A Trial of PTS Via Intratumoral Injection in Patients With Central Air Way NSCLC Severe Obstruction

February 27, 2018 updated by: PTS International Inc.

A Phase III Single Arm Trial of PTS (Para Toluenesulfonamide Injection) Via Bronchoscopy Intervention Intratumoral Injection in Patients With Central Air Way NSCLC Tumor Severe Obstruction

This trial was to evaluate the efficacy of intratumoral PTS injection in alleviating airway obstruction and dyspnea by improving the percentage of lumen patency of patients with central air way NSCLC tumor severe obstruction.

Study Overview

Status

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Completed

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

  1. Local intratumoral injection of para toluenesulfonamide (PTS) via bronchoscopy could alleviate airway obstruction for patients with central air way NSCLC tumor severe obstruction, which contributed to the shrinkage of target tumor lesions in a short period, with an objective response rate of 66% and an improvement rate of luminal tumor obstruction of 70% in the end-of-treatment period.
  2. Patient's pulmonary function, atelectasis and quality of life were improved significantly after treatment, indicating that PTS treatment cuold relieve the symptoms of air way obstruction and provide clinical benefits to the patients.
  3. Adverse events were mainly blood streaked sputum, injection site haemorrhage, cough, pyrexia and oropharyngeal pain, without reporting of potential risks. Common study drug related adverse events included injection site haemorrhage, cough, and blood streaked sputum and oropharyngeal pain. The multi-center clinical study conducted strictly in accordance with Standard Operation Procedures for the Use of a Standard Bronchoscope in Local Intratumoral PTS Injection showed that PTS had good safety and tolerability and that the procedural risks of intratumoral PTS injection via bronchoscopy could be controlled.
  4. The advantages of PTS for treatment of airway lung cancer obstruction included significant efficacy, good safety, large applicable population; relatively simple equipment conditions and operation, thus it could be spread easily. PTS is also expected to be used in the treatment of central lung cancer with acute airway obstruction in combination with other treatments (such as stent implantation), which provides a new drug treatment to patients with airway lung cancer obstruction. PTS can complement with other treatments, which is expected to improve the treatment efficacy significantly.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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90

Phase

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  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • China
      • Guangzhou, China
        • The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 83 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Male or female inpatients, aged 18 to 83 years old.
  • Patients with central air way non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) severe obstruction; definition of severe airway obstruction: ≥1/2 trachea is obstructed by tumor; and/or block ≥2/3 of primary bronchi, right and middle bronchi. And the longest diameter of the lesion > 0.5 cm.
  • Pathologically confirmed lung cancer.
  • Patients with tracheal tumor lesions suitable for local intratumoral injection via fibro-bronchoscopy.
  • At least one measurable lesion that could be evaluated by imaging examination (bronchoscopy, CT, MRI or X-ray etc.) according to the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors.
  • Blood platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm3.
  • Subjects who were able to understand and comply with the trial protocol and give written consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Brain metastases.
  • History of cardiovascular diseases, including congestive heart failure > New York Heart Association (NYHA) Grade II. Patients with unstable angina pectoris (angina pectoris symptoms at rest), recent angina pectoris (occurred in the recent 3 months) or with myocardial infarction in recent 6 months must be excluded.
  • Severe infections or dysbolism.
  • Poor hepatic functional reserve or severe hepatocirrhosis, with abnormal blood coagulation indicators.
  • Poor general conditions or cachexia.
  • The target lesion had been treated with radiotherapy within 6 months.
  • Pregnant or breast-feeding woman.
  • Known hypersensitivity to PTS or related compounds.
  • Lung cancer lesions not suitable for local treatment.
  • Any other reason deemed reasonable by the investigator.

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
  • Allocation: NA
  • Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

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EXPERIMENTAL: Para-Toluenesulfonamide
  1. .The dose of PTS injected into multiple points in a single tumor was about 0.1-1.0 mL, and the appropriate specific doses were kept within the tumor without leakage. An appropriate low dose could be given firstly, and the following doses could be adjusted based on the response of patient and the tumor.
  2. . In general, the daily dose of PTS injected into a single tumor was no more than 5mL, and the daily dose of PTS was no more than 10mL for each patient.

The injection was provided 2-3 times a week, with 2 weeks as a cycle of treatment. No less than 4 times of PTS treatment were recomended for the first cycle of treatment, and for other cycles of treatment, the number of PTS injections could be adjusted appropriately based on the condition of the patient.
Drug: Para-Toluenesulfonamide
Other Names:
  • PTS

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Objective response rate
Time Frame: 30 days after the last treatment
The objective response rate of target lesions in patients with central air way NSCLC tumor severe obstruction after PTS treatment were evaluated based on measurement results of CT and bronchoscopy.
30 days after the last treatment
Improvement rate of luminal obstructions
Time Frame: 30 days after the last treatment
The improvement rate of luminal obstructions in patients with central air way NSCLC tumor severe obstruction after PTS treatment were evaluated based on measurement results of CT and bronchoscopy.
30 days after the last treatment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in FVC
Time Frame: 30 days after the last treatment
Changes in Forced Vital Capacity (FVC)
30 days after the last treatment
Change in FEV1/FVC
Time Frame: 30 days after the last treatment
Changes in Forced Expiratory Volume in One Second (FEV1)/Forced Vital Capacity (FVC)
30 days after the last treatment
Change in BDI score
Time Frame: 30 days after the last treatment
Changes in Baseline Dyspnea Index (BDI) score. The BDI provides a multidimensional measurement of dyspnea based on 3 domains: functional impairment, magnitude of task and magnitude of effort that evoke dyspnea in activities of daily living, in symptomatic individuals. Rated in five grades from 0 to 4 for each domain. Ranging from 0 to 12. The lower the score, the worse the severity of dyspnea.
30 days after the last treatment
Change in pleural effusion
Time Frame: 30 days after the last treatment
Changes in pleural effusion
30 days after the last treatment
Change in ECOG performance status
Time Frame: 30 days after the last treatment
Changes in Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status
30 days after the last treatment
Change in QOL score
Time Frame: 30 days after the last treatment
Changes in Quality of Life (QOL) score. Quality of life (QOL) was evaluated based on the subject's answers in Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Lung Cancer Subscale (FACT-LCS) questionnaire, version 4. Symptoms of lung cancer were evaluated according to the completed Lung Cancer Subscale (LCS). The FACT-LCS, version 4 is a patient completed questionnaire consisting 36 items that assesses health related quality of life (HRQL) in lung cancer patients. The FACT-LCS, version 4 consists of the 27-item FACT-G assessing generic HRQL concerns and 9-item Lung Cancer Subscale assessing disease-specific issues. Instrument scoring yields a range from 0 to 144 with higher scores representing better patient status.
30 days after the last treatment
Duration of response (DOR) of target lesion
Time Frame: 30 days after the last treatment
Duration of response (DOR) of target lesion
30 days after the last treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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PTS International Inc.

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Nan Shan Zhong, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (ACTUAL)

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August 1, 2009

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

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December 1, 2011

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

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December 1, 2011

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First Submitted

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February 11, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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February 21, 2018

First Posted (ACTUAL)

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February 27, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

Last Update Posted

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February 28, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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February 27, 2018

Last Verified

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February 1, 2018

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  • PTS302

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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