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Regorafenib and Methotrexate in Treating Participants With Recurrent or Metastatic KRAS Mutated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Study of Regorafenib in Combination With Oral Methotrexate for KRAS Mutated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03520842
Enrollment
22
Registered
2018-05-11
Start date
2018-08-14
Completion date
2022-06-15
Last updated
2023-08-01

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Conditions

KRAS Gene Mutation, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Brain, Recurrent Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma, Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer AJCC v7

Brief summary

This phase II trial studies how well regorafenib works together with methotrexate in treating participants with metastatic non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer with tumors that harbor a KRAS mutation. Regorafenib is a targeted therapy that works on different cancer pathways to stop the growth of tumor cells and stop them from spreading. Methotrexate may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Giving regorafenib and methotrexate together may work in treating participants with KRAS mutated non-small cell lung cancer.

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To determine the progression free survival (PFS) of the combination of regorafenib and methotrexate for metastatic KRAS mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients who have received at least 1 prior systemic therapy. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To determine the objective response rate (ORR) of the combination of regorafenib and methotrexate for metastatic KRAS mutated NSCLC patients who have received at least 1 prior systemic therapy. II. To determine the disease control rate (DCR) at 8 weeks of the combination of regorafenib and methotrexate for metastatic KRAS mutated NSCLC patients who have received at least 1 prior systemic therapy. III. To determine the safety of the combination of regorafenib and methotrexate in metastatic KRAS mutated NSCLC patients who have received at least 1 prior systemic therapy, assessed as the number of subjects that experience a treatment-emergent adverse event. IV. To determine the safety of the combination of regorafenib and methotrexate in metastatic KRAS-mutated NSCLC patients who have received at least 1 prior systemic therapy, assessed as the number (percent) of participants experiencing any dose-limiting toxicity (DLT). V. To determine the pharmacokinetic parameters of methotrexate when combined with regorafenib (i.e., trough and maximum serum concentration \[Cmax\]). OUTLINE: Participants receive regorafenib orally (PO) once daily (QD) and methotrexate PO twice weekly with 2-3 days apart on a 3 week on / 1 week off schedule. Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. After completion of study treatment, participants will come in for an end of study treatment visit.

Interventions

DRUGRegorafenib

Given PO

DRUGMethotrexate

Given PO

OTHERPharmacokinetic Study

Correlative studies

Sponsors

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

* Histologic or cytologic confirmed diagnosis of non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer that is recurrent or metastatic. * Documentation of pathogenic KRAS mutation * Previous receipt of at least one systemic therapy for recurrent or metastatic disease OR previous receipt of adjuvant systemic therapy within 6 months of enrollment; there is no limit on number of prior therapies allowed * Prior systemic therapy must be completed within 2 weeks of study treatment, with either improvement of clinically significant treatment-related toxicities to grade 0-1 OR stabilized to a new baseline * Previously treated OR asymptomatic non-progressing \< 1 cm untreated brain metastases are allowed * Measurable disease based on Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1 criteria * Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1 * Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1500/mm\^3 * Platelet count ≥ 100,000 /mm\^3 * Hemoglobin (Hb) ≥ 9 g/dL * Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5x upper limit of normal (ULN) OR calculated (Cockcroft Gault formula) or measured creatinine clearance ≥ 50 mL/min for patients with creatinine levels \> 1.5x ULN * Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5x ULN OR direct bilirubin ≤ ULN for patients with total bilirubin levels \> 1.5x ULN * Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 3x ULN (≤ 5x ULN for patients with liver involvement of their cancer) * Must be able to swallow and retain oral medication * Women patients of childbearing potential and men patients with women partners of childbearing potential must agree to use adequate contraception or agree to abstain from heterosexual activity beginning at the time of signing informed consent until at least 3 months after the last dose of study treatment; post-menopausal women (defined as no menses for at least 1 year) and surgically sterilized women are not considered childbearing

