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Evaluation of M40403 for the Prevention of Dose Limiting Toxicities of High Dose IL-2

Primary Purpose

IL-2 Induced Hypotension

Status
Suspended
Phase
Phase 1
Locations
United States
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
M40403
Sponsored by
MetaPhore Pharmaceuticals
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About this trial

This is an interventional prevention trial for IL-2 Induced Hypotension focused on measuring Metastatic Melanoma, Renal Cell Carcinoma, IL-2, Interleukin-2, Hypotension

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - undefined (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria: Patient has given signed informed consent. Patient has documented histologically confirmed malignant melanoma or renal cell carcinoma which is metastatic. Patient is eligible for high dose IV IL-2 therapy. Tumor dimension of at least one lesion is measurable in two dimensions. Patient is at least 18 years of age. Patient is ambulatory with good performance status (ECOG PS 0,1; Karnofsky 100-70%). If the patient is a woman of child bearing potential, patient is not lactating and ahs a negative pregnancy test (beta-HCG test obtained within 72 hours of enrollment) and agrees to use an adequate method of contraception for the duration of the study. Patient has adequate organ function as defined by: WBC count >3,500 per cubic millimeter; platelet count> 100,000 per cubic millimeter; Bilirubin within institutional normal range; creatinine less than or equal to 2.0 mg/dl or creatinine clearance > 50 ml/min; No evidence of congestive heart failure, symptoms of coronary artery disease, serious cardiac arrhythmias or evidence of prior myocardial infarction. A pretreatment cardiac stress test must be performed within 42 days of IL-2 treatment. Patients with documented ischemia on the pretreatment cardiac stress test will be excluded from the study; Adequate pulmonary reserve. Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) must be performed within 42 days of IL-2 treatment and an FEV1 > 2.0 liters or 75% of predicted for height and age is the minimum acceptable criteria for patient entry. PAtients unable to perform PFTs will be excluded from the study. Patient has recovered from all toxic effects of prior therapy. Patient has a life expectancy, in the opinion of the investigator, of at least 4 months. Exclusion Criteria: Patient has an organ allograft. Patient has brain metastases. A Brain CT or MRI scan should be performed within 42 days of IL-2 treatment. Patient is know to be HIV antibody positive. HIV testing is not required for enrollment into this study. Patient has evidence of active infection which requires antibiotic therapy. Patient has received systemic corticosteroids in the four weeks prior to the first dose of study drug, or requires or is anticipated to require corticosteroids for intercurrent disease. Patient has received radiotherapy, chemotherapy, or immunotherapy in the four weeks prior to the first dose of study drug, or is scheduled to receive concurrent radiotherapy, chemotherapy, or immunotherapy. Patient has contraindication to treatment with pressor agents. Patient currently receives chronic medication for asthma. Patient has a history of another malignancy other than basal cell skin cancer within 5 years prior to the first dose of study drug. Patient has any significant medical disease other than the malignancy which, in the opinion of the investigator, may interfere with completion of the study. Patient has previously received any IL-2 therapy. Patient has received another investigational medication within 4 weeks prior to M40403 administration or is scheduled to receive an investigational drug other than M40403 during the course of the study.

Sites / Locations

  • Northwestern University Medical School
  • Providence Portland Medical Center
  • Huntsman Cancer Institute

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First Posted
April 17, 2002
Last Updated
June 23, 2005
Sponsor
MetaPhore Pharmaceuticals
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT00033956
Brief Title
Evaluation of M40403 for the Prevention of Dose Limiting Toxicities of High Dose IL-2
Official Title
Phase I/II Open Label Dose Escalation and Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Evaluation of M40403, for the Prevention of the Dose Limiting Toxicities of High Dose IV Bolus IL-2 Treatment of Metastatic Melanoma or Renal Cell Carcinoma.
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
May 2002
Overall Recruitment Status
Suspended
Study Start Date
December 2001 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
undefined (undefined)
Study Completion Date
undefined (undefined)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Name of the Sponsor
MetaPhore Pharmaceuticals

