Gleevec and Gemzar in Patients With Epithelial Ovarian Cancer - Full Text View

Purpose

This study will evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of the combination of Gleevec and Gemzar in patients with ovarian cancer, who have progressed after receiving at least one prior chemotherapy treatment. Gleevec is an oral chemotherapy drug used is this study and Gemzar is an IV chemotherapy drug used. Participation in the treatment portion of the study will continue as long as the patient's tumors shrink or remain stable and as long as the patient is able to tolerate the study drug. The follow-up portion of the study will last for 5 years.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Ovarian Cancer Primary Peritoneal Cancer	Drug: imatinib mesylate by mouth Drug: Gemcitabine Intravenous	Phase 2


Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Non-Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title:	A Phase II Trial of Gleevec and Gemzar in Patients With Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Who Have Failed at Least Two Prior Therapies

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Cancer Ovarian Cancer

Drug Information available for: Gemcitabine Gemcitabine hydrochloride Imatinib Imatinib mesylate

Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center resources: Ovarian Cancer Ovarian Epithelial Cancer

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine:

Primary Outcome Measures:

The Cystostatic, Anti-tumor Activity of the Combination of Gleevec and Gemzar Via Progression-free Survival for at Least Six Months in Patients With Recurrent or Persistent Epithelial Ovarian or Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma. [ Time Frame: Time to progression was measured from enrollment in study until documented disease progression over a period not greater than 2 years. ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
Progression free survival at six months was assessed for all research subjects. Progression defined by SWOG criteria: Invest New Drugs. 1992 Nov;10(4):239-53. Progression is defined as > 50% increase in the sume of measured cross sectional area of areasa of measurable disease, measured from the lowest measured amount of disease. Progression is also defined as new areas of measurabe disease.
To Determine the Safety and Tolerability Via Frequency and Severity of Adverse Effect of Combination Gleevec and Gemzar in This Cohort of Patients as Assessed Byt Common Toxicity Criteria [ Time Frame: Until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
Toxicity was assess prior to each cycle of therapy (every 3 weeks) and graded based on NCI common toxicity criteria

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Tumor Response Rates Using Modified SWOG Criteria to the Combination of Gleevec and Gemzar in Patients With Relapsed Ovarian Cancer Who Have Failed at Least One Prior Chemotherapy Treatment. [ Time Frame: Subjects treated until progression of disease or unacceptable toxicity. no maximum dose was specified ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Best response to thearpy was assessed using modified SWOG criteria (same as for outcome masure #1). Subjects were assess as "complete response", "partial response", "stable disease", and "progressive disease" after 2 cycles (6 weeks) of beginning treatment and every 6 weeks afterward until progression of disease, unacceptable toxicity, or subject withdrawl from study.

the measurement reported is the number of patients who met the criteria for partial response.
To Determine the Distribution of the Overall Survival [ Time Frame: Until death ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
All subjects were followed after treatment was complete to assess overall survival.
To Estimate the Clinical Response Rate(Partial and Complete Response as Defined Under the SWOG Criterial) [ Time Frame: until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Using SWOG criteria for response of measurable disease, subject best response was assessed. First assessment was 6 weeks after starting treatment. Subjequent evaluations were every 6 weeks in patients who remained on study.

Repsonse rate was the sum of Complete Repsonse and Partial Response.
To Assess the Effects of Prognostic Variables; Initial Performance Status; Platinum Sensitivity, and Mucinous (or Clear Cell)Histology on Progression-free Survival Overall. [ Time Frame: Until disease progression ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
The study was stopped after 8 subjects. It was not possible to perform meaningful analysis on prognostic variables. this outcome measure was not done.


Enrollment:	8
Study Start Date:	June 2009
Study Completion Date:	November 2010
Primary Completion Date:	November 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Oral Imatinib plus intravenous gemcitabine All research subjects receive oral imatinib 400mg days 1-5 and 8-12 of a 21 day cycle. All research subjects received IV gemcitabine 1000mg/m2 days 3 and 10 of a 21-day cycle. . All subjects had epithelial ovarian cancer or primary peritoneal carcinomatosis and had failed to respond to prior chemotherapy or progressed after prior chemotherapy.	Drug: imatinib mesylate by mouth imatinib mesylate - 400mg orally, daily on Days 1-5 and 8-12 of a 21 day cycle. Other Name: Gleevec Drug: Gemcitabine Intravenous Gemcitabine - 1000 mg/m2 IV on Day 3 and Day 10 of a 21 day cycle Other Name: Gemzar

Arms

Assigned Interventions

Experimental: Oral Imatinib plus intravenous gemcitabine

All research subjects receive oral imatinib 400mg days 1-5 and 8-12 of a 21 day cycle.

All research subjects received IV gemcitabine 1000mg/m2 days 3 and 10 of a 21-day cycle. .

