Study of RAD001 in Advanced Cholangiocarcinoma: RADiChol (RADiChol)

September 8, 2009 updated by: Austin Health

Phase II Study of RAD001 in Advanced Cholangiocarcinoma

This is a clinical trial investigating the effectiveness and safety of the study drug RAD001 in patients with advanced (metastatic) cholangiocarcinoma. Palliative chemotherapy provides some benefit to this group of patients. However, chemotherapy treatment only shows low rates of radiological response and short times to tumour progression. Therefore, further treatment options are urgently required.

In laboratory studies, RAD001 has been shown to interrupt the signals that cancer cells use to grow, spread and form new blood vessels (angiogenesis). RAD001 has been approved for the treatment of kidney cancer. It has also been approved for use in Australia for the treatment of patients with kidney and liver transplants, and has been used in thousands of patients worldwide for this indication. Preliminary studies suggest that RAD001 may have activity in a range of other cancers. This study will evaluate the activity of RAD001 in advanced cholangiocarcinoma.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

27 patients from approximately four hospitals in Australia will participate in this trial, with approximately 15 patients being enrolled at Austin Health. All participants will receive the same treatment (RAD001 10mg/d given orally).

After screening for eligibility, participants will receive RAD001 10mg/d until tumour progression.

Participants will undergo regular CT scans (every 6 weeks during treatment) to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment. Providing they are tolerating treatment satisfactorily, they may receive study treatment until progression of disease.

Blood samples will be taken during the screening phase and every 3 weeks during the treatment phase of the trial. Participants will be followed-up every 3 months to find out about survival status, new chemotherapy or biological treatment and the outcome of any ongoing adverse events.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

27

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

    • Victoria
      • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3084
        • Recruiting
        • Austin Health
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Niall Tebbutt, FRACP

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

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Histologically/cytologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of gall bladder, intra or extra-hepatic biliary tract
  2. Metastatic or locally advanced (unresectable) disease
  3. Adequate organ function; creatinine<1.5xULN, BR<1.5xULN Neut>1.5, Pts>100
  4. WHO Performance status 0-2
  5. No prior chemotherapy for advanced Cholangiocarcinoma (Prior adjuvant chemotherapy is accepted)
  6. Measurable or non-measurable disease
  7. Informed consent for study participation and donation of tumour tissue for evaluation of relevant translational endpoints

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Cytotoxic chemotherapy or immunotherapy within 4 weeks prior to enrolment
  2. Prior therapy with mTOR inhibitors (sirolimus, temsirolimus, everolimus)
  3. Known intolerance or hypersensitivity to RAD001 (everolimus) or other rapamycins (sirolimus, temsirolimus)
  4. Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus or hyperlipidaemia
  5. Patients who have any severe and/or uncontrolled medical conditions
  6. Active or uncontrolled severe infection
  7. Cirrhosis, chronic active hepatitis or chronic persistent hepatitis
  8. Severely impaired lung function
  9. Patients with a known history of HIV seropositivity
  10. Patients who have a history of another primary malignancy (Exceptions include non-melanoma skin cancer, carcinoma in situ of uterine cervix, or any other cancer treated with curative intent without evidence of relapse for more than 2 years)
  11. Female patients who are pregnant or nursing (lactating), or adults of reproductive potential who are not using effective birth control methods. If barrier contraceptives are being used, these must be continued throughout the trial by both sexes

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: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: RAD001 10mg/d
10mg/d
Other Names:
  • Everolimus

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Tumour control
Time Frame: 12 weeks
12 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Overall survival
Time Frame: 2 years
2 years
Toxicity
Time Frame: 2 years
2 years

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

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

September 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

September 1, 2011

Study Completion (Anticipated)

March 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 8, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 8, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

September 9, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

September 9, 2009

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 8, 2009

Last Verified

September 1, 2009

More Information

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

Subscribe