A Phase I Study of MK-2206 in Combination With Standard Chemotherapy in Participants With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors (MK-2206-003)

A Phase I Dose Escalation Study of MK-2206 in Combination With Standard Doses of Selected Chemotherapies or Targeted Agents in Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors

The purpose of this study is to compare the safety and tolerability of several dose levels of MK-2206 in combination with chemotherapy and targeted therapy agents in participants with locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors.

The primary hypotheses are that administration of MK-2206 in combination with either carboplatin + paclitaxel, docetaxel, or erlotinib in participants with locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors will have acceptable tolerability, a dose limiting toxicity (DLT) rate of ≤30%, plasma exposure and pharmacodynamics that exceed target thresholds, and allow for definition of a maximum tolerated dose (MTD) in each of the 3 combinations.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Locally Advanced, Metastatic Solid Tumors
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: MK-2206; Drug: carboplatin; Drug: paclitaxel; Drug: docetaxel; Drug: corticosteroid; Drug: erlotinib

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 77
• Phase: Phase 1

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 :

• Participants must have locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors.
• Participant is male or female greater than or equal to 18 years of age.
• Participant must have a performance status less than or equal to 1 on the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Scale
• Female participants of childbearing potential has a negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 72 hours prior to receiving the first dose of study medication.
• Participants in the MK-2206 + carboplatin/paclitaxel and MK-2206 + docetaxel treatment arms will be limited to no more than 3 prior cytotoxic therapies for metastatic or recurrent diseases.
• Participant is able to swallow capsules and has no surgical or anatomical condition that will prevent the Participant from swallowing.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participant has had chemotherapy, radiotherapy or biological therapy within 4 weeks.
• Participants must be least 4 weeks post-surgery and do not expect major surgery in the study duration.
• Participant is currently participating or has participated in a study with an investigational compound or device within 30 days.
• Participant has known active central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis.
• Participant with a primary central nervous system tumor.
• Participant has known hypersensitivity to the components of study drug.
• Participant has a history or current evidence of heart disease.
• Participant has evidence of clinically significant bradycardia (slow heart rate).
• Participant has uncontrolled high blood pressure.
• Participant at significant risk for hypokalemia (low potassium levels).
• Participant is a known diabetic
• Participant has known psychiatric or substance abuse disorders.
• Participant is a user of illicit drugs.
• Participant is pregnant or breastfeeding.
• Participant is Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positive.
• Participant has known history of Hepatitis B or C or active Hepatitis A.
• Participant has symptomatic ascites or pleural effusion.
• Participant is receiving treatment with oral corticosteroids.
• Participant is using a potent cytochrome P(450) 3A4 (CYP3A4) inhibitor or inducer.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

3

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: MK-2206 + carboplatin + paclitaxel; MK-2206 combined with carboplatin and paclitaxel	Drug: MK-2206; MK-2206 given by mouth (PO) on Days 1, 3, 5, and 7 of each 21-day cycle (30 mg, 45 mg, or 60 mg) OR MK-2206 PO on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle (60 mg, 90 mg, 135 mg, 200 mg , or 250 mg); Drug: carboplatin; Administered as an intravenous (IV) infusion on Day 1 of every 21-day cycle; Other Names: Paraplatin®; Drug: paclitaxel; Administered as an intravenous (IV) infusion on Day 1 of every 21-day cycle; Other Names: Taxol®
Experimental: MK-2206 + docetaxel; MK-2206 combined with docetaxel plus pretreatment with a corticosteroid	Drug: MK-2206; MK-2206 given by mouth (PO) on Days 1, 3, 5, and 7 of each 21-day cycle (30 mg, 45 mg, or 60 mg) OR MK-2206 PO on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle (60 mg, 90 mg, 135 mg, 200 mg , or 250 mg); Drug: docetaxel; Administered as an IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle; Other Names: Taxotere®; Drug: corticosteroid; Administered PO twice a day (BID) on Days 1-3 of each 21-day cycle
Experimental: MK-2206 + erlotinib; MK-2206 combined with erlotinib	Drug: MK-2206; MK-2206 given by mouth (PO) on Days 1, 3, 5, and 7 of each 21-day cycle (30 mg, 45 mg, or 60 mg) OR MK-2206 PO on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle (60 mg, 90 mg, 135 mg, 200 mg , or 250 mg); Drug: erlotinib; Administered daily (QD) PO in each 21-day cycle; Other Names: Tarceva®

