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PIK3CA-Related Overgrowth Spectrum (PROS)Phase 2NCT02428296

Study of Sirolimus Therapy for Segmental Overgrowth Caused by Somatic PI3K Activation

A Phase 2 study testing Sirolimus in people with PIK3CA-Related Overgrowth Spectrum (PROS) and Growth Disorder, run by National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

Background: PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum (PROS) is caused by changes in the PIK3CA gene. This gene makes a protein that communicates with other proteins in the body to cause cells to grow. Alterations in PIK3CA change the chemical signals in the body and cause overgrowth in fatty, vascular and other tissues. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 3 to 65 years
What is being tested?
Sirolimus
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
39 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
23 Apr 2015to 14 Feb 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 3 to 65 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Age: greater than or equal to 3 years to less than or equal to 65 years
  • Male or Female
  • Confirmed PIK3CA somatic mutation
  • Measurably progressive overgrowth, in current progression or with clinical history of overgrowth progression
  • Adequate Bone Marrow Function Defined as:
  • Peripheral absolute neutrophil count (ANC) greater than or equal to 1500/microliter, except for those participants with an absolute neutrophil count (ANC) of 1000-1500, caused by a benign condition associated with moderately decreased neutrophils known as Benign Ethnic Neutropenia (BEN), d those who have an ANC of 1000-1500 caused by a confirmed infection, which resolves with treatment of infection to greater than or equal to 1500.
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  • Platelet count less than or equal to 100,000/microliter
  • Hemoglobin less than or equal to 10.0 gm/dL
  • Adequate Renal Function Defined as:
  • A serum creatinine based on age as follows:
  • Age (years) [Maximum Serum Creatinine (mg/dl)]
  • Less than or equal to 5 [0.8 mg/dl]
  • 5 less than age less than or equal to10 [1.0 mg/dl]
  • 10 less than age less than or equal to 15 [1.2 mg/dl]
  • Less than 15 [1.5 mg/dl]
  • OR a creatinine clearance or radioisotope GFR greater than or equal to 70ml/min/1.73 m2
  • Adequate Liver Function Defined As:
  • Bilirubin (sum of conjugated + unconjugated) less than or equal to 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age, and
  • SGPT (ALT) less than or equal to 5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age, and
  • Serum albumin greater than or equal to 2 g/dL.
  • Fasting LDL Cholesterol:
  • Patients must have a fasting LDL cholesterol of less than or equal to 160 mg/d
  • All women of childbearing potential and all sexually active male patients must agree to use effective contraception
  • Adolescent (15-17 year old) participants who are fluent in English and can thereby complete the pediatric self-report questionnaires and communicate well with the study team but whose parent(s) and/or legal guardian are primarily Spanish-speaking.

Who cannot join

  • The participant may not enter the study if ANY of the following apply:
  • Age less than 3 years or greater than 65 years
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding
  • Women and men of reproductive age without an effective method of contraception (during treatment and up to 12 weeks after sirolimus discontinuation)
  • Hypersensitivity to sirolimus or any of the excipients
  • Any current medical disorder or medication likely to impair ability to follow the study protocol safely and effectively
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  • Incapacity to give informed consent
  • Sirolimus treatment in the prior 4 weeks
  • If less than 3 months post-surgery
  • Prior malignancy or ongoing investigations for malignancy
  • Active skin infections requiring antibiotics or anti-viral medication
  • HCV/HBV/HIV seropositivity
  • Previous/ active MTB infection
  • Pneumonitis
  • Research radiation exposure within previous 12 months
  • Adult participants or participants under the age of 15 years with insufficient English language proficiency to complete informed consent and quality of life measures
  • We propose to restrict participation in this study to those with sufficient English language skills to complete the quality of life measures we will employ among all three study sites, as many of the specific quality of life measures we are employing at the NIH only are not available in other languages.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike

    Bethesda, Maryland, 20892

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About this study

Official title: Nonrandomized Open Label Pilot Study of Sirolimus Therapy for Segmental Overgrowth Caused by Somatic PI3K Activation

Background:

  • PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum (PROS) is caused by changes in the PIK3CA gene. This gene makes a protein that communicates with other proteins in the body to cause cells to grow. Alterations in PIK3CA change the chemical signals in the body and cause overgrowth in fatty, vascular and other tissues. Sirolimus is a drug that reduces the signals sent by one of the proteins in this chemical signaling pathway. Researchers want to learn whether the drug sirolimus can reduce or stabilize some of the overgrowth that patients with PROS experience.
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Objectives:

  • To measure how the overgrowth of patients with PROS changes over time and whether taking a drug called sirolimus can reduce or stabilize a person s overgrowth.

