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LEE011 Plus Everolimus in Patients With Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Refractory to Chemotherapy

A Phase I/II Study of LEE011 Plus Everolimus in Patients With Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Refractory to Chemotherapy

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 1Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02985125
Enrollment
12
Registered
2016-12-07
Start date
2017-05-04
Completion date
2020-09-28
Last updated
2026-04-07

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

Conditions

Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

Keywords

Pancreas, 5-FU, Gemcitabine, LEE011, Everolimus, Refractory, Chemotherapy

Brief summary

This study is a single-arm, open-label, multi-institutional Phase I/II trial of the combination of LEE011 and everolimus in refractory mPAC.

Detailed description

This is a single arm, open label Phase I/II study to evaluate the progression free survival at 8 weeks (PFS8week) of the combination of LEE-011 plus everolimus, in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer refractory to 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and gemcitabine-based chemotherapy. Previous studies of third-line therapy in mPAC are limited but reveal stable disease in 25-31% of patients with no partial or complete responses (31% of patients in the GVAX/CRS-207 combination vaccine study had stable disease but only 52% of these patients were treated in the third-line setting). It is hoped that the combination of LEE-011 plus everolimus can increase the PFS8weeks to at least 50%, though early stopping rules are in place for lack of efficacy.

Interventions

DRUGLEE011

Treatment cycles are 28 days long. It is taken orally. The dosage varies depending on the study arm.

DRUGEverolimus

Treatment cycles are 28 days long. It is taken orally. On all arms, the dosage will be 2.5mg.

Sponsors

Georgetown University
Lead SponsorOTHER
Novartis
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
CollaboratorOTHER
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
CollaboratorOTHER
Virginia Mason Hospital/Medical Center
CollaboratorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
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. Histologically confirmed mPAC (mixed histology is acceptable as long as the predominant histology is pancreatic adenocarcinoma) 2. Patient must consent to two mandatory biopsies and have tumor amenable to biopsy 3. Measurable disease by RECIST v1.1 criteria (tumor ≥ 1 cm in longest diameter on axial image on CT or MRI and/or lymph node(s) ≥ 1.5 cm in short axis on CT or MRI) on baseline imaging 4. Documented progression of disease on at least one 5-FU-based regimen and at least one GEM-based regimen for metastatic disease (progression during or within 3 months of the completion of adjuvant therapy is acceptable) 5. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) of 0-2 (see Table 2) 6. Age ≥ 18 years 7. Subjects with no brain metastases or a history of previously treated brain metastases who have been treated by surgery or stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) at least 4 weeks prior to enrollment and have a baseline MRI that shows no evidence of active intracranial disease 8. Patients with available standard 12-lead ECG with the following parameters at screening (defined as the mean of the triplicate ECGs): * QTcF interval at screening \<450msec * Resting heart rate 50-90bpm 9. Bone marrow function: absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1,500/mm3; Platelets ≥100 × 109/L; hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL • Patients may have a transfusion of red blood cells to meet the hemoglobin requirement 10. Renal function: serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 × upper normal limit of institution's normal range or creatinine clearance ≥ 50 mL/min/1.73 m2 for subjects with creatinine levels above institutional normal 11. Hepatic function: Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 3.0 × the upper normal limit of institution's normal range. Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × the upper normal limit of institution's normal range. For subjects with liver metastases, AST and ALT \< 5 × the upper normal limit of institution's normal range, and total bilirubin \>1.5 - 3.0 x the upper normal limit of institution's normal range are acceptable as long as there is no persistent nausea, vomiting, right upper quadrant pain or tenderness, fever, rash, or eosinophilia. 12. Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT) must be ≤ 1.5 × upper normal limit of institution's normal range and International Normalized Ratio (INR) \< 1.5. Subjects on anticoagulant (such as warfarin) will be permitted to enroll as long s the INR is in the acceptable therapeutic range as determined by the investigator. 13. Potassium, total calcium (corrected for serum albumin), magnesium, sodium and phosphorus within normal limits for the institution or corrected to within normal limits with supplements before first dose of study medication 14. Patients must have fully recovered from all effects of surgery. Patients must have had at least two weeks after minor surgery and four weeks after major surgery before starting therapy. Minor procedures requiring "Twilight" sedation such as endoscopies or mediport placement may only require a 24-hour waiting period, but this must be discussed with an investigator. 15. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 14 days prior to initiation of treatment and/or postmenopausal women must be amenorrheic for at least 12 months to be considered of non-childbearing potential 16. Patient is capable of swallowing pills whole 17. Patient is capable of understanding and complying with parameters as outlined in the protocol and able to sign and date the informed consent, approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB), prior to the initiation of any screening or study-specific procedures

