Capecitabine, Gemcitabine, and Bevacizumab in Combination for Patients With Sarcomatoid Renal Cell Carcinoma

Phase II Safety and Efficacy Study of Capecitabine, Gemcitabine, and Bevacizumab in Combination for Patients With Metastatic or Unresectable Sarcomatoid Renal Cell Carcinoma

The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if the combination of 3 drugs (gemcitabine, capecitabine, and bevacizumab) can help to control metastatic or unresectable renal cell carcinoma. The safety of this drug combination will also be tested.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Kidney Cancer; Renal Cell Carcinoma
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Capecitabine; Drug: Gemcitabine; Drug: Bevacizumab

Detailed Description

Gemcitabine and capecitabine are designed to disrupt the growth of cancer cells, which may cause cancer cells to start to die. Bevacizumab is a drug that binds to and inhibits Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF), a blood-vessel stimulating agent with unusually high levels in kidney cancer.

If you are found to be eligible to take part in this study, you will receive gemcitabine, capecitabine, and bevacizumab on a 28 day cycle. Capecitabine will be taken by mouth (with food), twice daily, on Days 1-21. Gemcitabine will be given through a needle in your vein in your arm over 30 minutes on Days 1 and 15. Bevacizumab will be given through a needle in your vein in your arm on Days 1 and 15. It will be given over 120 minutes for Cycle 1 and over 60 minutes for all other cycles. Your doctor may decided to give you bevacizumab over 30 minutes if you tolerate the treatment well.

On the first day of each cycle, blood (about 2 teaspoons) and a urine will be collected before treatment for routine tests. You will also have blood drawn on Day 15 (about 2 teaspoons) for routine tests.

Every 8 weeks, you will have a CT scan of your chest, abdomen, and pelvis and a chest x-ray. You will be asked about any drugs that you are currently taking and you will have a complete physical exam. You will be asked about any side effects that you might have experienced since the last visit and your ability to perform daily activities will be evaluated. Repeat bone scans and MRI of the brain may be done if your doctor thinks it is necessary.

You will continue receiving treatment for a maximum of 12 months. However, if you are benefitting from treatment, you may be able to continue receiving it off study. You will be taken off study if the disease gets worse, if the side effects are intolerable, or if you develop another illness that prevents you from receiving the treatment.

This is an investigational study. Gemcitabine, capecitabine, and bevacizumab are all FDA approved and commercially available. Up to 40 participants may take part in this study. All will be enrolled at MD Anderson.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 34
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Texas
    • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
      • University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Histologically demonstrated, metastatic or unresectable sarcomatoid carcinoma of the kidney, defined as the following: • A tumor biopsy (primary or metastasis) must show at least one focus of RCC (one of the recognized types); and, • A tumor biopsy (primary or metastasis) must have at least 10% of the sample showing sarcomatoid histology.
2. (# 1 cont'd) • Patients with primary tumor in place are eligible if there is any percentage of sarcomatoid dedifferentiation on a needle biopsy (primary or metastasis), and the radiographic appearance of the primary tumor on CT scan is typical of RCC. For these patients, due to the small tumor sample, it is not required to identify an area of typical RCC histology as long as the morphologic and immunostaining characteristics are consistent with RCC.
3. At least one site of measurable disease (may include primary tumor).
4. No prior cytotoxic chemotherapy. Any prior immunotherapy is permitted.
5. No prior bevacizumab treatment. Prior sorafenib or sunitinib is permitted.
6. Zubrod performance status 2 or better
7. Adequate organ and bone marrow function: • Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC) >/= 1,500 • Platelets >/=100,000 • Total bilirubin </= 1.5 mg/dl • AST and ALT </= 3x upper limit normal • Creatinine clearance > 50 cc/min (measured or calculated by Cockcroft formula: Creatinine Clearance = [(140 - age) x wt (kg)]/[72 x creat (mg/dl)], for females x 0.85. Patients with creatinine clearance of 30-50 ml/min are eligible with an initial dose-reduction of capecitabine to the (-1) dose level.
8. Female patients of childbearing potential (last menses < 2 years) must have a negative blood pregnancy test within 7 days prior to starting treatment.
9. All patients must agree to practice adequate contraception if sexually active for the duration of the trial and for 2 months after discontinuation of the study drugs
10. Written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients with history of myocardial infarction, transient ischemic attack (TIA), stroke, pulmonary embolism, or history of deep vein thrombosis within the preceding 12 months.
2. Patients with major risk of bleeding, such as active brain metastases. Patients with controlled or small brain metastases will be eligible based on clinical assessment of the actual bleeding risk.
3. Patients with history of any major surgical procedure within the preceding 28 days.
4. Patients with baseline blood pressure >/= 140 systolic or >/= 90 diastolic.
5. Patients with nephrotic syndrome (proteinuria > 2 grams per 24 hours)
6. History of other malignancy, unless it is clinically non-threatening (such as non-melanoma skin cancer) or controlled for 2 years prior to study entry.
7. Prior treatment with gemcitabine, capecitabine, or any fluoropyrimidine.
8. Prior unanticipated severe reaction to fluoropyrimidine therapy or known hypersensitivity to 5-FU.
9. Any concurrent chemotherapy or radiotherapy.
10. Lack of physical integrity of the upper gastrointestinal tract, inability to swallow tablets or those who have malabsorption syndrome.
11. Clinically significant cardiac disease not well controlled with medication, such as symptomatic coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, and cardiac arrhythmias.
12. Serious concurrent infections or other serious medical conditions, including uncontrolled diabetes.
13. Any serious non-healing wound, ulcer, or active bone fracture.
14. Any concurrent coumadin therapy. Patients who were previously on coumadin maintenance may switch to aspirin or low-molecular-weight heparin.
15. Patients who have had an organ allograft.
16. Unwillingness to give written informed consent.

