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Pilot Study of Pazopanib With Low Fat Meal (PALM) in Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma

Pilot Study of Pazopanib With Low Fat Meal (PALM) in Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma

Status
Completed
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02729194
Enrollment
16
Registered
2016-04-06
Start date
2016-06-30
Completion date
2017-09-30
Last updated
2019-06-10

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

Conditions

Carcinoma, Renal Cell

Brief summary

Pazopanib is an orally administered multi-kinase inhibitor targeting VEGFR (vascular endothelial growth factor receptor), PDGFR (platelet derived growth factor) and c-kit, which are critical to growth and proliferation of neoplastic cells. Pazopanib has been FDA approved for advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with a clear cell component. Conventional Pazopanib dosing WITHOUT FOOD is with an initial dose of 800 mg by mouth daily. Investigators hypothesize that administration of pazopanib with low fat meal would be safe and feasible with secondary implications of higher pazopanib levels; potentially translating into greater anti-tumor efficacy in advanced renal cell cancer, with significant cost savings. In the proposed pilot study, investigators seek to test the feasibility and practicality of this approach and gather preliminary data on adverse effects and the safety profile. Investigators hope to ameliorate any potential for greater toxicities with a dynamic dosing design that incorporates adverse events from each cycle into dosing for the next cycle and a structured symptom specific plan.

Interventions

DRUGPazopanib
OTHERLow Fat Diet

Registered subjects will take pazopanib by mouth with a low-fat meal (containing less than 400 calories and less than 10% fat or 10 grams per meal.

Sponsors

University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center
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

* Adult (\>18 years of age) with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic renal cell carcinoma with a clear cell component. * Subjects must have measurable disease per RECIST 1.1 criteria. * Subjects must not have had prior pazopanib therapy. * Subjects must have an ECOG (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group scoring system used to quantify general well-being and activities of daily life; scores range from 0 to 5 where 0 represents perfect health and 5 represents death.) performance status of less than or equal to 2. * Up to 3 lines of prior VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor) or VEGFR (vascular endothelial growth factor receptor) targeted therapy are permitted. Any prior therapy should have been completed ≥ 2 weeks prior to start of study therapy. * Subjects may have received any number of the following therapies: cytokine therapy (e.g. high dose interleukin-2) or checkpoint inhibitor therapy (e.g. anti-PD1/PDL1, anti-CTLA4) or mTOR inhibitor therapy (e.g. everolimus, temsirolimus). * Adequate organ and marrow function (Absolute neutrophil count \> 1000/mm3, platelets \> 100,000/mm3, aspartate aminotransferase/ alanine aminotransferase/ total bilirubin \< 1.5 X ULN (upper limit of normal). Patients with Gilbert's disease are exempt. * Subject must be willing and able to take pazopanib with a low-fat meal every day as specified in the protocol. * Subjects must be willing and able to come off any PPI(proton pump inhibitor)/other strong CYP3A4 inhibitors or inducers/simvastatin. * Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent. * All subjects, including those who are surgically sterilized, must be willing to use an effective method of contraception.

Exclusion criteria

* Any concurrent health condition that in the view of the treating physician would pose excessive risk to the patient if enrolled in the study. * Subjects with a history of hemoptysis, cerebral hemorrhage, clinically significant GI hemorrhage, myocardial infarction within the past 6 months. * Patients at significant risk for GI (gastrointestinal) perforation or fistula. * Pregnant or nursing mothers. * Untreated CNS (central nervous system) metastasis. If treated CNS metastasis/es, treatment of CNS disease (surgery or radiation) must have been completed at least 30 days prior to registration. Patients could still be on steroids. * Subjects with known history of Cirrhosis, HIV, Hepatitis B or C. * Averaged QTc baseline in 3 ECGs (electrocardiograms) at least 5 minutes apart of ≥450 ms. * Congestive Heart Failure (NYHA Class III/IV) or LVEF (left ventricular ejection fraction) \<50% at baseline. * Uncontrolled hypertension (HTN) despite medical management (blood pressure (BP) ≥ 160/100.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Grade 3 or 4 Adverse EventsThrough 12 weeks of treatment to 30 days post-treatmentNumber of grade 3 or 4 adverse events associated with pazopanib administered with a low fat meal by CTCAE version 4.0.
Number of Participants With Dose Reductions12 weeks
Duration of Treatment12 weeksThe median duration of treatment will be reported.
Median Total Dose12 weeksMedian total dose given.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants With Complete Response12 Weeks after start of study treatmentComplete response is defined as the disappearance of all target lesions, determined by two separate observations conducted not less than 4 weeks apart. There can be no appearance of new lesions.
Number of Patients With Partial Response12 Weeks after start of study treatmentPartial response is defined as at least a 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter (LD) of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum LD. There can be no appearance of new lesions.
Percentage of Patients That Respond to Treatment (Overall Response) With Pazopanib Administered Along With a Low Fat Diet12 Weeks after start of study treatmentTo estimate the overall response proportion to pazopanib administered with a low fat meal by RECIST 1.1 criteria. Overall response is defined as the number patients that experience Partial Response (PR) or Complete Response (CR). CR is defined as the disappearance of all target lesions, determined by two separate observations conducted not less than 4 weeks apart. There can be no appearance of new lesions. PR is defined as At least a 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter (LD) of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum LD. There can be no appearance of new lesions.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Pazopanib
Registered subjects will take pazopanib by mouth with a low-fat meal (containing less than 400 calories and less than 10% fat or 10 grams per meal) every day in 14 day cycles, with a starting dose of 400 mg and adjusted for the next cycle (dose level +1:600 mg; dose level +2: 800 mg; dose level -1: 200 mg) based on toxicity assessment during or at the end of each cycle.
16
Total16

