Status:

TERMINATED

Phase II Study of Cobimetinib in Combination With Vemurafenib in Active Melanoma Brain Metastases

Lead Sponsor:

Melissa Burgess, MD

Collaborating Sponsors:

Genentech, Inc.

Conditions:

Active Melanoma Brain Metastases

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the combination of vemurafenib with cobimetinib in patients with active melanoma brain metastases.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Signed informed consent
  • Histologically confirmed metastatic melanoma (Stage IV), carrying BRAF V600-mutation
  • Melanoma must be documented to contain a BRAFV600 mutation by a CLIA approved laboratory
  • At least one measurable intracranial target lesion for which all of the following criteria are met:
  • previously untreated or progressive according to RECIST 1.1 (equal to or greater than 20% increase in longest diameter on baseline scan) after previous local therapy (SRS and/or craniotomy)
  • immediate local therapy clinically not indicated or patient is not a suitable candidate to receive immediate local therapy (SRS and/or craniotomy)
  • largest diameter of ≥ 0.5cm but ≤ 4 cm as determined by contrast-enhanced MRI
  • Prior therapies for extracranial metastatic melanoma including chemo-, cytokine-, immuno-, biological- and vaccine-therapy will be allowed but prior BRAF or MEK not allowed
  • ECOG PS 0-2
  • Life expectancy \>12 weeks
  • Age 18 years or older
  • Adequate bone marrow function as indicated by the following:
  • ANC \> 1500/µL
  • Platelets ≥ 100,000/µL
  • Hemoglobin \> 9 g/dL
  • Adequate renal function, as indicated by creatinine =/\< 1.5 x the upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Adequate liver function, as indicated by bilirubin =/\< 1.5 x ULN
  • AST or ALT \< 3 x ULN (patients with documented liver metastases: AST and/or ALT =/\< 5 x ULN)
  • Able to swallow pills
  • Negative serum pregnancy test within 7 days prior to commencement of dosing in premenopausal women. Women of non-childbearing potential may be included without serum pregnancy test if they are either surgically sterile or have been postmenopausal for ≥ 1 year
  • Fertile men and women must use an effective method of contraception during treatment and for at least 6 months after completion of treatment as directed by their physician. Effective methods of contraception are defined as those which result in a low failure rate (i.e., less than 1% per year) when used consistently and correctly (for example implants, injectables, combined oral contraception or intra-uterine devices). At the discretion of the Investigator, acceptable methods of contraception may include total abstinence in cases where the lifestyle of the patient ensures compliance. (Periodic abstinence \[e.g., calendar, ovulation, symptothermal, post-ovulation methods\] and withdrawal are not acceptable methods of contraception.)

Exclusion

  • Active infection
  • Prior therapy with BRAFi and/or MEKi
  • Leptomeningeal disease
  • Symptomatic brain metastases requiring immediate local interventions such as craniotomy or SRS
  • Increasing corticosteroid dose in 7 days prior to administration of first dose of study drug. Symptomatic patients that have stable or decreasing corticosteroid use in the past 7 days will be allowed
  • Current use of therapeutic warfarin
  • Unresolved toxicity of National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events, version 4.0 (NCI v4.0) \[NCI, 2009\] Grade 2 or higher from previous anti-cancer therapy, except alopecia
  • Conditions that will interfere significantly with the absorption of drugs
  • Inability to undergo MRI secondary to metal, claustrophobia, Gadolinium Contrast allergy
  • Pregnant, lactating, or breast feeding women
  • Prior radiation therapy within the last 14 days
  • Concomitant malignancies or previous malignancies within the last 5 years, with the exception of adequately treated basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or carcinoma in situ of the cervix
  • Unwillingness or inability to comply with study and follow-up procedures
  • The following foods/supplements are prohibited at least 7 days prior to initiation of and during study treatment:
  • St. John's wort or hyperforin
  • Grapefruit juice
  • History of or evidence of retinal pathology on ophthalmologic examination that is considered a risk factor for neurosensory retinal detachment, Retinal Vein Occlusion (RVO), or neovascular macular degeneration
  • Uncontrolled glaucoma with intra-ocular pressures \> 21mmHg
  • Serum cholesterol ≥ Grade 2
  • Hypertriglyceridemia ≥ Grade 2
  • Hyperglycemia (fasting) ≥ Grade 2
  • History of clinically significant cardiac dysfunction, including the following:
  • Current unstable angina
  • Current symptomatic congestive heart failure of NYHA class 2 or higher
  • History of congenital long QT syndrome or mean QTcF \> 450 msec at baseline or uncorrectable electrolyte abnormalities
  • Uncontrolled hypertension ≥ Grade 2 (patients with a history hypertension controlled with anti-hypertensives to ≤ Grade 1 are eligible)
  • Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) below 50%
  • Uncontrolled Arrhythmias
  • Myocardial infarction, severe/unstable angina, symptomatic congestive heart failure, cerebrovascular accident or transient ischemic attack within the previous 6 months

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2015

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

5 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02230306

Start Date

February 1 2015

End Date

March 1 2016

Last Update

October 12 2017

Active Locations (6)

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1

Harriet Kluger

New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06510

2

Mohammed Milhem, MD

Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242

3

Anna Pavlick, MD

New York, New York, United States, 10016

4

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, United States, 10065