Randomized Study of Docetaxel +/- Vandetanib in Metastatic TCC

In this research study the investigators are looking to see if the combination of docetaxel plus Vandetanib is effective in the treatment of metastatic transitional cell carcinoma (TCC). Docetaxel is a chemotherapy drug that kills cancer cells that are dividing. It is widely used in TCC. Vandetanib is a drug that is believed to stop new blood vessels from forming around cancer cells. The combination of docetaxel and Vandetanib has been studied in people with lung cancer and found to be helpful in killing cancer cells. Thus, this study is looking at people with TCC, to see if the combination of docetaxel plus Vandetanib is better or worse then docetaxel alone.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Transitional Cell Carcinoma; Bladder Cancer
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Docetaxel; Drug: vandetanib; Drug: Placebo

Detailed Description

• Because no one knows which of the study options is best, and all of the options are considered equally likely to work, participants will be randomized into one of two study groups: docetaxel plus Vandetanib or docetaxel plus placebo.
• Each treatment cycle lasts three weeks during which time the participant will be taking Vandetanib or placebo once a day, every day. On Day 1 of each cycle (a cycle is 21 days), participants will receive docetaxel as an infusion through a vein in the arm over one hour.
• On Day 1 of every cycle the following tests and procedures will be performed: physical exam and blood tests. On day 1 and on Day 8 of the first cycle only, participants will have an ECG. Every 6-9 weeks (every 2 to 3 cycles), the participants tumor will be assessed by x-ray, CT scan, bone scan, and/or MRI.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 149
• 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
    • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
      • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

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 or cytologically confirmed TCC. Mixed histologies are allowed as long as the predominant histology is TCC.
• Must have received chemotherapy treatment for TCC and have stage IV TCC at the time of study entry. 1-3 prior systemic chemotherapeutic or investigational treatment regimens for TCC are allowed. Patient with more regimens than the ones allowed may be included at the discretion of the Overall Principal Investigator if it is felt that the regimen has shown minimal activity and toxicity and will not influence prior or subsequent therapies. Specifically, participants must meet one or more of the following criteria: a) Progression after treatment with a regimen that includes a platinum salt (e.g. carboplatin or cisplatin) for Stage IV disease OR b) Disease recurrence within two years (from the date of last dose of chemotherapy or surgery until day the informed consent is signed) after neoadjuvant or adjuvant treatment with a regimen that includes a platinum salt.
• Measurable or evaluable disease, as defined by RECIST. If all sites of measurable or evaluable disease have been irradiated, one site must have demonstrated growth after irradiation.
• Adequate contraceptive method for subjects with reproductive potential (females with reproductive potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 7 days of study entry).
• ECOG PS 0 or 1
• 18 years of age or older

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of treatment of TCC (in any setting-neoadjuvant, adjuvant or for metastatic disease) with docetaxel. Patients treated with prior paclitaxel (Taxol) are eligible.
• History of treatment with a VEGF-axis active agent, including antibodies to VEGF, antibodies to VEGF receptors, or VEGF receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors.
• Laboratory results as outlined in the protocol
• Evidence of uncontrolled systemic disease or any concurrent condition which in the Investigator's opinion makes it undesirable for the subject to participate in the trial or which would jeopardize compliance with the protocol
• Clinically significant cardiac event such as myocardial infarction; NHYA classification of heart disease >2 within three months before entry; or presence of cardiac disease that, in the opinion of the Investigator, increases the risk of ventricular arrhythmia
• History of arrhythmia, bigeminy, trigeminy, ventricular tachycardia, or uncontrolled atrial fibrillation which is symptomatic or requires treatment (CTCAE Grade 3) or asymptomatic sustained ventricular tachycardia. Atrial fibrillation, controlled on medication is not excluded.
• Previous history of QTc prolongation as a result from other medication that required discontinuation of that medication.
• Congenital long QT syndrome or 1st degree relative with unexplained sudden death under 40 years of age.
• Presence of left bundle branch block (LBBB)
• QTc with Bazett's correction that is unmeasurable, or 480 msec or greater on screening ECG. If a subject has a QTc of 480msec or greater on screening ECG, the screen ECG may be repeated twice (at least 24 hours apart). The average QTc from the three screening ECGs must be <480 msec in order for the subject to be eligible for the study.
• Any concomitant medication that may cause QTc prolongation, induce Torsades de Pointes or induce CYP3A4 function.
• Hypertension not controlled by medical therapy
• Currently active diarrhea
• Women who are currently pregnant or breast feeding
• Receipt of any investigational agent, chemotherapy or radiation therapy within 21 days prior to Study Day 1
• Any unresolved non-hematologic toxicity greater than CTCAE grade 1 from previous anti-cancer therapy (other than alopecia).
• Major surgery within 4 weeks, or incompletely healed surgical incision before starting study therapy.
• Grade 2 or greater peripheral neuropathy
• Previous or current malignancies within the last 3 years, with the exception of in situ carcinoma of the cervix, adequately treated carcinoma of the skin, small renal masses, and adequately treated localized prostate cancer. Other cancers that are highly likely to be cured (cure rate of 75% or greater) may be included at the discretion of the Overall Principal Investigator.
• History of severe hypersensitivity reaction to drugs formulated with polysorbate 80.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Interventional Model: PARALLEL
• Masking: DOUBLE

