Auranofin and Sirolimus in Treating Participants With Ovarian Cancer

April 30, 2025 updated by: Mayo Clinic

Phase II Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy of Auranofin and Sirolimus in Serous Ovarian Cancer Patients With Recurrent Disease

This phase II trial studies how well auranofin and sirolimus work in treating participants with ovarian cancer. Immunosuppressive therapy, such as auranofin and sirolimus, is used to decrease the body?s immune response and may increase blood cell count.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Terminated

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To estimate the overall tumor response rate (ORR, that is, complete response [CR] + partial response [PR]) of the combination of auranofin and sirolimus in the setting of metastatic serous ovarian cancer across all patients.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To estimate the overall tumor response rate (ORR, that is, complete response [CR] + partial response [PR]) of the combination of auranofin and sirolimus in the setting of metastatic serous ovarian cancer within patients that have overexpression of PKCiota.

II. To estimate progression-free survival, overall survival, and adverse events from the combination of auranofin and sirolimus.

CORRELATIVE OBJECTIVES:

I. To explore whether PKCiota-relevant biomarkers in serous ovarian cancer tumors are associated with treatment response patterns, such as ORR, progression free survival, and overall survival.

OUTLINE:

Participants receive auranofin orally (PO) once daily (QD) and sirolimus PO QD on days 1-28. Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unaccepted toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, participants are followed up every 6 months for 3 years.

Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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22

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
    • Minnesota
      • Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905
        • Mayo Clinic

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

14 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance score of 0 or 1
  • Ovarian, Fallopian Tube or Primary Peritoneal cancer of serous histology
  • Incurable cancer
  • Willingness to provide paraffin-embedded tissue blocks of ovarian cancer
  • Measurable disease
  • Obtained =< 14 days prior to registration: Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1500 uL
  • Obtained =< 14 days prior to registration: Platelet (PLT) >= 100,000 uL
  • Obtained =< 14 days prior to registration: Hemoglobin (Hgb) >= 9 g/dL
  • Obtained =< 14 days prior to registration: Total bilirubin =< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) or direct bilirubin =< ULN
  • Obtained =< 14 days prior to registration: Serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) (aspartate aminotransferase [AST]) and serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) (alanine aminotransferase [ALT]) =< 3 x ULN or SGOT (AST) and SGPT (ALT) =< 5 x ULN is acceptable if liver has tumor involvement
  • Obtained =< 14 days prior to registration: Creatinine =< 1.5 x ULN
  • Obtained =< 14 days prior to registration: Fasting serum glucose =< 1.5 x ULN
  • Obtained =< 14 days prior to registration: Total cholesterol =< 1.5 x ULN
  • Obtained =< 14 days prior to registration: Triglycerides =< 1.5 x ULN
  • Life expectancy >= 12 weeks

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Platinum-sensitive disease (exceptions allowed: patient has had a hypersensitivity reaction to platinum or the treating oncologist thinks that further platinum therapy is not in the patient?s best interest)
  • Morbidities or concurrent major illness (for example, bowel obstruction or a second active malignancy) that, in the opinion of the treating healthcare provider, would make participation in the trial problematic
  • Leptomeningeal disease or uncontrolled brain metastasis

  • Failure to recover from acute, reversible effects of prior therapy regardless of interval since last treatment

    • NOTE: Patients can have peripheral (sensory) neuropathy
  • History of hypertriglyceridemia or hypercholesterolemia and currently on medication(s)
  • Use of St. John?s wort =< 7 days prior to registration
  • Unable to discontinue use of a strong CYP3A4 inhibitor

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

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

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 (auranofin, sirolimus)
Participants receive auranofin PO QD and sirolimus PO QD on days 1-28. Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unaccepted toxicity.
Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
Correlative studies
Drug: Sirolimus
Given PO
Other Names:
  • Rapamycin
  • Rapamune
  • AY 22989
  • RAPA
  • SILA 9268A
  • WY-090217
Drug: Auranofin
Given PO
Other Names:
  • Ridaura

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
Number of Participants With a Confirmed Tumor Response (Partial Response [PR] or Complete Response [CR] at Least 4 Weeks Apart)
Time Frame: 1 year 4 months
The outcome measure is the number of participants with a confirmed tumor response (partial response [PR] or complete response [CR] at least 4 weeks apart). PR and CR are defined using RECIST 1.1 criteria. PR: At least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum diameters. CR: Disappearance of all target and non-target lesions and normalisation of tumour marker level. Any pathological lymph nodes must have reduction in short axis to <10 mm.
1 year 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
Number of Participants With a Confirmed Tumor Response (PR or CR at Least 4 Weeks Apart) in the Subset of Participants That Have Over-expression of Protein Kinase C (PKC) Iota
Time Frame: 1 year 4 months
The outcome measure is the number of participants with a confirmed tumor response (partial response [PR] or complete response [CR] at least 4 weeks apart) in the subset of participants that have overexpression of PKC iota. PR and CR are defined using RECIST 1.1 criteria. PR: At least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum diameters. CR: Disappearance of all target and non-target lesions and normalisation of tumour marker level. Any pathological lymph nodes must have reduction in short axis to <10 mm.
1 year 4 months
Progression-free Survival (PFS)
Time Frame: 1 year 4 months
Progression-free survival (PFS) is defined as the time from registration to the first of either disease progression or death from any cause. Patients who receive the study drug, but then never return for an evaluation will be censored on their last follow-up date. PFS will be estimated using the method of Kaplan-Meier. Progression is defined using RECIST 1.1 criteria; Progression: At least a 20% increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum on study (this includes the baseline sum if that is the smallest on study). In addition to the relative increase of 20%, the sum must also demonstrate an absolute increase of at least 5 mm. (Note: the appearance of one or more new lesions is also considered progression), Unequivocal progression (see comments below) of existing non-target lesions. (Note: the appearance of one or more new lesions is also considered progression), or appearance of new malignant lesions.
1 year 4 months
Overall Survival (OS)
Time Frame: 1 year 4 months
Overall survival (OS) is defined as the time from registration to death from any cause. OS will be estimated using the method of Kaplan-Meier.
1 year 4 months
Number of Participants Experiencing at Least One Grade 3 or Worse Adverse Event (AE)
Time Frame: 1 year 4 months
The outcome measure is the number of participants experiencing at least one grade 3 or worse adverse event (AE).
1 year 4 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Mayo Clinic

Collaborators

Collaborators

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Aminah Jatoi, M.D., Mayo Clinic

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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March 30, 2018

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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July 31, 2019

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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July 31, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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March 1, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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March 1, 2018

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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March 7, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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May 8, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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April 30, 2025

Last Verified

Last Verified

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April 1, 2025

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • MC1761 (Other Identifier: Mayo Clinic)
  • NCI-2018-00321 (Registry Identifier: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program))
  • 17-005302 (Other Identifier: Mayo Clinic Institutional Review Board)

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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