Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Sirolimus in Subjects With Metastatic, Mismatch Repair Deficient Solid Tumors After Immunotherapy
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04393454 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : May 19, 2020
Last Update Posted : June 6, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Metastatic dMMR Solid Cancer Solid Tumor Cancer Metastatic Solid Tumor | Drug: Sirolimus 2Mg Tab | Phase 2 |
Despite recent therapeutic strategies, including immunotherapy, treatment alternatives for patients with metastatic mismatch-repair deficient (dMMR) solid tumors remain scarce. Pre-clinical data suggests that dMMR tumors are susceptible to rapamycin (sirolimus), a mTOR inhibitor. In these tumors, characterized by higher levels of oxidative stress, sirolimus can exert a cytotoxic effect, led by the failure to repair DNA damage by inhibition of antioxidant enzymes such as FOXO3a triggered by Akt hyperactivation.
This proposal presents a phase 2 clinical trial designed to evaluate the efficacy of sirolimus in patients with dMMR solid tumors after immunotherapy. The investigators hypothesize that sirolimus will increase the overall response rate (ORR) by 20%.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 16 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Phase II Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Sirolimus in Subjects With Metastatic, Mismatch Repair Deficient Solid Tumors After Immunotherapy |
Actual Study Start Date : | June 3, 2020 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | April 2023 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | April 2023 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Sirolimus
Participants will be instructed to take 2 mg every day for 28 days (1 cycle). They will be evaluated in the oncology clinic every 2 weeks to make sure they are tolerating the medication well.
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Drug: Sirolimus 2Mg Tab
Sirolimus (oral) will be started at 2 mg daily. Sirolimus dosing will be titrated to meet serum trough levels of >8 ng/ml, assayed at 7 days after starting a new dose, by chromatography/nmass spectrometry. Once adequate serum levels are met (≥8 ng/ml), the same dosing will be continued until progression of disease as evidenced by imaging, or unacceptable toxicity. |
- Overall Response Rate [ Time Frame: 6 months ]To evaluate the efficacy of sirolimus by estimating the overall response rate (ORR) as assessed by Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1) in patients with metastatic dMMR solid cancer after immunotherapy (either due to disease progression or to inability to tolerate treatment).
- Progression Free Survival (PFS) - median months [ Time Frame: 6 months ]To evaluate other clinical end-points such as progression-free survival, response duration and overall survival of sirolimus in patients with metastatic dMMR solid cancer after immunotherapy (either due to disease progression or to inability to tolerate treatment).
- Response Duration (months) [ Time Frame: 6 months ]To evaluate other clinical end-points such as progression-free survival, response duration and overall survival of sirolimus in patients with metastatic dMMR solid cancer after immunotherapy (either due to disease progression or to inability to tolerate treatment).
- Overall Survival (OS) - median months [ Time Frame: 6 months ]To evaluate other clinical end-points such as progression-free survival, response duration and overall survival of sirolimus in patients with metastatic dMMR solid cancer after immunotherapy (either due to disease progression or to inability to tolerate treatment).

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Metastatic solid cancer tumor after immunotherapy (either due to progression of disease or inability to tolerate treatment)
- dMMR by immunohistochemistry (IHC) defined as the loss of expression in any of the four major MMR proteins (MLH1, MSH2, MSH6 and PMS2) or by next- generation sequencing (NGS)
- Age older than 18 at the time of informed consent
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0-2
- ≥1 measurable lesion based on RECIST, version 1.1 (16)
- Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1,500 mm3
- Platelet count ≥75,000 mm3
- Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dl
- Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤3.0 times the upper normal limit (UNL)
- Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤3.0 times the upper normal limit (UNL) Bilirubin ≤1.5 times the UNL
- Serum creatinine ≤1.5 times the UNL
Exclusion Criteria:
- Received immunotherapy in the prior 21 days.
- Have not recovered from toxicities of prior treatments to at least grade 1.
- Symptomatic central nervous system (CNS) metastases
- Pregnancy or Breast-feeding.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04393454
Contact: Sanjay Goel, MD | 718-405-8404 | SGOEL@montefiore.org |
United States, New York | |
Montefiore Medical Center | Recruiting |
Bronx, New York, United States, 10461 | |
Contact: Sanjay Goel, MD 718-405-8404 SGOEL@montefiore.org |
Principal Investigator: | Sanjay Goel, MD | Montefiore Medical Center |
Responsible Party: | Albert Einstein College of Medicine |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04393454 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
2019-10724 |
First Posted: | May 19, 2020 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | June 6, 2022 |
Last Verified: | June 2022 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
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.: | Yes |
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