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Ovarian CancerPhase 1/2NCT00910000

Vorinostat, Carboplatin and Gemcitabine in Women With Recurrent, Platinum-Sensitive Ovarian Cancer

A Phase 1/2 study testing Vorinostat, Carboplatin and Gemcitabine in people with Ovarian Cancer and Fallopian Tube Cancer, run by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute at 2 sites in United States.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

This trial is a Phase Ib/II study of carboplatin/gemcitabine/vorinostat for the treatment of platinum sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer. The carboplatin and gemcitabine combination is an FDA approved regimen for platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older, women only
What is being tested?
Vorinostat, Carboplatin and Gemcitabine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
15 participants
Where
2 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Jun 2009to Oct 2015
Phase
Phase 1/2
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

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
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Histologically confirmed recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer, fallopian tube cancer, or peritoneal cancer
  • Must have received a platinum-based chemotherapy regimen at initial diagnosis
  • Patients with primary platinum-sensitive (defined as a cancer initially platinum-sensitive followed by a progression-free interval from first exposure to platinum of 6 months or greater) recurrent ovarian, tubal or peritoneal cancer
  • Must have an elevated CA125 (twice the ULN) within 2 weeks of enrolling on study (2 pretreatment measurements that are twice the upper limits of institutional normal and are drawn at least 1 day but not more than 14 days apart). At least one of the samples should be checked within one week of starting treatment. Measurable cancer via RECIST criteria via CT or MRI scan is not required but if clinically indicated will be monitored.
  • For patients who do not have an elevated CA125 (twice the ULN), participants must have measurable disease, defined as at least one lesion that can be accurately measured in at least one dimension (longest diameter to be recorded) as 20mm or greater with conventional techniques or as 10mm or greater with spiral CT scan.
  • 18 years of age or older
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  • Life expectancy of greater than 16 weeks
  • ECOG Performance Status 0, 1, or 2
  • Participants must have normal organ and marrow function as outlined in the protocol
  • Patients could have received up to 1 prior non-platinum chemotherapy regimen in the recurrent setting (anti-angiogenic agents and other phase II non-hormonal therapies used to treat recurrent cancer count as a prior non-platinum therapy) but only one prior platinum (used to treat initial diagnosis). Patients may received up to 2 prior hormonal therapies.
  • Women of child-bearing potential must agree to use adequate contraception prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation
  • Must be able and willing to take oral medications
  • No clinical nor radiographic evidence of an existing or impending bowel obstruction
  • Should be at least 2 weeks from any surgical procedure, with the exception of minor surgery, such as port placement
  • Patients who have known carboplatin hypersensitivity reaction can receive carboplatin if they are followed by an allergist, follow a published hypersensitivity desensitization protocol when receiving carboplatin, and agree to receive carboplatin under these circumstances
  • Patients taking valproic acid for epilepsy may enroll if they discontinue valproic acid 30 days prior to enrolling for washout
  • Patients must have a normal QTc interval and no history of QTc prolongation on EKG

Who cannot join

  • Chemotherapy or radiotherapy within 4 weeks (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin C) prior to entering the study or those who have not recovered from adverse events due to agents administered more than 4 weeks earlier
  • May not be receiving any other investigational agent
  • Participants with known brain metastases should be excluded from this clinical trial
  • History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to vorinostat
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to ongoing or active infection, pulmonary disease, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding women
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  • Individuals with a history of different malignancy are ineligible except for the following circumstances: disease-free for at least 5 years and are deemed by the investigator to be a low risk for recurrence of that malignancy; cervical cancer in situ, concurrent stage IA and grade I endometrial cancer, and basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin
  • Patients taking valproic acid unless valproic acid is stopped at least 30 days prior to enrollment
  • Receipt in the past of any other HDAC inhibitor for treatment of any malignancy
  • Receipt of radiation therapy to >25% of bone marrow-bearing areas
  • Patients who have gastrointestinal disorders likely to interfere with absorption of vorinostat
  • Known active HIV or hepatitis viral infection

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 1 country.

