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A Phase 1b Trial in Patients With Renal Cell Cancer

A Phase 1b Study of LY573636-sodium in Combination With Sunitinib Malate in Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Cancer

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01258348
Enrollment
21
Registered
2010-12-10
Start date
2008-07-31
Completion date
2012-02-29
Last updated
2019-01-10

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Conditions

Metastatic Renal Cell Cancer

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine a safe dose of LY573636-sodium to be given in combination with sunitinib to patients with metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) and to determine any side effects that may be associated with LY573636-sodium and sunitinib combination in this patient population. The tumor response rate will also be assessed.

Interventions

DRUGDrug: LY573636-sodium

Participant specific dose based on height, weight and gender to target a specific exposure range, administered intravenously on Day 4 of a 42-day (6-week) cycle. Dose will be escalated to reach the maximum tolerated dose (MTD). A cohort of participants enrolled after MTD will receive albumin-tailored doses. Participants may continue on treatment until clinical or objective disease progression.

DRUGSunitinib

37.5 or 50 milligrams (mg), administered orally, daily for a 42-day (6-week) cycle. Participants may continue on treatment until clinical or objective disease progression.

Sponsors

Eli Lilly and Company
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Intervention model
SEQUENTIAL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Participants must have a histologically confirmed diagnosis of metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) * Participants must have received no prior treatment with a cytotoxic-based chemotherapy regimen * Participants must have measurable disease as defined by the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) guidelines * Have adequate hematologic, hepatic and renal function * Have a serum albumin level greater than equal to 3.0 grams/Liter (g/L) * Participants with reproductive potential should use medically approved contraceptive precautions during the trial and for 6 months following the last dose of study drug * Exhibit participant compliance and geographic proximity that allow for adequate follow-up * Have given written informed consent approved by Lilly and the ethical review board (ERB)/institutional review board (IRB) governing the site * Have discontinued all previous therapies for cancer, including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, cancer-related hormonal therapy, or other investigational therapy, for at least 4 weeks (6 weeks for mitomycin-C or nitrosoureas) prior to study enrollment and recovered from the acute effects of therapy (except alopecia). Participants who have received whole-brain radiation must wait 90 days before starting study therapy

Exclusion criteria

* Have received treatment within the last 30 days with a drug that has not received regulatory approval for any indication at the time of study entry * Have received a prior cytotoxic chemotherapy-based systemic therapy for metastatic RCC * Have had any of the following within 12 months prior to study drug administration: myocardial infarction, severe/unstable angina, coronary/peripheral artery bypass graft, congestive heart failure (CHF), cerebrovascular accident, transient ischemic attack, or pulmonary embolism * Ongoing cardiac arrhythmias greater than New York Health Association Class II (Protocol Attachment JZAI.4), atrial fibrillation of any grade, or prolongation of the QTc interval to greater than 450 milliseconds (msec) for males or greater than 470 msec for females * Have uncontrolled hypertension \[greater than 150/100 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) despite optimal medical therapy\], or history of poor compliance with antihypertensive treatment * Participants with documented central nervous system or leptomeningeal metastasis (brain metastasis) at the time of study entry. Participants with signs or symptoms of neurological compromise should have appropriate radiographic imaging performed before study entry * Participants with serious concomitant OR pre-existing disorders, including active bacterial, fungal, or viral infection, incompatible with the study (at the discretion of the investigator) * Participants receiving warfarin therapy for treatment of venous thrombosis or other prothrombotic conditions * Participants with a second primary malignancy that could affect interpretation of the results. NOTE: Participants with adequately treated carcinoma of the skin (excluding melanoma) and participants with a prior history of malignancy who have been disease-free for greater than 2 years are eligible * Participants who have previously completed or withdrawn from this study or any other study investigating LY573636 * Participants who have previously received sunitinib * Participants who are unable to swallow capsules * Participants who require concomitant use of potent Cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) inducers or inhibitors * Women who are pregnant or lactating

