Summary

Eligibility
for people ages 18 years and up (full criteria)
Location
at La Jolla, California and other locations
Dates
study started
completion around
Principal Investigator
by Adam Burgoyne, MD, PhDJason Sicklick, MD
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Adam Burgoyne
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Jason Sicklick

Description

Summary

Funding Source - FDA OOPD

FDA-approved products for patients with unresectable or metastatic GIST include therapies such as imatinib and sunitinib. Although there are FDA-approved products for the treatment of advanced/metastatic GIST, these therapies are known to be ineffective in the SDH-mutant/deficient subtype and no known effective therapies exist.

The purpose of this study is to investigate SDH-Mutant/Deficient Gastrointestinal Stromal cancer's response to the drug Temozolomide (TMZ) and aim to improve patient outcomes.

Temozolomide is approved by the FDA for the treatment of newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) and refractory anaplastic astrocytoma cancers.

Temozolomide is considered experimental because it is not approved by the FDA for the treatment of SDH-Mutant/Deficient Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor.

Official Title

An Open-Label, Phase 2 Efficacy Study of Temozolomide (TMZ) In Advanced Succinate Dehydrogenase (SDH)-Mutant/Deficient Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)

Details

This oncology study will be a phase 2 study for patients with advanced or metastatic GIST. This study will determine overall response rate at 6 months for TMZ therapy in patients with SDH-mutant/deficient GIST.

Treatment will continue for 6 months (with option to continue if benefiting treatment) or until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity (whichever occurs first). All patients will have regular evaluations for assessment of safety parameters. Temozolomide dose may be held and/or modified for the management of adverse treatment effects according to pre-specified criteria. Patients will have radiographic imaging (CT or MRI) every 8 weeks to assess tumor resection.

An end of treatment visit for clinical evaluations and safety assessments will be performed approximately 28 days (7 days) after the last dose of study drug. Patients discontinuing study treatment will be followed every 3-6 months for disease recurrence and survival.

Keywords

Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors, Sdh, GIST, Cancer, Temozolomide, SDH-Mutant/Deficient, Succinate Dehydrogenase, TMZ 85 mg/m2 mg orally

Eligibility

You can join if…

Open to people ages 18 years and up

  1. Patient has pathologically confirmed SDH-mutant/deficient GIST.
  2. Has recovered from the acute toxic effects of all prior chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or radiotherapy.
  3. Patient has an ECOG Performance Status of 0-2.
  4. Patient has adequate hematologic, hepatic and renal function.
  5. Female patient of childbearing potential has a negative serum or urine pregnancy within 72 hours prior to receiving the first dose of study medication.
  6. Female patient of childbearing potential agrees to use 2 methods of birth control or be surgically sterile, or abstain from heterosexual activity for the course of the study through 120 days after the last dose of study medication.
  7. Male patient with a partner of childbearing potential agrees to use an adequate method of contraception starting with the first dose of study therapy through 120 days after the last dose of study therapy.
  8. Has measurable or evaluable disease as per RECIST v1.1 (Appendix B).
  9. Life expectancy of >12 weeks.

You CAN'T join if...

  1. Patients who have had major surgery within 4 weeks of initiation of study medication.
  2. Patients who are receiving other concurrent anti-neoplastic therapy (e.g., chemotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, or radiotherapy) at the start of study treatment.
  3. Patients with known brain metastases should be excluded from this clinical trial because of their poor prognosis and because they often develop progressive neurologic dysfunction that would confound the evaluation of neurologic and other adverse events.
  4. Evidence of severe or uncontrolled systemic diseases [e.g., unstable or uncompensated respiratory, cardiac (including life threatening arrhythmias)].
  5. Unresolved toxicity ≥ CTCAE Grade 2 from previous anti-cancer therapy except alopecia (if applicable) unless agreed that the patient can be entered after discussion with the Medical Monitor.
  6. Presence of cardiac impairment class III and IV definitions; OR history of myocardial infarction/active ischemic heart disease within one year of study entry; OR uncontrolled dysrhythmias; OR poorly controlled angina.
  7. Pregnant or breast-feeding females.
  8. Medical condition such as uncontrolled infection (including HIV), uncontrolled diabetes mellitus or cardiac disease which, in the opinion of the treating physician, would make this protocol unreasonably hazardous for the patient.
  9. Any concurrent condition which in the investigator's opinion makes it undesirable for the subject to participate in this trial or which would jeopardize compliance with the protocol.

    10. Patients who cannot swallow oral formulations of the agent

Locations

  • UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center
    La Jolla California 92093 United States
  • Oregon Health & Science University
    Portland Oregon 97239 United States
  • University of Miami
    Miami Florida 33136 United States
  • Fox Chase Cancer Center
    Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19111 United States

Lead Scientists at UCSD

  • Adam Burgoyne, MD, PhD
    Associate Clinical Professor, Medicine, Vc-health Sciences-schools. Authored (or co-authored) 34 research publications
  • Jason Sicklick, MD
    Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) I am interested in both the role of molecular signaling in the genesis of liver cancers and the study of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST).

Details

Status
in progress, not accepting new patients
Start Date
Completion Date
(estimated)
Sponsor
Adam Burgoyne, MD, PhD
ID
NCT03556384
Phase
Phase 2 research study
Study Type
Interventional
Participants
About 23 people participating
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