Papaverine and Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) for Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) or Lung Metastases

A Phase I Trial Combining Papaverine and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer or Lung Metastases

This phase I trial studies the side effects and how well papaverine hydrochloride and stereotactic radiation therapy body (SBRT) work in treating patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Papaverine hydrochloride may help radiation therapy work better by making tumor cells more sensitive to the radiation therapy. Stereotactic body radiation therapy uses special equipment to position a patient and deliver radiation to tumors with high precision. This method can kill tumor cells with fewer doses over a shorter period and cause less damage to normal tissue. Giving papaverine hydrochloride with SBRT may work in treating patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

Study Overview

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Conditions: Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma
• Intervention / Treatment: Radiation: Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy; Procedure: Blood Oxygen Level Dependent Imaging; Drug: Papaverine Hydrochloride

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To assess the safety and tolerability of concurrent papaverine hydrochloride (PPV), and lung SBRT in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) or lung metastases.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To assess primary tumor control rate, local control rate, local-regional recurrence free-survival (LRRFS), disease-free survival (DFS), distant-metastasis-free survival (DMFS), and overall survival (OS).

II. To assess whether blood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies can predict which patients may respond best to PPV + SBRT, and detect changes in oxygenation before and after PPV administration.

III. To assess whether blood-based micro ribonucleic acid (miRNA) biomarkers can predict which patients may respond best to PPV + SBRT.

OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study of papaverine hydrochloride.

Patients undergo BOLD functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and receive papaverine hydrochloride intravenously (IV) on day 1. Within 30-90 minutes, patients undergo a second BOLD fMRI. Patients then receive papaverine hydrochloride IV and within 30-90 minutes after dose undergo SBRT for a up to 4-5 sessions over 2 weeks.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 4-6 weeks, 3 and 6 months, 1 and 2 years, then every 3 months for 2 years, and then every 6 months for 3 years.

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

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Ohio
    • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210
      • Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Histologically or cytologically proven NSCLC for whom SBRT to a single lesion has been chosen as the primary treatment modality (planned dose 50 Gy in 4-5 daily fractions). Patients with lung metastases from solid tumors are eligible.
• Patients must have a tumor =< 5 cm as defined by computed tomography (CT) largest axial dimension. Presence of adjacent nodules considered neoplastic in the same lobe or other ipsilateral lobe are allowed as long as the nodule(s) can be encompassed in an SBRT gross tumor volume (GTV) of =< 5 cm, within 1 isocenter. Multiple isocenters are not allowed
• No prior radiation resulting in overlapping fields
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2
• Must be able to undergo correlative research MRIs
• No active connective tissue disease (scleroderma) or idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)
• No history of complete atrioventricular block, hepatic dysfunction (e.g. cirrhosis), or priapism
• Within 30 days of registration: patients must have vital signs, history/physical examination, and laboratory studies (liver function tests, creatinine or creatinine clearance assessment)
• Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks in the opinion of investigator
• Women of child-bearing potential (WOCBP) must have a negative pregnancy test within 14 days of registration. Urine human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) is an acceptable pregnancy assessment. Nursing women may participate only if nursing is discontinued, due to the possibility of harm to nursing infants from the treatment regimen
• Within 90 days of registration: pulmonary function tests (PFTs) including forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV-1) and diffusion capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO)
• Albumin >= 2.5 g/dL (within 30 days of study registration)
• Total bilirubin =< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) (within 30 days of study registration)
• Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) =< 2.5 x ULN (within 30 days of study registration)
• Creatinine =< 1.5 x ULN or calculated creatinine >= 50 mL/min, calculated by the Cockcroft-Gault formula or 24-hour urine creatinine clearance >= 50 mL/min (within 30 days of study registration)

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of another malignancy

  • Exception: Subjects who have been disease-free for >= 3 years, or subjects with a history of localized prostate cancer, in situ carcinoma (e.g. breast, cervix, oral cavity), differentiated thyroid neoplasm, completely resected non-melanoma skin cancer, are eligible
• Any serious and/or unstable pre-existing medical disorder (aside from malignancy exception above), psychiatric disorder, or other conditions that could interfere with subject?s safety, obtaining informed consent or compliance to the study procedures, in the opinion of the investigator
• Pregnancy or breastfeeding: Women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry, the duration of study participation and for 4 months after the last dose of study treatment. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately. No breastfeeding while patient is on study
• Patients with history of pneumonectomy
• Prior cytotoxic chemotherapy, molecularly-targeted agents (e.g. erlotinib, crizotinib), or immunotherapy unless >= 2 weeks from last dose. Patients can start chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or other systemic therapy after completion of SBRT, but this should be planned for ≥ 2 weeks from last SBRT dose.
• History of active connective tissue disease (scleroderma), idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, pneumonitis
• Hepatic insufficiency resulting in jaundice and/or coagulation defects, or not meeting laboratory values (albumin, total bilirubin, AST/ALT)

