy, radiotherapy or surgery.
  • Age ≥21 years
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status 0-2
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  • Adequate bone marrow function (neutrophil count ≥1500/mm3, hemoglobin ≥8.0 g/dl and platelet count ≥100 000/mm3)
  • Adequate liver function (bilirubin ≤ 1.5x ULN (upper limit normal) and AST/ALT ≤3x ULN or ≤5x ULN in the presence of liver metastases)
  • Adequate renal function (serum creatinine ≤1.5x ULN)
  • Expected survival >3 months
  • Able to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document
  • The effects of proposed regimen on the developing human fetus at the recommended therapeutic dose are unknown. For this reason and because antitumor agents as well as other therapeutic agents used in this trial are known to be teratogenic, women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately.
  • Patients with treated skin cancer besides melanoma may be included.

Who cannot join

  • Predominant extra-peritoneal metastases at the discretion of the study team after discussion at the multidisciplinary tumor board
  • Patients with clinical or radiological evidence of hollow viscera perforation or impending perforation, including but not limited to gastric, small bowel, colon, gallbladder. Decision will be made at the discretion of the study team in consultation with multidisciplinary tumour board or with necessary specialists
  • Good response to systemic chemotherapy based on RECIST guidelines version 1.1 with complete or partial response to systemic chemotherapy
  • Known allergy to paclitaxel
  • Previous malignancy unrelated to current peritoneal carcinomatosis diagnosed in the last 2 years
  • Patients with reproductive potential who refuse to use an adequate means of contraception (including male patients)
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  • Significant disease or conditions which, in the investigator's opinion, would exclude patient from the study
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
  • Pregnant or lactating female
  • Patients with bowel obstruction, total dependence on parenteral nutrition, or who are undergoing gastrointestinal resection in the same setting

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Bok Yan Jimmy So, MBChB contact

+65 6772 5555

sursbyj@nus.edu.sg

Singapore1 site, 1 recruiting
  • National University Hospital

    Singapore, 119228

    Bok Yan Jimmy So, MBChB, +65 6772 5555, sursbyj@nus.edu.sg

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Phase 1 Study of Pressurized IntraPeritoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy (PIPAC) and Electrostatic PIPAC (ePIPAC) With Paclitaxel for Peritoneal Carcinomatosis - PIPAC2 Study

Peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) is a miserable disease with poor treatment outcome. Intraperitoneal administration of anticancer drugs enables an extremely high concentration of drugs to directly contact the target cancer lesions in the peritoneal cavity. However, its effectiveness is limited by the intraperitoneal distribution and penetration of the drug. Pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (PIPAC) is an innovative intraperitoneal chemotherapy concept that enhances efficacy by taking advantage of the physical properties of gas and pressure. Electrostatic precipitation pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (ePIPAC) may further enhance these benefits.

This research study serves to determine the safety profile and tolerability of PIPAC/ePIPAC with paclitaxel. It will determine the maximal tolerated dose (MTD) and evaluate the safety and tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of PIPAC/ePIPAC paclitaxel in pre-treated patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC). It may offer a novel and effective option of treatment for patients with PC, who, at present have limited options involving the use of systemic chemotherapy and who suffer from poor life expectancy and poor quality of life.

Read the detailed description

In patients with histologically proven unresectable or recurrent gastric cancer limited to the peritoneum, the combination of intraperitoneal (IP) paclitaxel with systemic chemotherapy reported a one-year survival rate of 78%. However, the effectiveness of IP chemotherapy may be limited by its distribution, tissue penetration and associated catheter-related complications.

Pressurized Intra-Peritoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy (PIPAC) is a novel drug delivery technique for PC taking advantage of physical laws (gaseous nature, hydrostatic pressure) with superior pharmacological properties (homogeneous distribution, deeper tissue penetration). It is applied through laparoscopy and is minimally invasive. Adding electrostatic loading (ePIPAC) as an adjunct would further improve the pharmacological properties of PIPAC since it should induce precipitation of the aerosolized drug, increasing the ratio between the dose applied and the dose in the target tissue.

