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Rapamycin With Grapefruit Juice for Advanced Malignancies

A Phase Ib Study Administering Rapamycin (Sirolimus) With Grapefruit Juice in Patients With Advanced Malignancies

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00375245
Enrollment
41
Registered
2006-09-12
Start date
2006-09-30
Completion date
2012-05-31
Last updated
2014-01-17

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Conditions

Tumors, Neoplasm Metastasis

Keywords

phase I, metastatic, advanced cancer, lung cancer, renal cancer, kidney cancer, head and neck cancer, bladder cancer, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, esophagus, GIST, liver cancer, melanoma, mesothelioma, lymphoma, ovary cancer, ovarian cancer, pancreas cancer, pancreatic cancer, prostate cancer, stomach cancer, thyroid cancer, Metastatic solid tumor

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.

Interventions

DRUGRapamycin (sirolimus)

Weekly oral doses, dose is assigned at the time of study entry

Daily oral doses starting during the second week on study.

Sponsors

University of Chicago
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* 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 * AST (SGOT) and ALT (SGPT) less than or equal to 2.5 times institutional upper limit of normal * Serum triglycerides less than or equal to 500 mg/dl * Creatinine within normal institutional limits OR creatinine clearance greater or equal to 60 mL/min for patients with creatinine levels above institutional normal * Women of childbearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) * Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.

Exclusion criteria

* 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.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pharmacokinetic interaction4 weeks

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026