Study of Sunitinib in Subjects With High Risk Renal Cell Carcinoma

July 27, 2012 updated by: Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

Phase II, Open Label, Single Center Study of Sunitinib in Subjects With High Risk Renal Cell Carcinoma

This study is designed to explore the molecular modulatory effect of Sunitinib when given in a neoadjuvant setting prior to radical or partial nephrectomy. The study will evaluate aforementioned outcomes in 30 patients at a dose of 50mg/day for 4 weeks followed by surgery 2-4 weeks following the last dose.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Withdrawn

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

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Interventional

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 2

Participation Criteria

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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

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients must be at least 18 years of age
  • Must be eligible to undergo a radical or partial nephrectomy
  • Clinical stage T1b, T2, T3, T4 and/or N1 disease as documented by abdomen/pelvis CT scan, or MRI and chest x-ray or CT chest
  • Patients must have a performance status on the ECOG scale of 0-1
  • Patients must have a pretreatment wbc > 3.0, granulocyte count > 1000/mm3, hemoglobin > 8.5 g/dL, platelet count > 100,000/mm3 and a normal PT and PTT
  • Patients must have a serum creatinine < 2.0 mg/dL
  • Patients must have adequate hepatic function with a serum bilirubin < upper limit of normal and AST/ALT < 2.5 x upper limit of normal

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Radiographic evidence of metastatic disease
  • Prior administration of immunotherapy/biotherapy/hormonal or radiation for renal cell carcinoma
  • Active secondary malignancies (other than basal cell carcinoma of the skin)
  • Serious, nonhealing wound, ulcer, or bone fracture
  • Clinically significant cardiovascular disease, New York Heart Association Grade II or greater congestive heart failure, serious cardiac arrhythmia requiring medication or Grade II or greater peripheral vascular disease within 1 year preceding Day 0
  • Any history or radiologic evidence of central nervous system disease
  • Active infection requiring parenteral antibiotics at the time of the first Sunitinib administration
  • Current or recent (within the 10 days preceding Day 0) use of oral or parenteral anticoagulants (except as required to maintain patency of preexisting, permanency indwelling IV catheters), or aspirin
  • Current, recent (within the 4 weeks preceding Day 0), or planned participation in another experimental drug study

  • Screening clinical laboratory values:

    • ANC of < 1000/uL
    • Platelet count of < 100,000/uL
    • Total bilirubin > 2.0 mg/dL
    • AST or ALT > 2.5 times the upper limit of normal
    • Serum creatinine of > 2.0 mg/dL
    • Hemoglobin of < 9 gm/dL (may be transfused to maintain or exceed this level)
    • Ongoing cardiac dysrhythmias of NCI CTCAE Version 3.0 grade > 2
    • Prolonged QTc interval on baseline EKG
    • Uncontrolled hypertension (>150/100 mm Hg despite optimal medical therapy)
    • Pre-existing thyroid abnormality with thyroid function that cannot be maintained in the normal range with medication
    • Patients receiving CYP3A4 inducers or inhibitors; patients should not take grapefruit juice or St. John's Wort while on the study
    • History of psychiatric disease, metabolic dysfunction, physical examination finding, or clinical laboratory finding giving reasonable suspicion of a disease or condition that contraindicates the use of an investigational drug or that might affect the interpretation of the results of the study or render the subject at high risk from treatment complications
    • Unable to take medication by mouth

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: NA
  • Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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EXPERIMENTAL: Treatment
See intervention descriptions
Drug: Sunitinib
50mg/day for 4 weeks
Other Names:
  • Sutent
Other: Tumor biopsy
Conducted prior to administration of sunitinib therapy
Procedure: Nephrectomy
Nephrectomy 2-4 weeks after last dose of Sunitinib
Other: Biomarkers

Biomarker evaluation of blood prior to treatment, after 4 weeks of Sunitinib administration, and every three months for a year after surgery.

Biomarker evaluation of tissue prior to 4 week administration of Sunitinib

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Time to clinical recurrence after surgery for high risk localized disease.
Time Frame: 1 year
1 year

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
Toxicity of Sunitinib when administered as neoadjuvant therapy prior to surgery
Time Frame: 1 year
Toxicities will be graded using the NCI Common Toxicity Criteria, version 3.0
1 year
Effect of Sunitinib on pretreatment serum levels of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF). Tissue levels (biopsy and pathological specimen) of total VEGF, HIF-alpha, microvessel density, and apoptotic indices (TUNNEL Staining)
Time Frame: 1 year
1 year
Radiographically quantifiable evaluation of changes in cellular disorganization (marker of necrosis) and perfusion parameters before and during the administration of Sunitinib.
Time Frame: 1 year
1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

Collaborators

Collaborators

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Pfizer

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Fairooz Kabbinavar, M.D., University of California, Los Angeles

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

Study Start

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October 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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February 16, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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February 16, 2010

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

First Posted

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February 17, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

Last Update Posted

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July 31, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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July 27, 2012

Last Verified

Last Verified

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July 1, 2012

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • 09-07-068

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