RTA 402 in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors or Lymphoid Malignancies

Bardoxolone methyl (RTA 402) is a synthetic triterpenoid that has demonstrated significant in vivo single agent anti-cancer activity. This is an open-label phase I dose-escalation study of Bardoxolone methyl (RTA 402) administered orally for the first 21 days of a 28-day cycle.

Inclusion criteria

• Histopathological documentation of solid tumor or lymphoid malignancy.
• Advanced or metastatic cancer that is either refractory to or have relapsed after standard-of-care curative or survival-prolonging therapy, or for whom no such therapies exist.
• ECOG performance status of less than or equal to 2
• Adequate liver and renal function as documented by the following laboratory test results within 14 days of starting therapy: total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 mg/dL; AST (SGOT) and ALT(SGPT) ≤ 2.5 ULN or ≤ 5 ULN if liver is involved by tumor; serum creatinine ≤2.0 mg/dL OR creatinine clearance >60 mL/min.
• Adequate bone marrow function as documented by the following laboratory test results within 14 days of starting therapy: platelets greater than 100,000/mm3, absolute granulocyte count greater than 1,500/mm3, hemoglobin greater than or equal to 8.0 g/dl.
• Completion of prior chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, radiation therapy, biological therapy, or other investigational cancer therapy, for at least 4 weeks prior to study entry and must have recovered from all acute side effects (to CTC grade 1 or less) prior to initiation of RTA 402. Patients who were receiving mitomycin C or nitrosoureas must be 6 weeks from the last administration of chemotherapy.
• Agree to practice effective contraception during the entire study period.
• Life expectancy of more than 3 months
• Able and willing to sign the informed consent form.
• Willing and able to self-administer orally and document all doses of RTA 402 ingested.

Exclusion criteria

• Active brain metastases or primary CNS malignancies.
• Pregnant or breast feeding
• Clinically significant illnesses including, but not limited to: Uncontrolled diabetes; Active or uncontrolled infection; Acute or chronic liver disease; Confirmed diagnosis of HIV infection; Uncontrolled hypertension, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, myocardial infarction within the past 6 months, or uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia.
• Psychiatric illness that would limit compliance with study requirements.