Erlotinib in Women With Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Vulvar

April 13, 2015 updated by: Neil S. Horowitz, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

A Phase II Trial of Tarceva (Erlotinib) in Women With Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Vulvar

In this research study we are looking to see how vulvar cancer responds to erlotinib therapy. Two distinct patient populations are targeted: women with locally advanced measurable squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva, primary or recurrent, who are candidates for definitive treatment with surgery or chemoradiation (Cohort 1) and women with radiographically measurable distant metastatic cancer either at time of presentation or with recurrence (Cohort 2). Another goal of this study is to learn more about the proteins and genes present in vulvar cancer and how they may affect response to erlotinib. Erlotinib treats cancer by preventing cancer cells from growing and multiplying. It does this by blocking certain proteins that are on the surface of some types of cancer cells. Laboratory tests show that vulvar cancer cells have high levels of these proteins.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

• To determine the clinical efficacy of erlotinib in reducing the size of vulvar squamous cell cancer and /or metastatic lesions.

Secondary

  • To determine the safety and tolerability of oral erlotinib.
  • To evaluate apoptosis and assess the Ki67, phospho-EGFR, EGFR mutation and EGFR amplification status of the vulvar cancer prior to and after therapy and correlate observed changes with response to therapy.
  • To evaluate the impact of medical treatment on the subsequent surgery for vulvar cancer when surgery is chosen as the definitive therapy.

STATISTICAL DESIGN:

This study used a two-stage design to evaluate efficacy of erlotinib based on response determined prior to definitive surgery or chemoradiation (cohort 1) or after every 2 cycles of erlotinib (cohort 2). The null and alternative response rates defined as achieving partial response (PR) or better were 3.5% and 15%. If 1 or more patients enrolled in stage one (n=17 patients) achieved PR or better than accrual would proceed to stage two (n=24 patients). There was 0.55 probability of stopping the trial at stage one if the true OR rate was 3.5%. If 3 or fewer responses were observed by the end of stage two, erlotinib would be deemed ineffective. The significance level of the study design was 0.0495 with a power of 85% to rule out a poor response rate of less than 3.5%.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

41

Phase

  • 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
    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
        • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02214
        • Massachusetts General Hospital
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
        • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02905
        • Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island

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

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Histologically confirmed measurable squamous cell carcinoma of the vulvar with an assessable lesion on the vulva or measurable metastatic disease. Tumors may be primary or recurrent. Patients must have plans for surgery or definitive treatment with chemotherapy +/-radiation unless they have measurable metastatic disease.
  • 18 years of age or older
  • No concurrent chemotherapy or radiotherapy
  • NO previous chemotherapy or radiotherapy within the preceding 1 month
  • ECOG performance status of 0-1

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Known hypersensitivity reaction to erlotinib
  • Other coexisting malignancies diagnosed within the last 5 years, with the exception of basal cell carcinoma
  • Treatment with a non-FDA approved or investigational drug within 30 days
  • Persistent toxicities (grade 2 or above) from previous treatment, expect alopecia or lymphedema
  • Serum creatinine level greater than CTC grade 2
  • Pregnancy or breast feeding
  • Severe or uncontrolled systemic disease
  • Significant clinical disorder or laboratory finding that makes it potentially unsafe for the subject to participate

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
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Erlotinib
Patients rcvd oral erlotinib 150 mg/day. Cohort 1 pts would have at least 28 days and no more than 42 days of therapy in advance of definitive therapy (surgery or chemoradiation). Cohort 2 pts continued on therapy (28 days per cycle) until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity or withdrawal of consent. Two potential dose reductions were prescribed to 100 and 50 mg/day.
Drug: Erlotinib
Orally every day for about 4-6 weeks
Other Names:
  • Tarceva

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Response Rate
Time Frame: Assessed prior to definitive surgery or chemoradiation therapy (cohort 1 pts) or after 2 cycles of therapy (cohort 2 pts).
Response is defined as achieving complete or partial response.Complete response (CR) for both cohorts was defined as resolution of all identified tumor masses on the vulva or disappearance of all target and non-target lesions with no evidence of new lesions documented by two disease assessments at least 4 weeks apart. For cohort 1 pts, a partial response (PR) was defined as a 30% reduction in the product of all diameters of the vulva tumor/tumors compared to baseline measurements. For cohort 2 pts, PR defined according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1) was at least a 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter (LD) of all target measurable lesions (baseline sum LD reference).
Assessed prior to definitive surgery or chemoradiation therapy (cohort 1 pts) or after 2 cycles of therapy (cohort 2 pts).

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Collaborators

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Genentech, Inc.
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Neil S. Horowitz, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women's Hospital

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

December 1, 2006

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 18, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 21, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

May 22, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

May 7, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 13, 2015

Last Verified

March 1, 2015

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 06-174

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