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Open-label Leucovorin Pharmacokinetic Study in Patients Receiving High Dose Methotrexate With or Without Voraxaze

An Open-Label Study to Assess the Pharmacokinetics of Leucovorin in Patients Receiving High Dose Methotrexate, With or Without Voraxaze Treatment

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00634504
Acronym
LVPK
Enrollment
20
Registered
2008-03-13
Start date
2008-05-31
Completion date
2009-08-31
Last updated
2022-06-06

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

Conditions

Leukemia, Lymphoma, Osteosarcoma

Keywords

high dose methotrexate, Voraxaze, leucovorin, delayed elimination, methotrexate toxicity, rescue, renal insufficiency

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether the administration of Voraxaze reduces exposure to leucovorin and its active metabolite to below the level achieved in patients who have not received Voraxaze.

Interventions

DRUGglucarpidase, high-dose methotrexate, leucovorin

single intravenous dose

DRUGhigh-dose methotrexate, leucovorin

standard of care, leucovorin every 6 hours

Sponsors

BTG International Inc.
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Receiving High-dose methotrexate (HDMTX) with or without risk of methotrexate (MTX) toxicity, impaired renal function, and delayed MTX elimination * Require intravenous leucovorin

Exclusion criteria

* Arm A only: allergic reactions to lactose * Arm A only: hereditary fructose or galactose intolerance * Arm B only: delayed elimination of MTX

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Pharmacokinetics (PK) of Leucovorin5 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours and 3 hours post-LV administrationGeometric mean (6S)-leucovorin area under the plasma concentration vs. time curve from time 0 to the 3-hour time point.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
A (High-dose Methotrexate, Leucovorin, and Glucarpidase)
High-dose methotrexate, leucovorin, and glucarpidase glucarpidase, high-dose methotrexate, leucovorin: single intravenous dose
11
B (High-dose Methotrexate and Leucovorin Without Glucarpidase)
High-dose methotrexate and leucovorin without glucarpidase high-dose methotrexate, leucovorin: standard of care, leucovorin every 6 hours
9
Total20

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001
Overall StudyProtocol Violation10

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicA (High-dose Methotrexate, Leucovorin, and Glucarpidase)B (High-dose Methotrexate and Leucovorin Without Glucarpidase)Total
Age, Continuous26.4 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 22.07
12.6 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 7.84
20.2 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 18.22
Pre-glucarpidase (Arm A) or Pre-LV (Arm B) methotrexate plasma conc (umol/L)34.58 micromol/L
STANDARD_DEVIATION 48.59
6.49 micromol/L
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11
21.94 micromol/L
STANDARD_DEVIATION 21.94
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
2 Participants0 Participants2 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
1 Participants0 Participants1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
1 Participants1 Participants2 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
1 Participants1 Participants2 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
6 Participants7 Participants13 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
5 Participants2 Participants7 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
6 Participants7 Participants13 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
7 / 110 / 9
serious
Total, serious adverse events
3 / 110 / 9

Outcome results

Primary

Pharmacokinetics (PK) of Leucovorin

Geometric mean (6S)-leucovorin area under the plasma concentration vs. time curve from time 0 to the 3-hour time point.

Time frame: 5 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours and 3 hours post-LV administration

Population: 3 participants were excluded from the PK population (all from Arm A), hence why the total participants is 17, not 20.

ArmMeasureValue (GEOMETRIC_MEAN)
A (High-dose Methotrexate, Leucovorin, and Glucarpidase)Pharmacokinetics (PK) of Leucovorin6.43 micromol x hour/L
B (High-dose Methotrexate and Leucovorin Without Glucarpidase)Pharmacokinetics (PK) of Leucovorin1.13 micromol x hour/L

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