Clinical trial • Phase III • Oncology

NAPABUCASIN for Metastatic colorectal cancer | Colorectal adenocarcinoma

Phase III trial of NAPABUCASIN for Metastatic colorectal cancer | Colorectal adenocarcinoma.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Oncology
Trial Disease
Metastatic colorectal cancer | Colorectal adenocarcinoma
Trial Stage
Phase III
Drug Modality
Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
16-10-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
11-11-2024

Trial design

Randomised, open-label, arm 1: napabucasin in combination with bi-weekly folfiri (irinotecan + folinic acid + 5‑fluorouracil) plus best supportive care (bsc). arm 2: napabucasin plus best supportive care (bsc). (bi-weekly folfiri schedule stated; specific doses/schedules not provided in the source json.)-controlled Phase III trial across 9 sites in France, Spain.

Randomised
Yes
Open Label
Yes
Comparator
Arm 1: Napabucasin in combination with bi-weekly FOLFIRI (irinotecan + folinic acid + 5‑fluorouracil) plus Best Supportive Care (BSC). Arm 2: Napabucasin plus Best Supportive Care (BSC). (Bi-weekly FOLFIRI schedule stated; specific doses/schedules not provided in the source JSON.)
Target Sample Size
582

Eligibility

Recruits 582 isVulnerablePopulationSelected is true in the registry. All participants must provide written, signed informed consent prior to any study procedures ("Written, signed informed consent for trial participation must be obtained..."). Subject information and informed consent forms for adults are available (L1_SIS and ICF_Adults_Public documents); inclusion criterion requires participants to be ≥ 18 years, so minors/assent are not applicable..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding.
Vulnerable Population
isVulnerablePopulationSelected is true in the registry. All participants must provide written, signed informed consent prior to any study procedures ("Written, signed informed consent for trial participation must be obtained..."). Subject information and informed consent forms for adults are available (L1_SIS and ICF_Adults_Public documents); inclusion criterion requires participants to be ≥ 18 years, so minors/assent are not applicable.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Written, signed informed consent for trial participation must be obtained from the patient appropriately in accordance with applicable ICH guidelines and local and regulatory requirements prior to the performance of any study-specific test or procedure."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Women of child bearing potential (WOCBP) must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 5 days prior to randomization. The minimum sensitivity of the pregnancy test must be 25 IU/L or equivalent units of HCG."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Must have alanine transaminase (ALT) ≤ 3 × institutional upper limit of normal (ULN), or ≤ 5 × ULN in presence of liver metastases within 14 days prior to randomization"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Must have hemoglobin (Hgb) ≥ 9.0 g/dL within 14 days prior to randomization. Must not have required transfusion of red blood cells within 1 week of baseline Hgb assessment."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Must have total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × institutional ULN, or ≤ 2.0 × ULN in presence of liver metastases within 14 days prior to randomization."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Must have creatinine ≤ 1.5 × institutional ULN and Creatinine Clearance > 50 mL/min (as calculated by the Cockroft-Gault equation) within 14 days prior to randomization. Actual body weight should be used for calculating creatinine clearance. For patients with a Body Mass Index (BMI) > 30 kg/m2, lean body weight should be used instead."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Must have absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1.5 × 109/L within 14 days prior to randomization."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Must have platelet count ≥ 100 × 109/L within 14 days prior to randomization. Must not have required transfusion of platelets within 1 week of baseline platelet assessment."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients must have adequate nutritional status with Body Mass Index (BMI) > 18 kg/m2 and body weight of > 40 kg with serum albumin ≥ 3.0 g/dL. Patients must not be candidates for enteral or parenteral nutrition."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Other baseline laboratory evaluations, listed in Section 6.0, must be done within 14 days prior to randomization."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients must consent to provision of, and investigator(s) must confirm access to and agree to submit a representative formalin fixed paraffin block of tumor tissue in order that the specific correlative marker assays may be conducted."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Must have histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum that is metastatic (Stage IV). Patients with more than a single primary CRC adenocarcinoma will be excluded."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Must have failed standard chemotherapy-based regimens containing a fluoropyrimidine, irinotecan and oxaliplatin."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients who are candidates for and have access to anti-VEGF therapy (i.e. bevacizumab and regorafenib) and anti-EGFR therapy (i.e. cetuximab or panitumumab) and TAS-102 must have received appropriate therapy."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Imaging investigations, including CT/MRI of chest/abdomen/pelvis or other scans as necessary to document all sites of disease, performed within 21 days prior to randomization. Patients with either measurable disease or non-measurable evaluable disease are eligible."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Must have ECOG Performance Status of 0 or 1, assessed within 14 days prior to randomization. For patients whose ECOG Performance Status is assessed > 7 days prior to randomization, the ECOG PS must not increase within 7 days prior to randomization. Two observers qualified to perform assessment of the performance status will be required to perform this assessment. If discrepant, the one with the most deteriorated performance status will be considered true."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Must be ≥ 18 years of age."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Must have life-expectancy of > 12 weeks."