Systemic toxicity is significantly reduced due to the peritoneum/blood barrier and the low dose applied (about 20% of the usual systemic dose). A systematic review highlighted that PIPAC combines the benefits of a minimally invasive approach with pharmacokinetic advantages of intraperitoneal administration and pressurized vaporization. It concluded that PIPAC is feasible, safe, and warrants further prospective studies. PIPAC may be combined with systemic palliative chemotherapy with minimal additional organ toxicity. This method of treatment avoids the morbidity and mortality of HIPEC. PIPAC has been shown in pre-clinical studies to be potentially more efficacious than catheter-based IP-chemotherapy due to better drug distribution and penetration. In clinical use, PIPAC can be repeated at intervals of 6 weeks to 3 months. This allows repeated objective assessment of therapy effect over time.

To date, PIPAC has only been utilized to administer Oxaliplatin or a combination of Doxorubicin/Cisplatin. Paclitaxel is an approved drug for systemic chemotherapy for several cancers, and also has well-documented intraperitoneal use for ovarian cancer and gastric cancer. It is a hydrophobic, high molecular weight compound resulting in low absorption through the lymphatic system after IP administration with a much higher peritoneal to plasma peak concentration and AUC ratios (>1000 versus 25 and >1000 versus 16 respectively). As such, IP Paclitaxel may be potentially more efficacious with less systemic toxicity than IP Oxaliplatin. However, no clinical data exists in the published literature for PIPAC/ePIPAC paclitaxel.

This proposed prospective study is the first clinical study of PIPAC/ePIPAC with Paclitaxel. It will determine the maximal tolerated dose (MTD) and evaluate the safety and tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of PIPAC/ePIPAC paclitaxel in pre-treated patients with PC. Peritoneal biopsies will be collected prior to and after PIPAC/ePIPAC to assess tissue drug concentration and depth of drug penetration. Collection of biospecimens including peritoneal tissue, peritoneal fluid and blood will be used for correlative studies including paclitaxel resistance analysis and development of cancer modelling platforms. For the individual patient, repeated biopsies and molecular profiling may also facilitate individualized therapy. For medical research, PIPAC/ePIPAC may deliver measurable progress in 3-5 years because the assessment interval is short (6 weeks) in this disease with rapid progression (6-12 months to death).

This study will determine the safety dose range of PIPAC/ePIPAC paclitaxel. This will allow us to design a phase II trial to evaluate clinical efficacy. On a larger scale, the success of this PIPAC/ePIPAC trial would add a valuable treatment option to our arsenal in the treatment of PC.

Being tested
Paclitaxel
Keywords
Gastric Cancer, Oesophageal Cancer, Bilio-pancreatic tract Cancer, Gynaecological Cancer, Colorectal Cancers, Unresectable Peritoneal Carcinomatosis, Pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy, Electrostatic precipitation pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy, Paclitaxel
Medical subject headings
Peritoneal Neoplasms, Stomach Neoplasms, Esophageal Neoplasms, Colorectal Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • PaclitaxelDrug

    This is a prospective, two armed phase I trial in a 3 + 3 dose escalation evaluating the safety and tolerability of PIPAC/ePIPAC using paclitaxel in patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis.

