Clinical trial • Phase I/II • Oncology

Trametinib for Metastatic malignancy | BRAF gene mutation (impaired kinase activity)

Phase I/II trial of Trametinib for Metastatic malignancy | BRAF gene mutation (impaired kinase activity).

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Oncology
Trial Disease
Metastatic malignancy | BRAF gene mutation (impaired kinase activity)
Trial Stage
Phase I/II
Drug Modality
Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
10-09-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
07-10-2024

Trial design

open-label, none/not specified-controlled, adaptive Phase I/II trial across 10 sites in Germany.

Open Label
Yes
Comparator
None/Not specified
Adaptive
True, dose-escalation design to determine MTD and RP2D with a subsequent expansion part; specific escalation rules, interim analyses or stopping rules not provided in the record
Biomarker Stratified
True, BRAF mutation with impaired kinase activity (selection by Brummer laboratory testing)
Single Multiple Or Escalation Dose Combined
Yes
Target Sample Size
30

Eligibility

Recruits 30 No vulnerable population selected. Patients without legal capacity who are unable to understand the nature, significance and consequences of the trial are explicitly excluded. Written informed consent is required according to international guidelines and local laws; no assent process or paediatric consent procedure is described..

Pregnancy Exclusion
20. For female patient: current or planned pregnancy, nursing period
Vulnerable Population
No vulnerable population selected. Patients without legal capacity who are unable to understand the nature, significance and consequences of the trial are explicitly excluded. Written informed consent is required according to international guidelines and local laws; no assent process or paediatric consent procedure is described.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- 1. Male or female patients aged ≥18 years without upper age limit;"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 10. Written informed consent obtained according to international guidelines and local laws"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 11. Ability to understand the nature of the trial and the trial related procedures and to comply with them"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 2. Metastatic malignancy"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 3. Progression after standard treatment"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 4. BRAF mutation with impaired kinase activity (according to Brummer laboratory at Medical Center – University of Freiburg)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 5. BRAF mutation with sensitivity to sorafenib in vitro (according to Brummer laboratory at Medical Center – University of Freiburg)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 6. At least one lesion that can be measured by CT, PET-CT, or MRI according to RECIST 1.1"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 7. Adequate hepatic function with • AST and ALT < 3 ULN AND • Total bilirubin < 1.5 x ULN. Patient with Gilberts syndrome and in whom total bilirubin elevations are accompanied by elevated indirect bilirubin are eligible."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 8. Calculated creatinine clearance ≥ 50 mL/min by the Cockcroft-Gault- Equation"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 9. Patient is able to swallow and retain orally administered medication and does not have any clinically significant gastrointestinal abnormalities that may alter absorption such as malabsorption syndrome or major resection of the stomach or bowels"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- 1. Finding of a strongly activating BRAF mutation"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 18. Concurrent treatment with anticancer therapy (other than IMPs)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 19. Concomitant use of strong Cytochrome P450 3A4 inducers"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 10. Patients who have received sorafenib in the past"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 20. For female patient: current or planned pregnancy, nursing period"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 21. Failure to use one of the following safe methods of contraception: hormonal contraception in combination with a mechanical method of contraception, intrauterine device (IUD), intrauterine hormone-releasing system (IUS), bilateral tubal occlusion, vasectomised partner, sexual abstinence"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 11. Patient with a known history of aneurysms"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 12. History of retinal vein occlusion (RVO)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 13. Symptomatic or untreated leptomeningeal or brain metastases or spinal cord compression"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 2. Life expectancy <3 months"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 3. Patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) or hepatic cirrhosis"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 6. Uncontrolled bacterial, viral or fungal infection"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 4. Patient with ECOG >2"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 5. Patients with known positivity for HIV, Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C at the time of screening"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Treatment with therapeutic anticoagulation or dual platelets inhibition"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 7. Radiation therapy, major surgery, other locoregional therapy, within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 8. Serious cardiovascular disease (e.g. manifest heart failure, coronary heart disease, uncontrolled hypertension)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 9. Any serious disease interfering with a regular therapy according to the study protocol"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 14. Ongoing interstitial lung disease or pneumonitis, which requires treatment/medication"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 15. Known hypersensitivity to the active substances or any of the excipients"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 16. Participation in any other interventional clinical trial within the last 30 days before the start of this trial; simultaneous participation in registry and diagnostic trials is allowed"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 17. Patient without legal capacity who is unable to understand the nature, significance and consequences of the trial;"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- MTD of trametinib given in combination with sorafenib","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Primary objective: is to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of trametinib combined with sorafenib and the recommended phase II dose (RP2D) for expansion part of the trial"}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Adverse (AEs), serious adverse events (SAEs)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Safety and tolerability monitoring of AEs and SAEs as standard safety reporting; specific collection/grading approach not detailed in the provided record"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Disease control rate (SD, PR or CR according to RECIST 1.1), best response during trial treatment","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Assessment by RECIST 1.1 (stable disease, partial response, complete response); best overall response during treatment"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Overall response rate (CR or PR according to RECIST 1.1) at the end of cycle 4 and cycle 7","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Response assessed per RECIST 1.1 at specified timepoints (end of cycle 4 and cycle 7)"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Overall survival from start of trial treatment","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Overall survival measured from start of trial treatment to death from any cause"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Translational parameter","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Translational endpoints mentioned but specific assays or measurements are not described in the provided record"}

