Clinical trial • Phase II • Oncology
TRABECTEDIN for Metastatic leiomyosarcoma | Locally advanced leiomyosarcoma
Phase II trial of TRABECTEDIN for Metastatic leiomyosarcoma | Locally advanced leiomyosarcoma.
Overview
- Trial Therapeutic Area
- Oncology
- Trial Disease
- Metastatic leiomyosarcoma | Locally advanced leiomyosarcoma
- Trial Stage
- Phase II
- Drug Modality
- Small molecule
Key dates
- Initial CTIS Submission Date
- 29-04-2024
- First CTIS Authorization Date
- 10-06-2024
Trial design
Randomised, open-label, arm a: trabectedin at the dose of 1.5 mg/m2 with a top-dose of 2.6 total mg per cycle administered via central venous catheter as a 24-hour infusion on day 1 of 21-day treatment cycles. arm b (comparator): gemcitabine 1000 mg/m2 administered via central venous catheter on days 1, 8, 15 every 28 days (standard pre and post-medication).-controlled, crossover Phase II trial in Italy.
- Randomised
- Yes
- Open Label
- Yes
- Comparator
- Arm A: Trabectedin at the dose of 1.5 mg/m2 with a top-dose of 2.6 total mg per cycle administered via central venous catheter as a 24-hour infusion on day 1 of 21-day treatment cycles. Arm B (comparator): Gemcitabine 1000 mg/m2 administered via central venous catheter on days 1, 8, 15 every 28 days (standard pre and post-medication).
- Real World Control
- Yes
- Crossover
- Yes
- Target Sample Size
- 100
Eligibility
Recruits 100 Vulnerable populations not selected. The patient or legal representative must be able to read and understand the informed consent form and give written informed consent prior to any study-specific procedure. Optional consent is sought for the biological/translational substudy; participation in the main trial is permitted without participating in the biological/translational substudy..
- Pregnancy Exclusion
- Pregnant or breast feeding patients
- Vulnerable Population
- Vulnerable populations not selected. The patient or legal representative must be able to read and understand the informed consent form and give written informed consent prior to any study-specific procedure. Optional consent is sought for the biological/translational substudy; participation in the main trial is permitted without participating in the biological/translational substudy.
Inclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"-Patients with histologically documented diagnosis of leiomyosarcoma"}
- {"criterion_text":"-All previous anticancer treatments must have completed ≥ 3 weeks (21 days) prior to first dose of study drug."}
- {"criterion_text":"-The patient has resolution of adverse events, with the exception of alopecia, and of all clinically significant toxic effects of prior loco-regional therapy, surgery, radiotherapy or systemic anticancer therapy to ≤ Grade 1, by National Cancer Institute - Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI-CTCAE) Version 5.0"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Adequate bone marrow, liver and renal function as assessed by the following laboratory requirements to be conducted at screening and repeated within 7 days prior to start of treatment: a. Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dl b. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1,500/mm3 c. Platelet count≥100000/mm3 d. Total bilirubin ≤ upper limit of normal (ULN) () e. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (Serum Glutamic Oxaloacetic Transaminase (SGOT)) / Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (Serum Glutamic Pyruvate Transaminase (SGPT)) ≤ 2.5 x institutional upper limit of normal. f. Alkaline phosphatase ≤ 2.5 x ULN (consider hepatic isoenzymes 5-nucleotidase or gamma glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) if the elevation could be osseous in origin). g. PT-INR/PTT < 1.5 x ULN (Patients who are being therapeutically anticoagulated with an agent such as warfarin or heparin will be allowed to participate provided that no prior evidence of underlying abnormality in these parameters exists). h. Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 x ULN or creatinine clearance estimated of ≥30 mL/min using the Cockcroft-Gault equation or based on a 24 hour urine test : Estimated creatinine clearance = (140-age [years]) x weight (kg) (x F)a / [serum creatinine (mg/dL) x 72]. a where F=0.85 for females and F=1 for males Albumin > 25 g/l i. Albumin ≥ 25 g/l j. Creatine phosphokinase (CPK) ≤ 2.5 x ULN"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction ≥ 50% and/or above lower institutional limit of normality"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Female patients of child-bearing potential must have negative pregnancy test within 7 days before initiation each cycle of chemotherapy. Post-menopausal women must be amenorhoic for at least 12 months to be considered of non-childbearing. potential. Male and female patients of reproductive potential must agree to employ an effective method of birth control during the trial and thereafter, at the end of study treatment, for 3 months in female patients of childbearing potential and for 6 months in men in fertile age"}