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Number of Participants Who Experienced a Dose Limiting Toxicity (DLT) During Cycle 1	A DLT was any of the following deemed drug related by investigator and graded using National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 3.0 criteria: Grade (G)4 hematologic toxicity lasting ≥7 days; G4 thrombocytopenia; G3 or 4 febrile neutropenia and/or infection requiring treatment; G3, 4, 5 non-hematologic toxicity(with the exception of G3 nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration, or hyperglycemia that as a result of inadequate compliance with supportive care measures; alopecia, inadequately treated hypersensitivity reactions G3 elevated transaminases of ≤1 week in duration); adverse experience (AE) leading to dose reduction; unresolved toxicity causing ≥3 week delay in treatment; ≥G3 hyperglycemia; persistent increases in QTc interval; clinically significant bradycardia; and missing MK-2206 doses due to toxicity. The number of participants who experienced a DLT is presented.	Cycle 1 (Up to 21 days)
Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) of MK-2206 Administered Every Other Day (QOD) in Combination With Carboplatin and Paclitaxel	Participants received MK-2206 (45 or 60 mg) administered PO on Days 1, 3, 5, and 7 in combination with carboplatin AUC 6 and paclitaxel 200 mg/m^2 administered IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle. The MTD was determined by the number of participants who experienced a dose limiting toxicity (DLT). DLT was defined using the NCI CTCAE version 3.0 criteria. See primary DLT outcome measure for the DLT definition. The MTD was defined as the dose level, at which the percentage of patients who experienced a DLT rate in Cycle 1 that was closest to 30%. A minimum of 13 participants were required to be enrolled per dose to calculate DLT. If the DLT threshold or enrollment quota per dose were not reached then the MTD could not be determined.	Cycle 1 (Up to 21 days)
MTD of MK-2206 Administered Every Three Weeks (Q3W) in Combination With Carboplatin and Paclitaxel	Participants received MK-2206 (90, 135, or 200 mg) administered PO in combination with carboplatin AUC 6 and paclitaxel 200 mg/m^2 administered IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle. The MTD was determined by the number of participants who experienced a DLT. DLT was defined using the NCI CTCAE version 3.0 criteria. See primary DLT outcome measure for the DLT definition. The MTD was defined as the dose level, at which the percentage of patients who experienced a DLT rate in Cycle 1 that was closest to 30%. A minimum of 13 participants were required to be enrolled per dose to calculate DLT. If the DLT threshold or enrollment quota per dose were not reached then the MTD could not be determined.	Cycle 1 (up to 21 days)
MTD of MK-2206 Administered QOD in Combination With Docetaxel	Participants received MK-2206 45 mg administered PO on Days 1, 3, 5, and 7 in combination with Docetaxel 75 mg/m^2 administered IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle. Participants also received an oral corticosteroid PO daily. The MTD was determined by the number of participants who experienced a DLT. DLT was defined using the NCI CTCAE version 3.0 criteria. See primary DLT outcome measure for the DLT definition. The MTD was defined as the dose level, at which the percentage of patients who experienced a DLT rate in Cycle 1 that was closest to 30%. A minimum of 13 participants were required to be enrolled per dose to calculate DLT. If the DLT threshold or enrollment quota per dose were not reached then the MTD could not be determined.	Cycle 1 (up to 21 days)
MTD of MK-2206 Administered Q3W in Combination With Docetaxel	Participants received MK-2206 (90, 135, or 200 mg) administered PO on Day 1 in combination with Docetaxel 60 mg/m^2 administered IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle. Participants also received an oral corticosteroid PO daily. The MTD was determined by the number of participants who experienced a DLT. DLT was defined using the NCI CTCAE version 3.0 criteria. See primary DLT outcome measure for the DLT definition. The MTD was defined as the dose level, at which the percentage of patients who experienced a DLT rate in Cycle 1 that was closest to 30%. A minimum of 13 participants were required to be enrolled per dose to calculate DLT. If the DLT threshold or enrollment quota per dose were not reached then the MTD could not be determined.	Cycle 1 (up to 21 days)
MTD of MK-2206 Administered QOD in Combination With Erlotinib	Participants received MK-2206 45 mg administered PO every other day (Days 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19 and 21) in combination with Erlotinib (100 or 150 mg) administered PO once every day of each 21-day cycle. The MTD was determined by the number of participants who experienced a DLT. DLT was defined using the NCI CTCAE version 3.0 criteria. See primary DLT outcome measure for the DLT definition. The MTD was defined as the dose level, at which the percentage of patients who experienced a DLT rate in Cycle 1 that was closest to 30%. A minimum of 13 participants were required to be enrolled per dose to calculate DLT. If the DLT threshold or enrollment quota per dose were not reached then the MTD could not be determined.	Cycle 1 (up to 21 days)
