Mode
Text Size
Log in / Sign up
Phase 2 N=55 Treatment

Sorafenib and Bevacizumab to Treat Ovarian, Fallopian and Peritoneal Cancer

Ovarian Neoplasm · Fallopian Tube Cancer · Primary Peritoneal Cancer

Enrolled (actual)
55
Serious AEs
45.5%
Results posted
Mar 2015
Primary outcome: Primary: Clinical Response Rate. — 0; 19; 21; 60 percentage of participants

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Interventions
Bevacizumab (Drug); BAY 43-9006 (Drug)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Primary completion
Jun 2014

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Clinical Response Rate.
0; 19; 21; 60
SECONDARY
Progression-free Survival
26
SECONDARY
Number of Participants With Adverse Events
54

Summary

Background: * Sorafenib and bevacizumab are anti-cancer drugs that work by targeting the blood vessels that allow tumors to grow. Using the two drugs together may more effectively block the formation of blood vessels that feed tumors. * Sorafenib and bevacizumab both are approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use in other cancers but have not ovarian cancer. In a preliminary trial of this drug combination, however, tumors in 6 of 14 patients with ovarian cancer shrank. Objectives: * To determine the safety and activity of the combination of sorafenib and bevacizumab for treating patients with ovarian, fallopian and peritoneal cancer. * To determine how sorafenib and bevacizumab may affect the cancer by measuring amounts of different proteins in small biopsy samples of tumor taken before starting treatment and after 6 weeks. Eligibility: * Females 18 years of age and older with ovarian, fallopian, or peritoneal cancer whose disease has not responded to standard treatment or for which no standard treatment is available. * Patients must have not been previously treated with bevacizumab or must have had their disease worsen while taking bevacizumab-based therapy. Design: * Patients take 200 mg of sorafenib by mouth twice a day Monday through Friday each week and 5 mg/kg of bevacizumab through a vein every 2 weeks. * Tumor biopsies and imaging scans (magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET) are done before treatment, 3 days after beginning treatment, and 6 weeks into therapy. * Computed tomography (CT) or other imaging tests are done every 8 weeks to evaluate response to treatment. * History, physical examinations, blood and urine tests are done periodically during treatment for health checks and research purposes. * About 74 patients are to be enrolled in the trial.

Eligibility Criteria

  • ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

Histopathologically documented recurrent/refractory epithelial ovarian cancer, primary peritoneal cancer or fallopian tube cancer from a previous biopsy verified by the Laboratory of Pathology, National Cancer Institute (NCI).

-Recurrent/refractory disease defined as progression within 6 months of upfront platinum-containing therapy or progression after subsequent therapy in previously relapsed patients.

Disease amenable to percutaneous or skin biopsy as determined by an associate investigator and a member of the interventional team.

Patient willingness to have biopsies performed.

Measurable disease defined as tumor greater than or equal to 1 cm.

Age greater than or equal to 18 years.

Life expectancy of more than 3 months.

Performance status of 0 to 1 according to the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) criteria.

Adequate organ function as defined below:

Laboratory Test Required value

  • Leukocytes greater than or equal to 3,000/ microliter
  • Absolute neutrophil count greater than or equal to 1,200/ microliter
  • Platelets greater than or equal to 100,000/ microliter
  • Total bilirubin less than or equal to 1.5 times the institutional upper limits of normal
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT) less than or equal to 2.5 times the institutional upper limit of normal
  • Creatinine less than or equal to 1.5 mg/dL

OR

  • Creatinine clearance greater than or equal to 45 mL/min/1.73 m^2 for patients with creatinine levels above institutional normal.
  • Activated partial thromboplastin time (PTT) less than 1.5 times the institutional upper limits of normal
  • Prothrombin Time (PT)/ International normalized ratio (INR) less than 1.5 times the institutional upper limits of normal
  • Amylase and Lipase Less than institutional upper limits of normal

Patients must have a urine protein/creatinine ratio (UPC) less than 1.0 for enrollment.

No surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, biotherapy, or hormonal therapy (exception raloxifene for bone health) within four weeks (6 weeks for mitomycin C, carboplatin, or nitrosoureas);

No metabolically active complimentary or alternative therapy for at least 1 week, defined as any ingested or administered chemical substances including herbal medications, but not including acupuncture, hypnosis, meditation, or other non-chemical treatments.

No monoclonal antibody therapy for at least 6 weeks.

Patients must have recovered from any acute toxicity related to prior therapy, including surgery. Toxicity should be less than or equal to grade 1 (as defined by Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE v3) or returned to baseline. Peripheral neuropathy less than or equal to grade 2 will be allowed as this patient population has universally been treated with platinum-based chemotherapy with residual neuropathy being a common occurrence.

No other invasive malignancies within the past two years (with the exception of non-melanoma skin cancers, non-invasive bladder cancer, stage I endometrial cancer or cervical cancer synchronous to the ovarian cancer diagnosis and cured by surgical resection).

Ability to understand and sign an informed consent form.

Patients who require hematopoietic growth factor support (e.g. epogen, darbepoetin), Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), and other maintenance medications prior to study entry will be allowed to continue their supportive therapies.

Ability to tolerate orally administered medications.

Contraception is not a consideration as these patients have all had surgical removal of their reproductive organs. Pregnant women are excluded from this study because BAY 43-9006 and bevacizumab are agents with the potential for teratogenic or abortifacient effects. Because there is an unknown but potential risk for adverse events in nursing infants secondary to treatment of the mother wi

View full record on ClinicalTrials.gov →

Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00436215). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

Back to search