Regorafenib and Methotrexate in Treating Participants With Recurrent or Metastatic KRAS Mutated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Primary Purpose
KRAS Gene Mutation, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Brain, Recurrent Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma
Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 2
Locations
United States
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Methotrexate
Pharmacokinetic Study
Regorafenib
Sponsored by

About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for KRAS Gene Mutation
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Histologic or cytologic confirmed diagnosis of non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer that is recurrent or metastatic.
- Documentation of pathogenic KRAS mutation
- Previous receipt of at least one systemic therapy for recurrent or metastatic disease OR previous receipt of adjuvant systemic therapy within 6 months of enrollment; there is no limit on number of prior therapies allowed
- Prior systemic therapy must be completed within 2 weeks of study treatment, with either improvement of clinically significant treatment-related toxicities to grade 0-1 OR stabilized to a new baseline
- Previously treated OR asymptomatic non-progressing < 1 cm untreated brain metastases are allowed
- Measurable disease based on Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1 criteria
- Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1
- Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1500/mm^3
- Platelet count ≥ 100,000 /mm^3
- Hemoglobin (Hb) ≥ 9 g/dL
- Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5x upper limit of normal (ULN) OR calculated (Cockcroft Gault formula) or measured creatinine clearance ≥ 50 mL/min for patients with creatinine levels > 1.5x ULN
- Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5x ULN OR direct bilirubin ≤ ULN for patients with total bilirubin levels > 1.5x ULN
- Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 3x ULN (≤ 5x ULN for patients with liver involvement of their cancer)
- Must be able to swallow and retain oral medication
- Women patients of childbearing potential and men patients with women partners of childbearing potential must agree to use adequate contraception or agree to abstain from heterosexual activity beginning at the time of signing informed consent until at least 3 months after the last dose of study treatment; post-menopausal women (defined as no menses for at least 1 year) and surgically sterilized women are not considered childbearing
Exclusion Criteria:
- Previously treated with regorafenib
- Known allergy to regorafenib or methotrexate
- Currently receiving another systemic standard or investigational anti-cancer therapy; prior investigational therapy must be completed within 4 half-lives (if known) or 2 weeks, whichever is longer; the maximal washout of investigational therapy will not exceed 4 weeks prior to study treatment; bone medications such as bisphosphonates and receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-Β (RANK) ligand inhibitors permitted
- Leptomeningeal disease as documented by cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytology
Clinically significant cardiovascular related disease including:
- Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic pressure > 140 mm Hg or diastolic pressure > 90 mmHg on repeated measurements, i.e., 3 or more separate days within one week) despite optimal medical management
- Congestive heart failure - New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III or greater
- Active coronary artery disease (i.e., unstable or new onset angina within 3 months of study treatment; myocardial infarction within 6 months of study treatment)
- Clinically significant cardiac arrhythmias other than atrial flutter/fibrillation
- Stroke, including transient ischemic attacks, within 6 months of study treatment
- Other clinically significant arterial events, except for controlled asymptomatic pulmonary embolism, within 6 months of study treatment
- Clinically significant hemorrhage or bleeding event within 1 month of study treatment
- Uncontrolled symptomatic pleural effusion or ascites
- Known active additional malignancy that is undergoing or expected to undergo systemic treatment during duration of study participation
- Known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or known current active hepatitis B (i.e., hepatitis [Hep] B deoxyribonucleic acid [DNA] positive in prior 3 months) or hepatitis C infection (i.e., Hep C ribonucleic acid [RNA] positive in prior 3 months)
- Major surgical procedure (e.g., involving the opening of a major body cavity) within 4 weeks of study treatment; this does not apply to low risk procedures (i.e., thoracentesis; paracentesis; chest tube / PleurX catheter placement; line placement; needle biopsy of tumor; and bronchoscopy)
- Presence of a clinically significant non-healing wound, non-healing ulcer, or bone fracture
Concomitant therapy required at time of first dose of study treatment, including:
- Strong CYP3A4 inhibitors and CYP3A4 inducers
- Regular use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), proton pump inhibitors, and probenecid
- Women who are pregnant or breast feeding
- Any condition which, in the investigator's opinion, including substance abuse, medical, psychological or social conditions that makes the patient unsuitable for trial participation or may interfere with the patient's participation in the study
Sites / Locations
- Stanford University School of Medicine
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Label
Treatment (regorafenib, methotrexate)
Arm Description
Participants receive regorafenib PO QD on days 1-21, and methotrexate PO twice weekly with 2-3 days apart on a 3 week on/ 1 week off cycle. Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Outcomes
Primary Outcome Measures
Progression Free Survival (PFS)
Progression free survival (PFS), measured from time of first study treatment until objective tumor progression as assessed by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1 criteria or death from any cause, whichever occurs earlier. PFS was calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method along with 95% confidence interval.
