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Randomized Discontinuation Study of Lapatinib Versus Placebo in Subjects With Documented Tumor Progression After Chemotherapy, or Where no Approved Therapy Exists

A Phase II, Placebo Controlled, Double-Blind, Randomized, Discontinuation Study of Lapatinib Administered Orally to Subjects With ErbB2 Positive Ovarian, Gastric/Esophageal Adenocarcinoma, Uterine Serous Papillary, or Bladder Cancer

Status
Terminated
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00447226
Enrollment
32
Registered
2007-03-14
Start date
2007-05-31
Completion date
2009-09-30
Last updated
2012-06-12

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Cancer

Keywords

Ovarian Cancer, Bladder Cancer, ErbB2 positive, Lapatinib, Gastric/Esophageal Cancer, Uterine Serous Papillary Cancer

Brief summary

This study will examine the efficacy and safety of lapatinib in patients with ErbB2 positive ovarian, gastric/esophageal adenocarcinoma, uterine serous papillary, or bladder cancers.

Interventions

DRUGOral lapatinib tablets or placebo tablets

Subjects administered open label lapatinib, 1500 mg to be taken orally once a day, for 12 weeks. After 12 weeks, subjects with a partial or complete response per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) will continue to receive open label lapatinib (1500 mg/day orally) until disease progression. Subjects who maintain stable disease will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to enter stage 2 of the study and receive double blind therapy of either lapatinib 1500 mg/day orally or placebo. Subjects who progress on placebo will have the option to receive lapatinib 1500 mg/day orally until further progression. Those who progress on lapatinib will be withdrawn from the study.

Sponsors

GlaxoSmithKline
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Signed written informed consent. * Age \>= 18 years old. * Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks. * Have histologically confirmed ovarian, gastric/esophageal adenocarcinoma, uterine serous papillary, or bladder cancer. * Have ErbB2-positive cancer as determined by Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH) assay. * Have documented tumor progression after receiving all standard/approved chemotherapies per National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines (V1) for their specific cancer and no approved therapy exists. * Have one or more tumors measurable by medical imaging and assessed using the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0 or 1. * Have archived tumor tissue available for biomarker analysis. * Have a negative serum pregnancy test if female of childbearing potential. * Any chemotherapy, major surgery, or irradiation must have been completed at least 3 weeks prior to receiving study drug (6 weeks for mitomycin-C or nitrosourea) and subject must have recovered from all toxicities incurred as a result of previous therapy. * Have a gastrointestinal tract intact enough to swallow and assure absorption of the drug. * Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test at screening and must use an approved contraceptive method, if appropriate (for example, intrauterine device, birth control pills, or barrier device) beginning 2 weeks before the first dose of investigational product and for 28 days after the final dose of investigational product. Males able to father a child must practice adequate methods of birth control or practice complete abstinence from intercourse from the first dose of investigational treatment until one week after the final dose of investigational treatment. * Have a cardiac ejection fraction within institutional range of normal as measured by either echocardiogram or multigated acquisition scans. The same method of cardiac evaluation must be used consistently throughout the study. * Subjects must have adequate organ function: Hematologic: absolute neutrophil count \>1.5 x 109/L hemoglobin \>9 g/dL platelets \>75 x 109/L Hepatic: albumin \>2.5 g/dL serum bilirubin \<1.25 x upper limit of normal aspartate aminotransferase/alanine aminotransferase \<3 x ULN if no documented liver metastases aspartate aminotransferase/alanine aminotransferase \<5 x ULN with documented liver metastases Renal: serum creatinine \<2.0 mg/dL * OR - calculated creatinine clearance1 \>40 mL/min

