Everolimus and Docetaxel in Treating Patients With Recurrent, Locally Advanced, or Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer (DORA)

December 9, 2011 updated by: University College, London

DORA: A Phase I and Randomized Phase II Study of Docetaxel and RAD001 (Everolimus) in Advanced/Recurrent or Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck

RATIONALE: 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. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as docetaxel, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. It is not yet known whether giving everolimus together with docetaxel is more effective than giving docetaxel alone in treating patients with head and neck cancer.

PURPOSE: This phase I/II trial is studying the side effects and best dose of everolimus given together with docetaxel in treating patients with recurrent, locally advanced, or metastatic head and neck cancer.

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

  • To determine the safety and tolerability of the combination of everolimus and docetaxel in treating patients with recurrent, locally advanced or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. (Phase I)
  • To determine the maximum-tolerated dose and recommended phase II dose of everolimus when combined with docetaxel in these patients. (Phase I)
  • To examine the response rates in patients receiving the combination of docetaxel and everolimus and those receiving docetaxel alone. (Phase II)

Secondary

  • To investigate possible pharmacokinetic interactions between docetaxel and everolimus in these patients. (Phase I)
  • To investigate the effect of everolimus on downstream targets of mTOR in tumor in these patients. (Phase I)
  • To examine the time to progression after docetaxel and everolimus in these patients. (Phase II)
  • To perform a pilot study to attempt to identify predictors of response, including evaluation of EGFR family member expression, mutations, or amplifications. (Phase II)
  • To attempt to identify downstream targets of the EGFR pathway including phosphorylation of S6 and phosphorylation of AKT. (Phase II)

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter, phase I, dose-escalation study of everolimus with docetaxel followed by a randomized phase II study.

  • Phase I: Patients receive docetaxel IV over 1 hour on day 1 and escalating doses of oral everolimus on days 1, 8, and 15. Treatment repeats every 21 days for 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. After completion of 6 courses of therapy, patients may continue to receive everolimus weekly as a single agent until evidence of progressive disease.

  • Phase II: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms:

    • Arm A: Patients receive docetaxel IV over 1 hour on day 1.Treatment repeats every 21 days for 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with progressive disease are eligible to cross over into the everolimus arm at the investigator's discretion.
    • Arm B: Patients receive docetaxel as in arm A and oral everolimus (at a dose determined in the phase I portion of the study) on days 1, 8, and 15. Treatment repeats every 21 days for 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. After the completion of combination therapy, patients may continue to receive maintenance everolimus weekly, at the investigator's discretion.

Blood samples are collected for pharmacokinetic monitoring in the phase I study. Tissue samples are collected at baseline and periodically during the study for biomarker and other laboratory analysis.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 3 months for at least 1 year.

Peer Reviewed and Funded or Endorsed by Cancer Research UK.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 18 patients will be accrued for phase I and a total of 100 patients will be accrued for phase II of this study.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

4

Phase

  • Phase 2
  • Phase 1

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

  • United Kingdom
    • England
      • London, England, United Kingdom, WC1E 6DD
        • UCL Cancer Institute

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

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically confirmed squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck

    • Locally advanced or metastatic disease

      • No patients with locally advanced disease for whom radiotherapy is indicated
    • Recurrent disease
    • Incurable disease

  • Measurable disease by RECIST criteria

    • Recurrent disease within a prior radiation field can be considered to be measurable
  • Patients may have received 1 line of prior chemotherapy (but not a taxane) for locally advanced or metastatic disease

  • Patients may have received prior radiation therapy for locally advanced or metastatic disease (but must have completed the radiotherapy > 6 months before recruitment)

    • No disease relapsed within 6 months of radiotherapy
  • No evidence of central nervous system metastases

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • ECOG performance status 0-1
  • Life expectancy ≥ 12 weeks
  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm³
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm³
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 10 g/dL
  • Urea and creatinine normal
  • Serum bilirubin normal
  • AST or ALT ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Alkaline phosphatase < 2.5 times ULN
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 3 months (female) or 2 months (male) after the last dose of the study treatment
  • No uncontrolled infection
  • No mental condition rendering the patient unable to understand the nature, scope, and possible consequences of the study
  • No prior malignancy likely to interfere with the patient's ability to comply with treatment and/or follow up

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • No prior chemotherapy for any cancer, except for head and neck cancer
  • No prior taxane
  • No prior therapy with any erbB inhibitors (except cetuximab given with radiotherapy, as indicated in treatment algorithm)
  • More than 6 months since prior radiotherapy for locally advanced or metastatic disease
  • At least 4 weeks since prior investigational drug
  • No concurrent use of drugs known to inhibit CYP3A4 (except dexamethasone), or block P-glycoprotein, including grapefruit juice
  • No other concurrent chemotherapy, immunotherapy, hormonal cancer therapy, radiotherapy, or experimental medications
  • No concurrent live vaccines during everolimus therapy

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

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Maximum-tolerated dose and recommended phase II dose of everolimus in combination with docetaxel (phase I)
Safety and tolerability of the combination of everolimus and docetaxel
Response using RECIST criteria (phase II)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Pharmacokinetic profile of docetaxel with and without concurrent everolimus (phase I)
Pharmacokinetic profile of everolimus with and without concurrent docetaxel (phase I)
Time to progression following response (time from treatment start to tumor progression as defined by RECIST criteria) (phase II)
Mutations in EGFR1, AKT, mTOR, ras, or p53 to be tested on paraffin-embedded tissue from the primary or secondary tumor; results to be correlated with outcome (phase II)
Amplifications of EGFR1 and bcl2 expression to be tested by FISH and immunostaining on paraffin-embedded tissue from primary tumor; results to be correlated with outcome (phase II)

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University College, London

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Chris Boshoff, University College London (UCL) Cancer Institute

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 10, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 10, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

March 11, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 12, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 9, 2011

Last Verified

December 1, 2011

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CDR0000696702
  • CRUK-UCL-06/053
  • EU-20959
  • ISRCTN-73814534
  • EUDRACT-2007-001951-20
  • CRUK-UCL-CTA-20363/0229/011-00
  • NOVARTIS-CRUK-UCL-06/053
  • AVENTIS-CRUK-UCL-06/053

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