Study of MLN8237 in Participants With Advanced Solid Tumors

An Open-label, Phase 1 Study of the Relative Bioavailability, Food Effect, Safety and Tolerability of MLN8237 in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors

The purposes of this study were to estimate the relative (Rel) bioavailability (BA) of an oral solution (OS) formulation of alisertib in reference to a powder-in-capsule (PIC) formulation, to characterize the effect of food on the single-dose pharmacokinetics (PK) of alisertib OS and enteric-coated tablets (ECT), to characterize the multiple-dose safety, tolerability, and steady-state PK of alisertib administered as an OS, and to characterize the multiple-dose safety and tolerability of alisertib administered as an ECT.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Advanced Solid Tumors
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Alisertib

Detailed Description

The drug being tested in this study is called alisertib (MLN8237). Alisertib is being tested to treat people who have advanced solid tumors. This study will look at the relative bioavailability (BA) (Part A), food effect and multiple-dose PK and safety of the oral solution (OS) (Part B) and food effect and safety of the enteric-coated tablet (ECT) formulation (Part C).

The study enrolled 53 patients (pts). Prior to initiation of Part A, 4 participants were enrolled in a dose escalation cohort. Participants in the study received:

• Alisertib 15 mg to 50 mg orally In the first 2 cycles of all 3 parts of the study, a single dose of alisertib was administered on Day 1 (PIC or OS in Part A [n=19 pts]; OS, in the fed or fasted state, in Part B [n=6 pts]; ECT, in the fed or fasted state, in Part C [n=24 pts]), In Part A, participants then continued on the PIC formulation at 40 mg BID for 7 days (Days 3 - 9). In Part B, participants continued on the OS formulation at a calculated dose administered BID for 7 days (Days 3 - 9). In Part C, the ECT formulation was continued at 40 mg BID for 7 days (Days 3 - 9); however, dose escalation to 50 mg BID was permitted after Cycle 1 based on tolerability and safety findings in the prior cycles. All participants took doses at a gap of 12 hours each day for 7 days followed by a 14-day rest period in a 21-days cycle for the remaining cycles.

This multi-center trial was conducted in the United States. The overall time to participate in this study was 30 months. Participants made multiple visits to the clinic, and final assessments were performed approximately 30 days after last dose of study drug.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 53
• Phase: Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • California
    • Santa Monica, California, United States, 90404
      • Premiere Oncology, A Medical Corporation

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:

Each participant must meet all of the following inclusion criteria to be enrolled in the study:

• 18 years or older
• Histologically or cytologically confirmed metastatic and/or advanced solid tumor
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 or 1
• Female participants who are post menopausal, surgically sterile, or agree to practice 2 effective methods of contraception or abstain from heterosexual intercourse
• Male participants who agree to practice effective barrier contraception or agree to abstain from heterosexual intercourse
• Voluntary written consent
• Suitable venous access for study-required blood sampling
• Measurable disease
• Recovered from effects of prior antineoplastic therapy
• Meet required entry laboratory and organ function levels

Exclusion Criteria:

Participants meeting any of the following exclusion criteria are not to be enrolled in the study:

• Female participants who are pregnant or lactating
• Serious medical or psychiatric illness that could interfere with protocol completion
• Major surgery within 14 days of first dose of alisertib
• Antineoplastic therapy, radiation therapy or any experimental therapy 21 days prior to first dose of alisertib
• Nitrosoureas or mitomycin-C within 6 weeks before the first dose of alisertib.
• Autologous stem cell transplant within 3 months before the first dose of alisertib, or prior allogeneic stem cell transplant at any time.
• Active infection requiring systemic therapy, or other serious infection
• Inability to swallow oral medication
• Gastrointestinal (GI) disease or GI procedure that could interfere with oral absorption or tolerance of alisertib
• Symptomatic brain metastasis
• Uncontrolled cardiovascular condition
• Diagnosis or treatment of another malignancy within 2 years preceding first dose of study drug except nonmelanoma skin cancer or in situ malignancy completely resected
• Known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C
• Lactose-intolerant (Parts A and B only)
• Prior history of metabolic acidosis (Parts A and B only)
• Use of enzyme-inducing antiepileptic drugs such as phenytoin, carbamazepine or phenobarbital, or rifampin, rifabutin, rifapentine or St. John's wort within 14 days prior to the first dose of alisertib

• A medical condition requiring use of pancreatic enzymes; or daily, chronic , or regular use of proton pump inhibitors (PPI); or histamine (H2) receptor antagonists. Participants who intermittently use these medications must meet the following:

  • No use of PPI within 7 days of first dose of alisertib
  • No use of H2 antagonist or pancreatic enzymes within 24 hours of first dose of alisertib
• Participants requiring full systemic anticoagulation

