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A study investigating the efficacy and safety of anetumab ravtansine as 2nd line treatment for malignant pleural mesothelioma.

Phase 1
Conditions
Patients with advanced or metastatic malignant pleural mesothelioma overexpressing mesothelin
MedDRA version: 20.0Level: LLTClassification code 10035605Term: Pleural mesothelioma malignant advancedSystem Organ Class: 100000004864
Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Cancer [C04]
Registration Number
EUCTR2012-003650-88-PL
Lead Sponsor
Bayer AG
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
248
Inclusion Criteria

Eligibility criteria for mesothelin expression testing:
1. Written informed consent for mesothelin expression testing.
2. Unresectable locally advanced or metastatic MPM, confirmed by histology.
3. Availability of archival or fresh tissue for testing of mesothelin expression level.
Note: Archival tissue is preferred and fresh biopsy should only be obtained if no archival tissue is available and if in the investigator’s judgement, there is no additional risk for the patient’s safety.
4. Age = 18 years (age limit may be higher if legally required in a country e.g. in Japan adult age is considered = 20 years).
5. ECOG PS of 0 or 1 (specified in Section 16.1).
6. Life expectancy of at least 3 months.
7. No prior treatment with anetumab ravtansine or vinorelbine.
8. No prior use of targeted agents, experimental therapy or systemic anti-cancer treatment other than ongoing or completed 1st line platinum/pemetrexed (with or without bevacizumab).
Eligibility criteria for study treatment
1. Written informed consent for full study.
2. Histological documentation of MPM overexpressing mesothelin at the moderate and stronger level in at least 30% of tumor cells as determined by centrally performed IHC
Note: Patients with a sarcomatoid histology are not expected to have mesothelin overexpression and should not be enrolled in the study.
3. Unresectable locally advanced or metastatic MPM after progression on 1st line treatment with platinum in combination with pemetrexed. Last dose of previous therapy must be at least 28 days weeks before start of study treatment.
Note: Patients progressed on 1st line treatment with platinum plus pemetrexed in combination bevacizumab are allowed
4. Patients must have at least 1 measurable lesion according to mRECIST for mesothelioma i.e. pleural lesion(s) measured using mRECIST or extra-pleural lesion(s) measurable per RECIST 1.1. This will be confirmed by central review of images before the patient can be randomized into the study.
Note: In case the only site of disease was previously treated with radiotherapy, there should be evidence of unequivocal PD in this site: measurable pleural disease should be assessed on a contrast enhanced CT/MRI done at the minimum 4 weeks after the end of radiotherapy and compared with previous imaging; unequivocal progression should be judged by the investigator as per mRECIST per MPM
5. Age = 18 years (age limit may be higher if legally required in a country e.g. in Japan adult age is considered > 20 years)
6. ECOG PS of 0 or 1
7. Life expectancy of at least 3 months
8. Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) and men must agree to use adequate contraception from signing of the ICF for full study until at least 4 months after the last study drug administration. Men being treated with vinorelbine are advised not to father a child during and up to 6 months after treatment; for all male patients, prior to treatment with either study drug, advice should be sought for conserving sperm due to the chance of irreversible infertility as a consequence of treatment (22).The investigator or a designated associate is requested to advise the patient how to achieve an adequate birth control. Highly effective (failure rate of less than 1% per year) contraception methods (23) include: (...)
9. Adequate bone marrow, liver and renal function as assessed by the following laboratory equirements conducted within 7 days before starting study treatment:
Total bilirubin < 1.5 x the u

Exclusion Criteria

1. Previous assignment to treatment during this study. Patients
permanently withdrawn from study participation will not be allowed to
re-enter the study.
2. Previous (within 5 drug half-lifes – if drug half-life in subjects is
known – or 28 days, whichever is shorther, before the start of study
treatment) or concomitant participation in another clinical study with
investigational medicinal product(s).
3. Close affiliation with the investigational site; e.g. a close relative of
the investigator, dependent person (e.g. employee or student of the
investigational site).
4. More than 1 previous systemic anti-cancer therapy line for MPM (even
if therapy used as neoadjuvant or adjuvant treatment).
Note: Patients pre-treated with systemic therapy other than platinum,
pemetrexed, bevacizumab (e.g. other cytotoxic drugs, immunotherapy,
targeted therapy, hormonal therapy, or any other experimental or
approved therapy or device) are not to be enrolled.
5. Patients with corneal epitheliopathy or any eye disorder that may
predispose the patients to this condition at the discretion of the
investigator in consultation with the ophthalmologist/optometrist.
Note: Low grades of superficial punctate keratitis, within the range seen
in the normal population, should not lead to the exclusion of the patient.
6. Previous or concurrent cancer that is distinct in primary site or
histology from mesothelioma within 5 years before randomization.
Exceptions: curatively treated
• Cervical cancer in situ.
• Non-melanoma skin cancer.
• Superficial bladder tumors [Ta (Non-invasive tumor), Tis (Carcinoma in
situ) and T1 (Tumor invades lamina propria)].
7. Major surgery, open biopsy or significant traumatic injury within 28
days before the start of study treatment.
8. Pregnant or breast-feeding patients. WOCBP must have a serum
pregnancy test performed a maximum of 7 days before the start of study
treatment, and a negative result must be documented before the start of
study treatment.
9. Pre-existing cardiac conditions as outlined below:
• Congestive heart failure > New York Heart Association (NYHA) class 2
• Unstable angina (angina symptoms at rest), new-onset angina (begun
within the last 3 months). Myocardial infarction less than 6 months
before the start of study treatment.
• Cardiac arrhythmias requiring anti-arrhythmic therapy (beta blockers
or digoxin are permitted).
10. Clinically significant uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure > 150 mmHg or diastolic pressure > 90 mmHg despite optimal
medical management).
11. Arterial thrombotic or embolic events such as cerebrovascular
accident (including transient ischemic attacks), or venous pulmonary
embolism within 6 months before the start of study treatment; venous
thrombotic events as deep vein thrombosis within 3 months before the
start of study treatment.
12. Ongoing or active infection (bacterial, fungal, or viral) of NCI-CTCAE
version 4.03 Grade > 2.
13. Known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
14. Known history of chronic hepatitis B or C.
15. Patients with seizure disorder requiring medication.
16. Brain metastases or meningeal tumors or other metastases in the
central nervous system (CNS). Patients with neurological symptoms
must undergo a contrast CT scan or MRI of the brain and/or other areas
of the CNS as applicable within 28 days before the start of study
treatment to exclude metastastic disease in the CNS.
17. Histo

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Study Design
Not specified
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