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Sarcoma, Soft TissuePhase 1NCT01491594

Eltrombopag for the Prevention of Chemotherapy Induced Thrombocytopenia

A Phase 1 study testing Eltrombopag in people with Sarcoma, Soft Tissue and Osteosarcoma, run by Duke University 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

The purpose of this study is to study the effect of eltrombopag on chemotherapy induced thrombocytopenia. Thrombocytopenia is when there is a low number of platelets in the blood. Sometimes, thrombocytopenia occurs as a side effect of chemotherapy treatments. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 82 years
What is being tested?
Eltrombopag
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
How many people
1 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Apr 2012to Mar 2013
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 to 82 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Metastatic soft tissue or bone sarcoma
  • 18 years of age or older
  • Adequate blood counts
  • Adequate kidney and liver function
  • At least 1 but no more than 3 prior systemic therapy regimens for this cancer
  • Good performance status - able to carry out work of a light or sedentary nature

Who cannot join

  • Pre-existing hear disease such as congestive heart failure, or arrhythmia known to increase the risk of thromboembolic events (blood clots)
  • Blood clot in the last 6 months, known clotting problem or platelet disorder
  • History of brain cancer

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Duke Cancer Center

    Durham, North Carolina, 27710

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About this study

Official title: A Phase I/II Open-label Study of Eltrombopag for the Prevention of Chemotherapy Induced Thrombocytopenia (CIT) in Subjects With Advanced Soft Tissue and Bone Sarcomas Receiving Gemcitabine and Docetaxel Chemotherapy

The purpose of this study is to study the effect of eltrombopag on chemotherapy induced thrombocytopenia. Thrombocytopenia is when there is a low number of platelets in the blood. Sometimes, thrombocytopenia occurs as a side effect of chemotherapy treatments.

Read the detailed description

The combination chemotherapy regimen of gemcitabine and docetaxel has become an increasingly used treatment choice for subjects with advanced sarcomas. The regimen has shown activity in first and second line for subjects with metastatic uterine leiomyosarcoma, relapsed/refractory pediatric sarcomas, and improved progression-free survival and overall survival in persons with metastatic sarcoma when compared to gemcitabine alone. The regimen has additionally been recognized as a treatment option for subjects with advanced sarcoma.

Chemotherapy-induced toxicity in the blood such as low platelet level is a common and often therapy-limiting side effect of treatment.

There are two phases in this study. The purpose of the Phase I study is to determine the recommended dose of eltrombopag. The purpose of the Phase II study is to determine the safety, tolerability, and efficacy (how well the drug works) of eltrombopag in subjects who are receiving gemcitabine and docetaxel chemotherapy.

Eltrombopag (Promacta) is an FDA approved drug for the treatment of chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)- a condition of having an abnormally low platelet count. Eltrombopag is now being further investigated for other thrombocytopenic (low platelet)disorders.

Participants will take the assigned dose of eltrombopag once a day starting five days before each cycle of chemotherapy and for 5 days after chemotherapy. Eltrombopag is not taken on the day of chemotherapy. Eltrombopag is taken orally.

Being tested
Eltrombopag
Keywords
Metastatic sarcoma, Bone sarcoma
Medical subject headings
Sarcoma, Osteosarcoma, Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue, Bone Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • EltrombopagDrug

    Also called Promacta

    Eltrombopag is taken by mouth daily beginning 5 days before the start of each chemotherapy cycle for 10 days. In the phase 1 part of the study the dose will be 100, 150, 225, or 300 mg.

What is being measured

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

  1. Tolerated Eltrombopag Dose

    Measured in milligrams (mg). The primary objective of the phase I study is to determine the recommended phase II dose. The maximum dose is the dose of which less than 2 of 6 patients experienced an unacceptable event/side effect

    Measured: 1 year

  2. Efficacy

    The primary outcome for the Phase II study is the proportion of subjects without grade 3 or 4 thrombocytopenia

    Measured: 20 weeks

Timeline

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

  1. First posted14 Dec 2011 (estimated)
  2. Study startApr 2012
  3. Primary completionMar 2013
  4. Study completionMar 2013

Why it stopped: Unable to accrue subjects to the study.

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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
Prevention
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
1 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01491594
Sponsor's protocol ID
Pro00032798
Status last verified
Apr 2013
First submitted
12 Dec 2011
Last updated
2 Apr 2014
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing Eltrombopag in people with Sarcoma, Soft Tissue and Osteosarcoma, run by Duke University 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 6 inclusion and 3 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 2 Apr 2014. 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: Unable to accrue subjects to the study.). 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?

Tolerated Eltrombopag Dose (time frame: 1 year). 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?
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 2 Apr 2014.

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