A Study of Combination of Gemcitabine, Oxaliplatin (GEMOX)-Sorafenib in Patients With Advanced Biliary Tract Cancer

A Phase I/II Study of Combination of Gemcitabine, Oxaliplatin and Sorafenib (GEMOX-Sorafenib) in Patients With Advanced Biliary Tract Cancer

The purpose of this study is to build on the efficacy of the GEMOX regimen by adding Sorafenib in the treatment of Biliary Tract Cancer. Since there is no data on the combination of these three agents, the investigators plan to evaluate the safety in a run-in phase I portion in order to define the recommended phase II dose (RPTD). The phase II trial will enroll 40 patients at the RPTD level within 2 years in order to provide a preliminary estimate of progression-free survival (primary endpoint of the trial) in the target population.

Study Overview

• Status: Terminated
• Conditions: Cholangiocarcinoma; Biliary Tract Cancer; Gallbladder Cancer
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Gemcitabine; Drug: Oxaliplatin; Drug: Sorafenib

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study is to build on the efficacy of the GEMOX regimen by adding Sorafenib in the treatment of Biliary Tract Cancer. Since there are no data on the combination of these three agents, the investigators plan to evaluate the safety in a run-in phase I portion in order to define the recommended phase II dose (RPTD). The phase II trial will enroll 40 patients at the RPTD level within 2 years in order to provide a preliminary estimate of progression-free survival (primary endpoint of the trial) in the target population.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 9
• Phase: Phase 2; Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Florida
    • Miami, Florida, United States, 33136
      • University of Miami

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:

• Age >= 18 years
• Histologically or cytologically confirmed biliary tract or gallbladder carcinoma
• Any stage of disease is allowed but the patients must not be candidates for curative resection
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) 0-1 in Ph I
• ECOG performance status 0-2 in Ph II. Patients with ECOG PS of 2 will only be enrolled if they will comprise at most 25% of the total accruals. This will be monitored in real time to ensure that at any point during accrual, PS 2 patients will comprise <= 25% of the total accruals

• Patients must have normal organ and marrow function as defined below within 14 days of study entry:

  • Absolute neutrophil count >= 1,500 cells/mm3
  • Platelet count >= 60,000/mm3
  • Creatinine < 1.5 upper limit of normal (ULN).
  • Aspartate transaminase (AST) and Alanine transaminase (ALT) <= 2.5 x ULN.
  • Bilirubin <= 3.0 mg/dl
  • International normalized ratio (INR) < 1.5 or a prothrombin time (PT)/partial thromboplastin time (PTT) within normal limits. Patients receiving anti-coagulation treatment with an agent such as warfarin will not be candidates for the trial. Patients on anticoagulation with low molecular weight or heparinoids are protocol candidates.
• Any number of previous lines of chemotherapy is allowed for the phase I portion
• During the phase II trial, no prior chemotherapy for inoperable or metastatic disease is allowed except 5-FU or Capecitabine as radiosensitizers. Prior adjuvant chemotherapy is allowed.
• Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test performed within 7 days prior to the start of treatment
• Women of childbearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (barrier method of birth control) prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation. Men should use adequate birth control for at least three months after the last administration of sorafenib.
• Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent. A signed informed consent must be obtained prior to any study specific procedures.
• Life expectancy of greater than 12 weeks

Exclusion Criteria:

• Investigational agents within 28 days prior to Day 1 of study
• Chemotherapy within 4 weeks prior to Day 1 of study
• Nitrosoureas, mitomycin-C within 6 weeks prior to Day 1 of study.
• Prior treatment with sorafenib, gemcitabine or oxaliplatin
• Prior history of peripheral neuropathy > Grade 1 (e.g., diabetic neuropathy)
• Pregnant or breast-feeding female
• Patients with a history of allergic reactions or sensitivity attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to sorafenib, oxaliplatin or gemcitabine
• Patients with GI tract disease resulting in an inability to take oral medication, malabsorption syndrome, a requirement for IV alimentation, prior surgical procedures affecting absorption, uncontrolled inflammatory GI disease (e.g., Crohn's, ulcerative colitis)
• Cardiac disease: Congestive heart failure > class II New York Heart Association (NYHA). Patients must not have unstable angina (anginal symptoms at rest) or new onset angina (began within the last 3 months) or myocardial infarction within the past 6 months.
• Cardiac ventricular arrhythmias requiring anti-arrhythmic therapy.
• Uncontrolled hypertension defined as systolic blood pressure > 150 mmHg or diastolic pressure > 90 mmHg, despite optimal medical management.
• Known brain metastasis. Patients with neurological symptoms must undergo a CT scan/MRI of the brain to exclude brain metastasis.
• Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C.
• Active clinically serious infection > CTCAE Grade 2.
• Arterial thrombotic/embolic events like myocardial infarct and cerebrovascular accident including transient ischemic attacks within the past 6 months.
• Pulmonary hemorrhage/bleeding event > CTCAE Grade 2 within 4 weeks of first dose of study drug.
• Any other hemorrhage/bleeding event > CTCAE Grade 3 within 4 weeks of first dose of study drug.
• Serious non-healing wound, ulcer, or bone fracture.
• Evidence or history of bleeding diathesis or coagulopathy
• Major surgery, open biopsy or significant traumatic injury within 4 weeks of first study drug.
• Use of St. John's Wort or rifampin (rifampicin).
• Any medical condition, which in the opinion of the investigator places the patient at an unacceptably high risk for toxicities