Other endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Progression free survival ratio (PFSr)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Exploratory endpoint; definition/algorithm for PFSr not specified in the provided record"}

Recruitment

Registry Or Advocacy Recruitment
True, DRKS (DRKS00015849)
Planned Sample Size
30
Recruitment Window Months
92
Consent Approach
Written informed consent obtained according to international guidelines and local laws (inclusion criterion). Participants must be able to understand trial procedures. No separate assent or paediatric consent documents described in the provided record.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
10
Total Number Of Participants
30

Germany

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
23-09-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
18-12-2025
Processing Time Days
451
Number Of Sites
10
Number Of Participants
30

Sites

Site Name
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
Department Name
Klinik für Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie, Infektiologie und Endokrinologie
Contact Person Name
Anna Saborowski
Contact Person Email
saborowski.anna@mh-hannover.de
Site Name
Technische Universitaet Dresden
Department Name
Nationales Centrum für Tumorerkrankungen (NCT)
Contact Person Name
Christoph Heining
Site Name
Klinikum rechts der Isar der TU Muenchen AöR
Department Name
Klinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin III
Contact Person Name
Alisa Martina Loersch
Site Name
Medical Center - University Of Freiburg
Department Name
Hematology/Oncology
Contact Person Name
Justyna Rawluk
Site Name
Universitaetsklinikum Heidelberg AöR
Department Name
Department of Internal Medicine V and IV
Contact Person Name
Richard Schlenk
Site Name
Universitaetsklinikum Tuebingen AöR
Department Name
Zentrum für Dermatologische Onkologie
Contact Person Name
Teresa Amaral
Contact Person Email
teresa.amaral@uni-tuebingen.de
Site Name
Universitaetsmedizin Goettingen
Department Name
Haematologie und Medizinische Onkollogie
Contact Person Name
Anna-Lena Illert
Site Name
Universitaetsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein AöR
Department Name
Hämatologie/Onkologie
Contact Person Name
Nikolas von Bubnoff
Site Name
Universitaetsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universitaet Mainz KöR
Department Name
Universitäres Centrum für Tumorerkrankungen (UCT)
Contact Person Name
Alexander Desuki
Site Name
Charite Universitaetsmedizin Berlin KöR
Department Name
Klinik für Hämatologie, Onkologie und Tumorimmunologie
Contact Person Name
Damian Rieke
Contact Person Email
damian.rieke@charite.de

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Medical Center - University Of Freiburg
Organisation Type
Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
Country Of Registered Address
Germany

Third parties

  • {"country":"","full_name":"Bayer Vital GmbH","duties_or_roles":"Monetary support","organisation_type":""}
  • {"country":"","full_name":"DKFZ (DKTK)","duties_or_roles":"Monetary support","organisation_type":""}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
Mekinist 0.5 mg film-coated tablets (trametinib)
Active Substance
Trametinib
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
Oral
Route
Oral
Authorisation Status
Authorised (EU marketing authorisation EU/1/14/931/002)
Investigational Product Name
Nexavar 200 mg film-coated tablets (sorafenib)
Active Substance
Sorafenib
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
Oral
Route
Oral
Authorisation Status
Authorised (EU marketing authorisation EU/1/06/342/001)
Combination Treatment
Yes

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