Testing the Use of Nilotinib and Paclitaxel as a Treatment for Patients With Prior Taxane Treatment, A ComboMATCH Treatment Trial

May 13, 2026 updated by: National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Nilotinib and Paclitaxel in Patients With Prior Taxane-Treated Solid Tumors: A ComboMATCH Treatment Trial

This phase II ComboMATCH treatment trial evaluates nilotinib with paclitaxel for the treatment of patients with solid cancers that are growing, spreading, or getting worse (progressive) and that have previously been treated with taxane therapies. Nilotinib is in a class of medications called kinase inhibitors. It works by binding to and blocking the action of a protein called ABL, which signals tumor cells to multiply. This helps slow or stop the proliferation of tumor cells. Paclitaxel is a drug that blocks cell growth by stopping cell division and it may kill tumor cells. Giving nilotinib with paclitaxel may be effective at treating patients with progressive solid cancers that have previously been treated with taxane therapies.

Study Overview

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. To evaluate the proportion of patients with taxane-refractory advanced malignancies who have objective responses (OR) to treatment with nilotinib hydrochloride monohydrate (nilotinib) and paclitaxel.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVE:

I. Collect tissue and provide it to the ComboMATCH registration protocol to assess concordance between the diagnostic tumor mutation profile generated by the designated laboratories, the pre-treatment biopsy mutation profile, and the pre-treatment circulating tumor deoxyribonucleic acid (ctDNA) mutation profile from plasma, as described in ComboMATCH registration protocol. For this treatment substudy, the outcome objective will be to report the proportion of cases providing sufficient tissue for that integrated scientific activity in the ComboMATCH registration protocol.

EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:

I. To evaluate progression free survival (PFS) at 6 months on study agents. II. To identify genomic and transcriptomic determinants of response and resistance in tumor biopsy specimens and cell-free deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA).

OUTLINE:

Patients receive nilotinib hydrochloride monohydrate orally (PO) twice daily (BID) on days 1-28 and paclitaxel intravenously (IV) over 1 hour on days 1, 8, and 15 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) throughout the study. Patients also undergo collection of blood samples and tumor biopsy on study.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed until disease progression, and for survival for 3 years from registration.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

