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NKTR-102 in Combination With Cetuximab in Patients With Refractory Solid Tumors (Phase 2a) and Metastatic or Locally Advanced Colorectal Cancer (Phase 2b)

A Multicenter, Open-Label, Phase 2 Study to Determine the Dose, Safety and Efficacy of NKTR-102 (PEG-Irinotecan) in Combination With Cetuximab in Patients With Solid Tumors Refractory to Standard Treatment and to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of NKTR-102 or Irinotecan in Combination With Cetuximab in Second Line, Irinotecan and Cetuximab Naïve, Colorectal Cancer Patients With Metastatic or Locally Advanced Disease

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00598975
Enrollment
18
Registered
2008-01-23
Start date
2008-02-29
Completion date
2011-12-31
Last updated
2021-07-12

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

Conditions

Colorectal Cancer, Tumor

Keywords

Phase 2a: Multiple solid tumor types, Phase 2b: Second-Line Colorectal Cancer (CRC)

Brief summary

Study 07-PIR-02 is a Phase 2 study designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of NKTR-102 (PEG-irinotecan) for the treatment of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC). The study is comprised of two sequential components - Phase 2a and Phase 2b. The Phase 2a portion is an open-label, dose-finding trial in multiple solid tumor types that are refractory to standard curative or palliative therapies. The primary endpoint of the Phase 2a is to establish the /recommended Phase 2 Dose (RPTD) of NKTR-102 by measuring the frequency of Dose Limiting Toxicity (DLT). The Phase 2b portion is an open-label, randomized, two-arm study in patients with second-line metastatic colorectal cancer and study participants will be randomized (1:1) to receive either NKTR-102 and cetuximab or irinotecan and cetuximab. The primary endpoint of the Phase 2b portion of the trial is progression-free survival. Secondary endpoints for both the Phase 2a and 2b portion include response rate, response duration, overall survival, standard pharmacokinetics, and incidence of toxicities, including diarrhea and neutropenia.

Detailed description

The Phase 2a portion of this study is completed. The following entries reflect the Phase 2a portion of this study only. The Phase 2b portion of the study was not enrolled. Based on emerging data regarding the corresponding low efficacy of cetuximab in patients with KRAS mutations, as well as revised NKTR-102 clinical development plans, the Phase 2b portion of the study was not completed.

Interventions

DRUGNKTR-102 100 mg/m2

NKTR-102 100 mg/m2 + Cetuximab Arm: All patients received NKTR-102 in combination with cetuximab. NKTR-102 was administered intravenously (IV) once every 3 weeks (q3w) over 90 minutes on Day 1. Patients were to be enrolled in one of the following sequential dosing cohorts of NKTR-102: 100, 125, 150, or 175 mg/m2. Only the 100 and 125 mg/m2 were enrolled.

DRUGNKTR-102 125 mg/m2

NKTR-102 125 mg/m2 + Cetuximab Arm: All patients received NKTR-102 in combination with cetuximab. NKTR-102 was administered intravenously (IV) once every 3 weeks (q3w) over 90 minutes on Day 1. Patients were to be enrolled in one of the following sequential dosing cohorts of NKTR-102: 100, 125, 150, or 175 mg/m2. Only the 100 and 125 mg/m2 were enrolled.

DRUGCetuximab

Cetuximab was administered once weekly via a 2-hour IV infusion at a starting dose of 400 mg/m2 on Day 1 and subsequently administered weekly at 250 mg/m2 via a 1-hour infusion thereafter.

Sponsors

Nektar Therapeutics
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Male and non-pregnant, non-lactating female patients with an ECOG performance score \<3 who have any type of solid tumor refractory to standard therapy and who have adequate bone marrow and organ function at screening.

Exclusion criteria

* Patients must not have used any CYP3A4 inducers or inhibitors with 2 weeks prior to the first day of study drug treatment.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Patients With Dose Limiting Toxicities12 monthsNumber of patients with Dose Limiting Toxicities

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Patients With Dose Limiting Toxicities by NCI-CTCAE12 monthsNumber of patients with Dose Limiting Toxicities by NCI-CTCAE
Number of Patients With Overall Response12 monthsComplete Response is defined as the disappearance of all target lesions. Partial Response is defined as at least a 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum longest diameter. The best overall response was the best response recorded from the start of the study drug until disease progression/recurrence (taking as reference for progressive disease the smallest measurements recorded since the treatment started).

