Tivozanib + Gemcitabine in Metastatic RCC



Status:Not yet recruiting
Conditions:Cancer
Therapuetic Areas:Oncology
Healthy:No
Age Range:18 - Any
Updated:5/27/2013
Start Date:June 2013
Contact:Toni Choueiri, MD
Email:tchoueiri@partners.org
Phone:6176325456

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A Phase II and Biomarker Study of Tivozanib With Gemcitabine Addition Upon Progression in Patients With Metastatic Refractory Renal Cell Carcinoma


This research study is a PHase II clinical trial, which tests the safety and effectiveness
of an investigational combination of drugs to learn whether the combination of drugs works
in treating a specific cancer. "Investigational" means that the combination of drugs is
being studied. It also means that the FDA has not yet approved these drugs or combination of
drugs for use in participants, including people with your type of cancer.

Tivozanib is an anti-angiogenesis medicine that fights cancer by cutting off a tumor's blood
supply so that it does not get the blood and nutrients it needs to grow. This drug has been
used in other research studies and information from those other research studies suggests
that this drug may help to slow the growth of cancer cells.

Gemcitabine is a chemotherapy drug that is approved by the FDA for the treatment of
pancreatic cancer and several other cancers. It is not approved for the treatment of renal
cell carcinoma. Previous research suggests combining gemcitabine with tivozanib may have
some effectiveness in treating metastatic renal cell carcinoma.

The purpose of this research study is to determine the effectiveness of tivozanib as a
treatment for renal cell carcinoma. The purpose of this research study is to also determine
if the combination of tivozanib and gemcitabine is effective in treating your type of cancer
if your cancer becomes unresponsive or gets worse with tivozanib as treatment alone. The
safety of the combination of tivozanib and gemcitabine will also wbe studied.

Another goal of this research study is to learn more about how tivozanib alone and the
combination of tivozanib and gemcitabine may work to treat renal cell carcinoma. During the
research study we will perform blood tests to measure the level of substances in the blood
such as proteins (biomarkers) that may predict who will respond to treatment with tivozanib
and gemcitabine.


If you agree to participate in this study you will be asked to undergo some screening tests
and procedures to confirm that you are eligible. Many of these tests and procedures are
likely to be part of regular cancer care and may be done even if it turns out that you do
not take part in this study. If you have had some of these tests and procedures recently,
they may or may not need to be repeated. The screening process will include the following:
medical history, physical examination, measurement of vital signs, performance status
assessment, electrocardiogram (EKG), echocardiogram (ECHO), CT or MRI, routine blood tests,
urine sample, blood pregnancy test. If these tests show that you are eligible to participate
in the research study, you will begin the study treatment. If you do not meet the
eligibility criteria, you will not be able to participate in this research study.

This study is broken into two segments. In the first segment, you will receive tivozanib
alone. Every 28 days in this study is called a study "cycle". You will come to clinic once
every 28 days (once a month), on 'day 1' of each 28 day cycle.

Tivozanib is a pill that you take by mouth. You will take it once per day, in the morning,
with a glass of water, with or without food. You will take tivozanib days 1-21 (the first
three weeks) of each 28 day treatment cycle. You will be given a Study Drug Administration
Diary to keep a brief record of the date and time when you take your dose of tivozanib. The
study staff will explain to you how to complete your diary. This will be reviewed during yur
visits by your doctor or a member of the study staff. This diary will be collected at your
visit at the end of each cycle, and a new one will be given to you at the start of the next
cycle. You will also have a pre-dose research blood draw (approximately 8 teaspoons of
blood will be drawn) prior to your first dose of tivozanib, and after your first cycle of
tivozanib. Your samples will not have personal information about you (such as your name and
address) on them.

On Day 1 of every cycle you will have: a medical history, physical exam, measurement of your
vital signs, performance status assessment, routine blood tests to monitor your health,
urine sample. Every other cycle (prior to cycle 3, 5, 7 etc). you will have a CT or MRI
scan, EKG, ECHO.

If your cancer gets worse while receiving tivozanib alone you may be eligible to participate
in segment 2 of the study and receive tivozanib in combination with gemcitabine. You will
come to the clinic on days 1 and 8 of each 28 day cycle.

Gemcitabine will be given through a vein (intravenously, or IV) over a period of 30 minutes
at the study clinic. This is called an infusion. You will receive the gemcitabine on days 1
and 8 of each treatment cycle.

You will also have a pre-dose research blood draw (approximately 8 teaspoons of blood will
be drawn) prior to your first cycle of tivozanib and gemcitabine in combination, after your
first 28 days cycle of tivozanib and gemcitabine in combination, and if your cancer gets
worse while receiving tivozanib and gemcitabine in combination. Your samples will not have
personal information about you (such as your name and address) on them.

If your doctor determines it is safe for you to have a biopsy, you will undergo a fresh
tumor biopsy at the following time points: Prior to receiving your first 28 day cycle of
tivozanib and gemcitabine in combination; and after two 28 day cycles (roughly 2 months) of
receiving tivozanib and gemcitabine in combination.

On Days 1 and 8 and at the end of study treatment you will undergo a medical history,
physical examination, measurement of vital signs, performance status assessment, routine
blood tests and a urine sample.

If an unexpected or unwanted event happens during the study, you may be asked to have some
extra tests or measurements. Some of the tests or measurements done during the study may
have to be repeated if the results are not usable or are abnormal. If additional visits are
required during your participation in this study, your study doctor may perform the
following procedures and evaluations: medical history, vital sign measurements, physical
exam, ECG, performance status, blood and urine tests and/or a review of your study drug
administration diary.

We would like to keep track of your medical condition indefinitely. If we do not hear from
you, we would like to do this by calling no more than every three months to see how you are
doing. Keeping in touch with you and checking your condition helps us look at the long-term
effects of the research.

Inclusion Criteria:

- Histologically confirmed renal cell carcinoma that is metastatic

- Failed at least one prior VEGF-targeted therapy

- Prior immunotherapy and mTOR inhibitors are allowed

- Evidence of unidimensionally measurable disease based on RECIST 1.1 criteria, with at
least 1 measurable lesion

- Willing to use adequate contraceptive measures while on study and for 30 days after
the lst dose of study drug

- For Segment 2, must have evidence of progressive disease

- For Segment 2, amenable to start Gemcitabine chemotherapy within 6 weeks of
progression on Tivozanib

- For Segment 2, willing to undergo pre/post therapy biopsy of a metastatic lesion if
safe and amenable

Exclusion Criteria:

- Prior gemcitabine or tivozanib

- Anticipated need for major surgical procedure during the course of the study

- Pregnant or breastfeeding

- Known prior history of hypertensive crisis or hypertensive encephalopathy

- Primary central nervous system malignancies or leptomeningeal metastases

- Significant cardiac disease

- Subjects on warfarin

- Uncontrolled intercurrent illness

- Evidence of bleeding diathesis or known coagulopathy

- Serious, non-healing wound, ulcer or bone fracture

- Psychiatric illness/social situation that would limit compliance with study
requirements

- Previous or concurrent malignancy requiring active systemic therapy, < 4 years

- Inability to swallow pills, malabsorption syndrome or gastrointestinal disease that
severely affects the absorption of tivozanib, major resection of the stomach or small
bowel, or gastric bypass procedure

- Ongoing use of strong CYP3A4 inducers
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