40

Phase

  • Phase 2

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

    • Alabama
      • Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233
        • University of Alabama at Birmingham Cancer Center
    • Arizona
      • Kingman, Arizona, United States, 86401
        • Kingman Regional Medical Center
    • California
      • Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304
        • Stanford Cancer Institute Palo Alto
      • Whittier, California, United States, 90602
        • Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital
    • Colorado
      • Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045
        • UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital
    • Florida
      • Aventura, Florida, United States, 33180
        • UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Aventura
      • Coral Gables, Florida, United States, 33146
        • UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Coral Gables
      • Deerfield Beach, Florida, United States, 33442
        • UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Deerfield Beach
      • Miami, Florida, United States, 33136
        • University of Miami Miller School of Medicine-Sylvester Cancer Center
      • Miami, Florida, United States, 33176
        • UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Kendall
      • Plantation, Florida, United States, 33324
        • UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Plantation
    • Idaho
      • Boise, Idaho, United States, 83706
        • Saint Alphonsus Cancer Care Center-Boise
      • Caldwell, Idaho, United States, 83605
        • Saint Alphonsus Cancer Care Center-Caldwell
      • Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States, 83814
        • Kootenai Health - Coeur d'Alene
      • Nampa, Idaho, United States, 83687
        • Saint Alphonsus Cancer Care Center-Nampa
      • Post Falls, Idaho, United States, 83854
        • Kootenai Clinic Cancer Services - Post Falls
      • Sandpoint, Idaho, United States, 83864
        • Kootenai Clinic Cancer Services - Sandpoint
    • Illinois
      • Barrington, Illinois, United States, 60010
        • Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
      • Bloomington, Illinois, United States, 61704
        • Illinois CancerCare-Bloomington
      • Canton, Illinois, United States, 61520
        • Illinois CancerCare-Canton
      • Carthage, Illinois, United States, 62321
        • Illinois CancerCare-Carthage
      • Centralia, Illinois, United States, 62801
        • Centralia Oncology Clinic
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
        • Northwestern University
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612
        • John H Stroger Jr Hospital of Cook County
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60657
        • Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
      • Crystal Lake, Illinois, United States, 60014
        • AMG Crystal Lake - Oncology
      • Danville, Illinois, United States, 61832
        • Carle at The Riverfront
      • Decatur, Illinois, United States, 62526
        • Decatur Memorial Hospital
      • Decatur, Illinois, United States, 62526
        • Cancer Care Specialists of Illinois - Decatur
      • Dixon, Illinois, United States, 61021
        • Illinois CancerCare-Dixon
      • Downers Grove, Illinois, United States, 60515
        • Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital
      • Effingham, Illinois, United States, 62401
        • Crossroads Cancer Center
      • Effingham, Illinois, United States, 62401
        • Carle Physician Group-Effingham
      • Elgin, Illinois, United States, 60123
        • Advocate Sherman Hospital
      • Eureka, Illinois, United States, 61530
        • Illinois CancerCare-Eureka
      • Galesburg, Illinois, United States, 61401
        • Illinois CancerCare-Galesburg
      • Hazel Crest, Illinois, United States, 60429
        • Advocate South Suburban Hospital
      • Kewanee, Illinois, United States, 61443
        • Illinois CancerCare-Kewanee Clinic
      • Libertyville, Illinois, United States, 60048
        • Condell Memorial Hospital
      • Libertyville, Illinois, United States, 60048
        • AMG Libertyville - Oncology
      • Macomb, Illinois, United States, 61455
        • Illinois CancerCare-Macomb
      • Mattoon, Illinois, United States, 61938
        • Carle Physician Group-Mattoon/Charleston
      • O'Fallon, Illinois, United States, 62269
        • Cancer Care Center of O'Fallon
      • Oak Lawn, Illinois, United States, 60453-2699
        • Advocate Christ Medical Center
      • Ottawa, Illinois, United States, 61350
        • Illinois CancerCare-Ottawa Clinic
      • Park Ridge, Illinois, United States, 60068
        • Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
      • Pekin, Illinois, United States, 61554
        • Illinois CancerCare-Pekin
      • Peoria, Illinois, United States, 61615
        • Illinois CancerCare-Peoria
      • Peru, Illinois, United States, 61354
        • Illinois CancerCare-Peru
      • Princeton, Illinois, United States, 61356
        • Illinois CancerCare-Princeton
      • Springfield, Illinois, United States, 62702
        • Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
      • Springfield, Illinois, United States, 62702
        • Springfield Clinic
      • Springfield, Illinois, United States, 62781
        • Springfield Memorial Hospital
      • Urbana, Illinois, United States, 61801
        • Carle Cancer Center
      • Washington, Illinois, United States, 61571
        • Illinois CancerCare - Washington
    • Iowa
      • Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50309
        • UI Health Care Mission Cancer and Blood - Des Moines Clinic
    • Kentucky
      • Lexington, Kentucky, United States, 40536
        • University of Kentucky/Markey Cancer Center
    • Louisiana
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70121
        • Ochsner Medical Center Jefferson
    • Maine
      • Brewer, Maine, United States, 04412
        • Lafayette Family Cancer Center-EMMC
    • Maryland
      • Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892
        • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
    • Michigan
      • Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48106
        • Trinity Health Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital Ann Arbor
      • Brighton, Michigan, United States, 48114
        • Trinity Health IHA Medical Group Hematology Oncology - Brighton
      • Brighton, Michigan, United States, 48114
        • Trinity Health Medical Center - Brighton
