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Eribulin in Angiosarcoma and Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma (EHE)

Phase 2
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Angiosarcoma
Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT03331250
Lead Sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital
Brief Summary

This research study is studying a drug as a possible treatment for Angiosarcoma or Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE).

-The drug involved in this study is Eribulin

Detailed Description

This research study is a Phase II clinical trial. Phase II clinical trials test the safety and effectiveness of an investigational drug to learn whether the drug works in treating a specific disease. "Investigational" means that the drug is being studied.

The FDA (the U.S. Food and Drug Administration) has not approved Eribulin for your specific disease but it has been approved for other uses.

In this research study, the investigators are studying how safe and effective eribulin is in participants with Angiosarcoma or EHE.

Eribulin was created to mimic the structure of a chemical that is released from a sea sponge. The investigators believe that this drug has anti-cancer effects on tumors by blocking proteins called microtubules, among other functions. It may work by preventing the cancer cells from dividing and eventually cause the tumor cells to die similar to other drugs that target microtubules

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
13
Inclusion Criteria
  • Metastatic or locally advanced angiosarcoma, treated with at least one prior systemic therapy where no standard of care curable therapy is available OR metastatic or locally advanced malignant and progressive epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE).

  • A maximum of 5 EHE patients will be accrued on this study

  • Archival tissue confirming the diagnosis must be reviewed by BWH/DFCI/MGH pathology.

  • Progression on at least one prior systemic therapy or progression during an observation phase of no anti-cancer therapy within the prior 3 months; prior taxanes are allowed

  • Participants must have measurable disease by RECIST 1.1, defined as at least one lesion that can be accurately measured in at least one dimension (longest diameter to be recorded for non-nodal lesions and short axis for nodal lesions) as ≥20 mm with conventional techniques or as ≥10 mm with spiral CT scan, MRI, or calipers by clinical exam.

  • Age > 18 years.

  • ECOG performance status ≤2

  • Life expectancy of greater than 3 months

  • Participants must have normal organ and marrow function as defined below:

    • leukocytes ≥3,000/mcL
    • absolute neutrophil count ≥1,000/mcL
    • platelets ≥100,000/mcL
    • total bilirubin within normal institutional limits
    • AST(SGOT)/ALT(SGPT) ≤2.5 × institutional upper limit of normal
    • creatinine clearance ≥50 mL/min/1.73 m2 for participants with creatinine levels above institutional normal.
  • Baseline QTcF < grade 2

  • The effects of Eribulin on the developing human fetus are unknown. For this reason and because of the risk of teratogenicity, women of child-bearing potential must agree to use adequate contraception prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation, and 4 months after completion of Eribulin administration. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while she or her partner is participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately. Men treated or enrolled on this protocol must also agree to use adequate contraception prior to the study, for the duration of study participation, and 4 months after completion of Eribulin administration.

  • Willingness to undergo serial tumor biopsies before and on treatment.

  • Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.

Exclusion Criteria
  • Participants who have had chemotherapy or radiotherapy within 3 weeks (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin C), immunotherapy within 3 weeks, targeted therapies (e.g. small molecule inhibitors such as pazopanib) within 2 weeks prior to entering the study or those who have not recovered from adverse events due to agents administered more than 4 weeks earlier. Not clinically significant or clinically stable adverse events from prior therapy (e.g. immunotherapy related hypothyroidism or insulin-dependent diabetes stable on medication or TKI-related hypertension or rash etc.) is allowed.
  • Participants who are receiving any other investigational agents.
  • Participants with known brain metastases and/or leptomeningeal disease should be excluded from this clinical trial because of their poor prognosis and because they often develop progressive neurologic dysfunction that would confound the evaluation of neurologic and other adverse events.
  • History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to eribulin.
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure (NYHA Class II), unstable angina pectoris or myocardial infarction within 6 months of enrolment, serious or life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia, subjects with a high probability of Long QT syndrome or QTcF prolongation of > 501 mcsec (grade 2) on at least two separate ECG following correction of any electrolyte imbalance or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.
  • Females who are breastfeeding or pregnant at Screening or Baseline (as documented by a positive beta-human chorionic gonadotropin [ß-hCG] (or human chorionic gonadotropin [hCG]) test with a minimum sensitivity of 25 IU/L or equivalent units of ß-hCG [or hCG]). A separate baseline assessment is required if a negative screening pregnancy test was obtained more than 72 hours before the first dose of study drug.
  • HIV-positive participants on combination antiretroviral therapy are ineligible because of the potential for pharmacokinetic interactions with Eribulin. In addition, these participants are at increased risk of lethal infections when treated with marrow-suppressive therapy. Appropriate studies will be undertaken in participants receiving combination antiretroviral therapy when indicated

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
EribulinEribulin* Eribulin administered twice per cycle intravenously * Each cycle contains 21 days * Dosing is per the FDA label for other cancers
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Objective Response Rate (ORR)2 years

The ORR is defined as the percentage of patients who achieved a partial response or complete response by RECIST 1.1. Tumor imaging studies were completed using either CT (Computed Tomography) or MRI (Magnetic resonance imaging). The modality chosen for any individual patient was the same from baseline until the end of their time on study.

Per RECIST v 1.1, complete response (CR) is defined as the disappearance of all target lesions and the reduction in any pathological lymph nodes in short axis to less than 10 mm. Partial response (PR) is defined as at least a 30% decrease in the sum of the diameters of target lesions compared with baseline. Progressive disease (PD) is defined as a 20% increase (5+ mm absolute increase) compared with the smallest sum on study. Stable disease (SD) is defined as neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor PD.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Disease Control Rate24 weeks

Objective Response plus Stable Disease Rate at 24 weeks

Progression Free Survival4 years
Treatment Related Adverse Events4 years

Summary of the treatment related adverse events experienced by study participants as assessed by Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE v4)

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Massachusetts General Hospital

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Dana Farber Cancer Institute

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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