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Recommended Dose for Phase 2 Studies of LY573636-Sodium Combined With Sunitinib in Participants With Metastatic Renal Cell CarcinomaPredose up to 42 days postdose in Cycle 1 (6 weeks per cycle)Recommended Phase 2 dose was determined by maximum tolerated dose (MTD). MTD is the highest dose with \<33% of participants having a dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) during the first 6-week cycle of treatment. DLT is an adverse event (AE) that is likely related to study drug or combination and fulfills any 1 of the following: Common Terminology Criteria for AE (CTCAE, Version 3.0) Grade (Gr) 4 neutropenia lasting ≥5 days; Gr 4 neutropenia with fever; Gr 4 thrombocytopenia; Gr ≥3 thrombocytopenia with bleeding; Gr ≥3 nonhematologic toxicity (excluding controllable nausea/vomiting or diarrhea and alopecia); Gr 3 electrolyte toxicity that is not resolved with standard treatments; Gr ≥3 elevated hepatic enzyme abnormalities in the setting of preexisting hepatic metastasis may not be considered a DLT; a DLT can be declared if a participant experiences increasing toxicity during treatment.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Pharmacokinetics: Maximum Concentration (Cmax) of LY573636Predose up to 2 hours postdose in Cycles 1 and 2 (6 weeks per cycle)Time frame: Cycle 1:day 4: pre-dose, start of infusion, end of infusion,30min,1h,2h,4h,6h,8h,10h,22h,46h,70h,166h,360h post infusion, day 25: predose, during infusion, end of infusion,30min,30min,1h,2h,4h,6h,8h,10h,22h,46h,70h,166h,360h post infusion.
Number of Participants With Tumor ResponsesBaseline to end of treatment up to 66 weeksTumor response was assessed by the investigators according to the Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) guidelines. Number of participants with tumor responses = number of participants with complete response (CR) + number of participants with partial response (PR). CR is disappearance of all target and non-target lesions; PR is ≥30% decrease in sum of longest diameter of target lesions.
Sunitinib Pharmacokinetics in the Presence of LY573636: Area Under the Curve (AUC)Days 1 to 42 in Cycle 1 (6 weeks per cycle)Time frame: Cycle 1 day 4: pre-dose, start of infusion, end of infusion,30min,1h,2h,4h,6h,8h,10h,22h,46h,70h,166h,360h post infusion, day 25: predose, during infusion, end of infusion,30min,30min,1h,2h,4h,6h,8h,10h,22h,46h,70h,166h,360h post infusion.
Pharmacokinetics: Area Under the Curve of LY573636 Above the Albumin Corrected Threshold (AUCalb)Days 1 to 42 in Cycles 1 and Cycle 2 (6 weeks per cycle)LY573636 has been found to be highly bound to albumin. AUCalb is a surrogate measure of exposure to unbound (free) LY573636. Time frame: Cycle 1:day 4: pre-dose, start of infusion, end of infusion,30min,1h,2h,4h,6h,8h,10h,22h,46h,70h,166h,360h post infusion, day 25: predose, during infusion, end of infusion,30min,30min,1h,2h,4h,6h,8h,10h,22h,46h,70h,166h,360h post infusion. Cycle 2: predose and end of infusion.
The Number of Participants With Clinically Significant EffectsBaseline to study completion up to 70 weeksClinically significant effects were defined as serious and other non-serious adverse events. A summary of serious and all other non-serious adverse events is located in the Reported Adverse Events module.

Countries

Canada, United States

Participant flow

Pre-assignment details

The reasons for discontinuation listed in the Participant Flow are the reasons the participant discontinued treatment. All participants who received at least 1 dose of study drug were considered to have completed the study.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
All Participants
LY573636 dose was to target a specific maximum concentration (Cmax) as a 2-hour infusion on Days 4 and 25 or Day 4 of a 6-week cycle. Sunitinib 50 milligrams (mg) orally, daily for 4 weeks followed by 2 weeks with no sunitinib dosing or sunitinib 37.5 mg daily continuously for 6 weeks.
21
Total21

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001FG002FG003FG004
Overall StudyAdverse Event11324
Overall StudyPhysician Decision00020
Overall StudyProgressive Disease03022
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject01000

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicAll Participants
Age, Continuous61.4 years
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race
African
2 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race
Caucasian
17 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race
East Asian
1 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race
Hispanic
1 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
21 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
6 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
15 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
EG003
affected / at risk
EG004
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —— / —— / —— / —— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
1 / 15 / 53 / 36 / 66 / 6
serious
Total, serious adverse events
1 / 12 / 52 / 33 / 61 / 6

Outcome results

Primary

Recommended Dose for Phase 2 Studies of LY573636-Sodium Combined With Sunitinib in Participants With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma

Recommended Phase 2 dose was determined by maximum tolerated dose (MTD). MTD is the highest dose with \<33% of participants having a dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) during the first 6-week cycle of treatment. DLT is an adverse event (AE) that is likely related to study drug or combination and fulfills any 1 of the following: Common Terminology Criteria for AE (CTCAE, Version 3.0) Grade (Gr) 4 neutropenia lasting ≥5 days; Gr 4 neutropenia with fever; Gr 4 thrombocytopenia; Gr ≥3 thrombocytopenia with bleeding; Gr ≥3 nonhematologic toxicity (excluding controllable nausea/vomiting or diarrhea and alopecia); Gr 3 electrolyte toxicity that is not resolved with standard treatments; Gr ≥3 elevated hepatic enzyme abnormalities in the setting of preexisting hepatic metastasis may not be considered a DLT; a DLT can be declared if a participant experiences increasing toxicity during treatment.

Time frame: Predose up to 42 days postdose in Cycle 1 (6 weeks per cycle)

Population: All participants who received at least one dose of study drug.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
LY 340 μg/mL + Sunitinib 50 mgRecommended Dose for Phase 2 Studies of LY573636-Sodium Combined With Sunitinib in Participants With Metastatic Renal Cell CarcinomaNA micrograms per milliliter (μg/mL)
LY 300 μg/mL + Sunitinib 50/37.5 mgRecommended Dose for Phase 2 Studies of LY573636-Sodium Combined With Sunitinib in Participants With Metastatic Renal Cell CarcinomaNA micrograms per milliliter (μg/mL)
LY 320 μg/mL + Sunitinib 37.5 mgRecommended Dose for Phase 2 Studies of LY573636-Sodium Combined With Sunitinib in Participants With Metastatic Renal Cell CarcinomaNA micrograms per milliliter (μg/mL)
LY 340 μg/mL + Sunitinib 37.5 mgRecommended Dose for Phase 2 Studies of LY573636-Sodium Combined With Sunitinib in Participants With Metastatic Renal Cell CarcinomaNA micrograms per milliliter (μg/mL)
LY 360 μg/mL + Sunitinib 37.5 mgRecommended Dose for Phase 2 Studies of LY573636-Sodium Combined With Sunitinib in Participants With Metastatic Renal Cell CarcinomaNA micrograms per milliliter (μg/mL)
Secondary

Number of Participants With Tumor Responses

Tumor response was assessed by the investigators according to the Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) guidelines. Number of participants with tumor responses = number of participants with complete response (CR) + number of participants with partial response (PR). CR is disappearance of all target and non-target lesions; PR is ≥30% decrease in sum of longest diameter of target lesions.

Time frame: Baseline to end of treatment up to 66 weeks

Population: All participants who received at least one dose of study drug.

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
LY 340 μg/mL + Sunitinib 50 mgNumber of Participants With Tumor Responses0 Participants
LY 300 μg/mL + Sunitinib 50/37.5 mgNumber of Participants With Tumor Responses1 Participants
LY 320 μg/mL + Sunitinib 37.5 mgNumber of Participants With Tumor Responses1 Participants
LY 340 μg/mL + Sunitinib 37.5 mgNumber of Participants With Tumor Responses2 Participants
LY 360 μg/mL + Sunitinib 37.5 mgNumber of Participants With Tumor Responses0 Participants
Secondary

Pharmacokinetics: Area Under the Curve of LY573636 Above the Albumin Corrected Threshold (AUCalb)

LY573636 has been found to be highly bound to albumin. AUCalb is a surrogate measure of exposure to unbound (free) LY573636. Time frame: Cycle 1:day 4: pre-dose, start of infusion, end of infusion,30min,1h,2h,4h,6h,8h,10h,22h,46h,70h,166h,360h post infusion, day 25: predose, during infusion, end of infusion,30min,30min,1h,2h,4h,6h,8h,10h,22h,46h,70h,166h,360h post infusion. Cycle 2: predose and end of infusion.

