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Use of Hydralazine and Valproic Acid in Advanced Solid Tumor Malignancies

A Phase 1 Protocol of Hydralazine and Valproic Acid in Advanced Solid Tumor Malignancies

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00996060
Enrollment
29
Registered
2009-10-16
Start date
2008-07-31
Completion date
2013-01-31
Last updated
2016-01-18

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Conditions

Lung Cancer

Keywords

Lung Cancer, Advanced Lung Cancer, Unresectable Lung cancer, Previously treated lung cancer

Brief summary

1. Primary Objective: The primary endpoint to this study will be to document the toxicities, and reversibility of toxicities, of this regimen of hydralazine and valproic acid in patients with advanced, unresectable, previously treated lung cancers, for whom no acceptable standard therapy is available. A primary endpoint will be to determine any potential dose limiting toxicities, and the Maximal Tolerated Dose of this regimen. 2. Secondary Objectives: The secondary endpoint of this study will be to determine any potential anti-tumor effects, as determined by the objective tumor response (complete and partial responses), clinical benefit (complete and partial responses, and clinical benefit), the time to tumor response, the time to tumor progression, and the overall survival.

Detailed description

This study will be an open-label, non-randomized, dose-escalation phase I trial which will enroll in sequential cohorts.

Interventions

DRUGHydralazine and Valproic Acid: Cohort -1

Initially, 3 patients will be enrolled into each cohort, beginning with the hydralazine 25 mg PO daily, with the valproic acid dosing beginning two weeks earlier to achieve a steady state level of valproic acid in the blood. In this cohort, Hydralazine is administered at 10 mg/day.

DRUGHydralazine and Valproic Acid: Cohort 0

Initially, 3 patients will be enrolled into each cohort, beginning with the hydralazine 25 mg PO daily, with the valproic acid dosing beginning two weeks earlier to achieve a steady state level of valproic acid in the blood. Hydralazine is administered at 25 mg/day in this cohort.

DRUGHydralazine and Valproic Acid: Cohort 1

Initially, 3 patients will be enrolled into each cohort, beginning with the hydralazine 25 mg PO daily, with the valproic acid dosing beginning two weeks earlier to achieve a steady state level of valproic acid in the blood. Hydralazine is administered at 50 mg/day in this cohort.

DRUGHydralazine and Valproic Acid: Cohort 2

Initially, 3 patients will be enrolled into each cohort, beginning with the hydralazine 25 mg PO daily, with the valproic acid dosing beginning two weeks earlier to achieve a steady state level of valproic acid in the blood. Hydralazine is administered at 100 mg/day in this cohort as 25 mg four times per day.

DRUGHydralazine and Valproic Acid: Cohort 3

Initially, 3 patients will be enrolled into each cohort, beginning with the hydralazine 25 mg PO daily, with the valproic acid dosing beginning two weeks earlier to achieve a steady state level of valproic acid in the blood. Hydralazine is administered at 200 mg/day in this cohort as 50 mg four times per day.

DRUGHydralazine and Valproic Acid: Cohort 4

Initially, 3 patients will be enrolled into each cohort, beginning with the hydralazine 25 mg PO daily, with the valproic acid dosing beginning two weeks earlier to achieve a steady state level of valproic acid in the blood. Hydralazine is administered at 300 mg/day in this cohort as 75 mg four times per day.

DRUGHydralazine and Valproic Acid: Cohort 5

Initially, 3 patients will be enrolled into each cohort, beginning with the hydralazine 25 mg PO daily, with the valproic acid dosing beginning two weeks earlier to achieve a steady state level of valproic acid in the blood. Hydralazine is administered at 400 mg/day in this cohort as 100 mg four times per day.

Sponsors

New Mexico Cancer Research Alliance
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

1. All patients with lung cancer who have disease which has been previously treated and/or for which there is no acceptable standard treatment regimen available, and cannot be treated definitively with either surgery or radiotherapy. 2. All will be appropriate candidates for treatment, and are not candidates for treatment with protocols of higher priority. 3. All patients should have an ECOG/Zubrod/SWOG performance status of less than 2 at the time of the initiation of therapy 4. Adequate end-organ function 5. No severe comorbid disease 6. Ability to provide informed consent. 7. Signed Informed Consent 8. ECOG/Zubrod/SWOG Performance Status less than 2 9. Life expectancy greater than 8 weeks 10. Male or female' age greater than 18 years 11. Patients of childbearing potential must be using an effective means of contraception. 12. Histologic diagnosis of lung cancer that is advanced and cannot be treated adequately by radiotherapy or surgery; or metastatic disease, and for which there is no standard chemotherapeutic option remaining or available 13. All participants must have either previously received or refused standard chemotherapy 14. Baseline laboratory values (bone marrow, renal, hepatic): Adequate bone marrow function: 1. Absolute neutrophil count greater than 1000/µL 2. Platelet count greater than 100'000/µL Renal function: a. Serum creatinine less than 2.0 mg % Hepatic function: 1. Bilirubin less than 1.5x normal 2. Serum calcium less than 12 mg/dl

Exclusion criteria

1. Pregnant or lactating females 2. Myocardial infarction or ischemia within the 6 months before Cycle 0' Day 0 3. Uncontrolled' clinically significant dysrhythmia 4. Prior radiotherapy to an indicator lesion unless there is objective evidence of tumor growth in that lesion 5. Prior autoimmune disease 6. Uncontrolled metastatic disease of the central nervous system 7. Radiotherapy within the 2 weeks before Cycle 1' Day -14 8. Surgery within the 2 weeks before Cycle 1' Day -14 9. Any co morbid condition that' in the view of the attending physician' renders the patient at high risk from treatment complications

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
A primary endpoint will be to determine any potential dose limiting toxicities, & the Maximal Tolerated Dose of hydralazine & valproic acid regimen.28 days

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To determine any potential anti-tumor effects, as determined by the objective tumor response, clinical benefit, the time to tumor response, the time to tumor progression, and the overall survival.28 days

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

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