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A Study of Dexanabinol in Combination With Chemotherapy in Patients With Advanced Tumours

Phase 1
Conditions
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Pancreatic Cancer
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT02423239
Lead Sponsor
e-Therapeutics PLC
Brief Summary

This study is a trial of dexanabinol in patients with advanced tumours. The purposes of the protocol are to study different doses of the study drug to determine the maximum safe dose of the drug given in combination with standard chemotherapies and to further understand the safety of the study drug and to measure any reduction in size of patients' cancer tumour(s).

Dexanabinol is a synthetic cannabinoid which has previously undergone clinical trials for traumatic brain injury (TBI) and in subjects undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery. Currently dexanabinol is under investigation for potential anti-tumour activity in patients with advanced tumours.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
112
Inclusion Criteria

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Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Newly diagnosed hepatocellular carcinomaSorafenibPatients with hepatocellular carcinoma to receive dexanabinol in combination with standard chemotherapy.
Newly diagnosed pancreatic cancerNab-paclitaxelPatients with pancreatic cancer to receive dexanabinol in combination with standard chemotherapy
Newly diagnosed pancreatic cancerGemcitabinePatients with pancreatic cancer to receive dexanabinol in combination with standard chemotherapy
Relapsed or refractory advanced tumoursDexanabinolPatients with selected relapsed or refractory tumour types to receive single agent dexanabinol.
Newly diagnosed hepatocellular carcinomaDexanabinolPatients with hepatocellular carcinoma to receive dexanabinol in combination with standard chemotherapy.
Newly diagnosed pancreatic cancerDexanabinolPatients with pancreatic cancer to receive dexanabinol in combination with standard chemotherapy
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of adverse events (AEs) in patients receiving dexanabinol monotherapyFrom start of dosing until 30 days ± 3 days post last dose of dexanbinol

AEs will be graded according to the NCI CTCAE v4.03 for cancer clinical trials.

Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) of dexanabinol given in combination with standard chemotherapiesFor 29 days from the day of first dose

Patients will be sequentially assigned to increasing doses of dexanabinol to establish the MTD (or maximum administered dose (MAD)). 3 patients will be enrolled to a cohort to assess each dose level. Dose escalation to a cohort of 3 new patients will occur when all patients in the previous cohort have completed the first cycle i.e. the first four doses followed by observation through to day 29 and no dose limiting toxicity (DLT) has occurred.

Number of adverse events (AEs) in patients receiving dexanabinol in combination with standard chemotherapiesFrom start of dosing until 30 days ± 3 days post last dose of IMP

AEs will be graded according to the NCI CTCAE v4.03 for cancer clinical trials.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Minimum concentration (Cmin) of dexanabinol and (where applicable) combination chemotherapyCycle 1 Day 1 and Day 8 pre-dose (0h); 1, 2, 3h (i.e. immediately prior to end infusion) post start of infusion; 5, 10, 15, 30 min post-end infusion; 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 24h post-end infusion day 15 immediately prior to and at end of IMP infusion
Area under curve (AUC) of dexanabinol and (where applicable) combination chemotherapyCycle 1 Day 1 and Day 8 pre-dose (0h); 1, 2, 3h (i.e. immediately prior to end infusion) post start of infusion; 5, 10, 15, 30 min post-end infusion; 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 24h post-end infusion; day 15 immediately prior to and at end of IMP infusion
Maximum concentration (Cmax) of dexanabinol and (where applicable) combination chemotherapyCycle 1 Day 1 and Day 8 pre-dose (0h); 1, 2, 3h (i.e. immediately prior to end infusion) post start of infusion; 5, 10, 15, 30 min post-end infusion; 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 24h post-end infusion day 15 immediately prior to and at end of IMP infusion
Tumour response ( RECIST 1.1, assessment by CT or MRI)Participants will be followed until objective disease progression as per the RECIST v1.1 criteria, an expected average of four months

Tumour response evaluation using RECIST 1.1 (assessment by CT or MRI).

Trial Locations

Locations (13)

University Hospital Bonn, Study Center Bonn (SZB) Clinical Study Core Unit Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Pharmacology University Hospital Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25

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Bonn, Germany

Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf II. Medizinischen Klinik Martinistr. 52

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Hamburg, Germany

Klinikum der Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum, Medizinische Klinik III - Hämatologie/Onkologie Marien Hospital Herne Universitätsklinikum der Ruhr-Universität Bochum Hölkeskampring 40

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Herne, Germany

Klinikum der Universität München, Universitätsklinikum Großhadern Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik III AG Onkologie Marchioninistr. 15

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München, Germany

UNIFONTIS Praxis fur Integrative Onkologie, Hoppe-Seyler-Straße 6,

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Tübingen, Germany

Osrodek Medyczny SAMARYTANIN, ul. Kazimierza Pużaka 11

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Opole, Poland

Wojewodzki Szpital Zespolony w Toruniu, ul. Św. Józefa 53-59

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Toruń, Poland

Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Servicio de Oncología Médica Campus de Teatinos,

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Málaga, Malaga, Spain

Freeman Hospital, Sir Bobby Robson Cancer Trials Research Centre, Freeman Road, High Heaton,

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Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, 1053 Great Western Rd,

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Glasgow, United Kingdom

St James's Hospital, Cancer Research UK Clinical Centre/Section of Oncology, Beckett St,

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Leeds, United Kingdom

START MADRID-FJD, Hospital Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Av Reyes Católicos 2, Floor 1 28040

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Madrid, Spain

Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío Oncología Médica Avda. Manuel Siurot,

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Sevilla, Spain

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