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

7

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Dose Escalation; A single dose of alisertib 15 mg, oral solution (OS) was administered on Day 1, followed by alisertib 40 mg, powder-in-capsule (PIC), orally, twice a day (BID) on Days 3 through 9, followed by a 14-day rest period in Cycle 1 in a 23-day cycle. A single dose of alisertib 50 mg PIC, orally, was administered on Cycle 2 Day 1 followed by alisertib 40 mg on Days 3 through 9, followed by a 14-day rest period in Cycle 2 in a 23-day cycle. Subsequent cycles, alisertib 40 or 50 mg (individual dosage based on tolerability in Cycles 1 and 2), PIC, orally, BID on Days 1 through 7, followed by a 14-day rest period in 21-day cycles until disease progression, occurrence of an unacceptable alisertib-related toxicity, or the start of another anticancer therapy.	Drug: Alisertib; Alisertib OS Alisertib PIC Alisertib PIC; Other Names: MLN8237
Experimental: Part A: Relative Bioavailability OS/PIC (Sequence A); A single dose of alisertib 25 mg, OS, administered on Day 1, followed by alisertib 40 mg PIC, orally, BID on Days 3 through 9, followed by a 14-day rest period in Cycle 1, in a 23-day cycle. A single dose of alisertib 50 mg PIC, orally, administered on Cycle 2 Day 1, followed by alisertib 40 mg, PIC, orally, BID on Days 3 through 9, followed by a 14-day rest period in a 23-day cycle. Subsequent cycles, alisertib 40-50 mg (individual dosage based on tolerability in Cycles 1 and 2), PIC, orally, BID on Days 1 through 7, followed by a 14-day rest period in 21-day cycles until disease progression, occurrence of an unacceptable alisertib-related toxicity, or the start of another anticancer therapy.	Drug: Alisertib; Alisertib OS Alisertib PIC Alisertib PIC; Other Names: MLN8237
Experimental: Part A: Relative Bioavailability PIC/OS (Sequence B); A single dose of alisertib 50 mg, PIC, orally administered on Day 1, followed by alisertib 40 mg, PIC, orally, BID on Days 3 through 9, followed by a 14-day rest period in Cycle 1, in a 23-day cycle. Cycle 2 Day 1 alisertib 25 mg, OS, once on Day 1, followed by alisertib 40 mg, PIC, orally, BID on Days 3 through 9, followed by a 14-day rest period in a 23-day cycle. Subsequent cycles followed by alisertib 40-50 mg (individual dosage based on tolerability in Cycles 1 and 2), PIC, orally, BID on Days 1 through 7, followed by a 14-day rest period in Cycle 3, in 21-day cycles until disease progression, occurrence of an unacceptable alisertib-related toxicity, or the start of another anticancer therapy.	Drug: Alisertib; Alisertib OS Alisertib PIC Alisertib PIC; Other Names: MLN8237
Experimental: Part B: OS Food Effect Fed/Fasted (Sequence A); Alisertib 35 mg (35 mg = relative bioavailability estimate in Part A as dose of OS that was calculated to yield the area under the concentration time curve of a 50-mg PIC dose): A single dose of alisertib 35 mg oral solution (OS), in fed state, administered on Day 1, followed by alisertib 30 mg, OS, BID on Days 3-9, followed by a 14-day rest period in Cycle 1, in a 23-day cycle. Cycle 2 Day 1 alisertib 35 mg administered, OS, in fasted state, once on Day 1, followed by alisertib 30 mg, OS, BID on Days 3-9, followed by a 14-day rest period in a 23-day cycle. Cycle 3 onwards, participants received alisertib 40 mg, PIC, orally, BID on Days 1-7, with dose reduction to 30 mg BID or escalation to 50 mg BID permitted, based on individual tolerance, followed by a 14-day rest period, in 21-day cycles until disease progression, occurrence of an unacceptable alisertib-related toxicity, or the start of another anticancer therapy.	Drug: Alisertib; Alisertib OS Alisertib PIC Alisertib PIC; Other Names: MLN8237
Experimental: Part B: OS Food Effect Fasted/Fed (Sequence B); A single dose of alisertib 35 mg, OS, in fasted state, administered on Day 1, followed by alisertib 30 mg, OS, BID on Days 3-9, followed by a 14-day rest period in a 23-day cycle. Cycle 2 Day 1 alisertib 30 mg, OS administered in fed state, once on Day 1, followed by alisertib 30 mg, OS, BID on Days 3-9, followed by a 14-day rest period in a 23-day cycle. Cycle 3 onwards, participants received alisertib 40 mg PIC, orally, BID on Days 1-7, with dose reduction to 30 mg BID or escalation to 50 mg BID permitted based on individual tolerance, followed by a 14-day rest period in 21-day cycles until disease progression, occurrence of an unacceptable alisertib-related toxicity, or the start of another anticancer therapy.	Drug: Alisertib; Alisertib OS Alisertib PIC Alisertib PIC; Other Names: MLN8237
Experimental: Part C: ECT Food Effect Fed/Fasted (Sequence A); Alisertib 50 mg, enteric-coated tablets (ECT), orally, in fed state, once on Day 1, followed by alisertib 40 mg, ECT, orally, BID on Days 3 through 9, followed by a 14-day rest period in Cycle 1 in a 23-day cycle, followed by alisertib 50 mg, ECT, orally, in fasted state, once on Day 1, followed by alisertib 40 or 50 mg, ECT, orally, BID on Days 3 through 9, followed by a 14-day rest period in Cycle 2 in a 23-day cycle. Cycle 3 onwards, participants were administered alisertib 40 mg BID ECT on Days 1-7 with dose reduction to 30 mg BID or escalation to 50 mg BID permitted based on individual tolerance, followed by a 14-day rest period in 21-day cycles until disease progression, occurrence of an unacceptable alisertib-related toxicity, or the start of another anticancer therapy.	Drug: Alisertib; Alisertib OS Alisertib PIC Alisertib PIC; Other Names: MLN8237
Experimental: Part C: ECT Food Effect Fasted/Fed (Sequence B); Alisertib 50 mg, ECT, orally, in fasted state, once on Day 1, followed by alisertib 40 mg, ECT, BID on Days 3 through 9, followed by a 14-day rest period in Cycle 1 in a 23-day cycle, followed by alisertib 50 mg, ECT, orally, in fed state, once on Day 1, followed by alisertib 40 or 50 mg, ECT, orally, BID on Days 3 through 9, followed by a 14-day rest period in Cycle 2, a 23-day cycle. Cycle 3 onwards participants were administered alisertib 40 mg BID ECT on Days 1-7, with dose reduction to 30 mg BID or escalation to 50 mg BID permitted based on individual tolerance, followed by a 14-day rest period, in 21-day cycles until disease progression, occurrence of an unacceptable alisertib-related toxicity, or the start of another anticancer therapy.	Drug: Alisertib; Alisertib OS Alisertib PIC Alisertib PIC; Other Names: MLN8237

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Part A: Dose-normalized Cmax (Maximum Observed Concentration) for Estimation of Relative Bioavailability for Alisertib Oral Solution (OS) Versus Powder in Capsule Formulations (PIC)	Dose normalized Cmax was obtained using Cmax divided by alisertib dose in milligrams to provide values adjusted to a 1 mg alisertib dose.	Cycles 1 and 2 Day 1 predose and at multiple time points (up to 48 hours) postdose, and, if clinically feasible, at the time of a serious or unusual adverse event (AE) that was judged by the investigator to be treatment related.
Part A: Dose-normalized AUClast (Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve From Time 0 to Time of the Last Quantifiable Concentration) for Estimation of Relative Bioavailability for Alisertib Oral Solution (OS) Versus Powder in Capsule Formulations (PIC)	Dose normalized AUClast was obtained using Cmax divided by alisertib dose in milligrams to provide values adjusted to a 1 mg alisertib dose.	Cycles 1 and 2 Day 1 predose and at multiple time points (up to 48 hours) postdose, and, if clinically feasible, at the time of a serious or unusual AE that was judged by the investigator to be treatment related.
Part B: Cmax: Maximum Observed Concentration for Alisertib Administered as an Oral Solution With Food Versus Without Food	Not performed.	Cycles 1 and 2 Day 1 predose and at multiple time points (up to 48 hours) postdose, and, if clinically feasible, at the time of a serious or unusual AE that was judged by the investigator to be treatment related.
Part B: AUClast: Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve From Time 0 to Time of the Last Quantifiable Concentration for Alisertib Administered as an Oral Solution With Food Versus Without Food	Not performed.	Cycles 1 and 2 Day 1 predose and at multiple time points (up to 48 hours) postdose, and, if clinically feasible, at the time of a serious or unusual AE that was judged by the investigator to be treatment related.
Part B: Cmax: Maximum Plasma Concentration for Alisertib Oral Solution Following Multiple-Dose Administration	Not performed.	Cycle 1 Day 9 predose and at multiple time points (up to 12 hours) postdose, and, if clinically feasible, at the time of a serious or unusual AE that was judged by the investigator to be treatment related.
Part B: Tmax: Time of First Occurrence of Cmax Over the Dosing Interval for Alisertib Oral Solution Following Multiple-Dose Administration	Not performed.	Cycle 1 Day 9 predose and at multiple time points (up to 12 hours) postdose, and, if clinically feasible, at the time of a serious or unusual AE that was judged by the investigator to be treatment related.
Part B: AUCτ: Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve From Time 0 to End of Dosing Interval for Alisertib Oral Solution Following Multiple-Dose Administration	Not performed.	Cycle 1 Day 9 predose and at multiple time points (up to 12 hours) postdose, and, if clinically feasible, at the time of a serious or unusual AE that was judged by the investigator to be treatment related.
Part C: Cmax: Maximum Observed Concentration for Alisertib Administered as an Enteric-Coated Capsule (ECT) With Food Versus Without Food	Participants were randomized to receive 50-mg alisertib as an ECT (single, 50-mg strength tablets) under fasted or fed (following a standardized high-fat meal) conditions.	Cycles 1 and 2 Day 1 predose and at multiple time points (up to 48 hours) postdose, and, if clinically feasible, at the time of a serious or unusual AE that was judged by the investigator to be treatment related.
Part C: AUClast: Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve From Time 0 to Time of the Last Quantifiable Concentration for Alisertib Administered as an Enteric-Coated Capsule (ECT) With Food Versus Without Food		Cycles 1 and 2 on Day 1 predose and at multiple time points (up to 48 hours) postdose, and, if clinically feasible, at the time of a serious or unusual AE that was judged by the investigator to be treatment related.
Part C: AUC∞: Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve From Time 0 to Infinity, Calculated Using the Observed Value of the Last Quantifiable Concentration for Alisertib Administered as an Enteric-Coated Capsule (ECT) With Food Versus Without Food		Cycles 1 and 2 on Day 1 predose and at multiple time points (up to 48 hours) postdose, and, if clinically feasible, at the time of a serious or unusual AE that was judged by the investigator to be treatment related.
Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)	An Adverse Event (AE) is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical investigation participant administered a drug; it does not necessarily have to have a causal relationship with this treatment. A Serious Adverse Event (SAE) A serious is any experience that suggests a significant hazard, contraindication, side effect or precaution that: results in death, is life-threatening, required in-patient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity, is a congenital anomaly/birth defect or is medically significant.	Up to 30 days after the last dose of study drug (up to 27.4 months)
Number of Participants With Abnormal Laboratory Values Reported as Adverse Events at an Incidence of at Least 5%	Laboratory AEs reported at an incidence of at least 5% overall in the following system organ classes (SOCs) are reported: blood and lymphatic system disorders, metabolism and nutrition disorders, investigations, and hepatobiliary disorders. Abnormal laboratory value were assessed as an AE if the value leads to discontinuation or delay in treatment, dose modification, therapeutic intervention, or is considered by the investigator to be a clinically significant change from baseline. A treatment--emergent adverse event (TEAE) is defined as an adverse event with an onset that occurs after receiving study drug.	Up to 30 days after the last dose of study drug (up to 27.4 months)
Number of Participants With Abnormal Vital Signs Reported as Adverse Events	Vital signs (blood pressure, heart rate, and oral temperature) measurements were obtained throughout the study.	Up to 30 days after the last dose of study drug (up to 24 months approximately)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Best Overall Response (CR+PR) Based on Investigator's Assessment According to the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) Version 1.1	Best overall response is defined as the number of participants with Complete Response (CR) + Partial Response (PR) as assessed by the investigator according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria 1.1 for target lesions and assessed by CT or MRI. CR is defined as disappearance of all target lesions and PR is defined as 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter (LD) of target lesions. Stable Disease (SD) is defined as neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for Progressive Disease, taking as reference the smallest sum LD since the treatment started.	At the completion of Cycle 2 and every 2 cycles (every 6 weeks) until Cycle 6 (18 weeks). After Cycle 6 (18 weeks), CT/MRI scans (with contrast) were to be performed every 3 cycles (9 weeks) until PD was documented.

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Falchook GS, Zhou X, Venkatakrishnan K, Kurzrock R, Mahalingam D, Goldman JW, Jung J, Ullmann CD, Milch C, Rosen LS, Sarantopoulos J. Effect of Food on the Pharmacokinetics of the Investigational Aurora A Kinase Inhibitor Alisertib (MLN8237) in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors. Drugs R D. 2016 Mar;16(1):45-52. doi: 10.1007/s40268-015-0114-8.
• Falchook GS, Venkatakrishnan K, Sarantopoulos J, Kurzrock R, Mita AC, Fu S, Mita MM, Zhou X, Jung JA, Ullmann CD, Milch C, Rosen LS. Relative bioavailability of a prototype oral solution of the Aurora A kinase inhibitor alisertib (MLN8237) in patients with advanced solid tumors. Int J Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2015 Jul;53(7):563-72. doi: 10.5414/CP202359.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): September 25, 2009
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 28, 2011
• Study Completion (Actual): July 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 18, 2009
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 18, 2009
• First Posted (Estimate): August 19, 2009

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 12, 2019
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 8, 2019
• Last Verified: March 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Drug therapy
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neoplasms
• Other Study ID Numbers: C14010; U1111-1187-6657 (Registry Identifier: WHO)

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No