Clinical trial • Phase I | Phase II • Oncology

RUCAPARIB for Ovarian cancer | Primary peritoneal cancer | Fallopian tube cancer

Phase I | Phase II trial of RUCAPARIB for Ovarian cancer | Primary peritoneal cancer | Fallopian tube cancer.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Oncology
Trial Disease
Ovarian cancer | Primary peritoneal cancer | Fallopian tube cancer
Trial Stage
Phase I | Phase II
Drug Modality
Small molecule|Monoclonal antibody
Orphan Drug
Yes

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
30-09-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
19-11-2024

Trial design

Randomised, carboplatin + paclitaxel + bevacizumab vs carboplatin + paclitaxel + bevacizumab + rucaparib vs carboplatin + paclitaxel + rucaparib (doses and schedules not specified)-controlled, adaptive Phase I | Phase II trial in Italy.

Randomised
Yes
Comparator
Carboplatin + Paclitaxel + Bevacizumab vs Carboplatin + Paclitaxel + Bevacizumab + Rucaparib vs Carboplatin + Paclitaxel + Rucaparib (doses and schedules not specified)
Adaptive
True, Phase I dose-escalation to identify the Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) of the Rucaparib-Bevacizumab combination to recommend dose for the Phase II randomized part; MTD identification stated as primary Phase I objective.
Biomarker Stratified
True, biomarker: HRD status
Single Multiple Or Escalation Dose Combined
Yes
Target Sample Size
300

Eligibility

Recruits 300 Vulnerable population selected (isVulnerablePopulationSelected: true). Participants must be able to understand and give written informed consent (no assent process for minors is provided; inclusion criteria specify age >= 18)..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Women who are pregnant or lactating
Vulnerable Population
Vulnerable population selected (isVulnerablePopulationSelected: true). Participants must be able to understand and give written informed consent (no assent process for minors is provided; inclusion criteria specify age >= 18).

