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High-dose Bevacizumab in Advanced Renal Carcinoma Patients

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Kidney Cancer
Renal Cancer
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT00455975
Lead Sponsor
SCRI Development Innovations, LLC
Brief Summary

This trial will examine the effectiveness and the side effects of 2 higher dosing schedules of bevacizumab in patients that have advanced clear cell renal carcinoma.

Detailed Description

Bevacizumab is considered a targeted drug. Targeted drugs act on specific receptors on a cell. Bevacizumab blocks receptors that help cancer cells develop blood supplies so that the cancer can grow. These specific receptors are found in greater numbers in kidney cancer. In that regard bevacizumab will be tested in 2 doses that are higher than non-kidney cancer treatments with bevacizumab.

One group of patients will receive bevacizumab at 15 mg per kg by vein every 2 weeks. A total of 75 patients will be treated with this dose.

If this dose is well tolerated a second group of patients will receive bevacizumab at 15mg per kg by vein weekly.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
119
Inclusion Criteria
  • Histologically documented metastatic or unresectable locally recurrent clear cell renal carcinoma
  • Previous kidney removal is required except if the primary tumor was smaller than 5 cm or there was extensive liver or bone metastasis
  • Patients may have received a maximum of 1 prior systemic treatment of immunotherapy (Interferon, IL-2), chemotherapy, or combination chemo+immunotherapy for metastatic disease.
  • No prior bevacizumab
  • Measurable disease
  • Adequate liver and kidney function
  • Age 18 and older
Exclusion Criteria
  • Acute MI within the past 6 months
  • Uncontrolled high blood pressure or history of hypertensive crisis
  • Clinically significant cardiovascular disease
  • Active brain cancer
  • Meningeal metastasis
  • Pregnant or lactating women
  • Prior treatment for another cancer less than 5 years ago
  • No diseases of the central nervous system (eg. uncontrolled seizures, strokes or TIAs
  • No bleeding from the mouth, rectum or coughing up blood or history of other bleeding or clotting disorders
  • No history of deep vein thrombosis less than 12 months ago or are currently requiring full dose anticoagulation
  • No major surgical procedures, open biopsies or traumatic injury in past 28 days
  • No patients with peg tubes or feeding tubes
  • No patients with non healing wounds, ulcers or long bone fractures
  • No history of abdominal fistulas, gastrointestinal perforation or intrabdominal abscess within 6 months
  • No symptomatic peripheral vascular disease

Please note: there are additional inclusion/exclusion criteria. The study center will determine if you meet all of the criteria. If you do not qualify for the trial, study personnel will explain the reasons. If you do qualify, study personnel will explain the trial in detail and answer any questions you may have. You can then decide if you wish to participate.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Weekly AvastinBevacizumabBevacizumab 15mg/kg IV weekly until progressive disease or toxicity
Bi-weekly AvastinBevacizumabBevacizumab 15mg/kg IV every 2 weeks until progressive disease or toxicity
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Progression-free Survival18 months (expected)

Progression-free survival is measured from Day 1 of study drug administration to disease progression as defined by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1, or death on study. Progression is defined in RECIST v1.1 as a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, or a measurable increase in a non-target lesion, or the appearance of new lesions

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall Survival (OS)18 months

Measured from date of study entry to date of death due to any cause.

Overall Tolerability and Toxicity of High-dose Bevacizumab18 months

Number of patients treated with high-dose bevacizumab experiencing Grade 3/4, treatment-related toxicities

Objective Response Rate18 months

The number of patients with observed complete response \[CR\] or partial response \[PR\]. Per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.1) for target lesions and assessed by MRI: Complete Response (CR), Disappearance of all target lesions; Partial Response (PR), \>=30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions; Objective Response (OR) = CR + PR

Trial Locations

Locations (13)

Tennessee Oncology, PLLC

🇺🇸

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Florida Cancer Specialists

🇺🇸

Fort Myers, Florida, United States

Northeast Georgia Medical Center

🇺🇸

Gainesville, Georgia, United States

Consultants in Blood Disorders and Cancer

🇺🇸

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Cancer Care of Western North Carolina

🇺🇸

Asheville, North Carolina, United States

Oncology Hematology Care

🇺🇸

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

🇺🇸

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Spartanburg Regional Medical Center

🇺🇸

Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

Chattanooga Oncology Hematology Associates

🇺🇸

Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

Family Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Collierville, Tennessee, United States

Peninsula Cancer Institute

🇺🇸

Newport News, Virginia, United States

Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders

🇺🇸

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Methodist Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

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