Exclusion criteria

* Previously treated with regorafenib * Known allergy to regorafenib or methotrexate * Currently receiving another systemic standard or investigational anti-cancer therapy; prior investigational therapy must be completed within 4 half-lives (if known) or 2 weeks, whichever is longer; the maximal washout of investigational therapy will not exceed 4 weeks prior to study treatment; bone medications such as bisphosphonates and receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-Β (RANK) ligand inhibitors permitted * Leptomeningeal disease as documented by cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytology * Clinically significant cardiovascular related disease including: * Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic pressure \> 140 mm Hg or diastolic pressure \> 90 mmHg on repeated measurements, i.e., 3 or more separate days within one week) despite optimal medical management * Congestive heart failure - New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III or greater * Active coronary artery disease (i.e., unstable or new onset angina within 3 months of study treatment; myocardial infarction within 6 months of study treatment) * Clinically significant cardiac arrhythmias other than atrial flutter/fibrillation * Stroke, including transient ischemic attacks, within 6 months of study treatment * Other clinically significant arterial events, except for controlled asymptomatic pulmonary embolism, within 6 months of study treatment * Clinically significant hemorrhage or bleeding event within 1 month of study treatment * Uncontrolled symptomatic pleural effusion or ascites * Known active additional malignancy that is undergoing or expected to undergo systemic treatment during duration of study participation * Known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or known current active hepatitis B (i.e., hepatitis \[Hep\] B deoxyribonucleic acid \[DNA\] positive in prior 3 months) or hepatitis C infection (i.e., Hep C ribonucleic acid \[RNA\] positive in prior 3 months) * Major surgical procedure (e.g., involving the opening of a major body cavity) within 4 weeks of study treatment; this does not apply to low risk procedures (i.e., thoracentesis; paracentesis; chest tube / PleurX catheter placement; line placement; needle biopsy of tumor; and bronchoscopy) * Presence of a clinically significant non-healing wound, non-healing ulcer, or bone fracture * Concomitant therapy required at time of first dose of study treatment, including: * Strong CYP3A4 inhibitors and CYP3A4 inducers * Regular use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), proton pump inhibitors, and probenecid * Women who are pregnant or breast feeding * Any condition which, in the investigator's opinion, including substance abuse, medical, psychological or social conditions that makes the patient unsuitable for trial participation or may interfere with the patient's participation in the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Progression Free Survival (PFS)From first study treatment assessed up to 15 monthsProgression free survival (PFS), measured from time of first study treatment until objective tumor progression as assessed by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1 criteria or death from any cause, whichever occurs earlier. PFS was calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method along with 95% confidence interval. RECIST v1.1 criteria are: * Complete Response (CR) = Disappearance of all target lesions * Partial Response (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

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Disease Control Rate (DCR)At 8 weeksDisease control rate (DCR) will be assessed as the proportion of complete responses (CR) + partial responses (PR) + stable disease (SD) after 8 weeks of treatment (+/- 1 week), as determined by using RECIST v1.1
Number of Participants With Adverse EventsUp to 38 monthsParticipants who experienced any treatment emergent adverse event and any ≥ grade 3 adverse event is reported.
Objective Response Rate (ORR)Up to 24 monthsObjective response rate (ORR; as determined by RECIST v1.1) will be assessed as the proportion (percent) of participants with either complete response (CR; disappearance of all target lesions) or partial response (PR; ≥ 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions), with exact 95% confidence intervals based on a binomial distribution.
Trough Serum Concentration of MethotrexateCycle 1, Days 1, 8, 15, and 22Pharmacokinetics (PK) of methotrexate when co-administered with regorafenib, as indicated by the trough serum concentration, was accessed by a fluorescent polarization immunoassay, and is reported as the mean with standard deviation. Participants treated with at least 1 dose of regorafenib and methotrexate and with at least one evaluable baseline pharmacokinetic sample and one follow up trough pharmacokinetic sample treated were included.
Maximum Serum Concentration (Cmax) of MethotrexateCycle 1, Days 1, 8, and 15Pharmacokinetics (PK) of methotrexate when co-administered with regorafenib, as indicated by the maximum serum concentration (Cmax) of methotrexate, was assessed by a fluorescent polarization immunoassay, and is reported as the mean with standard deviation. Participants treated with at least 1 dose of regorafenib and methotrexate and with at least one evaluable Cmax pharmacokinetic sample were included in the assessment.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Pre-assignment details

22 patients signed consent, 18 were allocated to treatment.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Treatment (Regorafenib, Methotrexate)
Participants receive regorafenib PO QD on days 1-21, and methotrexate PO twice weekly with 2-3 days apart on a 3 week on/ 1 week off cycle. Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
18
Total18

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicTreatment (Regorafenib, Methotrexate)
Age, Continuous68.9 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 7.7
Brain Metastases
None
14 Participants
Brain Metastases
Previously treated
3 Participants
Brain Metastases
Untreated stable
1 Participants
Disease Presentation
Metastatic
7 Participants
Disease Presentation
Recurrent
11 Participants
ECOG Performance Status
0
2 Participants
ECOG Performance Status
1
16 Participants
History of Pleural Effusion
No
9 Participants
History of Pleural Effusion
Yes
9 Participants
KRAS Mutation Subtype
G12C
5 Participants
KRAS Mutation Subtype
G12C/K117N
1 Participants
KRAS Mutation Subtype
G12D
6 Participants
KRAS Mutation Subtype
G12R
2 Participants
KRAS Mutation Subtype
G12S/A146V
1 Participants
KRAS Mutation Subtype
G12V
2 Participants
KRAS Mutation Subtype
Q61L
1 Participants
Previous Lines of Systemic Therapy
1
10 Participants
Previous Lines of Systemic Therapy
2-3
5 Participants
Previous Lines of Systemic Therapy
4-5
3 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Asian
5 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Hispanic
3 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
White
10 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
18 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
12 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
6 Participants
Smoking Status
Former
14 Participants
Smoking Status
Never
4 Participants
Tumor Histology: Adenocarcinoma18 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
2 / 18
other
Total, other adverse events
17 / 18
serious
Total, serious adverse events
8 / 18

