Temsirolimus + Weekly Paclitaxel + Carboplatin for Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancer (HNSCC)

NCT01016769 | Completed Phase 1 Results

• 1 other identifier: 09-131
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 48
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 5

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to find out the good and bad effects that occur when temsirolimus is added to standard chemotherapy with carboplatin and paclitaxel.

Conditions

Squamous Cell Cancer; Head and Neck Cancer

Keywords

Paclitaxel; Carboplatin; Temsirolimus; Head and Neck; recurrent and/or metastatic; 09-131

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Phase II Recommended Dose for the Combination of Temsirolimus + Weekly Paclitaxel + Carboplatin.

  2 years

• To Determine the Objective Response Rate (CR or PR) After Two Cycles of Treatment With the Combination of Temsirolimus + Weekly Paclitaxel + Carboplatin as Palliative Therapy for Recurrent or Metastatic HNSCC

  Evaluation of target lesions: Complete Response - disappearance of all target lesions Partial Response - at least a 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum longest diameter Progressive Disease - at least a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum longest diameter recorded since the treatment started, or the appearance of one of more new lesions Stable Disease - neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for partial response nor sufficient increase to qualify for progressive disease, taking as reference the smallest sum longest diameter since the treatment started

  6 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Number of Participants Who Experienced Adverse Events

  2 years

• Median Overall Survival

  2 years

• Number of Participants With Potential Molecular Markers of Resistance to mTOR Inhibition

  2 years

Study Arms (1)

Temsirolimus + Weekly Paclitaxel + Carboplatin

EXPERIMENTAL

In Part 1 (Phase I) of the study, the primary endpoint is to establish the phase II recommended dose for the combination of temsirolimus + weekly paclitaxel + carboplatinPart 1 (Phase I) features a standard 3 + 3 phase I dose escalation design. Up to 3 dose levels are planned in the Phase I portion of the study. In Part 2 (Phase II) of the study, the primary endpoint is to determine the objective response rate (CR or PR) after two cycles (approximately 6 weeks) of treatment with the combination of temsirolimus + weekly paclitaxel + carboplatin as palliative therapy for recurrent or metastatic HNSCC. A two-stage design will be employed.

Drug: Temsirolimus + Weekly Paclitaxel + Carboplatin

Interventions

Temsirolimus + Weekly Paclitaxel + Carboplatin DRUG

Temsirolimus Per dose escalation scheme Level 1 (15 mg) 2 (20 mg) Level 3 (25 mg) IVPB 30 minutes weekly (3 weeks on, 1 week off) days 1 and 8. Paclitaxel 80 mg/m2 IVPB 1 hour weekly (2 weeks on, 1 week off) days 1 and 8. Carboplatin AUC 1.5 IVPB 30 minutes days 1 and 8. On Day 15 of each cycle, patients begin the rest week.

Temsirolimus + Weekly Paclitaxel + Carboplatin

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Patients must have microscopically confirmed head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), recurrent and/or metastatic.
• Confirmation of HNSCC may be obtained from the primary site or metastatic disease.
• Patients must be at least 18 years of age.
• Karnofsky Performance status must be ≥ 70%.
• Disease must be measurable by RECIST criteria.
• At least 6 weeks must have elapsed from previous radiation therapy. Patient must have recovered from the acute toxic effects of treatment prior to study enrollment.
• Adequate organ function, as follows:
• Adequate bone marrow reserve: absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 X 109/L, platelets ≥ 100 X 109/L, and hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL.
• Hepatic: total bilirubin within normal limits (≤ 1.0 mg/dL); alkaline phosphatase (AP), aspartate transaminase (AST) and alanine transaminase (ALT) ≤ 1.5 X ULN (upper limit of normal)
• Renal: Serum creatinine ≤ 1.3 mg/dL. Patients with serum creatinine \> 1.3 mg/dL may be eligible if creatinine clearance (CrCl) ≥ 45 mL/min based on the standard Cockroft and Gault formula.
• Patients of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 14 days of treatment. Patients must agree to use a reliable method of birth control during and for 3 months following the last dose of study drug.
• Patients must sign an informed consent document.

You may not qualify if:

• Previous exposure to temsirolimus or other mTOR inhibitors
• More than 2 prior cytotoxic regimens in the recurrent/metastatic disease setting
• History of any brain metastases
• Patients who require concomitant medications that are metabolized by hepatic CYP3A4, due to potential drug-drug interaction with temsirolimus
• Patients with known active interstitial pneumonitis
• Active infection or serious underlying medical condition that would impair the patient's ability to receive protocol treatment.
• Women who are pregnant or lactating
• Other active malignancy, other than indolent malignancies which the investigator determines are unlikely to interfere with treatment and safety analysis
• Diagnosis of Nasopharyngeal cancer is excluded.
• Patients with multifocal peripheral sensory alterations or paresthesias (including tingling) interfering with function, per patient report (example: activities of daily living)
• Therapeutic anticoagulation with Coumadin (warfarin)
• Hypertriglyceridemia ≥ grade 2 (CTCAE version 3.0).
• Impaired lung function: O2 saturation 88% or less at rest on room air by Pulse Oximetry. If O2 saturation is ≤ 88% at rest, further pulmonary function tests (PFTs) should be ordered to confirm normal pulmonary function and eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center: lead
• NATL COMP CA NETWORK: collaborator
• Pfizer: collaborator

Study Sites (5)

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center at Basking Ridge

Basking Ridge, New Jersey, 07939, United States

Location

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center @ Suffolk

Commack, New York, 11725, United States

Location

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, 10065, United States

Location

Memorial Sloan Kettering at Mercy Medical Center

Rockville Centre, New York, United States

Location

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center at Phelps Memorial Hospital Center

Sleepy Hollow, New York, 10591, United States

Location

Related Links

• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Neoplasms, Squamous Cell; Head and Neck Neoplasms

Interventions

temsirolimus; Carboplatin

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Coordination Complexes; Organic Chemicals

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Dr. David Pfister, MD
• Organization: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

pfisterd@mskcc.org

646-888-4237

Study Officials

• David Pfister, MD

  Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: Yes

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: November 18, 2009
• First Posted: November 19, 2009
• Study Start: November 1, 2009
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2018
• Study Completion: June 1, 2018
• Last Updated: June 26, 2019
• Results First Posted: June 26, 2019

Record last verified: 2018-06

Locations

US (5)