Treatment of Patients With Metastatic or Unresectable Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors in First Line With Nilotinib
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00756509 |
Recruitment Status :
Active, not recruiting
First Posted : September 22, 2008
Last Update Posted : April 27, 2023
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors | Drug: Nilotinib | Phase 4 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 34 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | An Open-label, Multi-center, Single-arm Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Nilotinib in Adult Patients With Metastatic or Unresectable Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors in First Line Treatment |
Actual Study Start Date : | August 29, 2008 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | December 31, 2024 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | December 31, 2024 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: nilotinib
nilotinib
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Drug: Nilotinib
800 mg/d orally |
- To evaluate the efficacy of Nilotinib in patients with unresectable or metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumors. Efficacy is defined as the proportion of patients showing stable disease (SD), partial response (PR) or complete response (CR) during the [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- objective tumor response rate based on RECIST criteria (complete response (CR) and partial response PR) [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- time to overall response (PR or CR) [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- duration of response [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- progression free survival (PFS) during the first 6 months using RECIST criteria [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- overall survival (OS) [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- safety and tolerability [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- population pharmacokinetics of Nilotinib [ Time Frame: 6 months ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age ≥18 years
- Histologically confirmed diagnosis of GIST that is unresectable and/or metastatic and therefore not amenable to surgery or combined modality with curative intent prior to or at Visit 1
- At least one measurable site of disease on CT/MRI scan at Visit 1, as defined by RECIST criteria (see Post Text Suppl 3 for details) The scans should be at maximum 2 weeks old. New scans are only required as baseline scans if they are older then approx. 2 weeks.
- WHO Performance Status of 0, 1 or 2
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Patients must have the following laboratory values (≥ LLN (lower limit of normal) or corrected to within normal limits with supplements prior to the first dose of study medication.):
- Potassium ≥ LLN,
- Magnesium ≥ LLN,
- Phosphorus ≥ LLN,
- Total calcium (corrected for serum albumin) ≥ LLN
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Patients must have normal organ, electrolyte, and marrow function as defined below:
- Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC) ≥ 1.5x 109/L;
- Platelets ≥ 100 x 109/L;
- ALT and AST ≤ 2.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) or ≤ 5.0 x ULN if considered due to tumor;
- Alkaline phosphatase ≤ 2.5 x ULN unless considered due to tumor;
- Serum bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN;
- Serum lipase and amylase ≤ 1.5 x ULN;
- Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 x ULN or 24-hour creatinine clearance ≥ 50 ml/min. (calculated creatinine clearance using Cockroft formula is acceptable)
- Ability to understand and willingness to sign a written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Prior treatment with nilotinib
- Treatment with any cytotoxic and/or investigational cytotoxic drug ≤ 4 weeks (6 weeks for nitrosurea or mitomycin C) prior to Visit 1 with the exception of imatinib targeted therapy as an adjuvant therapy
- Prior or concomitant malignancies requiring active treatment other than GIST with the exception of previous or concomitant basal cell skin cancer, previous cervical carcinoma in situ
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Impaired cardiac function at including any one of the following:
- LVEF < 45% or below the institutional LLN range (whichever is higher) as determined by echocardiogram at Visit 1
- Complete left bundle branch block
- Use of a ventricular paced cardiac pacemaker
- Congenital long QT syndrome or family history of long QT syndrome
- History of or presence of significant ventricular or atrial tachyarrhythmias
- Clinically significant resting bradycardia (< 50 beats per minute)
- QTc > 450 msec on screening ECG (using the QTcF formula). If QTc > 450 msec and electrolytes are not within normal ranges (electrolytes should be corrected and then the patient rescreened for QTc.
- Right bundle branch block plus left anterior hemiblock, bifascicular block
- Myocardial infarction within 12 months prior to Visit 1
- Other clinically significant heart disease (e.g., unstable angina, congestive heart failure or uncontrolled hypertension,)
- Patients with severe and/or uncontrolled concurrent medical disease that in the opinion of the investigator could cause unacceptable safety risks or compromise compliance with the protocol e.g. impairment of gastrointestinal (GI) function, or GI disease that may significantly alter the absorption of the study drugs, uncontrolled diabetes

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00756509
Finland | |
Novartis Investigative Site | |
HUS, Finland, FIN-00029 | |
France | |
Novartis Investigative Site | |
Lyon, France, 69373 | |
Germany | |
Novartis Investigative Site | |
Bad Saarow, Germany, 15526 | |
Novartis Investigative Site | |
Essen, Germany, 45147 | |
Novartis Investigative Site | |
Hannover, Germany, 30625 | |
Novartis Investigative Site | |
Muenchen, Germany, 81377 | |
Italy | |
Novartis Investigative Site | |
Milano, MI, Italy, 20133 |
Study Director: | Novartis Pharmaceuticals | Novartis Pharmaceuticals |
Responsible Party: | Novartis Pharmaceuticals |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00756509 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CAMN107DDE06 2008-000358-11 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | September 22, 2008 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | April 27, 2023 |
Last Verified: | April 2023 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Yes |
Plan Description: | Novartis is committed to sharing with qualified external researchers, access to patient-level data and supporting clinical documents from eligible studies. These requests are reviewed and approved by an independent review panel on the basis of scientific merit. All data provided is anonymized to respect the privacy of patients who have participated in the trial in line with applicable laws and regulations. This trial data availability is according to the criteria and process described on www.clinicalstudydatarequest.com |
URL: | https://www.clinicalstudydatarequest.com |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
unresectable or metastatic GIST 1st. line treatment |
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors Neoplasms, Connective Tissue Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms |
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms Digestive System Neoplasms Digestive System Diseases Gastrointestinal Diseases |