NCT01038778

Brief Summary

This phase I/II trial studies the side effects and best dose of entinostat when given together with aldesleukin and to see how well this works in treating patients with kidney cancer that has spread to other places in the body. Entinostat may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Aldesleukin may stimulate the white blood cells to kill kidney cancer cells. Giving entinostat together with aldesleukin may be a better treatment for metastatic kidney cancer.

Trial Health

75
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
47

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for phase_1

Timeline
10mo left

Started Oct 2009

Longer than P75 for phase_1

Geographic Reach
1 country

4 active sites

Status
active not recruiting

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Progress96%
Oct 2009Feb 2027

Study Start

First participant enrolled

October 29, 2009

Completed
2 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

December 18, 2009

Completed
6 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

December 24, 2009

Completed
9.4 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

May 22, 2019

Completed
1.8 years until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

February 24, 2021

Completed
6 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

February 12, 2027

Expected
Last Updated

April 13, 2026

Status Verified

February 1, 2026

Enrollment Period

9.6 years

First QC Date

December 18, 2009

Results QC Date

August 7, 2020

Last Update Submit

April 9, 2026

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • Dose-limiting Toxicities of Entinostat When Combined With Aldesleukin Within the Phase I

    Number of dose-limiting toxicities of entinostat when combined with aldesleukin within the Phase I MEASUREMENT OF EFFECT Patients underwent CT scans at week 11 (+/- 7 days) of each cycle during aldesleukin administration and then every 8-12 weeks (+/- 2 weeks). Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST V.1.0)

    84 days

  • Overall Response Rate (Complete Plus Partial) (Phase II)

    The proportion of patients who have a partial or complete response to treatment evaluated by RECIST V.1.0 criteria. MEASUREMENT OF EFFECT Patients underwent CT scans at week 11 (+/- 7 days) of each cycle during aldesleukin administration and then every 8-12 weeks (+/- 2 weeks). Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST V.1.0)

    Up to 12 months

Secondary Outcomes (7)

  • Incidence of Toxicity (Phase I)

    84 days

  • Progression-free Survival

    up to 12-months after the last subject enrolls

  • Overall Survival

    up to 12-months after the last subject enrolls

  • Time-to-tumor Progression

    up to 12-months after the last subject enrolls

  • Incidence of Toxicities

    Up to 30 days

  • +2 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (1)

Treatment (entinostat, aldesleukin)

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients receive entinostat PO every 2 weeks beginning on day -14 and high-dose aldesleukin IV every 8 hours on days 1-5 and 15-19. Cycles repeat every 84 days\* in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. NOTE: \*Patients with evidence of tumor shrinkage may receive up to 3 cycles of high-dose aldesleukin therapy. Patients with stable disease by RECIST version 1.0 criteria, but without evidence of tumor shrinkage after two cycles will receive only entinostat until disease progression is documented.

Biological: AldesleukinProcedure: Computed TomographyDrug: EntinostatRadiation: Fludeoxyglucose F-18Other: Laboratory Biomarker AnalysisOther: Pharmacological StudyProcedure: Positron Emission Tomography

Interventions

AldesleukinBIOLOGICAL

Given IV

Also known as: 125-L-Serine-2-133-interleukin 2, Proleukin, r-serHuIL-2, Recombinant Human IL-2, Recombinant Human Interleukin-2
Treatment (entinostat, aldesleukin)

Given PO

Also known as: HDAC inhibitor SNDX-275, MS 27-275, MS 275, MS-275, MS275, SNDX 275, SNDX-275, SNDX275
Treatment (entinostat, aldesleukin)

Undergo FDG-PET/CT

Also known as: 18FDG, FDG, Fludeoxyglucose (18F), fludeoxyglucose F 18, Fludeoxyglucose F18, Fluorine-18 2-Fluoro-2-deoxy-D-Glucose, Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Treatment (entinostat, aldesleukin)

Correlative studies

Treatment (entinostat, aldesleukin)

Undergo FDG-PET/CT

Also known as: CAT, CAT Scan, Computed Axial Tomography, Computerized Axial Tomography, Computerized axial tomography (procedure), Computerized Tomography, Computerized Tomography (CT) scan, CT, CT Scan, Diagnostic CAT Scan, Diagnostic CAT Scan Service Type, tomography
Treatment (entinostat, aldesleukin)

Correlative studies

Treatment (entinostat, aldesleukin)