All subjects had epithelial ovarian cancer or primary peritoneal carcinomatosis and had failed to respond to prior chemotherapy or progressed after prior chemotherapy.

Drug: imatinib mesylate by mouth

imatinib mesylate - 400mg orally, daily on Days 1-5 and 8-12 of a 21 day cycle.

Other Name: Gleevec

Drug: Gemcitabine Intravenous

Gemcitabine - 1000 mg/m2 IV on Day 3 and Day 10 of a 21 day cycle

Other Name: Gemzar

Detailed Description:

Each 21 day period will be considered a cycle. Disease status will be assessed with a Cancer Antigen (CA)-125 prior to the start of each new cycle with an assessment of measurable diseased by either CT or MRI every 6 weeks. Treatment will continue until disease progression, unacceptable toxicities, or the patient elects to withdraw from the study. All patients will be followed until disease progression or study withdraw. In addition, following disease progression, patients will be monitored for delayed toxicity and survival for a period of 5 years, unless consent is withdrawn.

Eligibility


Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients 18 years of age or greater
Histologically documented diagnosis of ovarian cancer or primary peritoneal cancer. Histological subtypes include: mucinous tumor, serous tumor, endometrioid tumor, and other histologies including clear cell and undifferentiated epithelial tumors.
At least one measurable site of disease (as defined by Southwestern Oncology Group Solid Tumor Response Criteria) or other response assessment criteria, as appropriate.
Patients must have relapsed after receiving at least one prior platinum-based chemotherapy.
Performance status of 0, 1, 2, (ECOG)
Adequate end organ function: Total bilirubin < 1.5 x ULN, SGOT and SGPT < 2.5 UNL, creatinine < 1.5 x UNL, ANC > 1.5 x 109/L, platelets > 100 x 109/L.
Patients will most likely have had their ovaries removed at the time off initial surgery. If any subjects are of childbearing potential at the time of entry, they must have negative pregnancy test within 7 days before initiation of study drug dosing. Postmenopausal women must be amenorrheic for at least 12 months to be considered of non-childbearing potential. Subjects of reproductive potential must agree to employ and effective barrier method of birth control throughout the study and for up to 3 months following discontinuation of the study drug.
Written, voluntary informed consent.
Patients must be eligible for care at a military medical treatment facility.

Exclusion Criteria:

Patient has received prior treatment with Gemzar.
Patient has received any other investigational agents within 28 days of the first day of study drug dosing.
Patient is < 5 years free of another primary malignancy except: if the other primary malignancy is neither currently clinically significant nor requiring active intervention, or if other primary malignancy is a basal cell skin cancer or a cervical carcinoma in situ. Existence of any other malignant disease is not allowed.
Patient with Grade III/IV cardiac problems as defined but the New York Heart Association Criteria.
Patients who are pregnant or breast-feeding.
Patient has a severe and/or uncontrolled medical disease (i,e. uncontrolled diabetes, uncontrolled chronic renal disease, or active uncontrolled infection).
Patient has a known untreated or progressive brain metastasis.
Patient has known chronic liver diseases (i.e. chronic active hepatitis, and cirrhosis.
Patient has a known diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV infection ).
Patient received chemotherapy within 4 weeks (6 weeks for nitrosourea or mitomycin-C) prior to study entry, unless the disease is rapidly progressing..
Patient previously received radiotherapy to greater than or equal to 25% of the bone marrow.
Patient had a major surgery within 2 weeks prior to study entry.
Patient with any significant history of non-compliance to medical regimens or with inability to grant reliable informed consent.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00928642

Locations


United States, Washington
Madigan Army Medical Center
Tacoma, Washington, United States, 98431

Sponsors and Collaborators

Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine

Novartis

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	David McCune, MD, MPH	Madigan Army Medical Center

More Information

No publications provided


Responsible Party:	david mccune, md, Principal Investigator, Madigan Army Medical Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00928642 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	CSTI571BUS241, MAMC#206126
Study First Received:	June 25, 2009
Results First Received:	April 5, 2013
Last Updated:	October 20, 2014
Health Authority:	United States: Food and Drug Administration United States: Institutional Review Board United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine:


ovarian cancer peritoneal endometrioid	mucinous serous clear cell

Additional relevant MeSH terms:


Ovarian Neoplasms Adnexal Diseases Endocrine Gland Neoplasms Endocrine System Diseases Genital Diseases, Female Genital Neoplasms, Female Gonadal Disorders Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Ovarian Diseases Urogenital Neoplasms Gemcitabine Anti-Infective Agents	Antimetabolites Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic Antineoplastic Agents Antiviral Agents Enzyme Inhibitors Immunologic Factors Immunosuppressive Agents Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Pharmacologic Actions Physiological Effects of Drugs Radiation-Sensitizing Agents Therapeutic Uses

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