Romidepsin in Treating Patients With Lymphoma, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, or Solid Tumors With Liver Dysfunction

A Phase 1 and Pharmacokinetic Single Agent Study of Romidepsin in Patients With, Lymphomas, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, and Select Solid Tumors and Varying Degrees of Liver Dysfunction

This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of romidepsin in treating patients with lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, or solid tumors with liver dysfunction. Romidepsin may stop the growth of cancer cells by entering the cancer cells and by blocking the activity of proteins that are important for the cancer's growth and survival.

Study Overview

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Conditions: Glioma; Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm; Lymphoma; Recurrent Head and Neck Carcinoma; Recurrent Lung Carcinoma; Recurrent Renal Cell Carcinoma; Stage III Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v7; Stage IV Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v6 and v7; Recurrent Pancreatic Carcinoma; Stage III Pancreatic Cancer AJCC v6 and v7; Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer AJCC v6 and v7; Recurrent Melanoma; Stage IV Colorectal Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IVA Colorectal Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IVB Colorectal Cancer AJCC v7; Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia; Recurrent Malignant Solid Neoplasm; Metastatic Malignant Solid Neoplasm; Stage IIIC Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v7; Recurrent Bladder Carcinoma; Recurrent Breast Carcinoma; Recurrent Colorectal Carcinoma; Recurrent Prostate Carcinoma; Recurrent Thyroid Gland Carcinoma; Neuroendocrine Neoplasm; Stage III Soft Tissue Sarcoma AJCC v7; Stage IV Soft Tissue Sarcoma AJCC v7; Unresectable Solid Neoplasm; Recurrent Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma; Recurrent Primary Cutaneous T-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma; Refractory Mature T-Cell and NK-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma; Stage IV Breast Cancer AJCC v6 and v7; Stage III Breast Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IIIA Breast Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IIIB Breast Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IIIC Breast Cancer AJCC v7; Stage III Renal Cell Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IV Renal Cell Cancer AJCC v7; Recurrent Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia; Stage III Colorectal Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IIIA Colorectal Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IIIB Colorectal Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IIIC Colorectal Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IIIA Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v7; Stage IIIB Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v7; Stage IV Prostate Cancer AJCC v7; Refractory Primary Cutaneous T-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma; Stage III Prostate Cancer AJCC v7; Stage III Lung Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IV Lung Cancer AJCC v7
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Pharmacological Study; Drug: Romidepsin

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To establish the safety and tolerability of romidepsin given on days 1, 8, and 15 of a 28 day cycle to patients with varying degrees of liver dysfunction (mild, moderate and severe).

II. To establish the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and appropriate dosing recommendations for romidepsin in such patients.

III. To characterize the pharmacokinetics (PK) of romidepsin in patients with varying degrees of liver dysfunction.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To explore correlations of the Child-Pugh classification of liver dysfunction with the observed toxicities and plasma PK of romidepsin administration.

II. To document any preliminary evidence of antitumor activity at tolerable doses of romidepsin in patients with varying degrees of liver dysfunction.

OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study.

Patients receive romidepsin intravenously (IV) over 4 hours on days 1, 8, and 15. Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up for 30 days.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 37
• Phase: Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Canada
  • Ontario
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 2M9
      • University Health Network-Princess Margaret Hospital
• United States
  • California
    • Duarte, California, United States, 91010
      • City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
    • Sacramento, California, United States, 95817
      • University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Georgia
    • Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322
      • Emory University Hospital/Winship Cancer Institute
  • Illinois
    • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637
      • University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Maryland
    • Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287
      • Johns Hopkins University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
    • Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892
      • National Cancer Institute Developmental Therapeutics Clinic
  • Michigan
    • Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201
      • Wayne State University/Karmanos Cancer Institute
  • Minnesota
    • Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905
      • Mayo Clinic in Rochester
  • Ohio
    • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106
      • Case Western Reserve University
  • Pennsylvania
    • Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States, 17033-0850
      • Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107
      • Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

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:

• Patients must have histologically or cytologically confirmed (at original diagnosis or subsequent recurrence or progression) lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL) or solid tumor; patients with lymphoma or CLL must have radiologically or clinically evaluable disease, and be refractory to standard therapy as defined by relapse within 6 months of last treatment (see note below); patients with solid tumors must have radiologically or clinically evaluable disease that is metastatic, unresectable, progressive, or recurrent, and for which standard curative measures do not exist or are no longer effective

