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Phase 3 N=410 Randomized Quadruple-blind Treatment

Efficacy and Safety of Everolimus (RAD001) Compared to Placebo in Patients With Advanced Neuroendocrine Tumors

Advanced Neuroendocrine Tumors of Pancreatic Origin

Enrolled (actual)
410
Serious AEs
38.6%
Results posted
Dec 2011
Primary outcome: Primary: Time to Progression Free Survival (PFS) Based as Per Investigator Using Kaplan-Meier Methodology — 11.04; 4.60 Months

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Interventions
Everolimus (Drug); Everolimus Placebo (Drug)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Primary completion
Feb 2010

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Time to Progression Free Survival (PFS) Based as Per Investigator Using Kaplan-Meier Methodology
11.04; 4.60
SECONDARY
Percentage of Participants With Objective Response Rate ( CR {Complete Response} OR PR {Partial Response})
4.8; 2.0
SECONDARY
Overall Survival
44.02; 37.68
SECONDARY
Progression Free Survival According to Ki-67 Levels Categorized as: Less Than or Equal to 2%, > 2% to Less Than or Equal to 5% and > 5%
12.52; 3.68; 10.94; 8.48; 7.69; 3.15
SECONDARY
Progression Free Survival According to Chromogramin A Tumor Marker (CgA) Baseline Level and According to CgA Early Response
11.17; 4.90; 8.54; 4.34; 8.54; 5.70
SECONDARY
Progression Free Survival According to Neuron Specific Enolase Tumor Marker (NSE) Baseline Level and According to NSE Early Response
13.86; 5.36; 8.11; 2.83; 8.11; 3.06
SECONDARY
Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs), Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)
203; 198; 111; 23; 84; 52
SECONDARY
Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs), Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) (Open-label Period)
221; 122; 108
SECONDARY
Evaluation of Pharmacokinetics (PK) Parameter: AUC0-t Last
594; 481
SECONDARY
Evaluation of Pharmacokinetics (PK) Parameters: Cmax, Cmin
62.4; 27.4; 9.80; 12.2
SECONDARY
Evaluation of Pharmacokinetics (PK) Parameter: CL/F
20.2; 10.7
SECONDARY
Evaluation of Pharmacokinetics (PK) Parameter: Tmax -Time to Maximum (Peak) Drug Concentration
1.17; 3.0
SECONDARY
Analysis of Time to Definitive Deterioration of WHO Performance Status Using Kaplan-Meier
94.4; 91.8; 90.6; 86.3
SECONDARY
Plasma Angiogenesis Marker: Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor (bFGF)
52.59; 51.49; 38.43; 58.33; 51.97; 59.08
SECONDARY
Plasma Angiogenesis Marker: Placental Growth Factor (PLGF)
45.82; 32.92; 25.78; 35.38; 26.55; 33.84
SECONDARY
Plasma Angiogenesis Marker: Soluble Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor 1 (sVEGFR1)
264.18; 256.69; 307.46; 299.03; 263.81; 253.37
SECONDARY
Plasma Angiogenesis Marker: Soluble Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor 2 (sVEGFR2)
30061.30; 31299.61; 22691.18; 30223.21; 22021.23; 29264.67
SECONDARY
Plasma Angiogenesis Marker: Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF)
265.09; 326.16; 243.03; 326.78; 280.18; 292.27

Summary

The purpose of this study was to evaluate progression free survival in those participants assigned everolimus 10 mg/day plus Best Supportive Care versus those assigned to placebo plus Best Supportive Care in Advanced Neuroendocrine Tumors of pancreatic origin.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients must have advanced (unresectable or metastatic) biopsy-proven pancreatic NET
  • Measurable disease by radiologic assessment
  • Adequate blood work
  • Performance Status 0-2 : Ability to be out of bed most of the time
  • Adult male or female patients ≥ 18 years of age
  • Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test
  • Written informed consent from patients must be obtained in accordance to local guidelines

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients with severe kind of (poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma, high-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma, adenocarcinoid, goblet cell carcinoid and small cell carcinoma) cancer are not eligible
  • Other chemotherapy, immunotherapy or radiotherapy within 4 weeks prior to starting this trial
  • Hepatic artery procedure called embolization within the last 6 months (1 month if there are other sites of measurable disease), or cryoablation/ radiofrequency ablation of hepatic metastasis within 2 months of enrollment
  • Prior therapy with the same kind of medication (mTOR inhibitors: sirolimus, temsirolimus, everolimus).
  • Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus Patients who have any severe and/or uncontrolled medical conditions such as:
  • Patients receiving chronic treatment with corticosteroids or another immunosuppressive agent
  • Patients with a known history of HIV seropositivity
  • No other prior or concurrent cancer at the time enrolling to this trial

Other protocol defined inclusion/ exclusion criteria applied

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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00510068). 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.

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