Clinical trial • Phase III • Oncology

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE for Soft tissue sarcoma|Advanced soft tissue sarcoma|Metastatic soft tissue sarcoma

Phase III trial of CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE for Soft tissue sarcoma|Advanced soft tissue sarcoma|Metastatic soft tissue sarcoma.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Oncology
Trial Disease
Soft tissue sarcoma|Advanced soft tissue sarcoma|Metastatic soft tissue sarcoma
Trial Stage
Phase III
Drug Modality
Small molecule|Peptide/protein/enzyme

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
01-03-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
26-04-2024

Trial design

Randomised, doxorubicin (doxorubicin) — solution for infusion, intravenous; dose unit: mg/m2; max daily dose amount indicated as 75 mg/m2 (from product info). comparator role in trial indicated as comparator. cyclophosphamide (cyclophosphamide) — tablet, oral; dose unit: mg; max daily dose amount indicated as 200 mg (from product info). auxiliaries listed include filgrastim (intravenous solution for injection/infusion, active substance filgrastim) and dexrazoxane hydrochloride (powder for solution for infusion, intravenous).-controlled Phase III trial across 19 sites in France.

Randomised
Yes
Comparator
Doxorubicin (DOXORUBICIN) — solution for infusion, intravenous; dose unit: mg/m2; max daily dose amount indicated as 75 mg/m2 (from product info). Comparator role in trial indicated as Comparator. Cyclophosphamide (CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE) — tablet, oral; dose unit: mg; max daily dose amount indicated as 200 mg (from product info). Auxiliaries listed include FILGRASTIM (intravenous solution for injection/infusion, active substance filgrastim) and DEXRAZOXANE HYDROCHLORIDE (powder for solution for infusion, intravenous).
Target Sample Size
214

Eligibility

Recruits 214 Vulnerable population not selected in trial metadata. Consent handling: "Patient must have signed a written informed consent form prior to any trial specific procedures. When the patient is physically unable to give their written consent, a trust person of their choice, independent from the investigator or the sponsor, can confirm in writing the patient’s consent." Persons deprived of liberty or under protective custody or guardianship are explicitly excluded..