Exclusion criteria

* Have New York Heart Association Class III or IV, cardiac disease, myocardial infarction within past 6 months, unstable arrhythmia or evidence of ischemia on electrocardiogram. * Subjects who have had chemotherapy or radiotherapy within 3 weeks prior to entering the study or who have unresolved or unstable, serious toxicity from prior administration of another investigational drug and/or of prior cancer treatment. * Concurrent treatment with an investigational agent or participation in another treatment clinical trial. * Prior lapatinib therapy. * ECOG Performance Status 2 or greater. * Subjects receiving concurrent chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, biologic therapy (including an ErbB1 and/or ErbB2 inhibitor), or hormonal therapy for treatment of their cancer. Concurrent treatment with bisphosphonates is allowed. * History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical composition (quinazolines) to lapatinib. * Concurrent treatment with prohibited medications. * Malabsorption syndrome, resection of the small bowel or active, uncontrolled ulcerative colitis. * Concurrent disease or condition that would make the subject inappropriate for study participation or any serious medical or psychiatric disorder that would interfere with the subject's safety. * Uncontrolled infection. * Pregnant or lactating females.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants With the Indicated Tumor Response at 12 Weeks From First DoseWeek 12Per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST): Complete response (CR), disappearance of all lesions; partial response (PR), \>=30% decrease in the measurements of the largest lesions; stable disease (SD), insufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR or insufficient increase to qualify for progressive disease (PD); PD, \>=20% increase in measurements of lesions or appearance of new lesions. Data were not fully analyzed due to early study termination.
Percentage of Participants Who Remained Progression-free 12 Weeks After RandomizationWeek 12 after randomization.The percentage of participants who did not show signs of progressive disease 12 weeks after receiving lapatinib or placebo in Stage 2 of the study (participants who maintained SD in Stage 1 were randomized to either lapatinib or placebo) was measured. Formal statistics for treatment comparison were not performed, due to early study termination. The percentage of participants displayed below includes those with CR + PR + SD.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Time to Disease Progression (TTP)From start of treatment to disease progression/death (up to 83.3 weeks)Time to disease progression was calculated as the time from the start of treatment to disease progression or death due to disease progression. For participants who did not progress, the date of last contact was used and for those who died due to other causes, the date of death was used. The word used for such participants was censored. As the median value in the placebo arm was not reached (2 participants were censored and 2 were ongoing), results for the placebo arm are not displayed in the table below.
Number of Participants With the Indicated Change in Cancer Antigen-125 (CA-125) Levels From Day 1Pre-dose and every 6 weeks until withdrawal (up to 84.1 weeks)CA-125 is a tumor marker, found in greater concentration in tumor cells than other cells of the body. In particular, CA-125 is present in greater concentration in ovarian cancer cells than in other cells. A decreasing level generally indicates that therapy has been effective, whereas an increasing level indicates tumor recurrence.
Duration of Response(assessments every 12 weeks until death for withdrawn participants and every 3 weeks for participants continuing on lapatinib)Duration of response was calculated as the time from first documented partial response (PR; \>=30% decrease in the measurements of the largest lesions) or complete response (CR; disappearance of all lesions) until disease progression, the time when the participant began a new anti-cancer therapy, or death. Data were not analyzed due to early study termination.
Incidence of ErbB2-positive ParticipantsScreeningThe number of ErbB2-positive participants (determined by FISH assay) compared to the total number of participants screened was to be recorded. Over-expression of ErbB2 has been correlated with an overall poor prognosis. Data were not analyzed, due to early study termination.
Incidence of MET Amplification in Gastric CancerPerformed on archived tissue collected at screening.The number of gastric cancer participants with MET amplification (determined by fluorescence in situ hybridization \[FISH\] assay) compared to the total number of gastric cancer participants screened was to be recorded. Amplification of the MET gene has been reported to be related to carcinogenesis, progression of gastric cancer, and poor prognosis. Data were not analyzed due to early study termination.
Progression-free Survival (PFS)From start of treatment to disease progression/death (assessments every 12 weeks until death for withdrawn participants and every 3 weeks for participants continuing on lapatinib)Progression-free survival was calculated as the time from the start of treatment until disease progression or death. For participants who did not have disease progression or did not die, the date on which alternative anti-cancer therapy began was used, or the date of last contact (if sooner). The word used for such participants was censored. Data were not analyzed due to early study termination.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Pre-assignment details

