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Phase II Trial of LBH589 in Refractory Colorectal Cancer

Basic Trial Information
Trial Description
     Summary
     Eligibility Criteria
Trial Contact Information

Basic Trial Information

Phase
Type
Status
Age
Sponsor
Protocol IDs

Phase II


Treatment


Active


18 and over


Other


CLBH589BUS19T
CRC GOLP CNOV 0823, NCT00690677

Trial Description

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of the study drug, LBH589, on patients with metastatic colorectal cancer that has continued to grow despite previous treatment.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Male or female patients aged ≥ 18 years old
  • Patients with measurable metastatic colorectal cancer
  • Refractory to at least 2 standard chemotherapy/biologic regimens to include 5FU, oxaliplatin, irinotecan, bevacizumab, cetuximab or combinations thereof
  • ECOG Performance Status of ≤ 2
  • Ability to provide written informed consent obtained prior to participation in the study and any related procedures being performed
  • Laboratory values as follows:
  • Neutrophil count of >1500/mm3
  • Platelet count of > 100,000/mm3L
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL
  • AST/SGOT and ALT/SGPT ≤ 2.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) or ≤ 5.0 x ULN if the transaminase elevation is due to disease involvement
  • Serum bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN
  • Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 x ULN or 24-hour creatinine clearance ≥ 50 ml/min
  • Total serum calcium (corrected for serum albumin) or ionized calcium ≥ LLN
  • Serum potassium ≥ LLN
  • Serum sodium ≥ LLN
  • Serum albumin ≥ LLN or 3g/dl
  • Patients with any elevated Alkaline Phosphatase due to bone metastasis can be enrolled
  • Baseline MUGA or ECHO must demonstrate LVEF ≥ the lower limit of the institutional normal
  • TSH and free T4 within normal limits (patients may be on thyroid hormone replacement)
  • Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 7 days of the first administration of study treatment. and must be willing to use two methods of contraception one of them being a barrier method during the study and for 3 months after last study drug administration
  • Radiographically bi-dimensionally measurable disease that has not been previously irradiated. If the patient has had previous radiation to the marker lesion(s), there must be evidence of progression since the radiation
  • Life expectancy must be greater than 12 weeks

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Prior HDAC, DAC, HSP90 inhibitors or valproic acid for the treatment of cancer
  • Patients who will need valproic acid for any medical condition during the study or within 5 days prior to first LBH589 treatment
  • Impaired cardiac function including any one of the following:
  • Screening ECG with a QTc > 450 msec confirmed by central laboratory prior to enrollment to the study
  • Patients with congenital long QT syndrome
  • History of sustained ventricular tachycardia
  • Any history of ventricular fibrillation or torsades de pointes
  • Bradycardia defined as heart rate < 50 beats per minute. Patients with a pacemaker and heart rate ≥ 50 beats per minute are eligible.
  • Patients with a myocardial infarction or unstable angina within 6 months of study entry
  • Congestive heart failure (NY Heart Association class III or IV)
  • Right bundle branch block and left anterior hemiblock (bifasicular block)
  • Uncontrolled hypertension
  • Concomitant use of drugs with a risk of causing torsades de pointes
  • Concomitant use of CYP3A4 inhibitors
  • Patients with unresolved diarrhea > CTCAE grade 1
  • Impairment of gastrointestinal (GI) function or GI disease that may significantly alter the absorption of oral LBH589
  • Other concurrent severe and/or uncontrolled medical conditions
  • Patients who have received chemotherapy, any investigational drug or undergone major surgery < 4 weeks prior to starting study drug or who have not recovered from side effects of such therapy.
  • Concomitant use of any anti-cancer therapy or radiation therapy
  • Women who are pregnant or breast feeding or women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) not willing to use a double barrier method of contraception during the study and 3 months after the end of treatment. One of these methods of contraception must be a barrier method. WOCBP are defined as sexually mature women who have not undergone a hysterectomy or who have not been naturally postmenopausal for at least 12 consecutive months (i.e., who has had menses any time in the preceding 12 consecutive months). Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 7 days of the first administration of oral LBH589
  • Male patients whose sexual partners are WOCBP not using a double method of contraception during the study and 3 months after the end of treatment. One of these methods must be a condom
  • Patients with a history of another primary malignancy within 5 years other than curatively treated CIS of the cervix, or basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin
  • Patients with known positivity for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) ) or hepatitis C; baseline testing for HIV and hepatitis C is not required
  • Patients with any significant history of non-compliance to medical regimens or with inability to grant a reliable informed consent

Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations/Sponsors

Swedish Cancer Institute at Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation

Philip Gold, MDPrincipal Investigator

Anna Canoy, RNPh: (206) 386-6923
  Email: anna.canoy@swedish.org

Patra Grevstad, RN, MNPh: (206) 386-2442
  Email: patra.grevstad@swedish.org

Trial Sites

U.S.A.
Washington
  Seattle
 Swedish Cancer Institute at Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus
 Philip J. GoldPrincipal Investigator

Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.
NLM Identifer NCT00690677
Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on July 16, 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.

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