NC-6004 With 5-FU and Cetuximab for Treatment of Recurrent or Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck

April 25, 2019 updated by: NanoCarrier Co., Ltd.

Phase I/II Clinical Trial of NC-6004 in Combination With 5-FU and Cetuximab as First-line Treatment in Patients With Recurrent or Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck

Part 1 of this study will establish a recommended Phase II (RPII) dose for the triplet combination of NC-6004 plus 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) and cetuximab. Part 2 will provide the efficacy signal of the triplet combination in this patient population.

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

NC-6004 is a polymeric micelle-containing cisplatin as an active moiety. The nanoparticle provides sustained release of the active moiety and utilizes the enhanced permeability and retention effect to target release of platinum to tumors. Currently available nonclinical data and enhanced pharmacokinetics suggest that NC-6004 has the potential to be more active than cisplatin, with increased tolerability.

Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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1

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 2
  • Phase 1

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

  • Bulgaria
      • Shumen, Bulgaria, 9700
        • Complex Oncology Center - Shumen EOOD
      • Sofia, Bulgaria, 1618
        • Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment Serdika EOOD
  • Hungary
      • Nyíregyháza, Hungary, 4400
        • Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg Megyei Korhazak es Egyetemi Oktatokorhaz
      • Pécs, Hungary, 7624
        • Pecsi Tudomanyegyetem
      • Szekszárd, Hungary, 7100
        • Tolna Megyei Balassa Janos Korhaz
  • Romania
      • Bucharest, Romania
        • Coltea Clinical Hospital
      • Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 400015
        • Prof Dr I Chiricuta Institute of Oncology
      • Craiova, Romania, 200347
        • Oncology Center Sfantul Nectarie
      • Iaşi, Romania, 700106
        • Euroclinic Oncology Center SRL
      • Iaşi, Romania, 700483
        • Institutul Regional de Oncologie Iasi
  • United States
    • California
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90048
        • Cedars Sinai Medical Center
    • Georgia
      • Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322-1013
        • Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University
    • Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
        • Northwestern University
    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
        • Massachusetts General Hospital
    • Michigan
      • Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201
        • Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Center
    • Montana
      • Billings, Montana, United States, 84107
        • Intermountain Precision Genomics
    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10029
        • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    • North Carolina
      • Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599
        • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    • Oklahoma
      • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104
        • The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
    • Texas
      • Dallas, Texas, United States, 75235-7320
        • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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:

  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of stage III/IV recurrent and/or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck not suited for local therapy
  • Measurable disease, as defined by RECIST v1.1
  • ECOG performance status 0-1
  • Adequate bone marrow reserve
  • Adequate liver and renal function
  • Have a negative pregnancy test result at Screening for females of childbearing potential
  • Male patients must agree to use a condom during treatment and for 90 days after dosing and must agree not to donate sperm for 90 days after dosing
  • Women of childbearing potential are willing to agree to use 1 of the study-defined effective methods of birth control from the time of study entry to 6 months after the last day of treatment
  • Reasonably recovered from preceding major surgery as judged by the investigator or no major surgery within 4 weeks prior to the start of Day 1 treatment

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
  • Prior systemic chemotherapy, except if given as part of a multimodal treatment for locally advanced disease which was completed more than 3 months before Day 1 or more than 6 months prior to Day 1 if platinum-based
  • Concomitant anticancer therapy, systemic immune therapy, or hormonal therapy as cancer therapy
  • Unresolved toxicity from all radiation, adjuvant/ neoadjuvant chemotherapy, other targeted treatment including investigational treatment
  • History of thrombocytopenia with complications
  • Known hypersensitivity to platinum compounds
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding
  • Active infection (infection requiring intravenous antibiotics)
  • Uncontrolled hypertension
  • Malignancies other than head and neck cancer within 5 years prior to Day 1 of treatment, with the exception of those with a negligible risk of metastasis or death treated with expected curative outcome
  • Signs or symptoms of organ failure, major chronic illnesses other than cancer, or any concomitant medical or social conditions which, in the opinion of the investigator, make it undesirable for the patient to participate in the study, or which could jeopardize compliance with the protocol
  • Have experienced any of the following within the 6-month period prior to Screening: unstable angina pectoris, clinically significant coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular accident, transient ischemic attack, cardiac failure with known ejection fraction less than 40%, or cardiac arrhythmia
  • Any investigational treatment within 30 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer, of Day 1 of treatment
  • Patient is unwilling or unable to comply with study procedures, or is planning to take vacation for 7 or more consecutive days during the treatment phase of the study without prior consent from the medical monitor
  • Any other medical or social condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would not permit the patient to complete the study or sign informed consent

