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Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Small Cell Lung CancerPhase 10805GCCNCT01110226

Trial Of Cisplatin And KML-001 in Platinum Responsive Malignancies

A Phase 1 study testing KML-001 and Cisplatin in people with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Small Cell Lung Cancer and Platinum Responsive Malignancies, run by University of Maryland, Baltimore 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

This is a Phase I Clinical Trial. Phase I studies are designed to determine the amount of investigational drugs that can be safely tolerated and to define the side effects that limit the dose. The drug administered in this study is KML-001. It is a highly soluble, orally available arsenic agent. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
KML-001 and Cisplatin
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
23 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
27 Apr 2010to 27 Oct 2015
Phase
Phase 1
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 or cytologically confirmed non-small cell lung cancer or other "platinum responsive malignancies" , including but not limited to: esophageal cancer, ovarian cancer, germ cell malignancies , transitional cell cancer etc. that are not curable with chemotherapy, surgery or radiotherapy. A tissue block or fresh tissue biopsy is required. Patients with CNS (Central Nervous System) metastases which are symptomatic must have received therapy (surgery, X Ray Therapy (XRT), gamma knife) and be neurologically stable and off steroids. Patients with asymptomatic lesions without significant edema and no evidence of shift are allowed to participate without prior CNS therapy. Such patients are anticipated to receive specific CNS therapy after 2-4 courses of therapy.
  • Patients may have received prior systemic chemotherapy or radiation therapy. At least 2 weeks should have elapsed since the last treatment and patients should have recovered from previous significant toxicity (i.e. to grade 1 or less). Alopecia, skin discoloration etc. are not considered significant toxicities. There is no limit on the number of prior therapies. Patients may have received prior cisplatin or other platinum regimens.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status less than or equal to 2.
  • Patient 18 years of age or older.
  • Absolute Granulocyte Count greater than or equal to 1.5 x 10^9
  • Platelet count greater than or equal to 100 x 10^9
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  • Serum creatinine within normal limits, or an estimated or measured creatinine clearance greater than or equal to 65 ml/min.
  • All patients must be informed of the investigational nature of this study and must sign and give written informed consent.
  • Serum calcium, magnesium and potassium must be within normal limits.

Who cannot join

  • Patients must not have serious infection or other serious underlying medical condition which would impair the ability of the patient to receive protocol treatment. These need not be specified in the history and physical and can be documented through signature on the eligibility checklist. Severe, active co-morbidity, defined as follows:
  • Current uncontrolled cardiac disease;
  • Corrected (Bazett) QTc interval of > .50 ms (male) or > .52 ms (female);
  • Acute bacterial or fungal infection requiring intravenous antibiotics at the time of registration;
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease exacerbation or other respiratory illness requiring hospitalization or precluding study therapy within 4 weeks of registration;
  • Hepatic insufficiency resulting in clinical jaundice and/or coagulation defects;
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  • Patients with acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) based upon current Center for Disease Control (CDC) definition or patients known to be HIV positive.
  • Pregnancy or women of childbearing potential and men who are sexually active and not willing/able to use medically acceptable forms of contraception.
  • Pre-existing ≥ grade 2 peripheral neuropathy.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21201

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About this study

Official title: Phase I Trial Of Cisplatin And KML-001 In Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Other Platinum Responsive Malignancies

This is a Phase I Clinical Trial. Phase I studies are designed to determine the amount of investigational drugs that can be safely tolerated and to define the side effects that limit the dose. The drug administered in this study is KML-001. It is a highly soluble, orally available arsenic agent. It is currently being tested to determine its effects on telomerase activity.

In other words, the purpose of this research study is to find the highest dose of KML001, that can be given without causing severe side effects when it is combined with a standard, commercially available anti-cancer drug called cisplatin.

Read the detailed description

Telomerase is the enzyme synthesizing the specific DNA sequences found at the telomeres in the body's chromosomes. It is thus responsible for maintaining the length of telomeres. Telomerase has been detected in human cancer cells and is found to be 10-20 times more active than in normal body cells. This provides a selective growth advantage to many types of tumors. If telomerase activity was to be turned off, then telomeres in cancer cells would shorten, just like they do in normal body cells. This would prevent the cancer cells from dividing uncontrollably in their early stages of development. In the event that a tumor has already thoroughly developed, it may be removed and anti-telomerase therapy could be administered to prevent relapse.

This study is being offered to patients with advanced cancer which has either no standard therapy or which has progressed after treatment with one or more standard treatments.

