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Vandetanib in Advanced NSCLC With RET Rearrangement

NCT01823068

Description:

The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy and safety of vandetanib, in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer harboring RET gene rearrangement. In 2011, gene rearrangement between RET and KIF5B gene (fusion) was discovered in a young, male lung cancer patient. The following studies showed that this gene rearrangement was critical for tumor initiation and maintenance. Of note, the growth and signaling properties mediated by KIF5B-RET were diminished after treatment with vandetanib. Until now, RET rearrangements have been known in thyroid cancers. Vandetanib, a multi-kinase inhibitors with anti-RET activity, is an FDA-approved drug for the treatments of adults with metastatic medullary thyroid cancers who are ineligible for surgery and who have progressive or symptomatic disease. This study aimed to examine the efficacy and safety of this drug, for the treatment of advanced lung cancer harboring RET rearrangement.

Related Conditions:
  • Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma
Recruiting Status:

Completed

Phase:

Phase 2

Trial Eligibility

Document

Title

  • Brief Title: Vandetanib in Advanced NSCLC With RET Rearrangement
  • Official Title: A Phase II Study of Vandetanib in Patients With Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Harboring RET Rearrangement

Clinical Trial IDs

  • ORG STUDY ID: 2013-09-089-01
  • NCT ID: NCT01823068

Conditions

  • Non Small Cell Lung Cancer

Interventions

DrugSynonymsArms
VandetanibCaprelsaVandetanib treatment arm

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy and safety of vandetanib, in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer harboring RET gene rearrangement. In 2011, gene rearrangement between RET and KIF5B gene (fusion) was discovered in a young, male lung cancer patient. The following studies showed that this gene rearrangement was critical for tumor initiation and maintenance. Of note, the growth and signaling properties mediated by KIF5B-RET were diminished after treatment with vandetanib. Until now, RET rearrangements have been known in thyroid cancers. Vandetanib, a multi-kinase inhibitors with anti-RET activity, is an FDA-approved drug for the treatments of adults with metastatic medullary thyroid cancers who are ineligible for surgery and who have progressive or symptomatic disease. This study aimed to examine the efficacy and safety of this drug, for the treatment of advanced lung cancer harboring RET rearrangement.

Detailed Description

      Patients will be screened so as to confirm RET fusion in their tumor tissue. RET fusion will
      be tested using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) at central laboratory. Central
      laboratory of this study is the department of pathology at Seoul National University Hospital
      (SNUH) and tumor specimen should be sent to department of pathology at SNUH. Only patients
      whose tumor have confirmed RET gene fusion are eligible for this study.

      Enrolled patients will begin on once daily vandetanib at 300 mg with one cycle of 4 weeks.
      Renal-impaired patients (defined as patients with creatinine clearance ≥30 to <50 mL/min at
      screening) will start treatment at the lower dose of 200 mg. Treatment will be continued till
      progression, unacceptable toxicity, or till 1 year. Vandetanib can be administered after 1
      year to the patients with benefit from vandetanib.

      During the administration of vandetanib, vital signs, physical examination, ECOG performance
      status, height, weight, hematology and chemistry test, ECG, adverse events and concomitant
      drugs will be evaluated every four weeks (one cycle, for the first 6 months) or eight weeks
      (two cycles, from 6 months to 1 year) and, if necessary, chest X-ray and pregnancy test will
      also be performed. CT for tumor assessment will be performed once every 8 weeks for 1 year.
      If the disease progression is suspected, the test can be additionally conducted at the
      investigator's discretion.
    

Trial Arms

NameTypeDescriptionInterventions
Vandetanib treatment armExperimentalVandetanib 300 mg once daily orally
  • Vandetanib

Eligibility Criteria

        Inclusion Criteria:

          -  Provision of informed consent

          -  Female or male aged 18 years or over

          -  Histologically confirmed locally advanced or metastatic (stage IIIB or IV) NSCLC

          -  Failure after platinum-based chemotherapy

          -  Presence of a RET fusion in an archival or newly acquired NSCLC tumor specimen (RET
             fusion should be performed in central laboratory by FISH)

          -  ECOG performance status of 0, 1 or 2

          -  Negative pregnancy test (urine or serum) for female patients of childbearing potential

