BIBW 2992 (Afatinib) With or Without Daily Temozolomide in the Treatment of Patients With Recurrent Malignant Glioma

Phase I/II Trial of BIBW 2992 (Afatinib) in Treating Patients With Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme

Phase I Part: To determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and pharmacokinetics of BIBW 2992 administered in combination with TMZ in patients with recurrent malignant gliomas (WHO Grade III and IV).

Phase II Part: To estimate the efficacy and safety of BIBW 2992 monotherapy and BIBW 2992 / TMZ combination therapy compared to TMZ monotherapy (three treatment arms) in patients with recurrent GBM. To evaluate molecular determinants of response to BIBW 2992.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Glioma
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: BIBW 2992; Drug: TMZ; Drug: BIBW 2992 plus TMZ

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 151
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Canada
  • Quebec, Canada
    • 1200.36.1006 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
  • Alberta
    • Calgary, Alberta, Canada
      • 1200.36.1005 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
  • Manitoba
    • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
      • 1200.36.1010 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
  • New Brunswick
    • Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
      • 1200.36.1009 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
  • Nova Scotia
    • Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
      • 1200.36.1011 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
  • Ontario
    • Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
      • 1200.36.1008 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
    • Kingston, Ontario, Canada
      • 1200.36.1001 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
      • 1200.36.1003 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
      • 1200.36.1004 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
  • Quebec
    • Fleurimont, Quebec, Canada
      • 1200.36.1007 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
    • Montreal, Quebec, Canada
      • 1200.36.1002 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
• United States
  • Alabama
    • Birmingham, Alabama, United States
      • 1200.36.0016 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
  • Arizona
    • Phoenix, Arizona, United States
      • 1200.36.0012 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
  • California
    • Duarte, California, United States
      • 1200.36.0005 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
    • Los Angeles, California, United States
      • 1200.36.0014 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
  • Florida
    • Orlando, Florida, United States
      • 1200.36.0019 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
  • Georgia
    • Atlanta, Georgia, United States
      • 1200.36.0023 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
  • Kentucky
    • Louisville, Kentucky, United States
      • 1200.36.0008 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
  • Massachusetts
    • Boston, Massachusetts, United States
      • 1200.36.0002 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
  • Michigan
    • Detroit, Michigan, United States
      • 1200.36.0003 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
  • New York
    • New York, New York, United States
      • 1200.36.0009 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
  • North Carolina
    • Durham, North Carolina, United States
      • 1200.36.0001 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
  • South Carolina
    • Charleston, South Carolina, United States
      • 1200.36.0007 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
  • Tennessee
    • Memphis, Tennessee, United States
      • 1200.36.0020 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
  • Texas
    • Dallas, Texas, United States
      • 1200.36.0017 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
    • Houston, Texas, United States
      • 1200.36.0010 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
  • Virginia
    • Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
      • 1200.36.0011 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
  • Washington
    • Seattle, Washington, United States
      • 1200.36.0022 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site

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:

Phase I Part:

1. Histologically-confirmed WHO Grade III or IV malignant glioma that is recurrent after prior chemoradiotherapy. Patients with prior low-grade glioma are eligible if histologic assessment demonstrates transformation to WHO Grade III or IV malignant glioma.
2. Age at least 18 years at entry
3. KPS at least 60%
4. Patients must have recovered from previous surgery and chemotherapy.
5. Written informed consent that is consistent with local law and ICH-GCP guidelines.

Phase II Part:

1. Histologically-confirmed WHO Grade IV malignant glioma at first episode of recurrence after prior combined chemoradiotherapy. Patients with prior low-grade glioma are eligible if histologic assessment demonstrates transformation to WHO Grade IV malignant glioma and if prior treatment included temozolomide chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
2. Bi-dimensionally measurable disease with a minimum measurement of 1 cm (10 mm) in one diameter on Gd MRI performed within 14 days prior to first treatment (Day 1).
3. Age at least 18 years at entry
4. KPS at least 70%
5. Patients must have recovered from previous surgery and chemotherapy.
6. Written informed consent that is consistent with local law and ICH-GCP guidelines.
7. Patients receiving corticosteroids have to receive a stable or decreasing dose for at least 14 days before start of study treatment.

