ABC-101: ABC294640 in Treating Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors

Sponsor
RedHill Biopharma Limited (Industry)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT01488513
Collaborator
Apogee Biotechnology Corporation (Industry), Medical University of South Carolina (Other), FDA Office of Orphan Products Development (U.S. Fed), National Cancer Institute (NCI) (NIH)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of ABC294640 in treating patients with advanced solid tumors. ABC294640 may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Please note that the FDA OOPD is participating as a funding source.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Drug: sphingosine kinase-2 inhibitor ABC294640
Phase 1

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
  1. To assess safety and determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and the dose limiting toxicities (DLT) of ABC294640 (sphingosine kinase-2 inhibitor ABC294640) in patients with solid organ tumors. (Part I) II. To assess the safety and tolerability of ABC294640 at the MTD in an expanded cohort of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. (Part II)
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
  1. To establish the dose of ABC294640 recommended for future phase II protocols. (Part I) II. To describe the pharmacokinetics of ABC294640 in patients with solid organ tumors. (Part I)
  2. To describe the effects of ABC294640 on plasma levels of sphingosine 1-phosphate in patients with solid organ tumors. (Part I) IV. To assess antitumor activity of ABC294640 in patients with solid organ tumors by objective radiographic assessment using Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 criteria. (Part I) V. To describe the pharmacokinetics of ABC294640 in HCC patients. (Part II) VI. To describe the effects of ABC294640 on plasma levels of sphingosine 1-phosphate in HCC patients. (Part II) VII. To assess antitumor activity of ABC294640 in HCC patients by objective radiographic assessment using RECIST 1.1 criteria. (Part II)

OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study.

Patients receive sphingosine kinase-2 inhibitor ABC294640 orally (PO) twice daily (BID) on days 1-28. Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up monthly for 1 year.

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
22 participants
Allocation:
N/A
Intervention Model:
Single Group Assignment
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:
Treatment
Official Title:
A Phase I, Open-label, Dose-Escalation, Safety, Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Study of ABC294640 in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors
Study Start Date :
Aug 1, 2011
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Aug 1, 2014
Actual Study Completion Date :
Jul 1, 2015

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Treatment (enzyme inhibitor therapy)

Patients receive sphingosine kinase-2 inhibitor ABC294640 PO BID on days 1-28. Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Drug: sphingosine kinase-2 inhibitor ABC294640
Given PO Starting dose of ABC294640 250 mg once on day on Days 1-28 of each 28-day cycle. Subsequent cohort doses (if reached) are as follows: 250 BID, 500 BID, 750 BID, 1,000 BID, 1,500 BID, 2,000 BID, 2,500 BID
Other Names:
  • SK2 inhibitor ABC294640
  • Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. Maximum tolerated dose (MTD) defined as highest dose of ABC294640 at which 0 or 1 patient of 6 experiences a DLT. [Patients will be followed until the point in time when no more than 1 of 6 patients has a Dose Limiting Toxicity (DLT) in cycle 1, and expected 54 days.]

      MTD defined as the highest dose at which 0 or 1 patient of 6 experiences a DLT. The DLT rate will be estimated with its 95% confidence interval.

    2. Safety assessed using the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Toxicity Criteria (CTC) version 4.0. [Weekly during course 1, bi-weekly for all subsequent courses, and at the end of treatment study-- expected to occur at an average of 6 months from study start.]

      Assessed using the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Toxicity Criteria (CTC) version 4.0. Adverse events (AEs) will be coded by body system and summary tables with incidence rates of adverse events will be generated. Descriptive statistics of AEs will be reported by doses and for subsets of patients with serious adverse events (SAEs), patients who discontinue due to AEs, and patients with related AEs.

    Secondary Outcome Measures

    1. Pharmacodynamic parameters for sphingosine kinase-2 inhibitor ABC294640 [Days 1 and 28 of cycle 1 collected at prior to dose, 1, 2, 4, 8, 12, 24 hours post drug administration.]

      Area under the drug concentration over time curve (AUC), maximum concentration, minimum concentration, and time to maximum concentration will be calculated for each subject.

    2. Pharmacodynamic parameters for sphingosine kinase-2 inhibitor ABC294640 [Weekly during course 1, bi-weekly for all subsequent courses, and at the end of treatment study-- expected to occur at an average of 6 months from study start.]

      Pharmacodynamic parameters for ABC294640 action will include measurement of plasma levels of S1P, including absolute concentration at each sampling time and chance from baseline concentration at each sampling time after drug administration.

    3. Tumor response rate [Every 8 weeks till end of treatment study-- expected to occur at an average of 6 months from study start.]

      All patients who have measureable disease according to RECIST 1.1, received at least one cycle of treatment, and have had disease re-evaluated will be included.

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    18 Years and Older
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    No
    Inclusion Criteria:
    • PART I:

    • Patients with histologically confirmed solid organ carcinomas

    • Tumor progression after receiving standard/approved chemotherapy or as first-line therapy for malignancies where there is no standard therapy

    • One or more tumors measurable on computed tomography (CT) scan per RECIST 1.1

    • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status =< 2

    • Life expectancy of at least 3 months

    • Age > 18 years

    • Signed, written Institutional Review Board (IRB)-approved informed consent

    • A negative pregnancy test (if female)

    • Acceptable liver function:

    • Bilirubin =< 3 times upper limit of normal (ULN) (Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events [CTCAE] Grade 2 baseline)

    • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase [SGOT]), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamic pyruvate transaminase [SGPT]) =< 3 x ULN (CTCAE Grade 1 baseline)

    • Serum creatinine =< 1.5 X ULN (CTCAE Grade 1 baseline)

    • Absolute neutrophil count >= 1000 cells/mm^3

    • Acceptable hematologic status:

    • Absolute neutrophil coun > 1000 cells/mm3

    • Platelet count >= 75,000 (plt/mm^3) (CTCAE Grade 1 baseline)

    • Hemoglobin >= 9 g/dL

    • Acceptable blood sugar control:

    • Fasting glucose value < 160 mg/dL (CTCAE Grade 1 baseline)

    • Urinalysis: No clinically significant abnormalities

    • Prothrombin time (PT) and partial thromboplastin time (PTT) =< 1.5 X ULN after correction of nutritional deficiencies that may contribute to prolonged PT/PTT

    • For men and women of child-producing potential, willingness to use of effective contraceptive methods during the study; if female (or female partner of male subject), is either not of childbearing potential (defined as postmenopausal for >= 1 year or surgically sterile [bilateral tubal ligation, bilateral oophorectomy or hysterectomy]) or practicing 1 of the following medically acceptable methods of birth control and agrees to continue with the regimen throughout the duration of the study:

    • Oral, implantable or injectable contraceptives for 3 consecutive months before the baseline/randomization visit

    • Total abstinence from sexual intercourse (>= 1 complete menstrual cycle before the baseline/randomization visit)

    • Intrauterine device (IUD)

    • Double barrier method (condoms, sponge, diaphragm or vaginal ring with spermicidal jellies or cream)

    • PART II:

    • To be eligible for inclusion in Part II, patients must meet the eligibility for Part 1 as well as the following:

    • Patients with histologically confirmed HCC for whom there is no standard/approved chemotherapy

    Exclusion Criteria:
    • New York Heart Association Class III or IV, cardiac disease, myocardial infarction within the past 6 months, unstable arrhythmia, or evidence of ischemia on electrocardiogram (ECG)

    • Active, uncontrolled bacterial, viral, or fungal infections, requiring systemic therapy

    • Pregnant or nursing women; NOTE: Women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; or abstinence) prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation; should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately

    • Treatment with radiation therapy, surgery, chemotherapy, or investigational therapy within one month prior to study entry

    • Unwillingness or inability to comply with procedures required in this protocol

    • Known infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

    • Serious nonmalignant disease (e.g., hydronephrosis, liver failure, or other conditions) that could compromise protocol objectives in the opinion of the Investigator and/or the Sponsor

    • Patients who are currently receiving any other investigational agent

    • Patients who are receiving drugs that are sensitive substrates of CYP450 1A2, 3A4, 2C9, 2C19 or 2D6, or strong inhibitors or inducers of all major CYP450 isozymes that cannot be stopped at least 7 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) before starting treatment with ABC294640 and either replaced with another appropriate medication or not given for the duration of the clinical study

    • Patients who are currently taking Coumadin or Coumadin derivatives

    • Patients who have received any antineoplastic therapy within 1 month of starting treatment with ABC294640 or who have not adequately recovered from side effects and toxicities of previous antineoplastic therapy

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 Medical University of South Carolina Charleston South Carolina United States 29425

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • RedHill Biopharma Limited
    • Apogee Biotechnology Corporation
    • Medical University of South Carolina
    • FDA Office of Orphan Products Development
    • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    Investigators

    • Principal Investigator: Carolyn Britten, MD, Medical University of South Carolina

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    RedHill Biopharma Limited
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT01488513
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • CTO 101504
    • NCI -2011-02993
    • G04102-00
    • R01FD004102-01
    First Posted:
    Dec 8, 2011
    Last Update Posted:
    Jan 7, 2020
    Last Verified:
    Aug 1, 2015

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Jan 7, 2020