The primary objective of this study :

To determine the maximum tolerated dose of KML001 in combination with cisplatin in patients with advanced malignancy. This objective has been met. The study will be reopened with expansion cohorts in advanced small cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer to better assess the activity of the combination, pending (Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval.

Secondary Objectives of the study:

To determine the pharmacokinetics of KML001 and cisplatin in this combination. To assess the response rate, disease-free survival and survival associated with this regimen.

To correlate indications of patient benefit (response or stable disease) with pretreatment specimens

The highest safest doses are determined by increasing the doses of cisplatin and KML001 in successive groups of patients until at least some of them have serious side effects. All patients on this study will receive the same dose of cisplatin, which is known to have antitumor effects. The doses of KML001 will be increased in successive groups of patients. It is possible that those entering the study early may receive suboptimal doses of KML001. At the end of the study we hope to determine the appropriate dose of the KML001 in combination with cisplatin, learn about its side effects and understand how the body metabolizes the drug.

Laboratory data from the University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center (UMGCC) has demonstrated that the combination of KML001 and cisplatin is synergistic in lung cancer cell lines. Cisplatin is the best established agent for the treatment of lung cancer and most treatment regimens have been established with cisplatin (or its congener, carboplatin). This synergism is particularly interesting given that there is an anti-telomere effect for cisplatin.

Being tested
KML-001, Cisplatin
Keywords
non small cell lung cancer, small cell lung cancer, Platinum Responsive, solid tumor malignancies
Medical subject headings
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, Small Cell Lung Carcinoma

What participants receive

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

  • KML-001Drug

    Also called sodium metaarsenite

    KML001 will begin given to patients first. It should be taken by mouth immediately prior to cisplatin infusion. Patients will be treated in cohorts of three beginning at 15mg. The Dose will be increased until Maximum Tolerated Dose is established.

    KML001 will be administered daily for 14 days of a 21 day cycle. Patients will have one week off.

  • CisplatinDrug

    Cisplatin will be given to all patients at a dose of 75 mg/m2 on day 1 of every 21 day cycle over 30 to 90 minutes through an intravenous infusion immediately after the first dose of KML-001

Study groups in NCT01110226
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Period 1: KML001 15mg plus Cisplatin 75mg/m2ExperimentalKML001 15 mg orally daily days 1-14 with cisplatin IV on day1
Receives: Drug: KML-001; Drug: Cisplatin
Period 2: KML001 17.5mg plus Cisplatin 75mg/m2ExperimentalKML001 17.5 mg orally daily days 1-14 with cisplatin IV on day1
Receives: Drug: KML-001; Drug: Cisplatin
Period 3: KML001 20mg plus Cisplatin 75mg/m2ExperimentalKML001 20 mg orally daily days 1-14 with cisplatin IV on day1
Receives: Drug: KML-001; Drug: Cisplatin

What is being measured

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

  1. To determine the maximum tolerated dose of KML001 in combination with cisplatin

    Once 3 subjects in a cohort reach a dose limiting toxicity. In this protocol, it took 23 months to determine the dose limiting toxicity.

    Measured: DLT to be determined up to 30 days after administration

Timeline

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

  1. First posted26 Apr 2010 (estimated)
  2. Study start27 Apr 2010
  3. Primary completion22 Oct 2015
  4. Study completion27 Oct 2015

Why it stopped: Toxicity was not felt to be acceptable for further development.

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
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
23 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01110226
Sponsor's protocol ID
HP-00040420
Other IDs
GCC 0805
Acronym
0805GCC
Status last verified
Mar 2020
First submitted
14 Dec 2009
Last updated
17 Mar 2020
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Phatak P, Dai F, Butler M, Nandakumar MP, Gutierrez PL, Edelman MJ, Hendriks H, Burger AM. KML001 cytotoxic activity is associated with its binding to telomeric sequences and telomere erosion in prostate cancer cells. Clin Cancer Res. 2008 Jul 15;14(14):4593-602. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-07-4572.

    PubMed 18628474

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing KML-001 and Cisplatin in people with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Small Cell Lung Cancer and Platinum Responsive Malignancies, run by University of Maryland, Baltimore 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 9 inclusion and 9 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 17 Mar 2020. 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 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.

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 was stopped early (reason given: Toxicity was not felt to be acceptable for further development.). Results are not available in the source record.

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 maximum tolerated dose of KML001 in combination with cisplatin (time frame: DLT to be determined up to 30 days after administration). 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 NCT01110226, 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 17 Mar 2020.

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