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Gastrointestinal Stromal TumorsPhase 2NCT00455559

Ph II Study of Perifosine Plus Gleevec for Patients With GIST

A Phase 2 study testing Perifosine and Imatinib Mesylate in people with Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors, run by AEterna Zentaris.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This is a Phase II trial designed to determine the efficacy and safety of perifosine plus imatinib mesylate in patients with advanced GIST who develop progressive disease or recurrence while receiving imatinib mesylate. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
What is being tested?
Perifosine and Imatinib Mesylate
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
40 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Aug 2006to Oct 2011
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Histologically confirmed diagnosis of Kit expressing advanced GIST. This includes patients with metastatic disease or with primary tumors that are considered inoperable.
  • Patients may have "limited" (some but not all tumor foci progressing that are not amenable to local therapy) or "generalized" (widespread growth of all tumor foci) progression after adequate therapy with imatinib mesylate. Patients must have progression of disease on imatinib mesylate (at any dose greater than or equal to 300 milligrams daily).
  • Patients must have documented measurable disease by CT scan (> 2 cm by conventional CT or > 1 cm by spiral CT). If a targeted lesion has been previously embolized or irradiated, there must be objective evidence of progression of the lesion per CT scan, post-embolization or in the radiated field.
  • Patients must be at least four weeks out and recovered from acute toxicities of prior therapy, including radiation, biotherapy, chemotherapy or embolization (with the exception of imatinib mesylate).
  • All patients must have progressive disease on imatinib defined as:
  • An increase in unidimensional tumor size of >10% and did not meet criteria for PR by CT density
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  • Any new lesions, including new tumor nodules in a previously cystic tumor, while on imatinib therapy
  • Patients should have a performance status of 0 to 2 according to the ECOG criteria.
  • Patients must have adequate organ function, unless in the opinion of the treating investigator, the abnormality is related to tumor and the study chairman or medical monitor agree the abnormality is unlikely to affect the safety of perifosine use. Adequate organ and marrow function is described in the protocol.
  • Patients must be able to ingest oral medications or to obtain them through a gastrostomy tube.
  • Patients must have ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.
  • Patients must be at least 18 years of age

Who cannot join

  • Presence of known symptomatic CNS metastases
  • Significant concurrent medical disease other than GIST, including:
  • New York Heart Association class III or IV cardiac problems (e.g., congestive heart failure, acute myocardial infarction within 2 months of study), uncontrolled chronic renal
  • liver disease
  • uncontrolled diabetes
  • uncontrolled seizure disorder
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  • active uncontrolled infection
  • organ allografts
  • psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
  • History of active secondary cancer, except for adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, in situ cervical cancer, or other cancer for which the patient has been disease-free for 5 or more years.
  • Patients who are receiving any other investigational agents or devices.
  • History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to perifosine (miltefosine or edelfosine).
  • HIV-positive patients receiving combination anti-retroviral therapy are excluded from the study because of possible pharmacokinetic interactions with perifosine.
  • Female patients who are pregnant or lactating are ineligible. All females of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 72 hours of treatment. Men and women of childbearing potential must agree to employ adequate contraception to prevent pregnancy while on therapy and for 4 weeks after the completion of treatment. Post-menopausal women must be amenorrheic for at least 12 months to be considered of non-childbearing potential.

About this study

Official title: A Phase II Study of Perifosine Plus Imatinib Mesylate for Patients With Resistant Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor

This is a Phase II trial designed to determine the efficacy and safety of perifosine plus imatinib mesylate in patients with advanced GIST who develop progressive disease or recurrence while receiving imatinib mesylate.

Read the detailed description

This is a Phase II study of perifosine in combination with imatinib mesylate in patients with advanced GIST. Each cycle lasts 28 days. There will be two treatment arms. On both arms, patients will continue the dose of imatinib mesylate taken during the period of disease progression. Patients will be randomized to one either a weekly or a daily perifosine treatment regimen at the time of registration.

Being tested
Perifosine, Imatinib Mesylate
Keywords
Resistant Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor, GIST, Perifosine, Gleevec
Medical subject headings
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • PerifosineDrug

    Also called D-21266, KRX-0401

  • Imatinib MesylateDrug

    Also called Gleevec, STI-571

Study groups in NCT00455559
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Perifosine 100 mg/d + imatinib mesylateExperimentalPerifosine 100 mg/d x 28 days Oral daily dose of perifosine 100 mg and oral daily dose of imatinib mesylate (current dose at time of progression of disease [PD] without interruption). Both drugs will be taken on a continuous basis and should be taken with food. Each cycle will be defined as 28 days.
Receives: Drug: Perifosine; Drug: Imatinib Mesylate
Perifosine 900 mg/d + imatinib mesylateExperimentalPerifosine 900 mg/d (300 mg tid), 1 x weekly Oral once-weekly dose of perifosine 900 mg (300 mg tid) + oral daily dose of imatinib mesylate (current dose at time of PD without interruption). Perifosine will be taken on days 1, 8, 15, and 22 of a 28-day cycle. Both medications should be taken with food.
Receives: Drug: Perifosine; Drug: Imatinib Mesylate

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. To determine the efficacy and safety of perifosine plus imatinib mesylate in patients with advanced GIST who develop progressive disease or recurrence while receiving imatinib mesylate.

    This is a two-arm Phase II trial to determine whether the experimental regimen is likely to provide a 20% response rate while controlling the toxicity rate at 15%. Response will be evaluated at 2 months from the start of therapy, and is defined using the Choi Criteria. Toxicity is defined as any of the following events: regimen-related death, grade 3 transaminitis, grade 3 gastrointestinal toxicity, or grade 4 fatigue or higher within the same 2-month time window.

    Measured: Every 8 weeks

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. To determine whether inhibition of Akt phosphorylation correlates with survival, time to disease progression, or response rate in patients with advanced GIST treated with imatinib mesylate plus perifosine.

    As perifosine inhibits activation of Akt and has an acceptable safety profile, this Phase II trial is designed to assess antitumor activity of perifosine in patients with advanced GIST who are refractory to or relapsed from imatinib mesylate.

    Measured: Every 8 weeks

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted3 Apr 2007 (estimated)
  2. Study startAug 2006
  3. Primary completionNov 2010
  4. Study completionOct 2011

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
40 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00455559
Sponsor's protocol ID
Perifosine 210
Status last verified
Nov 2011
First submitted
30 Mar 2007
Last updated
22 Feb 2018
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2009 ASCO Annual Meeting Proceedings (Post-Meeting Edition). Vol 27, No 15S (May 20 Supplement), 2009: 10563

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Perifosine and Imatinib Mesylate in people with Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors, run by AEterna Zentaris.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 12 inclusion and 14 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 22 Feb 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

To determine the efficacy and safety of perifosine plus imatinib mesylate in patients with advanced GIST who develop progressive disease or recurrence while receiving imatinib mesylate. (time frame: Every 8 weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00455559, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 22 Feb 2018.

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