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Study of the Pharmacokinetics/Safety of Sorafenib + Capecitabine in Advanced Solid Tumors
This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified by Sarah Cannon Research Institute, December 2008
Sponsors and Collaborators: Sarah Cannon Research Institute
SCRI Oncology Research Consortium
Bayer
Information provided by: Sarah Cannon Research Institute
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00613145
  Purpose

This is a phase I, randomized, safety and pharmacokinetic (PK) study of sorafenib given in combination with capecitabine. The study will enroll two simultaneous cohorts; patients will be randomly assigned to either Cohort A or Cohort B. A third cohort (C) may be added to the protocol at a later date.


Condition Intervention Phase
Refractory Malignancy
Drug: Capecitabine and Sorafenib
Phase I

MedlinePlus related topics: Cancer
Drug Information available for: Capecitabine Sorafenib Sorafenib tosylate
U.S. FDA Resources
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Non-Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety Study
Official Title: A Phase I Pharmacokinetic and Safety Study of Sorafenib + Capecitabine in Advanced Solid Tumors

Further study details as provided by Sarah Cannon Research Institute:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Safety and tolerability of the combination therapy [ Time Frame: 18 Months ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Evaluation of antitumor activity of the combination therapy [ Time Frame: 18 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment: 36
Study Start Date: February 2008
Estimated Study Completion Date: January 2010
Estimated Primary Completion Date: January 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
A: Active Comparator
Treatment with Capecitabine and Sorafenib
Drug: Capecitabine and Sorafenib

During Cycle 1, patients will receive capecitabine alone for the first 7 days (Cohort A will receive 750 mg/m2 of capecitabine twice daily). For Days 8-14 of Cycle 1, patients will receive capecitabine (750 mg/m2 twice daily for Cohort A) combined with sorafenib (400 mg twice daily); on Days 15-21 of Cycle 1, patients will receive sorafenib alone (400 mg twice daily). Beginning with Day 1 of Cycle 2 and all treatment cycles thereafter, patients will be dosed as follows:

Cohort A will receive sorafenib orally at 400 mg twice daily for 21 days, and capecitabine orally at 750 mg/m2 twice daily for the first 14 days of a 21-day treatment cycle.

B: Active Comparator
Treatment with Capecitabine and Sorafenib
Drug: Capecitabine and Sorafenib
During Cycle 1, patients will receive capecitabine alone for the first 7 days Cohort B will receive 1000 mg/m2 of capecitabine twice daily for the first 7 days of Cycle 1). For Days 8-14 of Cycle 1, patients will receive capecitabine (1000 mg/m2 twice daily for Cohort B) combined with sorafenib (400 mg twice daily for both cohorts); on Days 15-21 of Cycle 1, patients will receive sorafenib alone (400 mg twice daily). Beginning with Day 1 of Cycle 2 and all treatment cycles thereafter, patients will be dosed as follows: Cohort B will receive sorafenib orally at 400 mg twice daily for 21 days, and capecitabine orally at 1000 mg/m2 twice daily for the first 14 days of a 21-day treatment cycle.

Detailed Description:

During Cycle 1, patients will receive capecitabine alone for the first 7 days (Cohort A will receive 750 mg/m2 of capecitabine twice daily, and Cohort B will receive 1000 mg/m2 of capecitabine twice daily for the first 7 days of Cycle 1). For days 8-14 of Cycle 1, patients will receive capecitabine (750 mg/m2 twice daily for Cohort A; 1000 mg/m2 twice daily for Cohort B) combined with sorafenib (400 mg twice daily for both cohorts); on days 15-21 of Cycle 1, patients will receive sorafenib alone (400 mg twice daily for both cohorts). Beginning with day 1 of Cycle 2 and all treatment cycles thereafter, patients will be dosed as follows: Cohort A will receive sorafenib orally at 400 mg twice daily for 21 days, and capecitabine orally at 750 mg/m2 twice daily for the first 14 days of a 21-day treatment cycle.

Cohort B will receive sorafenib orally at 400 mg twice daily for 21 days, and capecitabine orally at 1000 mg/m2 twice daily for the first 14 days of a 21-day treatment cycle. After 6 patients each are enrolled into Cohort A and Cohort B, one of these two cohorts will enroll an additional 6-12 patients in an expansion phase.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients with advanced solid tumor malignancy for whom no effective therapy exists or who have failed effective therapy. Exceptions are patients with advanced solid malignancies where either capecitabine or sorafenib has been approved as initial chemotherapy either alone or in combination.
  2. A maximum of 4 prior cytotoxic chemotherapy regimens in the metastatic setting.
  3. Patients previously treated with capecitabine or infusional 5-FU are eligible, but must not have been a part of the immediately prior regimen, or received the treatment within 3 months prior to study initiation.
  4. Patients who have received prior radiation therapy are eligible, provided that this is not the only site of evaluable disease. Prior therapy must have been completed > 3 weeks before study enrollment.
  5. An Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (ECOG PS) of 0-1.
  6. Life expectancy of > 3 months.
  7. Adequate bone marrow, liver, and renal function as assessed by the following:

    • Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL
    • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 2.5 × upper limit of normal range (ULN) (unless liver metastases are present, then ≤ 5 × ULN is allowed)
    • Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN
    • Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 x ULN
    • ANC ≥ 1.5 × 109/L
    • Platelets ≥ 100 × 109/L
    • International Normalized Ratio for prothrombin time (PT-INR) ≤ 1.5 and activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) within normal limits
  8. Patients must be able to swallow and retain oral medications.
  9. Resolution of all acute toxic effects of prior chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or surgical procedure to grade ≤ 1 per the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE).
  10. Patients with a history of brain metastasis treated with radiation and/or surgery ≥ 8 weeks prior to study enrollment are eligible for the study if the effects of that treatment have resolved. These patients must have a post-treatment magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain within 8 weeks of study entry that shows no new brain metastasis and no further progression of prior lesions.
  11. Patients with deep vein thrombosis/pulmonary embolism (DVT/PE) are allowed if they have been on anti-coagulation for > 3 months, and they are on a stable dose of coumadin with 2 serial documented individual normalized ratios (INRs) in the therapeutic range at least 72 hours apart.
  12. Women of childbearing potential and men with partners of childbearing potential must agree to use a method of contraception that is acceptable to their physicians from time of first signing the informed consent until at least 12 weeks after the end of study drug administration. If a woman becomes pregnant or suspects she is pregnant while participating in this study, she must agree to inform her treating physician immediately.
  13. Ability to understand and willingness to sign a written informed consent document.
  14. Willingness and ability to comply with scheduled visits, treatment arrangements, laboratory tests, and other study procedures.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Known untreated brain metastasis.
  2. Prior irradiation to > 25% of the bone marrow (whole pelvis = 25%).
  3. Any previous major surgery within 4 weeks of the start of the study, or within 1 week of any minor surgical procedure (e.g., dental work, port placement, etc.).
  4. Treatment with chemotherapy or an investigational new drug within 28 days of day 1 of treatment.
  5. No prior anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) therapy (with the exception of bevacizumab if the last dose was > 3 months prior to study treatment), including VEGF receptor inhibitors, thalidomide or thalidomide-like therapy, or any other (including investigational) anti-angiogenic treatment of any kind. Only prior bevacizumab is allowed.
  6. Patients with any serious medical risk factors involving any of the major organ systems such that the investigator considers it unsafe for the patient to receive an experimental research drug.
  7. Evidence or history of bleeding diathesis or coagulopathy.
  8. Any serious non-healing wound, ulcer, or bone fracture.
  9. Cardiac disease, including: congestive heart failure (CHF) > Class II per New York Heart Association (NYHA) classification (see Appendix B); unstable angina (anginal symptoms at rest) or new-onset angina (i.e., began within the last 3 months), or myocardial infarction within the past 6 months; symptomatic CHF, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or cardiac ventricular arrhythmias requiring anti-arrhythmic therapy.
  10. Uncontrolled hypertension (i.e., systolic blood pressure > 150 mm Hg or diastolic pressure > 90 mm Hg despite optimal medical management).
  11. Psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.
  12. Patients with active, uncontrolled bacterial, viral, or fungal infection(s) requiring systemic therapy.
  13. Patients with a history of DVT/PE are not allowed if the thrombosis occurred within the last 6 months.
  14. Pulmonary hemorrhage or bleeding event > grade 2 within 4 weeks of study randomization.
  15. Any other hemorrhage/bleeding event ≥ grade 3 within 4 weeks of study randomization.
  16. Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or chronic hepatitis B or C.
  17. Known or suspected allergy to sorafenib, or hypersensitivity to capecitabine or any of the components of fluorouracil.
  18. History of severe and unexpected reactions to fluoropyrimidine therapy, or patients with dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase deficiency.
  19. Concomitant use of St. John's Wort or rifampin (rifampicin).
  20. Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding.
  21. Any condition that impairs patient's ability to swallow whole pills.
  22. Patients with gastrointestinal (GI) tract disease, causing the inability to take oral medication, malabsorption syndrome, a requirement for intravenous (IV) alimentation, prior surgical procedures affecting absorption, uncontrolled inflammatory GI disease (e.g., Crohn's Disease, ulcerative colitis).
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00613145

Contacts
Contact: Jeffrey Infante, M.D. (615) 329-7274 jinfante@tnonc.com
Contact: Trials Info (615) 329-7274 trialsinfo@scresearch.net

Locations
United States, Tennessee
Tennessee Oncology, PLLC Recruiting
Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37023
Sponsors and Collaborators
Sarah Cannon Research Institute
SCRI Oncology Research Consortium
Bayer
Investigators
Study Chair: Jeffrey Infante, M.D. SCRI Oncology Research Consortium
  More Information

Responsible Party: SCRI Oncology Research Consortium ( Jeffrey Infante, M.D. )
Study ID Numbers: SCRI REFMAL 122
Study First Received: January 17, 2008
Last Updated: December 29, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00613145  
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by Sarah Cannon Research Institute:
Refractory Malignancy
Phase I
Sorafenib
Capecitabine

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Capecitabine
Fluorouracil
Sorafenib

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Antimetabolites
Neoplasms
Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
Immunologic Factors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Antineoplastic Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Enzyme Inhibitors
Protein Kinase Inhibitors
Immunosuppressive Agents
Pharmacologic Actions

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 13, 2009