Varlitinib in Combination With Capecitabine for Advanced or Metastatic Biliary Tract Cancer (TreeTopp)

A Multicenter, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study of Varlitinib Plus Capecitabine Versus Placebo Plus Capecitabine in Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Biliary Tract Cancer as Second Line Systemic Therapy

This protocol for Varlitinib is developed for the treatment of Biliary Tract Cancer. Varlitinib (also known as ASLAN001) is a small-molecule, adenosine triphosphate competitive inhibitor of the tyrosine kinases - epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER)2, and HER4. Varlitinib may be beneficial to subjects with cancer by simultaneous inhibition of these receptors. The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and efficacy of Varlitinib in combination with capecitabine for the treatment of Biliary Tract Cancer. Treatment groups are Varlitinib+capecitabine and Placebo + capecitabine

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Biliary Tract Cancer
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Varlitinib; Drug: Capecitabine; Drug: Placebo (for Varlitinib)

Detailed Description

Part 1 of study(Phase 2) is planned to have 120 patients and anticipated completion on July 2019. Recruitment completed.

Part 2 of study(Phase 3) is planned to have 350 patients and anticipated completion on Dec 2022. Not yet recruiting.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 151
• Phase: Phase 2; Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Australia
  • Camperdown, Australia
    • There are 5 sites in different cities in Australia
• China
  • Nanjing
    • Nanjing, Nanjing, China, 210031
      • There are 6 sites in different cities in China
• Hong Kong
  • Hong Kong, Hong Kong
    • There are 2 sites in Hong Kong
• Hungary
  • Budapest, Hungary, 1062
    • There are 2 sites in Hungary
• Japan
  • Chiba, Japan
    • There are 7 sites in different cities in Japan
• Korea, Republic of
  • Seoul, Korea, Republic of
    • There are 15 sites in different cities in South Korea
• Poland
  • Otwock, Poland, 05-400
    • There are 2 sites in different cities in Poland
• Singapore
  • Singapore, Singapore, 169610
    • There are 2 sites in Singapore.
• Spain
  • Barcelona, Spain, 08035
    • There are 5 sites in different cities in Spain
• Taiwan
  • Taipei, Taiwan, 11217
    • There are 5 sites in different cities in Taiwan
• United States
  • Arizona
    • Gilbert, Arizona, United States, 85234
      • Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center
  • Michigan
    • Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201
      • Karmanos Cancer Institute/Wayne State University
  • Missouri
    • Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110
      • Washington University School of Medicine
  • Nevada
    • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 89169
      • CCCN
  • New York
    • New York, New York, United States, 10029
      • Ruttenberg Cancer Center, Mount Sinai Hospital
  • North Carolina
    • Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28204
      • Levine Cancer Institute, Carolinas HealthCare System
    • Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27705
      • Duke University Medical Center
  • Pennsylvania
    • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15232
      • UPMC Cancer Center
  • Tennessee
    • Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232
      • Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
  • Texas
    • Dallas, Texas, United States, 12221
      • Texas Oncology, P.A.
    • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
      • UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Subjects will be eligible for the study if they:

1. Are of or older than the legal age in the respective countries at the time when written informed consent is obtained
2. Have histologically or cytologically confirmed advanced (unresectable) or metastatic biliary tract cancer, including intrahepatic or extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), gallbladder cancer and carcinoma of Ampulla of Vater. This includes clinical diagnosis of biliary tract cancer with histological confirmation of adenocarcinoma.
3. Have received and failed one and only one prior line of systemic treatment for advanced or metastatic disease with radiologic evidence of disease progression. This prior line of systemic treatment must also contain gemcitabine
4. Have received at least 6 doses of gemcitabine containing treatment in first line (Adjuvant therapy is not regarded as 1st line therapy)
5. Have radiographically measurable disease based on Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours (RECIST) v1.1 as assessed by Independent Central Review (ICR) (For Part 1)
6. Have no evidence of biliary duct obstruction, unless obstruction is controlled by local treatment or, in whom the biliary tree can be decompressed by endoscopic or percutaneous stenting with subsequent reduction in bilirubin to below or equal to 1.5 × upper level of normal (ULN)
7. Have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1
8. Are able to understand and willing to sign the informed consent form

9. Have adequate organ and hematological function:

   1. Hematological function, as follows:

      • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 × 109/L
      • Platelet count ≥ 100 × 109/L

