Status:
COMPLETED
CPI-613 in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
Lead Sponsor:
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Conditions:
Acinar Cell Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas
Duct Cell Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE1
Brief Summary
This pilot clinical trial studies 6,8-bis(benzylthio)octanoic acid in treating patients with locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as 6,8-bis(benzylthio)oc...
Detailed Description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To determine initial estimates of overall survival (OS). SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To determine response rate. II. To determine progression free survival (PFS). OUTLINE: Pat...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Histologically and cytologically proven locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma that is not amenable to surgery, radiation, or combined modality therapy with curative intent, and has failed or is not eligible for available chemotherapies
- Local, locally-advanced, or metastatic disease documented as having shown progression on a scan (e.g., computed tomography \[CT\], magnetic resonance imaging \[MRI\])
- Measurable tumor according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 criteria with at least one unidimensionally measurable target lesion
- No evidence of biliary duct obstruction, unless obstruction is controlled by local treatment or, in whom the biliary tree can be decompressed by endoscopic or percutaneous stenting with subsequent reduction in bilirubin to below 1.5 x upper level of normal (ULN)
- No acute toxic effects from previous treatment superior to grade 1 at the start of the study
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-3
- Expected survival \> 3 months
- Women of child-bearing potential (i.e., women who are pre-menopausal or not surgically sterile) must use accepted contraceptive methods (abstinence, intrauterine device \[IUD\], oral contraceptive or double barrier device) during the study, and must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test within one week prior to treatment initiation
- Fertile men must practice effective contraceptive methods during the study, unless documentation of infertility exists
- Granulocyte count \>= 1500/mm\^3
- White blood cell (WBC) \>= 3500 cells/mm\^3 or \>= 3.5 bil/L
- Platelet count \>= 100,000 cells/mm\^3 or \>= 100 bil/L
- Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \>= 1500 cells/mm\^3 or \>= 1.5 bil/L
- Hemoglobin \>= 9 g/dL or \>= 90 g/L
- Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)/(serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase \[SGOT\]) =\< 3 x upper normal limit (UNL), alanine aminotransferase (ALT)/(serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase \[SGPT\]) =\< 3 x UNL (=\< 5x UNL if liver metastases present)
- Bilirubin =\< 1.5 x UNL
- Serum creatinine =\< 2.0 mg/dL or 177 umol/L
- International normalized ratio (INR) must be =\< 1.5
- No evidence of active infection and no serious infection within the past month
- Mentally competent, ability to understand and willingness to sign the informed consent form
Exclusion
- Patients receiving any other standard or investigational treatment for their cancer, or any other investigational agent for any indication within the past two weeks prior to initiation of CPI-613 (6,8-bis(benzylthio)octanoic acid) treatment
- Serious medical illness that would potentially increase patients' risk for toxicity
- Any active uncontrolled bleeding and any patients with a bleeding diathesis (e.g., active peptic ulcer disease)
- Pregnant women, or women of child-bearing potential not using reliable means of contraception
- Lactating females
- Fertile men unwilling to practice contraceptive methods during the study period
- Life expectancy less than 3 months
- Any condition or abnormality which may, in the opinion of the investigator, compromise the safety of patients
- Unwilling or unable to follow protocol requirements
- Dyspnea with moderate exertion
- Patients with pleural or pericardial effusions
- Active heart disease including but not limited to symptomatic congestive heart failure, symptomatic coronary artery disease, symptomatic angina pectoris, symptomatic myocardial infarction, also patients with a history of myocardial infarction that is \< 1 year prior to registration, or patients with previous congestive heart failure (\< 1 year prior to registration) requiring pharmacologic support or with left ventricular ejection fraction \< 45%
- A history of additional risk factors for torsade de pointes (e.g., heart failure, hypokalemia, family history of long QT syndrome)
- Evidence of active infection, or serious infection within the past month
- Patients with known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
- Patients who have received cancer immunotherapy of any type within the past 2 weeks prior to initiation of CPI-613 treatment
- Requirement for immediate palliative treatment of any kind including surgery
- Patients that have received a chemotherapy regimen with stem cell support in the previous 6 months
- Prior illicit drug addiction
- Any condition or abnormality which may, in the opinion of the investigator, compromise the safety of the patient
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
10 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01839981
Start Date
July 1 2013
End Date
October 1 2015
Last Update
December 27 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157