Undergo FDG-PET/CT

Also known as: Medical Imaging, Positron Emission Tomography, PET, PET Scan, Positron emission tomography (procedure), Positron Emission Tomography Scan, Positron-Emission Tomography, PT
Treatment (entinostat, aldesleukin)

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Patients must have pathological diagnosis of renal cell carcinoma that is metastatic or surgically unresectable; the histology must be clear cell carcinoma or predominant clear cell carcinoma
  • Patients may have received up to two prior therapies including vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) and programmed cell death (PD)-1/PD ligand 1 (L1) inhibitors; prior palliative radiation to metastatic lesion(s) is permitted, provided there is at least one measurable and/or evaluable lesion(s) that has not been irradiated
  • Patients must have measurable or evaluable disease
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0
  • Life expectancy of greater than 6 months
  • Hemoglobin \>= 12 g/dL
  • Leukocytes \>= 3,000/mm\^3
  • Absolute neutrophil count \>= 1,500/mm\^3
  • Platelets \>= 100,000/mm\^3
  • Total bilirubin =\< 1.5 x laboratory upper limit of normal
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase \[SGOT\])/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase \[SGPT\]) =\< 2.5 x laboratory upper limit of normal
  • Creatinine =\< 1.5 x laboratory upper limit of normal or calculated creatinine clearance of \>= 50 ml/min
  • Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) within normal limits (WNL)
  • Corrected calcium =\< 10 mg/dL
  • Prothrombin time (PT)/international normalized ratio (INR) =\< 1.5
  • +6 more criteria

You may not qualify if:

  • Patients who have received more than two prior therapies
  • Concurrent use of valproic acid is not allowed
  • Patients may not be receiving any other investigational agents
  • Patients with untreated central nervous system (CNS) metastases; patients should have a head CT/magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) within 28 days prior to treatment initiation; patients with previously excised/gamma knifed solitary or oligometastases and controlled disease are eligible
  • Any medical condition that would preclude adequate evaluation of the safety and toxicity of the study combination
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure (New York Association class II, III, or IV), angina pectoris requiring nitrate therapy, recent myocardial infarction (\< the last 6 months), cardiac arrhythmia, history of cerebrovascular accident (CVA) within 6 months, hypertension (defined as blood pressure of \> 160 mmHg systolic and/or \> 90 mmHg diastolic on medication) history of peripheral vascular disease, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
  • Patients with a history of allergy to entinostat or other medications that have a benzamide structure (i.e. tiapride, remoxipride, and clebopride)
  • Pregnant women are excluded from this study; breastfeeding should be discontinued if the mother is treated with entinostat
  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients receiving combination antiretroviral therapy are ineligible because of the potential for pharmacokinetic interactions with entinostat. In addition, these patients are at increased risk of lethal infections when treated with marrow-suppressive therapy; appropriate studies will be undertaken in patients receiving combination anti-retroviral therapy when indicated
  • Serious or non-healing wound, ulcer or bone fracture
  • Major surgical procedure, open biopsy, or significant traumatic injury within 28 days prior to day 1 therapy
  • Anticipation of need for major surgical procedures during the course of the study
  • Left ventricular ejection function \< 45%

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (4)

USC / Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States

Location

Johns Hopkins University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center

Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States

Location

Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Buffalo, New York, 14263, United States

Location

Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Carcinoma, Renal Cell

Interventions

aldesleukinentinostatFluorodeoxyglucose F18Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

AdenocarcinomaCarcinomaNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialNeoplasms by Histologic TypeNeoplasmsKidney NeoplasmsUrologic NeoplasmsUrogenital NeoplasmsNeoplasms by SiteFemale Urogenital DiseasesFemale Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy ComplicationsUrogenital DiseasesKidney DiseasesUrologic DiseasesMale Urogenital Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

DeoxyglucoseDeoxy SugarsCarbohydratesSpectrum AnalysisChemistry Techniques, AnalyticalInvestigative Techniques

Results Point of Contact

Title
Senior Administrator, Compliance - Clinical Research Services
Organization
Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Study Officials

  • Saby George

    Roswell Park Cancer Institute

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
No
Restriction Type
LTE60
Restrictive Agreement
Yes

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 1
Allocation
NA
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
NIH
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

December 18, 2009

First Posted

December 24, 2009

Study Start

October 29, 2009

Primary Completion

May 22, 2019

Study Completion (Estimated)

February 12, 2027

Last Updated

April 13, 2026

Results First Posted

February 24, 2021

Record last verified: 2026-02

Locations