Phase II Study of Ridaforolimus (MK-8669) With Metastatic Bone or Soft-tissue Sarcoma Patients (MK-8669-030 AM1)

April 29, 2015 updated by: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

A Phase II Study of MK-8669 When Administered as Maintenance Therapy to Japanese Patients With Metastatic Bone or Soft-tissue Sarcomas

The study evaluates efficacy of Ridaforolimus when administered as maintenance therapy to patients with metastatic bone or soft-tissue sarcoma in Japan.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

50

Phase

  • Phase 2

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

13 years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Documented histologic diagnosis of bone or soft-tissue sarcoma that has metastasized, and who derive benefit following chemotherapy.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1
  • Completed prior chemotherapy with last dose received at least 3 and up to 12 weeks prior to randomization
  • Adequate organ and bone marrow function

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Presence of brain or central nervous system (CNS) metastases, unless successfully treated
  • Prior therapy with rapamycin or rapamycin analogs
  • Ongoing toxicity associated with prior anticancer therapy
  • History or current evidence of any clinically significant disease that might confound the results of the study, complicate the interpretation of the study results, interfere with the patient's participation, or pose an additional risk to the patient

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: Ridaforolimus 40 mg
Drug: Ridaforolimus
Ridaforolimus, oral tablet, 40 mg once daily for 5 consecutive days followed by 2-day dosing holiday each week. Participants treated until discontinuation criteria, such as progressive disease or unacceptable toxicity, were met.
Other Names:
  • MK-8669, AP23573, deforolimus; Ridaforolimus was also known as deforolimus until May 2009

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Progression free rate (PFR) at 6 months
Time Frame: 6 months
Progression free rate at 6 months is defined as the proportion of participants who are a complete response (CR, disappearance of all target lesions), partial response (PR, at least a 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions) or stable disease (does not qualify for PR or progressive disease) at 6 months from the date of the first study drug administration.
6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Collaborators

Ariad Pharmaceuticals

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

November 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 6, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 9, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

November 10, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

April 30, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 29, 2015

Last Verified

April 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 8669-030
  • 2009_688
  • MK-8669-030 (Other Identifier: protocol number)

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