Carboplatin, Paclitaxel, and Everolimus in Treating Patients With Previously Untreated Cancer of Unknown Primary

A Phase II Study of Carboplatin (CBDCA), Paclitaxel (TAXOL), and Everolimus (RAD001) in Previously Untreated Patients With Measurable Disease With Cancer of Unknown Primary (CUP)

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as carboplatin and paclitaxel, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Everolimus may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth and by blocking blood flow to the tumor.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well carboplatin given together with paclitaxel and everolimus works in treating patients with previously untreated cancer of unknown primary.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Origin
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: paclitaxel; Drug: carboplatin; Drug: everolimus

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

• Evaluate the response rate in patients with previously untreated cancer of unknown primary treated with the combination of carboplatin, paclitaxel, and everolimus.

Secondary

• Assess time to progression, overall survival, duration of response, and time to treatment failure in patients treated with this regimen.
• Determine adverse events of this regimen in these patients.
• Perform descriptive correlative studies to determine response of specific tumor types, identified by the Origin-FFPE test, to this regimen.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

Patients receive carboplatin IV over 30 minutes and paclitaxel IV over 3 hours on day 1. Patients also receive oral everolimus once daily on days 1, 8, and 15. Courses repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Patients' tumor tissue samples from the most recent biopsy are analyzed for correlative studies, including gene expression profiling by Origin-FFPE test.