Participants maintaining stable disease (SD) in Stage 1 (open label) were randomized to double-blind lapatinib 1500 milligrams (mg)/day or placebo (Stage 2). Of 32 participants in Stage 1, 7 maintained SD and were randomized into Stage 2. These 7 participants are represented as completed in the Open-label Phase participant flow table.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
All Participants
All participants treated in the open-label phase (1500 milligrams \[mg\] lapatinib, orally once a day), including those subsequently randomized to lapatinib (1500 mg, orally once a day) or matching placebo
32
Total32

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001
12-Week Open-label PhaseAdverse Event03
12-Week Open-label PhaseDisease Progression020
12-Week Open-label PhasePhysician Decision01
12-Week Open-label PhaseProtocol Violation01
Double-blind PhaseDisease Progression43

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicAll Participants
Age Continuous65 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.25
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
African American/ African heritage
1 participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
White
31 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
13 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
19 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
29 / 32
serious
Total, serious adverse events
4 / 32

Outcome results

Primary

Number of Participants With the Indicated Tumor Response at 12 Weeks From First Dose

Per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST): Complete response (CR), disappearance of all lesions; partial response (PR), \>=30% decrease in the measurements of the largest lesions; stable disease (SD), insufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR or insufficient increase to qualify for progressive disease (PD); PD, \>=20% increase in measurements of lesions or appearance of new lesions. Data were not fully analyzed due to early study termination.

Time frame: Week 12

Population: All treated: all participants who received at least one dose of open-label lapatinib.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
Open-label Lapatinib 1500 Milligrams (mg)Number of Participants With the Indicated Tumor Response at 12 Weeks From First DoseComplete response1 participants
Open-label Lapatinib 1500 Milligrams (mg)Number of Participants With the Indicated Tumor Response at 12 Weeks From First DosePartial response0 participants
Open-label Lapatinib 1500 Milligrams (mg)Number of Participants With the Indicated Tumor Response at 12 Weeks From First DoseStable disease9 participants
Open-label Lapatinib 1500 Milligrams (mg)Number of Participants With the Indicated Tumor Response at 12 Weeks From First DoseProgressive disease20 participants
Open-label Lapatinib 1500 Milligrams (mg)Number of Participants With the Indicated Tumor Response at 12 Weeks From First DoseUnknown2 participants
Primary

Percentage of Participants Who Remained Progression-free 12 Weeks After Randomization

The percentage of participants who did not show signs of progressive disease 12 weeks after receiving lapatinib or placebo in Stage 2 of the study (participants who maintained SD in Stage 1 were randomized to either lapatinib or placebo) was measured. Formal statistics for treatment comparison were not performed, due to early study termination. The percentage of participants displayed below includes those with CR + PR + SD.

Time frame: Week 12 after randomization.

Population: Intent-to-Treat Population: all participants randomized to study treatment in Stage 2

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Open-label Lapatinib 1500 Milligrams (mg)Percentage of Participants Who Remained Progression-free 12 Weeks After Randomization0 percentage of participants
PlaceboPercentage of Participants Who Remained Progression-free 12 Weeks After Randomization25 percentage of participants
Secondary

Duration of Response

Duration of response was calculated as the time from first documented partial response (PR; \>=30% decrease in the measurements of the largest lesions) or complete response (CR; disappearance of all lesions) until disease progression, the time when the participant began a new anti-cancer therapy, or death. Data were not analyzed due to early study termination.

Time frame: (assessments every 12 weeks until death for withdrawn participants and every 3 weeks for participants continuing on lapatinib)

Population: All treated: all participants who received at least one dose of open-label lapatinib.

Secondary

Incidence of ErbB2-positive Participants

The number of ErbB2-positive participants (determined by FISH assay) compared to the total number of participants screened was to be recorded. Over-expression of ErbB2 has been correlated with an overall poor prognosis. Data were not analyzed, due to early study termination.