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- For male or female patients of child producing potential: Must agree to use contraception or take measures to avoid pregnancy during the study and for 30 days for female and 90 days for male patients, of the final napabucasin dose. Arm 1 patients must agree to use contraception or take measures to avoid pregnancy during the study and for 180 days for female and for male patients, of the final FOLFIRI dose."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Anti-cancer chemotherapy, biologic therapy or any other systemic therapy if administered prior to the first planned dose of study medication within period of time equivalent to the usual cycle length of the regimen. An exception is made for oral fluoropyrimidines (e.g. capecitabine, S-1), where a minimum of 10 days since last dose must be observed prior to the first planned dose of protocol treatment. Radiotherapy, immunotherapy (including immunotherapy administered for non-neoplastic treatment purposes), or investigational agents within four weeks of first planned dose of study medication, with the exception of limited field radiation up to 14 days before randomization."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients with clinically significant ascites or pleural effusions (e.g., requiring fluid removal within 2 months before randomization, and/or frequent or large volume removal, or requiring an indwelling drainage catheter)."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients with hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC or Lynch syndrome) or familial adenomatous polyposis syndrome (FAP)."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- The MSI/MSS status of the tumor must be known prior to randomization. Patients with microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) or mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) status will be excluded."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Known hypersensitivity to fluoropyrimidine or patients who as a result of toxicity had to reduce or stop 5-FU infusion at the dose of 900 mg/m2/day (total 1800 mg/m2/day)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Known dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) deficiency."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Known hypersensitivity to irinotecan or patients who as a result of toxicity had to reduce or stop irinotecan infusion at the dose of <120 mg/m2."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients receiving treatment with St. John’s wort or Phenytoin."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients who plan to receive yellow fever vaccine during the course of the study treatment."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Abnormal glucuronidation of bilirubin, known Gilbert’s syndrome."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients with QTc interval > 470 millisecond."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Major surgery within 4 weeks prior to randomization. Major surgery is defined as any invasive operative procedure in which a more extensive resection is performed, e.g. a body cavity is entered, organs are removed, or normal anatomy is altered. If a mesenchymal barrier is opened (pleural cavity, peritoneum, meninges), the surgery is considered major."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients who consumed cigarettes/tobacco within 28 days prior to randomization or plan to use these products while on study treatment."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients with a history of other malignancies including concurrent colorectal co-primary tumor and except for: adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer, curatively treated in-situ cancer of the cervix, or other solid tumors curatively treated with surgery or surgery with radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy with no evidence of disease for ≥ 5 years after completion of treatment."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Any active disease condition which would render the protocol treatment dangerous or impair the ability of the patient to receive protocol therapy."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Any condition (e.g. psychological, geographical, etc.) that does not permit compliance with the protocol."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients with any known brain or leptomeningeal metastases are excluded, even if treated."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Gastrointestinal disorder(s) which would significantly impede the absorption of an oral agent (e.g. intestinal occlusion, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, extensive gastric and small intestine resection)."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Unable or unwilling to swallow napabucasin capsules daily."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Prior treatment with napabucasin or participation on a napabucasin clinical trial or possible hypersensitivity to napabucasin or one of the excipients which include azo dyes sunset yellow and allura red."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Uncontrolled intercurrent illness"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Known chronic hepatitis B or C active infection."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Overall Survival in the general study population, defined as the time from randomization to death from any cause.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Defined as the time from randomization to death from any cause (time-to-event)."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Progression free survival (PFS) in the general study population","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Objective response rate (ORR) in the general study population","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Disease control rate (DCR) in the general study population","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- OS, PFS, ORR and DCR in the predefined biomarker positive population","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Safety","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Quality of Life","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
582
Recruitment Window Months
49
Consent Approach
Written, signed informed consent must be obtained from the patient prior to any study-specific test or procedure ("Written, signed informed consent for trial participation must be obtained from the patient appropriately in accordance with applicable ICH guidelines and local and regulatory requirements prior to the performance of any study-specific test or procedure."). Subject information and informed consent forms for adults are public (L1_SIS and ICF_Adults_Public) with public documents associated with France and Spain; public title translations are available in Spanish and French. No assent procedures for minors are indicated (inclusion requires ≥ 18 years).