- {"criterion_text":"-No history of arterial and/or venous thromboembolic event within the previous 12 months."}
- {"criterion_text":"-The patient or legal representative must be able to read and understand the informed consent form and must have been willing to give written informed consent prior to any study specific procedure. The subject may also provide an optional consent for the biological/translational sub-study associated. However, the subject may participate in the main trial without participating in biological/translational."}
- {"criterion_text":"-Patients with diagnosis of unresectable or metastatic leiomyosarcoma"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Patients who received previous first line systemic treatment with Anthracycline-based chemotherapy for advanced disease."}
- {"criterion_text":"-Patients suitable to receive gemcitabine or Trabectedin therapy"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Measurable or evaluable disease with RECIST 1.1 criteria."}
- {"criterion_text":"-Evidence of progression according RECIST 1.1 during the 6 months before study entry"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Availability of the following dates (DD/MM/AAAA): start date of the first line treatment, date of the last radiological assessment showing RECIST1.1 PR or SD; date of the last radiological assessment showing RECIST 1.1 PD."}
- {"criterion_text":"-Age ≥18 years"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status ≤ 2"}
Exclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"-Prior treatment with Trabectedin and/or Gemcitabine"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Active clinically serious infections (> grade 2 NCI-CTCAE version 5.0)."}
- {"criterion_text":"-Previous treatment with radiation therapy within 14 days of first day of study drug dosing"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Major surgery within 4 weeks prior to study entry"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Concomitant use of known strong CYP3A inhibitors (eg. Ketoconazole, itraconazole, telithromycin, clarithromycin, protease inhibitors boosted with ritonavir or cobicistat, indinavir, saquinavir, nelfinavir, boceprevir, telaprevir) or moderate CYP3A inhibitors (eg. ciprofloxacin, erythromycin, diltiazem, fluconazole, verapamil)"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Concomitant use of known strong (eg. phenobarbital, enzalutamide, phenytoin, rifampicin, rifabutin, rifapentine, carbamazepine, nevirapine and St John’s Wort) or moderate CYP3A inducers (eg. bosentan, efavirenz, modafinil)."}
- {"criterion_text":"-Patients undergoing renal dialysis or with ClCr <30 ml/min or Creatinine >1,5 mg/dL"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Pregnant or breast feeding patients"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Patients with severe and/or uncontrolled concurrent medical disease that in the opinion of the investigator could cause unacceptable safety risks or compromise compliance with the protocol."}
- {"criterion_text":"-Known hypersensitivity to any of the study drugs, study drug classes, or excipients in the formulation of the study drugs"}
- {"criterion_text":"-History of other malignancies (except basal cell carcinoma or cervical carcinoma in situ, adequately treated), unless in remission from 5 years or more and judged of negligible potential of relapse."}
- {"criterion_text":"-Persistent toxicities(≥CTCAE grade 2) with the exception of alopecia, caused by previous anticancer therapies"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Metastatic brain or meningeal tumors (unless the patient is > 6 months from definitive therapy, does not require corticosteroid treatment, has a negative imaging study within 4 weeks of study entry and is clinically stable with respect to the tumor at the time of study entry)"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Active viral hepatitis(HBV or HCV infection). Active hepatitis B virus (HBV) is defined by a known positive HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) result. Patients with a past or resolved HBV infection (defined as the presence of hepatitis B core antibody and absence of HBsAg) are eligible. Patients positive for hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody are eligible only if polymerase chain reaction is negative for HCV RNA."}
- {"criterion_text":"-Immunocompromised patients, e.g., patients who are known to be serologically positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)."}
- {"criterion_text":"-Patients with any severe and/or uncontrolled medical conditions such as unstable angina pectoris, symptomatic congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction ≤ 6 months, serious uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia, uncontrolled hyperlipidemia, cirrhosis, chronic or persistent active hepatitis or severely impaired lung function. In particular for history of cardiac disease: congestive heart failure ≥ NYHA class 2; active coronary artery disease (myocardial infarction more than 6 months prior to study entry is allowed); cardiac arrhythmias requiring anti-arrhythmic therapy (beta blockers or digoxin are permitted) or uncontrolled hypertension, unstable spinal cord compression (untreated and unstable for at least 28 days prior to study entry),superior vena cava syndrome, extensive bilateral lung disease on High Resolution CT sca"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Medical history of hemorrhage or a bleeding event ≥ Grade 3 (NCI-CTCAE v 5.0) within 4 weeks prior to the initiation of study treatment"}