Study groups in NCT05395910
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
PIPAC PaclitaxelExperimental3 patients will be allocated to PIPAC arm at Paclitaxel 15mg/m2. If there is 1 dose limiting toxicity (DLT), an additional 3 patients will be allocated to PIPAC arm at 15mg/m2. If there is 2 - 3 DLT, study had exceeded its Maximum Tolerable Dose (MTD) and we will proceed to stop recruitment. Should there be no DLT, recruitment at PIPAC 30mg/m2 and ePIPAC 15mg/m2 will occurs concurrently in an alternating fashion. PIPAC/ePIPAC dose escalation will continue until a MTD has been reached. Should there be no DLT at PIPAC 30mg/m2 and ePIPAC 15mg/m2, recruitment at PIPAC 45mg/m2 and ePIPAC 30mg/m2 will occurs concurrently in an alternating fashion. Finally, should there be no DLT, recruitment at ePIPAC 45mg/m2 will occurs.
Receives: Drug: Paclitaxel
ePIPAC PaclitaxelExperimentalShould there be no DLT under PIPAC arm at Paclitaxel 15mg/m2, recruitment at ePIPAC 15mg/m2 and PIPAC 30mg/m2 will occurs concurrently in an alternating fashion. PIPAC/ePIPAC dose escalation will continue until a MTD has been reached. Should there be no DLT at PIPAC 30mg/m2 and ePIPAC 15mg/m2, recruitment at PIPAC 45mg/m2 and ePIPAC 30mg/m2 will occurs concurrently in an alternating fashion. Finally, should there be no DLT, recruitment at ePIPAC 45mg/m2 will occurs.
Receives: Drug: Paclitaxel

What is being measured

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

  1. Tolerability of PIPAC /ePIPAC with Paclitaxel by monitoring dose limiting toxicities

    Dose limiting toxicities are monitored to evaluate the tolerability of PIPAC /ePIPAC

    Measured: 1 - 2 years

  2. Safety Profile of PIPAC/ePIPAC with Paclitaxel by monitoring adverse events

    Adverse events are monitored to evaluate the safety profile of PIPAC/ePIPAC

    Measured: 1 - 2 years

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Clinical response of PIPAC/ePIPAC with Paclitaxel according to Peritoneal Cancer Index (PCI)

    Peritoneal Cancer Index (PCI) is used to measure Clinical response of PIPAC/ePIPAC with Paclitaxel

    Measured: 1 - 2 years

  2. Pathological response of PIPAC/ePIPAC with Paclitaxel according to Peritoneal Regression Grade Scoring (PRGS) System

    Peritoneal Regression Grade Scoring (PRGS) System is used to measure Pathological response of PIPAC/ePIPAC

    Measured: 1 - 2 years

  3. Maximum concentration (Cmax) of Paclitaxel administered via PIPAC/ePIPAC using blood drawn from patient.

    Measured: Pre-dose; 30 and 45 minutes; and 1, 2, 4, 8, 24, 30, 48 hour

  4. Half-life (t1/2) of Paclitaxel administered via PIPAC/ePIPAC using blood drawn from patient

    Measured: Pre-dose; 30 and 45 minutes; and 1, 2, 4, 8, 24, 30, 48 hour

  5. Area under the curve (AUC) of Paclitaxel administered via PIPAC/ePIPAC using blood drawn from patient.

    Measured: Pre-dose; 30 and 45 minutes; and 1, 2, 4, 8, 24, 30, 48 hour

Timeline

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

  1. First posted27 May 2022
  2. Study start4 Aug 2023
  3. Primary completion31 Dec 2025 (estimated)
  4. Study completion31 Dec 2025 (estimated)

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
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
36 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05395910
Sponsor's protocol ID
DSRB 2020/01447
Status last verified
May 2024
First submitted
24 May 2022
Last updated
29 May 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Ishigami H, Kitayama J, Kaisaki S, Hidemura A, Kato M, Otani K, Kamei T, Soma D, Miyato H, Yamashita H, Nagawa H. Phase II study of weekly intravenous and intraperitoneal paclitaxel combined with S-1 for advanced gastric cancer with peritoneal metastasis. Ann Oncol. 2010 Jan;21(1):67-70. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdp260. Epub 2009 Jul 15.

    PubMed 19605503
  • Kobayashi D, Kodera Y. Intraperitoneal chemotherapy for gastric cancer with peritoneal metastasis. Gastric Cancer. 2017 Mar;20(Suppl 1):111-121. doi: 10.1007/s10120-016-0662-9. Epub 2016 Nov 1.

