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Pancreatic CancerPhase 1NCT01487785

Dose-escalation, and Safety Study of LDE225 and Gemcitabine in Locally Advanced or Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer Patients

A Phase 1 study testing LDE225+gemcitabine in people with Pancreatic Cancer, run by Novartis Pharmaceuticals at 5 sites in 3 countries.

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 phase Ib study includes two phases: dose escalation phase and safety expansion phase. During the dose escalation phase, successive cohorts of eligible patients (minimum 3 and maximum 6 evaluable patients per cohort) will receive increasing oral doses of LDE225 administered on a continuous once daily (QD) dose in… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Pancreatic Cancer
What is being tested?
LDE225+gemcitabine
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
18 participants
Where
5 sitesin 3 countries
Study dates
Mar 2012to Jul 2014
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

  • Patients with locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma that have not been previously treated or have progressed despite chemotherapy
  • Performance status of 0 or 1 per WHO classification
  • Adequate hematologic , renal and liver function
  • Adequate blood creatine kinase value (CK < 1.5ULN)

Who cannot join

  • Treatment with prior radiotherapy
  • Pancreatic cancer that is potentially curable by surgery
  • Women of childbearing potential unless they are using highly effective method of contraception Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply
  • Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.

Trial locations and contacts

5 sites in 3 countries.

5 sites in 3 countries

United States3 sites
  • Massachusetts General Hospital Dept. of Mass General Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center MSKCC - SC

    New York, New York, 10021

  • University of Utah / Huntsman Cancer Institute Huntsman UT

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84103

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Spain1 site
  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Barcelona, Catalonia, 08035

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United Kingdom1 site
  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Liverpool, L7 8XP

Other trials in United Kingdom

About this study

Official title: A Phase Ib, Open-label, Multicenter, Dose-escalation, Safety and Tolerability Study of LDE225 in Combination With Gemcitabine in Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

This phase Ib study includes two phases: dose escalation phase and safety expansion phase.

During the dose escalation phase, successive cohorts of eligible patients (minimum 3 and maximum 6 evaluable patients per cohort) will receive increasing oral doses of LDE225 administered on a continuous once daily (QD) dose in combination of gemcitabine. This phase of the study will determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and/ or recommended dose for expansion (RDE) of LDE225 administered in combination with gemcitabine in locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma patients.

During the safety expansion phase, once the MTD of LDE225 is established, additional patients will be enrolled and treated at the MTD of LDE225 in combination with gemcitabine in order to further evaluate its safety, tolerability and explore the potential efficacy of the combined treatments on the patients in locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma.

Being tested
LDE225+gemcitabine
Keywords
metastatic pancreatic cancer, LDE225, gemcitabine, locally advanced, adenocarcinoma
Medical subject headings
Pancreatic Neoplasms, Adenocarcinoma

What participants receive

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

  • LDE225+gemcitabineDrug

    Patients will receive increasing doses of LDE225 (from 400 mg), depending on the cohort they are assigned to, orally once daily and standard doses of gemcitabine (1000 mg/m2) on days 1, 8 and 15 of every 28-day cycle. Patients will receive the study treatment until they progressed, experience unacceptable toxicity, withdraw from the study, or the investigator decides it is in their best interest to discontinue the study treatment.

Study groups in NCT01487785
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
LDE225+gemcitabineExperimentalIncreasing doses of LDE225 (from 400 mg) once a day + 1000 mg/m2 of gemcitabine on days 1, 8 and 15 of every 28 day cycle.
Receives: Drug: LDE225+gemcitabine

What is being measured

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

  1. Incidence rate and category of dose limiting toxicities (DLTs)

    Dose limiting toxicities that occur during the first 8 weeks (56 days) of treatment with LDE225+gemcitabine. Dose limiting toxicity is defined as an adverse event or abnormal laboratory value assessed as unrelated to disease, disease progression, intercurrent illness, or concomitant medications that meets study specific criteria.

    Measured: first 8 weeks of study treatment

Secondary outcomes (8)
  1. Incidence rate of Adverse Events and Serious Adverse Events

    Adverse events and serious adverse events, changes in hematology and chemistry values and assessment of physical and neurological examinations, vital signs and electrocardiograms that occur during the reported period

    Measured: at Informed Consent Form (ICF) sign off until 120 days after the last dose of study drug

  2. Plasma pharmacokinetics(PK) parameters of LDE225

    Area Under the Curve (AUC), Maximum observed plasma concentration after drug administration (Cmax), Time to reach Cmax (Tmax), etc.

    Measured: baseline, week 9 of the study

  3. Plasma pharmacokinetics (PK) of gemcitabine

    If possible: AUC, Cmax, Tmax, Half life (T1/2), Total body clearance (CL), Apparent volume of distribution at steady state (Vss)

    Measured: Baseline, week 9 of the study

  4. Antitumor efficacy of LDE225+gemcitabine

    Efficacy endpoints (Objective response rate and progression free survival) as a function of Hh target gene expression in tumor samples

    Measured: baseline, week 9 of the study

  5. Progression free survival

    the effect of LDE225+gemcitabine on progression free survival. Progression Free Survival is defined as the time from date of enrollment to the date of the first documented progression, or death due to any cause, or start of new anti-cancer therapy.

    Measured: baseline, 8 weeks

  6. Objective Response Rate

    The effect of LDE225+gemcitabine on objective response rate. Objective response rate is defined as the proportion of patients with a confirmed complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) as their best overall response per RECIST 1.0

    Measured: Baseline, 8 weeks

  7. Duration of Response

    The effect of LDE225+gemcitabine on duration of response. Duration of response is defined as the time from the first occurrence of complete response or partial response until the date of the first documented disease progression or death due to underlying cancer.

    Measured: Baseline, 8 weeks

  8. Serum tumor marker Ca 19-9

    the effect of LDE225+gemcitabine on changes overtime in the serum tumor marker Ca 19-9 levels from baseline as assessed by central lab

    Measured: On Day 1 of every cycle (cycle = 28 days)

Timeline

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

  1. First posted7 Dec 2011 (estimated)
  2. Study startMar 2012
  3. Primary completionJul 2014
  4. Study completionJul 2014

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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
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
18 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01487785
Sponsor's protocol ID
CLDE225X2103
Other IDs
2010-024218-70
Status last verified
Jan 2016
First submitted
5 Dec 2011
Last updated
19 Dec 2020
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing LDE225+gemcitabine in people with Pancreatic Cancer, run by Novartis Pharmaceuticals at 5 sites in 3 countries.

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 4 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 19 Dec 2020. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 5 sites in United States, Spain, United Kingdom. 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 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?

Incidence rate and category of dose limiting toxicities (DLTs) (time frame: first 8 weeks of study treatment). 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 19 Dec 2020.

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