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Evaluation of the Safety and Efficacy of Esperanza Extract (PA001)

Phase 1
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Acute Leukemia
Gastric Neoplasms Malignant
Acute Leukemia in Relapse
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Neoplasm, Stomach
Colorectal Neoplasms
Acute Leukemia Lymphoid
Pancreatic Neoplasms
Acute Myeloid Leukemia, in Relapse
Interventions
Drug: Petiveria Alliacea Preparation
Drug: Placebo
Registration Number
NCT05587088
Lead Sponsor
Hospital Universitario San Ignacio
Brief Summary

This is a phase Ib/II clinical study that has two phases. In phase Ib, the safety evaluation of the extract of Petiveria alliacea (Esperanza) will be carried out in patients with metastatic gastrointestinal tumors (colon, pancreas, stomach, and biliary tract) and patients with newly diagnosed and relapsed acute leukemia. In phase IIb, the safety will continue to be evaluated, and the efficacy of the Esperanza extract will be explored in combination with chemotherapy in patients with metastatic gastrointestinal tumors (colon, pancreas, stomach, and biliary tract) with newly diagnosed acute leukemias and relapses.

Detailed Description

Anamú, Petiveria alliacea, has been used by traditional medicine to treat leukemia and breast cancer. However, its activity on tumor metabolism makes it a therapeutic candidate for many tumors with alterations in glycolytic metabolism, but also uses the mitochondria to produce energy.

Given the glycolytic nature of some tumor cells, the modulating activity of cell metabolism exerted by anamú extract may be partly responsible for the anti-tumor activity.

Previous reports show that some patients with ALL or AML whose response to treatment was evaluated in vitro are sensitive to a standardized extract of Petiveria alliacea. Even more interesting is the fact that when we treat the cells with allopathic therapy, explicitly established for each of these pathologies, the sensitivity of the blasts increases when they are treated concomitantly with the extract, which suggests that the intrinsic resistance of each one of tumor cells in the different tissues evaluated can be reduced by the action of the phytomedicine. The same thing was observed when spheres obtained from human breast cancer were co-treated with the anamú extract and anthracyclines. These observations allow to validate the traditional use of anamú in the treatment of some tumors, such as leukemia and breast cancer, among others. However, to observe the safety and effects on patients, it is necessary to develop a clinical study that would allow the anamú phytomedicine produced in the appropriate pharmaceutical conditions, to be included as a complementary therapy based on a standardized extract of the plant and that can overcome the resistance of tumor cells to conventional treatments, improving response and increasing overall survival of patients in Colombia.

Although the explosion of new therapies in solid tumors and hematological alterations is not so high, countries such as Germany, France, and Italy have used traditional medicine from which herbal pharmaceutical preparations are derived in the treatment of different types of diseases, including cancer. , estimating the use of these products between 30 and 75% of patients worldwide. These herbal products are mainly used to reduce allopathic therapies' side effects and organic toxicity, protect and stimulate the immune system, or prevent future neoplasms or their recurrence. Currently, various extracts from natural products are in clinical trials in the United States, and there is significant evidence about some plants' role in leukemia's evolution.

This is a phase Ib/II clinical study that has two phases. In phase Ib, the safety evaluation of the extract of Petiveria alliacea (Esperanza) will be carried out in patients with metastatic gastrointestinal tumors (colon, pancreas, stomach, and biliary tract) and patients with newly diagnosed and relapsed acute leukemia. In phase IIb, the safety will continue to be evaluated, and the efficacy of the Esperanza extract will be explored in combination with chemotherapy in patients with metastatic gastrointestinal tumors (colon, pancreas, stomach, and biliary tract) with newly diagnosed acute leukemias and relapses.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
82
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

The exclusion criteria apply to solid tumors as well as hematological tumors.

Subjects with one or more conditions are not eligible for this study.

  1. Subjects treated in any other therapeutic clinical protocol 30 days prior to study entry or during study participation.
  2. Patients receiving other investigational agents.
  3. The female subject is pregnant or nursing. A negative serum or urine pregnancy test obtained at screening should confirm that the woman is not pregnant. Pregnancy tests are not required for postmenopausal or surgically sterilized women.
  4. Serious concomitant morbidity, active at the discretion of the investigator
  5. Subjects with a confirmed diagnosis of HIV before enrollment or a positive diagnosis of HIV at the time of screening.
  6. Recipients of solid organ transplants.
  7. Any condition that, in the opinion of the principal investigator, makes the subject ineligible to participate in this study.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SEQUENTIAL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Metastatic gastrointestinal tumors and acute leukemia patientsPetiveria Alliacea PreparationPatients with metastatic gastrointestinal tumors (colon, pancreas, stomach, and bile ducts) and newly diagnosed/relapse acute leukemias who meet the inclusion criteria will take the anamu extract with chemotherapy to evaluate the adverse drug-related side effects.
Stage II Metastatic gastrointestinal tumors including pancreasPetiveria Alliacea PreparationFor solid metastatic tumors, 30 patients will be recruited, which can be from the colon, pancreas, stomach, and bile ducts, divided into two groups of 15 patients, an intervention group and a placebo group. The intervention group will receive the Esperanza extract at DMT for three continuous treatment cycles (approximately 12 weeks), and the other group will receive the placebo.
Stage II Placebo Metastatic gastrointestinal tumors including pancreasPlaceboFor solid metastatic tumors, 30 patients will be recruited, which can be from the colon, pancreas, stomach, and bile ducts, divided into two groups of 15 patients, an intervention group and a placebo group. The intervention group will receive the Esperanza extract at DMT for three continuous treatment cycles (approximately 12 weeks), and the other group will receive the placebo. Both groups will receive standard chemotherapy treatment for their underlying disease. The safety evaluation will be carried out in each treatment cycle, and the efficacy evaluation will be carried out at the end of the three cycles.
Acute leukemia (Newly/Relapse)Petiveria Alliacea PreparationFor newly diagnosed hematological tumors, 28 patients will be recruited and will receive the Esperanza extract at DMT. The intervention group will continuously receive the Esperanza extract at DMT for four weeks with the standard chemotherapy regimen for their underlying disease. The safety and efficacy evaluation will be carried out at the end of the treatment cycle. Patients with relapsed or refractory acute leukemias will be admitted to receive the calculated DMT in phase Ib; A total of 6 patients will be recruited, and safety and efficacy evaluations will be performed during three treatment cycles or progression and death of the patient. For the analysis of the response in patients with acute leukemia, a comparison will be made with a group followed historically. A propensity score matching will be performed for statistical analysis in case of differences in their baseline characteristics.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Safety and efficacy12 months

Evaluate the adverse drug reactions of cancer patients treated with anamú extract and chemotherapy through the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) Version 5.0

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Quality of life in patients12 months

Changes of at least 5 points above the difference between the groups of the functional scales of the patients evaluated using the EORTC QLQ-C-30 scale

Tumor response12 months

To determine the impact of treatment with Esperanza extract in combination with chemotherapy on the number and size of metastases.

Survival12 months

To determine event/progression-free survival in patients with metastatic gastrointestinal tumors (colon, pancreas, stomach, and bile ducts) and patients with newly diagnosed and relapsed acute leukemias.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Pontificia Universidad Javeriana

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Bogotá, Colombia

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