Clinical trial • Phase II • Oncology

fexofenadine hydrochloride for Advanced non-small cell lung cancer

Phase II trial of fexofenadine hydrochloride for Advanced non-small cell lung cancer. None/Not specified-controlled. 9 participants.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Oncology
Trial Disease
Advanced non-small cell lung cancer
Trial Stage
Phase II
Drug Modality
Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
29-10-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
10-12-2024

Trial design

None/Not specified-controlled Phase II trial across 1 site in Austria.

Comparator
None/Not specified
Target Sample Size
9

Eligibility

Recruits 9 Vulnerable population selected. Participants must have the capability of understanding the purpose of the study and provide written informed consent. No details on assent or minor consent procedures are provided; age eligibility is ≥ 18 years..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Pregnant or lactating women
Vulnerable Population
Vulnerable population selected. Participants must have the capability of understanding the purpose of the study and provide written informed consent. No details on assent or minor consent procedures are provided; age eligibility is ≥ 18 years.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Capability of understanding the purpose of the study and have given written informed consent."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Histologically confirmed squamous or non-squamous NSCLC"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Radiologically documented metastatic unresectable disease"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Measurable disease per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST version 1.1)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- No previous systemic therapy for metastatic disease"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients who are planned to receive pembrolizumab monotherapy in routine indication and according to the marketing authorisation"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patient with a history of adequately treated, asymptomatic CNS metastases are eligible, provided they meet all of the following criteria: Only supratentorial metastases allowed (i.e., no metastases to midbrain, pons, medulla or spinal cord). No ongoing requirement for corticosteroids as therapy for CNS disease; anticonvulsants at a stable dose allowed."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Age ≥ 18 years"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- ECOG-PS 0-2, KPS >70%"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Adequate bone-marrow, liver and kidney function – except of a tumor-associated dysfunction due to metastatic NSCLC disease"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- No previous systemic therapy for metastatic disease. Patients who received prior radio- and/or chemotherapy in neoadjuvant or adjuvant indications before study inclusion are allowed in consideration of an adequate washout period before the enrolment. Adequate treatment washout period before enrolment, defined as: - Major Surgery: ≥4 weeks - Radiation therapy: ≥4 weeks - Chemotherapy: ≥2 weeks - Systemic steroid-treatment: ≥2 weeks"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patient must be able to tolerate therapy"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test at screening, pregnancy testing must be performed within 7 days before first administration of IMP. Approved methods of birth control must be used in women of childbearing potential, including women whose last menstrual period was less than one year prior to screening, from study start to the last dose of protocol therapy. Adequate contraception defined as hormonal birth control, intrauterine device, double barrier method or total abstinence."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients who received anti-CTLA4, or therapies targeting the PD-L1 and PD-1 pathway for early-stage NSCLC"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- A history of uncontrolled seizures, central nervous system disorders or psychiatric disability judged by the investigator to be clinically significant and adversely affecting compliance to study drugs"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients requiring concomitant use of chronic systemic (IV or oral) corticosteroids higher than 10mg prednisolone per day or other immunosuppressive medications except for managing adverse events (inhaled steroids or intra articular steroid injections are permitted in this study)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Use of any investigational agent within 28 days prior to initiation of study treatment"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- History of malignancy other than squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma of the skin or carcinoma in situ of the cervix within the last 3 years"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Presence of history of drug hypersensitivity of fexofenadine hydrochloride or other related products"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Known autoimmune disease (with the exception of residual hypothyroidism on an autoimmune basis, diabetes mellitus type 1, psoriasis not requiring systemic treatment)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Known HIV"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Hepatitis B or C infection"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Pregnant or lactating women"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Male subjects unable or unwilling to use adequate contraception methods"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients with known substance abuse or any other medical conditions such as clinically significant neurological or psychological conditions, that may, in the opinion of the investigator, interfere with the subject's participation in the clinical study or evaluation of the clinical study results"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients who are unable to swallow"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Objective response rate according to RECIST 1.1., ORR; defined as complete or partial response at any timepoint during study period.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Defined as complete or partial response at any timepoint during study period as assessed by RECIST 1.1."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Secondary Endpoint: Progression-free survival (PFS), Overall survival (OS). Exploratory Endpoint: Safety & tolerability of fexofenadine in terms of haematologic and nonhaematologic side effects as assessed by the investigators. Quality of life (QoL) with focus on sleeping behavior in patients receiving fexofenadine assessed by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), EORTC QLQ-c30 questionnaire and Lung Cancer Symptom Scale (LCSS). Analysis of predictive factors for the enhancement of immunoth","definition_or_measurement_approach":"PFS and OS (standard time-to-event endpoints). Safety and tolerability assessed by investigators (haematologic and non-haematologic adverse events). QoL assessed using PSQI, EORTC QLQ-C30 and LCSS as stated."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
9
Recruitment Window Months
22
Consent Approach
Written informed consent required from each participant; participants must be capable of understanding study purpose and give written informed consent. Eligible age is ≥ 18 years. Subject information and informed consent form document is provided (L1_SIS and ICF_DE-redacted), indicating materials in German are available. No details on assent procedures for minors (not applicable).

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
1
Total Number Of Participants
9

Austria

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
13-11-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
10-12-2024
Processing Time Days
27
Number Of Sites
1
Number Of Participants
9

Sites

Site Name
Medical University Of Vienna
Department Name
Department of Medicine I, Division of Oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Thorsten Füreder
Principal Investigator Email
thorsten.fuereder@meduniwien.ac.at
Contact Person Name
Thorsten Füreder
Number Of Participants
9

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Medical University Of Vienna
Organisation Type
Educational Institution
Country Of Registered Address
Austria

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
Allegra 120 mg Filmtabletten
Active Substance
fexofenadine hydrochloride
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL USE
Route
oral
Authorisation Status
Marketing authorisation (marketingAuthNumber: 1-22153)
Starting Dose
120 mg
Dose Levels
120 mg
Maximum Dose
120 mg
Combination Treatment
Yes

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