      • Canton, Michigan, United States, 48188
        • Trinity Health IHA Medical Group Hematology Oncology - Canton
      • Canton, Michigan, United States, 48188
        • Trinity Health Medical Center - Canton
      • Chelsea, Michigan, United States, 48118
        • Trinity Health IHA Medical Group Hematology Oncology - Chelsea Hospital
      • Chelsea, Michigan, United States, 48118
        • Chelsea Hospital
      • Flint, Michigan, United States, 48503
        • Hurley Medical Center
      • Flint, Michigan, United States, 48503
        • Genesee Hematology Oncology PC
      • Flint, Michigan, United States, 48503
        • Genesys Hurley Cancer Institute
      • Flint, Michigan, United States, 48503
        • Cancer Hematology Centers - Flint
      • Lansing, Michigan, United States, 48912
        • University of Michigan Health - Sparrow Lansing
      • Livonia, Michigan, United States, 48154
        • Trinity Health Saint Mary Mercy Livonia Hospital
      • Macomb, Michigan, United States, 48044
        • Henry Ford Saint John Hospital - Macomb Medical
      • Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States, 48197
        • Trinity Health IHA Medical Group Hematology Oncology Ann Arbor Campus
      • Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States, 48106
        • Huron Gastroenterology PC
    • Minnesota
      • Bemidji, Minnesota, United States, 56601
        • Sanford Joe Lueken Cancer Center
    • Missouri
      • Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States, 63703
        • Saint Francis Medical Center
      • Farmington, Missouri, United States, 63640
        • Parkland Health Center - Farmington
      • Sainte Genevieve, Missouri, United States, 63670
        • Sainte Genevieve County Memorial Hospital
      • St Louis, Missouri, United States, 63131
        • Missouri Baptist Medical Center
      • Sullivan, Missouri, United States, 63080
        • Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital
      • Sunset Hills, Missouri, United States, 63127
        • BJC Outpatient Center at Sunset Hills
    • Montana
      • Anaconda, Montana, United States, 59711
        • Community Hospital of Anaconda
      • Billings, Montana, United States, 59101
        • Billings Clinic Cancer Center
      • Bozeman, Montana, United States, 59715
        • Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital
      • Great Falls, Montana, United States, 59405
        • Benefis Sletten Cancer Institute
      • Kalispell, Montana, United States, 59901
        • Logan Health Medical Center
      • Missoula, Montana, United States, 59804
        • Community Medical Center
    • Nevada
      • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 89102
        • OptumCare Cancer Care at Charleston
      • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 89183
        • OptumCare Cancer Care at Fort Apache
    • New York
      • Buffalo, New York, United States, 14263
        • Roswell Park Cancer Institute
      • New York, New York, United States, 10029
        • Mount Sinai Hospital
    • North Dakota
      • Bismarck, North Dakota, United States, 58501
        • Sanford Bismarck Medical Center
      • Fargo, North Dakota, United States, 58122
        • Sanford Roger Maris Cancer Center
      • Fargo, North Dakota, United States, 58122
        • Sanford Broadway Medical Center
    • Ohio
      • Dayton, Ohio, United States, 45415
        • Dayton Physician LLC - Englewood
      • Kettering, Ohio, United States, 45429
        • Kettering Medical Center
      • Toledo, Ohio, United States, 43623
        • Toledo Clinic Cancer Centers-Toledo
    • Oklahoma
      • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104
        • University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
    • Oregon
      • Ontario, Oregon, United States, 97914
        • Saint Alphonsus Cancer Care Center-Ontario
      • Portland, Oregon, United States, 97213
        • Providence Portland Medical Center
      • Portland, Oregon, United States, 97225
        • Providence Saint Vincent Medical Center
    • South Dakota
      • Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States, 57117-5134
        • Sanford USD Medical Center - Sioux Falls
      • Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States, 57104
        • Sanford Cancer Center Oncology Clinic
    • Texas
      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
        • M D Anderson Cancer Center
    • Washington
      • Edmonds, Washington, United States, 98026
        • Swedish Cancer Institute-Edmonds
      • Issaquah, Washington, United States, 98029
        • Swedish Cancer Institute-Issaquah
      • Renton, Washington, United States, 98055
        • Valley Medical Center
      • Seattle, Washington, United States, 98122
        • Swedish Medical Center-First Hill
      • Yakima, Washington, United States, 98902
        • North Star Lodge Cancer Center at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital
    • Wisconsin
      • Appleton, Wisconsin, United States, 54911
        • ThedaCare Regional Cancer Center
      • Grafton, Wisconsin, United States, 53024
        • Aurora Cancer Care-Grafton
      • Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States, 54311
        • Aurora BayCare Medical Center
      • La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States, 54601
        • Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center
      • Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53792
        • University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center - University Hospital
      • Marinette, Wisconsin, United States, 54143
        • Aurora Bay Area Medical Group-Marinette
      • Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53215
        • Aurora Saint Luke's Medical Center
      • Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53233
        • Aurora Sinai Medical Center
      • Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States, 54904
        • Vince Lombardi Cancer Clinic - Oshkosh
      • Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States, 53081
        • Vince Lombardi Cancer Clinic-Sheboygan
      • Summit, Wisconsin, United States, 53066
        • Aurora Medical Center in Summit
      • Two Rivers, Wisconsin, United States, 54241
        • Vince Lombardi Cancer Clinic-Two Rivers
      • Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States, 53226
        • Aurora Cancer Care-Milwaukee West
      • West Allis, Wisconsin, United States, 53227
        • Aurora West Allis Medical Center

