A Dose Finding Study of Eribulin Mesylate and Cetuximab For Patients With Advanced Head and Neck and Colon Cancer

• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01744340
• Recruitment Status: Completed
• First Posted: December 6, 2012
• Results First Posted: February 10, 2016
• Last Update Posted: February 17, 2020
• Sponsor: howard safran
• Collaborators: Fatima Memorial Hospital; Montefiore Medical Center; Rhode Island Hospital; The Miriam Hospital
• Information provided by (Responsible Party): howard safran, Brown University

Study Description

Brief Summary:

The purpose of this study is to determine if the full dose of eribulin mesylate can be safely given with the full dose of cetuximab. The activity of the combination of eribulin mesylate and cetuximab on recurrent head and neck cancer and colon cancer will also be assessed.

Condition or disease	Intervention/treatment	Phase
Head and Neck Cancer; Colon Cancer	Drug: Head and neck; Drug: Colon- Closed as of May 2014	Phase 1; Phase 2

Detailed Description:

To determine if eribulin mesylate, up to a maximum dose of 1.4 mg/m2 day 1 and 8 of a 21 day cycle, can be safely combined with full dose cetuximab for patients with advanced head and neck cancer and colon cancer

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional (Clinical Trial)
• Actual Enrollment: 23 participants
• Allocation: Non-Randomized
• Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)
• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Official Title: A Dose Finding Study of Eribulin Mesylate and Cetuximab For Patients With Advanced Head and Neck and Colon Cancer With an Expansion Cohort For Head and Neck Cancer: A Brown University Oncology Research Group Study
• Study Start Date: May 2012
• Actual Primary Completion Date: March 2015
• Actual Study Completion Date: July 2015

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/treatment
Experimental: head and neck; Cetuximab, 400 mg/m2 cycle 1 week 1, then 250 mg/m2/weekly there after Eribulin Mesylate 1.4mg/m2	Drug: Head and neck; Eribulin mesylate is administered by IV infusion over 2-5 minutes on day 1 and 8 of a 21 day cycle 1.4mg/m2 and Cetuximab 400 mg/m2 cycle 1 week 1, then 250 mg/m2/weekly thereafter Dose Level 1: 0.7 mg/m2 IV infusion days 1 and 8 of 21 day cycle Dose Level 2: 1.0 mg/m2 IV infusion days 1 and 8 of 21 day cycle Dose Level 3: 1.4 mg/m2 IV infusion days 1 and 8 of 21 day cycle
Experimental: Colon- closed as of May 2014; Eribulin Mesylate: 1.4 mg/m2 IV infusion days 1 and 8 of 21 day cycle	Drug: Colon- Closed as of May 2014; Eribulin Mesylate: 1.4 mg/m2 IV infusion days 1 and 8 of 21 day cycle

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures :

1. If Eribulin Mesylate, up to a Maximum Dose of 1.4 mg/m2 Day 1 and 8 of a 21 Day Cycle, Can be Safely Combined With Full Dose Cetuximab for Patients With Advanced Head and Neck Cancer and Colon Cancer. [ Time Frame: From Day 1 of Drug through end of cycle 2 equals (approximately) 42 days ]

   A DLT was defined as:

   • Grade 4 neutropenia (ANC < 500/mm3) for > 7 days
   • ANC <1000/mm3 with fever or infection
   • Platelets <25,000/mm3
   • Platelets <50,000/mm3 requiring transfusion
   • Grade 3 or grade 4 treatment related non-hematologic toxicities excluding alopecia. Grade 3 nausea, vomiting or diarrhea will only be considered a dose limiting toxicity if it occurs despite maximal medical support. Grade 3 or grade 4 hypomagnesemia will not be considered a dose limiting toxicity since it is an expected side effect of cetuximab and can be corrected. Other grade 3 or grade 4 electrolyte abnormalities will not be considered dose limiting toxicities if the electrolyte disorder can be corrected to grade 2 or less within 72 hours.
   • EGFR dermatologic toxicity should be graded according to the toxicity scale for EGFR associated reactions. The first episode of grade 3 or grade 4 rash will not be considered a DLT.
   • If any patient receives < 70% of the planned dose of eribulin mesylat

Secondary Outcome Measures :

1. Response Rate (Whether Patient's Disease is Progressing or Being Controlled) of Patients With Head and Neck Cancer Treated With Eribulin Mesylate and Cetuximab. [ Time Frame: From beginning of treatment to progression of disease, for an expected average of 1 year ]

   This shows patients able to achieve Stable disease or better as their best response during course of study participation. Response will be evaluated by Revised Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) Guideline v1.1 RECIST Guideline version 1.1 Response Criteria Complete Response:Disappearance of all target lesions; Any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduction in short axis to <10 mm.

