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Papaverine in Combination With Chemoradiation for the Treatment of Stage II-III Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

A Phase I Trial Targeting Mitochondrial Metabolism With Papaverine in Combination With Chemoradiation for Stage II-III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05136846
Enrollment
28
Registered
2021-11-29
Start date
2021-12-06
Completion date
2026-12-31
Last updated
2025-06-04

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

Conditions

Locally Advanced Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma, Stage II Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IIA Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IIB Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage III Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IIIA Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IIIB Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IIIC Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Unresectable Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma

Brief summary

This phase I trial finds out the best dose, possible benefits and/or side effects of papaverine when given together with chemoradiation intreating patients with stage II-III non-small cell lung cancer. Papaverine targets mitochondrial metabolism to decrease the cancer growth process. Giving papaverine with chemoradiation may work best to treat patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. To determine the maximally tolerated dose of papaverine (PPV) in combination with chemoradiation (CRT)/radiation therapy (RT) in patients with unresectable locally advanced (LA) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) or oligometastatic NSCLC. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To estimate the rates of primary tumor control, local control, time to local-regional progression, disease-free survival (DFS), and overall survival (OS). II. To assess whether blood oxygen level determination (BOLD) functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies can predict which patients may respond best to PPV + CRT/RT, and detect changes in oxygenation before and after PPV administration. III. To assess whether blood-based and tissue-based biomarkers can predict which patients may respond best to PPV + CRT. OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study of PPV. Patients receive PPV intravenously (IV) or subcutaneously (SC) over 30 minutes and patients receiving chemoradiation undergo 5 fractions of radiation therapy (RT) per week for 6 weeks or 5 fractions of hypofractionated RT per week for 3 weeks without chemotherapy. Patients undergoing chemoradiation receive paclitaxel IV and carboplatin IV once weekly (QW) over 1-6 weeks or pemetrexed IV followed by carboplatin IV every 3 weeks during radiation in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with PD-L1 positive disease may also receive durvalumab after completing CRT as considered clinically appropriate by the treating medical oncologist. Patients also undergo positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) or CT and brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) during screening, and blood sample collection, MRI and CT scans throughout the trial. After completion of the study treatment, patients are followed for 2 years at 1, 3, 6, 9, 12, 16, 20, and 24 months, then periodically for up to 5 years.

Interventions

DRUGCarboplatin

Given IV

BIOLOGICALDurvalumab

Given IV

DRUGPaclitaxel

Given IV

Given IV or SC

RADIATIONRadiation Therapy

Undergo RT

DRUGPemetrexed

Given IV

RADIATIONHypofractionated Radiation Therapy

Undergo hypofractionated RT

PROCEDUREMagnetic Resonance Imaging

Undergo MRI

PROCEDUREPositron Emission Tomography

Undergo PET/CT

PROCEDUREComputed Tomography

Undergo PET/CT or CT

PROCEDUREBiospecimen Collection

Undergo blood sample collection

Sponsors

National Cancer Institute (NCI)
CollaboratorNIH
Ohio State University Comprehensive 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

* All prior treatment-related toxicities must be Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) (version 5.0) =\< grade 1 (except alopecia) at the time of enrollment * Absolute neutrophil count \>=1.5 x 10\^9/L * Hemoglobin \>= 9 g/dL * Platelets \>= 100 x 10\^9/L * Total bilirubin =\< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) * Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) =\< 2.5 x ULN * Creatinine \< 1.5 mg/dL or calculated creatinine clearance\* \>= 50 mL/min or 24-hour urine creatinine clearance \>= 50 mL/min * Calculated by the Cockcroft-Gault formula •\>= 18 years old * Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), histologically and/or cytologically proven * Clinical American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) stage II-III NSCLC (T1-4N0-3M0) and select patients with stage IV oligometastatic disease. * For patients with oligometastatic disease (up to 5 total sites of disease) for whom definitive CRT or RT to the primary and regional lymph nodes is recommended by the multidisciplinary team, each individual metastatic tumor would be considered an additional site of disease with the exception of brain metastases. Up to 10 brain metastases would be considered as 1 site. * Patients with oligometastatic disease will be allowed to receive adjuvant systemic therapy at the discretion of the medical oncologist and additional local therapy to metastatic sites at the discretion of the multidisciplinary team * Patients must be considered unresectable or medically-inoperable if stage II-III NSCLC * Patients with a local or regional recurrence following surgical resection for whom definitive CRT or RT to disease in the chest is recommended by the multidisciplinary team will be considered eligible * Patients must have fludeoxyglucose F-18 (FDG)-positron emission tomography (PET)-computed tomography (CT) scan (or CT chest/abdomen/pelvis with IV contrast), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain with IV contrast (preferred) or CT scan of the brain with contrast. Non-contrast MRI scans of the chest/abdomen/pelvis or brain are permitted for workup if patient has allergy to CT contrast or renal insufficiency * Patients must have vital signs, history/physical examination, laboratory studies (complete blood count \[CBCP\] with differential, chemistries including liver function tests, creatinine clearance (CrCl) assessment; pregnancy test if needed within 14 days of registration) * Patient has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-2 * No history of complete atrioventricular block, hepatic dysfunction (e.g. cirrhosis), glaucoma, or priapism * Patients must be a minimum of 3 weeks from thoracotomy (if performed) and well-healed before starting treatment * Ability to provide written informed consent obtained prior to participation in the study and any related procedures being performed * Women of child-bearing potential (WOCBP) must have a negative pregnancy test within 14 days of registration. Urine human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) is an acceptable pregnancy assessment * Nursing women may participate only if nursing is discontinued, due to the possibility of harm to nursing infants from the treatment regimen * Women/men of reproductive potential must be counselled on contraception/ abstinence while receiving the study treatment * Women of childbearing potential are required to use an effective method of contraception from the time of negative serum pregnancy test, throughout the study duration, and until 4 years after the last dose of radiation. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while she or her partner is participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately * Men treated or enrolled on this protocol must also agree to use adequate contraception prior to the study, for the duration of study participation, and for 6 months after completion of study drug administration * For patients planning to undergo CRT, patient is suitable to receive standard chemotherapy per treating medical oncologist with radiation during study treatment INCLUSION CRITERIA FOR MRI IMAGING SUB-STUDY: •Patients must consent to participate in the main part of this study and be enrolled into the expansion cohort, or consent to participate in the main part of this study and also consent to participate in the optional MRI Imaging study

Exclusion criteria

* Patients with history of pneumonectomy * History of active connective tissue disease (scleroderma) or idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis * History of previous radiation therapy which would result in overlapping radiation fields * Subjects who are breast-feeding and plan to continue breast-feeding during therapy, or have a positive pregnancy test will be excluded from the study. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately * Hepatic insufficiency resulting in jaundice, or not meeting laboratory values above (albumin, total bilirubin, AST/ALT) * Patients enrolled into the expansion cohort must be able to complete the MRI Sub-study, or at a minimum attempt the first scan of the MRI Sub-study * Any serious and/or unstable pre-existing medical disorder (aside from malignancy exception above), psychiatric disorder, or other conditions that could interfere with subject's safety, obtaining informed consent or compliance to the study procedures, in the opinion of the treating physicians. This could include severe, active co-morbidities such as: * Unstable angina and/or congestive heart failure requiring hospitalization within the last 6 months * Transmural myocardial infarction within the last 6 months * Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) based upon the current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) definition; note, however, that human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing is not required for entry into this protocol. The need to exclude patients with AIDS from this protocol is necessary because the treatments involved in this protocol may be significantly immunosuppressive * Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation or other respiratory illness requiring hospitalization or precluding study therapy within 30 days of registration * Patients who are presently receiving nitrates or nitroglycerin, or have received these medications within 30 days of day 1 of protocol treatment * Patients who are currently taking Sildenafil should agree to discontinue use for 2 days prior to initiation of papaverine, during the duration of study, and for 2 days after last dose of papaverine

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Maximally tolerated dose (MTD) of papaverine (PPV) in combination with chemoradiation treatment (CRT) or definitive hypofractionated radiation therapy6 weeksWill employ the Time-to-event Bayesian optimal interval design to find the MTD. Treatment-related toxicity will be assessed based on Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 5.0 criteria.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Local control rateAt 12 and 24 months post-treatmentDefined as the absence of local failure, which is a combination of primary tumor and involved lobe failure. Will be calculated and 95% exact binomial confidence interval will be provided.
Time to local-regional progressionFrom entry on the study until the time of documented local-regional recurrence or death, assessed at 12 and 24 months post-treatmentWill be summarized using Kaplan-Meier method.
Disease-free survivalFrom entry on the study until the time of any documented disease recurrence or death, assessed at 12 and 24 months post-treatmentWill be summarized using Kaplan-Meier method.
Distant-metastasis-free survivalAt 12 and 24 months post-treatmentWill be summarized using Kaplan-Meier method.
Primary tumor control rateAt 12 and 24 months post-treatmentDefined as the absence of primary tumor failure. Will be calculated and 95% exact binomial confidence interval will be provided.
Changes in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) response on MRIBaseline up to 24 monthsImages pre and post PPV will be analyzed for stability of baseline and treatment signals. Percent BOLD change will be determined for maximal and overall signal changes. Comparisons between the distributions of pre and post PPV will be valuated using Earth Mover's Distance.
Changes in blood-based biomarkers related to predict patients response to PPV + CRTBaseline up to 24 monthsWill acquire measurements of circulating serum microRNAs that can indicate tumor hypoxia or response to therapeutic intervention, and alterations in immune cell subsets that are suggestive of immune system activation or suppression with the experimental therapy
Changes in tissue-based biomarkers related to predict patients response to PPV + CRTBaseline up to 24 monthsWhen biopsy tissue is available, will acquire gene expression profiles by Affymetrix gene chip for indications of tumor hypoxia or response to therapeutic intervention, and correlating tumor mutations in genes involved in the anti-oxidant response pathway with outcomes.
Overall survivalFrom study entry until the time of death from any cause, assessed at 12 and 24 months post-treatmentWill be summarized using Kaplan-Meier method.

Countries

United States

Contacts

Primary ContactThe Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
OSUCCCClinicaltrials@osumc.edu800-293-5066

Outcome results

None listed

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