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

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patient must be enrolled on the ComboMATCH registration protocol (EAY191) at the time of registration to the EAY191-E4 study
  • Patient must be >= 18 years of age
  • Patient must not have any of the following mutations (as determined by the ComboMATCH registration protocol), which are known to confer sensitivity or resistance to nilotinib monotherapy:

    • KIT: W557R, V559D, V559A, L576P, and K642E
    • PDGFR-alpha: D842V
  • Patient must have disease that can be safely biopsied and agree to a pre-treatment biopsy or have archival tissue available from within 12 months prior to the date of registration on the ComboMATCH registration trial (EAY191)

    • NOTE: The current actionable mutation of interest (aMOI)/actionable alteration list for this treatment trial can be found on the Cancer Trials Support Unit (CTSU) website
    • NOTE: Novel/dynamic aMOI can be submitted for review per the process described in the ComboMATCH registration protocol
  • Patient must be willing to provide blood samples for research purposes
  • Patient must have had at least one prior line of therapy in the metastatic setting
  • Patient must have previously undergone taxane therapy (in the metastatic setting)

    • Patients who previously responded to prior taxane therapy must have received their last dose of taxane therapy within 6 months prior to EAY191-E4 registration and have had no other intervening treatment prior to EAY191-E4 registration
    • Patients who did not respond to prior taxane therapy are eligible regardless of the time elapsed since the prior taxane therapy or any other intervening therapies
  • Patient must have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-2
  • Patient must not have had platinum-resistant epithelial serous ovarian cancer
  • Patients must not have neuropathy >= grade 2 within 14 days of registration/randomization
  • Patient must have documented QT interval with Fridericia's correction (QTcF) of =< 450 msec within 8 days prior to EAY191-E4 registration. Patients with a QTcF interval of >= 450 msec at registration or patients with congenital long QT syndrome are not eligible
  • Patient must not be pregnant or breast-feeding due to the potential harm to an unborn fetus and possible risk for adverse events in nursing infants with the treatment regimens being used

    • All patients of childbearing potential must have a blood test or urine study within 14 days prior to registration to rule out pregnancy
    • A patient of childbearing potential is defined as anyone, regardless of sexual orientation or whether they have undergone tubal ligation, who meets the following criteria: 1) has achieved menarche at some point, 2) has not undergone a hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy; or 3) has not been naturally postmenopausal (amenorrhea following cancer therapy does not rule out childbearing potential) for at least 24 consecutive months (i.e., has had menses at any time in the preceding 24 consecutive months)
  • Patient must not expect to conceive or father children by using accepted and effective method(s) of contraception or by abstaining from sexual intercourse for the duration of their participation in the study and for at least 3 months after the last dose of study drug
  • Patients must have progressive disease
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1,500/mcL
  • Platelets >= 100,000/mcL
  • Total bilirubin =< 1.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) (with the exception of those with Gilbert syndrome, who must have total bilirubin =< 3 x institutional ULN)
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase [SGOT])/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase [SGPT]) =< 3 institutional upper limit of normal; < 5.0 x ULN in patients with liver metastases
  • Creatinine clearance > 60 mL/min/1.73 m^2 for patients with creatinine levels > 1.5 mg/dL
  • Patient must have the ability to swallow medications
  • Patient must have completed any prior therapy ≥ 4 weeks or ≥ 5 half-lives of the prior agent (whichever is shorter) prior to enrollment on protocol. Prior definitive radiation should have been completed ≥ 4 weeks prior to enrollment; prior palliative radiation should have been completed ≥ 2 weeks prior to enrollment. Patients must be ≥ 2 weeks since any investigational agent administered as part of a phase 0 study (where a sub-therapeutic dose of drug is administered) and should have recovered to grade 1 or baseline from any toxicities
  • Patients with treated brain metastases are eligible if follow-up brain imaging after central nervous system (CNS)-directed therapy shows no evidence of progression for ≥ 1 month after treatment of the brain metastases