MTD of MK-2206 Administered Once Every Week (QW) in Combination With Erlotinib	Participants received MK-2206 135 mg administered PO on Days 1, 8 and 15 in combination with Erlotinib (100 or 150 mg) administered PO once every day of each 21-day cycle. The MTD was determined by the number of participants who experienced a DLT. DLT was defined using the NCI CTCAE version 3.0 criteria. See primary DLT outcome measure for the DLT definition. The MTD was defined as the dose level, at which the percentage of patients who experienced a DLT rate in Cycle 1 that was closest to 30%. A minimum of 13 participants were required to be enrolled per dose to calculate DLT. If the DLT threshold or enrollment quota per dose were not reached then the MTD could not be determined.	Cycle 1 (up to 21 days)
Maximum Plasma Concentration of MK-2206 (Cmax)	Blood samples are to be collected at specified time points according to arm and schedule: QOD schedule for MK-2206+carboplatin+paclitaxel and MK-2206+docetaxel (Cycle 1 Day 1: predose and 2, 4, 6, 10, 24, 48 hours(h) postdose); Q3W schedule MK-2206+carboplatin+paclitaxel and MK-2206+docetaxel (Cycle 1 Day 1: predose and 2, 4, 6, 10, 24, 48, 96h postdose); QOD schedule for the MK-2206+erlotinib (Cycle 1 Day 1: predose and 2, 4, 6, 10, 24, 48h postdose); and QW schedule for MK-2206+erlotinib (Cycles 1 Day 1: predose and 2, 4, 6, 10, 24, 48, 96h postdose) for the determination of MK-2206 Cmax after Dose 1. The Cmax of MK-2206 after Dose 1 will be presented.	At designated time points on Cycle 1 Day 1 (Up to 96 hours)
Time to Maximum Plasma Concentration of MK-2206 (Tmax)	Blood samples are to be collected at specified time points according to arm and schedule: QOD schedule for MK-2206+carboplatin+paclitaxel and MK-2206+docetaxel (Cycle 1 Day 1: predose and 2, 4, 6, 10, 24, 48 hours(h) postdose); Q3W schedule MK-2206+carboplatin+paclitaxel and MK-2206+docetaxel (Cycle 1 Day 1: predose and 2, 4, 6, 10, 24, 48, 96h postdose); QOD schedule for the MK-2206+erlotinib (Cycle 1 Day 1: predose and 2, 4, 6, 10, 24, 48h postdose); and QW schedule for MK-2206+erlotinib (Cycles 1 Day 1: predose and 2, 4, 6, 10, 24, 48, 96h postdose) for the determination of MK-2206 Tmax after Dose 1. The Tmax of MK-2206 after Dose 1 will be presented.	At designated time points on Cycle 1 Day 1 (Up to 96 hours)
Minimum Plasma Concentration of MK-2206 (Ctrough)	Blood samples are to be collected at specified time points according to arm and schedule: QOD schedule for MK-2206+carboplatin+paclitaxel and MK-2206+docetaxel (Cycle 1 Day 1: predose and 2, 4, 6, 10, 24, 48 hours(h) postdose); Q3W schedule MK-2206+carboplatin+paclitaxel and MK-2206+docetaxel (Cycle 1 Day 1: predose and 2, 4, 6, 10, 24, 48h postdose); QOD schedule for the MK-2206+erlotinib (Cycle 1 Day 1: predose and 2, 4, 6, 10, 24, 48h postdose); and QW schedule for MK-2206+erlotinib (Cycles 1 Day 1: predose and 2, 4, 6, 10, 24, 48h postdose) for the determination of MK-2206 Ctrough after Dose 1. The Ctrough after Dose 1 is presented and is the 48-hour postdose concentration.	At designated time points on Cycle 1 Day 1 (Up to 48 hours)
Area Under the MK-2206 Concentration Versus Time Curve From Time Zero to 48 Hours Postdose (AUC 0-48h)	Blood samples are to be collected at specified time points according to arm and schedule: QOD schedule for MK-2206+carboplatin+paclitaxel and MK-2206+docetaxel (Cycle 1 Day 1: predose and 2, 4, 6, 10, 24, 48 hours(h) postdose); Q3W schedule MK-2206+carboplatin+paclitaxel and MK-2206+docetaxel (Cycle 1 Day 1: predose and 2, 4, 6, 10, 24, 48h postdose); QOD schedule for the MK-2206+erlotinib (Cycle 1 Day 1: predose and 2, 4, 6, 10, 24, 48h postdose); and QW schedule for MK-2206+erlotinib (Cycles 1 Day 1: predose and 2, 4, 6, 10, 24, 48h postdose) for the determination of MK-2206 AUC0-48h after Dose 1. The AUC0-48h after Dose 1 is presented.	At designated time points on Cycle 1 Day 1 (Up to 48 hours)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Number of Participants Who Had a Tumor Response of Complete Response (CR) or Partial Response (PR)	Tumor response was assessed using Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1) and was recorded from the start of the study treatment until the end of treatment. Response categories included: Complete Response (CR): disappearance of all target lesions and Partial Response (PR): at least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions. The number of participants who had a tumor response of either CR or PR is presented.	Up to approximately 4 months (6 cycles)

