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Dose Finding and Safety of Oral LDE225 in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors

Phase 1
Completed
Conditions
Basal Cell Carcinoma
Advanced Solid Tumor Cancers
Medulloblastoma
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT00880308
Lead Sponsor
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Brief Summary

This first-in-human dose-escalation study is to characterize the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of LDE225 given orally on a daily dosing schedule in patients with advanced solid tumors.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
103
Inclusion Criteria
  • confirmed diagnosis of advanced solid tumor (including •medulloblastoma and basal cell carcinoma)
  • blood work criteria
Exclusion Criteria
  • patients with history of brain tumor (except recurrent medulloblastoma) or brain metastases
  • positive HIV, hepatitis B or C
  • impaired intestinal function
  • impaired heart function
  • pregnant or breast-feeding women

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
LDE225LDE225-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
determine maximum tolerated dose of single agent LDE22528 day cycles
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
assess preliminary anti-tumor activityevery other 28-day cycle
characterize safety and tolerability28 day cycles
characterize pharmacokinetics (PK) of single and repeated doses of LDE22528 day cycles

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center SC

🇺🇸

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Cancer Therapy & Research Center / UT Health Science Center InstituteForDrugDevelopment(5)

🇺🇸

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Novartis Investigative Site

🇬🇧

Leicester, United Kingdom

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center SC
🇺🇸Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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