A Study of Pazopanib With or Without Abexinostat in Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma (RENAVIV)

• Sponsor: Xynomic Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
• Information provided by (Responsible Party): Xynomic Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Study Description

Brief Summary:

This is a randomized, Phase 3, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of pazopanib plus abexinostat versus pazopanib plus placebo in patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC).

Condition or disease	Intervention/treatment	Phase
Renal Cell Carcinoma	Drug: Pazopanib; Drug: Abexinostat; Other: Placebo	Phase 3

Detailed Description:

In this randomized, Phase 3, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, patients will be randomized 2:1 to receive either a combination of pazopanib plus abexinostat or pazopanib plus placebo. At the time of disease progression, patient treatment assignment will be unblinded, and those patients randomized to the pazopanib plus placebo treatment arm will have the option of crossing over to receive treatment with a combination of pazopanib plus abexinostat. After providing written informed consent, patients will be screened for study eligibility within 28 days before their first dose of study drug. After screening assessments, patients who are eligible for inclusion in the study will be randomized and receive their first dose of study drug on Cycle 1 Day 1 (C1D1), within 7 days of randomization. A treatment cycle is 28 days in length. Patients may continue to receive study drug until any of the following events: the development of IRC-verified radiographic progression as assessed by RECIST version 1.1, clinical disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, another discontinuation criterion is met, withdrawal of consent, or closure of the study by the sponsor. No maximum duration of therapy has been set.

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional (Clinical Trial)
• Estimated Enrollment: 413 participants
• Allocation: Randomized
• Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
• Masking: Double (Participant, Investigator)
• Masking Description: This is a double-blind study. The sponsor, investigators, study coordinators, and the patients will be blinded to the study drug (abexinostat/placebo).
• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Official Title: A Randomized, Phase 3, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study of Pazopanib With or Without Abexinostat in Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma(RENAVIV)
• Actual Study Start Date: July 17, 2018
• Estimated Primary Completion Date: January 17, 2022
• Estimated Study Completion Date: January 17, 2022

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Pazopanib plus abexinostat; Randomized patients will receive a combination of pazopanib plus abexinostat. The patients will receive pazopanib by mouth (p.o.) daily on Days 1 to 28 of each treatment cycle and will receive abexinostat p.o twice daily (BID) on Days 1 to 4, 8 to 11, and 15 to 18 of every 28-day cycle, 2 doses 4 hours apart. Patients will be instructed to take their once- daily oral dose of pazopanib and BID oral dose of abexinostat at the same time each day.	Drug: Pazopanib; All patients will receive pazopanib at a starting dose of 800 mg by mouth (p.o.) daily on Days 1 to 28 of each treatment cycle. Patients should be instructed to take their once- daily oral dose of pazopanib at the same time each morning. Each dose of pazopanib should be taken with an 8 oz/240 mL glass of water either 1 hour before or 2 hours after a meal. Patients should be instructed to swallow the tablets whole and not chew them.; Other Name: Votrient®; Drug: Abexinostat; The starting dose and schedule of abexinostat will be 80 mg p.o. BID on Days 1 to 4, 8 to 11, and 15 to 18 of every 28-day cycle, 2 doses 4 hours apart. Each dose of abexinostat should be taken with an 8 oz/240 mL glass of water at least half an hour before meals or more than 2 hours after a meal and must be 4 hours apart. Patients should be instructed to swallow the tablets whole and not chew them.; Other Name: PCI-24781
Placebo Comparator: Pazopanib plus placebo; Randomized patients will receive a combination of pazopanib plus abexinostat matching placebo. The patients will receive pazopanib by mouth (p.o.) daily on Days 1 to 28 of each treatment cycle and will receive abexinostat matching placebo p.o BID on Days 1 to 4, 8 to 11, and 15 to 18 of every 28-day cycle, 2 doses 4 hours apart. Patients will be instructed to take their once- daily oral dose of pazopanib and BID oral dose of placebo at the same time each day.	Drug: Pazopanib; All patients will receive pazopanib at a starting dose of 800 mg by mouth (p.o.) daily on Days 1 to 28 of each treatment cycle. Patients should be instructed to take their once- daily oral dose of pazopanib at the same time each morning. Each dose of pazopanib should be taken with an 8 oz/240 mL glass of water either 1 hour before or 2 hours after a meal. Patients should be instructed to swallow the tablets whole and not chew them.; Other Name: Votrient®; Other: Placebo; The starting dose and schedule of abexinostat matching placebo will be 80 mg p.o. BID on Days 1 to 4, 8 to 11, and 15 to 18 of every 28-day cycle, 2 doses 4 hours apart. Each dose of placebo should be taken with an 8 oz/240 mL glass of water at least half an hour before meals or more than 2 hours after a meal and must be 4 hours apart. Patients should be instructed to swallow the tablets whole and not chew them.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures :

1. Progression-free survival (PFS) [ Time Frame: From randomization date to date of first documentation of progression OR death (up to approximately 4 years). ]
   To compare the PFS between treatment arms. PFS is defined as the time (month) interval between date of randomization and date of radiographic disease progression or death for those without prior evidence of progression, as assessed by blinded Independent Review Committee (IRC) according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1.

Secondary Outcome Measures :

1. PFS by investigator assessment according to RECIST version 1.1. [ Time Frame: From randomization date to date of first documentation of progression OR death (up to approximately 4 years). ]
   To compare the PFS between treatment arms by investigator assessment. PFS is defined as the time (month) interval between date of randomization and date of radiographic disease progression or death for those without prior evidence of progression, as assessed by IRC according to RECIST version 1.1.
2. Overall survival (OS) [ Time Frame: From progression or end of study, every 3 months follow up until death, patient withdrawal from study follow-up, or study closure, whichever occurs first (up to approximately 4 years). ]
   OS is defined as the interval between date of randomization and date of death. The main objective was to compare the OS between treatment arms by investigator assessment.
3. Adverse events by National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE) version 5 [ Time Frame: From Day 1 until end of treatment visit (up to approximately 4 years). ]
   To characterize the safety profile of pazopanib in combination with abexinostat.
4. Objective response rate (ORR) [ Time Frame: Screening, Cycle 3 Day 1 (C3D1), Cycle 5 Day 1 (C5D1), Cycle 7 Day 1 (C7D1), and on Day 1 of every third cycle (each cycle is 28 days in length) thereafter until end-of-treatment visit (up to approximately 4 years). ]
   ORR is defined as the proportion of patients with objective evidence of CR or PR by RECIST version 1.1. The main objective was to compare the ORR between treatment arms by investigator assessment.
5. Duration of response (DOR) [ Time Frame: Screening, Cycle 3 Day 1 (C3D1), C5D1, C7D1, and on Day 1 of every third cycle (each cycle is 28 days in length) thereafter until end-of-treatment visit (up to approximately 4 years). ]
   DOR is defined as the time from the first documentation of response (CR or PR) to the first documentation of objective tumor progression or death due to any cause by RECIST version 1.1. The main objective was to compare the DOR between treatment arms by investigator assessment.
6. ORR by RECIST version 1.1 in cross-over patient population [ Time Frame: Screening, Cycle 3 Day 1 (C3D1), C5D1, C7D1, and on Day 1 of every third cycle (each cycle is 28 days in length) thereafter until end-of-treatment visit (up to approximately 4 years). ]
   To describe the ORR in patients who cross over to receive pazopanib plus abexinostat at the time of disease progression on pazopanib monotherapy by investigator assessment.
7. DOR by RECIST version 1.1 in cross-over patient population [ Time Frame: Screening, Cycle 3 Day 1 (C3D1), C5D1, C7D1, and on Day 1 of every third cycle (each cycle is 28 days in length) thereafter until end-of-treatment visit (up to approximately 4 years). ]
   To describe the DOR in patients who cross over to receive pazopanib plus abexinostat at the time of disease progression on pazopanib monotherapy by investigator assessment.
8. Mean change from Baseline in Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy Kidney System Index (FKSI-19) scores [ Time Frame: First day of treatment Cycle1, Cycle 2, Cycle 6 (each cycle is 28 days in length) until end-of-treatment visit (up to approximately 4 years). ]
   To assess the impact of pazopanib with or without abexinostat on disease-related symptoms and health-related quality of life (QoL) by investigator assessment. QoL will be assessed by measuring change from baseline in FKSI-19. The FKSI-19 assesses disease-related symptoms experienced in the past 7 days. Patients are asked to respond to 12 questions ("I have a lack of energy," "I feel pain," for example) by using a 5-point scale (0=not at all, 1=a little bit, 2=somewhat, 3=quite a bit, 4=very much; possible total score of 0 to 48).
9. Mean change from Baseline in Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT-F) scores [ Time Frame: First day of treatment Cycle1, Cycle 2, Cycle 6 (each cycle is 28 days in length) and at end-of-treatment visit (up to approximately 4 years). ]
   To assess the impact of pazopanib with or without abexinostat on disease-related symptoms and QoL by investigator assessment. QoL will be assessed by measuring change from baseline in FACIT-F. The FACIT-F scale measures QoL experienced in the past seven days. The measurement consisted of 5 domains (physical well-being, social/family well-being, emotional well-being, functional well-being, and additional concerns) assessed on a 5-point scale (0=not at all; 1=a little bit; 2=somewhat; 3=quite a bit; 4=very much).