RECIST v1.1 criteria are:
Complete Response (CR) = Disappearance of all target lesions
Partial Response (PR) = ≥ 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions
Overall Response (OR) = CR + PR
Progressive disease (PD) = 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, and/or the appearance of one or more new lesion(s)
Stable disease (SD) = Small changes that do not meet any of the above criteria
Secondary Outcome Measures
Objective Response Rate (ORR)
Objective response rate (ORR; as determined by RECIST v1.1) will be assessed as the proportion (percent) of participants with either complete response (CR; disappearance of all target lesions) or partial response (PR; ≥ 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions), with exact 95% confidence intervals based on a binomial distribution.
Disease Control Rate (DCR)
Disease control rate (DCR) will be assessed as the proportion of complete responses (CR) + partial responses (PR) + stable disease (SD) after 8 weeks of treatment (+/- 1 week), as determined by using RECIST v1.1
Number of Participants With Adverse Events
Participants who experienced any treatment emergent adverse event and any ≥ grade 3 adverse event is reported.
Trough Serum Concentration of Methotrexate
Pharmacokinetics (PK) of methotrexate when co-administered with regorafenib, as indicated by the trough serum concentration, was accessed by a fluorescent polarization immunoassay, and is reported as the mean with standard deviation. Participants treated with at least 1 dose of regorafenib and methotrexate and with at least one evaluable baseline pharmacokinetic sample and one follow up trough pharmacokinetic sample treated were included.
Maximum Serum Concentration (Cmax) of Methotrexate
Pharmacokinetics (PK) of methotrexate when co-administered with regorafenib, as indicated by the maximum serum concentration (Cmax) of methotrexate, was assessed by a fluorescent polarization immunoassay, and is reported as the mean with standard deviation. Participants treated with at least 1 dose of regorafenib and methotrexate and with at least one evaluable Cmax pharmacokinetic sample were included in the assessment.
Full Information
1. Study Identification
Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT03520842
Brief Title
Regorafenib and Methotrexate in Treating Participants With Recurrent or Metastatic KRAS Mutated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Official Title
Study of Regorafenib in Combination With Oral Methotrexate for KRAS Mutated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
Study Type
Interventional
2. Study Status
Record Verification Date
July 2023
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
August 14, 2018 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
June 15, 2022 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
June 15, 2022 (Actual)
3. Sponsor/Collaborators
Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
Stanford University
4. Oversight
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
Data Monitoring Committee
Yes
5. Study Description
Brief Summary
This phase II trial studies how well regorafenib works together with methotrexate in treating participants with metastatic non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer with tumors that harbor a KRAS mutation. Regorafenib is a targeted therapy that works on different cancer pathways to stop the growth of tumor cells and stop them from spreading. Methotrexate may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Giving regorafenib and methotrexate together may work in treating participants with KRAS mutated non-small cell lung cancer.
Detailed Description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To determine the progression free survival (PFS) of the combination of regorafenib and methotrexate for metastatic KRAS mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients who have received at least 1 prior systemic therapy.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To determine the objective response rate (ORR) of the combination of regorafenib and methotrexate for metastatic KRAS mutated NSCLC patients who have received at least 1 prior systemic therapy.
II. To determine the disease control rate (DCR) at 8 weeks of the combination of regorafenib and methotrexate for metastatic KRAS mutated NSCLC patients who have received at least 1 prior systemic therapy.
III. To determine the safety of the combination of regorafenib and methotrexate in metastatic KRAS mutated NSCLC patients who have received at least 1 prior systemic therapy, assessed as the number of subjects that experience a treatment-emergent adverse event.
