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Non Small Cell Lung CancerPhase 2NCT01108666

Proton Beam Radiation With Concurrent Chemotherapy and Nelfinavir for Inoperable Stage III Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

A Phase 2 study testing Nelfinavir in people with Non Small Cell Lung Cancer, run by Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine at 1 site in United States.

Terminated

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

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Trial summary

Seventy two patients are being asked to take part in this research study because they have been diagnosed with Stage IIIA or IIIB non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This study is being done to determine the highest safe dose of proton beam radiotherapy and/or study drug (called Nelfinavir) that can be given with… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
What is being tested?
Nelfinavir
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
7 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Mar 2010to Dec 2018
Phase
Phase 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
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Histologically confirmed diagnosis of NSCLC.
  • Stage IIIA or IIIB NSCLC.
  • Patients must have no evidence of metastatic disease based on routine imaging.
  • Patients must have a Karnofsky Performance Status of 60.
  • Age 18 and older.
  • Patients must be able to provide informed consent.
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  • Adequate bone marrow function (i.e. WBC larger than or equal to 4000/mm3, platelets larger than or equal to 100,000 mm3).
  • Adequate renal function for cisplatin or carboplatin as determined by the medical oncologist: Usually Calculated creatinine clearance (CrCl) larger than or equal to 45 mL/min or serum creatinine level smaller than or equal to1.5 x institutional ULN.
  • Patients must have bilirubin 1.5 mg/dl.
  • Women of child-bearing potential as long as she agrees to use a recognized method of birth control (e.g. oral contraceptive, IUD, condoms or other barrier methods etc).
  • Hysterectomy or menopause must be clinically documented.

Who cannot join

  • Prior or simultaneous malignancies within the past two years (other than cutaneous squamous or basal cell carcinoma or melanoma in situ).
  • Pregnant women, women planning to become pregnant and women that are nursing.
  • Actively being treated on any other research study.
  • For the Nelfinavir phase of the trial only: Patients who are taking Antiarrhythmics (amiodarone, quinidine), Antimycobacterial (rifampin), Ergot Derivatives (dihydroergotamine, ergonovine, ergotamine, ethylergonovine), Herbal Products (St. John's wort/ hypericum perforatum), HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors (lovastatin, simvastatin), Neuroleptic (pimozide), Proton Pump Inhibitors, or Sedative/ Hypnotics (midazolam, triazolam). Note: Patients with the following conditions are deemed unsuitable for cisplatin-based chemotherapy (and will be treated with carboplatin): (a) Hearing impairment/ peripheral neuropathy Grade 1 or less at baseline (b) Symptomatic/uncontrolled congestive heart failure (unable to tolerate volume load with pre- and post-cisplatin hydration)

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104

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About this study

Official title: Phase I Dose Escalation Trial of Proton Beam Radiotherapy With Concurrent Chemotherapy and Nelfinavir for Inoperable Stage III NSCLC

Seventy two patients are being asked to take part in this research study because they have been diagnosed with Stage IIIA or IIIB non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This study is being done to determine the highest safe dose of proton beam radiotherapy and/or study drug (called Nelfinavir) that can be given with concurrent chemoradiotherapy to patients with cancer without causing bad side effects; and to develop biomarker for clinical outcome. This study will be done in two phases. In the first phase, feasibility will be established. We will follow patients treatment courses and record side effects at the standard proton radiation dose that can be given together with Cisplatinum + Etoposide or Carboplatin + Paclitaxel. In the second phase, we will see if it is possible to increase the total proton radiation dose or study drug without increasing the number of bad side effects while treated together with chemotherapy drugs.

Read the detailed description

Overall objectives:

  1. Determine MTD of proton beam radiotherapy with concurrent cisplatin and etoposide for stage III NSCLC.
  2. Determine MTD of proton beam radiotherapy with concurrent carboplatin and paclitaxel for stage III NSCLC in non-cisplatin candidates.
  3. Determine MTD of Nelfinavir with concurrent chemoradiotherapy for stage III NSCLC at RPTD of proton beam radiotherapy.
  4. Develop biomarker for clinical outcome with concurrent chemoradiotherapy in stage III NSCLC.
  5. To determine clinical efficacy, as defined by metabolic response, sites of recurrence (e.g., local, regional, distant) and progression-free and overall survival.
Being tested
Nelfinavir
Keywords
Stage IIIA or IIIB NSCLC
Medical subject headings
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung

What participants receive

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

  • NelfinavirDrug

    Two dose levels of Nelfinavir will be evaluated in each concurrent chemotherapy group (carboplatin/paclitaxel and cisplatin/etoposide) at the RPTD does of proton beam radiotherapy: 625 and 1250 mg PO bid.

Study groups in NCT01108666
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Proton RT and NelfinavirExperimentalNot described
Receives: Drug: Nelfinavir

What is being measured

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

  1. Feasibility of Proton Radiation

    Ability to successfully plan proton plans

    Measured: 10 days

  2. Acute Toxicity (or Dose Limiting Toxicity)

    Dose limiting toxicities of grade 3 or higher per CTCAE 4.0

    Measured: 14 days

  3. Late Toxicity

    Late toxicities graded according to the RTOG/EORTC late morbidity scale

    Measured: 5 years

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Clinical Efficacy

    Defined as metabolic response (complete, partial or less than partial) based on PET/CT imaging. Patients are followed for disease recurrence and site (local, regional, distant). Progression-free and overall survival are defined as from start of treatment to first documented recurrence (for PFS), date of death or last patient contact alive.

    Measured: One year

Timeline

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

  1. First posted22 Apr 2010 (estimated)
  2. Study startMar 2010
  3. Primary completionJul 2018
  4. Study completionDec 2018

Why it stopped: Insufficient accrual

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
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
7 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01108666
Sponsor's protocol ID
UPCC 01510
Status last verified
Jul 2021
First submitted
12 Apr 2010
Last updated
7 Jul 2021
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Nelfinavir in people with Non Small Cell Lung Cancer, run by Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine at 1 site 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 11 inclusion and 4 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 7 Jul 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site 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 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?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 19 Oct 2020). 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?

Feasibility of Proton Radiation (time frame: 10 days). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 7 Jul 2021.

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