A Multiple-Dose Study of RhuMab 2C4 and Docetaxel in the Treatment of Advanced Solid Tumors

A Phase Ib, Open-Label, Multicenter Study of the Safety and Pharmacokinetics of the Combination of RhuMab 2C4 (Omnitarg), a Recombinant Humanized Antibody to HER2, and Docetaxel (Taxotere) in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors

This study will evaluate the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of the combination of rhuMab 2C4 (Perjeta) and docetaxel (Taxotere) in participants with advanced solid tumors that have progressed during or after standard therapy, or for which no standard therapy is available. Participants will be enrolled and evaluated for dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) in escalating-dose cohorts in order to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD).

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Solid Tumor
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Docetaxel; Drug: RhuMab 2C4

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 19
• Phase: Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Netherlands
  • Rotterdam, Netherlands, 3075 EA
• United Kingdom
  • Sutton, United Kingdom, SM2 5PT

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:

• Adults at least 18 years of age
• Easter Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1
• Life expectancy at least 12 weeks
• Locally advanced or metastatic solid tumor with at least 1 measurable lesion, which has progressed during/after standard therapy
• Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative among participants with breast cancer
• Negative pregnancy test or use of an adequate contraceptive method among women of childbearing potential
• Adequate hematologic, hepatic, and renal function
• Signed informed consent, histologically or cytologicall confirmed advanced solid tumor, adequate cardiac function as documented by LVEF >50% by ECHO or MUGA

Exclusion Criteria:

• Clinical evidence of central nervous system (CNS) metastases
• Prior chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or immunotherapy within 4 weeks, or hormone therapy within 2 weeks of study Day 1
• History of neuropathy Grade 2 or worse, or any unresolved residual chemotherapy effects
• Prior HER2-active agents or docetaxel
• Any investigational agent within 28 days of study drug
• Prior cumulative doxorubicin dose greater than (>) 360 mg/m^2 or equivalent
• Significant cardiovascular disease
• Active/uncontrolled concurrent illness or infection-
• Major surgery or trauma within 4 weeks of study Day 1

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Non-Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

3

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: RhuMab 2C4 + Docetaxel 100 mg/m^2 (Level 3); Docetaxel will be administered via intravenous (IV) infusion on Day 1 of each 3-week cycle at a dose of 100 mg/m^2 per day, and rhuMab 2C4 will be given on Day 1 of each 3-week cycle as a fixed-dose 420-mg IV infusion. For Cycle 1 only, rhuMab 2C4 administration will be delayed to Day 2 with an initial 840-mg loading dose. The incidence of DLTs will be used to guide intrapatient dose modification, as well as subsequent enrollment.	Drug: Docetaxel; Participants will receive docetaxel on Day 1 of each 3-week cycle as 60, 75, or 100 mg/m^2 via IV infusion. Treatment may continue until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, or consent withdrawal.; Other Names: Taxotere; Drug: RhuMab 2C4; Participants will receive rhuMab 2C4 on Day 1 of each 3-week cycle as 420 mg via IV infusion. For Cycle 1 ony, rhuMab will be administered on Day 2, at least 24 hours after docetaxel and following an initial 840-mg loading dose. Treatment may continue until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, or consent withdrawal.; Other Names: Omnitarg
Experimental: RhuMab 2C4 + Docetaxel 60 mg/m^2 (Level 1); Docetaxel will be administered via IV infusion on Day 1 of each 3-week cycle at a dose of 60 mg/m^2 per day, and rhuMab 2C4 will be given on Day 1 of each 3-week cycle as a fixed-dose 420-mg IV infusion. For Cycle 1 only, rhuMab 2C4 administration will be delayed to Day 2 with an initial 840-mg loading dose. The incidence of DLTs will be used to guide intrapatient dose modification, as well as subsequent enrollment.	Drug: Docetaxel; Participants will receive docetaxel on Day 1 of each 3-week cycle as 60, 75, or 100 mg/m^2 via IV infusion. Treatment may continue until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, or consent withdrawal.; Other Names: Taxotere; Drug: RhuMab 2C4; Participants will receive rhuMab 2C4 on Day 1 of each 3-week cycle as 420 mg via IV infusion. For Cycle 1 ony, rhuMab will be administered on Day 2, at least 24 hours after docetaxel and following an initial 840-mg loading dose. Treatment may continue until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, or consent withdrawal.; Other Names: Omnitarg
Experimental: RhuMab 2C4 + Docetaxel 75 mg/m^2 (Level 2); Docetaxel will be administered via IV infusion on Day 1 of each 3-week cycle at a dose of 75 mg/m^2 per day, and rhuMab 2C4 will be given on Day 1 of each 3-week cycle as a fixed-dose 420-mg IV infusion. For Cycle 1 only, rhuMab 2C4 administration will be delayed to Day 2 with an initial 840-mg loading dose. The incidence of DLTs will be used to guide intrapatient dose modification, as well as subsequent enrollment.	Drug: Docetaxel; Participants will receive docetaxel on Day 1 of each 3-week cycle as 60, 75, or 100 mg/m^2 via IV infusion. Treatment may continue until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, or consent withdrawal.; Other Names: Taxotere; Drug: RhuMab 2C4; Participants will receive rhuMab 2C4 on Day 1 of each 3-week cycle as 420 mg via IV infusion. For Cycle 1 ony, rhuMab will be administered on Day 2, at least 24 hours after docetaxel and following an initial 840-mg loading dose. Treatment may continue until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, or consent withdrawal.; Other Names: Omnitarg

