Imatinib Mesylate in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Melanoma That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery

A Phase II Study of Imatinib Mesylate (STI571;NSC#716051:IND 61135) in Patients With Inoperable AJCC Stage III or IV Melanoma Harboring Somatic Alterations of C-KIT

This phase II trial is studying how well imatinib mesylate works in treating patients with stage III or stage IV melanoma that cannot be removed by surgery. Imatinib mesylate may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Recurrent Melanoma; Stage IV Melanoma; Stage IIIA Melanoma; Stage IIIB Melanoma; Stage IIIC Melanoma; Acral Lentiginous Malignant Melanoma
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: laboratory biomarker analysis; Drug: imatinib mesylate

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Determine the overall objective response rate (complete response and partial response) in patients with inoperable stage III or IV melanoma harboring somatic alterations in c-KIT treated with imatinib mesylate.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Determine the time to progression in patients treated with this drug. II. Determine if c-KIT mutational status by DNA sequencing, DNA copy number status by fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) or comparative genomic hybridization, and/or protein expression by immunohistochemistry (IHC) can best predict clinical benefit from imatinib mesylate.

TERTIARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To evaluate tumors resistant to small molecule inhibitors of Kit for the development of secondary Kit mutations or for changes in Kit copy number.

II. To evaluate for changes in Ki-67, phospho-Akt, phospho-MEK, phospho-S6, phospho STAT3, cleaved caspase 3, IGF-1R, and Kit expression in paired tumor samples obtained from patients treated with a small molecule inhibitor of Kit.

III. To analyze baseline and post-resistance blood samples for soluble cKIT levels, soluble VEGFR1, soluble VEGFR2, VEGF, PlGF, FGF, and melanoma inhibitory activity (MIA) levels, and circulating tumor cells.

IV. To analyze concomitant samples of blood and tumor for imatinib levels in patients treated with imatinib.

OUTLINE: This is a multi-center study. Patients are stratified according to true amplification of c-KIT by FISH vs mutations by DNA sequencing.

Patients receive oral imatinib mesylate twice daily for up to 12 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Tumor tissue samples or unstained tissue slides/paraffin blocks may be collected. c-KIT is evaluated by IHC and comparative genomic hybridization.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up periodically.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 30
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • California
    • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095
      • University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA )
  • Florida
    • Miami Beach, Florida, United States, 33140
      • Mount Sinai Medical Center CCOP
    • West Palm Beach, Florida, United States, 33401
      • Good Samaritan Medical Center
    • West Palm Beach, Florida, United States, 33401
      • Palm Beach Cancer Institute-Main Office
  • New York
    • New York, New York, United States, 10065
      • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    • New York, New York, United States, 10065
      • Weill Medical College of Cornell University
    • New York, New York, United States, 10029
      • Mount Sinai Medical Center
    • New York, New York, United States, 10016
      • New York University Langone Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• 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 inoperable stage III or IV melanoma that began on acral skin or mucosa

  • Patients with cutaneous melanoma that began on sun exposed sites of the skin and whose pathology demonstrates signs of sun damage (solar elastosis) involving the skin surrounding their primary melanoma are eligible

• Must have sufficient tumor tissue available for FISH and DNA sequencing

  • Patients must have either a true amplification of 4q12 or a detectable mutation of c-KIT
  • If no banked tumor tissue is available, or if the available banked tumor tissue is insufficient for the necessary testing, then a repeat biopsy procedure will be required to collect the necessary tumor sample
• Measurable disease according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria

• No known untreated brain or epidural metastases

  • Brain metastases that have been treated and deemed stable are allowed
• ECOG performance status (PS) 0-2 OR Karnofsky PS 60-100%
• Life expectancy greater than 3 months
• WBC ≥ 3,000/mm³
• ANC ≥ 1,500/mm³
• Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm³

• Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)

  • Patients with unexplained hyperbilirubinemia that is clinically consistent with an inherited disorder of bilirubin metabolism (e.g., Gilbert's syndrome) may be eligible
• AST and ALT ≤ 2.5 times ULN (5 times ULN if hepatic metastases are present)
• Creatinine ≤ 1.5 times ULN
• PT and PTT ≤ 1.5 times ULN
• Not pregnant or nursing
• Negative pregnancy test
• Fertile patients must use effective contraception before and during study participation
• No history of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biological composition to imatinib mesylate