Endpoints
Primary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"-Compare the growth modulation index (GMI) in patients treated with Trabectedin or Gemcitabine for locally relapsed/metastatic leiomyosarcoma pretreated with anthracycline-based chemotherapy. GMI is the ratio of time to progression with the nth line (TTPn) of therapy to the TTPn−1 with the n-1th line. GMI >1.33 is considered as a sign of activity in phase II trials (Penel Ann Oncology). GMI will be calculated as the ratio between TTPTrabectedin/Gemcitabine and TTPfirst line.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"GMI is defined as the ratio of time to progression with the nth line (TTPn) to the TTPn−1 with the n-1th line. GMI >1.33 considered sign of activity. Specifically calculated as TTP on Trabectedin/Gemcitabine divided by TTP on first line."}
Secondary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"-To evaluate Overall Response Rate (ORR) determined by RECIST, version 1.1 in patients with advanced leiomyosarcoma treated with Trabectedin compared to patients treated with Gemcitabine.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"ORR determined by RECIST version 1.1."}
- {"endpoint_text":"-To evaluate overall survival (OS) in patients with advanced leiomyosarcoma treated with Trabectedin compared to patients treated with Gemcitabine","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Overall survival measured from randomisation/first dose to death from any cause."}
- {"endpoint_text":"-To evaluate Progression Free Survival (PFS) and Progression Free Survival Rate (PFSR) at 6 months in patients with advanced leiomyosarcoma treated with Trabectedin compared to patients treated with Gemcitabine","definition_or_measurement_approach":"PFS assessed per RECIST 1.1; PFSR at 6 months is the proportion progression-free at 6 months."}
- {"endpoint_text":"-To evaluate duration of response (DOR) per RECIST, version 1.1 in patients with advanced leiomyosarcoma treated with Trabectedin compared to patients treated with Gemcitabine.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"DOR measured per RECIST 1.1 from first documented response to progression."}
- {"endpoint_text":"-To evaluate GMI2 calculated as the ratio of TTPthird line and TTPsecond line in the subset of patients who crossed over after progression to second line","definition_or_measurement_approach":"GMI2 defined as ratio of time to progression on third-line treatment to time to progression on second-line treatment in crossover subset."}
- {"endpoint_text":"-To evaluate the safety and tolerability of Trabectedin compared to Gemcitabine","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Safety and tolerability assessed by adverse events graded by NCI-CTCAE v5.0 and other safety assessments."}
- {"endpoint_text":"-Exploratory objectives will be to identify gene mutations that may be associated to response/resistance to the treatment and to clinical outcomes parameters. Patients will be also exploratory evaluated according to the following subgroups: - age (<65 vs. ≥65) - sex (males vs. females) - site of disease (uterine LMS and non-uterine LMS) - ECOG performance status (0 vs. ≥1). -First line anthracycline based chemotherapy (single agent vs. combined chemotherapy)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Exploratory molecular analyses to identify gene mutations associated with response/resistance; subgroup analyses by specified demographic and disease factors."}
Recruitment
- Planned Sample Size
- 100
- Recruitment Window Months
- 48
- Consent Approach
- Written informed consent required from the patient or legal representative prior to any study-specific procedure. An optional consent is requested for the biological/translational substudy; participation in the main trial is permitted without participating in the biological/translational substudy. Subject information and ICF documents are provided (separate versions for randomized and observational cohorts are documented); Italian-language versions/translations are indicated in study documentation.
Geography
- Total Number Of Sites
- 17
- Total Number Of Participants
- 100
Italy
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 20-05-2024
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 13-05-2026
- Processing Time Days
- 723
- Number Of Sites
- 17
- Number Of Participants
- 100
Sites
- Site Name
- IFO-Regina Elena Institute for Cancer Research
- Department Name
- Oncologia Medica
- Contact Person Name
- Virginia Ferraresi
- Contact Person Email
- virginia.ferraresi@ifo.it
- Site Name
- Istituto Europeo Di Oncologia S.r.l.