Exclusion criteria:

Phase I and Phase II Parts:

1. Less than 12 weeks between radiotherapy and start of study treatment, unless new enhancing lesion outside of radiation field or radiologically progressive on two consecutive MRI scans at least four weeks apart or biopsy-proven recurrence.
2. Less than two weeks from surgical resection (one week from prior stereotactic biopsy) or major surgical procedure.
3. Less than two weeks after previous chemotherapy (6 weeks from nitrosureas).
4. Treatment with other investigational drugs; participation in another clinical study within the past 2 weeks before start of therapy or concomitantly with this study.
5. Progressive disease or toxicity =CTCAEv3 Grade 3 to protracted temozolomide dosing (defined as temozolomide administered more than 5 days/28 day cycle).
6. Active infectious disease requiring intravenous therapy.
7. Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or chronic Hepatitis B or C.
8. Gastrointestinal disorders that may interfere with the absorption of the study drug or chronic diarrhea.
9. Serious illness or concomitant non-oncological disease considered by the investigator to be incompatible with the protocol.
10. Patient is <3 years free of another primary malignancy except: if the other primary malignancy is either not currently clinically significant or does not require active intervention (such as a basal cell skin cancer or a cervical carcinoma in situ). Existence of any other malignant disease is not allowed.
11. Cardiac left ventricular function with resting ejection fraction <50%.
12. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) less than 1500/mm3.
13. Platelet count less than 100,000/mm3.
14. Bilirubin greater than 1.5 x upper limit of institutional norm.
15. Aspartate amino transferase (AST) greater than 3 x upper limit of institutional norm.
16. Serum creatinine greater than 1.5 x upper limit of institutional norm.
17. Patients who are sexually active and unwilling to use a medically acceptable method of contraception.
18. Pregnancy or breast-feeding.
19. Patients unable to comply with the protocol.
20. Known pre-existing interstitial lung disease (ILD).

Phase I part only:

1. Less than four weeks from prior treatment with bevacizumab.

Phase II Part only:

1. Prior EGFR-directed therapy.
2. Prior bevacizumab therapy.
3. Patients presenting with second or higher number of episodes of recurrence.
4. Requirement of treatment with any of the prohibited concomitant medications listed in Section 4.2.2 (Restrictions regarding concomitant treatment).

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

3

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: BIBW 2992; BIBW 2992 once daily	Drug: BIBW 2992; BIBW 2992 once daily
Active Comparator: TMZ; TMZ 21/28 days	Drug: TMZ; TMZ 21/28
Experimental: BIBW 2992 plus TMZ; BIBW 2992 once daily plus TMZ 21/28 days	Drug: BIBW 2992 plus TMZ; BIBW 2992 once daily plus TMZ 21/28 days

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Number of Participants With DLT- Phase I	Number of Participants With Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLT) - Phase I Part	From randomization till data cut-off (10 Jun 2009), with a mean treatment duration of 51 days
Progression-free Survival (PFS-6) at Six Months - Phase II	PFS-6 is defined as probability of patients surviving to six months after randomization without progression. Disease progression was evaluated by an independent review committee and by the investigators, independently. The evaluation by the independent review committee was used for the primary outcome measure. The measurement "Number" the estimated PFS-6 value from the Kaplan-Meier curve of PFS.	At six months after randomization

