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NCT number NCT01949870
Other study ID # D1532C00075
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase Phase 1
First received September 10, 2013
Last updated November 7, 2014
Start date October 2013
Est. completion date August 2014

Study information

Verified date November 2014
Source AstraZeneca
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority Japan: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The objective of this study is to investigate the safety and tolerability of oral dose of selumetinib in combination with chemotherapies (cisplatin and gemcitabine) in Japanese patients with advanced biliary tract cancer (BTC). In addition, the pharmacokinetic (PK) profile of selumetinib and chemotherapies will be investigated. Also, the Maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of selumetinib in combination with chemotherapies for Japanese BTC patients will be identified, if possible.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 5
Est. completion date August 2014
Est. primary completion date August 2014
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group 20 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

1. Provision of written informed consent

2. Patients must be = 20 years

3. Histological or cytological confirmation of locally advanced or metastatic BTC (intra- or extra-hepatic, gallbladder or ampullary carcinoma)

4. Patients who are eligible for treatment with standard dose of cisplatin/gemcitabine combination regimen

5. World Health Organisation (WHO) performance status (PS) 0-1

6. Evidence of post-menopausal status or negative urine/serum pregnancy test for nonmenopausal female patients Women will be considered postmenopausal if they are amenorrheic for 1 year or more without an alternative medical cause. The following age-specific requirements apply: i) Women under 50 years old would be consider postmenopausal if they have been amenorrheic for 1 year or more following cessation of exogenous hormonal treatments and with Luteinizing hormone (LH) and Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) levels in the post-menopausal range.

ii) Women over 50 years old would be consider postmenopausal if they have been amenorrheic for 1 year or more following cessation of all exogenous hormonal treatments, radiation-induced oophorectomy with last menses > 1 year ago, chemotherapy-induced menopause with >1 year interval since last menses. Or surgical sterilisation (bilateral oophorectomy or hysterectomy). 7. Male patients should be willing to use barrier contraception for a specified period 8. A lesion that can be accurately assessed at baseline by CT or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and is suitable for repeated assessment in accordance with RECIST 9. Patients must have a life expectancy =16 weeks 10. Patients who can remain in Hospital from Cycle 0 Day 1 up to at least the completion of Cycle 1 Day 9 11. Patient is willing to provide fresh or archival tumour sample and biomarker blood sample.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Treatment with any of the following:

- Nitrosourea or mitomycin C within 6 weeks of the first dose of study treatment

- Any investigational agents or study drugs from a previous clinical study within 4 weeks of the first dose of study treatment

- Chemotherapy, immunotherapy or anticancer agents within 3 weeks of the first dose of study treatment

- selumetinib(therefore, patients who have already participated in this study and been taken selumetinib) or any other MEK(Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase or Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) / Extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) kinase) 1/2 inhibitor in past

- Cisplatin or gemcitabine in past

- Major surgery (excluding placement of vascular access) within 4 weeks of the first dose of study treatment

- Radiotherapy with a wide field of radiation within 4 weeks or radiotherapy with a limited field of radiation for palliation within 2 weeks of the first dose of study treatment

2. With the exception of alopecia, any unresolved toxicities from prior therapy =Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) Grade 2

3. Spinal cord compression or brain metastases unless asymptomatic, treated and stable and not requiring steroids for at least 4 weeks prior to start of study treatment

4. As judged by the investigator, any evidence of severe or uncontrolled systemic diseases, such as,

- active bleeding diatheses

- active infection including hepatitis B, hepatitis C and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

- severe renal impairment, uncontrolled diabetes or renal transplant

- acute uncontrolled infection

- current unstable or uncompensated respiratory or cardiac disease

- peripheral vascular disease including diabetic vasculopathy Screening for chronic conditions is not required

5. Any of the following cardiac criteria:

- Any factors that increase the risk of QTc prolongation or risk of arrhythmic events (eg, heart failure, hypokalaemia, congenital long QT syndrome, family history of long QT syndrome or unexplained sudden death under 40 years of age or mean resting corrected QT interval (QTc) > 470 msec)

- Uncontrolled hypertension (BP=150/95 mmHg despite medical therapy)

- Acute coronary syndrome within 6 months prior to starting treatment

- Angina Canadian Cardiovascular Society Grade II-IV (despite medical therapy)

- Symptomatic heart failure (NYHA [New York Heart Association ] II-IV)

- Prior or current cardiomyopathy

- Baseline left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) <55% measured by echocardiography or Multiple Gated Acquisition Scan (MUGA)

- Atrial fibrillation with a ventricular rate >100 bpm at rest

- Severe valvular heart disease

6. Inadequate bone marrow reserve or organ function as demonstrated by any of the following laboratory values:

- Absolute neutrophil count < 1.5 x 109/L

- Platelet count < 100 x 109/L

- Haemoglobin < 90 g/L

- Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) > 2.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN)

- Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) > 2.5 times ULN

- Total bilirubin > 1.5 times ULN

- Creatinine clearance < 50 mL/min (measured or calculated by Cockcroft and Gault equation)

7. Any of the following ophthalmological criteria:

- Current or past history of central serous retinopathy or retinal vein occlusion

- Intraocular pressure >21 mmHg

- Uncontrolled glaucoma (irrespective of intraocular pressure)

8. Inadequate biliary drainage

9. Symptomatic patients with interstitial pneumonitis or lung fibrosis confirmed by plain chest X-ray or chest CT

10. Refractory nausea and vomiting, chronic gastrointestinal diseases, inability to swallow the formulated product or previous significant bowel resection that would preclude adequate absorption of selumetinib

11. History of hypersensitivity to selumetinib or drugs with a similar chemical structure or class to selumetinib

12. History of hypersensitivity to platinum and gemcitabine containing drugs

13. Use of strong CYP(Cytochrome P450)1A2, CYP(Cytochrome P450)2C19 or CYP3A4 inducers and/or inhibitors (for example, but not limited to, fluvoxamine, fluconazole, ticlopidine, ketoconazole, atazanavir, clarithromycin, indinavir, itraconazole, nelfinavir, ritonavir, saquinavir,telithromycin, voriconazole, grapefruit and seville orange or the juices of these fruits, rifampicin, rifabutin, phenytoin, carbamazepine, phenobarbital and St. John's Wort)

14. Any contraindication to the combination chemotherapy as per local prescribing information

15. Judgment by the investigators that the patient should not participate in the study if the patient is unlikely to comply with study procedures, restrictions and requirements

16. Involvement in the planning and conduct of the study (applies to both AstraZeneca staff or staff at the study site).

Study Design

Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Drug:
Cisplatin
day1 and day8 at each cycle
Gemcitabine
day1 and day8 at each cycle
Selumetinib
25mg/day, 50mg/day and 75mg/day

Locations

Country Name City State
Japan AZD6244 PhI Japanese Gem/ Chuo Ku Tokyo
Japan AZD6244 PhI Japanese Gem/ Kashiwa Shi Chiba

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
AstraZeneca

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Japan, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Other Objective Response Rate (ORR) Preliminary assessment of tumour response as measured by Objective Response Rate (ORR) per investigators assessment using RECIST(Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours) 1.1 when selumetinib is given in combination with chemotherapies. From baseline, assessed up to 12 months No
Primary Investigation of the safety and tolerability of oral doses of selumetinib when administered in combination with chemotherapies in Japanese patients with advanced BTC by assessment of adverse events. The specific measure that will be used to determine the effect of the intervention(s) or, for observational studies, related to core objectives of the study and receiving the most emphasis in assessment From baseline, assessed up to 12 months Yes
Primary Investigation of the safety and tolerability of oral doses of selumetinib when administered in combination with chemotherapies in Japanese patients with advanced BTC by assessment of vital signs. The specific measure that will be used to determine the effect of the intervention(s) or, for observational studies, related to core objectives of the study and receiving the most emphasis in assessment From baseline, assessed up to 12 months Yes
Primary Investigation of the safety and tolerability of oral doses of selumetinib when administered in combination with chemotherapies in Japanese patients with advanced BTC by assessment of laboratory parameters. The specific measure that will be used to determine the effect of the intervention(s) or, for observational studies, related to core objectives of the study and receiving the most emphasis in assessment From baseline, assessed up to 12 months Yes
Secondary Cmax of selumetinib Characterising the pharmacokinetics (PK) of selumetinib alone and in combination with chemotherapy. From baseline, assessed up to 12 months No
Secondary Cmax of chemotherapies Characterising the PK of chemotherapies when dose with selumetinib by assessment of Cmax. From baseline, assessed up to 12 months No
Secondary AUC(Area under the plasma concentration-time curve from zero to infinity) of selumetinib Characterising the pharmacokinetics (PK) of selumetinib alone and in combination with chemotherapy. From baseline, assessed up to 12 months No
Secondary AUC(Area under the plasma concentration-time curve from zero to infinity) of chemotheraies Characterising the PK of chemotherapies when dose with selumetinib by assessment of AUC(Area under the plasma concentration-time curve from zero to infinity) From baseline, assessed up to 12 months No
Secondary Tmax of selumetinib Characterising the pharmacokinetics (PK) of selumetinib alone and in combination with chemotherapy. From baseline, assessed up to 12 months No
Secondary Tmax of chemotherapies Characterising the PK of chemotherapies when dose with selumetinib by assessment of Tmax. From baseline, assessed up to 12 months No