- Department Name
- Oncologia Medica
- Contact Person Name
- Elisabetta Setola
- Contact Person Email
- elisabetta.setola@ieo.it
- Site Name
- Centro Di Riferimento Oncologico Di Aviano
- Department Name
- Oncologia Medica
- Contact Person Name
- Angela Buonadonna
- Contact Person Email
- abuonadonna@cro.it
- Site Name
- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
- Department Name
- SSD Chemioterapia Rizzoli
- Contact Person Name
- Toni Ibrahim
- Contact Person Email
- toni.ibrahim@ior.it
- Site Name
- Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco
- Department Name
- ONCOLOGIA MEDICA
- Contact Person Name
- Antonella Boglione
- Contact Person Email
- antonella.boglione@aslcittaditorino.it
- Site Name
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-medico In Forma A Bbreviata Fon
- Department Name
- oncologia medica
- Contact Person Name
- Bruno Vincenzi
- Contact Person Email
- b.vincenzi@policlinicocampus.it
- Site Name
- Azienda USL Toscana Centro
- Department Name
- Medical Oncology
- Contact Person Name
- Giacomo Giulio Baldi
- Contact Person Email
- giacomogiulio.baldi@uslcentro.toscana.it
- Site Name
- IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino
- Department Name
- Oncologia ed Ematologia
- Contact Person Name
- Danila Comandini
- Contact Person Email
- danila.comandini@hsanmartino.it
- Site Name
- Humanitas Mirasole S.p.A.
- Department Name
- Oncologia medica
- Contact Person Name
- Alexia Bertuzzi
- Contact Person Email
- alexia.bertuzzi@cancercenter.humanitas.it
- Site Name
- Istituto Oncologico Veneto
- Department Name
- Oncologia Medica
- Contact Person Name
- Antonella Brunello
- Contact Person Email
- antonella.brunello@ioveneto.it
- Site Name
- Istituto Romagnolo Per Lo Studio Dei Tumori Dino Amadori IRST S.r.l.
- Department Name
- Oncologia Medica
- Contact Person Name
- Lorena Gurrieri
- Contact Person Email
- lorena.gurrieri@irst.emr.it
- Site Name
- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico Paolo Giaccone
- Department Name
- ONCOLOGIA MEDICA
- Contact Person Name
- Giuseppe Badalamenti
- Contact Person Email
- giuseppe.badalamenti@unipa.it
- Site Name
- Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi
- Department Name
- ONCOLOGIA MEDICA
- Contact Person Name
- Margherita Nannini
- Contact Person Email
- margherita.nannini@unibo.it
- Site Name
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria San Luigi Gonzaga
- Department Name
- S.C.D.U ONCOLOGIA MEDICA
- Contact Person Name
- Lorenzo D'Ambrosio
- Contact Person Email
- lorenzo.dambrosio@unito.it
- Site Name
- Istituto Di Candiolo Fondazione Del Piemonte Per Loncologia IRCCS
- Department Name
- Oncologia medica
- Contact Person Name
- Sandra Aliberti
- Contact Person Email
- sandra.aliberti@ircc.it
- Site Name
- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori
- Department Name
- SC Tumori Mesenchimali e tumori rari
- Contact Person Name
- Roberta Sanfilippo
- Contact Person Email
- roberta.sanfilippo@istitutotumori.mi.it
- Site Name
- IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione Pascale
- Department Name
- Dipartimento Tumori Rari e Sarcomi
- Contact Person Name
- Salvatore Tafuto
- Contact Person Email
- s.tafuto@istitutotumori.na.it
Sponsor
Primary sponsor
- Full Name
- Italian Sarcoma Group
- Organisation Type
- Patient organisation/association
- Country Of Registered Address
- Italy
Third parties
- {"country":"","full_name":"Pharma Mar S.A.","duties_or_roles":"Source of monetary support","organisation_type":""}
Investigational products
- Investigational Product Name
- Trabectedina Teva 1 mg polvere per concentrato per soluzione per infusione / Yondelis (trabectedin)
- Active Substance
- TRABECTEDIN
- Modality
- Small molecule
- Routes Of Administration
- Intravenous (24-hour infusion via central venous catheter)
- Route
- Intravenous (24-hour infusion)
- Authorisation Status
- Authorised (marketing authorisation present)
- Starting Dose
- 1.5 mg/m2
- Dose Levels
- 1.5 mg/m2 (top-dose up to 2.6 mg total per cycle)
- Frequency
- Day 1 of 21-day cycle (every 21 days)
- Maximum Dose
- 2.6 mg total per cycle
- Investigational Product Name
- Gemcitabina Accord 100 mg/ml concentrato per soluzione per infusione.
- Active Substance
- GEMCITABINE
- Modality
- Small molecule
- Routes Of Administration
- Intravenous
- Route
- Intravenous
- Authorisation Status
- Authorised (marketing authorisation present)
- Starting Dose
- 1000 mg/m2
- Dose Levels
- 1000 mg/m2
- Frequency
- Days 1, 8, 15 of each 28-day cycle
- Maximum Dose
- 1000 mg/m2 per administration
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