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Adrenocortical CarcinomaPhase 2PESETANCT05913427

Evaluation of the Efficacy of Addition of Progesterone to Standard Chemotherapy in Adrenocortical Carcinoma (ACC)

A Phase 2 study testing Etoposide, doxorubicin, cisplatin and Mitotane plus Megestrol Acetate 160 MG in people with Adrenocortical Carcinoma, run by Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia at 1 site in Italy.

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Trial summary

This is a prospective randomized, double blind, placebo controlled phase II study planned in patients with advanced ACC. The study will be conducted at ASST Spedali Civili Hospital and University of Brescia in Brescia. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Adrenocortical Carcinoma
What is being tested?
Etoposide, doxorubicin, cisplatin and Mitotane plus Megestrol Acetate 160 MG
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
80 participants
Where
1 siteItaly
Study dates
8 Jun 2022to 8 Jun 2027
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

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 ACC
  • Locally advanced or metastatic disease not amenable to radical surgery resection
  • ECOG performance status 0-2
  • Effective contraception
  • Life expectancy > 3 months
  • Age > 18 years
  • Adequate bone marrow reserve (neutrophils >1,000/mm3 and/or platelets >80,000/mm3) and organ function (including renal, liver and cardiac function)
  • Be able to comply with the protocol procedures and provide written informed consent.

Who cannot join

  • History of recent or active prior malignancy, except for cured non-melanoma skin cancer, cured in situ cervical carcinoma, breast ductal carcinoma in situ, or other treated malignancies where there has been no evidence of disease for at least 2 years
  • Renal insufficiency (estimated glomerular filtration rate [GFR]<50 mL/min/1.73 m2) or significant liver insufficiency (serum bilirubin>2 times the upper normal range and/or serum alanine aminotransferase [ALT] or aspartate aminotransferase [AST]>3 times the upper normal range). GFRs will be calculated according to the validated formula (MDRD)
  • Pregnancy or breast feeding
  • Congestive heart failure (ejection fraction<45%)
  • Preexisting grade 2 peripheral neuropathy
  • Previous or current treatment with mitotane or other antineoplastic drugs for ACC
  • Previous radiotherapy for ACC
  • Any other severe acute or chronic medical or psychiatric condition or laboratory abnormality that would impart, in the judgment of the investigator, excess risk associated with study participation or study drug administration or that, in the judgment of the investigator, would make the patient inappropriate for entry into this study.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Italy1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Alfredo Berruti

    Brescia, 25123

    Alfredo Berruti, +390303995260, alfredo.berruti@gmail.com

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Prospective, Phase II Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Addition of Progesterone to Standard Chemotherapy According to Etoposide-Doxorubicin-Cisplatin Scheme Plus Mitotane (EDP-M) in Patients With Advanced Adrenocortical Carcinoma (ACC)

This is a prospective randomized, double blind, placebo controlled phase II study planned in patients with advanced ACC. The study will be conducted at ASST Spedali Civili Hospital and University of Brescia in Brescia.

Read the detailed description

As no effective second-line therapies are available for patients with disease progression to EDPM, including modern molecular target therapies and immunotherapy, it is reasonable to expect that no newer drugs or combination regimens will be able to replace EDPM in the next 5 years. Since EDP-M is destined to remain the standard first line therapy, research strategies aimed to improve the efficacy of this regimen are of relevance. In this study, investigators will address the hypotheses that progesterone has a synergistic and/or additive effect to EDP-M in inducing cytotoxicity in ACC cells in vitro and the antineoplastic activity of EDP-M in locally advanced/metastatic ACC patients could be improved by the addition of megestrol acetate.

Being tested
Etoposide, doxorubicin, cisplatin and Mitotane plus Megestrol Acetate 160 MG, Etoposide, doxorubicin, cisplatin and Mitotane plus Placebo
Medical subject headings
Adrenocortical Carcinoma

What participants receive

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

  • Etoposide, doxorubicin, cisplatin and Mitotane plus Megestrol Acetate 160 MGDrug

    Also called Megace

    EDP will be administered at the following doses: doxorubicin 40 mg/m2 on day 1, etoposide 100 mg/m2 days 2-4, cisplatin 40 mg/m2 days 3-4, every 28 days.