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) of Docetaxel in Combination of Pertuzumab	A prior dose level was defined as an MTD if at a certain dose level, there were greater than or equal to (≥) 2 out of 6 participants who had Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLTs). If there were no DLTs or DLTs were seen in less than (<) 2 participants in the highest dose level, that was considered as MTD. Participants received escalating doses of docetaxel and pertuzumab until DLTs were observed. DLTs were defined as any of the following: 1) Any non-hematological toxicity ≥ Grade 3 according to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 3.0 except for fever, chills and flu-like symptoms, in spite of adequate toxicity management, 2) Grade 4 neutropenia lasting greater than (>) 7 days, 3) Febrile neutropenia, 4) Thrombocytopenia Grade 4 or any thrombocytopenia requiring platelet transfusion or 5) Any subjectively intolerable toxicity felt by the investigator to be related to either one of the compounds.	Cycle 1 Up to Day 15

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Plasma Decay Half Life (t1/2) for Pertuzumab in Combination With Docetaxel	The biological half-life or terminal half-life of pertuzumab is the time in days it takes for it to lose half of its pharmacologic activity.	Cycle1: Day 2 Pre-dose and 15 minutes, 1.5, 4 and 8 hours Post-dose, and Days 3, 6, 9 and 16; Cycle 2: Day 1 Pre-dose and 15 minutes Post-dose on Days 1, 8, 15 and 22
Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax) for Pertuzumab in Combination With Docetaxel	Cmax refers to the maximum (or peak) serum concentration that a drug achieves in a specified compartment or test area of the body after the drug has been administrated and prior to the administration of a second dose and is measures as micrograms per milliliter (μg/mL).	Cycle1: Day 2 Pre-dose and 15 minutes, 1.5, 4 and 8 hours Post-dose, and Days 3, 6, 9 and 16; Cycle 2: Day 1 Pre-dose and 15 minutes Post-dose on Days 1, 8, 15 and 22
Area Under the Concentration Curve From Time Zero to the Last Visit (AUC [0-last]) for Pertuzumab in Combination With Docetaxel	The area under the plot of plasma concentration of drug against time after drug administration is defined as the area under the curve (AUC). The AUC0-last is calculated from time 0 (prior to administration of medication) to last measured data point. The AUC is of particular use in estimating the bioavailability of drugs, by measuring the extent of absorption. AUC is measured as micrograms times days per milliliter (μg*day/mL).	Cycle1: Day 2 Pre-dose and 15 minutes, 1.5, 4 and 8 hours Post-dose, and Days 3, 6, 9 and 16; Cycle 2: Day 1 Pre-dose and 15 minutes Post-dose on Days 1, 8, 15 and 22
AUC From Time Zero to Infinity (AUC [0-infinity]) for Pertuzumab in Combination With Docetaxel	The AUC0-infinity is calculated from time 0 (prior to administration of medication) to infinity (the time of complete elimination of the drug). The AUC is of particular use in estimating the bioavailability of drugs, by measuring the extent of absorption. AUC is measured as μg*day/mL.	Cycle1: Day 2 Pre-dose and 15 minutes, 1.5, 4 and 8 hours Post-dose, and Days 3, 6, 9 and 16; Cycle 2: Day 1 Pre-dose and 15 minutes Post-dose on Days 1, 8, 15 and 22
Clearance (Cl) of Pertuzimab in Combination With Docetaxel	Clearance (expressed as volume/time) describes the removal of drug from a volume of plasma in a given unit of time (drug loss from the body). It is measured as milliliters per day (mL/day).	Cycle1: Day 2 Pre-dose and 15 minutes, 1.5, 4 and 8 hours Post-dose, and Days 3, 6, 9 and 16; Cycle 2: Day 1 Pre-dose and 15 minutes Post-dose on Days 1, 8, 15 and 22
