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Phase Ib study of PI3(phosphoinositol 3)-Kinase inhibitor Copanlisib with MEK (mitogen-activated protein kinase) inhibitor Refametinib (BAY86-9766) in patients with advanced cancer

Trial purpose

The PI3K (phosphoinositol 3-Kinase) inhibitor Copanlisib and the MEK (mitogen-activated protein kinase) inhibitor Refametinib (BAY86-9766)have both been tested as single agent treatments in other phase I studies. This study will test the combination of these two drugs to try and answer the following questions:
1. What are the side effects of the combination of Copanlisib and Refametinib (BAY86-9766)when given together at different/increasing dose levels?
2. What dose level of Copanlisib and Refametinib (BAY86-9766) should be tested in future clinical research studies?
3. How much Copanlisib is in the blood at specific times after administration and does adding Refametinib (BAY86-9766) have an affect?
4. How much Refametinib (BAY86-9766) is in the blood at specific times after administration and does adding Copanlisib have an affect?
5. Does the combination of Refametinib (BAY86-9766) and Copanlisib have an effect on tumors?

Key Participants Requirements

Sex

Both

Age

18 - N/A
  • - Age greater than/equal to 18 years old
    - ECOG Performance Status of 0 - 1
    - Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks
    - Patients with advanced, histologically or cytologically confirmed solid tumors, refractory to any standard therapy or have no standard therapy available
    - LVEF (left ventricular ejection fraction) > or = to the lower limit of normal for the institution
    - Radiographically or clinically evaluable tumor
    - Adequate bone marrow, liver and renal function as assessed by the following laboratory requirements to be conducted within 14 days prior to start of first dose:
     -- Hemoglobin > 9.0 g/dL
     -- Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) > or = 1500/mm3
     -- Platelet count > or = 100,000 /mm3
     -- Total bilirubin < or = 1.5 times the upper limit of normal
     -- ALT (alanine aminotransferase) and AST (aspartate aminotransferase) < or = 2.5 x upper limit of normal (< or = 5 x upper limit of normal for patients with liver involvement)
     -- PT-INR (prothrombin-international normalized ratio) and PTT (partial thromboplastin time) < or = 1.5 times the upper limit of normal
     -- Serum creatinine < or = 1.5 times the upper limit of normal
  • - History of impaired cardiac function or clinically significant cardiac disease (i.e. congestive heart failure (CHF) NYHA (New York Heart Association) Class III or IV); active coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction within 6 months of study entry; new onset or unstable angina within 3 months of study entry, or cardiac arrhythmias requiring anti-arrhythmic therapy
    - Type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus or fasting glucose > 125 mg/dL or HgBA1c > or = 7.0
    - Use of systemic corticosteroids within 2 weeks of study entry
    - History of retinal vein occlusion
    - Known glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency
    - Active clinically serious infection
    - Uncontrolled hypertension
    - Positive for HIV, or chronic Hepatitis B or C
    - Subjects undergoing renal dialysis
    - Known bleeding diathesis
    - Ongoing substance abuse
    - Pregnant or breast-feeding women

Trial summary

Enrollment Goal
64
Trial Dates
July 2011 - April 2014
Phase
Phase 1
Could I Receive a placebo
No
Products
Aliqopa (Copanlisib, BAY80-6946)
Accepts Healthy Volunteer
No

Where to participate

StatusInstitutionLocation
Completed
Klinik für Tumorbiologie FreiburgFreiburg, 79106, Germany
Completed
Erasmus Medisch CentrumROTTERDAM, 3015 CE, Netherlands
Active, not recruiting
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, 77030, United States
Completed
Shea Medical CenterScottsdale, 85260, United States
Completed
Tyler Cancer CenterTyler, 75702, United States
Completed
Northwest Cancer Specialists, PCVancouver, 98684, United States
Completed
Comprehensive Cancer Centers of NevadaLas Vegas, 89169, United States
Completed
Greenville Health SystemGreenville, 29605, United States

Primary Outcome

  • Maximum Tolerated Dose
    date_rangeTime Frame:
    2 years
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    Safety Issue:
    Yes
  • Comparison of the Copanlisib AUC when given alone with the AUC when given with Refametinib (BAY86-9766)
    date_rangeTime Frame:
    At day 15
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    Safety Issue:
    No
  • Comparison of the Refametinib (BAY86-9766) AUC when given alone with the AUC when given with Copanlisib
    date_rangeTime Frame:
    At day 15
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    Safety Issue:
    No

Secondary Outcome

  • Tumor Response as measured by RECIST 1.1 criteria
    date_rangeTime Frame:
    3 years
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    Safety Issue:
    No
  • Biomarker evaluation including analysis of pathway activation in blood and plasma
    date_rangeTime Frame:
    3 years
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    Safety Issue:
    No
  • Tumor Response as measured by FDG-PET at MTD and expansion cohort(s)
    date_rangeTime Frame:
    3 years
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    Safety Issue:
    No
  • Pharmacodynamic biomarker evaluation analysis using paired tumor biopsies
    date_rangeTime Frame:
    3 years
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    Safety Issue:
    No

Trial design

Phase Ib trial of the combination of PI3K inhibitor BAY 80-6946 and allosteric-MEK inhibitor BAY 86-9766 in subjects with advanced cancer
Trial Type
Interventional
Intervention Type
Drug
Trial Purpose
Treatment
Allocation
N/A
Blinding
Open Label
Assignment
Single Group Assignment
Trial Arms
1