    Megestrol acetate will be prepared and packaged by the authorized external contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) Doppel Farmaceutici s.r.l. (Cortemaggiore, PC), that, according to the GMP and applicable law (FU XII ed) will also prepare the related placebo, in accordance with GMP (annex 13) and applicable law (FU XII ed.).

  • Etoposide, doxorubicin, cisplatin and Mitotane plus PlaceboDrug

    Also called placebo

    EDP will be administered at the following doses: doxorubicin 40 mg/m2 on day 1, etoposide 100 mg/m2 days 2-4, cisplatin 40 mg/m2 days 3-4, every 28 days. Placebo 160 mg tablets will be developed by the CDMO to have the same appearance and taste as the tablet containing the active drug.

Study groups in NCT05913427
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
EDP-M plus MEGESTROL ACETATE 160 mgExperimentalEDP will be administered at the following doses: doxorubicin 40 mg/m2 on day 1, etoposide 100 mg/m2 days 2-4, cisplatin 40 mg/m2 days 3-4, every 28 days. Concomitant mitotane therapy will be administered continuously. Megestrole 160 mg 2 tablets will be administered once daily (in the morning) and will be stopped 21 days after the last administration of the EDP.
Receives: Drug: Etoposide, doxorubicin, cisplatin and Mitotane plus Megestrol Acetate 160 MG
EDP-M plus PLACEBOPlacebo comparatorEDP will be administered at the following doses: doxorubicin 40 mg/m2 on day 1, etoposide 100 mg/m2 days 2-4, cisplatin 40 mg/m2 days 3-4, every 28 days. Concomitant mitotane therapy will be administered continuously. Placebo 2 tablets will be administered once daily (in the morning) and will be stopped 21 days after the last administration of the EDP.
Receives: Drug: Etoposide, doxorubicin, cisplatin and Mitotane plus Placebo

What is being measured

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

  1. Evaluation of the activity of the combination regimen (EDP-M plus progesterone (EDP-MP) versus EDP-M plus placebo) in advanced/ metastatic patients with ACC.

    Comparison of proportion of patients attaining an Objective Response (Objective Response Rate, ORR), evaluated by RECIST criteria between the 2 treatment arms.

    Measured: 18 months

Secondary outcomes (11)
  1. Evaluation of the impact of the combination of the two treatments on hormone response in patients with secreting ACC;

    Changes in serum cortisol from baseline in the two treatment arms;

    Measured: 18 months

  2. Evaluation of the impact of the combination of the two treatments on hormone response in patients with secreting ACC;

    Changes in serum UFC from baseline in the two treatment arms;

    Measured: 18 months

  3. Evaluation of the impact of the combination of the two treatments on hormone response in patients with secreting ACC;

    Changes in serum salivary cortisol from baseline in the two treatment arms;

    Measured: 18 months

  4. Evaluation of the impact of the combination of the two treatments on hormone response in patients with secreting ACC;

    Changes in ACTH from baseline in the two treatment arms;

    Measured: 18 months

  5. Evaluation of the impact of the combination of the two treatments on hormone response in patients with secreting ACC;

    Changes in serum 11-deoxycortisol from baseline in the two treatment arms;

    Measured: 18 months

  6. Evaluation of the impact of the combination of the two treatments on hormone response in patients with secreting ACC;

    Changes in serum aldosterone from baseline in the two treatment arms;

    Measured: 18 months

  7. Evaluation of the impact of the combination of the two treatments on hormone response in patients with secreting ACC;

    Changes in serum PRA from baseline in the two treatment arms;

    Measured: 18 months

  8. Evaluation of the impact of the combination of the two treatments on hormone response in patients with secreting ACC;

    Changes in serum androstenedione from baseline in the two treatment arms;

    Measured: 18 months

  9. Evaluation of the impact of the combination of the two treatments on hormone response in patients with secreting ACC;

    Changes in serum DHEA-S from baseline in the two treatment arms;

    Measured: 18 months

  10. Evaluation of the impact of the combination of the two treatments on hormone response in patients with secreting ACC;

    Changes in serum progesterone from baseline in the two treatment arms;

    Measured: 18 months

  11. Evaluation of the impact of the combination of the two treatments on hormone response in patients with secreting ACC;