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
NKTR-102 100 mg/m2 + Cetuximab
All patients received NKTR-102 in combination with cetuximab. NKTR-102 was administered intravenously (IV) once every 3 weeks (q3w) over 90 minutes on Day 1. Patients were to be enrolled in one of the following sequential dosing cohorts of NKTR-102: 100, 125, 150, or 175 mg/m2. Only the 100 and 125 mg/m2 were enrolled.
12
NKTR-102 125 mg/m2 + Cetuximab
All patients received NKTR-102 in combination with cetuximab. NKTR-102 was administered intravenously (IV) once every 3 weeks (q3w) over 90 minutes on Day 1. Patients were to be enrolled in one of the following sequential dosing cohorts of NKTR-102: 100, 125, 150, or 175 mg/m2. Only the 100 and 125 mg/m2 were enrolled.
6
Total18

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001
Overall StudyAdverse Event11
Overall StudyBrain metastases10
Overall StudyDisease progression83
Overall StudyTx delayed >2 wks, hospitalized for AE10
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject11
Overall StudyWithdrawal of consent01

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicTotalNKTR-102 125 mg/m2 + CetuximabNKTR-102 100 mg/m2 + Cetuximab
Age, Continuous64.0 years65.5 years52.0 years
Copies of UGT1A1*28
Not detected
8 Participants1 Participants7 Participants
Copies of UGT1A1*28
One Copy (Heterozygous)
9 Participants4 Participants5 Participants
Copies of UGT1A1*28
Two Copies (Homozygous)
1 Participants1 Participants0 Participants
ECOG Performance
0
4 Participants0 Participants4 Participants
ECOG Performance
1
14 Participants6 Participants8 Participants
ECOG Performance
2
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
1 Participants1 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
17 Participants5 Participants12 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
9 Participants4 Participants5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
9 Participants2 Participants7 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
1 / 120 / 61 / 18
other
Total, other adverse events
12 / 126 / 618 / 18
serious
Total, serious adverse events
5 / 123 / 68 / 18

Outcome results

Primary

Number of Patients With Dose Limiting Toxicities

Number of patients with Dose Limiting Toxicities

Time frame: 12 months

Population: ITT/Safety Population

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
NKTR-102 100 mg/m2 + CetuximabNumber of Patients With Dose Limiting ToxicitiesDiarrhoea1 Participants
NKTR-102 100 mg/m2 + CetuximabNumber of Patients With Dose Limiting ToxicitiesDehydration0 Participants
NKTR-102 100 mg/m2 + CetuximabNumber of Patients With Dose Limiting ToxicitiesRenal Failure Acute0 Participants
NKTR-102 125 mg/m2 + CetuximabNumber of Patients With Dose Limiting ToxicitiesDiarrhoea1 Participants
NKTR-102 125 mg/m2 + CetuximabNumber of Patients With Dose Limiting ToxicitiesDehydration1 Participants
NKTR-102 125 mg/m2 + CetuximabNumber of Patients With Dose Limiting ToxicitiesRenal Failure Acute1 Participants
TotalNumber of Patients With Dose Limiting ToxicitiesDehydration1 Participants
TotalNumber of Patients With Dose Limiting ToxicitiesRenal Failure Acute1 Participants
TotalNumber of Patients With Dose Limiting ToxicitiesDiarrhoea2 Participants
Secondary

