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RAD001 in Recurrent Endometrial Cancer Patients
This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
Sponsored by: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Information provided by: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00087685
  Purpose

Primary Objective

1. To determine the efficacy of RAD001 in patients with progressive or recurrent endometrial cancer.

Secondary Objective

  1. To determine the nature and degree of toxicity of RAD001 in this cohort of patients.
  2. To characterize, in pre- and post- treatment tumor samples, when available, expression levels of total and phosphorylated mTOR (mammalian "target of rapamycin") as well as relevant upstream and downstream signaling components (optional).

Condition Intervention Phase
Endometrial Cancer
Drug: RAD001
Phase II

MedlinePlus related topics: Cancer
Drug Information available for: Everolimus
U.S. FDA Resources
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Non-Randomized, Open Label, Uncontrolled, Single Group Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Official Title: A Phase II Study of RAD001 in Patients With Recurrent Endometrial Cancer

Further study details as provided by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • To learn if RAD001 can shrink or slow the growth of tumors in patients who have recurrent endometrial cancer. [ Time Frame: 4 Years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • The safety of this drug will also be studied. [ Time Frame: 4 Years ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Estimated Enrollment: 35
Study Start Date: June 2004
Estimated Primary Completion Date: December 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
1: Experimental
RAD001
Drug: RAD001
10 mg PO Daily

Detailed Description:

RAD001 is a new drug that was designed to block proteins that are important in the development and growth of cancer.

Before treatment starts, you will have a complete physical exam, routine blood tests (about 2-3 teaspoons), a chest x-ray, and a CT scan or MRI of the abdomen and pelvis. Women who are able to have children must have a negative blood pregnancy test.

Routine blood tests (about 2 teaspoons) will be done weekly during treatment, and before each course of therapy, which is every 4 weeks. A complete checkup including evaluation of side effects, will also be done before each course of therapy and at the end of therapy (4 weeks after treatment ends).

You will take RAD001 10 mg by mouth every day. One course of therapy is 4 weeks long. RAD001 should be taken the same time every day on an empty stomach (fasting state) or after no more than a light, fat-free meal. You should wait at least 6 hours after a eating a regular (not fat-free meal) before taking RAD001. You should not eat fatty foods for at least one hour after taking RAD001.

If side effects occur at this dose, your doctor may lower the RAD001 dose, depending on the severity of the side effects. After an additional 4 weeks of therapy, if the dose was reduced and the side effects have resolved, your doctor may increase the dose back to the original dose, or you may continue at the reduced dose.

You will only be given the amount of drug needed for one course of therapy at a time. You will keep a diary during the study that will list when and how much drug you took. This diary will be reviewed after each course of therapy by the research nurse or physician and filed in your chart.

You will have CT or MRI scans and chest x-rays (only in patients with chest disease) to evaluate the response of your tumor to treatment. and . These scans will be done after the first two courses (eight weeks) and every third course (every 12 weeks) and at the end of therapy. Treatment will be stopped if the disease gets worse or intolerable side effects occur.

This is an investigational study. RAD001 has been authorized by the FDA for use in research only. Up to 35 patients will take part in this study. All will be enrolled at M. D. Anderson.

  Eligibility

Genders Eligible for Study:   Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Histologically confirmed progressive or recurrent endometrial cancer (endometrioid or mixed with endometrioid component histology; any grade).
  2. Patients may have failed no more than two prior chemotherapies for the recurrent disease (does not include chemosensitizing radiation).
  3. All patients must have measurable disease. Measurable disease is defined as lesions that can be measured by physical examination or by means of imaging techniques. Ascites and pleural effusions are not considered measurable disease.
  4. Patients must have a pretreatment granulocyte count (i.e., segmented neutrophils + bands) of >/=1,500/Fl, a hemoglobin level of >/=9.0 gm/dL and a platelet count of >/=100,000/Fl.
  5. Patients must have an adequate renal function as documented by serum creatinine </=2.0 mg/dL.
  6. Patients must have adequate hepatic function as documented by a serum bilirubin </=1.5 mg/dL, regardless of whether patients have liver involvement secondary to tumor. Aspartate transaminase (SGOT) must be </=3x institutional upper limit of normal unless the liver is involved with tumor, in that case the aspartate transaminase must be </=5x institutional upper limit of normal.
  7. Patients must have a Zubrod performance status of 0, 1, or 2.
  8. Patients must have signed an approved informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients who have previously received RAD001 or another mTOR inhibitor.
  2. Patients whose tumors have serous carcinomas, mixed malignant mullerian tumors (MMMT) components or uterine sarcomas.
  3. Patients who have isolated recurrences (vaginal, pelvic, or para-aortic) that are amenable to potentially curative treatment with radiation therapy or surgery.
  4. Patients with a history of psychiatric disorders that would interfere with consent or follow-up.
  5. Patients with a history of myocardial infarction within the previous six months or congestive heart failure requiring therapy.
  6. Patients with a history of prior malignancy (except for adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, in situ cervical cancer) or other cancer for which the patient has been disease-free for at least five years.
  7. Pregnant or lactating women. Women of reproductive potential may not participate unless they have agreed to use an effective contraceptive method.
  8. Patients with a history of seizures are ineligible. Patients receiving phenytoin, phenobarbital, or other anti-epileptic prophylaxis are ineligible.
  9. Patients with any other severe concurrent disease which would make the patient inappropriate for entry into this study, including significant hepatic, renal, or gastrointestinal diseases.
  10. Patients with deep venous or arterial thrombosis (including pulmonary embolism) within 6 weeks of study entry.
  11. Patients with >/= grade 2 hypercholesterolemia or hypertriglyceridemia (fasting state), despite lipid lowering therapy should be excluded from entering the study.
  12. Patients currently taking any of the medications listed in Appendix A (Patients will be given a listing of these medications at the time of the informed consent).
  13. Known hypersensitivity to everolimus, sirolimus or excipients including hydroxytoluene, magnesium stearate, hydroypropylmethyl-cellulose, crospovidone and lactulose.
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00087685

Locations
United States, Texas
U.T.M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
Sponsors and Collaborators
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Judith Wolf, MD U.T.M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
  More Information

UT MD Anderson Cancer Center  This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

Responsible Party: U.T.M.D. Anderson Cancer Center ( Judith Wolf, MD/Associate Professor )
Study ID Numbers: 2004-0002
Study First Received: July 12, 2004
Last Updated: October 29, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00087685  
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

Keywords provided by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center:
Recurrent Endometrial Cancer
Endometrial
Endometrioid
RAD001
Uterine Cancer

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Everolimus
Genital Diseases, Female
Endometrial Neoplasms
Genital Neoplasms, Female
Uterine Diseases
Uterine Neoplasms
Urogenital Neoplasms
Endometrial cancer
Recurrence

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Immunosuppressive Agents
Pharmacologic Actions

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 15, 2009