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
9
Total Number Of Participants
123

France

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
29-10-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
14-11-2024
Processing Time Days
16
Number Of Sites
5
Number Of Participants
47

Sites

Site Name
Institut De Cancerologie De Lorraine
Department Name
Oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Aurelien Lambert
Principal Investigator Email
a.lambert@nancy.unicancer.fr
Contact Person Name
Aurelien Lambert
Contact Person Email
a.lambert@nancy.unicancer.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Regional Universitaire
Department Name
Oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Elodie Klajer
Principal Investigator Email
elodie.klajer@gmail.com
Contact Person Name
Elodie Klajer
Contact Person Email
elodie.klajer@gmail.com
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Regional Et Universitaire De Brest
Department Name
Oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Jean-Philippe Metges
Principal Investigator Email
jean-philippe.metges@chu-brest.fr
Contact Person Name
Jean-Philippe Metges
Site Name
Institut Regional Du Cancer De Montpellier
Department Name
Oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Marc Ychou
Principal Investigator Email
marc.ychou@icm.unicancer.fr
Contact Person Name
Marc Ychou
Contact Person Email
marc.ychou@icm.unicancer.fr
Site Name
Centre Antoine Lacassagne
Department Name
Oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Ludovic Evesque
Principal Investigator Email
ludovic.evesque@nice.unicancer.fr
Contact Person Name
Ludovic Evesque

Spain

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
29-10-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
11-11-2024
Processing Time Days
13
Number Of Sites
4
Number Of Participants
76

Sites

Site Name
Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet
Department Name
Oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Vicente Alonso Ordana
Principal Investigator Email
alonord@gmail.com
Contact Person Name
Vicente Alonso Ordana
Contact Person Email
alonord@gmail.com
Site Name
Hospital Universitario La Paz
Department Name
Oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Jaime Feliu Batlle
Principal Investigator Email
jaime.feliu@salud.madrid.org
Contact Person Name
Jaime Feliu Batlle
Contact Person Email
jaime.feliu@salud.madrid.org
Site Name
Hospital Universitario Hm Sanchinarro
Department Name
Oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Antonio Cubillo Gracian
Principal Investigator Email
acubillo@hmhospitales.com
Contact Person Name
Antonio Cubillo Gracian
Contact Person Email
acubillo@hmhospitales.com
Site Name
Hospital Universitari Vall D Hebron
Department Name
Oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Elena Elez Fernadez
Principal Investigator Email
meelez@vhio.net
Contact Person Name
Elena Elez Fernadez
Contact Person Email
meelez@vhio.net

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
1globe Health Institute LLC
Organisation Type
Pharmaceutical company
Country Of Registered Address
United States

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
Napabucasin
Active Substance
NAPABUCASIN
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL USE
Route
ORAL USE
Authorisation Status
prodAuthStatus:1
Maximum Dose
480 mg per day
Investigational Product Name
5-FLUOROURACIL–EBEWE, 50 MG/ML, ROZTWÓR DO WSTRZYKIWAN I INFUZJI
Active Substance
FLUOROURACIL
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS USE
Route
INTRAVENOUS USE
Authorisation Status
prodAuthStatus:2
Maximum Dose
2400 mg/m2 per day
Investigational Product Name
Irinotecan Bendalis 20 mg/ml Konzentrat zur Herstellung einer Infusionslösung
Active Substance
IRINOTECAN HYDROCHLORIDE TRIHYDRATE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS USE
Route
INTRAVENOUS USE
Authorisation Status
prodAuthStatus:2
Maximum Dose
180 mg/m2 per day
Investigational Product Name
BENDAFOLIN 10 mg/ml Injektionslösung
Active Substance
FOLINIC ACID
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS USE
Route
INTRAVENOUS USE
Authorisation Status
prodAuthStatus:2
Maximum Dose
480 mg/m2 per day
Combination Treatment
Yes

Related trials

Other published trials that may interest you.