Sequential Angiogenic Blockade for the Treatment of Recurrent Mullerian Malignancies

Pilot Study of Sequential Angiogenic Blockade for the Treatment of Recurrent Mullerian Malignancies

The goals of this study were to evaluate the efficacy and safety of sequentially blocking the angiogenesis pathway via known antiangiogenic mechanisms, first with bevacizumab and then addition of oral cyclophosphamide upon progression of cancer through bevacizumab. The drugs used in this study were chosen because of their known antiangiogenic properties, tolerability, and anti-ovarian cancer effects.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Ovarian Cancer; Fallopian Tube Cancer; Peritoneal Cancer
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Cyclophosphamide; Drug: Bevacizumab

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

• Assess the efficacy of a sequential antiangiogenic blockade regimen of bevacizumab then cyclophosphamide with bevacizumab at disease progression in patients with recurrent ovarian cancer as measured by the proportion of patients who remain on study at three months (4 cycles)
• Assess the safety profile with respect to gastrointestinal perforations

Secondary

• Assess other toxicity/ safety profile of this metronomic antiangiogenic approach
• Assess preliminary response rate and proportion of patients on study at 6 months
• Assess progression-free survival, time to progression and overall survival

Correlative

• Determine if biological correlates of angiogenesis are altered by the addition of sequential therapy
• Determine if changes in biological markers are correlated with clinical state of cancer
• Determine whether biomarkers of angiogenesis can predict and measure response
• Determine whether oncogenic mutations predict response
• Determine whether hypertension and urinary biomarkers such as varying levels of albuminuria predict response to bevacizumab
• Determine patient risk factors for hypertension and proteinuria as toxicities of bevacizumab

STATISTICAL DESIGN:

This study used a two-stage design to evaluate safety and efficacy of sequential antiangiogenic blockade with a regimen of bevacizumab then cyclophosphamide added at disease progression. Safety was measured by the incidence of grade 3-5 gastrointestinal perforation (GIP) during the first 3 months of therapy and efficacy by completion of at least 3 months of therapy. The sample size was determined based on efficacy with the null and alternative therapy completion rate of 50% and 80%, respectively. If 6 or more patients enrolled in the stage one cohort (n=9 patients) completed at least 3 months of therapy then accrual would proceed to stage two (n=11 patients) if there were fewer than 2 cases of grade 3-5 GIP. There was 0.75 probability of stopping the trial at stage one if the true therapy completion rate was 50%. If 13 or fewer patients remained on therapy for at least 3 months by the end of stage two, this regimen would be deemed ineffective. The power to reject the null hypothesis with a one-sided binomial test was 87% assuming 5% significance.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 20
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Massachusetts
    • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
      • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
    • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
      • Massachusetts General Hospital

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 confirmed diagnosis of epithelial ovarian cancer, primary peritoneal cancer, or fallopian tube cancer.
• Recurrent cancer and have received and failed a previous platinum-based chemotherapy regimen.
• Up to 2 prior lines of chemotherapy in the recurrent setting (either platinum-based or non-platinum regimens). Biologic therapies count as a prior line but hormonal therapies do not count.
• Platinum-resistant or platinum-sensitive recurrence.
• Must be able to take oral medications and have no evidence of bowel obstruction or partial bowel obstruction
• Measurable disease by either RECIST or Rustin criteria
• No chemotherapy, radiation therapy, nor biologic therapy within the last three weeks prior to initiating therapy
• ECOG score of 0 or 1
• Life expectancy of 12 weeks or greater
• 18 years of age or older
• Laboratory values as outlined in the protocol
• Patients with treated limited stage basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or carcinoma in situ of the breast or cervix are eligible. Subjects with stage I or II cancer treated with curative intent and no evidence of recurrent disease are also eligible.
• No evidence of preexisting hypertension. If patient has hypertension, it must be controlled medically (less than 150/90) prior to starting bevacizumab
• Normal blood coagulation parameters
• No prior treatment with any other antiangiogenic agents or cyclophosphamide
• For patients who have received prior doxorubicin or pegylated doxorubicin, LVEF must be 50% or greater.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Current, recent (within 4 weeks of the first study infusion), or planned participation in an experimental drug study other than a Genentech-sponsored bevacizumab cancer study
• Active malignancy, other than superficial basal cell and superficial squamous (skin) cell, or carcinoma in situ of the cervix within last five years
• Uncontrolled diarrhea
• Prior history of hypertensive crisis or hypertensive encephalopathy
• NYHA Grade II or greater congestive heart failure
• History of myocardial infarction or unstable angina within 6 months prior to Day 1
• History of stroke or transient ischemic attack within 6 months prior to day 1
• Known CNS disease, except for treated brain metastasis
• Treated brain metastases are defined as having no evidence of progression or hemorrhage after treatment and no ongoing requirement for dexamethasone, as ascertained by clinical examination and brain imaging (MRI or CT) during the screening period. Anticonvulsants (stable dose) are allowed. Treatment for brain metastases may include whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT), radiosurgery (RS: Gamma Knife, LINAC, or equivalent) or a combination as deemed appropriate by the treating physician. Patients with CNS metastases treated by neurosurgical resection or brain biopsy performed within 3 months prior to day 1 will be excluded.
• Significant vascular disease within 6 months prior to day 1
• History of hemoptysis within 1 month prior to day 1
• Evidence of bleeding diathesis or significant coagulopathy (in the absence of therapeutic anticoagulation)
• Major surgical procedure, open biopsy, or significant traumatic injury within 28 days prior to day 1 or anticipation of need for major surgical procedure during the course of the study
• Core biopsy or other minor surgical procedure, excluding placement of a vascular access device, within 7 days prior to Day 1
• History of abdominal fistula or gastrointestinal perforation within 6 months prior to Day 1
• Serious, non-healing wound, active ulcer, or untreated bone fracture
• Proteinuria as demonstrated by a UPC ratio of 1.0 or greater at screening
• Known hypersensitivity to any component of bevacizumab
• Pregnancy (positive pregnancy test) or lactation. Use of effective means of contraception (men and women) in subjects of child-bearing potential