   2. Renal functions, as follows:

      • Estimated glomerular filtration rate or creatinine clearance > 50 mL/min/1.73m2

   3. Hepatic function, as follows:

      • Albumin ≥ 3 g/dL
      • Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × ULN
      • Aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase ≤ 5 × ULN

Exclusion Criteria:

Subjects will be ineligible for the study if they:

1. Are currently on or have received anti-cancer therapy within the past 3 weeks before receiving the first dose of study medication
2. Are currently on or have received radiation or local treatment within the past 3 weeks for the target lesion(s) before receiving the first dose of study medication
3. Have evidence of multiple (≥ 2) peritoneal metastases or ascites at baseline as assessed by ICR (For Part 1). (Ascites which can be attributed by non-malignant causes is not excluded. Minimal ascites, which does not require paracentesis is permitted.)
4. Have had major surgical procedures within 14 days prior to first dose of study medication
5. Have a known metastatic brain lesion(s), including asymptomatic and well controlled lesion(s)
6. Have malabsorption syndrome, diseases significantly affecting gastrointestinal function, resection of the stomach or small bowel, or difficulty in swallowing and retaining oral medications which in the opinion of the Investigator could jeopardize the validity of the study results
7. Have uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, diabetes, hypertension, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
8. Have any history of other malignancy unless in remission for more than 1 year (non-melanoma skin carcinoma and carcinoma-in-site of uterine cervix treated with curative intent is not exclusionary)
9. Are female patients who are pregnant or breast feeding
10. Have been previously treated with varlitinib or have been previously treated with capecitabine as first line therapy for advanced or metastatic disease. For patients who have previously received capecitabine as a radiosensitizer or as part of their adjuvant therapy and their disease has relapsed for more than 6 months after their last dose of capecitabine adjuvant therapy, their capecitabine therapy will not be considered as a line of systemic chemotherapy for metastatic/advanced disease, and thus they can participate in the study
11. Have received any investigational drug (or have used an investigational device) within the last 14 days before receiving the first dose of study medication
12. Have unresolved or unstable serious toxicity (≥ common terminology criteria for adverse events [CTCAE] 4.03 Grade 2), with the exception of anemia, asthenia, and alopecia, from prior administration of another investigational drug and/or prior cancer treatment
13. Have a known positive test for human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis C (treatment naïve or after treatment without sustained virologic response), or hepatitis B infection with hepatitis B virus deoxyribonucleic acid exceeding 2000 IU/mL
14. Have a known history of drug addiction within last 1 year which, in the opinion of the Investigator, could increase the risk of non-compliance to investigational product
15. Need continuous treatment with proton pump inhibitors during the study period
16. Have a history of (non-infectious) pneumonitis that required steroids or current pneumonitis, or have a history of interstitial lung disease or current interstitial lung disease
17. Have any history or presence of clinically significant cardiovascular, respiratory, hepatic, renal, hematologic, gastrointestinal, endocrine, immunologic, dermatologic, neurologic or psychiatric disease or any other condition which in the opinion of the Investigator could jeopardize the safety of the patient or the validity of the study results
18. Have a baseline corrected QT interval (Fridericia's formula) (QTcF) > 450 ms or patients with known long QT syndrome; torsade de pointes; symptomatic ventricular tachycardia; an unstable cardiac syndrome in the past 3 months before screening visit; > class 2 New York Heart Association heart failure; or > class 2 angina pectoris; or receiving quinidine, procainamide, disopyramide, amiodarone, dronedarone, arsenic, dofetilide, sotalol, or methadone. Please also see prohibited medication/therapy (Section 5.4.10.1)

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Double

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Varlitinib and Capecitabine	Drug: Varlitinib; Varlitinib:300mg, oral tablets, twice daily. Number of cycles: until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, withdrawal of consent, or death.; Other Names: ASLAN001; ARRY-334543; QBT01; Drug: Capecitabine; 1000mg/m2, oral tablets, twice daily for 2 weeks followed by a 1-week rest period in 3-week cycles. Number of cycles: until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, withdrawal of consent, or death.
Placebo Comparator: Placebo and Capecitabine	Drug: Capecitabine; 1000mg/m2, oral tablets, twice daily for 2 weeks followed by a 1-week rest period in 3-week cycles. Number of cycles: until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, withdrawal of consent, or death.; Drug: Placebo (for Varlitinib); oral tablets, twice daily. Number of cycles: until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, withdrawal of consent, or death

