Clinical trial • Phase II • Oncology

Folic acid for Metastatic renal cell carcinoma

Phase II trial of Folic acid for Metastatic renal cell carcinoma.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Oncology
Trial Disease
Metastatic renal cell carcinoma
Trial Stage
Phase II
Drug Modality
Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
19-08-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
10-09-2024

Trial design

Randomised, folimet, tabletter 5 mg (folic acid) oral, max daily dose 5 mg; placebo for folinsyre 5mg tabletter medilink (placebo tablet). schedule/dosing frequency not specified in the available record.-controlled Phase II trial across 2 sites in Denmark.

Randomised
Yes
Comparator
Folimet, tabletter 5 mg (folic acid) oral, max daily dose 5 mg; Placebo for Folinsyre 5mg Tabletter MediLink (placebo tablet). Schedule/dosing frequency not specified in the available record.
Target Sample Size
100
Trial Duration For Participant
365

Eligibility

Recruits 100 The trial does not select vulnerable populations (isVulnerablePopulationSelected=false). Consent requirement: 'Signed written informed consent obtained prior to any study specific procedures.' No assent procedures or additional vulnerable-population consent provisions are described..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Females with a negative serum pregnancy test unless childbearing potential can be otherwise excluded (postmenopausal, hysterectomy or oophorectomy) and not lactating.
Vulnerable Population
The trial does not select vulnerable populations (isVulnerablePopulationSelected=false). Consent requirement: 'Signed written informed consent obtained prior to any study specific procedures.' No assent procedures or additional vulnerable-population consent provisions are described.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- 1. Patients displaying CTCAE ≥2 mucositis during TKI or mTOR inhibitor or IT treatment.\n- 2. Signed written informed consent obtained prior to any study specific procedures.\n- 3. Patient must be willing and able to comply with the protocol.\n- 4. Age ≥ 18\n- 5. Biopsy proven locally advanced or metastatic renal cell carcinoma.\n- 6. Females with a negative serum pregnancy test unless childbearing potential can be otherwise excluded (postmenopausal, hysterectomy or oophorectomy) and not lactating.\n- 7. Fertile women of childbearing potential (<2 years after last menstruation) and men must use effective means of contraception (oral contraceptives, intrauterine contraceptive device, barrier method of contraception in conjunction with spermicidal jelly or surgical sterilization).\n- 8. Karnofsky Performance status ≥ 60%."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Known hypersensitivity to folic acid.\n- Use of prednisolone more than 10 mg daily."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- The primary endpoint is the degree of CTCAE mucositis (nasal, oral, pharyngeal, anal, or genital) according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events v. 4.0 (CTCAE).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured as degree of mucositis according to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events v.4.0 (CTCAE)."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- The frequency and degree of mucositis (nasal, oral, pharyngeal, anal, or genital) according to patient-reported outcomes (PRO) by self assessment questionnaire using National Comprehensive Cancer Network Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy Kidney Symptom Index-19 (NCCN-FACT FKSI-19) and a modified version of the M.D. Anderson Symptom Inventory (MDASI) for RCC.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Patient-reported outcomes (PRO) via NCCN-FACT FKSI-19 and modified MDASI for RCC; frequency and degree assessed by these questionnaires."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- The median time to effect of study drug according to CTCAE 4.0 and PRO.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time-to-effect measured per CTCAE v4.0 grading and PRO assessments."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- The frequency of TKI/mTOR dose reductions in the two groups","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Frequency of dose reductions of concomitant TKI/mTOR therapies recorded and compared between groups."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- The frequency of TKI/mTOR/IT treatment discontinuations in the two groups","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Frequency of discontinuations of TKI/mTOR/immune therapy treatments recorded and compared."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- The frequency of TKI/mTOR/IT treatment withdrawals in the two groups","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Frequency of treatment withdrawals of TKI/mTOR/immune therapy recorded and compared."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- The frequency and degree of GI adverse events in the two groups according to CTCAE v. 4.0 and PRO.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Gastrointestinal adverse events graded by CTCAE v4.0 and assessed by PRO instruments."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- The frequency and degree of hand-foot syndrome in the two groups according to CTCAE v. 4.0 and PRO.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Hand-foot syndrome graded by CTCAE v4.0 and assessed by PRO."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- The quality of life in the two groups according to NCCN-FACT FKSI-19 and the M.D. Anderson Symptom Inventory for RCC.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Quality of life measured by NCCN-FACT FKSI-19 and MDASI for RCC instruments."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
100
Recruitment Window Months
100
Consent Approach
Signed written informed consent obtained prior to any study specific procedures. A subject information and informed consent form document is listed but no further age-specific consent/assent procedures or languages are described in the available materials.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
2
Total Number Of Participants
100

Denmark

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
28-08-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
10-09-2024
Processing Time Days
13
Number Of Sites
2
Number Of Participants
100

Sites

Site Name
Region Midtjylland
Department Name
Department of Oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Niels Fristrup
Principal Investigator Email
niels.fristrup@rm.dk
Contact Person Name
Niels Fristrup
Contact Person Email
niels.fristrup@rm.dk
Site Name
Region Hovedstaden
Department Name
Department of Oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Jesper Palshof
Principal Investigator Email
XXX@XXX
Contact Person Name
Jesper Palshof
Contact Person Email
XXX@XXX

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Region Midtjylland
Organisation Type
Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
Country Of Registered Address
Denmark

Third parties

  • {"country":"Denmark","full_name":"Aarhus Universitet","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties code: 1","organisation_type":"Educational Institution"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
Folimet, tabletter 5 mg
Active Substance
Folic acid
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL
Route
ORAL
Authorisation Status
Marketing authorised (marketing authorisation number 7152, DK)
Starting Dose
5 mg
Maximum Dose
5 mg daily (maxTotalDoseAmount: 420 mg total over treatment)
Investigational Product Name
Placebo for Folinsyre 5mg Tabletter MediLink.
Modality
Other
Routes Of Administration
ORAL
Route
ORAL
Starting Dose
Placebo matching 5 mg tablet
Combination Treatment
Yes

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