Time frame: Days 1 to 42 in Cycles 1 and Cycle 2 (6 weeks per cycle)

Population: Participants who received study drug and had sufficient pharmacokinetic (PK) data to calculate AUCalb at the specified time points.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (GEOMETRIC_MEAN)Dispersion
LY 340 μg/mL + Sunitinib 50 mgPharmacokinetics: Area Under the Curve of LY573636 Above the Albumin Corrected Threshold (AUCalb)Cycle 1241.3 hour*micrograms per milliliter (h*µg/mL)Geometric Coefficient of Variation 96.4
LY 340 μg/mL + Sunitinib 50 mgPharmacokinetics: Area Under the Curve of LY573636 Above the Albumin Corrected Threshold (AUCalb)Cycle 2866.3 hour*micrograms per milliliter (h*µg/mL)Geometric Coefficient of Variation 437.8
Secondary

Pharmacokinetics: Maximum Concentration (Cmax) of LY573636

Time frame: Cycle 1:day 4: pre-dose, start of infusion, end of infusion,30min,1h,2h,4h,6h,8h,10h,22h,46h,70h,166h,360h post infusion, day 25: predose, during infusion, end of infusion,30min,30min,1h,2h,4h,6h,8h,10h,22h,46h,70h,166h,360h post infusion.

Time frame: Predose up to 2 hours postdose in Cycles 1 and 2 (6 weeks per cycle)

Population: Participants who received study drug and had sufficient pharmacokinetic (PK) data to estimate Cmax at the specified time points.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (GEOMETRIC_MEAN)Dispersion
LY 340 μg/mL + Sunitinib 50 mgPharmacokinetics: Maximum Concentration (Cmax) of LY573636Cycle 1343.9 micrograms per milliliter (µg/mL)Geometric Coefficient of Variation 10.7
LY 340 μg/mL + Sunitinib 50 mgPharmacokinetics: Maximum Concentration (Cmax) of LY573636Cycle 2341.3 micrograms per milliliter (µg/mL)Geometric Coefficient of Variation 16.1
Secondary

Sunitinib Pharmacokinetics in the Presence of LY573636: Area Under the Curve (AUC)

Time frame: Cycle 1 day 4: pre-dose, start of infusion, end of infusion,30min,1h,2h,4h,6h,8h,10h,22h,46h,70h,166h,360h post infusion, day 25: predose, during infusion, end of infusion,30min,30min,1h,2h,4h,6h,8h,10h,22h,46h,70h,166h,360h post infusion.

Time frame: Days 1 to 42 in Cycle 1 (6 weeks per cycle)

Population: Participants who received sunitinib and had sufficient pharmacokinetic (PK) data to calculate AUC.

ArmMeasureValue (GEOMETRIC_MEAN)Dispersion
LY 340 μg/mL + Sunitinib 50 mgSunitinib Pharmacokinetics in the Presence of LY573636: Area Under the Curve (AUC)780.0 hour*nanograms per milliliter (h*ng/mL)Geometric Coefficient of Variation 51.1
Secondary

The Number of Participants With Clinically Significant Effects

Clinically significant effects were defined as serious and other non-serious adverse events. A summary of serious and all other non-serious adverse events is located in the Reported Adverse Events module.

Time frame: Baseline to study completion up to 70 weeks

Population: All participants who received at least one dose of study drug.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
LY 340 μg/mL + Sunitinib 50 mgThe Number of Participants With Clinically Significant EffectsSerious Adverse Events1 Participants
LY 340 μg/mL + Sunitinib 50 mgThe Number of Participants With Clinically Significant EffectsOther Nonserious Adverse Events1 Participants
LY 300 μg/mL + Sunitinib 50/37.5 mgThe Number of Participants With Clinically Significant EffectsOther Nonserious Adverse Events5 Participants
LY 300 μg/mL + Sunitinib 50/37.5 mgThe Number of Participants With Clinically Significant EffectsSerious Adverse Events2 Participants
LY 320 μg/mL + Sunitinib 37.5 mgThe Number of Participants With Clinically Significant EffectsSerious Adverse Events2 Participants
LY 320 μg/mL + Sunitinib 37.5 mgThe Number of Participants With Clinically Significant EffectsOther Nonserious Adverse Events3 Participants
LY 340 μg/mL + Sunitinib 37.5 mgThe Number of Participants With Clinically Significant EffectsOther Nonserious Adverse Events6 Participants
LY 340 μg/mL + Sunitinib 37.5 mgThe Number of Participants With Clinically Significant EffectsSerious Adverse Events3 Participants
LY 360 μg/mL + Sunitinib 37.5 mgThe Number of Participants With Clinically Significant EffectsOther Nonserious Adverse Events6 Participants
LY 360 μg/mL + Sunitinib 37.5 mgThe Number of Participants With Clinically Significant EffectsSerious Adverse Events1 Participants

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