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Fosaprepitant (MK-0517, EMEND® IV) In Salvage Treatment of Chemotherapy-Induced Vomiting (MK-0517-030)

EMEND® IV In Salvage Treatment of Chemotherapy-Induced Vomiting

Status
Terminated
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01405924
Acronym
EVADE
Enrollment
111
Registered
2011-07-29
Start date
2011-10-25
Completion date
2013-12-06
Last updated
2018-08-27

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

Conditions

Nausea, Vomiting

Brief summary

This study will assess the efficacy of a single dose of intravenous (IV) fosaprepitant (MK-0517, EMEND® IV) as salvage therapy when added to a 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 3 antagonist (5-HT3 RA) and dexamethasone for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced vomiting (CIV) in participants who experienced CIV in the first cycle of moderately emetic chemotherapy (MEC). The primary hypothesis is that there will be no vomiting and no retching in at least 20% of participants during the second cycle of MEC in participants who previously experienced vomiting during the first cycle of MEC.

Interventions

DRUG5-HT3 RA

5-HT3 RA will be administered at the same dosage in Cycle 2 of chemotherapy as was used for each particpant in Cycle 1 of chemotherapy.

Fosaprepitant 150 mg, IV on Day 1 of chemotherapy in Cycle 2

DRUGDexamethasone

Dexamethasone will be administered at the same dosage in Cycle 2 of chemotherapy as was used for each particpant in Cycle 1 of chemotherapy.

DRUGRescue medication

Rescue medication is defined as any medication used to relieve the symptoms of established nausea or vomiting. Multiple medications are permitted by the protocol and may be taken by the participant, including 5-HT3 antagonists, phenothiazines and benzodiazepines.

Sponsors

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Diagnosed with either breast or gynecological cancer * Receiving either AC-like or CT MEC * Experienced at least 1 episode of vomiting or retching during the first 5 days following Cycle 1 of chemotherapy that was thought to be due to chemotherapy. Received standard chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) prophylaxis not containing aprepitant or fosaprepitant * No change in chemotherapy at Cycle 2 * No change in Cycle 1 antiemetic regimen at Cycle 2 * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) status 0-1

Exclusion criteria

* Requires increase in systemic corticosteroid therapy * Used benzodiazepines or opiates in the 48 hours prior to Cycle 2 chemotherapy * Received or will receive radiation therapy to the abdomen or pelvis in the week prior to Visit 1 or in Days 1-6 following chemotherapy * Vomited in the 24 hours prior to Treatment Day 1 * Pregnant or breast-feeding * Participating in a study with aprepitant or fosaprepitant or has taken an investigational drug in the last 4 weeks * Symptomatic central nervous system metastasis * History of other malignancies in the last 2 years