Eligibility:

  • People ages 3 to 65 years old with a confirmed mutation or alteration of the PIK3CA gene in the person s affected tissues (a somatic mutation).

Design:

  • Participants will be screened with medical history and genetic counseling.
  • First 6 months: Participants will have their overgrowth monitored.
  • Next 6 months: Participants will take sirolimus once or twice a day.
  • Participants will have to visit the clinic several times, and stay in the area for 4 to 5 days each time.
  • Participants will have a one month-long visit to the clinic.
  • During clinic visits, participants will have:
  • Blood and urine tests.
  • Photographs of their physical features.
  • Scans, including an MRI and DEXA, and possibly x-rays and CT scans.
  • For the MRI and CT scans, participants will lie in a machine that takes pictures of their body.
  • The DEXA involves a small amount of radiation.
  • They may have:
  • Non-invasive heart function tests.
  • Lung function tests.
  • Participants will have several blood and urine tests between visits.
  • Participants will complete surveys and keep a diary of their treatment and side effects.
  • Participants may visit other health specialists or undergo other tests based on side effects.
  • One month after stopping the study drug, participants will have 1 clinic visit.
Read the detailed description

The primary study objective is to determine the likely size of sirolimus treatment effect. The patient population will include male and female subjects, aged greater than or equal to 3 years and less than or equal to 65 years of age with segmental overgrowth identified to have clinical and molecular findings of somatic PIK3CA gene mutation. The planned study size will be ten patients seen at the NIHCC. An additional 20 patients will be contributed by two other centers, who will be responsible for the conduct of the proposed research at their site, but the study procedures and dosing schedule will be identical to enable pooling of results for statistical analyses. The study design will be a nonrandomized, open label, phase II pilot study of sirolimus treatment. As patients have highly variable clinical presentations, and there are no established evidence-based methodologies for measuring serial changes in growth, the aim of this pilot study is to establish the optimal methodology for evaluating changes in growth to inform the design of a future randomized controlled trial, in addition to determining treatment effect size, and evaluating safety and toxicity of low dose sirolimus. Overall desired outcome will be reduced size of affected body part, and measures will include: reduction in affected tissue (fibroadipose or bone) size by clinical exam measurement and by radiological studies (MRI area measurements and/or DXA study measurements of fat).

Being tested
Sirolimus
Keywords
Clinical Trial, Congenital Malformations, Overgrowth, Pilot Drug Treatment Trial
Medical subject headings
Growth Disorders, Congenital Abnormalities

What participants receive

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

  • SirolimusDrug

    Low dose sirolimus will be given in daily dosing to achieve trough levels of 2-6 ng/ ml.

Study groups in NCT02428296
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Patients with PIK3CA gene mutation treated with SirolimusExperimentalThis is a single-arm, non-randomized, open-label study for the treatment of segmental overgrowth disorders (somatic PIK3CA gene mutation) with Sirolimus in thirty-nine patients.
Receives: Drug: Sirolimus

What is being measured

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

  1. Percent Change in Unaffected and Affected Fibrofatty Tissue Measured by DXA

    The primary outcome measures will use quantitative DXA scan of the affected and unaffected body part (s) to demonstrate negative change in fibrofatty, muscular, and/or bony overgrowth.

    Absolute volumes of affected and unaffected tissue at week 0 (designated X), week 26 (designated Y), and week 52 (designated Z), were compared by taking the difference between the mean value obtained during the run-in period and the mean value obtained during the treatment period. Tissue volume changes (week 0-26 and week 26-52) were designated "DELTA," and the percent change "% Change." Percent change for the untreated period was [100(Y-X/X)], and for the treated period [100(Z-Y/Y)].

    Measured: Run-in (0-26 weeks), treatment (26-52 weeks)

  2. Percent Change in Unaffected and Affected Fibrofatty Tissue Measured by MRI Scan

    The outcome was measured as a percent change in tissue volume between the treatment period and run-in period.

    For volume calculation, IDEAL fat (Dixon sequence) images were visualized using volumetric software (SliceOmatic, TomoVision, Magog, Canada). Morphology segmentation was performed through computation of watershed gradients. Tissues (fat, muscle, bone, and blood vessel) were manually defined and software was used to generate a surrogate of tissue volume using five slices, with manual adjustments where required.

    Absolute volumes of affected and unaffected tissue at week 0 (designated X), week 26 (designated Y), and week 52 (designated Z), were compared. Tissue volume changes (week 0-26 and week 26-52) were designated "DELTA," and the percent change "% Change." Percent change for the untreated period was [100(Y-X/X)], and for the treated period [100(Z-Y/Y)].