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: vandetanib & Docetaxel; vandetanib orally and Docetaxel intravenously	Drug: Docetaxel; Given intravenously on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle; Other Names: Taxotere; Drug: vandetanib; taken orally once a day, every day; Other Names: ZD6474; Zactima
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: Placebo and Docetaxel; Placebo orally and docetaxel intravenously	Drug: Docetaxel; Given intravenously on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle; Other Names: Taxotere; Drug: Placebo; Taken orally once a day every day

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Median Progression-Free Survival (PFS)	PFS based on the Kaplan-Meier method is defined as the time between randomization and documented disease progression (PD) per RECIST 1.0 criteria or death, or is censored at time of last disease assessment. 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.	Disease evaluations occurred at week 6 and 12 and thereafter every 3 cycles/9 weeks on treatment and every 3 months in follow-up. Participants were followed until PD, death or lost to follow-up. Median survival follow-up was 12 months (range 1-26).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Grade 3-5 Toxicity Rate	Grade 3-5 toxicity rate is the percentage of participants experiencing maximum grade of all toxicity types of grade 3-5 with any attribution on treatment during the randomized phase.	Assessed each cycle throughout treatment from time of first dose and up to day 30 post-treatment. Median treatment duration for this study cohort approximated 2 cycles (range 1-31).
Median Overall Survival	Overall survival is defined from date of randomization to date of death or censored at the date the patient was last known alive.	Off treatment, patients were followed for survival information every 6 months (±1 month) until death,up to 2 years after discontinuing therapy, or until lost to follow-up. Median survival follow-up for the study cohort was 12 months (95% CI: 9-18 months).
Objective Response Rate	Objective response rate is defined as the percentage of participants who achieved a confirmed overall partial response (PR) or complete response (CR) using RECIST criteria on treatment during the randomized phase. Patients without measurable disease only at baseline are included, based on status of non-target lesions.Per RECIST 1.0 for target lesions, CR is complete disappearance of all target lesions and PR is at least a 30% decrease in the sum of longest diameter (LD) of target lesions, taking as reference baseline sum LD. To be assigned a status of CR or PR, changes in tumor measurements must be confirmed by repeat assessments performed no fewer than 4 weeks after the response criteria are first met. PR or better overall response assumes at a minimum incomplete response/stable disease (SD) for the evaluation of non-target lesions and absence of new lesions.	Disease evaluations occurred at week 6 and 12 and thereafter every 3 cycles/9 weeks on treatment. Median treatment duration for this study cohort approximated 2 cycles (range 1-31).

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
• Collaborators: Massachusetts General Hospital; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; AstraZeneca; Brigham and Women's Hospital

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Choueiri TK, Ross RW, Jacobus S, Vaishampayan U, Yu EY, Quinn DI, Hahn NM, Hutson TE, Sonpavde G, Morrissey SC, Buckle GC, Kim WY, Petrylak DP, Ryan CW, Eisenberger MA, Mortazavi A, Bubley GJ, Taplin ME, Rosenberg JE, Kantoff PW. Double-blind, randomized trial of docetaxel plus vandetanib versus docetaxel plus placebo in platinum-pretreated metastatic urothelial cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2012 Feb 10;30(5):507-12. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2011.37.7002. Epub 2011 Dec 19.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: September 1, 2006
• Primary Completion (ACTUAL): December 1, 2013
• Study Completion (ACTUAL): May 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 10, 2009
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 10, 2009
• First Posted (ESTIMATE): April 13, 2009

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ACTUAL): September 18, 2018
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 20, 2018
• Last Verified: August 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: docetaxel; TCC; ZD6474; Zactima; taxotere
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Carcinoma; Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial; Carcinoma, Transitional Cell; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Antineoplastic Agents; Tubulin Modulators; Antimitotic Agents; Mitosis Modulators; Docetaxel
• Other Study ID Numbers: 06-116

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

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