  • Patients with a liver mass, raised alpha-fetoprotein level (>= 500 ng/mL) and positive serology for hepatitis, consistent with a diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma will be eligible without the need for pathologic confirmation of the diagnosis
  • Patients with prostate cancer, renal cell cancer, neuroendocrine tumors, lung cancer, colorectal cancers, soft tissue sarcomas, glioma and thyroid cancer are excluded in the normal and mild cohorts due to a lack of efficacy in these tumor types in phase 2 studies; patients with breast, pancreatic, bladder, head and neck cancers, as well as melanoma and other malignancies are eligible

  • Note: patients with prostate cancer, renal cell cancer, lung cancer, colorectal cancers, soft tissue sarcomas, glioma and thyroid cancer are allowed to enroll in the moderate and severe cohorts provided the patients:

    • Sign a separate consent form which outlines the lack of efficacy observed in prior studies
    • Are consented to the study by a protocol-specified designee who is not their longitudinal oncologist; patients with neuroendocrine tumors are still excluded from the moderate and severe cohorts
  • Note: as romidepsin is approved for patients with relapsed or refractory peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL) or cutaneous T cell lymphoma (CTCL), these patients would be eligible WITHOUT the requirement of having 'relapsed within 6 months of last treatment'
• Life expectancy of > 3 months
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status =< 2 (Karnofsky >= 60%)
• Hemoglobin >= 9 g/dL (transfusions and/or erythropoietin are permitted)
• Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1.5 x 10^9/L
• Platelets >= 100 x 10^9/L (or platelet count >= 30 x 10^9 cells/L in patients with lymphoma or CLL if bone marrow disease involvement is documented)
• Creatinine =< twice upper limit institutional normal

• Patients with abnormal liver function will be eligible and will be grouped according to the criteria below

  • Group A (normal hepatic function)

    • Bilirubin =< upper limit of normal (ULN) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) =< ULN

  • Group B (mild hepatic dysfunction)

    • B1: bilirubin =< ULN and AST > ULN
    • B2: bilirubin > ULN but =< 1.5 x ULN and any AST

  • Group C (moderate hepatic dysfunction)

    • Bilirubin > 1.5 x ULN to =< 3 x ULN and any AST

  • Group D (severe hepatic dysfunction)

    • Bilirubin > 3 x ULN and up to investigators discretion and any AST
  • Patients with active hemolysis should be excluded; no distinction will be made between liver dysfunction due to metastases and liver dysfunction due to other causes; registration laboratory investigations will be used to assign a patient to a hepatic function group; liver function tests should be repeated within 24 hours prior to starting initial therapy and may result in the patients' group assignment being altered if different to registration test results
• Patients with brain metastases who require corticosteroids or non-enzyme inducing anticonvulsants must be on a stable dose of corticosteroids and seizure free for 1 month prior to enrollment; patients with known brain metastases should have completed brain irradiation (whole brain or gamma knife) more than 4 weeks before starting the protocol; patients on enzyme inducing anticonvulsants are not eligible; note that patients should have had their steroids tapered to low dose (i.e. < 1.5 mg of dexamethasone/day) due to the potential for higher dexamethasone doses to induce CYP3A4
• Patients with biliary obstruction for which a stent has been placed are eligible, provided the shunt has been in place for at least 10 days prior to the first dose of romidepsin and the liver function has stabilized; two measurements at least 2 days apart that put the patient in the same hepatic dysfunction stratum will be accepted as evidence of stable hepatic function; there should be no evidence of biliary sepsis

• Eligibility of patients receiving any medications or substances known to affect or with the potential to affect the activity or PK of romidepsin will be determined following review of their case by the site principal investigator