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Objective Tumor Response in Phase I	Objective Tumor Response is defined as complete response (CR) and partial response (PR) according to the MacDonald criteria assessed by central independent review.	From treatment start until the date of first documented progression or data cutoff at May 12, 2011, whichever came first, with a mean treatment duration of 69.7 days.
Objective Tumor Response in Phase II	Objective Tumor Response is defined as complete response (CR) and partial response (PR) according to the MacDonald criteria assessed by central independent review. Only data collected until cut-off date July 15, 2016 were considered.	From randomization to until the date of first documented progression or data cutoff on July 15, 2016, whichever came first, with a mean treatment duration of 110.0 days
Progression-free Survival (PFS)- Phase II Part	Progression-free survival was defined as the duration between randomization and the date of the first of the two following events: progression or death.	from date of randomization until the date of first documented progression or death by any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 9 Months.
AUCτ,ss for Afatinib	Area under the plasma concentration-time curve of afatinib after multiple administration (AUCτ,ss) of 50 mg afatinib in presence and absence of 75 mg/m² temozolomide (TMZ).	Before (-0.05 h) the drug administration and 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 h and 24 h after drug administration on Day 15 (in presence of temozolomide) and Day 28 (in absence of temozolomide) of treatment Cycle 1
Cmax,ss for Afatinib	maximum measured plasma concentration of afatinib after multiple administration of 50 mg afatinib in presence and absence of 75 mg/m² temozolomide.	Before (-0.05 h) the drug administration and 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 h and 24h after drug administration on Day 15 (in presence of temozolomide) and Day 28 (in absence of temozolomide) of treatment Cycle 1
Tmax,ss for Afatinib	time from dosing to the maximum plasma concentration of afatinib after multiple administration of 50 mg afatinib in presence and absence of 75 mg/m² temozolomide	Before (-0.05 h) the drug administration and 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 h and 24h after drug administration on Day 15 (in presence of temozolomide) and Day 28 (in absence of temozolomide) of treatment Cycle 1
AUC (0-8) for Temozolomide	Area under the plasma concentration-time curve over the time interval from zero to 08h (AUC (0-8)) of temozolomide in presence and absence of afatinib.	Before (-0.05 h) the first drug administration and 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 h after drug administration on Day 1 (in absence of afatinib) and Day 15 (in presence of afatinib) of treatment Cycle 1
Cmax for Temozolomide	maximum measured plasma concentration following the first dose of uniform intervals τ (Cmax) of temozolomide in presence and absence of afatinib.	Before (-0.05 h) the first drug administration and 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 h after drug administration on Day 1 (in absence of afatinib) and Day 15 (in presence of afatinib) of treatment Cycle 1
Tmax for Temozolomide	time from dosing to the maximum plasma concentration following the first dose of uniform intervals τ (tmax) of temozolomide in presence and absence of afatinib.	Before (-0.05 h) the first drug administration and 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 h after drug administration on Day 1 (in absence of afatinib) and Day 15 (in presence of afatinib) of treatment Cycle 1
t1/2 for Temozolomide	terminal half-life (t1/2) of temozolomide in presence and absence of afatinib	Before (-0.05 h) the first drug administration and 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 h after drug administration on Day 1 (in absence of afatinib) and Day 15 (in presence of afatinib) of treatment Cycle 1
Phase II - Trough Plasma Concentration of Afatinib	Trough plasma concentration of afatinib after multiple administration of 40 mg afatinib administered as monotherapy or in combination with 75 mg/m² temozolomide	Before (-0.05 h) the drug administration of afatinib on Day 15 of Cycle 2 & 3
Number of Participants With EGFRvIII Assessed by IHC Test.	Number of participants with the epidermal growth factor receptor variant III (EGFRvIII) assessed by IHC test for the evaluation of molecular determinants of response to afatinib. Archival tumor samples from enrolled patients were collected and analyzed for EGFRvIII by immunohistochemistry (IHC) test.	Baseline (during screening)
Number of Participants With MGMT Marker Assessed by IHC Test.	Number of participants with MGMT marker assessed by IHC test for evaluation of molecular determinants of response to afatinib. Archival tumor samples from enrolled patients were collected and analyzed for O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) by immunohistochemistry (IHC) test.	Baseline (during screening)
Number of Participants With EGFR Marker Assessed by IHC Test.	Number of participants with EGFR marker assessed by IHC test for evaluation of molecular determinants of response to afatinib. Archival tumor samples from enrolled patients were collected and analyzed for Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) by immunohistochemistry (IHC) test	Baseline (during screening)
Number of Participants With PTEN Marker Assessed by IHC Test.	Number of participants with PTEN marker assessed by IHC test for evaluation of molecular determinants of response to afatinib. Archival tumor samples from enrolled patients were collected and analyzed for Phosphatase and Tensin Homologue - a tumor suppressor gene/protein (PTEN) by immunohistochemistry (IHC) test.	Baseline (during screening)
Number of Participants With PAKT Marker Assessed by IHC Test.	Number of participants with PAKT marker assessed by IHC test for evaluation of molecular determinants of response to afatinib. Archival tumor samples from enrolled patients were collected and analyzed for Serinethreonine kinase (PAKT) by immunohistochemistry (IHC) test.	Baseline (during screening)