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Percentage of Participants With No Vomiting and No Retching During Cycle 2 of ChemotherapyUp to 120 hours following initiation of chemotherapy in Cycle 2A vomiting episode is defined as one or more episodes of emesis (expulsion of stomach contents through the mouth) or retching (an attempt to vomit that is not productive of stomach contents). Distinct vomiting episodes are separated by the absence of emesis and retching for at least one minute. The date and time of each vomiting episode was recorded by participants in diaries at the time of occurrence. The percentage of partcipants with no vomiting and no retching episodes 0-120 hours following chemotherapy in Cycle 2 was calculated.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Percentage of Participants With No Vomiting and No Retching During Cycle 2 of Chemotherapy Per Type of ChemotherapyUp to 120 hours following initiation of chemotherapy in Cycle 2A vomiting episode is defined as one or more episodes of emesis (expulsion of stomach contents through the mouth) or retching (an attempt to vomit that is not productive of stomach contents). Distinct vomiting episodes are separated by the absence of emesis and retching for at least one minute. The date and time of each vomiting episode was recorded by participants in diaries at the time of occurrence. The percentage of partcipants with no vomiting and no retching episodes 0-120 hours following initiation of chemotherapy in Cycle 2 was calculated based on type of chemotherapy received.
Percentage of Participants With a Complete Response During Cycle 2 of ChemotherapyUp to 120 hours following initiation of chemotherapy in Cycle 2A complete response is defined as no vomiting/no retching episodes and no use of rescue medication during the 120 hours following initiation of chemotherapy. The percentage of participants with a complete response during Cycle 2 of chemotherapy was calculated.
Functional Living Index - Emesis (FLIE) Total Score During Cycle 2 of ChemotherapyFrom Day 1 (prior to initiation of chemotherapy in Cycle 2) to morning of Day 6 (up to ~120 hours following initiation of chemotherapy in Cycle 2)The FLIE Total Score is an 18-question quality-of-life questionnaire on the impact of nausea and vomiting (9 questions on nausea and 9 questions on vomiting) on daily life. Each question uses a visual analog scale (VAS) to rate the impact of nausea/vomiting from 1 to 7. FLIE Total Scores are calculated by summing the responses to the 18 questions and can range from 18-126 (18=a great deal of impairment, 126=no impairment), with a higher score indicating less impairment due to nausea and vomiting. No Impact on daily life was defined as a FLIE Total Score \>108. Participants completed the FLIE questionnaire on the morning of Day 6 following initiation of chemotherapy in Cycle 2; their responses covered their experiences with nausea and vomiting over the previous 5 days.
Percentage of Participants With No Significant Nausea During Cycle 2 of ChemotherapyFrom 24 to 120 hours following initiation of chemotherapy in Cycle 2Participants rated their degree of nausea in response to How much nausea have you had over the last 24 hours? using a 100-mm visual analog scale (VAS, 0=no nausea, 100=nausea as bad as it could be) on Days 2-6 following initiation of chemotherapy. No significant nausea was defined as VAS score \<25 mm over the 24-120 hours following initiation of chemotherapy. The percentage of participants who experienced no significant nausea during Cycle 2 of chemotherapy was calculated.
Percentage of Participants Who Used No Rescue Medication During Cycle 2 of ChemotherapyUp to 120 hours following initiation of chemotherapy in Cycle 2Participants recorded any use of rescue medication for established nausea/vomiting in their daily diaries from initiation of chemotherapy infusion through the morning of Day 6. The percentage of participants who used no rescue medication during Cycle 2 of chemotherapy was calculated.

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Fosaprepitant 150 mg
Women with breast cancer receiving AC-like chemotherapy and women with gynecological cancer receiving CT chemotherapy receive fosaprepitant 150 mg administered IV on Day 1 of Cycle 2 of chemotherapy
111
Total111

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000
Overall StudyMissing/Incomplete Data2
Overall StudyProtocol Violation8

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicFosaprepitant 150 mg
Age, Continuous52.83 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.6
Sex: Female, Male
Female
111 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
0 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
64 / 111
serious
Total, serious adverse events
6 / 111

Outcome results

Primary

Percentage of Participants With No Vomiting and No Retching During Cycle 2 of Chemotherapy

A vomiting episode is defined as one or more episodes of emesis (expulsion of stomach contents through the mouth) or retching (an attempt to vomit that is not productive of stomach contents). Distinct vomiting episodes are separated by the absence of emesis and retching for at least one minute. The date and time of each vomiting episode was recorded by participants in diaries at the time of occurrence. The percentage of partcipants with no vomiting and no retching episodes 0-120 hours following chemotherapy in Cycle 2 was calculated.

Time frame: Up to 120 hours following initiation of chemotherapy in Cycle 2

Population: The population consisted of all participants who received chemotherapy, received a dose of study drug, had no protocol deviations and had complete data.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Fosaprepitant 150 mgPercentage of Participants With No Vomiting and No Retching During Cycle 2 of Chemotherapy57.43 Percentage of Participants
Secondary

Functional Living Index - Emesis (FLIE) Total Score During Cycle 2 of Chemotherapy

The FLIE Total Score is an 18-question quality-of-life questionnaire on the impact of nausea and vomiting (9 questions on nausea and 9 questions on vomiting) on daily life. Each question uses a visual analog scale (VAS) to rate the impact of nausea/vomiting from 1 to 7. FLIE Total Scores are calculated by summing the responses to the 18 questions and can range from 18-126 (18=a great deal of impairment, 126=no impairment), with a higher score indicating less impairment due to nausea and vomiting. No Impact on daily life was defined as a FLIE Total Score \>108. Participants completed the FLIE questionnaire on the morning of Day 6 following initiation of chemotherapy in Cycle 2; their responses covered their experiences with nausea and vomiting over the previous 5 days.