United States2 sites

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115

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About this study

Official title: Phase Ib/II Study of Combination of Vorinostat, Carboplatin and Gemcitabine + Vorinostat Maintenance in Women With Recurrent, Platinum-Sensitive Epithelial Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, or Peritoneal Cancer

This trial is a Phase Ib/II study of carboplatin/gemcitabine/vorinostat for the treatment of platinum sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer. The carboplatin and gemcitabine combination is an FDA approved regimen for platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer. Vorinostat is a type of drug called a histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDAC inhibitor). HDAC inhibitors interact with chromosomes in the cancer cell and cause cancer cells to stop growing. Vorinostat has shown a decrease in the amount of ovarian cancer cells growing in the laboratory and also may enhance the anti-cancer effects of carboplatin.The purpose of the Phase Ib study is to determine the highest dose of the drug vorinostat that can be given safely in combination with carboplatin and gemcitabine. Not everyone who participates in this research study will receive the same dose of the study drug, vorinostat, but carboplatin and gemcitabine doses are held constant. Vorinostat doses depend on previous enrollment and tolerability. The expansion Phase II study uses the vorinostat dose found in the Phase Ib study in combination with carboplatin/gemcitabine and as a single agent maintenance therapy to better understand toxicity and efficacy.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

Phase Ib: Determine the maximally tolerated dose (MTD) of vorinostat when used in combination with standard (fixed) doses of carboplatin/gemcitabine during a 21 day cycle in patients with recurrent platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer

Phase II: Estimate the median progression-free survival (PFS) of patients treated with carboplatin/gemcitabine/vorinostat and vorinostat maintenance

Secondary

  • Estimate the response rate of carboplatin/gemcitabine/vorinostat
  • Assess the toxicities of carboplatin/gemcitabine/vorinostat
  • Assess the toxicities of maintenance vorinostat
  • Measure overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS)

STATISTICAL DESIGN:

The Phase Ib study was originally design to follow a standard 3+3 dose escalation design and evaluate 4 vorinostat dose levels.The DLT observation period was the 21-day cycle 1 length. Note: Ultimately 6 dose levels were evaluated as the protocol was amended to add dose levels, de-escalating cumulative vorinostat dose per cycle when 2 of 3 participants in dose level cohorts 2A, 1B and 1C experienced DLTs.

In the Phase II study, a median PFS of 13 months would be worthy of further study, representing a 66% improvement compared with the historical median of 8.6 months observed with carboplatin/gemcitabine. With 36 evaluable patients, there is 80% power to reject the null hypothesis in favor of the alternative at a 5% significance level.

Keywords
carboplatin, gemcitabine, vorinostat
Medical subject headings
Ovarian Neoplasms, Fallopian Tube Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

Study groups in NCT00910000
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Dose Level 1AExperimentalVorinostat: 200 mg taken orally once a day for the first two weeks of each three-week cycle Carboplatin: AUC 4, given intravenously on day 1 of every three week cycle Gemcitabine: 100 mg/m2, given intravenously on day 1 and day 8 of every three week cycle Participants received up to 8 cycles of therapy without the occurrence of disease progression, unacceptable adverse events, patient withdrawal, or discontinuation per MD decision.
Receives: Drug: Vorinostat; Drug: Carboplatin; Drug: Gemcitabine
Dose Level 2AExperimentalVorinostat: 300mg, taken orally once a day for the first two weeks of each three-week cycle Carboplatin: AUC 4, given intravenously on day 1 of every three week cycle Gemcitabine: 1000 mg/m2, given intravenously on day 1 and day 8 of every three week cycle Participants received up to 8 cycles of therapy without the occurrence of disease progression, unacceptable adverse events, patient withdrawal, or discontinuation per MD decision.
Receives: Drug: Vorinostat; Drug: Carboplatin; Drug: Gemcitabine
Dose Level 1BExperimentalVorinostat: 200mg, taken orally twice a day for days 1-3 and days 8-10 of every three week cycle Carboplatin: AUC 4, given intravenously on day 1 of every three week cycle Gemcitabine: 1000 mg/m2, given intravenously on day 1 and day 8 of every three week cycle Participants received up to 8 cycles of therapy without the occurrence of disease progression, unacceptable adverse events, patient withdrawal, or discontinuation per MD decision.
Receives: Drug: Vorinostat; Drug: Carboplatin; Drug: Gemcitabine
Dose Level 1CExperimentalVorinostat: 200mg, taken orally twice a day for days 1, 2, 8 and 9 of every three week cycle Carboplatin: AUC 4, given intravenously on day 2 of every three week cycle Gemcitabine: 1000 mg/m2, given intravenously on day 2 and day 9 of every three week cycle Participants received up to 8 cycles of therapy without the occurrence of disease progression, unacceptable adverse events, patient withdrawal, or discontinuation per MD decision.
Receives: Drug: Vorinostat; Drug: Carboplatin; Drug: Gemcitabine
Dose Level 1DExperimentalVorinostat: 300mg, taken orally once a day for days 1 and 2 of every three week cycle Carboplatin: AUC 4, given intravenously on day 2 of every three week cycle Gemcitabine: 1000 mg/m2, given intravenously on day 2 and day 9 of every three week cycle Participants received up to 8 cycles of therapy without the occurrence of disease progression, unacceptable adverse events, patient withdrawal, or discontinuation per MD decision.
Receives: Drug: Vorinostat; Drug: Carboplatin; Drug: Gemcitabine
Dose Level 2DExperimentalVorinostat: 400mg, taken orally once a day for days 1 and 2 of every three week cycle Carboplatin: AUC 4, given intravenously on day 2 of every three week cycle Gemcitabine: 1000 mg/m2, given intravenously on day 2 and day 9 of every three week cycle Participants received up to 8 cycles of therapy without the occurrence of disease progression, unacceptable adverse events, patient withdrawal, or discontinuation per MD decision.
Receives: Drug: Vorinostat; Drug: Carboplatin; Drug: Gemcitabine

