XCHT for Irinotecan-Induced Gut Toxicities (Run-in Study)

Mechanistic and Pharmacokinetic Studies of Classical Chinese Formula Xiao Chai Hu Tang Against Irinotecan-Induced Gut Toxicities(Clinical Study Part:Run-in Safety Study)

Run-in safety study, to determine the safety of co-administration of irinotecan, raloxifene, and Xiao Chai Hu Tang (XCHT), and to optimize the blood collection time points for pharmacokinetic (PK) study for another randomized control trial.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Diarrhea; Malignant Tumor
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Xiao Chai Hu Tang (XCHT); Other: Raloxifene; Drug: FOLFIRI regimen

Detailed Description

There will be two cohorts with a total of 24 patients in this study. Cohort A will enroll 6 naïve postmenopausal female patients who have never received irinotecan treatment before. Patients in this group will have 4 rounds of studies following different protocol to determine (1) the impact of XCHT on raloxifene PK (Round 0, co-administration of XCHT and raloxifene); (2) the impact of XCHT on irinotecan PK (Round 1, co-administration of XCHT and standard FOLFIRI); (3) the safety of co- administration of XCHT, raloxifene, and FOLFIRI and evaluation of raloxifene as a probe for XCHT treatment to prevent irinotecan-induced severe delayed-onset diarrhea (Round 2 and 3, co-administration of XCHT, raloxifene, and standard FOLFIRI). The reason to recruit postmenopausal women is that these patients usually take raloxifene to prevent osteoporosis and the risk of raloxifene is expected to be limited.

Cohort B will recruit 18 patients who were treated with irinotecan previously and have at least one diarrhea episode with a severity of ≥grade 2. The reason we propose to recruit patients who had diarrhea induced by irinotecan is that these patients are supposed to be sensitive to irinotecan so that we can determine the PK changes and safety. Patients in this group will have 3 rounds of FOLFIRI chemotherapy to determine (1) the impact of FOLFIRI on raloxifene PK (Round 1, co-administration of FOLFIRI with raloxifene); (2) the complete PK profile of SN-38, SN-38G, raloxifene, raloxifene-glucuronide, and XCHT components (Round 2, co- administration of FOLFIRI with XCHT and raloxifene); and (3) the safety of co-administration of XCHT, raloxifene, and FOLFIRI in sensitive patients and evaluation of raloxifene as a probe for XCHT treatment to prevent irinotecan-induced diarrhea (Round 3, co-administration of XCHT, raloxifene and standard FOLFIRI).

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 24
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• China
  • Guangdong
    • Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, 510120
      • Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Cohort A: Naïve (no irinotecan treatment before) postmenopausal female cancer patients.

Inclusion criteria:

1. Malignant tumor confirmed by histology or cytology;
2. Postmenopausal women, after bilateral oophorectomy; age > 60 years old, or age < 60 years old with menopause for more than 1 year;
3. Age ≥ 18 years old, ≤ 75 years old;
4. ECOG score of the patient ≤ 2 points;
5. Never been treated with irinotecan;
6. Plan to receive at least 3 rounds of FOLFIRI chemotherapy determined by physicians;

7. Normal organ functions can meet the requirements for systemic chemotherapy:

   • Reserve functions of normal bone marrow: absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5×109/L, PLT ≥ 100×109/L, hemoglobin ≥ 90 g/L;
   • Normal renal functions: serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 mg/dl (133 μmol/L) and/or creatinine clearance ≥ 60 ml/min;
   • Normal hepatic functions: total serum bilirubin level ≤ 1.5 times of the upper limit of normal value (ULN), serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST) & alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 2.5 × ULN; If abnormal hepatic functions are caused by a potentially malignant tumor, and AST ＆ ALT ≤ 5 × ULN;
8. Patient is willing to participate and cooperate to complete the questions in the case report form;
9. Patient can understand and sign the informed consent form, is well compliant, and can be followed up.