    Changes in serum total testosterone from baseline in the two treatment arms;

    Measured: 18 months

Timeline

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

  1. First posted22 Jun 2023
  2. Study start8 Jun 2022
  3. Primary completion8 Jun 2027 (estimated)
  4. Study completion8 Jun 2027 (estimated)

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
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Investigator
Enrolment
80 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05913427
Sponsor's protocol ID
ASSTBS-FARONCO- PESETA-20
Acronym
PESETA
Status last verified
Jul 2024
First submitted
7 Mar 2023
Last updated
1 Aug 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Fassnacht M, Assie G, Baudin E, Eisenhofer G, de la Fouchardiere C, Haak HR, de Krijger R, Porpiglia F, Terzolo M, Berruti A; ESMO Guidelines Committee. Electronic address: clinicalguidelines@esmo.org. Adrenocortical carcinomas and malignant phaeochromocytomas: ESMO-EURACAN Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up. Ann Oncol. 2020 Nov;31(11):1476-1490. doi: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.08.2099. Epub 2020 Aug 27. No abstract available.

    PubMed 32861807
  • Fassnacht M, Terzolo M, Allolio B, Baudin E, Haak H, Berruti A, Welin S, Schade-Brittinger C, Lacroix A, Jarzab B, Sorbye H, Torpy DJ, Stepan V, Schteingart DE, Arlt W, Kroiss M, Leboulleux S, Sperone P, Sundin A, Hermsen I, Hahner S, Willenberg HS, Tabarin A, Quinkler M, de la Fouchardiere C, Schlumberger M, Mantero F, Weismann D, Beuschlein F, Gelderblom H, Wilmink H, Sender M, Edgerly M, Kenn W, Fojo T, Muller HH, Skogseid B; FIRM-ACT Study Group. Combination chemotherapy in advanced adrenocortical carcinoma. N Engl J Med. 2012 Jun 7;366(23):2189-97. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1200966. Epub 2012 May 2.

    PubMed 22551107
  • Fiorentini C, Fragni M, Perego P, Vezzoli S, Bonini SA, Tortoreto M, Galli D, Claps M, Tiberio GA, Terzolo M, Missale C, Memo M, Procopio G, Zaffaroni N, Berruti A, Sigala S. Antisecretive and Antitumor Activity of Abiraterone Acetate in Human Adrenocortical Cancer: A Preclinical Study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2016 Dec;101(12):4594-4602. doi: 10.1210/jc.2016-2414. Epub 2016 Sep 14.

    PubMed 27626976
  • Fragni M, Fiorentini C, Rossini E, Fisogni S, Vezzoli S, Bonini SA, Dalmiglio C, Grisanti S, Tiberio GAM, Claps M, Cosentini D, Salvi V, Bosisio D, Terzolo M, Missale C, Facchetti F, Memo M, Berruti A, Sigala S. In vitro antitumor activity of progesterone in human adrenocortical carcinoma. Endocrine. 2019 Mar;63(3):592-601. doi: 10.1007/s12020-018-1795-x. Epub 2018 Oct 26.

    PubMed 30367443
  • Rossini E, Tamburello M, Abate A, Beretta S, Fragni M, Cominelli M, Cosentini D, Hantel C, Bono F, Grisanti S, Poliani PL, Tiberio GAM, Memo M, Sigala S, Berruti A. Cytotoxic Effect of Progesterone, Tamoxifen and Their Combination in Experimental Cell Models of Human Adrenocortical Cancer. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2021 Apr 26;12:669426. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2021.669426. eCollection 2021.

    PubMed 33981288

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Etoposide, doxorubicin, cisplatin and Mitotane plus Megestrol Acetate 160 MG in people with Adrenocortical Carcinoma, run by Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia at 1 site in Italy.

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 8 inclusion and 8 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 1 Aug 2024. 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 Italy. 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. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. 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?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Aldo Roccaro (+390303996851, coordinamento.ricerca@asst-spedalicivili.it), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Evaluation of the activity of the combination regimen (EDP-M plus progesterone (EDP-MP) versus EDP-M plus placebo) in advanced/ metastatic patients with ACC. (time frame: 18 months). 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 NCT05913427, which also lists 5 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 1 Aug 2024.

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