   Partial Response: At least a 30% decrease in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum diameters Progressive Disease:At least a 20% increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum on study. In addition to the relative increase of 20%, the sum must also demonstrate an absolute increase of at least 5 mm.

   Stable Disease:Neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for PD, taking as reference the smallest sum diameters while on study

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

• Histologically or cytologically confirmed advanced squamous cell cancer of the head and neck with progression after at least one prior therapy. (Chemoradiation is considered one line of therapy). Patients with unknown Head and Neck primaries are also eligible
• In the dose escalation cohorts, patients with advanced colon adenocarcinoma with wild-type kras who have previously received at least two lines of therapy for advanced disease are eligible- No longer applicable post February 2013 as all patients have been enrolled to the dose escalation phase
• In the expansion phase for patients with advanced colorectal cancer, only patients with mutated kras who have previously received at least two lines of therapy for metastatic disease will be eligible. Pathology report from diagnosis and report documenting KRAS status to be sent to BrUOG. No longer applicable as this phase of the study has been closed as of 5/6/2014 secondary to the lack of efficacy and activity of the single agent.
• Life expectancy of at least 3 months
• Patients must be aged 18 years or older
• Patients with measurable tumors according to RECIST .
• Patients must have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status 0-1
• No severe concurrent illness that would interfere with protocol therapy.
• Patients must have adequate renal function as evidenced by ≤1.5 mg/dL or creatinine clearance > 40 mL/minute (min).
• Patients must have adequate bone marrow function as evidenced by absolute neutrophil count (ANC) > 1.5 x 109/L and platelet count > 100 x 109/L.
• Patients must have adequate hepatic function as evidenced by bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 3 x ULN (in the case of liver metastases ALT and AST ≤ 5 x ULN).
• Resolution of all chemotherapy or radiation-related toxicities to Grade 1 severity or below, except for alopecia.
• Patients must be willing and able to comply with the study protocol for the duration of the study.
• Patients must give written informed consent prior to any study-specific screening procedures with the understanding that the patient may withdraw consent at any time without prejudice.
• No other active invasive malignancy unless disease free for at least 2 years.

Exclusion Criteria

• For Head and Neck patients, no progression while receiving an EGFR inhibitor or within 6 months of stopping treatment with an EGFR inhibitor.
• Patients who received chemotherapy or investigational therapy within 3 weeks before treatment initiation. Radiation must be completed within 2 weeks before treatment initiation.
• Patients with a hypersensitivity to halichondrin B and/or halichondrin B chemical derivative.
• Patients who participated in a prior eribulin mesylate clinical trial, whether or not they received eribulin mesylate.
• Patients with other significant disease or disorders that, in the investigator's opinion, would exclude the patient from the study.
• Women who are pregnant or breast-feeding; women of childbearing potential with either a positive pregnancy test at screening or no pregnancy test; women of childbearing potential unless (1) surgically sterile or (2) using adequate measures of contraception in the opinion of the Investigator. Peri-menopausal women must be amenorrheic for at least 12 months to be considered of non-childbearing potential.
• Patients with brain or subdural metastases are not eligible, unless they have completed local therapy and have discontinued the use of corticosteroids for this indication for at least 4 weeks before starting treatment in this study. Any signs (e.g., radiologic) and/or symptoms of brain metastases must be stable for at least 4 weeks.
• Grade 2 or worse neuropathy.
• Significant cardiovascular impairment (history of congestive heart failure > NYHA G II, unstable angina or myocardial infarction within the past six months, or serious cardiac arrhythmia.
• QTc > 500 msec

Contacts and Locations

Locations

United States, New York

Montefiore

Bronx, New York, United States, 10467

United States, Rhode Island

Memorial Hospital

Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States, 02860

Rhode Island Hospital

Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02903

The Miriam Hospital

Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02904

Sponsors and Collaborators

howard safran

Fatima Memorial Hospital

Montefiore Medical Center

Rhode Island Hospital

The Miriam Hospital

Investigators

• Principal Investigator: Howard Safran, MD; Brown University

More Information

• Responsible Party: howard safran, Prinicipal Investigator, Brown University
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01744340
• Other Study ID Numbers: BrUOG 254
• First Posted: December 6, 2012
• Results First Posted: February 10, 2016
• Last Update Posted: February 17, 2020
• Last Verified: February 2020

Keywords provided by howard safran, Brown University:

Head and Neck; Colon

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Head and Neck Neoplasms; Colonic Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Colorectal Neoplasms; Intestinal Neoplasms; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms; Digestive System Neoplasms; Digestive System Diseases; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Colonic Diseases; Intestinal Diseases