After completion of study therapy, patients are followed up every 3 months until disease progression, and then every 6 months for up to 3 years.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 46
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Colorado
    • Fort Collins, Colorado, United States, 80524
      • Poudre Valley Hospital
    • Fort Collins, Colorado, United States, 80528
      • Front Range Cancer Specialists
  • Connecticut
    • Hartford, Connecticut, United States, 06105
      • Saint Francis/Mount Sinai Regional Cancer Center at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center
  • Illinois
    • Moline, Illinois, United States, 61265
    • Moline, Illinois, United States, 61265
      • Trinity Cancer Center at Trinity Medical Center - 7th Street Campus
  • Indiana
    • Elkhart, Indiana, United States, 46515
      • Elkhart General Hospital
    • Elkhart, Indiana, United States, 46514-2098
      • Elkhart Clinic, LLC
    • Elkhart, Indiana, United States, 46514
      • Michiana Hematology-Oncology, PC - Elkhart
    • Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46237
      • St. Francis Hospital Cancer Care Services
    • Kokomo, Indiana, United States, 46904
      • Howard Community Hospital
    • La Porte, Indiana, United States, 46350
      • Center for Cancer Therapy at LaPorte Hospital and Health Services
    • Mishawaka, Indiana, United States, 46545-1470
      • Michiana Hematology-Oncology, PC - South Bend
    • Mishawaka, Indiana, United States, 46545-1470
      • Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center
    • Plymouth, Indiana, United States, 46563
      • Michiana Hematology Oncology PC - Plymouth
    • Richmond, Indiana, United States, 47374
      • Reid Hospital & Health Care Services
    • South Bend, Indiana, United States, 46601
      • Memorial Hospital of South Bend
    • South Bend, Indiana, United States, 46601
      • CCOP - Northern Indiana CR Consortium
    • Westville, Indiana, United States, 46391
      • Michiana Hematology Oncology PC - La Porte
  • Iowa
    • Ames, Iowa, United States, 50010
      • McFarland Clinic, PC
    • Bettendorf, Iowa, United States, 52722
    • Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States, 52403
      • Cedar Rapids Oncology Associates
    • Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States, 52403
      • Mercy Regional Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center
    • Clive, Iowa, United States, 50325
      • Medical Oncology and Hematology Associates - West Des Moines
    • Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50309
      • CCOP - Iowa Oncology Research Association
    • Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50309
      • John Stoddard Cancer Center at Iowa Methodist Medical Center
    • Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50309
      • Medical Oncology and Hematology Associates at John Stoddard Cancer Center
    • Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50314
      • Medical Oncology and Hematology Associates at Mercy Cancer Center
    • Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50314
      • Mercy Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines
    • Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50316
      • John Stoddard Cancer Center at Iowa Lutheran Hospital
    • Ottumwa, Iowa, United States, 52501
      • McCreery Cancer Center at Ottumwa Regional
    • Sioux City, Iowa, United States, 51101
      • Siouxland Hematology-Oncology Associates, LLP
    • Sioux City, Iowa, United States, 51102
      • Mercy Medical Center - Sioux City
    • Sioux City, Iowa, United States, 51104
      • St. Luke's Regional Medical Center
  • Kansas
    • Chanute, Kansas, United States, 66720
      • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Chanute
    • Dodge City, Kansas, United States, 67801
      • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Dodge City
    • El Dorado, Kansas, United States, 67042
      • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - El Dorado
    • Fort Scott, Kansas, United States, 66701
      • Cancer Center of Kansas - Fort Scott
    • Independence, Kansas, United States, 67301
      • Cancer Center of Kansas-Independence
    • Kingman, Kansas, United States, 67068
      • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Kingman
    • Lawrence, Kansas, United States, 66044
      • Lawrence Memorial Hospital
    • Liberal, Kansas, United States, 67901
      • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Liberal
    • Newton, Kansas, United States, 67114
      • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Newton
    • Parsons, Kansas, United States, 67357
      • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Parsons
    • Pratt, Kansas, United States, 67124
      • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Pratt
    • Salina, Kansas, United States, 67401
      • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Salina
    • Wellington, Kansas, United States, 67152
      • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Wellington
    • Wichita, Kansas, United States, 67208
      • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Medical Arts Tower
    • Wichita, Kansas, United States, 67214
      • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Wichita
    • Wichita, Kansas, United States, 67214
      • CCOP - Wichita
    • Wichita, Kansas, United States, 67214
      • Via Christi Cancer Center at Via Christi Regional Medical Center
    • Wichita, Kansas, United States, 67208
      • Associates in Womens Health, PA - North Review
    • Winfield, Kansas, United States, 67156
      • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Winfield
  • Michigan
    • Adrian, Michigan, United States, 49221
      • Hickman Cancer Center at Bixby Medical Center
    • Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48106-0995
      • Saint Joseph Mercy Cancer Center
    • Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48106
      • CCOP - Michigan Cancer Research Consortium
    • Battle Creek, Michigan, United States, 49017
      • Battle Creek Health System Cancer Care Center
    • Dearborn, Michigan, United States, 48123-2500
      • Oakwood Cancer Center at Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center
    • Escanaba, Michigan, United States, 49431
      • Green Bay Oncology, Limited - Escanaba
    • Flint, Michigan, United States, 48503
      • Hurley Medical Center
    • Flint, Michigan, United States, 48503
      • Genesys Hurley Cancer Institute
    • Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, 49503
      • Butterworth Hospital at Spectrum Health
    • Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, 49503
      • CCOP - Grand Rapids
    • Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, 49503
      • Lacks Cancer Center at Saint Mary's Health Care
    • Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan, United States, 48236
      • Van Elslander Cancer Center at St. John Hospital and Medical Center
    • Iron Mountain, Michigan, United States, 49801
      • Dickinson County Healthcare System
    • Jackson, Michigan, United States, 49201
