Status:

COMPLETED

Selumetinib in Cancers With BRAF Mutations

Lead Sponsor:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Adult Solid Neoplasm

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this research study is to determine if selumetinib is safe and effective in treating patients with cancers with a mutated BRAF gene. Selumetinib is an investigational drug that works by...

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To evaluate the objective response rate to AZD6244 (selumetinib) in patients with cancers other than melanoma in which BRAF mutations have been identified prospectively. SECON...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Ability to understand and willingness to sign a written informed consent document
  • Histologically confirmed metastatic or unresectable solid tumor
  • Results from tumor tissue analysis that show a glutamic acid-for-valine substitution at amino acid position 600 in the BRAF gene (V600E) or other activating BRAF mutation, as determined by high-throughput genotyping
  • Patients may have received any number of prior systemic treatments for their cancer
  • At least one measurable site of disease by CT, according to standard RECIST criteria 1.0
  • ECOG performance status 0-1
  • Absolute neutrophil count \> 1500 per cubic mm
  • Platelet count \> 100,000 per cubic mm
  • Hemoglobin \> 9 g/dl
  • Serum bilirubin \< 1.5 x upper limit of normal
  • Serum AST and ALT \< 2.5 x upper limit of normal (=\< 5 x upper limit of normal, for liver metastases)
  • Serum creatinine \< 1.5 x upper limit of normal
  • For women of childbearing potential, negative serum pregnancy test and use of physician-approved method of birth control throughout the study

Exclusion

  • Estimated life expectancy \> 12 weeks
  • Patients with melanoma
  • Have received chemotherapy or radiotherapy within 4 weeks prior to entering the study (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin C), or a targeted therapy within 2 weeks prior to entering the study
  • Have not recovered from adverse events due to agents previously administered (CTCAE v3 grade 1 or baseline)
  • Currently receiving other investigational agents
  • Known brain metastases, unless treated and stable off of corticosteroids for at least four weeks
  • History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to AZD6244
  • Prior treatment with a selective inhibitor of RAF or MEK (e.g., RAF265); (note: prior sorafenib is allowed)
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness, including but not limited to:
  • Clinically significant active infection
  • Symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, and/or cardiac arrhythmia other than atrial fibrillation
  • Psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
  • Refractory nausea or vomiting, swallowing disorder, or malabsorption syndrome that would interfere with swallowing or absorbing the study medication
  • Pregnant and/or breast-feeding women
  • Previous or concurrent malignancy, except for the following circumstances:
  • Disease-free for at least three years and deemed by investigator to be at low risk for recurrence of that malignancy
  • Individuals with the following cancers are eligible if diagnosed and treated within the past 5 years: cervical cancer in situ, and basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin)
  • History of solid organ transplantation or other condition requiring the use of immunosuppressive medications
  • Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic BP \>= 150 or diastolic BP \>= 100 that cannot be controlled with medications)
  • A mean left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) less than 45%

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

28 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00888134

Start Date

July 1 2009

End Date

January 1 2015

Last Update

January 15 2016

Active Locations (5)

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Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114

2

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115

3

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215

4

Massachusetts General Hospital

Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States, 02129