    PubMed 27803990
  • Solass W, Hetzel A, Nadiradze G, Sagynaliev E, Reymond MA. Description of a novel approach for intraperitoneal drug delivery and the related device. Surg Endosc. 2012 Jul;26(7):1849-55. doi: 10.1007/s00464-012-2148-0. Epub 2012 May 12.

    PubMed 22580869
  • Solass W, Herbette A, Schwarz T, Hetzel A, Sun JS, Dutreix M, Reymond MA. Therapeutic approach of human peritoneal carcinomatosis with Dbait in combination with capnoperitoneum: proof of concept. Surg Endosc. 2012 Mar;26(3):847-52. doi: 10.1007/s00464-011-1964-y. Epub 2011 Nov 1.

    PubMed 22042585
  • Grass F, Vuagniaux A, Teixeira-Farinha H, Lehmann K, Demartines N, Hubner M. Systematic review of pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy for the treatment of advanced peritoneal carcinomatosis. Br J Surg. 2017 May;104(6):669-678. doi: 10.1002/bjs.10521.

    PubMed 28407227
  • Reymond M, Demtroeder C, Solass W, Winnekendonk G, Tempfer C. Electrostatic precipitation Pressurized IntraPeritoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy (ePIPAC): first in-human application. Pleura Peritoneum. 2016 Jun 1;1(2):109-116. doi: 10.1515/pp-2016-0005. Epub 2016 Apr 29.

    PubMed 30911614
  • Ishigami H, Fujiwara Y, Fukushima R, Nashimoto A, Yabusaki H, Imano M, Imamoto H, Kodera Y, Uenosono Y, Amagai K, Kadowaki S, Miwa H, Yamaguchi H, Yamaguchi T, Miyaji T, Kitayama J. Phase III Trial Comparing Intraperitoneal and Intravenous Paclitaxel Plus S-1 Versus Cisplatin Plus S-1 in Patients With Gastric Cancer With Peritoneal Metastasis: PHOENIX-GC Trial. J Clin Oncol. 2018 Jul 1;36(19):1922-1929. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2018.77.8613. Epub 2018 May 10.

    PubMed 29746229
  • Armstrong DK, Bundy B, Wenzel L, Huang HQ, Baergen R, Lele S, Copeland LJ, Walker JL, Burger RA; Gynecologic Oncology Group. Intraperitoneal cisplatin and paclitaxel in ovarian cancer. N Engl J Med. 2006 Jan 5;354(1):34-43. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa052985.

    PubMed 16394300
  • Chan DY, Syn NL, Yap R, Phua JN, Soh TI, Chee CE, Nga ME, Shabbir A, So JB, Yong WP. Conversion Surgery Post-Intraperitoneal Paclitaxel and Systemic Chemotherapy for Gastric Cancer Carcinomatosis Peritonei. Are We Ready? J Gastrointest Surg. 2017 Mar;21(3):425-433. doi: 10.1007/s11605-016-3336-3. Epub 2016 Dec 15.

    PubMed 27981493
  • Kono K, Yong WP, Okayama H, Shabbir A, Momma T, Ohki S, Takenoshita S, So J. Intraperitoneal chemotherapy for gastric cancer with peritoneal disease: experience from Singapore and Japan. Gastric Cancer. 2017 Mar;20(Suppl 1):122-127. doi: 10.1007/s10120-016-0660-y. Epub 2016 Oct 20.

    PubMed 27766496

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing Paclitaxel in people with Peritoneal Carcinomatosis, run by National University Hospital, Singapore at 1 site in Singapore.

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 13 inclusion and 10 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 29 May 2024. 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 Singapore. 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?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Bok Yan Jimmy So, MBChB (+65 6772 5555, sursbyj@nus.edu.sg), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Tolerability of PIPAC /ePIPAC with Paclitaxel by monitoring dose limiting toxicities (time frame: 1 - 2 years). 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 NCT05395910, which also lists 10 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 29 May 2024.

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