Study to investigate the combination of Afinitor with paclitaxel and carboplatin in advanced large cell lung cancer

• Conditions: large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the lung; MedDRA version: 16.0Level: PTClassification code 10057270Term: Neuroendocrine carcinomaSystem Organ Class: 10029104 - Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)

• Registration Number: EUCTR2010-022273-34-DE
• Lead Sponsor: ovartis Pharma GmbH

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-01-27
• Last Update Posted: 16 November 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

1.Patients who give a written informed consent obtained according to local guidelines
2.Histologically confirmed diagnosis of lung cancer of LC-NEC type according to WHO classification:
a.Tumor must be stage IV at time of inclusion of patient
b. Neuroendocrine differentiation as shown by:
•Morphology: neuroendocrine
•Non-small cell cytological characteristics
•Positive for at least 1 of the following 3 markers: CD56, Synaptophysine, Chromogranine A
c. Increased proliferation rate assessed by a mitosis rate of > 11/10 HPF (and if available a Ki67 proliferation rate of > 50%)
3.Age = 18 years
4.World Health Organisation (WHO) performance status grade = 1
5.measurable disease as per RECIST Version 1.1 (see PTS 1)
6.Adequate bone marrow function as shown by:
•Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC) = 1.5 x 109/L
•Platelets = 100 x 109/L
•Hemoglobin (Hb) > 9g/dL
7.Adequate liver function as shown by:
•Serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase(ALT) = 2.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) (or = 5 x ULN if hepatic metastases are present)
•Total bilirubin = 1.5 x ULN
8.Adequate renal function as shown by:
•Serum creatinine < 1.5 x ULN or creatinine clearance = 45 mL/min

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

Exclusion Criteria

1.History or clinical evidence of central nervous system (CNS) metastases. Note: Subjects who have previously-treated CNS metastases (whole brain radiotherapy, surgery ± radiotherapy, radiosurgery, or gamma knife) and meet all 3 of the following criteria are eligible:
•are asymptomatic and,
•have had no evidence of active CNS metastases for = 3 months prior to enrollment and,
•have no requirement for steroids or enzyme-inducing anticonvulsants (EIAC)Presence of SCLC cells
2.Presence of SCLC cells
3.Patients who have a history of another active primary malignancy = 3 years, with the exception of inactive basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or cervical cancer in situ, early stages of breast cancer (LCIS and DCIS) and prostate cancer (stage T1a)
4.prior chemotherapy for the treatment of advanced lung cancer and/or not having recovered from the side effects of any other therapy (adjuvant treatment for earlier stages I-III is allowed if finished at least one year before study entry as well as a multimodal chemotherapy treatment)
5.Patients who have received any investigational drug = 28 days before starting study treatment or who have not recovered from side effects of such therapy
6.Patients who have not recovered from the side effects of any major surgery (defined as requiring general anesthesia with the exception of diagnostic interventions or stent implantation; patients with surgery for advanced lung cancer are eligible, if surgery > 4 weeks before randomization) or patients that may require major surgery during the course of the study
7.Patients who have received wide field radiation therapy to >= 25 % of the bone marrow within 4 weeks prior to study treatment or limited radiation therapy for palliation (including cranial irradiation for non-active brain metastases) within 2 weeks
8.Patients receiving chronic systemic treatment with corticosteroids (dose of = 10 mg/day methylprednisone equivalent) or another immunosuppressive agent. Inhaled and topical steroids are acceptable.
9.Known allergy or hypersensitivity to platinum-containing drugs, especially carboplatin.
10.Known allergy or hypersensitivity to taxanes, other drugs formulated in Cremophor EL (polyoxyethylated castor oil) or any known excipients of these drugs.
11.Known allergy or hypersensitivity to Rapamycin derivatives and other mTOR inhibitors.
12.Patients who have received prior therapy with RAD001 or other mTOR inhibitors
13.Patients currently being treated with drugs known to be strong inhibitors or inducers of isoenzyme CYP3A (please refer to Table 6-5). Treatment with such drugs must be stopped at least 7 days prior to first dosing of study treatment
14.Having any severe and/or uncontrolled medical conditions such as:
•unstable angina pectoris, unstable angina, or symptomatic congestive heart failure (NYHA II, III, IV), ventricular arrhythmias, active ischemic heart disease, myocardial infarction = 6 months prior to allocation, serious uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia or uncontrolled hypertension
•uncontrolled diabetes as defined by fasting serum glucose >2 x ULN
•active or uncontrolled severe infection
•chronic liver or renal disease
•Having impairment of gastrointestinal function or gastrointestinal disease that may significantly alter the absorption of RAD001 (e.g., ulcerative disease, uncontrolled nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, malabsorption syndrome, or small bowel resection)
•Patients with pre-existing inters

Study & Design

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