4. Oversight

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
The clinical use of IL-2 is currently limited by development of dose-dependent hypotension (systolic blood pressure (SBP) < 90 mm Hg). The overall outcome is constant across sites with 20-50% of the patients requiring ICU management because of unresponsive hypotension and hyporeactivity (loss of response to vasoconstrictors). Because of the dose-limiting side effects, the duration of IL-2 dosing is frequently curtailed. Thus, hemodynamic toxicities have limited the usefulness of IL-2 therapy. M40403 has prevented both the hypotension and hyporeactivity associated with IL-2 treatment in preclinical studies. This trial will study the safety and efficacy of M40403 in the prevention or reduction of hypotension in patients receiving IL-2 therapy.
Detailed Description
High-dose interleukin-2 (IL-2) therapy is currently indicated for treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma and metastatic malignant melanoma, and has been associated with a 5-15% long-term clinical response. In addition, IL-2 therapy is showing promise in treatment of acute myelogenous leukemia, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and breast cancer, and in improving immunologic function in patients with AIDS. However, the major dose-limiting toxicity of IL-2, hypotension, severely limits the usefulness of IL-2 therapy. Because of the unresponsive hypotension and loss of response to exogenously administered vasopressors, 20-50% of the patients receiving high dose IL-2 therapy require ICU management. These dose-limiting side effects frequently necessitate curtailing the full period of IL-2 dosing in order to reverse the hypotension and prevent subsequent renal dysfunction. Thus, hemodynamic toxicities have limited the usefulness of IL-2 therapy. A course of IL-2 therapy requires long hospitalization and intense patient monitoring during administration. As a consequence, despite favorable long-term response, few sites offer this treatment. The availability of an agent that prevents IL-2-induced hypotension without adversely affecting the therapeutic mechanism of IL-2, would markedly facilitate IL-2 administration and at a minimum, would maximize the number of patients who could receive the full regimen of IL-2. The reduction in IL-2 toxicity may also enable higher doses and/or more frequent dosing of IL-2 to be used, with the potential of higher success of tumor response. Because M40403 may decrease the toxicity of IL-2, co-administration of M40403 may make it possible to broaden the clinical use of IL-2 to conditions where it is not currently indicated. The indication to be studied is for use in the prevention or reduction of hypotension associated with interleukin-2 (IL-2) therapy in patients with metastatic melanoma and renal cell carcinoma. The study is divided into a sequential dose escalation phase followed by the expansion of the selected dose in a double-blind, placebo-controlled, evaluation phase. Patients with metastatic or inoperable melanoma and renal cell carcinoma will be receiving high dose IL-2 per approved labeling as two 5-day sequences. M40403 will be administered by intravenous infusion over 30 minutes prior to each intravenous administration of high dose IL-2. Sequential panels of patients will receive increasing doses of M40403 along with IL-2 until an active dose is determined and an MTD is reached. Patients will be followed to determine the effects of M40403 on development of markers of IL-2 dose-limiting toxicity including hypotension, tachycardia, index of renal perfusion, cumulative dose of pressor required and cumulative dose of IL-2 administered. Approximately 48 patients will be studied.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
IL-2 Induced Hypotension
Keywords
Metastatic Melanoma, Renal Cell Carcinoma, IL-2, Interleukin-2, Hypotension

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Prevention
Study Phase
Phase 1, Phase 2
Interventional Study Model
Single Group Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Non-Randomized
Enrollment
48 (false)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
M40403

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Patient has given signed informed consent. Patient has documented histologically confirmed malignant melanoma or renal cell carcinoma which is metastatic. Patient is eligible for high dose IV IL-2 therapy. Tumor dimension of at least one lesion is measurable in two dimensions. Patient is at least 18 years of age. Patient is ambulatory with good performance status (ECOG PS 0,1; Karnofsky 100-70%). If the patient is a woman of child bearing potential, patient is not lactating and ahs a negative pregnancy test (beta-HCG test obtained within 72 hours of enrollment) and agrees to use an adequate method of contraception for the duration of the study. Patient has adequate organ function as defined by: WBC count >3,500 per cubic millimeter; platelet count> 100,000 per cubic millimeter; Bilirubin within institutional normal range; creatinine less than or equal to 2.0 mg/dl or creatinine clearance > 50 ml/min; No evidence of congestive heart failure, symptoms of coronary artery disease, serious cardiac arrhythmias or evidence of prior myocardial infarction. A pretreatment cardiac stress test must be performed within 42 days of IL-2 treatment. Patients with documented ischemia on the pretreatment cardiac stress test will be excluded from the study; Adequate pulmonary reserve. Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) must be performed within 42 days of IL-2 treatment and an FEV1 > 2.0 liters or 75% of predicted for height and age is the minimum acceptable criteria for patient entry. PAtients unable to perform PFTs will be excluded from the study. Patient has recovered from all toxic effects of prior therapy. Patient has a life expectancy, in the opinion of the investigator, of at least 4 months. Exclusion Criteria: Patient has an organ allograft. Patient has brain metastases. A Brain CT or MRI scan should be performed within 42 days of IL-2 treatment. Patient is know to be HIV antibody positive. HIV testing is not required for enrollment into this study. Patient has evidence of active infection which requires antibiotic therapy. Patient has received systemic corticosteroids in the four weeks prior to the first dose of study drug, or requires or is anticipated to require corticosteroids for intercurrent disease. Patient has received radiotherapy, chemotherapy, or immunotherapy in the four weeks prior to the first dose of study drug, or is scheduled to receive concurrent radiotherapy, chemotherapy, or immunotherapy. Patient has contraindication to treatment with pressor agents. Patient currently receives chronic medication for asthma. Patient has a history of another malignancy other than basal cell skin cancer within 5 years prior to the first dose of study drug. Patient has any significant medical disease other than the malignancy which, in the opinion of the investigator, may interfere with completion of the study. Patient has previously received any IL-2 therapy. Patient has received another investigational medication within 4 weeks prior to M40403 administration or is scheduled to receive an investigational drug other than M40403 during the course of the study.
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Northwestern University Medical School
City
Chicago
State/Province
Illinois
ZIP/Postal Code
60611-2927
Country
United States
Facility Name
Providence Portland Medical Center
City
Portland
State/Province
Oregon
ZIP/Postal Code
97213-3635
Country
United States
Facility Name
Huntsman Cancer Institute
City
Salt Lake City
State/Province
Utah
ZIP/Postal Code
84112
Country
United States

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