Cohort B: cancer patients who experienced irinotecan -induced diarrhea (grade >2)

Inclusion criteria:

1. Malignant tumor confirmed by histology or cytology;
2. Age ≥ 18 years old, ≤ 75 years old;
3. ECOG score of the patient ≤ 2 points;
4. Patients who have diarrhea worse than grade 2 due to irinotecan chemotherapy (the last dose of irinotecan is administered within 1 month);
5. Patients who plan to receive 3 rounds of FOLFIRI chemotherapy;

6. Normal organ functions can meet the requirements for systemic chemotherapy:

   • Reserve functions of normal bone marrow: absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5×109/L, PLT ≥ 100×109/L, hemoglobin ≥ 90g/L;
   • Normal renal functions: serum creatinine ≤ 1.5mg/dl (133μmol/L) and/or creatinine clearance ≥ 60ml/min;
   • Normal hepatic functions: total serum bilirubin level ≤ 1.5 times of the upper limit of normal value (ULN), serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST) & alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 2.5 × ULN; If abnormal hepatic functions are caused by a potentially malignant tumor, and AST ＆ ALT ≤ 5 × ULN;
7. Patient is willing to participate and cooperate to complete the questions in the case report form;
8. Patients can understand and sign the informed consent form, is well compliant, and can be followed up.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients with diagnosed depression, obsession or/and schizophrenia;
2. Patients with diagnosed inflammatory bowel diseases (including Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis)
3. Patient with active tuberculosis and other uncontrolled infections;
4. Patient has previously received radiotherapy on the abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity;
5. Pregnant or lactating women;
6. Patient previously had or is now having thromboembolic (blood clotting) events.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Basic Science
• Allocation: Non-Randomized
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Irinotecan naive cohort; This cohort will enroll 6 postmenopausal female patients who have never received irinotecan treatment before. Patients in irinotecan naive cohort will receive 3 cycles of FOLFIRI chemotherapy, during which 4 rounds of pharmacokinetic studies will be conducted. Round 0 (before chemotherapy): pharmacokinetic testing (raloxifene 60mg as probe) before XCHT administration, then XCHT for 4 days with pharmacokinetic testing (raloxifene 60mg as probe) on the 4th day of XCHT administration. Round 1(1st cycle of chemotherapy): XCHT for 5 days and FOLFIRI on day 4, with pharmacokinetic testing (without raloxifene) on day 4. Round 2 (2nd cycle of chemotherapy): XCHT for 5 days and FOLFIRI on day 4, with pharmacokinetic testing (raloxifene 60mg as probe) on day 3. Round 3 (3rd cycle of chemotherapy): XCHT for 5 days and FOLFIRI on day 4, with pharmacokinetic testing (raloxifene 60mg as probe) on day 3.	Drug: Xiao Chai Hu Tang (XCHT); XCHT 9g, po qd, 3 days before each cycle of chemotherapy for 5 days, except the 1st cycle of chemotherapy for irinotecan used cohort patients. Additional XCHT, 9g qd will be orally administrated for 4 days during the Round 0 study for irinotecan naive cohort patients.; Other Names: Xiao Chai Hu Tang granules from Nin Jiom Medicine Manufactory (Hong Kong) Ltd.; Other: Raloxifene; Raloxifene 60mg po, used as probe for pharmacokinetic testing. For irinotecan naive cohort patients, raloxifene 60mg will be orally administrated on Day 1 and Day 5 (4th day of XCHT administration) during round 0 study, Day 3 (the day before chemotherapy) during round 2 and round 3 study. For irinotecan used cohort patients, raloxifene 60mg will be orally administrated on Day 1 (irinotecan using day) during round 1 study, Day 4 (irinotecan using day) during round 2 study, and Day 3 (the day before chemotherapy) during round 3 study.; Other Names: Evista from Eli Lilly; Drug: FOLFIRI regimen; Patients will receive 3 cycles of FOLFIRI regimen for chemotherapy. Irinotecan intravenous (IV) infusion (180 mg/m2) through a drip into the bloodstream over 90 minutes. Folinic acid (400 mg/m2) IV infusion through a drip into the bloodstream over 2 hours. 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) IV bolus (400 mg/m2) into the bloodstream over 5 minutes, followed by 5-FU (2400 mg/m2) continuous IV infusion through a drip or pump into the bloodstream for 46-48 hours.; Other Names: Irinotecan Hydrochloride from Pfizer+Folinic acid+5-fluorouracil (5-FU)