Vulnerable Population
Vulnerable population not selected in trial metadata. Consent handling: "Patient must have signed a written informed consent form prior to any trial specific procedures. When the patient is physically unable to give their written consent, a trust person of their choice, independent from the investigator or the sponsor, can confirm in writing the patient’s consent." Persons deprived of liberty or under protective custody or guardianship are explicitly excluded.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Patient must have signed a written informed consent form prior to any trial specific procedures. When the patient is physically unable to give their written consent, a trust person of their choice, independent from the investigator or the sponsor, can confirm in writing the patient’s consent\n- Age ≥65 years (inclusions will be managed to ensure that at least 50% of the randomized patients are ≥75 years old)\n- Diagnosis of soft-tissue sarcoma histologically confirmed by RRePS (Réseau de Référence en Pathologie des Sarcomes et des Viscères)\n- Metastatic or locally advanced disease not amenable to surgery, radiation, or combined modality treatment with curative intent. Palliative radiation therapy is permitted only if direct on nontarget lesion\n- Documentation of disease progression within the last 6 months before randomization\n- Measurable disease, defined as at least 1 unidimensionally measurable lesion on a CT-scan as defined by response evaluation criteria in solid tumors (RECIST) v1.1\n- Life expectancy of at least 6 months\n- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤2\n- Patient suitable to receive doxorubicin as assessed by the investigator\n- Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) value by echocardiogram or Multiple gated acquisition scanning (MUGA) ≥55%\n- Adequate bone marrow, renal, and hepatic function, as evidenced by the following within 7 days of study treatment initiation: a. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1,500/mm3 b. Platelets ≥100,000/mm3 c. Hemoglobin ≥9.0 g/dL d. Serum creatinine ≤2 x upper limit of normal (ULN) e. Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) ≥50 ml/min/1.73m2 (calculated with MDRD) f. AST and ALT ≤2.5 x ULN (≤5.0 × ULN for patients with liver involvement of their cancer ) g. Total bilirubin ≤1.5 X ULN h. Alkaline phosphatase ≤2.5 x ULN (≤5 x ULN with liver involvement of their cancer) i. serum albumin > 25 g/L j. Prothrombin time (PT)/International normalized ratio (INR) ≤1.5 x ULN. Patients who are therapeutically treated with an agent such as warfarin or heparin will be allowed to participate provided that no prior evidence of underlying abnormality in coagulation parameters exists. Close monitoring of at least weekly evaluations will be performed until PT/INR is stable based on a measurement that is pre-dose as defined by the local standard of care.\n- Male patients must agree to use adequate contraception for the duration of trial participation and up to 6 months after completing treatment/therapy. Adequate contraception is defined as any medically recommended method (or combination of methods) as per standard of care\n- Patients must be affiliated to a Social Security System (or equivalent)\n- Patient is willing and able to comply with the protocol for the duration of the study including scheduled visits, treatment plan, laboratory tests and other study procedures including follow-up"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Previous systemic treatment for advance or metastatic sarcoma\n- Previous neoadjuvant or adjuvant anthracycline treatment for localized sarcoma\n- Soft-tissue sarcoma with the following histological subtypes: dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, desmoid tumor, alveolar or embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma, Desmoplastic small round cell tumor, Kaposi Sarcoma, Gastro-Intestinal stromal tumor, Peripheral neuroectodermal tumors\n- Primary bone sarcoma (including osteosarcoma, Ewing tumor, chondrosarcoma, and chordoma)\n- Symptomatic or known central nervous system (CNS) metastases\n- Known history of or concomitant malignancy likely to affect life expectancy in the judgment of the investigator and history of radiotherapy mediastinal in the last five years\n- Major surgical procedure, open biopsy, or significant traumatic injury within 28 days before Day 1 of treatment\n- Active cardio vascular disease including any of the following: Congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association [NYHA] ≥Class 2), unstable angina (angina symptoms at rest), new-onset angina (begun within the last 3 months), acute inflammatory cardiopathy, severe arythmia, high risk of bleeding, cerebrovascular accident within the last 6 months\n- Uncontrolled grade >2 hypertension. (Systolic blood pressure ≥160 mmHg or diastolic pressure ≥100 mmHg despite optimal medical management)\n- Ongoing infection ≥Grade 2 according to NCI Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version (CTCAE v. 5.0)\n- Known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection\n- Known history of chronic hepatitis B or C\n- History of organ allograft\n- Pre-existing acute hemorrhagic cystitis, urinary tract obstruction, acute urinary tract infection\n- Concomitant disease or condition that could interfere with the conduct of the study, or that would, in the opinion of the investigator, pose an unacceptable risk to the subject in this study\n- Substance abuse, medical condition, that may interfere with the patient's participation in the study or evaluation of the study results\n- Known hypersensitivity to any of the study drugs, study drug classes, or excipients in the formulation\n- Inability to swallow oral medications, any malabsorption condition.\n- Persons deprived of their liberty or under protective custody or guardianship\n- Participation in another therapeutic trial within the 30 days prior to randomization and during the study\n- Patients having received live attenuated vaccine therapy used for prevention of diseases as influenza, chickenpox, zoster, measles, mumps, rubella, tuberculosis, rotavirus or yellow fever within 4 weeks of the first dose of study drug. These vaccinations are not permitted during the study up to 6 months after the last treatment\n- Patients unwilling or unable to comply with the medical follow-up required by the trial because of geographic, familial, social, or psychological reasons"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- The primary endpoint is progression-free survival (PFS). PFS is defined as the time interval between the date of randomization and the date of progression (according to RECIST v1.1) or death, whichever occurs first.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"PFS is defined as the time interval between the date of randomization and the date of progression (according to RECIST v1.1) or death, whichever occurs first."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- OS is defined as the time interval between the date of randomization and the date of death of any cause.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"OS is defined as the time interval between the date of randomization and the date of death of any cause."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Best response under treatment: Best response (as per RECIST v1.1) recorded from randomization's date until the end of treatment.Each patient will be assigned one of the following categories: complete response,partial response,stable disease,disease progression, or unevaluable for response (specify reasons,e.g. early death,malignant disease;toxicity;tumor assessment not repeated/incomplete;other).Responses will have to be confirmed at least 4 weeks after evaluation to exclude measurement errors","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Best response as per RECIST v1.1 recorded from randomization until end of treatment; categories include complete response, partial response, stable disease, progression, or unevaluable. Responses must be confirmed at least 4 weeks after evaluation."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Time until definitive deterioration (TUDD) of Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is defined as the time interval between the date of randomization and the date of first deterioration of at least 10 points of the HRQoL score compared to baseline score, without any subsequent improvement as detailed further in Bonnetain et al. HRQoL will be assessed through Quality of life questionnaire - Core 30 (QLQ-C30) and Quality of life questionnaire – Elderly cancer patients (QLQ-ELD14).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"TUDD defined as time from randomization to first deterioration of ≥10 points in HRQoL score vs baseline without subsequent improvement; HRQoL assessed by EORTC QLQ-C30 and QLQ-ELD14."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Toxicity: Adverse events will be graded according to the CTCAE v5.0.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Adverse events graded per NCI CTCAE v5.0."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Identification of prognostic factors of PFS and OS.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Assessment and statistical identification of prognostic factors for PFS and OS (no further definition provided)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Geriatric condition. Based on the recent work of the DIALOG task force for definition of G-CODE for clinical oncology research, geriatric data will be collected as follows :  1. Social environment: 2 questions -  2. Functional status: ADL and 4-IADL 3. Mobility: Time Get Up and Go test (TUG)  4. Nutritional Status: Weight loss during the last 6 months and BMI. 5. Cognitive status: Mini-Cog  6. Depressive mood: Mini-GDS  7. Comorbidities:","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Geriatric data collected according to DIALOG G-CODE: social environment, ADL and 4-IADL, TUG mobility test, weight loss/BMI, Mini-Cog, Mini-GDS, comorbidities (Charlson Comorbidity Index)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Compliance to oral metronomic cyclophosphamide (arm B only): compliance will be assessed based on data reported by the patients (patient diary).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Compliance assessed from patient-reported data (patient diary)."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
214
Recruitment Window Months
46
Consent Approach
Written informed consent required prior to any trial specific procedures. "When the patient is physically unable to give their written consent, a trust person of their choice, independent from the investigator or the sponsor, can confirm in writing the patient’s consent." No details provided about assent or language-specific documents.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
19
Total Number Of Participants
214

