Abraxane in CIMP-High Colorectal and Small Bowel Adenocarcinomas

Phase II Study of Abraxane in CIMP-High Colorectal Adenocarcinomas and Small Bowel Adenocarcinomas

The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if abraxane can help to control colorectal and/or small bowel cancer. The safety of this drug will also be studied.

Abraxane is designed to block cancer cells from dividing, which may cause them to die.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Colorectal Cancer; Cancer of Gastrointestinal Tract
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Abraxane

Detailed Description

Study Drug Administration:

If you are found to be eligible to take part in this study, you will receive the study drug in 21-day study cycles.

You will receive abraxane by vein over about 30 minutes on Day 1 of each cycle.

Study Visits:

On Day 1 of all cycles, the following tests and procedures will be performed:

• You will have a physical exam, including measurement of your weight and blood pressure.
• You will be asked about any drugs you may be taking and about any symptoms or side effects you may be having.
• Your performance status will be recorded.
• Blood (about 2 tablespoons) will be drawn for routine tests.

At the end of every 3rd cycle (Cycles 3, 6, 9) and so on:

°You will have a CT or MRI scan of your chest, abdomen, and pelvis to check the status of the disease. If at any point the scans show the disease appearing to get better, you will have another scan 2 cycles later.

Length of Treatment:

You may continue taking the study drug for as long as the doctor thinks it is in your best interest. You will no longer be able to take the study drug if the disease gets worse, if you have intolerable side effects, if the study is stopped, or if you are unable to follow study instructions.

Your participation on the study will be over after the follow-up period.

End-of-Treatment Visit:

Within 10 days after you stop taking the study drug, you will have an end-of-treatment visit. At this visit, the following tests and procedures will be performed:

• You will have a physical exam, including measurement of your weight and blood pressure.
• You will be asked about any drugs you may be taking and about any symptoms or side effects you may be having.
• Your performance status will be recorded.
• Blood (about 2 tablespoons) will be drawn for routine tests.
• If one has not been performed in the previous 4 weeks, you will have a CT or MRI scan of your chest, abdomen, and pelvis to check the status of the disease.

Follow-Up:

The study staff will ask about any symptoms or side effects you may be having during the 30 days after your last dose of the study drugs. The study staff may ask you by phone or at the time of a routine clinic visit. If the study staff contacts you by phone, the phone call should last about 15-30 minutes.

If you leave the study for any reason other than the disease getting worse, you will have a CT or MRI scan of your chest, abdomen, and pelvis to check the status of the disease every 12 weeks unless you start receiving other treatment.

The study staff will also review your medical records and/or contact you to check the status of the disease every 3 months after you stop receiving the study drug. If you are contacted by phone, each phone call should take about 5 minutes.

This is an investigational study. Abraxane is FDA approved and commercially available for the treatment of breast cancer. It is not FDA approved for the treatment of colorectal or small bowel cancer. The use of abraxane in patients with colorectal cancer or small bowel cancer is investigational.

Up to 35 patients will take part in this study. All will be enrolled at MD Anderson.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 34
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Texas
    • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
      • University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

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:

1. Patient must have histologically or cytologically confirmed colorectal adenocarcinoma or small bowel adenocarcinoma
2. Metastatic disease documented on diagnostic imaging studies with measurable disease per RECIST version 1.1.
3. Refractory disease defined as: a) prior treatment with fluoropyrimidine, oxaliplatin, irinotecan, and anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) therapy if Kirsten rat sarcoma (KRAS) wildtype for colorectal adenocarcinoma and; b) prior treatment with fluoropyrimidine and oxaliplatin for small bowel adenocarcinoma.
4. Colorectal adenocarcinoma patients must be known to have CpG island methylator phenotype. CIMP-high phenotype will be defined as hypermethylation at 2 or more of the 6 methylation-specific PCR markers (hMLH1, P16, P14, MINT1, MINT2, and MINT31).
5. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0 to 1.
6. Adequate organ function including: a) Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) =/>1,500cells/mm^3; b) Platelets =/>100,000/ul; c) Hemoglobin >9.0 g/dL; d) Total bilirubin =/<1.5mg/dL In patients with known Gilbert's syndrome, direct bilirubin =/<1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) will be used as organ function criteria, instead of total bilirubin; e) AST and ALT < 2.5 x ULN; f) Alkaline phosphatase <2.5x ULN; g) Creatinine <1.5 gm/dL.
7. Negative serum or urine pregnancy test in women with childbearing potential (WOCBP) defined as not post-menopausal for 12 months or no previous surgical sterilization, within one week prior to initiation of treatment. WOCBP must be using an adequate method of contraception to avoid pregnancy throughout the study and for up to 12 weeks after the last dose of study drug to minimize the risk of pregnancy.
8. A male subject of fathering potential must use an adequate method of contraception to avoid conception throughout the study and for up to 12 weeks after the last dose of study drug to minimize the risk of pregnancy. If the partner is pregnant or breastfeeding, the subject must use a condom.
9. Patients must sign an Informed Consent and Authorization indicating that they are aware of the investigational nature of this study and the known risks involved.
10. Patient is =/>18 years of age on the day of consenting to the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Peripheral neuropathy of grade 2 or greater by Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) 4.0. In CTCAE version 4.0 grade 2 sensory neuropathy is defined as "moderate symptoms; limiting instrumental activities of daily living (ADLs)".
2. Prior treatment with taxane therapy for either colorectal cancer or small bowel adenocarcinoma.
3. Chemotherapy or any other investigational agents within 14 days of first receipt of study treatment, or major surgery within 28 days of first receipt of study treatment, or palliative radiation within 7 days of first receipt of study treatment.
4. Concurrent severe and/or uncontrolled medical conditions which could compromise participation in the study such as unstable angina, myocardial infarction within 6 months, unstable symptomatic arrhythmia, uncontrolled diabetes, serious active or uncontrolled infection.
5. Pregnancy (positive pregnancy test) or lactation.
6. Patients with carcinomatous meningitis.
7. Known central nervous system (CNS) disease, except for treated brain metastasis. Treated brain metastases are defined as having no evidence of progression or hemorrhage after treatment and no ongoing requirement for dexamethasone, as ascertained by clinical examination and brain imaging (MRI or CT) during the screening period. Anticonvulsants (stable dose) are allowed. Treatment for brain metastases may include whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT), radiosurgery (RS; Gamma Knife, LINAC, or equivalent) or a combination as deemed appropriate by the treating physician. Patients with CNS metastases treated by neurosurgical resection or brain biopsy performed within 3 months prior to Day 1 will be excluded.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
• Allocation: NA
• Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Masking: NONE

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Abraxane; Abraxane 220 mg/m2 administered by vein on Day 1. A cycle of therapy is defined as 21 days.	Drug: Abraxane; 220 mg/m2 administered by vein on Day 1. A cycle of therapy is defined as 21 days.; Other Names: ABI-007; Nab-Paclitaxel; Paclitaxel (Protein-Bound)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Response Rate in CIMP-High Colorectal Cancer and Small Bowel Adenocarcinoma (SBA)	Evaluated using Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria (version 1.1, 2009): Complete Response (CR): Disappearance all lesions including normalization of elevated tumor marker level; Pathological lymph nodes reduction in short axis to <10 mm. Partial Response (PR): >30% decrease sum longest diameters (LD) of lesions reference baseline sum LD. Progressive Disease (PD): >20% increase (absolute increase >5 mm) in sum LD measured lesions references smallest sum LD, and appearance new lesions. Stable Disease (SD): Neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for PD, reference smallest sum LD. After a tumor demonstrates a tumor response (partial or complete), confirmation of the response obtained by a second evaluation to be performed 2 cycles later (+/- 1week) [second tumor assessment not <4 weeks from response observed]. Assessed via computed tomography (CT) of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis.	Assessed at 21 day cycle; Restaging done every 3 cycles

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Progression-Free Survival (PFS)	The length of time during and after the treatment a participant lives without disease progression. Time to progression functions estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method. Participants who drop out of the study included in the time to event data analysis as "censored data".	Assessed at first cycle (21 days), up to 12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
• Collaborators: Celgene

Publications and helpful links

Helpful Links

• University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Website

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: November 1, 2012
• Primary Completion (ACTUAL): August 1, 2016
• Study Completion (ACTUAL): August 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 26, 2012
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 15, 2012
• First Posted (ESTIMATE): November 21, 2012

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ACTUAL): January 18, 2020
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 9, 2020
• Last Verified: January 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Colorectal Cancer; Abraxane; Colorectal; ABI-007; Nab-Paclitaxel; Small bowel cancer; Cancer of Gastrointestinal Tract; CIMP-high Colorectal Adenocarcinoma; Small Bowel Adenocarcinomas; Paclitaxel (Protein-Bound)
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Digestive System Diseases; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Carcinoma; Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial; Digestive System Neoplasms; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Colonic Diseases; Intestinal Diseases; Intestinal Neoplasms; Rectal Diseases; Colorectal Neoplasms; Adenocarcinoma; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Antineoplastic Agents; Tubulin Modulators; Antimitotic Agents; Mitosis Modulators; Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; Paclitaxel; Albumin-Bound Paclitaxel
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2012-0776; NCI-2013-00077 (REGISTRY: NCI CTRP)