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

A group or subgroup of participants in a clinical trial that receives a specific intervention/treatment, or no intervention, according to the trial's protocol.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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EXPERIMENTAL: NC-6004 and 5-FU

Phase I, continual reassessment method, dose-escalation study to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and an RPII dose of NC-6004 in patients with recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.

In Part 1, patients will be assigned to receive cetuximab followed by NC-6004 and 5-FU.

Phase II, adaptive, open-label expansion study evaluating the activity, safety, and tolerability of NC-6004 in patients with recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck at the RPII dose identified in Part 1.

In Part 2, all patients will receive NC-6004 at the RPII dose established in Part 1, in combination with cetuximab and 5-FU according to the same schedule as used in Part 1.
Drug: NC-6004
NC-6004 provided by NanoCarrier
Drug: Cetuximab
Commercially Available
Drug: 5-FU
Commercially Available

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
RPII dose for the combination of NC-6004 plus 5-FU plus cetuximab.
Time Frame: Up to day 90
Part 1: To determine dose limiting toxicities and the RPII dose
Up to day 90
Progression free survival in patients following treatment with NC-6004 plus 5-FU plus cetuximab.
Time Frame: Up to day 90
Part 2: To determine the median PFS in patients with recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck after treatment with NC-6004 plus cetuximab plus 5-FU.
Up to day 90

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
Overall response rate
Time Frame: Up to day 90
To evaluate overall response rate (ORR), duration of response (DOR), disease control rate (DCR = complete response [CR] + partial response [PR] +stable disease), duration of stable disease (DSD), and overall survival (OS).
Up to day 90
EORTC QLQ-C30
Time Frame: Up to day 90
Least squares mean estimates for health-related quality of life (HRQOL) scores over time
Up to day 90
QLQ-Head and Neck 35
Time Frame: Up to day 90
Least squares mean estimates for health-related quality of life (HRQOL) scores over time
Up to day 90

Other Outcome Measures

Other Outcome Measures

For clinical trials, a planned measurement described in the protocol that is used to determine the effect of an intervention/treatment on participants. For observational studies, a measurement or observation that is used to describe patterns of diseases or traits, or associations with exposures, risk factors, or treatment. Types of outcome measures include primary outcome measure and secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Incidence and severity of AEs and laboratory abnormalities
Time Frame: Up to day 90
Incidence and severity of AEs and laboratory abnormalities, according to the NCI CTCAE v4.03 criteria.
Up to day 90
Occurrence of SAEs and treatment discontinuations due to AEs
Time Frame: Up to day 90
Adverse events will be summarized by dose level, in subsets of all TEAEs, and by all treatment-related AEs. Clinical laboratory and vital sign measurements will be summarized by dose level and change from baseline.
Up to day 90

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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NanoCarrier Co., Ltd.

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Study Director: Atsushi Osada, Study Director, NanoCarrier Co., Ltd.

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (ACTUAL)

Study Start

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March 1, 2017

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

Primary Completion

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March 1, 2019

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
March 1, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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March 22, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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April 5, 2017

First Posted (ACTUAL)

First Posted

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April 12, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

Last Update Posted

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April 29, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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April 25, 2019

Last Verified

Last Verified

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December 1, 2018

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • NC-6004-008

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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