A6 in Treating Patients With Persistent or Recurrent Ovarian Epithelial Cancer, Fallopian Tube Cancer, or Primary Peritoneal Cancer

January 2, 2019 updated by: Gynecologic Oncology Group

A Phase II Evaluation of a Urokinase-Derived Peptide (A6) in the Treatment of Persistent or Recurrent Epithelial Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, or Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma

This phase II trial is studying the side effects and how well A6 works in treating patients with persistent or recurrent ovarian epithelial cancer, fallopian tube cancer, or primary peritoneal cancer. A6 may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking blood flow to the tumor.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To assess the activity of A6, as measured by the 6-month progression-free survival (PFS) rate and objective tumor response (complete or partial) rate, in patients with persistent or recurrent ovarian epithelial, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal carcinoma.

II. To determine the frequency and severity of adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v3.0.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To characterize the duration of PFS and overall survival. II. To identify biomarkers of drug effect on peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs).

TERTIARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To explore whether genes identified as being up- or down-regulated by exposure of human PBMCs to A6 in vitro are also up- or down-regulated following treatment of patients with A6 in vivo.

II. To explore whether there is an association between the expression of candidate A6 receptors in the tumor prior to treatment with A6 (as determined by IHC) and response and PFS.

III. To explore whether there is an association between change in expression of candidate biomarkers in PBMCs between 0-24 hours following the first dose of A6 and response and PFS.

IV. To explore whether there is an association between change in expression of candidate biomarkers in PBMCs over the course of the first one month cycle (course 1) and response and PFS.

V. To determine whether there is an association between plasma A6 levels measured on days 2 (24 hours after the first dose and 4 hours after the second dose) and 8 (prior to injection of A6) of course 1 and levels of expression of candidate biomarkers in PBMCs collected on the same days.

VI. To explore whether there is an association between plasma A6 levels measured on days 2 (24 hours after the first dose and 4 hours after the second dose) and 8 (prior to injection of A6) of course 1 and response and PFS.

VII. To explore whether there is an association between candidate serum biomarkers and response and PFS over the course of A6 treatment.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

Patients receive A6 subcutaneously once daily 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 every 3 months for 2 years and then every 6 months for 3 years.

Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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31

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Georgia
      • Augusta, Georgia, United States, 30912
        • Georgia Regents University Medical Center
    • Iowa
      • Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242
        • University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
    • Nebraska
      • Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68114
        • Nebraska Methodist Hospital
    • New York
      • Stony Brook, New York, United States, 11794
        • Stony Brook University Medical Center
    • Ohio
      • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106
        • Case Western Reserve University
      • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44109
        • MetroHealth Medical Center
      • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44111
        • Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center/Fairview Hospital
      • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43214
        • Riverside Methodist Hospital
      • Mayfield Heights, Ohio, United States, 44124
        • Hillcrest Hospital Cancer Center
    • Oklahoma
      • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104
        • University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
    • Pennsylvania
      • Abington, Pennsylvania, United States, 19001
        • Abington Memorial Hospital
      • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213
        • Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02905
        • Women and Infants Hospital
    • Tennessee
      • Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232
        • Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84112
        • Huntsman Cancer Institute/University of Utah
    • Wisconsin
      • La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States, 54601
        • Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Histologically confirmed persistent or recurrent ovarian epithelial, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal carcinoma, including any of the following epithelial cell types:

    • Serous adenocarcinoma
    • Endometrioid adenocarcinoma
    • Mucinous adenocarcinoma
    • Undifferentiated carcinoma
    • Clear cell adenocarcinoma
    • Mixed epithelial carcinoma
    • Transitional cell carcinoma
    • Malignant Brenner tumor
    • Adenocarcinoma not otherwise specified
  • Measurable disease, defined as ≥ 1 lesion that can be accurately measured in ≥ 1 dimension as ≥ 20 mm by conventional techniques or ≥ 10 mm by spiral CT scan

  • Must have ≥ 1 target lesion to assess response as defined by RECIST criteria

    • Tumors within a previously irradiated field are designated as "non-target" lesions unless progression is documented or a biopsy is obtained to confirm persistence of disease ≥ 90 days following completion of radiotherapy
  • Must not be eligible for a higher priority GOG clinical trial, if one exists (i.e., any active GOG Phase III clinical trial for the same patient population)

  • Must have received 1 prior platinum-based chemotherapeutic regimen containing carboplatin, cisplatin, or another organoplatinum compound for management of primary disease

    • Initial treatment may have included high-dose therapy, consolidation therapy, non-cytotoxic therapy, or extended therapy administered after surgical or non-surgical assessment
    • One additional cytotoxic regimen for management of recurrent or persistent disease allowed
    • Patients who have received only one prior cytotoxic regimen (platinum-based regimen for management of primary disease) must have a platinum-free interval of < 12 months, have progressed during platinum-based therapy, or have persistent disease after a platinum-based therapy
  • GOG performance status 0-2 (for patients who received 1 prior regimen) OR 0-1 (for patients who received 2 prior regimens)
  • ANC ≥ 1,500/mm^3
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm^3
  • Creatinine ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times ULN
  • SGOT ≤ 2.5 times ULN
  • Alkaline phosphatase ≤ 2.5 times ULN
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • Able and willing to self-administer daily subcutaneous (SC) injections or has a caregiver who is willing and able to administer daily SC injections
  • No active infection requiring antibiotics, except uncomplicated urinary tract infection
  • No neuropathy (sensory and motor) > grade 2, according to CTCAE v3.0
  • No other invasive malignancies within the past 5 years, except for non-melanoma skin cancer
  • No history of sensitivity to A6
  • No active gastrointestinal bleeding within the past month
  • No other disease that, in the opinion of the investigator, could jeopardize patient safety or interfere with study objectives
  • No concurrent amifostine or other protective reagents
  • Recovered from prior surgery, radiotherapy, or chemotherapy

