Sunitinib Malate in Refractory Germ Cell Tumors

March 17, 2016 updated by: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Phase II Study of Sunitinib Malate in Refractory Germ Cell Tumors

The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if Sutent® (sunitinib malate, SU011248) can control the disease in patients with germ cell tumors that are resistant to earlier treatment.

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The Study Drug:

Sunitinib malate is designed to block pathways that control important events such as the growth of blood vessels that are essential for the growth of cancer.

Within 14 days of enrollment on this study, you will have the following tests and procedures performed:

  • Your complete medical history will be recorded.
  • You will have a physical exam.

Within 7 days of enrollment on this study, you will have the following tests and procedures performed:

-Blood (about 3 teaspoons) and urine will be collected for routine testing and to test for certain biomarkers (to check the status of the disease).

Study Drug Administration:

If you are found to be eligible to take part in this study, you will take sunitinib malate capsules once a day (by mouth) for 4 weeks in a row followed by 2 weeks with no study drug. These 6 weeks are considered 1 cycle of study treatment.

Study Visits:

On Day 1 of each cycle (about every 6 weeks), you will have the following tests done before you take the study drug:

  • You will have a physical exam.
  • You will be asked about how you are feeling and about any side effects you have experienced since your last visit.
  • You will have blood (about 3 teaspoons) and urine collected for routine tests and to test for certain biomarkers.

For the first 4 weeks of treatment, you should have your blood pressure monitored. This may be done at your home with a digital pressure device, or you may visit your local doctor for this testing.

About Day 21 of Cycles 1 and 2, blood (about 2- 3 teaspoons) will be drawn for routine tests. This may be done at your local doctor's office and results faxed to the study doctor.

On Day 1 of Cycle 2, Day 1 of Cycle 3, and then Day 1 of every 2 cycles after that (Cycle 5, Cycle 7, and so on), you will have imaging scans to check status of the disease. This could include CT or MRI scans, an ECG, and a chest x-ray. If your doctor thinks it is necessary, you may have additional imaging scans at any time.

On Day 1 of every other cycle (Cycle 3, Cycle 5, and so on), you will have an echocardiogram or MUGA scan.

Length of Study:

You may remain on study for as long as you are benefitting. You will be taken off study if intolerable side effects occur or if the disease gets worse. However, if the disease gets worse very quickly during Cycles 1 or 2, you will be taken off study at that time.

Off-Study Visit:

When you are taken off of treatment on this study, the following tests and procedures will be performed:

  • You will have a physical exam.
  • You will be asked how you are feeling and about any changes in your medical history since beginning this study.
  • You will also be asked about any side effects you have experienced since your last visit.

This is an investigational study. Sunitinib malate is approved by the FDA for the treatment of adults with kidney cancer. Its use in patients with germ cell tumors is investigational. Up to 42 patients will take part in this study. All will be enrolled at M. D. Anderson.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

5

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

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

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Male

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Progressive metastatic Germ-cell tumors (GCTs) of gonadal or extragonadal origin in males after failure of front-line therapy and at least one salvage regimen.
  2. Must have evaluable or measurable disease by clinical or radiological studies. Alternatively, in the absence of radiologically evaluable or measurable disease, two sequentially rising marker values each one week apart attributed by treating physician to germ cell tumor is permitted; either beta human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) above 50 mIU/ml and/or alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) above 20 ng/ml qualifies as eligible.
  3. The Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Score 0-2
  4. Adequate organ function as follows: Calculated creatinine clearance >/= 35cc/min, Absolute neutrophil count >/= 1500/mm^3, hemoglobin >/= 8 g/dL, serum calcium </= 12 mg/dL, Platelet count >/= 75,000/mm^3, AST (SGOT)/ALT (SGPT) < 2.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN), Total bilirubin < 2.0mg/dl.
  5. Resolution of all acute toxic effects of prior chemotherapy or radiotherapy or surgical procedures to NCI Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) Version 3.0 grade </= 2.
  6. At least 18 years of age as safety of sunitinib in a pediatric population has not been established.
  7. Able to provide informed consent
  8. Must be able to ingest oral medication
  9. Male subjects must be surgically sterile or must agree to use effective contraception during the period of therapy. The definition of effective contraception will be based on the judgment of the principal investigator or a designated associate.
  10. Patients who have not received prior high-dose chemotherapy and stem cell rescue as salvage therapy will have this option discussed with them. Only patients ineligible, unwilling or unable to undertake this option will be eligible for this trial.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. NCI CTCAE Version 3.0 grade 3 hemorrhage within the 4 weeks prior to starting the study treatment.
  2. Any of the following within the 12 months prior to study drug administration: myocardial infarction, severe/unstable angina, coronary/peripheral artery bypass graft, symptomatic congestive heart failure, cerebrovascular accident or transient ischemic attack, or pulmonary embolism.
  3. Patients with history of Long QT syndrome.
  4. Ongoing cardiac dysrhythmias of NCI CTCAE Version 3.0 grade >/= 2.
  5. Uncontrolled Hypertension (> 140/90 mm Hg despite optimal medical therapy).
  6. Pre-existing thyroid abnormality with thyroid function that cannot be maintained in the normal range with medication.
  7. Symptomatic bowel obstruction.
  8. Prior VEGFR/PDGFR inhibitor therapy.
  9. Known human immunodeficiency virus infection, chronic active hepatitis or liver cirrhosis.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Sunitinib Malate
Sunitinib Malate 50 mg capsules once a day (by mouth) for 4 weeks in a row in a 6 week cycle.
Drug: Sunitinib Malate
50 mg capsules once a day (by mouth) for 4 weeks in a row in a 6 week cycle.
Other Names:
  • Sutent
  • SU011248

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
12 Week Progression Free Survival Rate in Refractory Germ Cell Tumors Treated With Sunitinib Malate
Time Frame: 12 weeks
Measurable disease or response recorded from start of treatment until disease progression/recurrence. Participants who die during therapy or are lost to follow-up shall be counted as progressive disease. Progressive disease defined as 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 and/or unequivocal progression of existing non-target lesions. Evaluation of measurable disease response follows Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) guidelines.
12 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Collaborators

Pfizer

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Lance Pagliaro, MD, BA, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

General Publications

Helpful Links

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

May 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 1, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 1, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

June 3, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

April 15, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 17, 2016

Last Verified

March 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2006-0685
  • NCI-2012-01645 (Registry Identifier: NCI CTRP)

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