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Losartan + Sunitinib in Treatment of Osteosarcoma

A Phase I/Ib Study of Losartan in Combination With Sunitinib in the Treatment of Pediatric and Adult Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Osteosarcoma

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03900793
Enrollment
41
Registered
2019-04-03
Start date
2019-08-26
Completion date
2029-08-01
Last updated
2026-09-01

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Conditions

Osteosarcoma

Keywords

Pediatrics, Adults, Phase 1, Losartan, Sunitinib, Maximum Tolerated Dose, Recommended Phase 2 Dose

Brief summary

This study is a Phase 1/1b clinical trial that aims to determine the Maximally Tolerated Dose of Losartan and Sunitinib Combination Therapy. Patients will first be accrued to the Dose Escalation phase of the study, using a 3+3 design. Medication dosages will increase until a maximally tolerated dose is found. Patients will then be accrued to the Dose Expansion phase of the trial, where efficacy of pre-determined dose will be preliminarily assessed.

Interventions

DRUGLosartan

Losartan will be administered orally daily on days 1-42 (6 weeks) of each 42-day cycle according to assigned dose level. Dosing will be performed based on weight in kilograms and rounded to the nearest 12.5 mg (half of 25 mg tablet). Dose Levels 1 and 2 are closed to enrollment. Dose level 1 does not exceed 50mg daily. Dose level 2 does not exceed 100mg daily. Dose levels 3 and 4 do not exceed 150mg total daily. Doses should be taken at approximately the same time daily and patients should fast for at least 4 hours prior to and 1 hour after the morning dose. No fasting is required for evening dose.

DRUGSunitinib

Sunitinib will be administered orally daily on days 1-28 (4 weeks), followed by 14-day rest period (2 weeks). Dosing will be performed based on body surface area (BSA) in mg/m2. Sunitinib is given as capsules or liquid formulation. Doses should be taken at approximately the same time daily.

Sponsors

University of Colorado, Denver
Lead SponsorOTHER
Cancer League of Colorado
CollaboratorOTHER
Colorado State University
CollaboratorOTHER
Swim Across America
CollaboratorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SEQUENTIAL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Intervention model description

During Part A, patients are enrolled using a standard 3+3 dose-escalation design across up to four dose levels. Losartan is initially escalated while sunitinib is administered at a fixed body-surface-area based dose. If tolerated, enrollment proceeds to a fourth dose level that includes escalation of sunitinib. Participants are monitored for dose-limiting toxicities during Cycle 1 to determine the maximally tolerated dose. Following determination of the MTD, Part B enrolls an expansion cohort of 12 additional participants treated at the MTD to further evaluate safety, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and preliminary antitumor activity.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
10 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* 1\. Provision to sign and date the consent form (if individual is a minor, provision of a parent or legal guardian to sign and date the consent form and provision of individual to provide assent for study). 2\. Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and be available for the duration of the study. 3\. Male or female aged ≥ 10 years old. 4. Histologically confirmed osteosarcoma (at either original diagnosis or relapse) that has either recurred or progressed after at least one prior systemic therapy and for which no curative therapy exists. * Patients with surface or periosteal osteosarcoma are not eligible. * Patients with active CNS metastasis are not eligible. Previously treated CNS metastases which occurred 3 months or more prior, without evidence of active recurrence, are acceptable. 5\. Disease status * Dose Escalation (Part A): Patients must have measurable or evaluable disease. * Cohort Expansion (Part B): Patients with measurable or evaluable disease and those with completely resected disease are eligible. 6\. Performance status: * Performance status ECOG performance status (\>18 years old) ≤ 2 or Karnofsky performance score (\<18 years old) \> 50 7. Prior Therapy: * Patients must have fully recovered from the acute toxic effects of all prior anti-cancer therapy and must meet the following minimum duration from prior anti-cancer directed therapy prior to enrollment. If after the required timeframe, the numerical eligibility criteria are met (e.g., blood count criteria) the patient is considered to have recovered adequately. 1. Cytotoxic chemotherapy or other anti-cancer agents known to be myelosuppressive. At least 21 days after the last dose of cytotoxic or myelosuppressive chemotherapy (42 days if prior nitrosourea). 2. Anti-cancer agents not known to be myelosuppressive (e.g., not associated with reduced platelet or ANC counts): ≥ 7 days after the last dose of agent. i. Antibodies: ≥ 21 days must have elapsed from infusion of last dose of antibody, and toxicity related to prior antibody therapy must be recovered to Grade ≤ 1. ii. Corticosteroids: ≥ 14 days must have elapsed since last dose of corticosteroid. iii. Hematopoietic growth factors: ≥ 14 days after the last dose of a long- acting growth factor (e.g., pegfilgrastim) or 7 days for short-acting growth factor. iv. Interleukins, Interferons and Cytokines (other than hematopoietic growth factors): ≥ 21 days after the completion of interleukins, interferon or cytokines (other than Hematopoietic Growth Factors). v. Stem cell Infusions: Autologous stem cell infusion, including boost infusion: ≥ 42 days. vi. Cellular Therapy: ≥ 42 days after the completion of any type of cellular therapy (e.g., modified T cells, NK cells, dendritic cells, etc.) vii. XRT/External Beam Irradiation including protons: ≥ 14 days after local XRT; ≥ 150 days after TBI, craniospinal XRT or if radiation to ≥ 50% of the pelvis; ≥ 42 days if other substantial bone marrow radiation. * NOTE: Patients with history of cardiac irradiation with mean cardiac dose \> 15 Gy are not eligible (see