  • No prior non-cytotoxic therapy for management of recurrent or persistent disease

    • Prior biologic (non-cytotoxic) therapy as part of primary treatment regimen allowed
  • At least 1 week since prior hormonal therapy directed at the malignant tumor
  • At least 3 weeks since any other prior therapy directed at the malignant tumor, including immunological agents
  • More than 2 weeks since prior major surgical procedure
  • More than 5 years since prior radiotherapy to any portion of the abdominal cavity or pelvis other than for the treatment of ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer

  • More than 3 years since prior radiotherapy for localized cancer of the breast, head and neck, or skin AND remains free of recurrent or metastatic disease

    • Patients with ductal breast carcinoma in situ may have undergone localized radiotherapy within the past 3 years
  • More than 5 years since prior chemotherapy for any abdominal or pelvic tumor other than for the treatment of ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer
  • More than 3 years since prior adjuvant chemotherapy for localized breast cancer AND remains free of recurrent or metastatic disease
  • More than 30 days since prior investigational drugs
  • No prior A6
  • No prior radiotherapy to > 25% of marrow-bearing areas
  • No prior cancer treatment that would contraindicate study therapy

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Experimental: Treatment (urokinase-derived peptide A6)
Patients receive A6 subcutaneously once daily on days 1-28. Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
Correlative studies
Biological: Urokinase-Derived Peptide A6
Given SC
Other Names:
  • A6
  • uPA-derived Peptide A6

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Progression-free Survival at 6 Months
Time Frame: Scans to assess progression were done every other cycle for the first 6 months.

Progression is defined using Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.0), as a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter (LD) of target lesions taking as reference the smallest sum LD recorded since study entry, or unequivocal progression of existing non-target lesions, or the appearance of one or more new lesions.

CT scan or MRI is used to follow lesion for measurable disease every other cycle for the first 6 months; every three months thereafter; and at any time if clinically indicated based on symptoms or physical signs suggestive of progressive disease or rising serum tumor marker levels. Responses must be confirmed by repeat imaging 4 weeks following documentation of response.
Scans to assess progression were done every other cycle for the first 6 months.
Tumor Response
Time Frame: Scans to assess response were done every other cycle for the first 6 months; every three months thereafter; and at any time if clinically indicated based on symptoms or physical signs suggestive of progressive disease or rising serum tumor marker levels.

Complete and Partial Tumor Response by Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.0). Per RECIST v1.0 for target lesions and assessed by MRI or CT scan: Complete Response (CR), Disappearance of all target lesions; Partial Response (PR), >=30% decrease in the sum of the longest dimensions (LD) of all target measurable lesions taking as reference the baseline sum of LD.

CT scan or MRI is used to follow lesion for measurable disease every other cycle for the first 6 months; every three months thereafter; and at any time if clinically indicated based on symptoms or physical signs suggestive of progressive disease or rising serum tumor marker levels. Responses must be confirmed by repeat imaging 4 weeks following documentation of response.
Scans to assess response were done every other cycle for the first 6 months; every three months thereafter; and at any time if clinically indicated based on symptoms or physical signs suggestive of progressive disease or rising serum tumor marker levels.
Incidence of Adverse Effects (Grade 3 or Higher) as Assessed by Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events Version 3.0
Time Frame: Every cycle during treatment (average collection time = 4 months)
Every cycle during treatment (average collection time = 4 months)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Progression-free Survival
Time Frame: scans to assess response were done every other cycle for the first 6 months; every three months thereafter; and at any time if clinically indicated based on symptoms or physical signs suggestive of progressive disease or rising serum tumor marker levels.

Progression is defined using Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.0), as a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter (LD) of target lesions taking as reference the smallest sum LD recorded since study entry, or unequivocal progression of existing non-target lesions, or the appearance of one or more new lesions.

CT scan or MRI is used to follow lesion for measurable disease every other cycle for the first 6 months; every three months thereafter; and at any time if clinically indicated based on symptoms or physical signs suggestive of progressive disease or rising serum tumor marker levels. Responses must be confirmed by repeat imaging 4 weeks following documentation of response.
scans to assess response were done every other cycle for the first 6 months; every three months thereafter; and at any time if clinically indicated based on symptoms or physical signs suggestive of progressive disease or rising serum tumor marker levels.
Overall Survival
Time Frame: Every other cycle, up to 5 years
Every other cycle, up to 5 years
Biomarkers of Drug Effect on Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells (PBMCs)
Time Frame: Day 1 prior to dosing; Day 2 prior to dosing and 4-hour post dosing; Day 8 prior to dosing.
Note: due to the limited activity of this agent, it was decided not to expend resources assaying the PBMCs. Data was not collected.
Day 1 prior to dosing; Day 2 prior to dosing and 4-hour post dosing; Day 8 prior to dosing.

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Gynecologic Oncology Group

Collaborators

Collaborators

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Michael Gold, Gynecologic Oncology Group

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

Study Start

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July 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

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July 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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July 14, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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July 14, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

First Posted

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July 15, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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January 15, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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January 2, 2019

Last Verified

Last Verified

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February 1, 2015

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • GOG-0170N (Other Identifier: CTEP)
  • U10CA027469 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
  • NCI-2011-01927 (Registry Identifier: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program))
  • CDR0000644399

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