What is being measured

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

  1. Vorinostat Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) [Phase Ib]

    The Vorinostat MTD is determined by the number of patients who experience a dose limiting toxicity (DLT). See subsequent primary outcome measure for the DLT definition. The MTD is defined as the highest dose at which fewer than one-third of patients experience a DLT. If no DLTs are observed, the MTD is not reached.

    Measured: The DLT observation period in determining the MTD was the 21-day cycle 1 length.

  2. Dose Limiting Toxicity (DLT) [Phase Ib]

    Dose-limiting toxicity was based on the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 3.0 (CTCAE v3.0) and defined as any of the following:

    1. Any CTCAE grade 3 or 4 non-hematologic event except manageable gastrointestinal toxicity and fatigue.
    2. Any of the following hematologic events (excluding neutropenia lasting < 5 days):
    3. febrile neutropenia defined as grade 3-4 neutropenia with fever ≥ 38.5°C and/or infection. ii) any grade 4 neutropenia lasting 5 days or more. iii) grade 4 thrombocytopenia (plt count < 25x 109/L) iv) failure of ANC to recover to ≥ 1000/μL or platelets to recover to ≥ 50,000/μL within 14 days of therapy v) grade 4 anemia
    4. Any clinically significant abnormal laboratory value that results in dose delay of >14 days.
    5. <75% of vorinostat dosing taken by the patient during the first cycle due to any toxicity.

    Measured: The DLT observation period in determining the MTD was the 21-day cycle 1 length.

Secondary outcomes (1)

  1. Response

    Response was based on RECIST 1.0 criteria. Per RECIST 1.0 for target lesions, complete response (CR) is complete disappearance of all target lesions and partial response (PR) is at least a 30% decrease in the sum of longest diameter (LD) of target lesions, taking as reference baseline sum LD. Progressive disease (PD) is at least a 20% increase in sum LD from the smallest LD recorded on treatment. Stable disease (SD) is neither sufficient increase to qualify as PD nor sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR. For CR or PR, changes in tumor measurements must be confirmed by repeat assessments performed 4 weeks +/- 2 weeks after the response criteria are first met. PR or better overall response assumes at a minimum incomplete response/stable disease (SD) for the evaluation of non-target lesions and absence of new lesions. Participants who received therapy but did not have their disease re-evaluated were considered unevaluable.

    Measured: Disease was assessed radiographically (CT or MRI scan) every 2 cycles on treatment; Phase Ib participants received up to 8 cycles of treatment. The median number of cycles started was 2 (range 1-8).

Timeline

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

  1. First posted29 May 2009 (estimated)
  2. Study startJun 2009
  3. Primary completionJan 2013
  4. Study completionOct 2015

Why it stopped: Terminated due to unacceptable toxicity

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 1/2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
15 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00910000
Sponsor's protocol ID
09-026
Status last verified
Aug 2018
First submitted
26 May 2009
Last updated
10 Sep 2018
Data monitoring committee
Yes
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Matulonis U, Berlin S, Lee H, Whalen C, Obermayer E, Penson R, Liu J, Campos S, Krasner C, Horowitz N. Phase I study of combination of vorinostat, carboplatin, and gemcitabine in women with recurrent, platinum-sensitive epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or peritoneal cancer. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2015 Aug;76(2):417-23. doi: 10.1007/s00280-015-2813-9. Epub 2015 Jun 29.

    PubMed 26119093

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1/2 study testing Vorinostat, Carboplatin and Gemcitabine in people with Ovarian Cancer and Fallopian Tube Cancer, run by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute at 2 sites in United States.

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 17 inclusion and 12 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: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 10 Sep 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 2 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

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 combined phase mean?

Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

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?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 4 Oct 2016). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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?

Vorinostat Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) [Phase Ib] (time frame: The DLT observation period in determining the MTD was the 21-day cycle 1 length.). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. 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 NCT00910000, 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 10 Sep 2018.

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