Exclusion criteria

1. Patients previously exposed to, intolerant of, or ineligible for Cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitors, Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors, and/or their combination 2. Prior anti-tumor therapy within 3 weeks of Cycle 1 Day 1 (anti-tumor therapy defined as, but is not limited to, anti-cancer agents (cytotoxic chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and biologic therapy), radiotherapy, and investigational agents), the "wash-out period" 3. Patient has any other concurrent severe and/or uncontrolled medical condition that would, in the investigator's judgment, cause unacceptable safety risks, contraindicate patient participation in the clinical study or compromise compliance with the protocol (e.g. chronic pancreatitis, chronic active hepatitis, active untreated or uncontrolled fungal, bacterial or viral infections, etc.). 4. Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding 5. Concurrent use of CYP3A4 inhibiting or activating medications 6. Concurrent use of an Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor (increased risk of angioedema with ACE inhibitors administered in combination with everolimus, seen in approximately 6.8% of patients) 7. Psychiatric illness or social situation that would limit compliance with study requirements 8. Patient has a concurrent malignancy or malignancy within 3 years prior to starting study drug, with the exception of adequately treated, basal or squamous cell carcinoma, non-melanomatous skin cancer or curatively resected cervical cancer. 9. Patients with central nervous system (CNS) involvement unless they meet ALL of the following criteria: * At least 4 weeks from prior therapy completion (including radiation and/or surgery) to starting the study treatment * Clinically stable CNS tumor at the time of screening and not receiving steroids and/or enzyme-inducing anti-epileptic medications for brain metastases. 10. Patient has impairment of gastrointestinal (GI) function or GI disease that may significantly alter the absorption of the study drugs (e.g., ulcerative diseases, uncontrolled nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, malabsorption syndrome, or small bowel resection). 11. Patient has a known history of HIV infection or chronic, active Hepatitis B (testing not mandatory). 12. Patient has any other concurrent severe and/or uncontrolled medical condition that would, in the investigator's judgment, cause unacceptable safety risks, contraindicate patient participation in the clinical study or compromise compliance with the protocol (e.g. chronic pancreatitis, chronic active hepatitis, active untreated or uncontrolled fungal, bacterial or viral infections, etc.). 13. Clinically significant, uncontrolled heart disease and/or cardiac repolarization abnormalities, including any of the following: * History of acute coronary syndromes (including myocardial infarction, unstable angina, coronary artery bypass grafting, coronary angioplasty, or stenting) or symptomatic pericarditis within 6 months prior to screening * History of documented congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association functional classification III-IV) * Documented cardiomyopathy * Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF) \<50% as determined by Multiple Gated acquisition (MUGA) scan or echocardiogram (ECHO) at screening * Clinically significant cardiac arrhythmias (e.g. ventricular tachycardia), complete left bundle branch block, high-grade Atrioventricular block (AV) block (e.g. bifascicular block, Mobitz type II and third-degree AV block) * Long QT syndrome or family history of idiopathic sudden death or congenital long QT syndrome, or any of the following: * Risk factors for Torsades de Pointe (TdP) including uncorrected hypokalemia or hypomagnesemia, history of cardiac failure, or history of clinically significant/symptomatic bradycardia. * Concomitant use of medication(s) with a known risk to prolong the QT interval and/or known to cause Torsades de Pointe that cannot be discontinued (within 5 half-lives or 7 days prior to starting study drug) or replaced by safe alternative medication * Inability to determine the QT interval on screening (QTcF, using Fridericia's correction) * Systolic blood pressure (SBP) \>160 mmHg or \<90 mmHg at screening 14. Patient is currently receiving any of the following medications and cannot be discontinued 7 days prior to starting study drug (see Table 4 for details): * Known strong inducers or inhibitors of CYP3A4/5, including grapefruit, grapefruit hybrids, pummelos, star-fruit, and Seville oranges * That have a narrow therapeutic window and are predominantly metabolized through CYP3A4/5 * Herbal preparations/medications, dietary supplements. 15. Patient is currently receiving or has received systemic corticosteroids ≤2 weeks prior to starting study drug, or who have not fully recovered from side effects of such treatment.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Phase I: Determine the Recommended Phase II Dose (RP2D)First 4 weeks of treatmentDetermine the Recommended Phase II dose (RP2D) of LEE011 (ribociclib) in the combination with everolimus in patients with mPAC refractory to 5-FU- and GEM-based chemotherapy based on DLTs within the first 4 weeks of treatment.
Phase II: Progression-free Survival (PFS) Rate at 8 Weeks8 weeksPFS at 8 weeks in a patient with refractory mPAC treated with LEE011 and everolimus, defined as positive if a patient does not have evidence of progressive disease at 8 weeks as measured by expert radiologists using RECIST v1.1 criteria

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Phase II: Progression-free Survival2 yearsPFS in a patient with refractory mPAC treated with LEE011 and everolimus, defined as the time from Cycle 1, Day 1 to progressive disease (as measured by expert radiologists using RECIST v1.1 criteria), death from any cause, or last follow-up, as determined by the investigator of LEE011 and everolimus in patients with mPAC refractory to chemotherapy
Phase II: Overall Survival (OS)2 yearsOverall survival (OS) in a patient with refractory mPAC treated with LEE011 and everolimus, defined as the time from Cycle 1, Day 1 to death from any cause or last follow-up
Phase II: Best Response in a Patient Using RECIST v1.1 Criteria2 yearsBest response in a patient, defined as the largest percent decrease in tumor size from baseline and categorized as a complete response, partial response, or stable disease by imaging studies, measured by expert radiologists using RECIST v1.1 criteria
Phase II: Number of Adverse Events as Accessed by NCI CTCAE v4.032 yearsAdverse events in a patient with refractory mPAC treated with LEE011 and everolimus, defined as the number of grade 3 and 4 toxicities according to National Cancer Institute Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE v4.03) that occur after Cycle 1, Day 1

Countries

United States

Contacts

STUDY_CHAIRBenjamin Weinberg, MD

Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center

Baseline characteristics

Characteristic
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
5 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
0 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
6 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
2 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
8 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
10 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
1 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
2 / 61 / 6
other
Total, other adverse events
6 / 66 / 6
serious
Total, serious adverse events
2 / 61 / 6

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Apr 8, 2026