    Measured: Run-in (0-26 weeks), treatment (26-52 weeks)

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Mean Sirolimus Doses to Achieve the Target Plasma Concentration

    To establish optimal sirolimus dosing algorithms for a future RCT.

    Measured: Between 6 months and 12 months

  2. Additional Measure of Efficacy: Quality of Life Assessment

    The World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) assessment measures four domains related to quality of life (physical health, psychological, social relationships, and environment) and produces both individual domain scores (0-100) a total score on a 0-100 scale (high scores indicate a better quality of life). This measure was used to assess quality of life of parents on behalf of their children, and adult subjects.

    The Pediatric Quality of Life (PedsQL) assessment is scored on a 0-100 scale (high scores indicate a better health related quality of life). This measure was used to assess quality of life of children.

    The outcomes are reported as a change in quality of life based on the change in scores from these assessments between baseline (time 0 months) and end of treatment (time 12 months).

    Measured: baseline (0 months) and end of treatment (12 months)

  3. Number of Hospitalizations and Surgical Interventions

    Tracked number of hospitalizations and surgical interventions occurring over the course of the run-in and treatment period.

    Measured: Run-in (0-26 weeks) and treatment (27-52 weeks)

Timeline

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

  1. First posted28 Apr 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study start23 Apr 2015
  3. Primary completion14 Feb 2018
  4. Study completion14 Feb 2018

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
39 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02428296
Sponsor's protocol ID
150120
Other IDs
15-HG-0120
Status last verified
14 Feb 2018
First submitted
23 Apr 2015
Last updated
5 Feb 2020

Publications

  • Lindhurst MJ, Parker VE, Payne F, Sapp JC, Rudge S, Harris J, Witkowski AM, Zhang Q, Groeneveld MP, Scott CE, Daly A, Huson SM, Tosi LL, Cunningham ML, Darling TN, Geer J, Gucev Z, Sutton VR, Tziotzios C, Dixon AK, Helliwell T, O'Rahilly S, Savage DB, Wakelam MJ, Barroso I, Biesecker LG, Semple RK. Mosaic overgrowth with fibroadipose hyperplasia is caused by somatic activating mutations in PIK3CA. Nat Genet. 2012 Jun 24;44(8):928-33. doi: 10.1038/ng.2332.

    PubMed 22729222
  • Keppler-Noreuil KM, Rios JJ, Parker VE, Semple RK, Lindhurst MJ, Sapp JC, Alomari A, Ezaki M, Dobyns W, Biesecker LG. PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum (PROS): diagnostic and testing eligibility criteria, differential diagnosis, and evaluation. Am J Med Genet A. 2015 Feb;167A(2):287-95. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.36836. Epub 2014 Dec 31.

    PubMed 25557259
  • Keppler-Noreuil KM, Sapp JC, Lindhurst MJ, Parker VE, Blumhorst C, Darling T, Tosi LL, Huson SM, Whitehouse RW, Jakkula E, Grant I, Balasubramanian M, Chandler KE, Fraser JL, Gucev Z, Crow YJ, Brennan LM, Clark R, Sellars EA, Pena LD, Krishnamurty V, Shuen A, Braverman N, Cunningham ML, Sutton VR, Tasic V, Graham JM Jr, Geer J Jr, Henderson A, Semple RK, Biesecker LG. Clinical delineation and natural history of the PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum. Am J Med Genet A. 2014 Jul;164A(7):1713-33. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.36552. Epub 2014 Apr 29.

    PubMed 24782230
  • Parker VER, Keppler-Noreuil KM, Faivre L, Luu M, Oden NL, De Silva L, Sapp JC, Andrews K, Bardou M, Chen KY, Darling TN, Gautier E, Goldspiel BR, Hadj-Rabia S, Harris J, Kounidas G, Kumar P, Lindhurst MJ, Loffroy R, Martin L, Phan A, Rother KI, Widemann BC, Wolters PL, Coubes C, Pinson L, Willems M, Vincent-Delorme C; PROMISE Working Group; Vabres P, Semple RK, Biesecker LG. Safety and efficacy of low-dose sirolimus in the PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum. Genet Med. 2019 May;21(5):1189-1198. doi: 10.1038/s41436-018-0297-9. Epub 2018 Oct 1.

    PubMed 30270358

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Sirolimus in people with PIK3CA-Related Overgrowth Spectrum (PROS) and Growth Disorder, run by National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) 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 24 inclusion and 17 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 5 Feb 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 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 27 Jan 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?

Percent Change in Unaffected and Affected Fibrofatty Tissue Measured by DXA (time frame: Run-in (0-26 weeks), treatment (26-52 weeks)). 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 NCT02428296, which also lists 4 linked publications.

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 5 Feb 2020.

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