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

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Phase 1: GEMOX + Sorafenib; Gemcitabine and Oxaliplatin (GEMOX) and Sorafenib.; Gemcitabine: 1000 or 750 mg/m2, IV, Day 1 of each 14 day cycle, until progression or unacceptable toxicity develops.; Oxaliplatin: 100 or 75 mg/m2, IV, Day 2 of each 14 day cycle, until progression or unacceptable toxicity develops.; Sorafenib: 200 mg, Orally, twice daily for each 14-day cycle, until progression or unacceptable toxicity develops.	Drug: Gemcitabine; Intravenously (IV) on Day 1 of each 14 day cycle, until progression or unacceptable toxicity develops.; Other Names: Gemzar; Drug: Oxaliplatin; Intravenously (IV) on Day 2 of each 14 day cycle, until progression or unacceptable toxicity develops.; Other Names: Eloxatin; Drug: Sorafenib; Orally, twice daily for each 14-day cycle, until progression or unacceptable toxicity develops.; Other Names: BAY 43-9006
Experimental: Phase 2 - RPTD GEMOX + Sorafenib; Recommended Phase Two Dose (RPTD) of Gemcitabine and Oxaliplatin (GEMOX) and Sorafenib: Gemcitabine: Recommended Phase II Dose determined from Phase I, Day 1 of each 14 day cycle, until progression or unacceptable toxicity develops.; Oxaliplatin: Recommended Phase II Dose determined from Phase I, Day 2 of each 14 day cycle, until progression or unacceptable toxicity develops.; Sorafenib: Recommended Phase II Dose determined from Phase I, Orally, twice daily for each 14-day cycle, until progression or unacceptable toxicity develops.	Drug: Gemcitabine; Intravenously (IV) on Day 1 of each 14 day cycle, until progression or unacceptable toxicity develops.; Other Names: Gemzar; Drug: Oxaliplatin; Intravenously (IV) on Day 2 of each 14 day cycle, until progression or unacceptable toxicity develops.; Other Names: Eloxatin; Drug: Sorafenib; Orally, twice daily for each 14-day cycle, until progression or unacceptable toxicity develops.; Other Names: BAY 43-9006

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Phase I: Recommended Phase II Dose (RPTD) of the Combination of Sorafenib and GEMOX in Patients With Advanced Biliary Tract Cancer (BTC).	Establish the recommended phase II dose (RPTD) of the combination of sorafenib and GEMOX in patients with advanced biliary tract cancer (BTC).	First two 14-day Phase I cycles
Phase II: Obtain an Estimate of the 9-month Progression-free Survival Rate in Patients With Advanced BTC Receiving the RPTD of the Combination Sorafenib and GEMOX.	Rate of study participants achieving progression-free survival at 9 months post-initiation of study therapy at RPTD. Progression-Free Survival (PFS) is defined as the time elapsed from the start of treatment to the date of documented progression or death, whichever comes first. For surviving patients without progression who begin alternative treatment, PFS will be censored at the last date of documented progression-free status prior to starting alternative treatment. Similarly, losses to follow up will be censored at the last date of documented progression-free status.	9 Months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Phase II: Estimate Overall Response Rate and Clinical Benefit Rate.	Overall response rate [CR + PR]. Clinical Benefit Rate [Complete Response (CR) + Partial Response (PR) + Stable Disease (SD)] per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.0).	About 9 Months
Phase II: Estimate Overall Survival	Overall survival is defined as the time elapsed from the start of treatment until death. For surviving patients, follow-up will be censored at the date of last contact.	Start of treatment until death or date of last contact
Phase II: Further Evaluate the Safety of the Proposed Combination	Rate of study participants experiencing toxicity after receiving study therapy at the recommended Phase 2 Dose (RPTD).	About 9 Months
Phase II: Explore Biomarkers of Response to the Combination	A study of the correlation between biomarker levels and response to RPTD study therapy. Blood samples for biomarker analysis are collected at baseline and on day 1 of Cycles 2 onward	Baseline, Day 1 of Cycle 2 and subsequent cycles, about 9 Months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Miami
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Peter Hosein, MD, University of Miami

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: August 1, 2009
• Primary Completion (Actual): July 1, 2014
• Study Completion (Actual): July 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 6, 2009
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 7, 2009
• First Posted (Estimate): August 10, 2009

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): January 3, 2018
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 3, 2017
• Last Verified: December 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Cholangiocarcinoma; Biliary Tract Cancer; Gallbladder Cancer
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Digestive System Diseases; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Adenocarcinoma; Carcinoma; Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial; Digestive System Neoplasms; Gallbladder Diseases; Biliary Tract Diseases; Cholangiocarcinoma; Biliary Tract Neoplasms; Gallbladder Neoplasms; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Anti-Infective Agents; Antiviral Agents; Enzyme Inhibitors; Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; Antimetabolites; Antineoplastic Agents; Immunosuppressive Agents; Immunologic Factors; Protein Kinase Inhibitors; Gemcitabine; Sorafenib; Oxaliplatin
• Other Study ID Numbers: 20090256; SCCC-2009003 (Other Identifier: UM/Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center)