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Doxorubicin Hydrochloride or Trabectedin in Treating Patients With Previously Untreated Advanced or Metastatic Soft Tissue Sarcoma

Phase 2
Terminated
Conditions
Sarcoma
Interventions
Other: laboratory biomarker analysis
Procedure: quality-of-life assessment
Registration Number
NCT01189253
Lead Sponsor
European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as doxorubicin hydrochloride and trabectedin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. It is not yet known whether trabectedin is more effective than doxorubicin hydrochloride in treating patients with advanced or metastatic soft tissue sarcoma.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase II/III trial is studying the safety of trabectedin compared with doxorubicin hydrochloride and to see how well they work in treating patients with advanced or metastatic soft tissue sarcoma.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

* To evaluate whether trabectedin given as first-line chemotherapy for patients with previously untreated advanced or metastatic malignant soft tissue sarcoma prolongs progression-free survival as compared to doxorubicin hydrochloride.

* To identify and validate biomarkers (including, but not limited to, XPG, BRCA1, RAD51, BRCA2, ATM and CHK1) of sensitivity to trabectedin in order to allow the selection of patients that benefit most from trabectedin treatment. (Optional translational research)

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter, phase IIB study followed by a phase III study. Patients are stratified according to institution, age at registration (\< 60 years old vs ≥ 60 years old), and presence of liver metastases (yes vs no).

* Phase IIB (step 1): Patients are randomized to 1 of 3 treatment arms.

* Arm I: Patients receive doxorubicin hydrochloride IV on day 1. Treatment repeats every 3 weeks for 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

* Arm II: Patients receive trabectedin IV over 3 hours on day 1. Courses repeat every 3 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

* Arm III: Patients receive trabectedin IV continuously over 24 hours on day 1. Courses repeat every 3 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

At the end of step 1, the best regimen of trabectedin will be determined. Patients receiving the non-selected trabectedin regimen ("losing arm") are offered to cross over in order to receive the selected regimen of trabectedin.

* Phase III (step 2): Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

* Arm I: Patients receive trabectedin IV on day 1 using the preferred regimen determined in step 1. Courses repeat every 3 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

* Arm II: Patients receive doxorubicin hydrochloride IV on day 1. Treatment repeats every 3 weeks for 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Patients complete quality of life questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30 version 3) at baseline, at 6, 12, 24, and 36 weeks during study, and at the end of study.

Tumor tissue block obtained at diagnosis may be analyzed to identify and validate biomarkers of sensitivity to trabectedin and for tissue microarrays.

After completion of study therapy, patients are followed up at 1 month, every 6 or 12 weeks until disease progression, and every 12 weeks thereafter.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
133
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Doxorubicin 75 mg/m² every 3 weekslaboratory biomarker analysisDoxorubicin administered on day 1 every 3 weeks for a maximum of 6 cycles
Doxorubicin 75 mg/m² every 3 weeksdoxorubicin hydrochlorideDoxorubicin administered on day 1 every 3 weeks for a maximum of 6 cycles
Trabectedin IV 3 hourslaboratory biomarker analysisTrabectedin administered on day 1 every 3 weeks at the dose of 1.3 mg/m² until progression
Trabectedin IV 3 hoursquality-of-life assessmentTrabectedin administered on day 1 every 3 weeks at the dose of 1.3 mg/m² until progression
Doxorubicin 75 mg/m² every 3 weeksquality-of-life assessmentDoxorubicin administered on day 1 every 3 weeks for a maximum of 6 cycles
Trabectedin IV 24 hours every 3 weekslaboratory biomarker analysisTrabectedin administered on day 1 every 3 weeks at the dose of 1.5 mg/m² over 24 hours until progression
Trabectedin IV 24 hours every 3 weeksquality-of-life assessmentTrabectedin administered on day 1 every 3 weeks at the dose of 1.5 mg/m² over 24 hours until progression
Trabectedin IV 3 hourstrabectedinTrabectedin administered on day 1 every 3 weeks at the dose of 1.3 mg/m² until progression
Trabectedin IV 24 hours every 3 weekstrabectedinTrabectedin administered on day 1 every 3 weeks at the dose of 1.5 mg/m² over 24 hours until progression
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Progression-free survival as assessed by RECIST v 1.1 criteria (phase IIB and phase III)
Safety (phase IIB)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall survival (phase III)
Response rate and response duration (phase III)
Safety profile (phase III)
Quality of life (phase III)