• No concurrent uncontrolled illness including, but not limited to, any of the following:

  • Ongoing or active infection
  • Symptomatic congestive heart failure
  • Unstable anginapectoris
  • Cardiac arrhythmia resulting in hemodynamic instability
  • Intestinal malabsorption disorders
  • Psychiatric illness or social situations that would limit study compliance
• Recovered to grade 1 from all prior therapies with the exception of alopecia
• At least 2 weeks since prior radiotherapy (≤ 3,000 cGy to fields including substantial marrow)
• At least 2 weeks since prior isolated limb infusion or perfusion (must have evidence of progression despite this therapy)
• At least 2 weeks since prior chemotherapy
• No more than 2 prior chemotherapy regimen for metastatic melanoma
• Prior therapies with vaccines, targeted agents not believed to affect the kit proteins, cytokines, interferon-α, or intratumoral injections will NOT be considered prior therapy unless administered with a chemotherapy drug
• No prior therapy with an inhibitor of the kit protein
• No other concurrent investigational agents
• No other concurrent anticancer agents or therapies
• No concurrent antiretroviral therapy for HIV-positive patients

• No concurrent inhibitors of CYP3A4, including any of the following:

  • Fluconazole, itraconazole, ketoconazole, macrolide antibiotics (azithromycin, clarithromycin, erythromycin, troleandomycin),midazolam, nifedipine, verapamil, diltiazem, terfenadine, cyclosporine and cisapride

  • Herbal extracts and tinctures with CYP3A4 inhibitory activity, including the following:

    • Hydrastis canadensis (goldenseal), Hypericum perforatum (St. John's wort),Uncaria tomentosa (cat's claw), Echinacea angustifolia roots, Trifolium pratense(wild cherry), Matricaria, chamomilla (chamomile), Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice), dillapiol, hypericin, and naringenin

• No concurrent inducers of CYP3A4, including any of the following:

  • Carbamazepine, phenobarbital, phenytoin, and rifampin

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Treatment (enzyme inhibitor therapy); Patients receive oral imatinib mesylate twice daily for up to 12 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.	Other: laboratory biomarker analysis; Correlative studies; Drug: imatinib mesylate; Given orally; Other Names: Gleevec; CGP 57148; Glivec

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Objective Response Rate	Response will be evaluated in this study using the new international criteria proposed by the RECIST Committee. A Simon two-stage minimax design will be employed.	Every 6 weeks for the first 3 courses and then every 12 weeks thereafter

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Time to Progression	Progression will be evaluated in this study using the new international criteria proposed by the RECIST Committee. Time to progression will be estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method.	Time from the treatment start to the date of disease progression

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Richard Carvajal, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Carvajal RD, Antonescu CR, Wolchok JD, Chapman PB, Roman RA, Teitcher J, Panageas KS, Busam KJ, Chmielowski B, Lutzky J, Pavlick AC, Fusco A, Cane L, Takebe N, Vemula S, Bouvier N, Bastian BC, Schwartz GK. KIT as a therapeutic target in metastatic melanoma. JAMA. 2011 Jun 8;305(22):2327-34. doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.746.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: April 1, 2007
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 1, 2013
• Study Completion (Actual): October 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 3, 2007
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 3, 2007
• First Posted (Estimate): May 7, 2007

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): December 23, 2014
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 15, 2014
• Last Verified: January 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Neuroectodermal Tumors; Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal; Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue; Neuroendocrine Tumors; Nevi and Melanomas; Melanoma; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Enzyme Inhibitors; Antineoplastic Agents; Protein Kinase Inhibitors; Imatinib Mesylate
• Other Study ID Numbers: NCI-2009-00216 (Registry Identifier: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program)); N01CM62204 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract); P30CA008748 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract); N01CM62206 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract); 7754 (CTEP); CDR0000543404; MSKCC-07014; 07-014 (Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center)