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject3

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicPazopanib
Age, Continuous60 years
Baseline Disease Site
Adrenal
6 Participants
Baseline Disease Site
Bone
1 Participants
Baseline Disease Site
Liver
3 Participants
Baseline Disease Site
Lung
10 Participants
Baseline Disease Site
Nephrectomy bed
2 Participants
Baseline Disease Site
Pancreas
1 Participants
Baseline Disease Site
Retroperitoneal and perisplenic nodule
1 Participants
Baseline Performance Status
0
11 Participants
Baseline Performance Status
1
5 Participants
Heng Criteria Score
Favorable
3 Participants
Heng Criteria Score
Intermediate
13 Participants
Heng Criteria Score
Poor
0 Participants
Histology
Mixed Histology
5 Participants
Histology
Pure Clear Cell
11 Participants
Number of Prior Therapies
1 Prior Therapy
3 Participants
Number of Prior Therapies
3 Prior Therapies
1 Participants
Number of Prior Therapies
No Prior Therapy
12 Participants
Prior Therapy Type
Everolimus
1 Participants
Prior Therapy Type
High-dose IL-2
3 Participants
Prior Therapy Type
Nivolumab
1 Participants
Prior Therapy Type
Sunitinib
1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 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
1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
15 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
4 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
12 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 16
other
Total, other adverse events
15 / 16
serious
Total, serious adverse events
1 / 16

Outcome results

Primary

Duration of Treatment

The median duration of treatment will be reported.

Time frame: 12 weeks

Population: 16 participants were enrolled. 13 of the 16 enrolled participants completed the 12 weeks of pazopanib therapy on study protocol.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
PazopanibDuration of Treatment12 weeks
Primary

Median Total Dose

Median total dose given.

Time frame: 12 weeks

Population: 16 participants were enrolled. 13 of the 16 enrolled participants completed the 12 weeks of pazopanib therapy on study protocol.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
PazopanibMedian Total Dose42,700 mg
Primary

Number of Grade 3 or 4 Adverse Events

Number of grade 3 or 4 adverse events associated with pazopanib administered with a low fat meal by CTCAE version 4.0.

Time frame: Through 12 weeks of treatment to 30 days post-treatment

Population: 16 participants were enrolled and treated.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
PazopanibNumber of Grade 3 or 4 Adverse EventsGrade 3 adverse events associated with treatment5 adverse events
PazopanibNumber of Grade 3 or 4 Adverse EventsGrade 4 adverse events associated with treatment0 adverse events
Primary

Number of Participants With Dose Reductions

Time frame: 12 weeks

Population: 16 participants were enrolled. 13 of the 16 enrolled participants completed the 12 weeks of pazopanib therapy on study protocol.

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
PazopanibNumber of Participants With Dose Reductions3 Participants
Secondary

Number of Participants With Complete Response

Complete response is defined as the disappearance of all target lesions, determined by two separate observations conducted not less than 4 weeks apart. There can be no appearance of new lesions.

Time frame: 12 Weeks after start of study treatment

Population: 16 participants were enrolled. 13 of the 16 enrolled participants completed the 12 weeks of pazopanib therapy on study protocol.

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
PazopanibNumber of Participants With Complete Response0 Participants
Secondary

Number of Patients With Partial Response

Partial response is defined as at least a 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter (LD) of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum LD. There can be no appearance of new lesions.

Time frame: 12 Weeks after start of study treatment

Population: 16 participants were enrolled. 13 of the 16 enrolled participants completed the 12 weeks of pazopanib therapy on study protocol.

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
PazopanibNumber of Patients With Partial Response5 Participants
Secondary

Percentage of Patients That Respond to Treatment (Overall Response) With Pazopanib Administered Along With a Low Fat Diet

To estimate the overall response proportion to pazopanib administered with a low fat meal by RECIST 1.1 criteria. Overall response is defined as the number patients that experience Partial Response (PR) or Complete Response (CR). CR is defined as the disappearance of all target lesions, determined by two separate observations conducted not less than 4 weeks apart. There can be no appearance of new lesions. PR is defined as At least a 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter (LD) of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum LD. There can be no appearance of new lesions.

Time frame: 12 Weeks after start of study treatment

Population: 16 participants were enrolled. 13 of the 16 enrolled participants completed the 12 weeks of pazopanib therapy on study protocol.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
PazopanibPercentage of Patients That Respond to Treatment (Overall Response) With Pazopanib Administered Along With a Low Fat Diet38.46 percentage of participants

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 5, 2026