Number of Participants With EGFR Assessed by FISH	Number of participants with EGFR assessed by FISH for evaluation of molecular determinants of response to afatinib. Archival tumor samples from enrolled patients were collected and analyzed for EGFR by fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH).	Baseline (during screening)
Number of Participants With PTEN Assessed by FISH	Number of participants with PTEN assessed by FISH for evaluation of molecular determinants of response to afatinib. Archival tumor samples from enrolled patients were collected and analyzed for PTEN by fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH).	Baseline (during screening)
Number of Participants With Chromosomes (CEP7) Assessed by FISH	Number of participants with Chromosomes (CEP7) assessed by FISH for evaluation of molecular determinants of response to afatinib. Archival tumor samples from enrolled patients were collected and analyzed for Chromosomes (CEP7) by fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH).	Baseline (during screening)
Number of Participants With Chromosomes (CEP10) Assessed by FISH	Number of participants with Chromosomes (CEP10) assessed by FISH for evaluation of molecular determinants of response to afatinib. Archival tumor samples from enrolled patients were collected and analyzed for Chromosomes (CEP10) by fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH).	Baseline (during screening)
Number of Participants With Investigator Defined Drug-Related AEs, AEs Leading to Discontinuation of Trial Drug, All Serious Adverse Events (AE) and Other Significant AEs - Phase I	Safety was assessed based on number of participants with investigator defined drug-related AEs, AEs leading to discontinuation of trial drug, All Serious Adverse events (AE) and other significant AEs (according to International Conference on Harmonisation (ICH) E3).	From first administration of treatment until 28 days after last drug administration, up to 491 days.
Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) Based on Intensity and Incidence of AE's - Phase I	Safety of afatinib as indicated by number of participants with adverse events based on intensity and incidence of AE's, especially skin reactions (rash, acne), gastrointestinal (GI) (Vomiting, nausea, diarrhea) and neurological	From first administration of treatment until 28 days after last drug administration, up to 491 days.
Number of Participants With Adverse Events, Graded According CTCAE - Phase I	Safety of Afatinib assesed based on Number of participants with adverse events, graded according to United States National Cancer Institute Common terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (US NCI CTCAE) Version 3.0. The CTCAE grades are: 1 (mild AE), 2 (moderate AE), 3 (severe AE), 4 (life-threatening or disabling AE), 5 (death related to AE).	From first administration of treatment until 28 days after last drug administration, up to 491 days.
Causes of Death - Phase I	Cause of the death reported during on treatment was due to disease progression.	From first administration of treatment until 28 days after last drug administration, up to 491 days.
Number of Participants With Investigator Defined Drug-Related AEs, AE Leading to Dose Reduction, AEs Leading to Discontinuation of Trial Drug and All SAE- Phase II	Safety was assessed based on number of participants with investigator defined drug-related AEs, AE leading to dose reduction, Adverse events (AEs) leading to discontinuation of trial drug and All Serious Adverse events (SAE).	From first administration of treatment until 28 days after last drug administration, up to 518 days.
Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) Based on Intensity and Incidence of AE's - Phase II	Safety of afatinib as indicated by number of participants with adverse events based on intensity and incidence of AE's, especially skin reactions (rash, acne), gastrointestinal (GI) (Vomiting, nausea, diarrhea) and neurological.	From first administration of treatment until 28 days after last drug administration, up to 518 days.
Number of Participants With Adverse Events, Graded According CTCAE - Phase II	Safety of Afatinib assessed based on the number of participants with adverse events, graded according to United States National Cancer Institute Common terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (US NCI CTCAE) Version 3.0. The CTCAE grades are: 1 (mild AE), 2 (moderate AE), 3 (severe AE), 4 (life-threatening or disabling AE), 5 (death related to AE).	From first administration of treatment until 28 days after last drug administration, up to 518 days.
Causes of Death - Phase II	Causes of death during on treatment.	From first administration of treatment until 28 days after last drug administration, up to 518 days.
Number of Participants With Clinically Relevant Abnormalities for Decreased Cardiac Left Ventricular Function - Phase II	Number of participants with Clinically Relevant Abnormalities for decreased Cardiac left ventricular function.	From first administration of treatment until 28 days after last drug administration, up to 518 days.

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim

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Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): July 14, 2008
• Primary Completion (Actual): May 12, 2011
• Study Completion (Actual): May 25, 2016

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 31, 2008
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 1, 2008
• First Posted (Estimate): August 4, 2008

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 15, 2017
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 10, 2017
• Last Verified: July 1, 2017

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Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial; Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial; Neuroectodermal Tumors; Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal; Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue; Glioma; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Enzyme Inhibitors; Antineoplastic Agents; Protein Kinase Inhibitors; Afatinib
• Other Study ID Numbers: 1200.36