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Molife LR, Yan L, Vitfell-Rasmussen J, Zernhelt AM, Sullivan DM, Cassier PA, Chen E, Biondo A, Tetteh E, Siu LL, Patnaik A, Papadopoulos KP, de Bono JS, Tolcher AW, Minton S. Phase 1 trial of the oral AKT inhibitor MK-2206 plus carboplatin/paclitaxel, docetaxel, or erlotinib in patients with advanced solid tumors. J Hematol Oncol. 2014 Jan 3;7:1. doi: 10.1186/1756-8722-7-1.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): March 17, 2009
• Primary Completion (Actual): May 19, 2011
• Study Completion (Actual): May 17, 2012

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 19, 2009
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 19, 2009
• First Posted (Estimate): February 20, 2009

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): November 12, 2019
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 8, 2019
• Last Verified: November 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Tumors, cancer
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neoplasms; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Enzyme Inhibitors; Antineoplastic Agents; Tubulin Modulators; Antimitotic Agents; Mitosis Modulators; Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; Protein Kinase Inhibitors; Docetaxel; Carboplatin; Paclitaxel; Erlotinib Hydrochloride
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2206-003; 2009_547; MK-2206-003 (Other Identifier: Merck)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: YES
• IPD Plan Description: https://www.merck.com/clinical-trials/pdf/ProcedureAccessClinicalTrialData.pdf

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: Yes
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No