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Administrative data

NCT number NCT00979966
Other study ID # C-II-006 / 2009-010143-13
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase Phase 2
First received September 9, 2009
Last updated July 6, 2012
Start date July 2009

Study information

Verified date July 2012
Source Central European Society for Anticancer Drug Research
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority Germany: Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This will be a prospective, open-label, randomized multicenter phase-II study to evaluate progression free survival (PFS) in patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-clear cell renal cell cancer (ncc-RCC) receiving Temsirolimus in comparison to Sunitinib.

In most clinical trials in renal cell carcinoma (RCC), clear cell RCC have been included exclusively. There are only some limited data on the efficacy of Temsirolimus or Sunitinib in ncc-RCC showing interesting response rates for both agents. However, randomized clinical trials in this specific patient population have not yet been performed.

In the proposed study a comparison Temsirolimus and Sunitinib is scheduled in first line therapy of ncc-RCC.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 22
Est. completion date
Est. primary completion date July 2012
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

1. Adult males and females: =18 years of age.

2. Locally advanced or metastatic, histological confirmed, non-clear cell RCC of all subtypes. Patients must have advanced non-clear cell of one of the following subtypes: papillary, chromophobe, collecting duct carcinoma (CDC), renal medullary carcinoma (RMC), or unclassified.

3. Patients with measurable disease (at least one uni-dimensionally measurable target lesion by CT-scan or MRI) according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST 1.1) If prior palliative radiotherapy to metastatic lesions: = 1 measurable lesion that has not been irradiated.

4. PS 0-2 ECOG

5. Signed written informed consent.

6. White blood cell count (WBC) =4x10*9/L with neutrophils =1.5 x 10*9/L, platelet count =100x10*9/L, hemoglobin =9 g/dL.]

7. Total bilirubin <2 x upper limit of normal.

8. AST and ALT <2.5 x upper limit of normal, or <5 x upper limit of normal in case of liver metastases.

9. Serum creatinine <2.0 x upper limit of normal.

10. Normal ECG without QT prolongation (QTc < 450msec).

11. Adequate cardiac function (left ventricular ejection fraction > 40% as assessed by ECHO.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Predominant clear-cell RCC

2. Resectability or other curative options

3. Any investigational drug within the 30 days before inclusion.

4. Prior systemic treatment for their RCC.

5. Known or suspected allergy or hypersensitivity reaction to any of the components of study treatments.

6. Radiotherapy within the last 4 weeks.

7. Pregnancy (absence to be confirmed by beta-hCG test) or lactation period.

8. Men or women of child-bearing potential who are sexually active and unwilling to use a medically acceptable method of contraception during the trial.

9. Clinically symptomatic brain or meningeal metastasis. (known or suspected)

10. Cardiac arrhythmias requiring anti-arrhythmics (excluding beta blockers or digoxin).

11. History of any of the following cardiac events within the past 6 months:

- myocardial infarction (including severe/unstable angina),

- coronary/peripheral artery bypass graft,

- congestive heart failure (CHF),

- cerebrovascular accident,

- transient ischemic attack,

- pulmonary embolism.

12. No hemorrhage = grade 3 within the past 4 weeks

13. Uncontrolled severe hypertension (failure of diastolic blood pressure to fall below 90 mm Hg despite the use of =3 anti-hypertensive drugs

14. History of relevant pulmonary hypertension or interstitial lung disease.

15. Acute or sub-acute intestinal occlusion or history of inflammatory bowel disease or chronic diarrhea

16. Previous malignancy (other than renal cancer cancer) in the last 5 years except basal cell cancer of the skin, pre-invasive cancer of the cervix or superficial bladder tumor [Ta, Tis and T1].

17. History of organ allograft

18. Significant disease which, in the investigator`s opinion would exclude the patient from the study

19. Patients with seizure and epileptic disorder or other conditions requiring medication (such as phenytoin, carbamazepin, phenobarbital)

20. Patients under strong inducers or inhibitors to CYP Isoenzymes

21. Patients with hypersensitivity to the antihistamine or patients who cannot receive the antihistamine for other medical reasons

22. Patients requiring long-term cortisone therapy

23. Patients requiring oral anticoagulation treatment, such as marcoumar. (Anticoagulation treatment with heparin or low molecular weight heparin [LMWH] is allowed provided that close monitoring is performed).

24. Surgery within at least 2 weeks prior to randomization

25. HIV seropositivity.

26. Abnormal pulmonary function (DLCO < 50%). [Pulmonary function tests need only to be performed if abnormal pulmonary function present in medical history].

27. Poorly controlled diabetes mellitus.

28. Liver cirrhosis, chronic hepatitis

29. Legal incapacity or limited legal capacity

30. Known alcohol or drug abuse.

31. Medical or psychological conditions that would not permit the patient to complete the study or sign informed consent.

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment


Intervention

Drug:
Temsirolimus
25 mg intravenously, once weekly infusion
Sunitinib
50 mg oral once daily for 4 weeks, followed by 2 weeks rest.

Locations

Country Name City State
Germany Charité - Campus Virchow Klinikum Berlin
Germany Charité - Mitte Berlin
Germany Vivantes Klinikum am Urban Berlin
Germany Evangelische Kliniken Bonn gGmbH - Johanniter-Krankenhaus Bonn
Germany Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf Düsseldorf
Germany Universitätsklinikum Essen Essen
Germany Klinikum der J.W. Goethe Universität Frankfurt
Germany Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg Halle
Germany Universitätskrankenhaus Jena Jena
Germany UK-SH Campus Lübeck Lübeck
Germany Klinikum Oldenburg gGmbH Oldenburg
Germany Klinikum Stuttgart, Katharinenhospital Stuttgart
Germany Facharzt für Innere Medizin, Viersen
Germany Kliniken Nordoberpfalz AG - Klinikum Weiden Weiden

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Central European Society for Anticancer Drug Research

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Germany, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Time to progression 7-11 months expected No
Secondary Objective response 7-11 months expected No
Secondary safety assessed using CTCAE v3.0 and safety assessed according to reported SAEs 8-12 months (treatment duration + 1 months) Yes
Secondary one year progression free survival rate (1YPFSR) 1 year No
Secondary overall survival (OS) will be evaluated in 2013 No