      • Foote Memorial Hospital
    • Lansing, Michigan, United States, 48912-1811
      • Sparrow Regional Cancer Center
    • Livonia, Michigan, United States, 48154
      • St. Mary Mercy Hospital
    • Monroe, Michigan, United States, 48162
      • Community Cancer Center of Monroe
    • Monroe, Michigan, United States, 48162
      • Mercy Memorial Hospital - Monroe
    • Muskegon, Michigan, United States, 49444
      • Mercy General Health Partners
    • Pontiac, Michigan, United States, 48341-2985
      • St. Joseph Mercy Oakland
    • Port Huron, Michigan, United States, 48060
      • Mercy Regional Cancer Center at Mercy Hospital
    • Reed City, Michigan, United States, 49677
      • Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital
    • Saginaw, Michigan, United States, 48601
      • Seton Cancer Institute at Saint Mary's - Saginaw
    • Saint Joseph, Michigan, United States, 49085
      • Lakeside Cancer Specialists, PLLC
    • Saint Joseph, Michigan, United States, 49085
      • Lakeland Regional Cancer Care Center - St. Joseph
    • Traverse City, Michigan, United States, 49684
      • Munson Medical Center
    • Warren, Michigan, United States, 48093
      • St. John Macomb Hospital
  • Minnesota
    • Bemidji, Minnesota, United States, 56601
      • MeritCare Bemidji
    • Duluth, Minnesota, United States, 55805
      • CCOP - Duluth
    • Duluth, Minnesota, United States, 55805
      • Miller - Dwan Medical Center
    • Duluth, Minnesota, United States, 55805-1983
      • Essentia Health - Duluth Clinic
    • Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905
      • Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
  • Missouri
    • Springfield, Missouri, United States, 65804
      • St. John's Regional Health Center
    • Springfield, Missouri, United States, 65807
      • Hulston Cancer Center at Cox Medical Center South
    • Springfield, Missouri, United States, 65804
      • CCOP - Cancer Research for the Ozarks
  • Montana
    • Billings, Montana, United States, 59101
      • CCOP - Montana Cancer Consortium
    • Billings, Montana, United States, 59101
      • St. Vincent Healthcare Cancer Care Services
    • Billings, Montana, United States, 59107-7000
      • Billings Clinic - Downtown
    • Billings, Montana, United States, 59102
      • Hematology-Oncology Centers of the Northern Rockies - Billings
    • Bozeman, Montana, United States, 59715
      • Bozeman Deaconess Cancer Center
    • Butte, Montana, United States, 59701
      • St. James Healthcare Cancer Care
    • Great Falls, Montana, United States, 59405
      • Sletten Cancer Institute at Benefis Healthcare
    • Helena, Montana, United States, 59601
      • St. Peter's Hospital
    • Kalispell, Montana, United States, 59901
      • Kalispell Regional Medical Center
    • Missoula, Montana, United States, 59807-7877
      • Montana Cancer Specialists at Montana Cancer Center
    • Missoula, Montana, United States, 59807
      • Montana Cancer Center at St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center
  • North Dakota
    • Bismarck, North Dakota, United States, 58501
      • Medcenter One Hospital Cancer Care Center
    • Bismarck, North Dakota, United States, 58501
      • Mid Dakota Clinic, PC
    • Bismarck, North Dakota, United States, 58502
      • St. Alexius Medical Center Cancer Center
    • Fargo, North Dakota, United States, 58122
      • CCOP - MeritCare Hospital
    • Fargo, North Dakota, United States, 58102
      • MeritCare Broadway
  • Ohio
    • Bowling Green, Ohio, United States, 43402
      • Wood County Oncology Center
    • Dayton, Ohio, United States, 45405
      • Grandview Hospital
    • Dayton, Ohio, United States, 45406
      • Good Samaritan Hospital
    • Dayton, Ohio, United States, 45409
      • David L. Rike Cancer Center at Miami Valley Hospital
    • Dayton, Ohio, United States, 45415
      • Samaritan North Cancer Care Center
    • Dayton, Ohio, United States, 45420
      • CCOP - Dayton
    • Elyria, Ohio, United States, 44035
      • Community Cancer Center
    • Elyria, Ohio, United States, 44035
      • Hematology Oncology Center
    • Findlay, Ohio, United States, 45840
      • Blanchard Valley Medical Associates
    • Franklin, Ohio, United States, 45005-1066
      • Middletown Regional Hospital
    • Greenville, Ohio, United States, 45331
      • Wayne Hospital
    • Kettering, Ohio, United States, 45429
      • Charles F. Kettering Memorial Hospital
    • Lima, Ohio, United States, 45804
      • Lima Memorial Hospital
    • Maumee, Ohio, United States, 43537-1839
      • Northwest Ohio Oncology Center
    • Oregon, Ohio, United States, 43616
      • St. Charles Mercy Hospital
    • Oregon, Ohio, United States, 43616
      • Toledo Clinic - Oregon
    • Sylvania, Ohio, United States, 43560
      • Flower Hospital Cancer Center
    • Tiffin, Ohio, United States, 44883
      • Mercy Hospital of Tiffin
    • Toledo, Ohio, United States, 43608
      • St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center
    • Toledo, Ohio, United States, 43606
      • Toledo Hospital
    • Toledo, Ohio, United States, 43614
      • Medical University of Ohio Cancer Center
    • Toledo, Ohio, United States, 43617
      • CCOP - Toledo Community Hospital
    • Toledo, Ohio, United States, 43623
      • Toledo Clinic, Incorporated - Main Clinic
    • Toledo, Ohio, United States, 43623
      • St. Anne Mercy Hospital
    • Troy, Ohio, United States, 45373-1300
      • UVMC Cancer Care Center at Upper Valley Medical Center
    • Wauseon, Ohio, United States, 43567
      • Fulton County Health Center
    • Xenia, Ohio, United States, 45385
      • Ruth G. McMillan Cancer Center at Greene Memorial Hospital
  • South Dakota
    • Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States, 57117-5039
      • Sanford Cancer Center at Sanford USD Medical Center
  • Virginia
    • Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States, 22401
      • Fredericksburg Oncology, Incorporated
  • Wisconsin
    • Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States, 54307-3508
      • St. Vincent Hospital Regional Cancer Center
    • Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States, 54301-3526
      • Green Bay Oncology, Limited at St. Vincent Hospital Regional Cancer Center
    • Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States, 54303
      • Green Bay Oncology, Limited at St. Mary's Hospital
    • Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States, 54303
      • St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center - Green Bay
    • Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States, 54221-1450
      • Holy Family Memorial Medical Center Cancer Care Center
    • Marinette, Wisconsin, United States, 54143
      • Bay Area Cancer Care Center at Bay Area Medical Center
    • Oconto Falls, Wisconsin, United States, 54154
      • Green Bay Oncology, Limited - Oconto Falls
    • Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States, 53081
      • St. Nicholas Hospital
    • Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, United States, 54235
      • Green Bay Oncology, Limited - Sturgeon Bay