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

To be enrolled in the study, patients will be required to meet all of the following criteria:

• Patients aged ≥ 18 years at time of study entry.
• Patients have histologically confirmed RCC with clear cell component.
• Patients have locally advanced and unresectable or metastatic disease.
• Measurable disease as assessed only by the investigator (not verified by IRC) according to RECIST version 1.1.
• Patients must not have had any prior vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) tyrosine kinase inhibitor treatment in either (neo)adjuvant or locally advanced/metastatic setting. Up to 1 line of prior cytokine or immune checkpoint inhibitor treatment is allowed in either the (neo)adjuvant or metastatic setting provided screening scans indicate progressive disease (PD) during or following completion of treatment.
• Patients have Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1.
• Patients have adequate baseline organ function.
• Patients have adequate baseline hematologic function
• Patient must be at least 2 weeks from last systemic treatment or dose of radiation prior to date of randomization.

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients who meet any of the following criteria at Screening will not be enrolled in the study:

• Has persistent clinically significant toxicities (Grade ≥ 2; per NCI CTCAE version 5 from previous anticancer therapy (excluding alopecia which is permitted and excluding Grades 2 and 3 laboratory abnormalities if they are not associated with symptoms, are not considered clinically significant by the investigator, and can be managed with available medical therapies).
• Has untreated central nervous system (CNS) metastases. Patients with treated CNS metastases are eligible provided imaging demonstrates no new or progressive metastases obtained at least 4 weeks following completion of treatment. CNS imaging during Screening is not required unless clinically indicated.
• Has an additional malignancy requiring treatment within the past 3 years. Patients with the following concomitant neoplastic diagnoses are eligible: non-melanoma skin cancer, carcinoma in situ, and non-muscle invasive urothelial carcinoma.
• Poorly controlled hypertension, defined as systolic blood pressure ≥ 160 or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 100 mmHg. Use of anti-hypertensives and rescreening is permitted.
• A new pulmonary embolism or deep venous thrombosis diagnosed within 3 months prior to randomization.
• Has a QTcF interval > 480 msec.
• New York Heart Association Class III or IV congestive heart failure.
• Use of prohibited medication within 7 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is shorter, prior to first dose of study drug.

Contacts and Locations

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Sponsors and Collaborators

Xynomic Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Investigators

• Study Chair: Pamela Munster, M.D.; University of California, San Francisco
• Study Chair: Rahul Aggarwal, M.D.; University of California, San Francisco

More Information

• Responsible Party: Xynomic Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03592472 History of Changes
• Other Study ID Numbers: XYN-602
• First Posted: July 19, 2018
• Last Update Posted: July 10, 2019
• Last Verified: July 2019

Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:

• Plan to Share IPD: No

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: Yes
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No

Keywords provided by Xynomic Pharmaceuticals, Inc.:

Renal Cell Carcinoma; Progression-free survival; Abexinostat; Pazopanib; RECIST; Cancer therapy

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Carcinoma; Carcinoma, Renal Cell; Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Adenocarcinoma; Kidney Neoplasms; Urologic Neoplasms; Urogenital Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Kidney Diseases; Urologic Diseases; Abexinostat; Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors; Enzyme Inhibitors; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action