Precision Medicine Guided Treatment for Cancer Pain

January 10, 2019 updated by: University of Florida
Pain is one of the most burdensome symptoms associated with cancer and its treatment, and opioids are the cornerstone of clinical pain management in cancer patients. Yet, individual patient responses to opioids vary widely, and the patient's genotype contributes to this variability. Specifically, cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP2D6) genotype has important relevance for response to opioid analgesics that depend on CYP2D6 for bioactivation. Poor metabolizers (PMs) have lower concentrations of active metabolites of codeine (morphine), tramadol (O-desmethyltramadol), oxycodone (oxymorphone), and hydrocodone (hydromorphone), compared to extensive metabolizers (EMs). Morphine and O-desmethyltramadol have 200-fold greater affinity for the µ-opioid receptor than the parent compound, whereas oxymorphone and hydromorphone have 40-fold and 10-fold higher receptor affinity compared to their parent compounds, respectively. Consequently, PMs may fail to derive pain relief from these opioids compared to EMs. Interestingly, the occurrence of side effects may not differ between PMs and EMs so that while PMs may get little to no pain relief from certain opioid analgesics, they may still experience troublesome adverse effects. Intermediate metabolizers (IMs) are also expected to have reduced analgesic response based on their significant reduction in enzyme activity. Conversely, individuals with the UM phenotype may have toxic concentrations of active opioid metabolites, with reports of life-threatening toxicity and death. The µ-opioid receptor gene (OPRM1) is the primary binding site for endogenous opioid peptides and opioid analgesics, and may have additional contributions to opioid response. The investigators propose to examine the effect of CYP2D6 genotype-guided pain management on cancer pain control in study participants and the additional effect of the OPRM1 genotype on response to opioids.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This will be a randomized, open label, multi-site clinical trial conducted in UF Health Cancer Center in Gainesville, FL and in Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, FL. Each site will be responsible for overseeing patient care and research at their respective facility. This research will examine pain-related outcomes with CYP2D6-guided cancer pain management for study participants. In addition, the investigators will evaluate a prospective cohort study in the same population examining the effect of OPRM1 genetic variants on pain relief and adverse drug effects over time.

Participants will be randomized in a 1:1 manner to receive CYP2D6 genotype-guided (n=50) or non-genotype-guided (traditional, n=50) selection of pain medication. Patients in the genotype arm will be genotyped at baseline for CYP2D6 variants. Participants will fill out the the Brief Pain Inventory-Short Form (BPI-SF) and M.D. Anderson Symptom Inventory (MDASI) questionnaires at baseline. Then, during the clinical visits the same questionnaires will be done during weeks 2, 4, 6, and 8 or by telephone or electronic survey.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

63

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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 States
    • Florida
      • Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32611
        • University of Florida
      • Tampa, Florida, United States, 33607
        • H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research 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

14 years to 116 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosis of histologically or cytologically proven solid tumor with or without metastasis
  • Receiving treatment at UF Health Cancer Center for outpatient pain management with an opioid

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Undergone surgery within the last three months or are scheduled to undergo surgery during the study period (4 weeks)
  • Documented psychiatric or neurological condition that would interfere with study participation
  • Liver transplant
  • Allergic to opioids

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: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Genotype Arm
Participants in this arm will have genotyping performed for CYP2D6 variants. Based on the CYP2D6 the treating physicians will be provided with an interpretation of genotype results, and a recommendation will be provided by a pharmacist on the UF Health Personalized Medicine team through one-on-one consultation with the physician for the type of pain medication. These participants will also be genotyped for OPRM1 variants at the end of the study which is performed for research purposes only. In addition, they will fill out the following questionnaires Brief Pain Inventory-Short Form (BPI-SF) and M.D. Anderson Symptom Inventory (MDASI).
Genetic: CYP2D6
Gentic testing for CYP2D6 metabolic pathway will be performed at baseline.
Other Names:
  • cytochrome P450 2D6
Behavioral: Brief Pain Inventory-Short Form (BPI-SF)
This questionnaire will be completed at baseline and weeks 2, 4, 6 and 8.
Behavioral: M.D. Anderson Symptom Inventory (MDASI)
This questionnaire will be completed at baseline and weeks 2, 4, 6 and 8.
Genetic: OPRM1
Genetic testing of the OPRM1 will be performed after week 8.
Other Names:
  • µ-opioid receptor gene
Active Comparator: Traditional Arm
Participants in this arm will have genotyping for CYP2D6 and OPRM1, however this information will not be provided to the physicians for treatment of the analgesic therapy but will be used for research purposes only. In addition, they will fill out the following questionnaires Brief Pain Inventory-Short Form (BPI-SF) and M.D. Anderson Symptom Inventory (MDASI).
Genetic: CYP2D6
Gentic testing for CYP2D6 metabolic pathway will be performed at baseline.
Other Names:
  • cytochrome P450 2D6
Behavioral: Brief Pain Inventory-Short Form (BPI-SF)
This questionnaire will be completed at baseline and weeks 2, 4, 6 and 8.
Behavioral: M.D. Anderson Symptom Inventory (MDASI)
This questionnaire will be completed at baseline and weeks 2, 4, 6 and 8.
Genetic: OPRM1
Genetic testing of the OPRM1 will be performed after week 8.
Other Names:
  • µ-opioid receptor gene

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Brief Pain Inventory-Short Form (BPI-SF) will be used to evaluate pain management and interference between the groups.
Time Frame: Change in baseline, weeks 2, 4, 6 and 8.
Brief Pain Inventory-Short Form (BPI-SF) is a 9 item self-administered questionnaire used to evaluate the severity of a patient's pain and the impact of this pain on the patient's daily functioning. This is a 10-point scale with 0 being the best possible score, meaning "no pain", and 10 being the worst possible score, meaning "pain as bad as you can imagine".
Change in baseline, weeks 2, 4, 6 and 8.
MD Anderson Symptom Inventory (MDASI) will be used to evaluate symptom interference between the groups.
Time Frame: Change in baseline, weeks 2, 4, 6 and 8.
MD Anderson Symptom Inventory (MDASI) modules augment the 19 core MDASI symptom and interference items with additional items identified as unique to a particular patient population. This is a 10-point scale with 0 being the best possible score, meaning "did not interfere" and 10 being the worst possible score, meaning "interfered completely".
Change in baseline, weeks 2, 4, 6 and 8.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Observe Differences in Pain Control and Pain Interference between the number of participants based on OPRM1 Genotype
Time Frame: week 8
At the end of the study, all participants will be genotyped for OPRM1 and evaluated for pain control (as assessed by the BPI-SF).
week 8
Observe Differences in Symptom Interference between the number of participants based on OPRM1 Genotype
Time Frame: week 8
At the end of the study, all participants will be genotyped for OPRM1 and evaluated for symptom interference (as assessed by the MDASI).
week 8
Observe Differences in Opioid Doses between the number of participants based on OPRM1 Genotype
Time Frame: week 8
At the end of the study, all participants will be genotyped for OPRM1 and evaluated for opioid dose (as assessed in morphine equivalent doses).
week 8

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

University of Florida

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Larisa H Cavallari, PharmD, University of Florida

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

April 1, 2016

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 10, 2019

Study Completion (Actual)

January 10, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 22, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 22, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

January 27, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

January 14, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 10, 2019

Last Verified

January 1, 2019

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Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • IRB201500780
  • OCR16264 (Other Identifier: University of Florida)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

Undecided

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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