Dose-escalating, Safety, Tolerability and PK Study of TAS-119 in Combination With Paclitaxel in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02134067 |
Recruitment Status :
Terminated
First Posted : May 8, 2014
Last Update Posted : February 21, 2020
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The purpose of this study is to determine the safety of TAS-119 and determine the most appropriate dose in combination with Paclitaxel for subsequent studies in patients with advanced solid tumors.
TAS-119 is a novel, selective Aurora A kinase inhibitor, which has previously been demonstrated to enhance the activity of paclitaxel in preclinical studies
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Advanced Solid Tumors | Drug: TAS-119 Drug: Paclitaxel | Phase 1 |
Background and rationale for study:
In nonclinical pharmacology studies TAS-119 significantly enhanced the antitumor activity of the microtubule stabilizer paclitaxel and TAS-119 is being developed for use in combination with paclitaxel.
TAS-119 selectively inhibits the kinase inhibitor Aurora A. AurA regulates cell division by controlling the transition from G2 to M phase. Overexpression of AurA is associated with resistance to taxanes.
The study will be conducted in two sequential phases:
Dose Escalation Phase with the purpose to determine the maximum tolerated dose and the recommended Phase 2 dose of TAS-119 given in combination with paclitaxel
An Expansion Phase in which additional patients will be enrolled to further evaluate the safety and preliminary efficacy of the recommended Phase 2 dose of TAS-119 in combination with paclitaxel, during which a subgroup of patients will be evaluated for DDI between paclitaxel and TAS-119 via PK assessment.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 30 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 1, Open-Label, Non-Randomized, Dose-Escalating Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetic Study of TAS-119 in Combination With Paclitaxel in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors |
Actual Study Start Date : | August 2014 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | July 2018 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | July 2018 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: TAS-119
TAS-119 tablets, oral, dose-escalating, 28-day cycle. Paclitaxel (90mg/m2) is administered IV in combination with TAS-119 in each of the arms. |
Drug: TAS-119 Drug: Paclitaxel A dose of 90 mg/m2 is used in combination with various doses of TAS-119.
Other Name: Taxol |
- Safety and tolerability of TAS-119 in combination with paclitaxel [ Time Frame: Safety monitoring will begin at the time of the first dose of TAS-119, and will continue until all patients are discontinued from treatment or until 12 months from the last patient enrolled (up to 3 years). ]
Standard safety monitoring and grading using National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) Version 4.03 will be used.
The safety and tolerability of TAS-119 will be evaluated by the number and severity of adverse events, vital signs, physical exam, and clinical laboratory assessments.
- Overall response according to RECIST guidelines (version 1.1, 2009) [ Time Frame: Computed tomography (CT) scans for tumor imaging will be performed at the end of every 2 treatment cycles (8 weeks) and an average of 4 cycles (16 weeks) ]The determination of antitumor efficacy will be based on objective tumor assessments made by the investigator according to RECIST guidelines (version 1.1, 2009).
- Area under the concentration time curve (AUC) [ Time Frame: During Dose Escalation Phase PK blood samples for determination of TAS-119 PK profile will be collected during Cycle 1. In the Expansion Phase, the first 12 patients (DDI Subgroup) will undergo PK sampling in Cycle 1 and Cycle 2 (up to 31 days). ]During Dose Escalation Phase PK blood samples will be collected from each arm during Cycle 1 (predose up to 24 hours post-dose). In the Expansion Phase, the first 12 patients (DDI Subgroup) of each arm will undergo PK sampling in Cycle 1 (predose up to 24 hours) and Cycle 2 (predose up to 48 hours post-dose).
- Maximum Plasma Concentration (Cmax) [ Time Frame: During Dose Escalation Phase PK blood samples for determination of TAS-119 PK profile will be collected during Cycle 1. In the Expansion Phase, the first 12 patients (DDI Subgroup) will undergo PK sampling in Cycle 1 and Cycle 2 (up to 31 days). ]During Dose Escalation Phase PK blood samples will be collected from each arm during Cycle 1 (predose up to 24 hours post-dose). In the Expansion Phase, the first 12 patients (DDI Subgroup) of each arm will undergo PK sampling in Cycle 1 (predose up to 24 hours) and Cycle 2 (predose up to 48 hours post-dose).
- Time of maximum observed serum concentration (Tmax) [ Time Frame: During Dose Escalation Phase PK blood samples for determination of TAS-119 PK profile will be collected during Cycle 1. In the Expansion Phase, the first 12 patients (DDI Subgroup) will undergo PK sampling in Cycle 1 and Cycle 2 (up to 31 days). ]During Dose Escalation Phase PK blood samples will be collected from each arm during Cycle 1 (predose up to 24 hours post-dose). In the Expansion Phase, the first 12 patients (DDI Subgroup) of each arm will undergo PK sampling in Cycle 1 (predose up to 24 hours) and Cycle 2 (predose up to 48 hours post-dose).

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Is a male or female ≥ 18 years of age, that has provided written informed consent.
- Has histologically or cytologically confirmed advanced, unresectable metastatic solid tumor(s) for which the patients have no available therapy likely to provide clinical benefit, or for which paclitaxel is considered a standard of care.
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Has adequate organ function as defined by the following criteria:
- Aspartate aminotransferase (AST/SGOT) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT) ≤ 3.0 × upper limit of normal (ULN); if liver function abnormalities are due to underlying liver metastasis, AST (SGOT) and ALT (SGPT) ≤ 5 × ULN.
- Total serum bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × ULN.
- Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm3 (excluding measurements obtained within 7 days after administration of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor [G-CSF]).
- Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm3 (IU: ≥ 100 × 109/L) (excluding measurements obtained within 7 days after a transfusion of platelets).
- Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL
- Total serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 × ULN
- Serum albumin ≥ 3.0 mg/dL.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Previous inability to tolerate any dose of paclitaxel (i.e., the subject required a paclitaxel dose reduction or discontinuation).
- Has received any treatments prohibited in this trial within specified time frames
- Has a serious illness or medical condition(s) that would affect safety or tolerability of the study treatments
- Has history of Grade 2 or greater peripheral neuropathy during the 3 months prior to enrollment.
- Has known hypersensitivity to TAS-119 or its components.
- Has known hypersensitivity to Cremophor® EL, paclitaxel or its components.
- Is a pregnant or lactating female.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02134067
United States, Colorado | |
University of Colorado Hospital Anschutz Cancer Pavilion | |
Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045 | |
United States, Missouri | |
Washington University School of Medicine Division of Oncology Siteman Cancer Center | |
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110 | |
United States, New York | |
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | |
New York, New York, United States, 10065 | |
United States, Tennessee | |
Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center | |
Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232 |
Responsible Party: | Taiho Oncology, Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02134067 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
TO-TAS-119-101 |
First Posted: | May 8, 2014 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | February 21, 2020 |
Last Verified: | February 2020 |
advanced solid tumors tumor Dose Escalation TAS-119 |
Taxane Paclitaxel Aurora A kinase inhibitor AurA |
Neoplasms Paclitaxel TAS-119 Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic Antineoplastic Agents Tubulin Modulators |
Antimitotic Agents Mitosis Modulators Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Protein Kinase Inhibitors Enzyme Inhibitors |