IV. To determine the safety of the combination of regorafenib and methotrexate in metastatic KRAS-mutated NSCLC patients who have received at least 1 prior systemic therapy, assessed as the number (percent) of participants experiencing any dose-limiting toxicity (DLT).
V. To determine the pharmacokinetic parameters of methotrexate when combined with regorafenib (i.e., trough and maximum serum concentration [Cmax]).
OUTLINE:
Participants receive regorafenib orally (PO) once daily (QD) and methotrexate PO twice weekly with 2-3 days apart on a 3 week on / 1 week off schedule. Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
After completion of study treatment, participants will come in for an end of study treatment visit.
6. Conditions and Keywords
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
KRAS Gene Mutation, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Brain, Recurrent Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma, Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer AJCC v7
7. Study Design
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Phase 2
Interventional Study Model
Single Group Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
N/A
Enrollment
22 (Actual)
8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions
Arm Title
Treatment (regorafenib, methotrexate)
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Participants receive regorafenib PO QD on days 1-21, and methotrexate PO twice weekly with 2-3 days apart on a 3 week on/ 1 week off cycle. Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Methotrexate
Other Intervention Name(s)
Abitrexate, Alpha-Methopterin, Amethopterin, Brimexate, CL 14377, CL-14377, Emtexate, Emthexat, Emthexate, Farmitrexat, Fauldexato, Folex, Folex PFS, Lantarel, Ledertrexate, Lumexon, Maxtrex, Medsatrexate, Metex, Methoblastin, Methotrexate LPF, Methotrexate Methylaminopterin, Methotrexatum, Metotrexato, Metrotex, Mexate, Mexate-AQ, MTX, Novatrex, Rheumatrex, Texate, Tremetex, Trexeron, Trixilem, WR-19039
Intervention Description
Given PO
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
Pharmacokinetic Study
Other Intervention Name(s)
PHARMACOKINETIC, PK Study
Intervention Description
Correlative studies
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Regorafenib
Other Intervention Name(s)
BAY 73-4506, Stivarga
Intervention Description
Given PO
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Progression Free Survival (PFS)
Description
Progression free survival (PFS), measured from time of first study treatment until objective tumor progression as assessed by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1 criteria or death from any cause, whichever occurs earlier. PFS was calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method along with 95% confidence interval.
RECIST v1.1 criteria are:
Complete Response (CR) = Disappearance of all target lesions
Partial Response (PR) = ≥ 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions
Overall Response (OR) = CR + PR
Progressive disease (PD) = 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, and/or the appearance of one or more new lesion(s)
Stable disease (SD) = Small changes that do not meet any of the above criteria
Time Frame
From first study treatment assessed up to 15 months
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Objective Response Rate (ORR)
Description
Objective response rate (ORR; as determined by RECIST v1.1) will be assessed as the proportion (percent) of participants with either complete response (CR; disappearance of all target lesions) or partial response (PR; ≥ 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions), with exact 95% confidence intervals based on a binomial distribution.
Time Frame
Up to 24 months
Title
Disease Control Rate (DCR)
Description
Disease control rate (DCR) will be assessed as the proportion of complete responses (CR) + partial responses (PR) + stable disease (SD) after 8 weeks of treatment (+/- 1 week), as determined by using RECIST v1.1
Time Frame
At 8 weeks
Title
Number of Participants With Adverse Events
Description
Participants who experienced any treatment emergent adverse event and any ≥ grade 3 adverse event is reported.
Time Frame
Up to 38 months
Title
Trough Serum Concentration of Methotrexate
Description
Pharmacokinetics (PK) of methotrexate when co-administered with regorafenib, as indicated by the trough serum concentration, was accessed by a fluorescent polarization immunoassay, and is reported as the mean with standard deviation. Participants treated with at least 1 dose of regorafenib and methotrexate and with at least one evaluable baseline pharmacokinetic sample and one follow up trough pharmacokinetic sample treated were included.
Time Frame
Cycle 1, Days 1, 8, 15, and 22
Title
Maximum Serum Concentration (Cmax) of Methotrexate
Description
Pharmacokinetics (PK) of methotrexate when co-administered with regorafenib, as indicated by the maximum serum concentration (Cmax) of methotrexate, was assessed by a fluorescent polarization immunoassay, and is reported as the mean with standard deviation. Participants treated with at least 1 dose of regorafenib and methotrexate and with at least one evaluable Cmax pharmacokinetic sample were included in the assessment.