          -  Measurable disease according to RECIST 1.1 criteria

          -  Life expectancy of >12 weeks

          -  Able to swallow study medication

          -  If the subject is on the course of radiotherapy, one can be enrolled after
             radiotherapy

        Exclusion Criteria:

          -  Involvement in the planning/conduct of this study

          -  Previous enrollment in the present study

          -  Previous exposure to vandetanib

          -  Unstable brain metastases or spinal cord compression that requires treatment (The
             patients with treated brain metastases who are on a stable dose of steroids can be
             included)

          -  Major surgery within 28 days before starting treatment

          -  The last dose of prior chemotherapy received less than 28 days prior to starting
             treatment

          -  Any unresolved chronic toxicity greater than CTCAE grade 2 from previous anticancer
             therapy

          -  Serum bilirubin greater than 1.5 x the upper limit of reference range (ULRR)

          -  Alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), or alkaline
             phosphatase (ALP) greater than 2.5 x ULRR, or greater than 5.0 x ULRR if judged by the
             investigator to be related to liver metastases

          -  Creatinine clearance <30 mL/min (Patients with moderate renal impairment defined as
             screening creatinine clearance ≥30 to <50 mL/min will start vandetanib at a reduced
             dose of 200 mg once daily and will continue this dose throughout the study, unless
             further dose reduction is required)

          -  Unacceptable electrolyte imbalance (Potassium <4.0 mmol/L despite supplementation,
             Magnesium below normal range despite supplementation, Calcium as evaluated by either
             ionized or standard serum tests: ionized calcium below the normal range or serum
             calcium above the CTCAE grade I upper limit)

          -  Significant cardiac event (e.g. myocardial infarction), superior vena cava syndrome,
             NYHA classification of heart disease ≥2 within 12 weeks before starting treatment, or
             presence of cardiac disease that in the opinion of the investigator increases the risk
             of ventricular arrhythmia

          -  History of ventricular arrhythmia, which is symptomatic or requires treatment (CTCAE
             grade 3), symptomatic or uncontrolled atrial fibrillation, or asymptomatic sustained
             ventricular tachycardia. (Patients with atrial fibrillation controlled by medication
             are permitted)

          -  Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure >160 mmHg or diastolic blood
             pressure > 100 mmHg)

          -  Past medical history of, or clinically active interstitial lung disease

          -  Evidence of severe or uncontrolled systemic disease

          -  Previous or current malignancies of other histologies within the last 3 years. (In
             situ carcinoma of the cervix, adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma
             of the skin is exceptionally permitted)

          -  Congenital long QT syndrome

          -  Any concomitant medications that are known to be associated with Torsades de Pointes
             or potent inducers of cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) function and/or any prohibited
             medications

          -  History of QT prolongation associated with other medication that required
             discontinuation of that medication

          -  QTcB correction unmeasurable or >480 ms on screening ECG

          -  Participation in a clinical study and/or receipt of an investigational drug within 28
             days prior to enrollment

          -  Females only - currently pregnant or breast feeding
      
Maximum Eligible Age:N/A
Minimum Eligible Age:18 Years
Eligible Gender:All
Healthy Volunteers:No

Primary Outcome Measures

Measure:Objective response rate (ORR)
Time Frame:1 year
Safety Issue:
Description:ORR will be evaluated through the frequency analysis with 95% confidence interval.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Measure:Progression-free survival (PFS)
Time Frame:1 year
Safety Issue:
Description:PFS will be examined with Kaplan-Meier method.
Measure:Disease-control rate (DCR)
Time Frame:1 year
Safety Issue:
Description:DCR will be evaluated through the frequency analysis with 95% confidence interval.
Measure:Overall survival (OS)
Time Frame:2 years
Safety Issue:
Description:OS will be examined with Kaplan-Meier method.
Measure:Number of Participants with Adverse Events
Time Frame:1 years
Safety Issue:
Description:Regarding safety endpoints, all adverse events will be individually graded based on the CTCAE version 4.03. The number of participants with adverse events will be summarized using descriptive statistics.

Details

Phase:Phase 2
Primary Purpose:Interventional
Overall Status:Completed
Lead Sponsor:Samsung Medical Center

Trial Keywords

  • Lung cancer
  • RET fusion
  • Vandetanib

Last Updated

December 7, 2020