Time frame: From Day 1 (prior to initiation of chemotherapy in Cycle 2) to morning of Day 6 (up to ~120 hours following initiation of chemotherapy in Cycle 2)

Population: The population consisted of all participants who received chemotherapy, received a dose of study drug, had no protocol deviations and had complete data.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Fosaprepitant 150 mgFunctional Living Index - Emesis (FLIE) Total Score During Cycle 2 of ChemotherapyDay 1 (prior to chemotherapy)92.90 Score on a ScaleStandard Deviation 9.58
Fosaprepitant 150 mgFunctional Living Index - Emesis (FLIE) Total Score During Cycle 2 of ChemotherapyDay 680.50 Score on a ScaleStandard Deviation 18.79
Secondary

Percentage of Participants Who Used No Rescue Medication During Cycle 2 of Chemotherapy

Participants recorded any use of rescue medication for established nausea/vomiting in their daily diaries from initiation of chemotherapy infusion through the morning of Day 6. The percentage of participants who used no rescue medication during Cycle 2 of chemotherapy was calculated.

Time frame: Up to 120 hours following initiation of chemotherapy in Cycle 2

Population: The population consisted of all participants who received chemotherapy, received a dose of study drug, had no protocol deviations and had complete data.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Fosaprepitant 150 mgPercentage of Participants Who Used No Rescue Medication During Cycle 2 of Chemotherapy30.69 Percentage of Participants
Secondary

Percentage of Participants With a Complete Response During Cycle 2 of Chemotherapy

A complete response is defined as no vomiting/no retching episodes and no use of rescue medication during the 120 hours following initiation of chemotherapy. The percentage of participants with a complete response during Cycle 2 of chemotherapy was calculated.

Time frame: Up to 120 hours following initiation of chemotherapy in Cycle 2

Population: The population consisted of all participants who received chemotherapy, received a dose of study drug, had no protocol deviations and had complete data.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Fosaprepitant 150 mgPercentage of Participants With a Complete Response During Cycle 2 of Chemotherapy21.78 Percentage of Participants
Secondary

Percentage of Participants With No Significant Nausea During Cycle 2 of Chemotherapy

Participants rated their degree of nausea in response to How much nausea have you had over the last 24 hours? using a 100-mm visual analog scale (VAS, 0=no nausea, 100=nausea as bad as it could be) on Days 2-6 following initiation of chemotherapy. No significant nausea was defined as VAS score \<25 mm over the 24-120 hours following initiation of chemotherapy. The percentage of participants who experienced no significant nausea during Cycle 2 of chemotherapy was calculated.

Time frame: From 24 to 120 hours following initiation of chemotherapy in Cycle 2

Population: The population consisted of all participants who received chemotherapy, received a dose of study drug, had no protocol deviations and had complete data.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Fosaprepitant 150 mgPercentage of Participants With No Significant Nausea During Cycle 2 of Chemotherapy47.52 Percentage of Participants
Secondary

Percentage of Participants With No Vomiting and No Retching During Cycle 2 of Chemotherapy Per Type of Chemotherapy

A vomiting episode is defined as one or more episodes of emesis (expulsion of stomach contents through the mouth) or retching (an attempt to vomit that is not productive of stomach contents). Distinct vomiting episodes are separated by the absence of emesis and retching for at least one minute. The date and time of each vomiting episode was recorded by participants in diaries at the time of occurrence. The percentage of partcipants with no vomiting and no retching episodes 0-120 hours following initiation of chemotherapy in Cycle 2 was calculated based on type of chemotherapy received.

Time frame: Up to 120 hours following initiation of chemotherapy in Cycle 2

Population: The population consisted of all participants who received chemotherapy, received a dose of study drug, had no protocol deviations and had complete data. Participants were grouped into 2 cohorts based on type of chemotherapy received.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Fosaprepitant 150 mgPercentage of Participants With No Vomiting and No Retching During Cycle 2 of Chemotherapy Per Type of Chemotherapy62.30 Percentage of Participants
Fosaprepitant 150 mg: CT ChemotherapyPercentage of Participants With No Vomiting and No Retching During Cycle 2 of Chemotherapy Per Type of Chemotherapy50.00 Percentage of Participants

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