  • Patients treated with any of the medications prohibited must discontinue their use at least 7 days prior to the first dose of romidepsin; certain other agents that interact with the CYP3A4 system may be used with caution
• Women of childbearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation; should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately; note: since romidepsin binds to the estrogen receptor, the effectiveness of estrogen containing contraceptives may be reduced
• Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients who are not receiving: agents with the potential for PK interactions with romidepsin or hepatotoxic antiretrovirals (nucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitors [NRTIs]: abacavir, didanosine, emtricitabine, lamivudine, stavudine, and zidovudine), dual protease inhibitor (PI)-based regimens except low-dose boosting with ritonavir, atazanavir, indinavir, maraviroc, and nevirapine may be eligible; additionally, the HIV-positive patients should have a cluster of differentiation (CD)4 count > 250/mm^3; if the specific cause of hepatic dysfunction is unknown, the patient should be worked up for other viral causes of hepatitis and their eligibility determined after consultation with the principal investigator
• Patients who have received prior romidepsin use are eligible
• Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who have had (prior to entering the study): major surgery and biologic/antibody therapies (including immunotherapies) are not permitted within 4 weeks of romidepsin administration; anti-cancer therapy including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, hormonal (with the exception of hormones for thyroid conditions), and other investigational agents will not be allowed within 14 days or five (5) half-lives (whichever is longer) prior to the first dose of romidepsin (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin C); additionally, participants must have recovered to less than grade 2 clinically significant adverse effect(s)/toxicity(ies) of the previous therapy, with the exception of alopecia, unless approved by the principal investigator
• Patients with prostate cancer, renal cell cancer, neuroendocrine tumors, lung cancer, colorectal cancers, soft tissue sarcomas, glioma, and thyroid cancer are excluded in the normal and mild cohorts due to a lack of efficacy in these tumor types in phase 2 studies; patients with prostate cancer, renal cell cancer, lung cancer, colorectal cancers, soft tissue sarcomas, glioma and thyroid cancer are allowed to enroll in the moderate and severe cohorts only; patients with neuroendocrine tumors are still excluded from the moderate and severe cohorts
• Patients may not be receiving any other investigational agents
• History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to romidepsin, including cyclic tetrapeptide compounds
• Concurrent medications associated with a known risk of corrected QT interval (QTc) prolongation and/or Torsades de Pointes are not allowed within 2 weeks of initiation of study treatment; those medications listed as a possible risk for causing QTc prolongation and Torsades de Pointes will be allowed, although if an alternative medication can be substituted, that would be preferable; granisetron is an acceptable antiemetic on this study, but if a patient must take ondansetron, they may NOT take any other concomitant agents which might impact their QTc
• Thiazolidinedione agents such as rosiglitazone and pioglitazone are not permitted
• Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to ongoing or active infection, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements

• Patients with current evidence of significant cardiovascular disease (New York Heart Association class III or IV cardiac disease), symptomatic congestive heart failure, dilated/hypertrophic or restrictive cardiomyopathy, myocardial infarction (within the past 6 months), unstable angina, unstable arrhythmia or a need for anti-arrhythmic therapy (use of medications for rate control for atrial fibrillation is allowed such as calcium channel blockers and beta-blockers, if stable medication for at least last month prior to initiation of romidepsin treatment and medication not listed as causing Torsades de Pointes), or evidence of acute ischemia on electrocardiogram (ECG); marked baseline prolongation of QT/QTc interval, e.g., repeated demonstration of a QTc interval > 450 msec*; long QT syndrome; the required use of concomitant medication that may cause Torsades de Pointes or may cause a significant prolongation of the QTc

  • Note: due to difficulties assessing QTc in patients with heart block, they may be eligible if deemed safe by a cardiologist; if a patient must take ondansetron as their antiemetic, their QTc may NOT be over 450 (no exception for patients with heart block)
• Pregnant women are excluded from this study; breastfeeding should be discontinued if the mother is treated with this drug
• Warfarin is not permitted

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Treatment (romidepsin); Patients receive romidepsin IV over 4 hours on days 1, 8, and 15. Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.	Other: Pharmacological Study; Correlative studies; Drug: Romidepsin; Given IV; Other Names: Depsipeptide; FK228; FR901228; Istodax; Antibiotic FR 901228; N-[(3S,4E)-3-Hydroxy-7-mercapto-1-oxo-4-heptenyl]-D-valyl-D-cysteinyl-(2Z)-2-amino-2-butenoyl-L-valine, (4->1) Lactone, Cyclic