Exclusion criteria

). 8\. Adequate bone marrow function, defined as: * Peripheral absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 750/mm3 * Platelet count ≥ 75,000/mm3 (transfusion independent, defined as not receiving platelet transfusions for at least 7 days prior to enrollment). * Hemoglobin ≥ 8 g/dL (with or without transfusion) 9. Adequate renal function, defined as: * Creatinine clearance or radioisotope GFR \> 70 mL/min/1.73 m2 OR a serum creatinine based on age/gender. 10\. Adequate hepatic function, defined as: * Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age * SGPT (ALT) ≤ 135 U/L. For the purpose of this study, the ULN for SGPT is 45 U/L. * Serum albumin ≥ 2.8 g/dL 11. Patients with ≥ trace protein on urinalysis at screening will be allowed to enroll in the study at investigator discretion. A baseline urine protein creatinine ratio (UPC) should be obtained for patients with ≥ trace protein on urinalysis for consideration regarding Section 6.3.7 dose modification requirements. 12\. Adequate cardiac function, defined as: * Current cardiac ejection fraction \> 50% by biplane Simpson method on echocardiogram * QTc ≤ 480 ms 13. Patients with preexisting hyper- or hypothyroidism must be on a stable dose of medication. 14\. Ability to take and retain oral medications. NOTE: Medication can be administered via nasogastric or gastrostomy tube.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Assessment of Dose-Limiting Toxicities of Losartan and Sunitinib CombinationBeginning of study to end of study, up to 4 yearsAssessment of Dose-Limiting Toxicities (DLTs) according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 5 to assess the safety of the combination
Maximally Tolerated Dose of Losartan and SunitinibBeginning of study to end of study, up to 4 yearsThe MTD will be defined as the dose level below that at which 1/3 or 2/6 patients experience DLTs.
Recommended Phase 2 Dose of Losartan and SunitinibBeginning of study to end of study, up to 4 yearsThe dose than less that 33% of patients experience DLTs.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Pharmacokinetics of Losartan and Sunitinib in Pediatric and Adult Patients: Maximum Peak ConcentrationDays 1, 15, and 29 of Cycle 1 (Cycle length is 42 days)Determined through blood samples
Pharmacokinetics of Losartan and Sunitinib in Pediatric and Adult Patients: Time to Peak ConcentrationDays 1, 15, and 29 of Cycle 1 (Cycle length is 42 days)Determined through blood samples
Pharmacodynamics of Losartan and Sunitinib in Pediatric and Adult Patients: CCL2-Mediated Chemotactic IndexBeginning of study to end of treatment, up to 2 years (up to 17 cycles and cycle length is 42 days)Determined through a monocyte mitigation assay and reported as a change in chemotactic index from baseline
Pharmacodynamics of Losartan and Sunitinib in Pediatric and Adult Patients: Plasma CCL2 LevelsBeginning of study to end of treatment, up to 2 years (up to 17 cycles and cycle length is 42 days)Assessed by Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA).
Pharmacodynamics of Losartan and Sunitinib in Pediatric and Adult Patients: CCR2+ Monocyte PopulationBeginning of study to end of treatment, up to 2 years (up to 17 cycles and cycle length is 42 days)Assessed by Flow Cytometry
Preliminary Antitumor Activity of Losartan and Sunitinib in Pediatric and Adult Patients: Disease Control Rate (DCR)Beginning of study, end of cycle 1 (each cycle is 6 weeks), and at the end of odd cycles (up to 17 cycles)Stable disease determined according to RECIST 1.1 criteria
Preliminary: Progression Free Survival (PFS)Beginning of study, end of cycle 1 (each cycle is 6 weeks), and at the end of odd cycles (up to 17 cycles)Determined according to irRECIST criteria.

Countries

United States

Contacts

CONTACTKelly Faulk, MD, MSCS
kelly.faulk@childrenscolorado.org720-777-6503
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORKelly Faulk, MD

Children's Hospital Colorado

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Sep 2, 2026