Time Frame
Cycle 1, Days 1, 8, and 15
10. Eligibility
Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Histologic or cytologic confirmed diagnosis of non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer that is recurrent or metastatic.
Documentation of pathogenic KRAS mutation
Previous receipt of at least one systemic therapy for recurrent or metastatic disease OR previous receipt of adjuvant systemic therapy within 6 months of enrollment; there is no limit on number of prior therapies allowed
Prior systemic therapy must be completed within 2 weeks of study treatment, with either improvement of clinically significant treatment-related toxicities to grade 0-1 OR stabilized to a new baseline
Previously treated OR asymptomatic non-progressing < 1 cm untreated brain metastases are allowed
Measurable disease based on Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1 criteria
Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1
Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1500/mm^3
Platelet count ≥ 100,000 /mm^3
Hemoglobin (Hb) ≥ 9 g/dL
Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5x upper limit of normal (ULN) OR calculated (Cockcroft Gault formula) or measured creatinine clearance ≥ 50 mL/min for patients with creatinine levels > 1.5x ULN
Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5x ULN OR direct bilirubin ≤ ULN for patients with total bilirubin levels > 1.5x ULN
Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 3x ULN (≤ 5x ULN for patients with liver involvement of their cancer)
Must be able to swallow and retain oral medication
Women patients of childbearing potential and men patients with women partners of childbearing potential must agree to use adequate contraception or agree to abstain from heterosexual activity beginning at the time of signing informed consent until at least 3 months after the last dose of study treatment; post-menopausal women (defined as no menses for at least 1 year) and surgically sterilized women are not considered childbearing
Exclusion Criteria:
Previously treated with regorafenib
Known allergy to regorafenib or methotrexate
Currently receiving another systemic standard or investigational anti-cancer therapy; prior investigational therapy must be completed within 4 half-lives (if known) or 2 weeks, whichever is longer; the maximal washout of investigational therapy will not exceed 4 weeks prior to study treatment; bone medications such as bisphosphonates and receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-Β (RANK) ligand inhibitors permitted
Leptomeningeal disease as documented by cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytology
Clinically significant cardiovascular related disease including:
Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic pressure > 140 mm Hg or diastolic pressure > 90 mmHg on repeated measurements, i.e., 3 or more separate days within one week) despite optimal medical management
Congestive heart failure - New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III or greater
Active coronary artery disease (i.e., unstable or new onset angina within 3 months of study treatment; myocardial infarction within 6 months of study treatment)
Clinically significant cardiac arrhythmias other than atrial flutter/fibrillation
Stroke, including transient ischemic attacks, within 6 months of study treatment
Other clinically significant arterial events, except for controlled asymptomatic pulmonary embolism, within 6 months of study treatment
Clinically significant hemorrhage or bleeding event within 1 month of study treatment
Uncontrolled symptomatic pleural effusion or ascites
Known active additional malignancy that is undergoing or expected to undergo systemic treatment during duration of study participation
Known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or known current active hepatitis B (i.e., hepatitis [Hep] B deoxyribonucleic acid [DNA] positive in prior 3 months) or hepatitis C infection (i.e., Hep C ribonucleic acid [RNA] positive in prior 3 months)
Major surgical procedure (e.g., involving the opening of a major body cavity) within 4 weeks of study treatment; this does not apply to low risk procedures (i.e., thoracentesis; paracentesis; chest tube / PleurX catheter placement; line placement; needle biopsy of tumor; and bronchoscopy)
Presence of a clinically significant non-healing wound, non-healing ulcer, or bone fracture
Concomitant therapy required at time of first dose of study treatment, including:
Strong CYP3A4 inhibitors and CYP3A4 inducers
Regular use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), proton pump inhibitors, and probenecid
Women who are pregnant or breast feeding
Any condition which, in the investigator's opinion, including substance abuse, medical, psychological or social conditions that makes the patient unsuitable for trial participation or may interfere with the patient's participation in the study
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Heather Wakelee
Organizational Affiliation
Stanford University
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Stanford University School of Medicine
City
Palo Alto
State/Province
California
ZIP/Postal Code
94304
Country
United States
12. IPD Sharing Statement
Plan to Share IPD
No
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