Number of Patients With Dose Limiting Toxicities by NCI-CTCAE

Number of patients with Dose Limiting Toxicities by NCI-CTCAE

Time frame: 12 months

Population: ITT/Safety Population

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
NKTR-102 100 mg/m2 + CetuximabNumber of Patients With Dose Limiting Toxicities by NCI-CTCAEDehydration : Any grade0 Participants
NKTR-102 100 mg/m2 + CetuximabNumber of Patients With Dose Limiting Toxicities by NCI-CTCAEDehydration : Grade 30 Participants
NKTR-102 100 mg/m2 + CetuximabNumber of Patients With Dose Limiting Toxicities by NCI-CTCAEDiarrhoea : Any grade1 Participants
NKTR-102 100 mg/m2 + CetuximabNumber of Patients With Dose Limiting Toxicities by NCI-CTCAEDiarrhoea : Grade 31 Participants
NKTR-102 100 mg/m2 + CetuximabNumber of Patients With Dose Limiting Toxicities by NCI-CTCAERenal Failure Acute : Any grade0 Participants
NKTR-102 100 mg/m2 + CetuximabNumber of Patients With Dose Limiting Toxicities by NCI-CTCAERenal Failure Acute : Grade 40 Participants
NKTR-102 125 mg/m2 + CetuximabNumber of Patients With Dose Limiting Toxicities by NCI-CTCAERenal Failure Acute : Grade 41 Participants
NKTR-102 125 mg/m2 + CetuximabNumber of Patients With Dose Limiting Toxicities by NCI-CTCAEDehydration : Any grade1 Participants
NKTR-102 125 mg/m2 + CetuximabNumber of Patients With Dose Limiting Toxicities by NCI-CTCAEDiarrhoea : Grade 31 Participants
NKTR-102 125 mg/m2 + CetuximabNumber of Patients With Dose Limiting Toxicities by NCI-CTCAERenal Failure Acute : Any grade1 Participants
NKTR-102 125 mg/m2 + CetuximabNumber of Patients With Dose Limiting Toxicities by NCI-CTCAEDehydration : Grade 31 Participants
NKTR-102 125 mg/m2 + CetuximabNumber of Patients With Dose Limiting Toxicities by NCI-CTCAEDiarrhoea : Any grade1 Participants
TotalNumber of Patients With Dose Limiting Toxicities by NCI-CTCAEDehydration : Grade 31 Participants
TotalNumber of Patients With Dose Limiting Toxicities by NCI-CTCAEDiarrhoea : Any grade2 Participants
TotalNumber of Patients With Dose Limiting Toxicities by NCI-CTCAERenal Failure Acute : Grade 41 Participants
TotalNumber of Patients With Dose Limiting Toxicities by NCI-CTCAEDiarrhoea : Grade 32 Participants
TotalNumber of Patients With Dose Limiting Toxicities by NCI-CTCAEDehydration : Any grade1 Participants
TotalNumber of Patients With Dose Limiting Toxicities by NCI-CTCAERenal Failure Acute : Any grade1 Participants
Secondary

Number of Patients With Overall Response

Complete Response is defined as the disappearance of all target lesions. Partial Response is defined as at least a 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum longest diameter. The best overall response was the best response recorded from the start of the study drug until disease progression/recurrence (taking as reference for progressive disease the smallest measurements recorded since the treatment started).

Time frame: 12 months

Population: ITT/Safety Population

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
NKTR-102 100 mg/m2 + CetuximabNumber of Patients With Overall ResponseProgressive Disease7 Participants
NKTR-102 100 mg/m2 + CetuximabNumber of Patients With Overall ResponseComplete Response0 Participants
NKTR-102 100 mg/m2 + CetuximabNumber of Patients With Overall ResponsePartial Response3 Participants
NKTR-102 100 mg/m2 + CetuximabNumber of Patients With Overall ResponseStable Disease2 Participants
NKTR-102 125 mg/m2 + CetuximabNumber of Patients With Overall ResponseStable Disease3 Participants
NKTR-102 125 mg/m2 + CetuximabNumber of Patients With Overall ResponseProgressive Disease1 Participants
NKTR-102 125 mg/m2 + CetuximabNumber of Patients With Overall ResponsePartial Response0 Participants
NKTR-102 125 mg/m2 + CetuximabNumber of Patients With Overall ResponseComplete Response0 Participants
TotalNumber of Patients With Overall ResponseStable Disease5 Participants
TotalNumber of Patients With Overall ResponseComplete Response0 Participants
TotalNumber of Patients With Overall ResponsePartial Response3 Participants
TotalNumber of Patients With Overall ResponseProgressive Disease8 Participants

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