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

• Histological confirmation of metastatic adenocarcinoma, poorly differentiated non-small cell carcinoma, or poorly differentiated squamous carcinoma
• Adequate FFPE tissue or re-biopsy planned after registration but prior to treatment
• Measurable disease as defined; for patients having only lesions measuring at least 1 cm to =< 2 cm must use spiral computed tomography (CT) imaging for both pre- and post-treatment tumor assessments; disease that has received prior radiation (performed for palliative reasons) cannot be used for measurable disease
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-2
• Hemoglobin (Hgb) >= 9.0 g/dL
• Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1,500/uL
• Platelet count >= 100,000/uL
• Total bilirubin =< upper limits of normal (ULN); if liver metastases are present, total bilirubin =< 2 x ULN
• Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) =< 2.5 x ULN; if liver metastases are present, AST =< 5 x ULN
• Creatinine =< 1.25 x ULN; if > 1.25 x ULN calculated creatinine clearance must be >= 60 ml/min
• Negative pregnancy test done =< 7 days prior to registration, for women of childbearing potential only
• Provide informed written consent
• Willingness to return to NCCTG enrolling institution for follow-up
• Willingness to abstain from eating grapefruit or drinking grapefruit juice for the duration of the study

Exclusion Criteria

• Any of the following:

  • Pregnant women
  • Nursing women
  • Men or women of childbearing potential who are unwilling to employ adequate contraception; note: adequate contraception must be used throughout the trial and for 8 weeks after the last dose of RAD001, by both sexes
• Co-morbid systemic illnesses or other severe concurrent disease which, in the judgment of the investigator, would make the patient inappropriate for entry into this study or interfere significantly with the proper assessment of safety and toxicity of the prescribed regimens

• History of any of the following:

  • Known to be human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive
  • Known prior/current history of hepatitis related to hepatitis B or hepatitis C

• Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to the following:

  • Ongoing or active infection (acute or chronic)
  • Symptomatic congestive heart failure
  • Unstable angina pectoris
  • Cardiac arrhythmia
  • Severely impaired lung function
  • Uncontrolled diabetes as defined by fasting serum glucose > 1.5 x ULN (note: optimal glycemic control should be achieved before starting trial therapy)
  • Liver disease such as cirrhosis or severe hepatic impairment
  • Psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
• Receiving any other investigational agent which would be considered as a treatment for the primary neoplasm =< 4 weeks prior to registration
• Other active malignancy =< 5 years prior to registration; EXCEPTIONS: non-melanotic skin cancer or carcinoma-in-situ of the cervix; NOTE: if there is a history of prior malignancy, they must not be receiving other specific treatment for their cancer
• Untreated brain metastases; NOTE: patients with treated, stable brain metastases for at least 12 weeks prior to study entry are eligible for enrollment
• Impairment of gastrointestinal function or gastrointestinal disease that may significantly alter the absorption of RAD001 (e.g., ulcerative disease, uncontrolled nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, malabsorption syndrome or small bowel resection)
• Active, bleeding diathesis
• Receiving chronic, systemic treatment with corticosteroids or another immunosuppressive agent; topical or inhaled corticosteroids are allowed
• Currently on enzyme inducing anti-convulsants (EIACs) or other strong inducers or strong inhibitors of cytochrome P450, family 3, subfamily A, polypeptide 4 (CYP3A4)
• Current use of warfarin (Coumadin); EXCEPTION: current use of low-molecular weight heparin is allowed
• Known to be HIV positive
• Inoculated with live attenuated vaccines =< 2 weeks prior to registration; note: close contact with those who have received attenuated live vaccines should be avoided during treatment with everolimus; examples of live vaccines include intranasal influenza, measles, mumps, rubella, oral polio, Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG), yellow fever, varicella and TY21a typhoid vaccines
• =< 4 weeks from major surgery; note: for this study, diagnostic laparoscopy (without other intervention) and/or biopsies (needle aspirate, core biopsy, open biopsy, etc.) are not considered major surgery

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: Treatment (carboplatin, paclitaxel, and everolimus); Patients receive carboplatin IV over 30 minutes and paclitaxel IV over 3 hours on day 1. Patients also receive everolimus PO QD on days 1, 8, and 15. Courses repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.	Drug: paclitaxel; Given IV; Drug: carboplatin; Given IV; Drug: everolimus; Given PO

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Percentage of Participants With Confirmed Tumor Responses	Confirmed tumor response was defined to be either a complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) noted as the objective status on 2 consecutive evaluations at least 4 weeks apart. Response was defined using Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria: Complete Response (CR): disappearance of all target lesions;; Partial Response (PR) 30% decrease in sum of longest diameter of target lesions;	First 6 Cycles of treatment (an average of 6 months)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Overall Survival	Overall survival was defined as the time from study enrollment to the time of death from any cause or last follow-up.	Time from registration to death or last follow-up (up to 3 years)
Progression-free Survival	The progression-free survival (PFS) was defined as the time from date of registration to the documentation of disease progression or death as a result of any cause, whichever comes first.	Time from registration to the disease progression or death (up to 3 years)
Duration of Response	Duration of response was defined for all evaluable participants who have achieved an objective response as the date at which the participant's objective status is first noted to be either CR or PR to the date progression is documented.	Up to 3 years
Time to Treatment Failure	Time to treatment failure was defined to be the time from the date of registration to the date at which the participant is removed from treatment due to progression, adverse events, or refusal.	Up to 3 years

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
• Collaborators: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Investigators: Study Chair: Matthew P. Goetz, MD, Mayo Clinic

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Yoon HH, Foster NR, Meyers JP, Steen PD, Visscher DW, Pillai R, Prow DM, Reynolds CM, Marchello BT, Mowat RB, Mattar BI, Erlichman C, Goetz MP. Gene expression profiling identifies responsive patients with cancer of unknown primary treated with carboplatin, paclitaxel, and everolimus: NCCTG N0871 (alliance). Ann Oncol. 2016 Feb;27(2):339-44. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdv543. Epub 2015 Nov 16.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: September 1, 2009
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 1, 2012
• Study Completion (Actual): August 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 8, 2009
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 8, 2009
• First Posted (Estimate): July 10, 2009

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 21, 2017
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 16, 2017
• Last Verified: February 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: newly diagnosed carcinoma of unknown primary; Newly Diagnosed Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Origin; Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Origin; Undifferentiated Carcinoma of Unknown Primary
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial; Neoplastic Processes; Neoplasm Metastasis; Carcinoma; Neoplasms, Unknown Primary; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Antineoplastic Agents; Immunosuppressive Agents; Immunologic Factors; Tubulin Modulators; Antimitotic Agents; Mitosis Modulators; Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; Carboplatin; Paclitaxel; Everolimus
• Other Study ID Numbers: NCCTG-N0871; NCI-2011-01926 (Registry Identifier: CTRP (Clinical Trials Reporting System)); CDR0000643361 (Registry Identifier: PDQ (Physician Data Query))