Time frame: Screening

Population: All participants who were screened to determine their eligibility to enter into the study

Secondary

Incidence of MET Amplification in Gastric Cancer

The number of gastric cancer participants with MET amplification (determined by fluorescence in situ hybridization \[FISH\] assay) compared to the total number of gastric cancer participants screened was to be recorded. Amplification of the MET gene has been reported to be related to carcinogenesis, progression of gastric cancer, and poor prognosis. Data were not analyzed due to early study termination.

Time frame: Performed on archived tissue collected at screening.

Population: All participants with gastric cancer who were screened to determine their eligibility to enter into the study

Secondary

Number of Participants With the Indicated Change in Cancer Antigen-125 (CA-125) Levels From Day 1

CA-125 is a tumor marker, found in greater concentration in tumor cells than other cells of the body. In particular, CA-125 is present in greater concentration in ovarian cancer cells than in other cells. A decreasing level generally indicates that therapy has been effective, whereas an increasing level indicates tumor recurrence.

Time frame: Pre-dose and every 6 weeks until withdrawal (up to 84.1 weeks)

Population: Participants with ovarian cancer. The number of participants for whom there are data varies at each time point, depending on how many participants had CA-125 samples.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
Open-label Lapatinib 1500 Milligrams (mg)Number of Participants With the Indicated Change in Cancer Antigen-125 (CA-125) Levels From Day 1CA-125 doubled at Week 6, n=31 participants
Open-label Lapatinib 1500 Milligrams (mg)Number of Participants With the Indicated Change in Cancer Antigen-125 (CA-125) Levels From Day 1CA-125 halved at Week 6, n=30 participants
Open-label Lapatinib 1500 Milligrams (mg)Number of Participants With the Indicated Change in Cancer Antigen-125 (CA-125) Levels From Day 1CA-125 doubled at Week 18, n=20 participants
Open-label Lapatinib 1500 Milligrams (mg)Number of Participants With the Indicated Change in Cancer Antigen-125 (CA-125) Levels From Day 1CA-125 halved at Week 18, n=20 participants
Open-label Lapatinib 1500 Milligrams (mg)Number of Participants With the Indicated Change in Cancer Antigen-125 (CA-125) Levels From Day 1CA-125 doubled at withdrawal at <=12 weeks, n=43 participants
Open-label Lapatinib 1500 Milligrams (mg)Number of Participants With the Indicated Change in Cancer Antigen-125 (CA-125) Levels From Day 1CA-125 halved at withdrawal at <=12 weeks, n=40 participants
Open-label Lapatinib 1500 Milligrams (mg)Number of Participants With the Indicated Change in Cancer Antigen-125 (CA-125) Levels From Day 1CA-125 doubled at withdrawal at >12 weeks, n=10 participants
Open-label Lapatinib 1500 Milligrams (mg)Number of Participants With the Indicated Change in Cancer Antigen-125 (CA-125) Levels From Day 1CA-125 halved at withdrawal at >12 weeks, n=10 participants
Secondary

Progression-free Survival (PFS)

Progression-free survival was calculated as the time from the start of treatment until disease progression or death. For participants who did not have disease progression or did not die, the date on which alternative anti-cancer therapy began was used, or the date of last contact (if sooner). The word used for such participants was censored. Data were not analyzed due to early study termination.

Time frame: From start of treatment to disease progression/death (assessments every 12 weeks until death for withdrawn participants and every 3 weeks for participants continuing on lapatinib)

Population: All treated: all participants who received at least one dose of open-label lapatinib.

Secondary

Time to Disease Progression (TTP)

Time to disease progression was calculated as the time from the start of treatment to disease progression or death due to disease progression. For participants who did not progress, the date of last contact was used and for those who died due to other causes, the date of death was used. The word used for such participants was censored. As the median value in the placebo arm was not reached (2 participants were censored and 2 were ongoing), results for the placebo arm are not displayed in the table below.

Time frame: From start of treatment to disease progression/death (up to 83.3 weeks)

Population: All Treated: all participants who received at least one dose of open-label lapatinib.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Open-label Lapatinib 1500 Milligrams (mg)Time to Disease Progression (TTP)78 weeks
PlaceboTime to Disease Progression (TTP)137 weeks

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