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NCT number NCT02080416
Other study ID # J13174
Secondary ID NA_00092477
Status Terminated
Phase Phase 0
First received March 4, 2014
Last updated June 8, 2016
Start date July 2014
Est. completion date February 2016

Study information

Verified date June 2016
Source Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority United States: Food and Drug Administration
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The goals of this study is to determine if nelfinavir can target Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) in patients with certain cancers.


Description:

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) are gammaherpesviruses that are associated with a variety of human cancers, including a subset of lymphomas, carcinomas, and sarcomas. In tumors the virus typically exists in a latent state. In latently infected cells, the vast majority of viral genes are not expressed and there is little to no production of infectious virions. The virus replicates in tandem with cell division using cellular machinery. This highly restricted pattern of gene expression allows the virus to evade immune recognition and clearance.

Currently, the treatment approach to virally-associated malignancies is no different than the treatment approach to the same tumors where there is no viral association. Yet, the presence of virus within these tumors offers an opportunity to develop virus-specific, targeted therapies in these diseases. Such therapies might not only be more effective but also less toxic. EBV- and KSHV-associated cancers are more common in patients with HIV, congenital immunodeficiencies, or other immunosuppression, such as transplant recipients. These patients in particular would benefit from more targeted treatment approaches to their malignancies, potentially sparing the toxicities of cytotoxic chemotherapy in an already immunocompromised patient population.

Activation of lytic gene expression in virally-infected tumors may enhance tumor-specific cell killing through multiple mechanisms. Importantly, the cytotoxic effects of antiviral nucleoside analogues, such as acyclovir and its cogeners, depend on the activity of viral kinases which are only expressed during lytic replication. Because EBV(+) or KSHV(+) tumors are characterized by latent viral infection, these antiviral drugs as a single agent are not active in these tumors. However, if lytic gene expression could be activated in virally-associated tumors, this could render EBV(+) and KSHV(+) tumor cells susceptible to killing by antiviral nucleoside analogues.

Nelfinavir (NFV), an FDA-approved protease inhibitor for the treatment of HIV, has been shown to be a potent activator of lytic gene expression of EBV(+) and KSHV(+) cancer cell lines. Furthermore, NFV is able to activate lytic gene expression of EBV and KSHV at drug levels that are achievable in humans. There is also growing evidence that NFV has antitumor activity.

The goals of this study is to determine if NFV activates lytic gene expression in the tumors and causes tumor regression in patients with EBV(+) or KSHV(+) cancers.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Terminated
Enrollment 1
Est. completion date February 2016
Est. primary completion date February 2016
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Age 18 years or older

- Biopsy proven EBV(+) or KSHV(+) malignancy

- Relapsed/refractory disease failing > 2 prior therapies

- Measurable, non-bony disease (at least one lesion on radiographic or physical exam assessment measuring > 2 cm in longest axis)

- KS patients with skin-only disease must have cutaneous lesions amenable to four 3 mm punch biopsies during the course of the study

- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status < 2

- Life expectancy of greater than 12 weeks

- Patients must be able to lie flat for at least 60 minutes and fit on a PET-CT scanner

- Ability to comply with an oral drug regimen

- Females of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test at screening

- Patients must have normal organ and marrow function as defined below within 14 days of study entry

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients with HIV-associated primary central nervous system lymphoma

- Radiotherapy or chemotherapy ending within 14 days of study enrollment

- Patients currently on other protease inhibitors

- Chronic diarrhea

- Acute, active infection within 14 days of enrollment

- Patients on active treatment for hypo- or hyperthyroidism

- End-stage liver disease unrelated to tumor

- Hepatitis B or hepatitis C infection

- Use of any other type of investigational agent or treatment concurrently or within 28 days before the first dose of study treatment

- History of iodine hypersensitivity

- Females who are pregnant or breastfeeding

- Physical or psychiatric conditions that in the estimation of the investigator place the patient at high risk of toxicity, non-compliance, or inability to complete the study requirements

- Use of drugs to treat or prevent herpesvirus infections

- Essential medication that is known to interact with nelfinavir

Study Design

Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment


Intervention

Drug:
Nelfinavir
Nelfinavir will be given 3000 mg orally twice daily on days 1-14 of a 14-day cycle. NFV will be continued in patients tolerating therapy for 4 cycles (8 weeks).

Locations

Country Name City State
United States The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins Baltimore Maryland

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Lytic activation of viral gene expression by NFV To determine if NFV activates lytic gene expression in the tumors of patients with EBV(+) or KSHV(+) cancers, as evidenced by the ability to image the tumor with [124I]fialuridine-PET-CT. Day 4 and day 5 of Cycle 1 No
Secondary Serial assessment of methylation of viral DNA The methylation of viral DNA in plasma at baseline and during the course of NFV therapy and follow-up will be determined for each patient. Day 4 of Cycle 1, at the end of cycles 1-4, 2 weeks post-treatment, and 4 weeks post-treatment No
Secondary Serial assessment of viral copy number in plasma Viral DNA copy number in plasma at baseline and during the course of NFV therapy and follow-up will be determined for each patient by quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay (qPCR). Day 4 of Cycle 1, at the end of cycles 1-4, 2 weeks post-treatment, and 4 weeks post-treatment No
Secondary Tolerability of high-dose nelfinavir The tolerability of high-dose NFV in patients with relapsed/refractory EBV(+) or KSHV(+) tumors will be determined by evaluation of dose limiting toxicities (DLT). Every week up to 2 weeks post-treatment Yes
Secondary Tumor regression and response The responses of EBV(+) and KSHV(+) tumors after 4 cycles of NFV therapy will be assessed by CT for solid tumors, CT or PET-CT for lymphomas and lymphoproliferative disorders, and skin exam with lesion measurements for KS. Within 2 weeks of ending treatment No
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