Experimental: Irinotecan used cohort; This cohort will recruit 18 patients who were treated with irinotecan previously and have at least one diarrhea episode with a severity of more than grade 2. Patients in irinotecan used cohort will receive 3 cycles of FOLFIRI chemotherapy, during which 3 rounds of pharmacokinetic studies will be conducted. Round 1(1st cycle of chemotherapy): FOLFIRI, with pharmacokinetic testing (raloxifene 60mg as probe) on the first day of chemotherapy. Round 2 (2nd cycle of chemotherapy): XCHT for 5 days and FOLFIRI on day 4, with pharmacokinetic testing (raloxifene 60mg as probe) on day 4. Round 3 (3rd cycle of chemotherapy): XCHT for 5 days and FOLFIRI on day 4, with pharmacokinetic testing (raloxifene 60mg as probe) on day 3.	Drug: Xiao Chai Hu Tang (XCHT); XCHT 9g, po qd, 3 days before each cycle of chemotherapy for 5 days, except the 1st cycle of chemotherapy for irinotecan used cohort patients. Additional XCHT, 9g qd will be orally administrated for 4 days during the Round 0 study for irinotecan naive cohort patients.; Other Names: Xiao Chai Hu Tang granules from Nin Jiom Medicine Manufactory (Hong Kong) Ltd.; Other: Raloxifene; Raloxifene 60mg po, used as probe for pharmacokinetic testing. For irinotecan naive cohort patients, raloxifene 60mg will be orally administrated on Day 1 and Day 5 (4th day of XCHT administration) during round 0 study, Day 3 (the day before chemotherapy) during round 2 and round 3 study. For irinotecan used cohort patients, raloxifene 60mg will be orally administrated on Day 1 (irinotecan using day) during round 1 study, Day 4 (irinotecan using day) during round 2 study, and Day 3 (the day before chemotherapy) during round 3 study.; Other Names: Evista from Eli Lilly; Drug: FOLFIRI regimen; Patients will receive 3 cycles of FOLFIRI regimen for chemotherapy. Irinotecan intravenous (IV) infusion (180 mg/m2) through a drip into the bloodstream over 90 minutes. Folinic acid (400 mg/m2) IV infusion through a drip into the bloodstream over 2 hours. 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) IV bolus (400 mg/m2) into the bloodstream over 5 minutes, followed by 5-FU (2400 mg/m2) continuous IV infusion through a drip or pump into the bloodstream for 46-48 hours.; Other Names: Irinotecan Hydrochloride from Pfizer+Folinic acid+5-fluorouracil (5-FU)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Average trajectory of irinotecan, raloxifene, XCHT and their metabolites (14 compounds)	Plasma concentration for each compounds will be tested at 8 points for each Round.	The blood samples (2.0 ml) will be collected at 8 points for each Round (hour 0, hour 0.5, hour 1, hour 2, hour 4, hour 6, hour 8, and hour 24 after raloxifene administration)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
incidences of grade ≥3 diarrhea	The diarrhea severity will be evaluated following standard criteria in NCI-CTC AE 5.0	Through study completion, an average of 2 months
occult blood test for stool	occult blood test for stool, reported as negative, weak positive, and positive.	Through study completion, an average of 2 months
incidence of other chemo-related adverse effects	Other adverse reactions will be evaluated following standard criteria in NCI-CTC AE 5.0	Through study completion, an average of 2 months.
incidence of diarrhea (grade ≥2)	The diarrhea severity will be evaluated following standard criteria in NCI-CTC AE 5.0 Grade 2 is defined as Stool is increased by 4-6 times each day relative to baseline; discharge from stoma moderately increased.	Through study completion, an average of 2 months.

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
• Collaborators: University of Houston
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Haibo Zhang, Prof, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): July 16, 2021
• Primary Completion (Actual): July 20, 2024
• Study Completion (Actual): July 20, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 30, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 8, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): June 15, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): July 30, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 26, 2024
• Last Verified: April 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: safety; Irinotecan; chemotherapy-induced diarrhea; Malignant tumor; Classical Chinese Formula
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Signs and Symptoms, Digestive; Neoplasms; Diarrhea; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Enzyme Inhibitors; Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; Antimetabolites; Antineoplastic Agents; Immunosuppressive Agents; Immunologic Factors; Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists; Topoisomerase Inhibitors; Hormone Antagonists; Bone Density Conservation Agents; Estrogen Antagonists; Topoisomerase I Inhibitors; Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators; Estrogen Receptor Modulators; Fluorouracil; Irinotecan; Raloxifene Hydrochloride
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2021KT1005; 81961128028 (Other Grant/Funding Number: National Nature Science Fundation of China)

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