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ARQ 197 in Subjects With Metastatic Solid Tumors

Phase 1
Completed
Conditions
Cancer
Tumor
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT00302172
Lead Sponsor
ArQule, Inc., a subsidiary of Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, NJ USA)
Brief Summary

To determine the safety, tolerability and recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) of ARQ 197.

Detailed Description

To determine the safety, tolerability and recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) of ARQ 197 given orally. This is an open label, dose escalation study of ARQ 197 administered orally at a starting dose of 10 mg bid (20 mg/day).

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
78
Inclusion Criteria
  • Signed written informed consent must be obtained and documented according to ICH GCP, the local regulatory requirements, and permission to use private health information in accordance with HIPPA prior to study-specific screening procedures
  • A histologically or cytologically confirmed RCC or other c-Met expression tumors that is metastatic
  • Patient must have available archival tumor tissue or accessible tumor that is safely amenable to tumor biopsy
  • ≥ 18 years of age
  • Measurable disease as defined by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors
  • Karnofsky performance status ≥ 70%
  • Male or female patients of child-producing potential must agree to use contraception or avoidance of pregnancy measures during the study and for 30 days after the last ARQ 197 dose
  • Females of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test
  • Aspartate transaminase (AST) and alanine transaminase (ALT) ≤ 2.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN) or ≤ 5.0 × ULN with metastatic liver disease.
  • Hemoglobin (Hgb) ≥ 10 g/dl
  • Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × ULN
  • Creatinine ≤ 1.5 x ULN
  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1.5 x 10^9/L
  • Platelets ≥ 100 x 10^9/L
Exclusion Criteria
  • Anti-cancer chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immunotherapy, or investigational agents within four weeks of first dose
  • Surgery within 4 weeks prior to first dose
  • Known brain metastases
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding
  • Significant gastrointestinal disorder(s), in the opinion of the Principal Investigator, (e.g., Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, extensive gastric resection)
  • Unable or unwilling to swallow ARQ 197 capsules twice daily
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to ongoing or active infection, clinically significant non-healing or healing wounds, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, significant pulmonary disease (shortness of breath at rest or mild exertion), uncontrolled infection or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
  • Bradycardia at baseline or known history of arrhythmia

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
ARQ 197ARQ 197-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
safety, tolerabilityAll patients will remain on study until progression of disease, unacceptable toxicity, or another discontinuation criterion is met
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To determine the pharmacokinetic profile of ARQ 197.All patients will remain on study until progression of disease, unacceptable toxicity, or another discontinuation criterion is met
To determine the pharmacodynamics (i.e., identify biomarkers) of ARQ 197.All patients will remain on study until progression of disease, unacceptable toxicity, or another discontinuation criterion is met
To assess the preliminary anti-tumor activity of ARQ 197.All patients will remain on study until progression of disease, unacceptable toxicity, or another discontinuation criterion is met

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

Premiere Oncology

🇺🇸

Santa Monica, California, United States

The Cleveland Clinic

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Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Mary Crowley Medical Research Center

🇺🇸

Dallas, Texas, United States

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