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Registration number
ACTRN12612000908831
Ethics application status
Approved
Date submitted
14/08/2012
Date registered
27/08/2012
Date last updated
27/08/2012
Type of registration
Retrospectively registered
Titles & IDs
Public title
A Phase I study of 4-(N-(S-penicillaminylacetyl)amino)
phenylarsonous acid (PENAO) given as a continuous intravenous infusion, to patients with advanced solid tumours
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Scientific title
A Phase I study of 4-(N-(S-penicillaminylacetyl)amino)
phenylarsonous acid (PENAO) given as a continuous intravenous infusion, to patients with advanced solid tumours
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Secondary ID [1]
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Universal Trial Number (UTN)
U1111-1133-4715
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Trial acronym
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Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Patients with advanced solid tumours
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Condition category
Condition code
Cancer
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Any cancer
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Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
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Description of intervention(s) / exposure
4-(N-(S-penicillaminylacetyl)amino) phenylarsonous acid (PENAO)
PENAO will be administered as a continuous intravenous infusion, using a centrally placed infusion line and a portable pump. Patients will be enrolled and assessed in groups of 3 patients per cohort. If no defined severe toxicity is observed, then 3 new patients will be treated at the next higher dose level. If some defined severe toxicity is observed, the cohort may be expanded to 6 patients or recognised as the Maximum Active Drug Level. The starting dose of PENAO will be 2.0 mg/m2/day over 4 days (96 hours) in every 21 day cycle. Subsequent cohorts/groups of patients will receive the same daily dose over periods of 7 days, 14 days and 21 days. Once the feasibility of a 21 day infusion is determined, this schedule will be maintained and the daily dose will then be increased between cohorts. Subsequently daily dose increases are predefined in the protocol, and range between 30-40% of the previous safe dose.
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Intervention code [1]
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Treatment: Drugs
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Comparator / control treatment
No comparator/control treatment
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Control group
Uncontrolled
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Outcomes
Primary outcome [1]
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To define the recommended Phase II dose (RPTD) of PENAO as a 21 day continuous intravenous infusion, in patients with advanced solid tumours.
Dose escalation will occur through the defined dose levels, until the Maximum Active Dose Level (MADL) is defined. The dose level to be evaluated as the first candidate RPTD will be determined by which dose level has been designated the MADL.
The candidate RPTD will be expanded to assess and assure its tolerability over 2 cycles before it is declared the final RPTD.
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Assessment method [1]
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Timepoint [1]
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During PENAO treatment, patients will be regularly evaluated on a weekly basis for adverse events, standard haematological and biochemical parameters, and pharmacokinetic endpoints.
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Secondary outcome [1]
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To define the toxicity profile of PENAO.
During PENAO treatment, patients will be regularly evaluated for adverse events (by monitoring vitals and performing a physical exam), standard haematological and biochemical parameters (by blood tests), and pharmacokinetic endpoints (by blood and urine tests).
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Assessment method [1]
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Timepoint [1]
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During PENAO treatment, patients will be regularly evaluated on a weekly basis for the length of the study.
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Secondary outcome [2]
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To define the pharmacokinetics of PENAO as a continuous intravenous infusion.
During PENAO treatment, patients will be regularly evaluated for pharmacokinetic endpoints (by blood and urine tests).
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Assessment method [2]
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Timepoint [2]
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Patients will be evaluated on a weekly basis for the first two cycles, and then at the start of each 21 day cycle from cycle 3.
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Secondary outcome [3]
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To define the pharmacodynamic effects of PENAO.
Restaging will occur every two (2) cycles. FDG-PET scans will be performed for patients enrolled at Dose Levels 3 and above, at baseline, on Cycle 1 Day 8 and Cycle 3 Day 8. FLT-PET scans will be performed for eligible patients enrolled in the RPTD expanded cohort within 3 days of the FDG-PET scans.
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Assessment method [3]
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Timepoint [3]
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Restaging will occur every two (2) cycles. FDG-PET scans will be performed for patients enrolled at Dose Levels 3 and above, at baseline, on Cycle 1 Day 8 and Cycle 3 Day 8. FLT-PET scans will be performed for eligible patients enrolled in the RPTD expanded cohort within 3 days of the FDG-PET scans.
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Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
1. Histologically or cytologically confirmed advanced solid tumour refractory to standard treatment or for which no standard treatment exists.
