NCT01143402

Brief Summary

This randomized phase II trial studies temozolomide to see how well it works compared to selumetinib in treating patients with melanoma of the eye that has spread to other places in the body. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as temozolomide, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Selumetinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. It is not yet known whether temozolomide is more effective than selumetinib in treating melanoma of the eye.

Trial Health

90
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
120

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for phase_2

Timeline
Completed

Started Jun 2010

Longer than P75 for phase_2

Geographic Reach
2 countries

33 active sites

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 1, 2010

Completed
10 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

June 11, 2010

Completed
3 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

June 14, 2010

Completed
5.9 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

May 1, 2016

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

May 1, 2016

Completed
1 year until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

May 18, 2017

Completed
Last Updated

July 26, 2017

Status Verified

June 1, 2017

Enrollment Period

5.9 years

First QC Date

June 11, 2010

Results QC Date

April 7, 2017

Last Update Submit

June 26, 2017

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Progression-free Survival (PFS) (Evaluable Randomized Patients)

    The primary analysis will be performed among the Gnaq/Gna11 mutant patients. A stratified logrank test will be performed stratified by mutation status, M stage, and number of prior systemic therapies for metastatic disease. Due to the potential for a large number of strata and small strata sizes, the standard asymptotic stratified logrank test will be verified for robustness utilizing a permutation reference distribution.

    The time from randomization to the earlier date of objective disease progression per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria or death due to any cause in the absence of progression, assessed up to 5 years

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Median Overall Survival (Evaluable Randomized Patients)

    The time from randomization to death due to any cause, assessed up to 5 years

Other Outcomes (12)

  • Objective Disease Progression

    assessed up to 5 years

  • Overall Survival

    The time from randomization to death due to any cause, assessed up to 5 years

  • Response Rate (Complete and Partial Response)

    Up to 5 years

  • +9 more other outcomes

Study Arms (2)

Arm I (temozolomide)

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients receive temozolomide PO QD on days 1-5. Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients who are unable to be treated with temozolomide may be treated with dacarbazine IV every 3 weeks (with approval from the Principal Investigator). Patients who experience disease progression may crossover to arm II.

Drug: DacarbazineOther: Laboratory Biomarker AnalysisOther: Quality-of-Life AssessmentDrug: Temozolomide

Arm II (selumetinib)

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients receive selumetinib PO BID on days 1-28. Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Other: Laboratory Biomarker AnalysisOther: Quality-of-Life AssessmentDrug: Selumetinib

Interventions

Given IV

Also known as: 4-(Dimethyltriazeno)imidazole-5-carboxamide, 5-(Dimethyltriazeno)imidazole-4-carboxamide, Asercit, Biocarbazine, Dacarbazina, Dacarbazina Almirall, Dacarbazine - DTIC, Dacatic, Dakarbazin, Deticene, Detimedac, DIC, Dimethyl (triazeno) imidazolecarboxamide, Dimethyl Triazeno Imidazol Carboxamide, Dimethyl Triazeno Imidazole Carboxamide, dimethyl-triazeno-imidazole carboxamide, Dimethyl-triazeno-imidazole-carboximide, DTIC, DTIC-Dome, Fauldetic, Imidazole Carboxamide, Imidazole Carboxamide Dimethyltriazeno, WR-139007
Arm I (temozolomide)

Correlative studies

Arm I (temozolomide)Arm II (selumetinib)

Ancillary studies

Also known as: Quality of Life Assessment
Arm I (temozolomide)Arm II (selumetinib)

Given PO

Also known as: ARRY-142886, AZD6244, MEK Inhibitor AZD6244
Arm II (selumetinib)

Given PO

Also known as: CCRG-81045, Imidazo[5,1-d]-1,2,3,5-tetrazine-8-carboxamide, 3, 4-dihydro-3-methyl-4-oxo-, M & B 39831, M and B 39831, Methazolastone, RP-46161, SCH 52365, Temcad, Temodal, Temodar, Temomedac
Arm I (temozolomide)