Volume of Distribution (Vz) at Steady State of Pertuzumab in Combination With Docetaxel	The volume of distribution at steady state (Vz), also known as apparent volume of distribution, is a pharmacological, theoretical volume that the total amount of administered drug would have to occupy (if it were uniformly distributed), to provide the same concentration as it currently is in blood plasma.	Cycle1: Day 2 Pre-dose and 15 minutes, 1.5, 4 and 8 hours Post-dose, and Days 3, 6, 9 and 16; Cycle 2: Day 1 Pre-dose and 15 minutes Post-dose on Days 1, 8, 15 and 22
Mean Residence Time (MRT) of Pertuzumab	MRT is the average time that pertuzumab is present in the systemic circulation and is measured in days.	Cycle1: Day 2 Pre-dose and 15 minutes, 1.5, 4 and 8 hours Post-dose, and Days 3, 6, 9 and 16; Cycle 2: Day 1 Pre-dose and 15 minutes Post-dose on Days 1, 8, 15 and 22
Percentage of Participants by Best Overall Response Using Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) Criteria	Best Overall response was evaluated as Complete Response (CR), Partial Response (PR), Stable Disease (SD) or Progressive Disease (PD). CR: complete disappearance of all target lesions. PR: at least a 30 percent (%) decrease in the sum of the longest diameters. SD: neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for partial response nor sufficient increase to qualify for progressive disease, taking as reference the smallest sum of the longest diameters since the treatment started. PD: at least a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum of the longest diameters of the target lesions recorded since the treatment started, including screening, or the appearance of one or more new lesions. If participants withdrew due to insufficient therapeutic response or death and had no tumor measurements at the final visit, they were counted under progressive disease for final visit.	Weeks 7 (Cycle 2),13 (Cycle 4) and Final Visit Up to 22 weeks
Percentage of Participants With Decrease in Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF) by Category of Decrease and Timepoint	Ejection fraction (EF) is the fraction of outbound blood pumped from the heart with each heartbeat. It is commonly measured by echocardiogram and serves as a general measure of a person's cardiac function. Changes in LVEF were assessed according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 3.0 criteria. The decrease in LVEF has been categorized as follows: A) Increase, no change, decrease from baseline less than (<) 10%; B) Absolute value <50% and decrease from baseline greater than or equal to (≥) 10%; C) Absolute value <50% and decrease from baseline≥15% ; D) Other. If participants withdrew due to insufficient therapeutic response or death and had no tumor measurements at the final visit, they were counted under progressive disease for final visit.	Baseline, Weeks 7(Cycle 2), 13 (Cycle 4) and Final Visit Up to Week 22
t1/2 for Docetaxel Alone and in Combination With Pertuzumab	The biological half-life or terminal half-life of docetaxel is the time in hours it takes for it to lose half of its pharmacologic activity. Data for "docetaxel alone" arms were analyzed for the timepoints on Day 1 prior to the administration of pertuzumab. The pharmacokinetic parameters were derived by non-compartmental methods using WinNonLin version 5.0.1.	Cycles 1 and 2: Pre-dose, 30 and 55 minutes during dosing, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1, 2, 4, 8, and 23 hours Post-dose
Tmax for Docetaxel Alone and in Combination With Pertuzumab	Tmax is defined as the time after administration of a drug when the maximum plasma concentration is reached; Data for "docetaxel alone" arms were analyzed for the timepoints on Day 1 prior to the administration of pertuzumab. When the rate of absorption equals the rate of elimination. The pharmacokinetic parameters were derived by non-compartmental methods using WinNonLin version 5.0.1.	Cycles 1 and 2: Pre-dose, 30 and 55 minutes during dosing, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1, 2, 4, 8, and 23 hours Post-dose