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 (BOLD fMRI, papaverine hydrochloride, SBRT); Patients undergo BOLD fMRI and receive papaverine hydrochloride IV on days -7 to day 1. Within 30-90 minutes, patients undergo a second BOLD fMRI. Patients then receive papaverine hydrochloride IV and within 30-90 minutes after dose undergo SBRT for a up to 4-5 sessions over 2 weeks. Patients undergo CT scan throughout the study and blood sample collection on study.

Radiation: Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy; Undergo SBRT; Other Names: SBRT; SABR; Stereotactic Ablative Body Radiation Therapy; Procedure: Blood Oxygen Level Dependent Imaging; Undergo BOLD fMRI; Other Names: Blood Oxygen Level Dependent Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging; BOLD; BOLD fMRI; Drug: Papaverine Hydrochloride; Given IV; Other Names: Cerebid; Cerespan; Pap H; Pavabid; Pavacap; Therapav; Vasal; Vaso-Pav; Vasospan

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Maximum-tolerated dose (MTD)	Will employ the Bayesian optimal interval (BOIN) design to find the MTD.	Up to 2 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Primary tumor control	Primary tumor control is defined as the absence of primary tumor failure. Will be calculated and 95% exact binomial confidence interval will be provided.	At 12 and 24 months after stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) completion
Local control rate (primary tumor control + involved lobar control)	Local control is defined as the absence of local failure. Will be calculated and 95% exact binomial confidence interval will be provided.	Up to 12 months after SBRT completion
Local-regional recurrence free-survival	Will be summarized using Kaplan-Meier method.	From time of entry onto study until the time of documented local-regional recurrence or death, assessed up to 12 months after SBRT completion
Distant metastasis-free survival	Will be summarized using Kaplan-Meier method.	Time from entry onto study until the time of documented metastatic recurrence or death, assessed up to 12 months after SBRT treatment
Disease-free survival	Will be summarized using Kaplan-Meier method.	Time from entry onto study until the time of any documented disease recurrence or death, assessed up to 12 months after SBRT completion
Overall survival	Will be summarized using Kaplan-Meier method.	Time from study entry until time of death from any cause, assessed up to 12 months after SBRT completion
Changes in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) blood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) response	Will be measured before and after papaverine hydrochloride (PPV) delivery by the percentage change in relaxation rate on MRI. Will also analyze biomarkers descriptively and graphically to assess trends in changes in these markers over time and the association with response. Exploratory comparisons of groups of patients based on response will involve the use of analysis of variance (ANOVA) for continuous data and categorical methods such as Fisher?s exact and chi-square tests for discrete data.	Up to 4 hours
Change in hypoxia-inducible micro ribonucleic acids (miRNAs)	Will analyze patient serum pre-and post-treatment for hypoxia-associated at pre- and post- SBRT treatment hypoxia-inducible microRNAs (miRs) using nanoString miRNA assay that could indicate the presence of tumor hypoxia. The changes in circulating biomarkers will be validated by alternative quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) based approaches. These results will be cross-validated with the BOLD data. Will also analyze biomarkers descriptively and graphically to assess trends in changes in these markers over time and the association with response. Exploratory comparisons of groups of patients based on response will involve the use of ANOVA for continuous data and categorical methods such as Fisher?s exact and chi-square tests for discrete data.	Up to 3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Jeremy Brownstein, MD, Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

Publications and helpful links

Helpful Links

• The Jamesline

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 7, 2019
• Primary Completion (Estimated): August 31, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 31, 2027

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 23, 2019
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 29, 2019
• First Posted (Actual): January 31, 2019

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): January 28, 2026
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 26, 2026
• Last Verified: January 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Neoplasms; Thoracic Neoplasms; Lung Neoplasms; Carcinoma, Bronchogenic; Bronchial Neoplasms; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; Heterocyclic Compounds; Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring; Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring; Investigative Techniques; Therapeutics; Surgical Procedures, Operative; Alkaloids; Radiotherapy; Stereotaxic Techniques; Neurosurgical Procedures; Opiate Alkaloids; Isoquinolines; Benzylisoquinolines; Papaverine; Radiosurgery
• Other Study ID Numbers: OSU-18215; NCI-2019-00105 (Registry Identifier: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program))

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
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No