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

  • Patients must have metastatic histologically or cytologically confirmed uveal melanoma; if histologic or cytologic confirmation of the primary is not available, confirmation of the primary diagnosis of uveal melanoma by the treating investigator can be clinically obtained, as per standard practice for uveal melanoma; pathologic confirmation of diagnosis will be performed at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) or at a participating site
  • Patients must have measurable disease, defined as at least one lesion that can be accurately measured in at least one dimension (longest diameter to be recorded) as \>= 20 mm with conventional techniques or as \>= 10 mm with spiral computed tomography (CT) scan
  • Life expectancy of greater than 3 months
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 or 1
  • Leukocytes \>= 3,000/mcL
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \>= 1,500/mcL
  • Platelets \>= 100,000/mcL
  • Hemoglobin \>= 9.0 g/dL (not requiring transfusions within the past 2 weeks)
  • Total bilirubin =\< 1.5 times upper limit of normal; note: patients with hyperbilirubinemia clinically consistent with an inherited disorder of bilirubin metabolism (e.g., Gilbert syndrome) will be eligible at the discretion of the treating physician and/or the principal investigator
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase \[SGOT\])/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase \[SGPT\]) =\< 2.5 times upper limit of normal for patients with no concurrent liver metastases
  • AST(SGOT)/ALT(SGPT) =\< 5 X institutional ULN for patients with concurrent liver metastases
  • Creatinine =\< 1.5 mg/dL
  • Tumor Gnaq and Gna11 status must be determined on all patients using a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) approved assay; if initial CLIA testing is performed locally, patients must consent to provide a tumor block or unstained slides to MSKCC for central review of Gnaq and Gna11 status; this central review may be performed retrospectively and will not delay patient treatment on study
  • Patients must agree to provide all imaging studies for central radiology review; this central radiology review may be performed retrospectively and will not be utilized for decision making for patients on study
  • Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document
  • +5 more criteria

You may not qualify if:

  • Patients may have had any number of prior therapies, but cannot have previously been treated with a mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK) inhibitor; at least 3 weeks must have elapsed since the last dose of systemic therapy; at least 6 weeks must have elapsed if the last regimen included carmustine (BCNU), mitomycin C or an anti-CTLA4 antibody; patients must have experienced disease progression on their prior therapy in the opinion of the treating investigator
  • Patients may not be receiving any other investigational agents
  • Patients with active or untreated brain metastases; treated brain metastases must have been stable for at least 2 months
  • History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to TMZ or DTIC or AZD6244
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection or bleeding, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, unstable cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
  • Pregnant women are excluded from this study; breast-feeding should be discontinued if the mother is treated with AZD6244
  • Women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation; women of child-bearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test prior to entry; should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately; please note that the AZD6244 manufacturer recommends that adequate contraception for male patients should be used for 16 weeks post-last dose due to sperm life cycle
  • Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients on combination antiretroviral therapy are ineligible; patients with compensated HIV, with adequate cluster of differentiation (CD)4+ T-cell counts, and not requiring antiretroviral medication will be allowed
  • Patients taking vitamin E supplements while on study
  • No concomitant anti-cancer chemotherapy or other systemic drugs; palliative radiation therapy will be allowed as long as the patient meets all other eligibility criteria
  • Refractory nausea and vomiting, chronic gastrointestinal diseases (e.g. inflammatory bowel disease), or significant bowel resection that would preclude adequate absorption
  • Patients with corrected QT (QTc) interval \> 450 msecs or other factors that increase the risk of QTc prolongation or arrhythmic events (e.g., heart failure, hypokalemia, family history of long QT interval syndrome) including heart failure that meets New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III and IV definitions are excluded
  • Every effort must be made to avoid the use of a concomitant medication that can prolong the QTc interval while receiving AZD6244; if the patient cannot discontinue medications that prolong the QTc interval while receiving AZD6244, close cardiac monitoring should be performed

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (33)