Trial Locations

Locations (43)

ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE - HôPITAUX DE MARSEILLE - HôPITAL DE LA TIMONE

🇫🇷

Marseille, France

Methodist Estabrook Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Universitaetsklinikum Koeln

🇩🇪

Koeln, Germany

Klinikum Grosshadern Ludwig-Maximilians Univ. Muenchen

🇩🇪

Muenchen, Germany

Leiden University Medical Centre

🇳🇱

Leiden, Netherlands

Centre Leon Berard

🇫🇷

Lyon, France

Universitaetsmedizin Mannheim

🇩🇪

Mannheim, Germany

Military Hospital - State Health Centre

🇭🇺

Budapest, Hungary

National Cancer Institute

🇸🇰

Bratislava, Slovakia

Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre

🇳🇱

Nijmegen, Netherlands

Erasmus Mc - Daniel Den Hoed Cancer Center

🇳🇱

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Massachussets General Hospital

🇺🇸

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Pennsylvania Oncology Hematology Associates, Incorporated - Philadelphia

🇺🇸

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Sarcoma Oncology Center

🇺🇸

Santa Monica, California, United States

HôPITAUX UNIVERSITAIRES BORDET-ERASME - INSTITUT JULES BORDET

🇧🇪

Brussels, Belgium

Institut Bergonie

🇫🇷

Bordeaux, France

Centre Oscar Lambret

🇫🇷

Lille, France

Institut de Cancerologie de L'Ouest (Ico) - Centre Rene Gauducheau

🇫🇷

Nantes - St. Herblain, France

Institut Gustave Roussy

🇫🇷

Villejuif, France

Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

🇩🇪

Hannover, Germany

The Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni Van Leeuwenhoekziekenhuis

🇳🇱

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois

🇨🇭

Lausanne, Switzerland

University Medical Center Groningen

🇳🇱

Groningen, Netherlands

Nhs Greater Glasgow and Clyde - Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre

🇬🇧

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Christie Nhs Foundation Trust

🇬🇧

Manchester, United Kingdom

Aarhus University Hospital

🇩🇰

Aarhus, Denmark

Nottingham University Hospitals Nhs Trust - City Hospital Campus

🇬🇧

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Dana Farber Institute

🇺🇸

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Centre Georges-Francois-Leclerc

🇫🇷

Dijon, France

Herlev Hospital - University Copenhagen

🇩🇰

Herlev, Denmark

Stanford Hospital and Clinics

🇺🇸

Stanford, California, United States

Medical University Vienna

🇦🇹

Vienna, Austria

Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Iowa

🇺🇸

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

U.Z. Gasthuisberg

🇧🇪

Leuven, Belgium

Cliniques Universitaires St. Luc

🇧🇪

Brussels, Belgium

Carolinas Hematology-Oncology Associates

🇺🇸

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Hospital General Vall D'Hebron

🇪🇸

Barcelona, Spain

Institut Curie

🇫🇷

Paris, France

Universitaets-Krankenhaus Eppendorf

🇩🇪

Hamburg, Germany

Helios Klinikum Bad Saarow

🇩🇪

Bad Saarow, Germany

Universitaetsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus

🇩🇪

Dresden, Germany

Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Centre

🇵🇱

Warsaw, Poland

Hospital Universitario San Carlos

🇪🇸

Madrid, Spain

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