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Maximum tolerated dose of romidepsin in groups of patients with varying degree of hepatic dysfunction according to the National Cancer Institute Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Events version 5.0	Analyses will be descriptive in nature. The observed toxicities will be characterized by dose level within each category of liver dysfunction (mild, moderate, severe, and liver transplant). These results will be summarized in relation to what is known about romidepsin in a population without liver dysfunction (as defined in this protocol).	28 days
Dose-limiting toxicity of romidepsin in groups of patients with varying degree of hepatic dysfunction according to the National Cancer Institute Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Events version 5.0	In order to define levels of hepatic impairment at which dose modifications of romidepsin are required, data will be combined across hepatic dysfunction groups to evaluate the association between toxicity, dose, and liver assay level(s). The outcome variable, drug tolerance and dose-limiting toxicities will be modeled as function of dose and liver assay using multivariate linear regression. Higher order terms of the predictor variables and interactions will be included if there is evidence of non-linear and/or non-additive associations.	28 days
Pharmacokinetic (PK) profile of romidepsin in patients with varying degrees of hepatic dysfunction using liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometric method	Pharmacokinetic variables will be tabulated and descriptive statistics calculated for each function group. Geometric means and coefficients of variation will be presented for maximum concentration and area under the curve for each group.	0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 4.25, 4.5, 5, 6, 8, 10, 24, and 48 hours after initiation of the infusion on day 1

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Child-Pugh classification of hepatic dysfunction	Correlations of the Child-Pugh classification of hepatic dysfunction with the observed toxicities and plasma PK of romidepsin administration will be explored.	Baseline
Antitumor activity assessed using Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors and the International Workshop Lymphoma Response Criteria	Association of antitumor activity and romidepsin treatment will be documented.	Up to 30 days

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Collaborators: Celgene Corporation
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Roisin M Connolly, JHU Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center LAO

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): June 12, 2012
• Primary Completion (Actual): November 29, 2018

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 9, 2012
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 9, 2012
• First Posted (Estimate): July 11, 2012

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): January 26, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 25, 2023
• Last Verified: January 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Digestive System Diseases; Pathologic Processes; Skin Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Immune System Diseases; Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Lymphoproliferative Disorders; Lymphatic Diseases; Immunoproliferative Disorders; Lung Diseases; Urologic Neoplasms; Urogenital Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Kidney Diseases; Urologic Diseases; Adenocarcinoma; Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial; Urinary Bladder Diseases; Endocrine System Diseases; Disease Attributes; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms; Digestive System Neoplasms; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Endocrine Gland Neoplasms; Genital Neoplasms, Male; Breast Diseases; Prostatic Diseases; Respiratory Tract Neoplasms; Thoracic Neoplasms; Thyroid Diseases; Head and Neck Neoplasms; Neuroectodermal Tumors; Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal; Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue; Kidney Neoplasms; Colonic Diseases; Intestinal Diseases; Intestinal Neoplasms; Rectal Diseases; Leukemia, B-Cell; Pancreatic Diseases; Nevi and Melanomas; Liver Diseases; Neoplasms; Sarcoma; Lymphoma; Carcinoma, Renal Cell; Breast Neoplasms; Prostatic Neoplasms; Lung Neoplasms; Carcinoma; Colorectal Neoplasms; Leukemia; Recurrence; Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms; Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell; Pancreatic Neoplasms; Melanoma; Leukemia, Lymphoid; Lymphoma, T-Cell; Skin Neoplasms; Thyroid Neoplasms; Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous; Neuroendocrine Tumors; Anti-Infective Agents; Antineoplastic Agents; Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Romidepsin
• Other Study ID Numbers: NCI-2012-01040 (Registry Identifier: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program)); U01CA070095 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract); UM1CA186689 (NIH); U01CA132123 (NIH); UM1CA186644 (NIH); UM1CA186691 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract); UM1CA186716 (NIH); U01CA069912 (NIH); U01CA062505 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract); UM1CA186690 (NIH); ZIABC011078 (NIH); UM1CA186717 (NIH); UM1CA186686 (NIH); CDR0000737061; NCI-2013-01545; J11105; NA_00052587; 9008 (Other Identifier: CTEP)