Cmax for Docetaxel Alone and in Combination With Pertuzumab	Cmax refers to the maximum (or peak) serum concentration that a drug achieves in a specified compartment or test area of the body after the drug has been administrated and prior to the administration of a second dose and is measures as nanograms per milliliter (ng/mL). The pharmacokinetic parameters were derived by non-compartmental methods using WinNonLin version 5.0.1.	Cycles 1 and 2: Pre-dose, 30 and 55 minutes during dosing, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1, 2, 4, 8, and 23 hours Post-dose
AUC(0-∞) for Docetaxel Alone and in Combination With Pertuzumab	The AUC0-infinity is calculated from time 0 (prior to administration of medication) to infinity (the time of complete elimination of the drug). The AUC is of particular use in estimating the bioavailability of drugs, by measuring the extent of absorption. AUC is measured as ng*h/mL. The pharmacokinetic parameters were derived by non-compartmental methods using WinNonLin version 5.0.1.	Cycles 1 and 2: Pre-dose, 30 and 55 minutes during dosing, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1, 2, 4, 8, and 23 hours Post-dose
Vss for Docetaxel Alone and in Combination With Pertuzumab	The volume of distribution at steady state (Vss), also known as apparent volume of distribution, is a pharmacological, theoretical volume that the total amount of administered drug would have to occupy (if it were uniformly distributed), to provide the same concentration as it currently is in blood plasma. The pharmacokinetic parameters were derived by non-compartmental methods using WinNonLin version 5.0.1.	Cycles 1 and 2: Pre-dose, 30 and 55 minutes during dosing, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1, 2, 4, 8, and 23 hours Post-dose
CL for Docetaxel Alone and in Combination With Pertuzumab	Clearance (expressed as volume/time) describes the removal of drug from a volume of plasma in a given unit of time (drug loss from the body). It is measured as milliliters per hour per meter squared (mL/h/m^2). The pharmacokinetic parameters were derived by non-compartmental methods using WinNonLin version 5.0.1.	Cycles 1 and 2: Pre-dose, 30 and 55 minutes during dosing, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1, 2, 4, 8, and 23 hours Post-dose
Number of Participants With DLTs	DLTs were defined as any of the following: 1) Any non-hematological toxicity greter than or equal to (≥) Grade 3 according t0 CTCAE version 3.0 except for fever, chills and flu-like symptoms, in spite of adequate toxicity management, 2) Grade 4 neutropenia lasting greater than (>) 7 days, 3) Febrile neutropenia, 4) Thrombocytopenia Grade 4 or any thrombocytopenia requiring platelet transfusion or 5) Any subjectively intolerable toxicity felt by the investigator to be related to either one of the compounds.	From Baseline until 4 weeks after the end of treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Hoffmann-La Roche

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: February 1, 2004
• Primary Completion (Actual): April 1, 2006
• Study Completion (Actual): April 1, 2006

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 2, 2015
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 2, 2015
• First Posted (Estimate): July 3, 2015

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 17, 2017
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 12, 2017
• Last Verified: April 1, 2017

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Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neoplasms; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Antineoplastic Agents; Tubulin Modulators; Antimitotic Agents; Mitosis Modulators; Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological; Docetaxel; Pertuzumab
• Other Study ID Numbers: BO17021