Outcome results

Primary

Progression Free Survival (PFS)

Progression free survival (PFS), measured from time of first study treatment until objective tumor progression as assessed by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1 criteria or death from any cause, whichever occurs earlier. PFS was calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method along with 95% confidence interval. RECIST v1.1 criteria are: * Complete Response (CR) = Disappearance of all target lesions * Partial Response (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

Time frame: From first study treatment assessed up to 15 months

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Treatment (Regorafenib, Methotrexate)Progression Free Survival (PFS)3.7 months
Secondary

Disease Control Rate (DCR)

Disease control rate (DCR) will be assessed as the proportion of complete responses (CR) + partial responses (PR) + stable disease (SD) after 8 weeks of treatment (+/- 1 week), as determined by using RECIST v1.1

Time frame: At 8 weeks

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Treatment (Regorafenib, Methotrexate)Disease Control Rate (DCR)66.7 percentage of participants
Secondary

Maximum Serum Concentration (Cmax) of Methotrexate

Pharmacokinetics (PK) of methotrexate when co-administered with regorafenib, as indicated by the maximum serum concentration (Cmax) of methotrexate, was assessed by a fluorescent polarization immunoassay, and is reported as the mean with standard deviation. Participants treated with at least 1 dose of regorafenib and methotrexate and with at least one evaluable Cmax pharmacokinetic sample were included in the assessment.

Time frame: Cycle 1, Days 1, 8, and 15

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Treatment (Regorafenib, Methotrexate)Maximum Serum Concentration (Cmax) of MethotrexateCycle 1, Day 10.43 μmol/LStandard Deviation 0.23
Treatment (Regorafenib, Methotrexate)Maximum Serum Concentration (Cmax) of MethotrexateCycle 1, Day 80.60 μmol/LStandard Deviation 0.3
Treatment (Regorafenib, Methotrexate)Maximum Serum Concentration (Cmax) of MethotrexateCycle 1, Day 150.60 μmol/LStandard Deviation 0.43
Secondary

Number of Participants With Adverse Events

Participants who experienced any treatment emergent adverse event and any ≥ grade 3 adverse event is reported.

Time frame: Up to 38 months

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Treatment (Regorafenib, Methotrexate)Number of Participants With Adverse EventsAny grade17 Participants
Treatment (Regorafenib, Methotrexate)Number of Participants With Adverse Events≥ grade 314 Participants
Secondary

Objective Response Rate (ORR)

Objective response rate (ORR; as determined by RECIST v1.1) will be assessed as the proportion (percent) of participants with either complete response (CR; disappearance of all target lesions) or partial response (PR; ≥ 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions), with exact 95% confidence intervals based on a binomial distribution.

Time frame: Up to 24 months

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Treatment (Regorafenib, Methotrexate)Objective Response Rate (ORR)16.7 percentage of participants
Secondary

Trough Serum Concentration of Methotrexate

Pharmacokinetics (PK) of methotrexate when co-administered with regorafenib, as indicated by the trough serum concentration, was accessed by a fluorescent polarization immunoassay, and is reported as the mean with standard deviation. Participants treated with at least 1 dose of regorafenib and methotrexate and with at least one evaluable baseline pharmacokinetic sample and one follow up trough pharmacokinetic sample treated were included.

Time frame: Cycle 1, Days 1, 8, 15, and 22

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Treatment (Regorafenib, Methotrexate)Trough Serum Concentration of MethotrexateCycle 1, Day 10.04 μmol/LStandard Deviation 0.02
Treatment (Regorafenib, Methotrexate)Trough Serum Concentration of MethotrexateCycle 1, Day 80.04 μmol/LStandard Deviation 0.01
Treatment (Regorafenib, Methotrexate)Trough Serum Concentration of MethotrexateCycle 1, Day 150.05 μmol/LStandard Deviation 0.03
Treatment (Regorafenib, Methotrexate)Trough Serum Concentration of MethotrexateCycle 1, Day 220.05 μmol/LStandard Deviation 0.02

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