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Objective Response Rate (ORR) - Part 1	Part 1: The ORR was defined as the number (%) of subjects with ≥ 1 visit response of complete response (CR) or partial response (PR). Data obtained up until progression, or until last evaluable assessment in the absence of progression, was included in the assessment of ORR, regardless of whether subjects discontinued treatment or received a subsequent therapy prior to progression. Best overall RECIST Response (BOR) was calculated based on the overall visit responses from each RECIST assessment, i.e. the best response a subject had following randomization and prior to RECIST progression or the last evaluable assessment in the absence of RECIST progression. Categorization of BOR was based on the RECIST criteria using the following response categories: CR, PR, stable disease (SD), progressive disease (PD) and not evaluable (NE).	Data obtained up until progression, or until last evaluable assessment in the absence of progression, regardless of whether subjects discontinued treatment or received a subsequent therapy prior to progression, up to 2 years.
Progression-free Survival (PFS) - Part 1	Part 1: Progression-free survival (PFS) was defined as the time from randomization (or starting treatment for the Safety Lead-in) until the date of objective disease progression or death (by any cause in the absence of disease progression) regardless of whether the subject withdrew from randomized therapy or received another antitumor therapy prior to disease progression. Subjects who did not experience disease progression or died at the time of analysis were censored at the time of the latest date of assessment from their last evaluable RECIST assessment. However, if the patient progressed or died after ≥ 2 missed visits (12 weeks ± 5 days maximum), the subject was censored at the time of the latest evaluable RECIST assessment. The PFS time was based on the scan/assessment dates rather than visit dates.	Time from randomization until date of objective disease progression or death (by any cause in absence of disease progression) regardless of whether subject withdrew from randomized therapy or received another antitumor therapy prior to PD, up to 2 years.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Object Response Rates (ORR) - Safety Lead-In	The ORR rate was defined as the number (%) of subjects with ≥ 1 visit response of complete response (CR) or partial response (PR). Data obtained up until progression, or until last evaluable assessment in the absence of progression, was included in the assessment of ORR, regardless of whether subjects discontinued treatment or received a subsequent therapy prior to progression. In all study parts, the primary assessment of ORR was based on the Full Analysis Set (FAS).	Data obtained up until progression, or until last evaluable assessment in absence of progression, regardless of whether subjects discontinued treatment or received a subsequent therapy prior to progression, up to 2 years.
Overall Survival (OS) - Part 1	Part 1: Overall survival (OS) was defined as the time from the date of randomization until death due to any cause. Any subject not known to have died at the time of the data cut-off was censored based on the last recorded date on which the subject was known to be alive.	Time from the date of randomization until death due to any cause, up to 2 years
Overall Survival (OS) - Safety Lead-In	Part 1: Overall survival (OS) was defined as the time from the date of randomization until death due to any cause. Any subject not known to have died at the time of the data cut-off was censored based on the last recorded date on which the subject was known to be alive.	Time from the date of randomization until death due to any cause, up to 2 years
Duration of Response (DoR) - Part 1	Part 1: Duration of response (DoR) was defined as the time from the date of first documented response until the date of documented PD or death in the absence of disease progression. The end of the response should have coincided with the date of disease progression or death from any cause used for the PFS endpoint. For Part 1, DoR was calculated based on data from the ICR of radiological data.	Time from the date of first documented response until the date of documented PD or death in the absence of disease progression, up to 2 years
Disease Control Rate DCR - Part 1	Part 1: DCR rate was defined as the number (%) of subjects with ≥ 1 visit response of CR or PR, or with SD for a minimum of 12 weeks (± 5 days) from randomization. Data obtained up until progression, or until last evaluable assessment in the absence of progression, were included in the assessment of DCR, regardless of whether subjects discontinued treatment or received a subsequent therapy prior to progression. For all study parts, the primary assessment of DCR was based on the FAS. For Part 1, DCR was calculated based on data from the ICR	Number (%) of subjects with ≥ 1 visit response of CR or PR, or with SD for a minimum of 12 weeks (± 5 days) from randomization.