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: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Treatment (nilotinib hydrochloride monohydrate, paclitaxel)
Patients receive nilotinib hydrochloride monohydrate PO BID on days 1-28 and paclitaxel IV over 1 hour on days 1, 8, and 15 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo CT or MRI throughout the study. Patients also undergo collection of blood samples and tumor biopsy on study.
Undergo collection of blood samples
Other Names:
  • Biological Sample Collection
  • Biospecimen Collected
  • Specimen Collection
  • Sample Collection
Undergo MRI
Other Names:
  • MRI
  • Magnetic Resonance
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scan
  • Medical Imaging, Magnetic Resonance / Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
  • MR
  • MR Imaging
  • MRI Scan
  • NMR Imaging
  • NMRI
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
  • sMRI
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (procedure)
  • MRIs
  • Structural MRI
Given IV
Other Names:
  • Taxol
  • Anzatax
  • Asotax
  • Bristaxol
  • Praxel
  • Taxol Konzentrat
Undergo CT
Other Names:
  • CT
  • CAT
  • CAT Scan
  • Computed Axial Tomography
  • Computerized Axial Tomography
  • Computerized Tomography
  • CT Scan
  • tomography
  • Computerized axial tomography (procedure)
  • Computerized Tomography (CT) scan
  • Diagnostic CAT Scan
  • Diagnostic CAT Scan Service Type
Given PO
Other Names:
  • AMN 107
  • Tasigna
  • AMN107
  • Nilotinib Monohydrochloride Monohydrate
  • AMN-107
Undergo biopsy
Other Names:
  • Bx
  • BIOPSY_TYPE
  • Biopsy

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Best objective response
Time Frame: Up to 3 years
Evaluated using Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1. 90% two-sided confidence intervals will be used for reporting estimated rates.
Up to 3 years
Incidence of adverse events
Time Frame: Up to 3 years
Will be determined using the National Cancer Institute's Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events. Exact binomial confidence intervals will be used for adverse event rates.
Up to 3 years
Progression free survival
Time Frame: From registration to documented disease progression or death from any cause, assessed up to 3 years
Distribution will be estimated using the method of Kaplan and Meier.
From registration to documented disease progression or death from any cause, assessed up to 3 years
Overall survival
Time Frame: From registration to death from any cause, assessed up to 3 years
Distribution will be estimated using the method of Kaplan and Meier.
From registration to death from any cause, assessed up to 3 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Concordance of diagnostic tumor mutation profile, pre-treatment tumor biopsy mutation profile, and pre-treatment circulating tumor deoxyribonucleic acid (ctDNA) profile
Time Frame: Up to 3 years
Whole-exome sequencing, ribonucleic acid sequencing, and ctDNA sequencing will be performed on mandatory tissue biopsies and/or blood specimens.
Up to 3 years

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Sarah Shin, ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

July 14, 2023

Primary Completion (Estimated)

June 30, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

June 30, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 22, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 22, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

September 26, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 14, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 13, 2026

Last Verified

May 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

NCI is committed to sharing data in accordance with NIH policy. For more details on how clinical trial data is shared, access the link to the NIH data sharing policy page.

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

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