National Cancer Institute
U.S. National Institutes of Health | www.cancer.gov

NCI Home
Cancer Topics
Clinical Trials
Cancer Statistics
Research & Funding
News
About NCI
Clinical Trials (PDQ®)
Patient Version   Health Professional Version
Page Options
Print This Page
E-Mail This Document
Quick Links
Director's Corner

Dictionary of Cancer Terms

NCI Drug Dictionary

Funding Opportunities

NCI Publications

Advisory Boards and Groups

Science Serving People

Español
NCI Highlights
Virtual and Standard Colonoscopy Both Accurate

Denosumab May Help Prevent Bone Loss

Past Highlights
A Ph II Trial of Perifosine Following TKI-Failure in Patients With Renal Cancer

Basic Trial Information
Trial Description
     Summary
     Further Trial Information
     Eligibility Criteria
Trial Contact Information

Basic Trial Information

Phase
Type
Status
Age
Sponsor
Protocol IDs

Phase II


Treatment


Active


18 and over


Pharmaceutical / Industry


Perifosne 228
NCT00448721

Trial Description

Summary

This is a single-arm phase II trial of perifosine in renal cancer patients who have experienced disease progression after receiving either sorafenib or sunitinib.

Further Study Information

This is a single-arm phase II trial assessing the antitumor activity as measured by progression free survival of perifosine in patients with metastatic RCC who have progressed on sorafenib or sunitinib. A total of 48 patients will be enrolled in the trial. All subjects will have histologically confirmed metastatic RCC with predominantly clear cell features (≤ 50% other histologic features). Patients who have been taken off sorafenib or sunitinib may only have been off therapy for less than three months prior to study enrollment. Patients who remain on sorafenib or sunitinib may continue on drug at their current dose until two weeks prior to the initiation of perifosine therapy.

The study consists of three periods: pre-treatment/screening, treatment, and follow-up. Day 1 will be defined as the first day of perifosine therapy. Patients will remain in the treatment phase until progression or toxicity. Patients will be seen by an MD every 3 weeks with 6 weeks defining one cycle of therapy. Tumor evaluations will occur every 6 weeks.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Patients will be required to have clear cell renal cell carcinoma with less than 50% of any other histology (papillary or chromophobe or oncocytic). There must be histologic confirmation by the treating center of either the primary or a metastatic lesion
  • Patients must have experienced disease progression by RECIST criteria while on sorafenib or sunitinib
  • Patients must be off of sorafenib or sunitinib for >= 2 weeks prior to initiation of perifosine and <= 3 months prior to enrollment
  • Patients may have had sorafenib or sunitinib in the adjuvant setting as long as they have experienced disease recurrence while on therapy
  • Patients must have measurable disease that is not curable by standard radiation therapy or surgery
  • Age >= 18 years
  • ECOG performance status 0 or 1
  • Patients must have the following laboratory values
  • Hgb> 9.0gm/dl (transfusions allowed prior to enrollment)
  • WBC Blood Count (WBC) >= 3,000/mm3
  • Absolute Granulocyte Count (AGC) >= 1,200/mm3
  • Platelet Count >= 100,000/mm3
  • Serum creatinine <= 2.0 x upper limit of normal (ULN) or serum creatinine clearance (CrCl) > 40ml/min (neither drug is cleared by the kidney)
  • CrCl= Wt (kg) x (140-age)*/72 x Cr. level, *female x 0.85)
  • Total Bilirubin < 1.5 x ULN
  • AST/ALT <= 2.5 x ULN (or <= 5.0 x ULN in the presence of liver metastasis)
  • INR <= 1.5 and aPTT within normal limits if not on anticoagulant therapy
  • fasting serum cholesterol < 350 mg/dL (9.0 mmol/L)
  • fasting serum triglycerides < 400 mg/dL (4.56 mmol/L)
  • Life expectancy greater than 6 months
  • No prior malignancy diagnosed within the past 3 years. Any prior malignancy must have a very likely cure rate
  • Women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method birth control or abstinence) prior to study entry for the duration of study participation and for 4 weeks after the last dose of study medication. Post-menopausal women must be amenorrheic for at least 12 months to be considered of non-childbearing potential
  • Patients must have the ability to understand and willingness to sign a written informed consent document

Exclusion Criteria

  • History or clinical evidence of CNS disease, including primary brain tumor, seizures not controlled with standard medical therapy, any brain metastasis, or history of stroke
  • Other than sorafenib or sunitinib, patients may have only had prior immunotherapy for stage IV disease
  • Patients may have had prior sorafenib OR sunitinib and cannot have been treated with both TKIs
  • Patients who have stopped sorafenib or sunitinib due to toxicity but have only progressed off therapy will not be allowed
  • Patients may have had prior anti-angiogenic such as bevacizumab only if given in combination with either sorafenib or sunitinib
  • Prior Thalidomide or IFNα are allowed for adjuvant therapy or stage IV disease
  • Patients may not have had prior mTOR inhibitors (CCI-779, RAD001)
  • History of bleeding diathesis or coagulopathy
  • A condition that impair patient's ability to swallow pills
  • Patients with clinically significant cardiovascular disease
  • Myocardial infarction or unstable angina < 6 months prior to registration
  • New York heart association grade II or greater congestive heart failure, serious cardiac arrhythmia requiring medication, unstable angina pectoris
  • Grade II or greater peripheral vascular disease
  • No serious non-healing wound, ulcer or bone fracture
  • No uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection requiring parental antibiotics on day 0, clinically significant cardiovascular disease, New York heart association grade II or greater congestive heart failure, serious cardiac arrhythmia requiring medication, or grade II or greater peripheral vascular disease within 1 year prior to study entry, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
  • HIV-positive patients receiving combination anti-retroviral therapy are excluded from the study because of possible pharmacokinetic interactions with perifosine
  • Tissue block containing tumor tissue must be submitted all patients pre-treatment as a requirement for enrollment on the protocol. In the event that tissue blocks are not available, ten unstained paraffin-embedded slides containing tumor tissue will be requested

Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations/Sponsors

AOI Pharmaceuticals, Incorporated

Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center at Dana Farber Cancer Institute

Daniel Cho, MDPrincipal Investigator

Online Collaborative Oncology GroupPh: 415-946-2410
  Email: ocogtrials@ocog.net

Trial Sites

U.S.A.
California
  Duarte
 AOI Pharmaceuticals Investigative Site
Massachusetts
  Boston
 Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center at Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Pennsylvania
  Philadelphia
 AOI Pharmaceuticals Investigative Site
Tennessee
  Nashville
 AOI Pharmaceuticals Investigative Site

Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.
NLM Identifer NCT00448721
Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on May 27, 2008

Note: Information about this trial is from the ClinicalTrials.gov database. The versions designated for health professionals and patients contain the same text. Minor changes may be made to the ClinicalTrials.gov record to standardize the names of study sponsors, sites, and contacts. Cancer.gov only lists sites that are recruiting patients for active trials, whereas ClinicalTrials.gov lists all sites for all trials. Questions and comments regarding the presented information should be directed to ClinicalTrials.gov.

Back to Top

A Service of the National Cancer Institute
Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health USA.gov