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Everolimus in Refractory Testicular Germ Cell Cancer

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Germ Cell Tumor
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT01466231
Lead Sponsor
National Cancer Institute, Slovakia
Brief Summary

Everolimus in refractory testicular germ cell cancer. Everolimus 10 mg /day/ is administered to the patient until progression, unacceptable toxicity, complete response or inability of the subject to comply with study requirements. Feasibility of surgical resection will be assessed after every 2 cycles of the treatment in patients with partial response.

Detailed Description

Treatment Schedule: Everolimus will be administered at a dose of 10mg/day orally once a day. One cycle of therapy consists of 28 days.

Estimated duration of treatment: Until progression, unacceptable toxicity, complete response or inability of the subject to comply with study requirements.

Feasibility of surgical resection will be assessed after every 2 cycles of the treatment in patients with partial response.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
15
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Signed written informed consent
  2. Men aged 18 years or older
  3. ECOG performance status: 0-2,
  4. Histological confirmed extracranial primary germ cell cancer, seminoma, or nonseminoma
  5. Rising serum markers (i.e., alpha-fetoprotein and human chorionic gonadotropin) on sequential measurement or biopsy-proven unresectable germ cell cancer
  6. Refractory GCTs e.g. patients relapsing after high-dose chemotherapy or for patients non fit enough for high-dose chemotherapy
  7. Primary mediastinal GCTs in first relapse
  8. Patient's disease must not be amenable to cure with either surgery or chemotherapy in the opinion of investigator,
  9. Measurable disease radiological
  10. Adequate hematologic function defined by WBC > 4000/mm3, platelet count > 100 000/mm3 and hemoglobin level > 9g/dl.
  11. Adequate liver function defined by a total bilirubin level < 1.5 ULN, and ALT, AST < 2,5 ULN and adequate renal function defined by serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 x ULN.
  12. At least 2 weeks must have elapsed since the last radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy before study entry,
  13. At least 4 weeks must have elapsed since the last major surgery
  14. Complete recovery from prior surgery, and/or reduction of all adverse events from previous systemic therapy or radiotherapy to grade 1,
  15. Absence of any psychological, familial, sociological or geographical condition potentially hampering compliance with the study protocol and follow-up schedule, -
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Patients who do not fit inclusion criteria,
  2. Other prior malignancy except successfully treated non melanoma skin cancer
  3. Prior treatment with mTOR inhibitor
  4. No other concurrent approved or investigational anticancer treatment, including surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, biologic-response modifiers, hormone therapy, or immunotherapy
  5. Female patients,
  6. Patients infected by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV),
  7. Patients with other severe acute or chronic medical condition, or laboratory abnormality that would impair, in the judgment of investigator, excess risk associated with study treatment, or which, in judgment of the investigator, would make the patient inappropriate for entry into this study,
  8. Inability of oral intake, or drug absorption (e.g. malabsorption syndrome)
  9. Hypersensitivity to any compound of the drug,
  10. Sexually active men not using effective birth control if their partners are women of child-bearing potential.
  11. Patients with active CNS metastasis

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
everolimus 10 mg po dailyEverolimuseverolimus 10 mg po daily
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Response rate36 month

according RECIST criteria version 1.1

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Favorable response rate36 month

complete response with chemotherapy and/or surgery, partial response marker negative.

Clinical benefit rate36 month

(complete and partial response and stable disease \> 6 months)

Progression-free survival36 month

expressed as median and as 12-weeks post-treatment initiation continuous progression-free survival rate

Toxicity36 month
Frequency of grade III and IV adverse events36 month
Association between clinical outcome and biomarkers36 month
Serum tumor markers response36 month

\>90% decline of AFP and/or HCG

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

National Cancer Institute

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Bratislava, Slovakia

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