Paclitaxel With or Without Cixutumumab as Second-Line Therapy in Treating Patients With Metastatic Esophageal Cancer or Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer

Metastatic Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma Clinical Trial

Official title: Randomized Phase II Study of Paclitaxel With or Without the Anti-IGF-IR mAb Cixutumumab (IMC-A12) as Second Line Treatment for Patients With Metastatic Esophageal or GE Junction Cancer

Status Active, not recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

This randomized phase II trial studies how well paclitaxel with or without cixutumumab works in treating patients with esophageal cancer or gastroesophageal junction cancer that has spread to other places in the body (metastatic). Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as paclitaxel, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Cixutumumab may kill cancer cells by blocking the action of a protein needed for cancer cell growth. Giving paclitaxel with or without cixutumumab may kill more tumor cells.

Clinical Trial Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To evaluate the progression-free survival of paclitaxel plus cixutumumab (IMC-A12) versus paclitaxel alone as second-line therapy in patients with metastatic esophagus or gastroesophageal (GE) junction cancer. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To evaluate the overall survival of paclitaxel plus cixutumumab (IMC-A12) versus paclitaxel alone in this patient population. II. To evaluate the response rate of paclitaxel plus cixutumumab (IMC-A12) versus paclitaxel alone in this patient population. III. To evaluate the toxicity of cixutumumab (IMC-A12) plus paclitaxel versus paclitaxel alone in this patient population. IV. Exploratory analyses will assess potentially relevant cixutumumab (IMC-A12) pharmacodynamic biomarkers obtained from serum samples, including but not limited to, insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I, IGF-II, insulin-like growth factor binding protein (IGFBP)-2, and IGFBP-3. OUTLINE: Patients are equally randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms. ARM I: Patients receive paclitaxel intravenously (IV) over 1 hour at a dose of 80 mg/m^2 on days 1, 8, and 15 of every 28 day cycle. ARM II: Patients receive cixutumumab IV over 1 hour at a dose of 10 mg/kg on days 1 and 15 of every 28 day cycle and paclitaxel as in Arm I. In both arms, courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 3 months for 2 years. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Adenocarcinoma
• Carcinoma
• Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
• Esophageal Neoplasms
• Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
• Metastatic Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
• Metastatic Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
• Metastatic Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma
• Recurrence
• Recurrent Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
• Recurrent Esophageal Carcinoma
• Recurrent Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
• Recurrent Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma
• Stage IV Esophageal Cancer AJCC v7

• NCT number: NCT01142388
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: Phase 2
• Start date: September 21, 2010
• Completion date: March 7, 2025