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Women aged >/= 18 years at the time of study inclusion\n- Patients with newly diagnosed, histologically confirmed, high grade serous, high grade endometrioidFIGO stage IIIB-C-IV epithelial ovarian cancer, primary peritoneal cancer and / or Fallopian-tube cancer. Patients with mixed histology (carcinosarcoma) are eligible providing that high grade tumor represent more than 50% of the total histology; Stage III patients should have had one attempt at optimal debulking surgery (upfront or interval debulking). Stage IV patients must have had either a biopsy and/or upfront or interval debulking surgery;\n- Archival tumor tissue available. At progression fresh biopsy is optional for patients willing to submit\n- ECOG Performance Status of 0–1\n- Adequate renal and hepatic function, defined as: - Total serum bilirubin ≤ 1.5 institutional ULN unless patient has Gilbert’s syndrome in which case total serum bilirubin must be <2 ULN for the institution AST and/or ALT ≤ 2.5 x ULN for the institution. (or ≤ 5 x ULN if liver metastases are present); - Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 x ULN for the institution (or calculated creatinine clearance ≥ 45 mL/min/1.73 m2);\n- Adequate bone marrow function, defined as: - Total leukocytes >/= 2.5 x 109/L; - ANC >/= 1.5 x 109/L; - Platelet count >/= 100 x 109/L;\n- Able to understand and give written informed consent\n- Females of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 7 days prior to study enrollment;"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Women who are pregnant or lactating\n- Serious active infection requiring i.v. antibiotics at enrolment;\n- Known hypersensitivity to any of the study drugs or excipients (including cremophor and hamster Ovary cell products);\n- Evidence of any other medical conditions (such as psychiatric illness, peptic ulcer, etc.), physical examination or laboratory findings that may interfere with the planned treatment, affect patient compliance or place the patient at high risk from treatment related complications;\n- Prior gastrectomy or upper bowel removal, or any other gastrointestinal disorder or defect that would interfere with absorption of study drug;\n- Received administration of strong CYP1A2 or CYP3A4 inhibitors ≤7 days prior to first dose of Rucaparib or have on-going requirements for these medications.\n- Presence of brain or other central nervous system metastases, not adequately controlled by treatment\n- Prior Anticancer treatment for ovarian cancer\n- Inadequate recovery from any prior surgical procedure or having undergone any major surgical procedure within 3 weeks prior to randomization\n- Another primary malignancy except for: - Curatively treated non-melanoma skin cancer; - Breast cancer treated curatively ≥5 years ago, or other solid tumor treated curatively ≥5 years ago, without evidence of recurrence; - Synchronous endometrioid endometrial cancer (except for Stage 1A G1/G2);\n- Known active HIV, hepatitis B or C infection;\n- Concurrent treatment with immunosuppressive or investigational agents\n- History or evidence of thrombotic or hemorrhagic disorders; including cerebrovascular accident (CVA) / stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) or subarachnoid haemorrhage within 6 months prior to the first study treatment);\n- Clinically significant (i.e. active) cardiovascular disease, including: - Myocardial infarction or unstable angina within 6 months prior to the first study treatment; - New York Heart Association (NYHA) grade II or greater congestive heart failure (CHF); - Serious cardiac arrhythmia requiring medication (with the exception of atrial fibrillation or paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia); - Peripheral vascular disease > grade 3 (i.e. symptomatic and interfering with activities of daily living requiring repair or revision);"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase I: Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD): defined as the maximum dose at which no limiting toxicities occurr (see belove the definition of limiting toxicities) to recommend for the Phase II randomized design of the trial","definition_or_measurement_approach":"MTD defined as the maximum dose at which no limiting toxicities occur; used to recommend dose for Phase II randomized design (Phase I primary objective: To identify the MTD of the combination Rucaparib-Bevacizumab)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase II: Progression-free survival, defined as the time from the date of randomization to the date of documented progressive disease, recurrence or death (whichever occurs first) in patients treated according to HRD status.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"PFS measured as time from randomization to documented progressive disease, recurrence, or death (whichever occurs first) in patients treated according to HRD status."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase I: Toxicity of the Rucaparib-Bevacizumab combination in terms of haematologic and non haematologic events. Toxicity will be evaluated according to U.S. NCI Common Toxicity Criteria version 5.0","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Toxicity evaluated according to U.S. NCI CTCAE v5.0; describes haematologic and non-haematologic events."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase I: Pharmacokinetic parameter in patient receiving the combination of Rucaparib and Bevacizumab","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Pharmacokinetic parameters measured in patients receiving the combination (specific PK measures not listed)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase II: Overall survival defined as the time from the date of randomization to the date of death in patients treated accordinf to HRD status","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Overall survival measured as time from randomization to death in patients treated according to HRD status."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase II: Progression-free survival 2 (PFS2) defined as time from randomisation to second objective disease progression or death in patients treated accordinf to HRD status","definition_or_measurement_approach":"PFS2 measured as time from randomization to second objective disease progression or death in patients treated according to HRD status."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase II: To compare the time from randomization to first subsequent therapy or death (TFST) in patients treated according to HRD status","definition_or_measurement_approach":"TFST measured as time from randomization to first subsequent therapy or death."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase II: Time to second subsequent therapy (TSST) defined as time from randomisation to the initiation of second subsequent therapy or death in patients treated according to HRD status","definition_or_measurement_approach":"TSST measured as time from randomization to initiation of second subsequent therapy or death."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase II: Best target lesion response, defined as best change in sum of the target lesions from baseline to disease progression or by the modifications of CA 125 according to GCIG criteria","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Best target lesion response defined as best change in sum of target lesions from baseline to progression or by CA125 modifications per GCIG criteria."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase II: Adverse Events and laboratory abnormalities evaluated according to CTCAE version 5.0","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Adverse events and lab abnormalities evaluated per CTCAE v5.0."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase II: Patient-reported outcome (PRO) of disease-related symptoms utilizing Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Ovarian (FACT-O) and Euro-Quality of Life 5D (EQ-5D) tool","definition_or_measurement_approach":"PRO measured using FACT-O and EQ-5D instruments."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
300
Recruitment Window Months
102
Consent Approach
Written informed consent required from each participant; inclusion criteria state participants must be able to understand and give written informed consent. Subject information and informed consent form documents (L1_SIS and ICF) are provided (Italian versions and translated/TC versions are listed among documents). No assent process for minors (study includes adults >=18).

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
19
Total Number Of Participants
300

Italy

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
23-09-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
10-06-2025
Processing Time Days
260
Number Of Sites
19
Number Of Participants
300