Tumor Size - Part 1	Part 1: The percentage change from baseline in tumor size at Week 12 (%ΔTSWk12) was a secondary endpoint for Part 1 and was used to present waterfall plots of the target lesion data in the Evaluable for Response (EFR) Population	Week 12
Number of Participants With Clinically Significant Laboratory Tests- Safety Lead-in	Clinical laboratory tests (hematology, clinical chemistry, urinalysis) - Number of Participants with Clinically Significant Laboratory Tests.	Subject screening visit to 28 days post last study drug administration
Number of Participants With Clinically Significant Laboratory Tests - Part 1	Clinical laboratory tests (hematology, clinical chemistry, urinalysis) - Number of Participants with Clinically Significant Laboratory Tests.	Subject screening visit to 28 days post last study drug administration
Number of Participants With Clinically Significant Change in Vital Signs and Physical Examinations - Safety Lead-In	Number of participants with clinically significant change in vital signs (blood pressure [diastolic and systolic], heart rate, respiratory rate, body temperature) and physical examination.	Subject screening visit to 28 days post last study drug administration
Number of Participants With Clinically Significant Change in Vital Signs and Physical Examinations - Part 1	Number of participants with clinically significant change in vital signs (blood pressure [diastolic and systolic], heart rate, respiratory rate, body temperature) and physical examination.	Subject screening visit to 28 days post last study drug administration
Number of Participants With ECG Parameters of Interest - Safety Lead-In	Number of participants with ECG parameters of interest: Max. on-treatment QTcF Value: >450 to 480 msec, max. on-treatment QTcF Value: >480 to 500 msec, max. on-treatment QTcF Value: >500 msec, max. on-treatment QTcB Value: >450 to 480 msec, max. on-treatment QTcB Value: >480 to 500 msec, max. on-treatment QTcB Value: >500 msec, max. QTcF CFB Value: >30 to 60 msec, max. QTcF CFB Value: >60 msec, max. QTcB CFB Value: >30 to 60 msec, max. QTcB CFB Value: >60 msec.	Subject screening visit to 28 days post last study drug administration
Number of Participants With ECG Parameters of Interest - Part 1	Number of participants with ECG parameters of interest: Max. on-treatment QTcF Value: <=450 msec, max. on-treatment QTcF Value: >450 to 480 msec, max. on-treatment QTcF Value: >480 to 500 msec, max. on-treatment QTcF Value: >500 msec, max. on-treatment QTcB Value: <=450 msec, max. on-treatment QTcB Value: >450 to 480 msec, max. on-treatment QTcB Value: >480 to 500 msec, max. on-treatment QTcB Value: >500 msec, max. QTcF CFB Value: <=30 msec, max. QTcF CFB Value: >30 to 60 msec, max. QTcF CFB Value: >60 msec, max. QTcB CFB Value: <=30 msec, max. QTcB CFB Value: >30 to 60 msec, max. QTcB CFB Value: >60 msec.	Subject screening visit to 28 days post last study drug administration
ECOG Performance Status - Part 1	Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance was clinically graded based on the following: Grade 0 = Normal activity. Fully active, able to carry on all pre-disease performance without restriction. Grade 1 = Symptoms, but ambulatory. Restricted in physically strenuous activity, but ambulatory and able to carry out work of a light or sedentary nature (e.g., light housework, office work). Grade 2 = In bed < 50% of the time. Ambulatory and capable of all self-care, but unable to carry out any work activities. Up and about more than 50% of waking hours. Grade 3 = In bed > 50% of the time. Capable of only limited self-care, confined to bed or chair more than 50% of waking hours. Grade 4 = 100% bedridden. Completely disabled. Cannot carry on any self- care. Totally confined to bed or chair. Grade 5 = Death	Subject screening visit to 28 days post last study drug administration

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: ASLAN Pharmaceuticals
• Collaborators: Syneos Health; bioRASI, LLC; CMIC Co, Ltd. Japan

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): July 4, 2017
• Primary Completion (Actual): November 12, 2019
• Study Completion (Actual): April 17, 2020

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 16, 2017
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 27, 2017
• First Posted (Actual): March 28, 2017

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 3, 2021
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 12, 2021
• Last Verified: June 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Neoplasms; Biliary Tract Neoplasms; Bile Duct Neoplasms; Gallbladder Neoplasms
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Digestive System Diseases; Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Digestive System Neoplasms; Biliary Tract Diseases; Biliary Tract Neoplasms; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; Antimetabolites; Antineoplastic Agents; Capecitabine
• Other Study ID Numbers: ASLAN001-009

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: Yes
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No