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Safety and Efficacy Study of Torisel and Liposomal Doxorubicin for Patients With Recurrent Sarcoma

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Collaborators:
National Comprehensive Cancer Network
Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
David Loeb, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00949325
First received: July 28, 2009
Last updated: September 24, 2012
Last verified: September 2012
History of Changes
  Purpose

The purpose of this study is to identify a safe dosing regimen for the combination of Torisel and liposomal doxorubicin in patients with recurrent sarcoma. A secondary purpose of the study is to determine how effective this combination is for the treatment of recurrent sarcoma.


Condition Intervention Phase
Sarcoma
 Drug: temsirolimus (Torisel) plus liposomal doxorubicin (Doxil)
 Phase 1
Phase 2

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Non-Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Phase I/II Trial of Torisel and Liposomal Doxorubicin in Patients With Advanced Soft Tissue and Bone Sarcomas

Resource links provided by NLM:

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Incidence of dose limiting toxicities [ Time Frame: 2 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
  • Objective response rate [ Time Frame: 2-4 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • To describe the pharmacokinetics of Torisel when administered with liposomal doxorubicin [ Time Frame: 2 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Progression-free survival [ Time Frame: 2-4 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Time to response [ Time Frame: 2-4 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Clinical benefit rate [ Time Frame: 2-4 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Overall survival [ Time Frame: 1 year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • To assess the activity of the mTOR signaling pathway before and after therapy with Torisel and liposomal doxorubicin [ Time Frame: 2 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • To measure the proportion of cells with stem cell properties in tumors before and after treatment with Torisel and liposomal doxorubicin [ Time Frame: 2 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Enrollment: 24
Study Start Date: September 2009
Study Completion Date: September 2012
Primary Completion Date: September 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Temsirolimus plus Liposomal Doxorubicin Drug: temsirolimus (Torisel) plus liposomal doxorubicin (Doxil)
Patients will be treated with temsirolimus weekly by iv and with liposomal doxorubicin by iv every 28 days. Initial dosing will be with standard doses for each drug, but dosing will be modified based on toxicity.
Other Names:
  • Torisel
  • Doxil

Detailed Description:

The effectiveness of treatments for recurrent sarcomas is quite limited. One hypothesis to explain the refractory nature of recurrent sarcomas is the existence of chemotherapy-resistant sarcoma stem cells.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   1 Year and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Histologically confirmed sarcoma that is recurrent or refractory to conventional treatment
  • Measurable disease by RECIST criteria
  • ECOG performance status < 2 (or Lansky/Karnofsky > 60% for children)
  • Life expectancy greater than 3 months
  • Adequate organ function
  • absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500
  • platelets at least 100,000
  • bilirubin less than 1.5 x upper limit of normal
  • AST and ALT less than 2.5 x upper limit of normal
  • creatinine less than 1.5 x upper limit of normal OR creatinine clearance at least 60 ml/min/1.73 m2
  • fasting serum cholesterol less than 350
  • fasting serum triglycerides less than 400
  • PT or INR less than 1.3 x upper limit of normal
  • normal urinalysis
  • Ability to understand and sign the informed consent document

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Prior chemotherapy or radiotherapy within 3 weeks of entering the study (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin C)
  • Prior treatment with a tyrosine kinase inhibitor within 10 days of entering the study
  • History of pulmonary hypertension or pneumonitis
  • Patients may not be receiving other investigational agents
  • Prior therapy with rapamycin, rapamycin analogues, or tacrolimus
  • Uncontrolled brain metastases
  • History of grade 3 or 4 hypersensitivity to macrolide antibiotics
  • Concurrent treatment with immunosuppressive agents other than a stable (for more than 2 weeks) dose of corticosteroids
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness
  • Pregnancy or breast feeding
  • HIV-positive patients on combination antiretroviral therapy
  • Grade 3 or 4 proteinuria
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00949325

Locations
United States, Maryland
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21231
Sponsors and Collaborators
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
National Comprehensive Cancer Network
Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer
Investigators
Principal Investigator: David M Loeb, MD, PhD Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: David Loeb, Associate Professor, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00949325     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: J0963, NA_00028490
Study First Received: July 28, 2009
Last Updated: September 24, 2012
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center:
osteosarcoma
soft tissue sarcoma
rhabdomyosarcoma
leiomyosarcoma
Ewing's sarcoma
chondrosarcoma
liposarcoma
 malignant fibrous histiocytoma
malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor
pleiomorphic sarcoma
spindle cell sarcoma
synovial sarcoma
cancer stem cell

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Sarcoma
Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms
Doxorubicin
Sirolimus
Everolimus
Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
Antineoplastic Agents
 Therapeutic Uses
Pharmacologic Actions
Antifungal Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Immunosuppressive Agents
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Anti-Bacterial Agents

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