Sites

Site Name
Humanitas Mirasole S.p.A.
Department Name
Gynecologic Oncology Unit
Contact Person Name
Domenica Lorusso
Contact Person Email
domenica.lorusso@hunimed.eu
Site Name
ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda
Department Name
Ematologia ed Oncologia
Contact Person Name
Giulia Carlo Stella
Site Name
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Department Name
Dipartimento di salute della donna, del bambino e di sanità pubblica
Contact Person Name
Vanda Salutari
Site Name
Azienda Sanitaria Locale Br
Department Name
Presidio Ospedaliero "Antonio Perrino" - SC Oncologia Medica
Contact Person Name
Saverio Cinieri
Contact Person Email
saverio.cinieri@gmail.com
Site Name
Istituto Di Candiolo Fondazione Del Piemonte Per L'Oncologia IRCCS
Department Name
UOC Oncologia Medica
Contact Person Name
Vanesa Gregorc
Contact Person Email
vanesa.gregorc@ircc.it
Site Name
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Federico II Di Napoli
Department Name
UOC Oncologia Medica
Contact Person Name
Roberto Bianco
Contact Person Email
robianco@unina.it
Site Name
Azienda Unita Sanitaria Locale Della Romagna
Department Name
Ospedale Santa Maria delle Croci - UOC Oncologia
Contact Person Name
Stefano Tamberi
Contact Person Email
ste.tamberi@gmail.com
Site Name
Azienda Unita Sanitaria Locale Della Romagna
Department Name
Ospedale Civile degli Infermi - UOC Oncologia
Contact Person Name
Stefano Tamberi
Contact Person Email
ste.tamberi@gmail.com
Site Name
Istituto Romagnolo Per Lo Studio Dei Tumori Dino Amadori IRST S.r.l.
Department Name
SC Oncologia Medica
Contact Person Name
Ugo De Giorgi
Contact Person Email
ugo.degiorgi@irst.emr.it
Site Name
IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione Pascale
Department Name
SC Oncologia Medica uro-ginecologica
Contact Person Name
Sandro Pignata
Contact Person Email
s.pignata@istitutotumori.mi.it
Site Name
University Of Bari Aldo Moro
Department Name
Azienda Universitaria Ospedaliera Consorziale - Policlinico Bari - UOC Ginecologia e Ostetricia
Contact Person Name
Marco Marinaccio
Contact Person Email
marco.marinaccio@uniba.it
Site Name
Azienda Unita Sanitaria Locale Della Romagna
Department Name
Ospedale Umberto I di Lugo - UOC Oncologia
Contact Person Name
Stefano Tamberi
Contact Person Email
ste.tamberi@gmail.com
Site Name
Azienda Sanitaria Locale Della Provincia Di Biella
Department Name
Ospedale degli Infermi di Biella - SC Oncologia
Contact Person Name
Laura Zavallone
Contact Person Email
laura.zavallone@libero.it
Site Name
Hospital Santa Maria Della Misericordia
Department Name
Sc Oncologia Medica
Contact Person Name
Anna Maria Mosconi
Contact Person Email
annamaria.mosconi@alice.it
Site Name
I.F.O. Istituti Fisioterapici Ospitalieri
Department Name
Istituto Nazionale Tumori Regina Elena - UOC Oncologia medica I
Contact Person Name
Antonella Savarese
Contact Person Email
antonella.savarese@ifo.gov.it
Site Name
Centro Di Riferimento Oncologico Di Aviano
Department Name
SOC Oncologia Medica C
Contact Person Name
Michele Bartoletti
Contact Person Email
rsorio@cro.it
Site Name
Ospedale Mater Salutis Di Legnago
Department Name
UOC Oncologia Medica
Contact Person Name
Filippo Greco
Contact Person Email
filippo.greco@aulsslegnago.it
Site Name
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Di Bologna IRCCS Istituto Di Ricerca E Di Cura A Carattere Scientifico
Department Name
Policlinico Sant'Orsola Malpighi - Oncologia ed Ematologia
Contact Person Name
Claudio Zamagni
Contact Person Email
zamagniclaudio.sper@aosp.bo.it
Site Name
Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale
Department Name
SC Oncologia
Contact Person Name
Claudia Andreetta

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Organisation Type
Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
Country Of Registered Address
Italy

Third parties

  • {"country":"Italy","full_name":"Euromed Pharma Services S.r.l.","duties_or_roles":"Rucaparib IMP labeling procedures","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Italy","full_name":"Fullcro S.r.l.","duties_or_roles":"","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
Rubraca 200 mg film-coated tablets / Rubraca 250 mg film-coated tablets / Rubraca 300 mg film-coated tablets
Active Substance
RUCAPARIB
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL USE
Route
ORAL
Authorisation Status
Authorised (marketing authorisation present)
Orphan Designation
Yes
Dose Levels
200 mg|250 mg|300 mg
Maximum Dose
1200 mg
Investigational Product Name
BEVACIZUMAB
Active Substance
BEVACIZUMAB
Modality
Monoclonal antibody
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS USE
Route
INTRAVENOUS
Authorisation Status
Authorised (product listed in dictionary)
Maximum Dose
15 mg/kg
Investigational Product Name
CARBOPLATIN
Active Substance
CARBOPLATIN
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS USE
Route
INTRAVENOUS
Authorisation Status
Authorised (product listed in dictionary)
Maximum Dose
400 mg
Investigational Product Name
PACLITAXEL
Active Substance
PACLITAXEL
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS USE
Route
INTRAVENOUS
Authorisation Status
Authorised (product listed in dictionary)
Maximum Dose
175 mg/m2
Combination Treatment
Yes

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