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: Capecitabine + Gemcitabine + Bevacizumab; Capecitabine 800 mg/m^2 By Mouth Twice Daily On Days 1-21. Gemcitabine 900 mg/m^2 By Vein Over 30 Minutes on Days 1 and 15. Bevacizumab 10 mg/kg By Vein On Days 1 and 15.	Drug: Capecitabine; 800 mg/m^2 By Mouth Twice Daily On Days 1-21.; Other Names: Xeloda; Drug: Gemcitabine; 900 mg/m^2 By Vein Over 30 Minutes on Days 1 and 15.; Other Names: Gemzar; Gemcitabine Hydrochloride; Drug: Bevacizumab; 10 mg/kg By Vein On Days 1 and 15.; Other Names: Avastin; Anti-VEGF monoclonal antibody; rhuMAb-VEGF

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Progression Free Survival (PFS)	Event or disease-free survival given as progression free survival (PFS) which was defined as the length of time after primary treatment that the participant survives without disease progression. Evaluation of response will follow the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) where progression is defined per RECIST criteria as an increase in disease of 20% or more in the sum of longest tumor diameters compared to baseline.	12 months or until progression of disease
Time to Treatment Failure (TTF)	Time to treatment failure, TTF, with failure defined as death or disease progression where progression is defined per RECIST criteria as an increase in disease of 20% or more in the sum of longest tumor diameters compared to baseline.	12 months or until progression of disease

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Objective Response Rate (ORR)	Objective response defined as Complete Response + Partial Response, with response recorded from the start of treatment until disease progression/recurrence (taking as reference for progressive disease the smallest measurements recorded since the treatment started). Complete Response: The disappearance of all target lesions. Partial Response: >30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, reference baseline sum longest diameter. Progressive Disease: At least a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum longest diameter recorded since the treatment started, or the appearance of one or more new lesions. Stable Disease: Neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for partial response nor sufficient increase to qualify for progressive disease, reference smallest sum longest diameter since the treatment started.	12 months or until progression of disease

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
• Collaborators: Eli Lilly and Company
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Nizar M. Tannir, MD, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Publications and helpful links

Helpful Links

• University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Website

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: July 1, 2007
• Primary Completion (Actual): May 1, 2016
• Study Completion (Actual): May 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 3, 2007
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 3, 2007
• First Posted (Estimate): July 4, 2007

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): July 19, 2017
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 21, 2017
• Last Verified: June 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Gemcitabine; Capecitabine; Bevacizumab; VEGF; Gemzar; Xeloda; Avastin; Kidney Cancer; Renal Cell Carcinoma; Anti-VEGF monoclonal antibody; rhuMAb-VEGF; Genitourinary; RCC; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor; Sarcomatoid Renal Cell Carcinoma; Sarcomatoid Carcinoma of the Kidney; Unresectable renal cell carcinoma
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Urologic Neoplasms; Urogenital Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Kidney Diseases; Urologic Diseases; Adenocarcinoma; Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial; Kidney Neoplasms; Carcinoma, Renal Cell; Carcinoma; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Anti-Infective Agents; Antiviral Agents; Enzyme Inhibitors; Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; Antimetabolites; Antineoplastic Agents; Immunosuppressive Agents; Immunologic Factors; Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological; Angiogenesis Inhibitors; Angiogenesis Modulating Agents; Growth Substances; Growth Inhibitors; Gemcitabine; Capecitabine; Bevacizumab
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2006-0433; NCI-2012-01511 (Registry Identifier: NCI CTRP)