A Phase II, Multi-centre, Open-label Study to Assess the Efficacy, Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of Intrapatient Dose Escalation of Sorafenib as First Line Treatment for Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma

• Conditions: renal cell carcinoma; MedDRA version: 9.1Level: LLTClassification code 10050513Term: Metastatic renal cell carcinoma

• Registration Number: EUCTR2007-004875-21-GB
• Lead Sponsor: Bayer Healthcare AG, D-51368 Leverkusen, Germany

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-01-13
• Last Update Posted: 19 March 2012

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

•Age =18 years.
•Histological or cytological documentation of metastatic clear cell RCC is required
•Subjects with at least one uni-dimensional measurable lesion. Lesions must be measured by CT-scan or MRI according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours (RECIST).
•ECOG Performance Status of 0 or 1
•MSKCC good or intermediate category
•Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks.
•Adequate bone marrow, liver and renal function as assessed by the following laboratory requirements to be conducted within 7 days prior to treatment:
•Hemoglobin = 9.0 g/dl
•Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) =1,500/mm3
•Platelet count =100,000/µl
•Total bilirubin = 1.5 times the upper limit of normal
•ALT and AST = 2.5 x upper limit of normal (= 5 x upper limit of normal for subjects with liver involvement of their cancer)
•Alkaline phosphatase = 2.5 x ULN
PT-INR/PTT <1.5 x upper limit of normal. Subjects who are being therapeutically anticoagulated with an agent such as coumadin or heparin will be allowed to participate provided that no prior evidence of underlying abnormality in these parameters exists. For subjects on warfarin, close monitoring of at least weekly evaluations will be performed until INR is stable based on a measurement at pre dose, as defined by the local standard of care (exluding subjects being anticaogulated for deep vein thrombosis and/or pulmonary embolus occurring within 12 months of the start of treatment).
•Serum creatinine = 1.5 x upper limit of normal
•Signed informed consent must be obtained prior to any study specific procedures.
•Subjects must have received no prior systemic anticancer therapy for the treatment of their renal cell carcinoma
•Prior total nephrectomy
•Prior palliative radiotherapy to metastatic lesion(s) is permitted

Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range:
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years)
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years)
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range

Exclusion Criteria

•History of cardiac disease;
•congestive heart failure >NYHA class 2
•active CAD (MI more than 6 mo prior to study entry is allowed)
• cardiac arrhythmias requiring anti-arrhythmic therapy( beta blockers or digoxin are permitted)
•uncontrolled hypertension (defined as blood pressure =160mmHg systolic and/or =90mmHg diastolic on medication)
•History of HIV infection or chronic hepatitis B or C
•Active clinically serious infections (> grade 2 NCI-CTCAE version 3.0)
•Symptomatic metastatic brain or meningeal tumors unless the subject is > 6 months from definitive therapy, has a negative imaging study within 4 weeks of study entry and is clinically stable with respect to the tumor at the time of study entry. Also the subject must not be undergoing acute steroid therapy or taper therapy (chronic steroid therapy is acceptable provided that the dose is stable for one month prior to and following screening radiographic studies)
•Subjects with seizure disorder requiring medication (such as steroids or anti-epileptics)
•History of organ allograft
•Subjects with evidence or history of bleeding diathesis
•Deep vein thrombosis and/or pulmonary embolus within 12 months of the start of treatment.
•Delayed healing of wounds, ulcers or bone fractures
•Subjects with pre-existing thyroid abnormality whose thyroid function cannot be maintained within the normal range by medication
•Subjects undergoing renal dialysis
•Previous or concurrent cancer that is distinct in primary site or histology from the cancer being evaluated in this study EXCEPT cervical carcinoma in situ, treated basal cell carcinoma, superficial bladder tumors [Ta, Tis & T1] or any cancer curatively treated > 3 years prior to study entry.
•Any condition that is unstable or could jeopardize the safety of the subject and their compliance in the study
•Pregnant or breast-feeding subjects. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test performed within 7 days prior to the start of treatment. Both men and women enrolled in this trial must use adequate barrier birth control measures during the course of the trial and three months after the completion of trial. The investigator is requested to advise the subject how to achieve an adequate contraception.

•Subjects unable to swallow oral medications. This applies to subjects with severe obstruction of upper GI that require gavage.
Excluded therapies and medications, previous and concomitant:
•Any prior systemic anticancer therapy including cytotoxic therapy, targeted agents, experimental therapy (adjuvant or neo-adjuvant therapy including IFN-IL2-5FU is permitted).
•Prior adjuvant sorafenib is excluded.
•Radiotherapy during study or within 3 weeks of start of study drug
• Major surgery within 4 weeks of start of study
•Autologous bone marrow transplant or stem cell rescue within 4 months of study
•Use of biologic response modifiers, such as G-CSF, within 3 week of study entry. [G-CSF and other hematopoietic growth factors may be used in the management of acute toxicity such as febrile neutropenia when clinically indicated or at the discretion of the investigator, however they may not be substituted for a required dose reduction.] Subjects taking chronic erythropoietin are permitted provided no dose adjustment is undertaken within 2 months prior to the study or during the study.
•Investigational drug therapy outside of this trial during or within 4 weeks of study entry
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Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
• Study Design: Not specified