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: Bevacizumab then Cyclophosphamide with Bevacizumab; Patients were given a regimen of sequential antiangiogenic blockade and disease assessed serologically and radiologically every 2 cycles/6 weeks. Patients started with bevacizumab 15 mg/kg IV every 3 weeks until they experienced progressive disease (PD) [RECIST 1.0 or Rustin criteria] or significant toxicity. If clinically stable as assessed by their treating physician, patients then received cyclophosphamide 50 mg orally (PO) daily continuously with bevacizumab treatment. If second PD occurred, patients discontinued the combination treatment.

Drug: Cyclophosphamide; Other Names: cytoxan; Drug: Bevacizumab; Other Names: Avastin

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Therapy Completion Rate	The therapy completion rate is defined as the proportion of participants who completed at least 3 months/4 cycles of therapy. Participants were treated until disease progression on the combination regimen or unacceptable toxicity. Clinical response was evaluated based on RECIST 1.0 criteria for measurable disease (MD) participants and Gynecologic Cancer Intergroup (GCIG) CA-125 (Rustin) criteria for non-MD participants. Per RECIST 1.0 for target lesions, PD is at least a 20% increase in sum LD of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum LD recorded since the treatment started or appearance of new lesions. For non-target lesions, PD is the appearance of one or more new lesions and/or unequivocal progression of existing non-target lesions. Serologic PD is rise in CA-125 or previously normal CA125 that rises to >/=2xULN documented, both requiring 2nd confirmation.	Serologic and radiologic disease assessments occurred every 2 cycles/6 weeks on treatment. Median treatment duration for this study cohort was 7.5 months (range 0.7-20.7).
Grade 3-5 Gastrointestinal Perforation	All grade 3-5 gastrointestinal perforation events based on CTCAEv3 as reported on case report forms.	Assessed each cycle/3 weeks throughout treatment from time of first dose and up to day 30 post-treatment. Median treatment duration for this study cohort was 7.5 months (range 0.7-20.7).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Clinical Benefit Response Rate	Clinical benefit response rate is defined as the proportion of participants who achieve confirmed stable disease (SD) or better on treatment based on RECIST 1.0 criteria. Per RECIST 1.0 for target lesions, complete response (CR) is disappearance of all target lesions and partial response (PR) is at least a 30% decrease in the sum of longest diameter (LD) of target lesions, taking as reference baseline sum LD. Progressive disease (PD) is at least a 20% increase in sum LD of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum LD recorded since the treatment started. SD is neither PR nor PD. For non-target lesions, PD is the appearance of one or more new lesions and/or unequivocal progression of existing non-target lesions.	Radiologic disease assessments occurred every 2 cycles/6 weeks on treatment. Median treatment duration for this study cohort was 7.5 months (range 0.7-20.7).
Progression-Free Survival (PFS)	PFS estimated using Kaplan-Meier methods is defined as the duration of time from the start of bevacizumab alone to documented disease progression (PD) requiring removal from the study or death. If participant ultimately received both bevacizumab and cyclophosphamide then it was the time until PD on both agents. Per RECIST 1.0 for target lesions, PD is at least a 20% increase in sum LD of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum LD recorded since the treatment started or appearance of new lesions. For non-target lesions, PD is the appearance of one or more new lesions and/or unequivocal progression of existing non-target lesions. Serologic PD is rise in CA-125 or previously normal CA-125 that rises to >/=2xULN documented, both requiring 2nd confirmation. Participants who were event-free were censored at the date of their last disease evaluation.	Radiologic disease assessments occurred every 2 cycles/6 weeks on treatment and every 3 months in follow-up until PD, death or lost to follow-up. Median treatment duration was 7.5 months (range 0.7-20.7) and survival follow-up 23 months..
Overall Survival (OS)	OS estimated using Kaplan-Meier methods is defined as the time from study entry to death or date last known alive.	Participants were followed long-term for survival every 3 months from the end of treatment until death or lost to follow-up. Median follow-up was 23 months in this study cohort.

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
• Collaborators: Massachusetts General Hospital; Genentech, Inc.; Brigham and Women's Hospital
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Ursula Matulonis, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Matulonis UA, Pereira L, Liu J, Lee H, Lee J, Whalen C, Campos S, Atkinson T, Hill M, Berlin S. Sequential bevacizumab and oral cyclophosphamide for recurrent ovarian cancer. Gynecol Oncol. 2012 Jul;126(1):41-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2012.04.003. Epub 2012 Apr 6.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: February 1, 2009
• Primary Completion (Actual): April 1, 2010
• Study Completion (Actual): January 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 25, 2009
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 4, 2009
• First Posted (Estimate): March 5, 2009

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): September 10, 2018
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 10, 2018
• Last Verified: August 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: bevacizumab; avastin; cyclophosphamide; cytoxan; mullerian malignancies
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Urogenital Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Genital Neoplasms, Female; Adnexal Diseases; Fallopian Tube Diseases; Neoplasms; Fallopian Tube Neoplasms; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Antirheumatic Agents; Antineoplastic Agents; Immunosuppressive Agents; Immunologic Factors; Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating; Alkylating Agents; Myeloablative Agonists; Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological; Angiogenesis Inhibitors; Angiogenesis Modulating Agents; Growth Substances; Growth Inhibitors; Cyclophosphamide; Bevacizumab
• Other Study ID Numbers: 08-148

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO