STA-4783 in Combination With Paclitaxel and Carboplatin for the Treatment of Chemotherapy Naive Patients With Stage IIIB/IV Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

Sponsor
Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp. (Industry)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT00088088
Collaborator
(none)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

This study is for patients who have Stage IIIb or Stage IV NSCLC and have never had chemotherapy before for their disease. The first phase of the study recently completed and for the second phase of the study patients are randomly assigned to receive either paclitaxel and carboplatin or paclitaxel and carboplatin and study drug (STA 4783). Treatment will be every 3 weeks for 6 cycles.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
Phase 1/Phase 2

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Masking:
Double
Primary Purpose:
Treatment
Official Title:
A Phase I/II Trial of STA-4783 in Combination With Paclitaxel and Carboplatin for the Treatment of Chemotherapy Naive Patients With Stage IIIB or Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
Study Start Date :
Mar 1, 2004
Study Completion Date :
Mar 1, 2005

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    18 Years and Older
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    No
    Inclusion Criteria:
    • Histologically and/or cytologically proven NSCLC (mixed forms with small cell lung cancer are excluded) with clinically stage IIIB or stage IV disease.

    • No prior systemic chemotherapy treatment.

    • Prior treatments with radiotherapy or local ablative therapies are allowed if these therapies do not affect the measurable target lesions being used for the purposes of this protocol. Completion of any radiotherapy must be greater than or equal to 4 weeks prior to study entry, and/or resolution of all acute toxic effects of any prior radiotherapy or major surgical procedure to National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Toxicity Criteria (CTC) grade less than or equal to 1.

    • Evidence of unidimensionally measurable disease (ie, greater than or equal to 1 malignant tumor mass that may be accurately measured in at least 1 dimension greater than or equal to 20 mm with conventional radiographic techniques or magnetic resonance imaging [MRI], or greater than or equal to 10 mm with spiral computerized tomography [CT] scan). Tumor evaluation by positron emission tomography (PET) scan or by ultrasound may not substitute for CT or MRI scans. Bone lesions, ascites, peritoneal carcinomatosis or miliary lesions, pleural or pericardial effusions, lymphangitis of the skin or lung, cystic lesions, or irradiated lesions, and disease documented by indirect evidence only (eg, by laboratory tests such as alkaline phosphatase) are not considered measurable.

    • Female or male, 18 years of age or older.

    • ECOG performance status 0 or 1.

    • Neuropathy of Grade 0 or Grade 1.

    • Adequate organ function as defined by the following criteria:

    • Serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST; serum glutamate-oxalate transferase [SGOT]) and serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT; serum glutamate-pyruvate transferase) [SGPT] less than or equal to 2.5 x central laboratory upper limit of normal (ULN). If liver function abnormalities are due to underlying malignancy, then AST and ALT may be less than or equal to 5 x ULN.

    • Total serum bilirubin less than or equal to 1.5 x ULN

    • Prothrombin time (PT) and partial thromboplastin time (PTT) less than or equal to 1.5x ULN

    • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) greater than or equal to 1500/mL

    • Platelets greater than or equal to 100,000/mL

    • Hemoglobin greater than or equal to 9.0 g/dL

    • Serum creatinine less than or equal to 1.5 x ULN

    • The effects of STA-4783 on the developing human fetus are unknown, however, taxanes and platinum analogues are known to be teratogenic. Therefore, women of childbearing potential (defined as, unless surgically sterile, women <=50 years of age or history of amenorrhea for < 12 months prior to study entry) must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation. Should a female patient become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while participating in this study, she must agree to inform the treating physician immediately, and be followed until delivery.

    • Signed and dated informed consent document indicating that the patient (or legally acceptable representative) has been informed of all pertinent aspects of the trial prior to enrollment.

    • Willingness and ability to comply with scheduled visits, treatment plans, laboratory tests, and other study procedures.

    Exclusion Criteria:
    • Patients with large untreated pleural effusions, or who have immediate life-threatening complications of their disease, or those who may need urgent radiotherapy (e.g., due to lobar obstruction, painful bony sites, cord compression, or superior vena cava syndrome).

    • Current participation in another clinical drug trial; may not be receiving an investigational drug or any other agent that has an immunomodulatory or presumed anti-tumor effect within 4 weeks of study entry.

    • Known brain metastases, or leptomeningeal disease on screening CT or MRI scan, except for treated disease that is considered clinically and radiologically stable, and does not require treatment with anti-convulsants and/or steroids.

    • Prior malignancy other than NSCLC within the last 5 years with the exception of:

    • Adequately treated in situ carcinoma of the cervix uteri;

    • Basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin;

    • Previous nonpulmonary malignancy confined and surgically resected with no evidence of active malignancy.

    • Has a known allergy to Cremophor® or Cremophor®-based drug products.

    • Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related illness.

    • Pregnancy or breast feeding.

    • Other medications, or severe acute/chronic medical or psychiatric condition, or laboratory abnormality that may increase the risk associated with study participation or study drug administration, or may interfere with the interpretation of study results, and in the judgment of the investigator would make the patient inappropriate for entry into this study.

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 NEA Clinic Jonesboro Arkansas United States 72401
    2 Wilshire Oncology Medical Group Pamona California United States 91767
    3 St. Francis Memorial Hospital San Francisco California United States
    4 Cancer Institute Medical Group Santa Monica California United States 90404
    5 Kaiser Permanete Vallejo California United States
    6 Oncology Associates of Bridgeport Trumball Connecticut United States 06611
    7 ACORN Miami Florida United States
    8 Oncology Hematology Consultants Sarasota Florida United States 34236
    9 University of Chicago Chicago Illinois United States 60637
    10 The Cancer Institute at Alexian Brothers Elk Grove Village Illinois United States 60007
    11 Ingalls Hospital Harvey Illinois United States 60426
    12 Overton Brooks, VAMC Shreveport Louisiana United States 71101
    13 LSUHSC - Shreveport Feist Weiller Cancer Center Shreveport Louisiana United States 71130
    14 Maryland Hematology and Oncology Associates Baltimore Maryland United States 21236
    15 The Duluth Clinic Duluth Minnesota United States 55805
    16 The West Clinic Memphis Tennessee United States 38120
    17 The Sarah Cannon Research Center Nashville Tennessee United States 37203
    18 Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Texas United States 75231
    19 Multicare Health System Tacoma Washington United States 98405

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp.

    Investigators

    None specified.

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    , ,
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT00088088
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • 4783-02
    First Posted:
    Jul 21, 2004
    Last Update Posted:
    Dec 4, 2008
    Last Verified:
    Dec 1, 2008

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Dec 4, 2008