University of Colorado Cancer Center - Anschutz Cancer Pavilion

Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States

Location

Mount Sinai Medical Center

Miami Beach, Florida, 33140, United States

Location

Moffitt Cancer Center

Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States

Location

Emory University/Winship Cancer Institute

Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States

Location

University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center

Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States

Location

University of Iowa/Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center

Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States

Location

University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States

Location

Wayne State University/Karmanos Cancer Institute

Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States

Location

Fairview Ridges Hospital

Burnsville, Minnesota, 55337, United States

Location

Mercy Hospital

Coon Rapids, Minnesota, 55433, United States

Location

Fairview-Southdale Hospital

Edina, Minnesota, 55435, United States

Location

Unity Hospital

Fridley, Minnesota, 55432, United States

Location

Hutchinson Area Health Care

Hutchinson, Minnesota, 55350, United States

Location

Minnesota Oncology Hematology PA-Maplewood

Maplewood, Minnesota, 55109, United States

Location

Saint John's Hospital - Healtheast

Maplewood, Minnesota, 55109, United States

Location

Abbott-Northwestern Hospital

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55407, United States

Location

Hennepin County Medical Center

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55415, United States

Location

North Memorial Medical Health Center

Robbinsdale, Minnesota, 55422, United States

Location

Mayo Clinic

Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States

Location

Metro Minnesota Community Oncology Research Consortium

Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, 55416, United States

Location

Park Nicollet Clinic - Saint Louis Park

Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, 55416, United States

Location

Regions Hospital

Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55101, United States

Location

United Hospital

Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55102, United States

Location

Saint Francis Regional Medical Center

Shakopee, Minnesota, 55379, United States

Location

Ridgeview Medical Center

Waconia, Minnesota, 55387, United States

Location

Minnesota Oncology and Hematology PA-Woodbury

Woodbury, Minnesota, 55125, United States

Location

Washington University School of Medicine

St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

Location

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, 10065, United States

Location

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States

Location

Vanderbilt University/Ingram Cancer Center

Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States

Location

University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics

Madison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States

Location

Wisconsin Clinical Cancer Center

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States

Location

University Health Network-Princess Margaret Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2M9, Canada

Location

Related Publications (3)

  • Atkinson TM, Hay JL, Shoushtari A, Li Y, Paucar DJ, Smith SC, Kudchadkar RR, Doyle A, Sosman JA, Quevedo JF, Milhem MM, Joshua AM, Linette GP, Gajewski TF, Lutzky J, Lawson DH, Lao CD, Flynn PJ, Albertini MR, Sato T, Lewis K, Marr B, Abramson DH, Dickson MA, Schwartz GK, Carvajal RD. Relationship between physician-adjudicated adverse events and patient-reported health-related quality of life in a phase II clinical trial (NCT01143402) of patients with metastatic uveal melanoma. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol. 2017 Mar;143(3):439-445. doi: 10.1007/s00432-016-2318-x. Epub 2016 Dec 5.

  • Carvajal RD, Sosman JA, Quevedo JF, Milhem MM, Joshua AM, Kudchadkar RR, Linette GP, Gajewski TF, Lutzky J, Lawson DH, Lao CD, Flynn PJ, Albertini MR, Sato T, Lewis K, Doyle A, Ancell K, Panageas KS, Bluth M, Hedvat C, Erinjeri J, Ambrosini G, Marr B, Abramson DH, Dickson MA, Wolchok JD, Chapman PB, Schwartz GK. Effect of selumetinib vs chemotherapy on progression-free survival in uveal melanoma: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA. 2014 Jun 18;311(23):2397-405. doi: 10.1001/jama.2014.6096.

  • Chen X, Schwartz GK, DeAngelis LM, Kaley T, Carvajal RD. Dropped head syndrome: report of three cases during treatment with a MEK inhibitor. Neurology. 2012 Oct 30;79(18):1929-31. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e318271f87e. Epub 2012 Oct 17. No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Uveal Melanoma

Interventions

DacarbazineAZD 6244Temozolomide

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

MelanomaNeuroendocrine TumorsNeuroectodermal TumorsNeoplasms, Germ Cell and EmbryonalNeoplasms by Histologic TypeNeoplasmsNeoplasms, Nerve TissueNevi and MelanomasUveal NeoplasmsEye NeoplasmsNeoplasms by SiteEye DiseasesUveal Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

TriazenesOrganic ChemicalsImidazolesAzolesHeterocyclic Compounds, 1-RingHeterocyclic Compounds

Limitations and Caveats

Limitations of this study include the unblinded trial design and the lack of central review of imaging studies. Additionally, this trial was designed before activating mutations in exon 4 of GNAQ and GNA11 were reported.

Results Point of Contact

Title
Dr. Paul Chapman
Organization
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Study Officials

  • Paul Chapman

    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
No
Restriction Type
LTE60
Restrictive Agreement
Yes

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 2
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
NIH
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

June 11, 2010

First Posted

June 14, 2010

Study Start

June 1, 2010

Primary Completion

May 1, 2016

Study Completion

May 1, 2016

Last Updated

July 26, 2017

Results First Posted

May 18, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-06

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