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Dabrafenib and Trametinib in Treating Patients With BRAF Mutated Ameloblastoma

A Pilot Study of Dabrafenib and Trametinib for Patients With BRAF Mutated Ameloblastoma

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02367859
Enrollment
1
Registered
2015-02-20
Start date
2017-07-17
Completion date
2019-06-26
Last updated
2024-01-30

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Conditions

Ameloblastoma, BRAF Gene Mutation

Keywords

ameloblastoma, BRAF, odontogenic cancer, adamantinoma

Brief summary

This pilot clinical trial studies dabrafenib and trametinib in treating patients with ameloblastoma and a specific mutation (change) in the BRAF gene. Dabrafenib and trametinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth.

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To observe the response rate of ameloblastoma to dabrafenib and trametinib at 6 weeks. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. Feasibility and safety in this patient population. II. Response will be assessed pathologically. III. Two main histologic assays for treatment response will be used: tumor necrosis and phosphorylated-mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 1 (MEK), phosphorylated-extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), and Ki-67 levels as measured by immunohistochemistry. OUTLINE: Patients receive dabrafenib orally (PO) twice daily (BID) every 12 hours and trametinib 2 mg daily PO for 6 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients whose disease is judged to be not amenable to resection will continue dabrafenib and trametinib indefinitely as long as there has not been tumor progression. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up for at least 4 weeks.

Interventions

DRUGDabrafenib

Given PO

DRUGTrametinib

Given PO

Sponsors

Novartis Pharmaceuticals
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
Stanford University
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

* Histological diagnosis of ameloblastoma; all stages are eligible; patients must have evaluable disease by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria * B-Raf proto-oncogene, serine/threonine kinase (BRAF) V600E or other known dabrafenib sensitive BRAF mutation in tumor by any Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) certified lab; may include, for example, Sanger sequencing, SNaPshot platform, immunohistochemistry, Foundation One tests, etc.) * Life expectancy \> 3 months * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤ 2 * Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \> 1.5 x10\^9/L * Platelet (PLT) \> 99 x 10\^9/L * Hemoglobin \> 8 g/dL * Total bilirubin (Tbili) \< 1.6 x upper limit of normal (ULN) * Aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) \< 2.6 x ULN * Alkaline phosphatase (alk phos) \< 2.6 x ULN * Serum creatinine \< 1.6 x ULN or creatinine clearance \> 50 ml/min * Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document * Patients of childbearing potential must agree to use effective contraception until at least 6 months after treatment with dabrafenib * Able to swallow and retain oral medication and must not have any clinically significant gastrointestinal abnormalities that may alter absorption such as malabsorption syndrome or major resection of the stomach or bowels * Left ventricular ejection fraction equal to or greater than normal

Exclusion criteria

* No prior treatment with agents targeting BRAF mutant tyrosine kinases or radiation of target lesions * Invasive malignancy other than ameloblastoma within 3 years, excluding curatively treated basal cell carcinoma, and other highly curable cancers such as early stage cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (T1 NO) cervical carcinoma in situ (CIS), early stage prostate cancer, thyroid cancer or breast cancer * Uncontrolled hypertension, chronic heart failure (CHF), or other major medical illness * Prior allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to dabrafenib * Concomitant use of strong inhibitors (e.g., ketoconazole, nefazodone, clarithromycin, gemfibrozil) or strong inducers (e.g., rifampin, phenytoin, carbamazepine, phenobarbital, St John's wort) of cytochrome P450, family 3, subfamily A, polypeptide 4 (CYP3A4) or cytochrome P450, family 2, subfamily C, polypeptide 8 (CYP2C8) * Concomitant use of proton pump inhibitors, H2-receptor antagonists, antacids * Known glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency * Pregnant or nursing patients; women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test within 14 days of enrollment * Electrocardiogram (EKG) with QTcB (Bazett's formula) \> 480 ms done within 14 days of enrollment * Interstitial lung disease or pneumonitis * A history of retinal vein occlusion (RVO) * Congestive heart failure NYHA class III or worse (Marked limitation of physical activity. Comfortable at rest. Less than ordinary activity causes fatigue, palpitation, or dyspnea.) * A history of acute coronary syndromes (including myocardial infarction or unstable angina), coronary angioplasty, or stenting within 6 months