2. Patients with primary CNS malignancy must be seizure free for at least 28 days and on stable (i.e. not increasing) doses of anticonvulsants and corticosteroids in that time frame, and be on a maximum corticosteroid dose of 2 mg/day dexamethasone (or bioequivalent dose of other agent) at study enrolment.
3. Aged greater than or equal to 18 years.
4. ECOG performance status of 0 to 1.
5. Life expectancy of greater than 3 months.
6. GFR greater than equal to 65 mL/min
7. Normal cardiac function, parameters are defined.
8. Minimum intervals since most recent systemic and local therapies are defined.
9. Threshold haematological and biochemical parameters are defined.
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Minimum age
18
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Maximum age
No limit
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Sex
Both males and females
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Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
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Key exclusion criteria
1. Currently receiving therapeutic anticoagulant therapy.
2. Known HIV infection or active HBV infection.
3. Receiving medications associated with prolongation of Q-Tc interval.
4. Pre-existing > Grade I Peripheral Neuropathy.
5. Known brain metastases
6. Baseline proteinuria (by dipstick) or history of glomerular renal disease.
7. Body Mass Index >30.
8. History of allergic reactions to arsenic compound(s).
9. Uncontrolled intercurrent illness or psycho-social dysfunction.
10. Patients who are pregnant or breast feeding.
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Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
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Allocation to intervention
Non-randomised trial
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Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Patients are indentified by researchers, and allocated to open treatment slots once meeting all screening criteria and registered.
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Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
None
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Masking / blinding
Open (masking not used)
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Intervention assignment
Single group
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Other design features
None
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Phase
Phase 1
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Type of endpoint/s
Safety
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Statistical methods / analysis
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Recruitment
Recruitment status
Recruiting
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Date of first participant enrolment
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17/07/2012
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Date of last participant enrolment
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Date of last data collection
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Sample size
Target
35
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Accrual to date
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Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
VIC
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Recruitment postcode(s) [1]
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Recruitment postcode(s) [2]
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Funding & Sponsors
Funding source category [1]
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Government body
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Name [1]
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Cancer Institute of NSW
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Address [1]
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Australian Technology Park
Level 9, 8 Central Avenue
EVELEIGH NSW 2015
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Country [1]
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Australia
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Primary sponsor type
University
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Name
University of NSW
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Address
University of NSW
Sydney NSW 2052
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Country
Australia
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Secondary sponsor category [1]
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None
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Name [1]
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Address [1]
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Ethics approval
Ethics application status
Approved
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Ethics committee name [1]
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Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Human Research Ethics Committee
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Ethics committee address [1]
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Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre St Andrews Place East Melbourne Victoria Postal Address Locked Bag 1 A'Beckett Street Victoria 8006
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Ethics committee country [1]
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Australia
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Date submitted for ethics approval [1]
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Approval date [1]
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21/05/2012
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Ethics approval number [1]
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HREC/11/PMCC/37
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Summary
Brief summary
The main aim of the study is to work out the safest dose of PENAO to give to patients. PENAO is an organoarsenic which means it is related to arsenic. There are other drugs in this class which are used to treat different forms of cancer. In this research study patients will be given a new drug, PENAO, for the first time. This drug has been previously safely tested in animals but has not been tested before in humans. Because of this, it is unknown what the most effective and safe dosage level should be. Secondly, the study aims to monitor patients to collect more information about how the drug is broken down by the body and do scans to observe whether the drug has an effect on tumours. To date, this drug has been shown to slow or stop the growth of many different types of tumours when grown in mice. PENAO is an experimental drug. This means that it is not an approved treatment for cancer in Australia or other parts of the world. This study drug was developed by a group of researchers at the University of NSW as an anti-cancer agent. This research and the clinical study are funded by the Cancer Institute of NSW.
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Trial related presentations / publications
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Contacts
Principal investigator
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Address
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Phone
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Email
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Contact person for public queries
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Prof Phil Hogg
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Address
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University of NSW
Sydney, NSW 2052
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Country
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Australia
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Phone
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(+61 2) 9385-1004
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Fax
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(+61 2) 9385-1510
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Email
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[email protected]
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Contact person for scientific queries
Name
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Prof Phil Hogg
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Address
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University of NSW
Sydney, NSW 2052
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Country
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Australia
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Phone
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Email
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No Supporting Document Provided
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Year of Publication
DOI
Embase
Dual targeting of mitochondrial function and mTOR pathway as a therapeutic strategy for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma.
2018
https://dx.doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.24045
N.B. These documents automatically identified may not have been verified by the study sponsor.
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