Rapamycin With Grapefruit Juice for Advanced Malignancies
A Phase Ib Study Administering Rapamycin (Sirolimus) With Grapefruit Juice in Patients With Advanced Malignancies
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Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the highest safe dose of rapamycin when given with a fixed amount of grapefruit juice.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for phase_1
Started Sep 2006
Longer than P75 for phase_1
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
September 1, 2006
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
September 11, 2006
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
September 12, 2006
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
May 1, 2009
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
May 1, 2012
CompletedJanuary 17, 2014
January 1, 2014
2.7 years
September 11, 2006
January 16, 2014
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Pharmacokinetic interaction
4 weeks
Study Arms (1)
Rapamycin + Grapefruit juice
EXPERIMENTALInterventions
Weekly oral doses, dose is assigned at the time of study entry
Daily oral doses starting during the second week on study.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Histologically confirmed malignancy that is metastatic or unresectable and for which standard curative or palliative measures do not exist or are no longer effective.
- Patients with hematologic malignancies (lymphoma, multiple myeloma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) only) are eligible to participate in the phase IB portion of the trial only.
- At least 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy or radiation therapy
- Aged 18 years or older
- ECOG performance status 0-2
- Life expectancy of greater than 3 months.
- Normal organ and marrow function:
- No transfusions of packed red blood cells within 1 week of starting treatment
- Leukocytes greater or equal to 3,000/μL
- \*\* White blood cell (WBC) greater or equal to 1,500/μL for patients with hematologic malignancies
- Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) greater or equal to 1,500/μL
- \*\* ANC greater or equal to 1,000/μL for patients with hematologic malignancies
- Platelets (PLT) greater or equal to 100,000/μL
- \*\* PLT greater or equal to 50,000/μL for patients with hematologic malignancies
- Total bilirubin within normal institutional limits
- +5 more criteria
You may not qualify if:
- Chemotherapy or radiotherapy within 4 weeks (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin C) prior to entering the study or those who have not recovered from adverse events due to agents administered more than 4 weeks earlier.
- May not be receiving any other investigational agents.
- Uncontrolled brain metastases or malignancy. Cannot be receiving enzyme-inducing anticonvulsants.
- History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to rapamycin
- Gastrointestinal malabsorption syndromes, partial small bowel obstruction, or any illness that would interfere with the ability to absorb oral medications.
- Uncontrolled intercurrent illness
- Severe immunodeficient states (as judged by the treating physician)
- Pregnant women are excluded from this study; breastfeeding should be discontinued.
- HIV-positive patients receiving combination antiretroviral therapy are excluded.
- Concurrent use of ketoconazole, cyclosporine, tacrolimus, diltiazem, and rifampin with rapamycin is not permissible. The concurrent use of calcium channel blockers, terfenadine, astemizole, cisapride, propafenone, cyclosporine, midazolam, triazolam, quinidine, or theophylline with grapefruit juice is not permissible.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
University of Chicago Hospitals
Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
Related Publications (1)
Treiber G. mTOR inhibitors for hepatocellular cancer: a forward-moving target. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther. 2009 Feb;9(2):247-61. doi: 10.1586/14737140.9.2.247.
PMID: 19192962DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Ezra W Cohen, MD
University of Chicago
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 1
- Allocation
- NA
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
September 11, 2006
First Posted
September 12, 2006
Study Start
September 1, 2006
Primary Completion
May 1, 2009
Study Completion
May 1, 2012
Last Updated
January 17, 2014
Record last verified: 2014-01