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Tumor Response6 weeksTumor response was assessed per the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1. Overall tumor response was assessed as the number of participants achieving either a complete response (CR) or a partial response (PR). The criteria are: * CR = Disappearance of all target lesions * PR = ≥ 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions * Overall Response (OR) = CR + PR * Progressive disease (PD) = 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, and/or the appearance of one or more new lesion(s) * Stable disease (SD) = Small changes that do not meet any of the above criteria The outcome is reported as the number of participants achieving the different levels of tumor response per RECIST, a number without dispersion.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Percent Tumor Necrosis6 weeksPercent of tumor necrosis at the time of endpoint biopsy or surgical resection will be assessed. The tumor specimen from resection will be examined and the volume of the necrosis compared to the volume of the total tumor determined by central pathology. Percent tumor necrosis, in increments of 10%, will be determined. The outcome will be reported as the mean percent tumor necrosis, with standard deviation.
Change in Proliferation6 weeksAn immunohistochemical laboratory analysis to assess proliferation will be performed on the initial pre-treatment biopsy (baseline) vs either the endpoint tumor biopsy or the tumor specimen from the resection. Ki-67 immunohistochemistry will be scored by at least 2 pathologists using percentage positive cells as the primary metric. Proliferation will be assessed as the difference from baseline in Ki-67 labeling to the end of treatment (tumor biopsy or the tumor specimen). The outcome will be expressed as the mean, with standard deviation.
Phosphorylation of Tumor Markers MEK and ERK6 weeksAn immunohistochemical laboratory analysis to assess phosphorylation of the tumor markers MEK and ERK on the initial pre-treatment biopsy (baseline) vs either the endpoint tumor biopsy or the tumor specimen from the resection. Immunohistochemistry will be scored by at least 2 pathologists using percentage positive cells and intensity of staining as the primary metrics. Phosphorylation of MEK and ERK will be assessed as the observed difference in phosphorylated MEK and ERK labeling from baseline to the end of treatment (tumor biopsy or the tumor specimen). The outcome will be expressed as the mean, with standard deviation.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Treatment (Dabrafenib)
Patients receive dabrafenib orally twice daily every 12 hours plus trametinib daily orally for 6 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients whose disease is judged to be not amenable to resection will continue dabrafenib and trametinib indefinitely as long as there has not been tumor progression.
1
Total1

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicTreatment (Dabrafenib)
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
0 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
1 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
0 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
1 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
0 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
1 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
0 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
1 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 1
other
Total, other adverse events
1 / 1
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 1

Outcome results

Primary

Tumor Response

Tumor response was assessed per the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1. Overall tumor response was assessed as the number of participants achieving either a complete response (CR) or a partial response (PR). The criteria are: * CR = Disappearance of all target lesions * PR = ≥ 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions * Overall Response (OR) = CR + PR * Progressive disease (PD) = 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, and/or the appearance of one or more new lesion(s) * Stable disease (SD) = Small changes that do not meet any of the above criteria The outcome is reported as the number of participants achieving the different levels of tumor response per RECIST, a number without dispersion.

Time frame: 6 weeks

ArmMeasureCategoryValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Treatment (Dabrafenib)Tumor ResponseComplete Response (CR)0 Participants
Treatment (Dabrafenib)Tumor ResponsePartial Response (PR)0 Participants
Treatment (Dabrafenib)Tumor ResponseOverall Response (OR)0 Participants
Treatment (Dabrafenib)Tumor ResponseProgressive disease (PD)0 Participants
Treatment (Dabrafenib)Tumor ResponseStable disease (SD)1 Participants
Secondary

Change in Proliferation

An immunohistochemical laboratory analysis to assess proliferation will be performed on the initial pre-treatment biopsy (baseline) vs either the endpoint tumor biopsy or the tumor specimen from the resection. Ki-67 immunohistochemistry will be scored by at least 2 pathologists using percentage positive cells as the primary metric. Proliferation will be assessed as the difference from baseline in Ki-67 labeling to the end of treatment (tumor biopsy or the tumor specimen). The outcome will be expressed as the mean, with standard deviation.

Time frame: 6 weeks

Population: On the basis of futility due to study closure with inadequate accrual, post-surgical research specimens were not analyzed.

Secondary

Percent Tumor Necrosis

Percent of tumor necrosis at the time of endpoint biopsy or surgical resection will be assessed. The tumor specimen from resection will be examined and the volume of the necrosis compared to the volume of the total tumor determined by central pathology. Percent tumor necrosis, in increments of 10%, will be determined. The outcome will be reported as the mean percent tumor necrosis, with standard deviation.

Time frame: 6 weeks

Population: On the basis of futility due to study closure with inadequate accrual, post-surgical research specimens were not analyzed.

Secondary

Phosphorylation of Tumor Markers MEK and ERK

An immunohistochemical laboratory analysis to assess phosphorylation of the tumor markers MEK and ERK on the initial pre-treatment biopsy (baseline) vs either the endpoint tumor biopsy or the tumor specimen from the resection. Immunohistochemistry will be scored by at least 2 pathologists using percentage positive cells and intensity of staining as the primary metrics. Phosphorylation of MEK and ERK will be assessed as the observed difference in phosphorylated MEK and ERK labeling from baseline to the end of treatment (tumor biopsy or the tumor specimen). The outcome will be expressed as the mean, with standard deviation.

Time frame: 6 weeks

Population: On the basis of futility due to study closure with inadequate accrual, post-surgical research specimens were not analyzed.

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