France

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
09-01-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
26-04-2024
Processing Time Days
108
Number Of Sites
19
Number Of Participants
214

Sites

Site Name
Hopital Tenon
Department Name
Medical oncology
Contact Person Name
Djamel GHEBRIOU
Contact Person Email
djamel.ghebriou@aphp.fr
Site Name
Institut Godinot
Department Name
Medical oncology
Contact Person Name
Pauline SOIBINET
Site Name
Institut Gustave Roussy
Department Name
Medical oncology
Contact Person Name
Rastislav BAHLEDA
Site Name
Centre Jean Perrin
Department Name
Medical oncology
Contact Person Name
Xavier DURANDO
Site Name
Institut De Cancerologie De Lorraine
Department Name
Medical oncology
Contact Person Name
Maria RIOS
Contact Person Email
m.rios@nancy.unicancer.fr
Site Name
Institut Universitaire Du Cancer Toulouse-Oncopole
Department Name
Medical oncology
Contact Person Name
Thibaud VALENTIN
Site Name
Institut Bergonie
Department Name
Medical oncology
Contact Person Name
Antoine ITALIANO
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Poitiers
Department Name
Medical oncology
Contact Person Name
Nicolas ISAMBERT
Site Name
Institut Paoli-Calmettes
Department Name
Medical oncology
Contact Person Name
François BERTUCCI
Contact Person Email
bertuccif@ipc.unicancer.fr
Site Name
Centre Leon Berard
Department Name
Medical oncology
Contact Person Name
Armelle DUFRESNE
Site Name
Centre Oscar Lambret
Department Name
Medical oncology
Contact Person Name
Thomas RYCKEWAERT
Contact Person Email
t-ryckewaert@o-lambret.fr
Site Name
Institut Curie (Paris)
Department Name
Medical oncology
Contact Person Name
Florence ROLLOT
Contact Person Email
florence.rollottrad@curie.fr
Site Name
Institut Curie (Saint-Cloud)
Department Name
Medical oncology
Contact Person Name
Laurence BOZEC
Contact Person Email
laurence.bozec@curie.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Regional Universitaire De Tours
Department Name
Medical oncology
Contact Person Name
Hélène VEGAS
Contact Person Email
h.vegas@chu-tours.fr
Site Name
Centre Francois Baclesse
Department Name
Medical oncology
Contact Person Name
Sabine NOAL
Contact Person Email
s.noal@baclesse.unicancer.fr
Site Name
Besancon University Hospital Center
Department Name
Medical oncology
Contact Person Name
Elsa KALBACHER
Contact Person Email
ekalbacher@chu-besancon.fr
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Department Name
Medical oncology
Contact Person Name
Pascaline BOUDOU-ROQUETTE
Contact Person Email
pascaline.boudou@aphp.fr
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Department Name
Medical oncology
Contact Person Name
Florence DUFFAUD
Contact Person Email
florence.duffaud@ap-hm.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Saint Etienne
Department Name
Medical oncology
Contact Person Name
Olivier COLLARD

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Unicancer
Organisation Type
Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
Country Of Registered Address
France

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE
Active Substance
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL
Route
ORAL
Maximum Dose
200 mg
Investigational Product Name
DOXORUBICIN
Active Substance
DOXORUBICIN
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS USE
Route
INTRAVENOUS
Maximum Dose
75 mg/m2
Investigational Product Name
FILGRASTIM
Active Substance
FILGRASTIM
Modality
Peptide/protein/enzyme
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS
Route
INTRAVENOUS
Maximum Dose
5 µg/Kg
Investigational Product Name
DEXRAZOXANE HYDROCHLORIDE
Active Substance
DEXRAZOXANE HYDROCHLORIDE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS
Route
INTRAVENOUS
Maximum Dose
750 mg/m2

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