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NCT Number: NCT01765543

A Pharmacokinetics (PK) Study to Investigate the Effect of Rifampin on PK of Vemurafenib (Zelboraf)

This open-label, multi-center, three-period, one-sequence study will investigate the effect of rifampin on the PK of vemurafenib in participants with unresectable BRAFV600-mutation positive metastatic melanoma or other malignant tumor type that harbors a V600-activating mutation of BRAF without acceptable standard treatment options. Eligible participants will have the option to continue treatment with vemurafenib as part of an extension study GO28399 (NCT01739764).

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 1

Primary location

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Participants with either unresectable Stage IIIc or Stage IV metastatic melanoma positive for the BRAF V600 mutation or other malignant tumor type that harbors a V600-activating mutation of BRAF, as determined by results of cobas® 4800 BRAF V600 mutation test or a Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sequencing method, and who have no acceptable standard treatment options
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 to 2
  • Life expectancy of greater than or equal to (>/=) 12 weeks
  • Full recovery from the effects of any major surgery or significant traumatic injury within 14 days prior to the first dose of study treatment
  • Adequate hematologic and end organ function
  • Female participants of childbearing potential and male participants with partners of childbearing potential must agree to always use 2 effective methods of contraception
  • Negative serum pregnancy test within 7 days prior to commencement of dosing in women of childbearing potential

Exclusion criteria

  • Prior treatment with vemurafenib or other BRAF inhibitor within 42 days of first dose of study drug
  • Requirement for immediate or urgent treatment with daily vemurafenib and for whom the intermittent schedule of vemurafenib employed during the 24-day period for this trial is not clinically acceptable
  • Allergy or hypersensitivity to components of the vemurafenib formulation
  • Experimental therapy within 4 weeks prior to first dose of study drug
  • Major surgical procedure or significant traumatic injury within 14 days prior to first dose of study drug, or anticipation of the need for major surgery during study treatment
  • Prior anti-cancer therapy within 28 days before the first dose of study drug
  • History of clinically significant cardiac or pulmonary dysfunction
  • History of symptomatic congestive heart failure of any New York Heart Association class or serious cardiac arrhythmia requiring treatment
  • History of myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to first dose of study drug
  • Current dyspnea at rest, owing to complications of advanced malignancy or any requirement for supplemental oxygen to perform activities of daily living
  • History of congenital long QT syndrome or corrected QT interval (QTc) greater than (>) 450 milliseconds
  • Active central nervous system lesions
  • Uncontrolled or poorly controlled diabetes
  • Current severe, uncontrolled systemic disease

Treatment and study plan

Rifampin

Drug

Rifampin at a dose of 600 mg as capsules orally once daily will be administered from Days 8 through 23 (Periods B and C).

Vemurafenib

Drug

Participants, after an overnight fast of at least 10 hours, will receive vemurafenib at a dose of 960 mg as film-coated tablets orally on Day 1 (Period A) and on Day 17 (Period C).

Other names: RO5185426, Zelboraf

Primary outcomes

  1. Area Under the Plasma Concentration Time-curve From Zero to the Last Measurable Concentration Time Point (AUClast) of Vemurafenib

    Time frame: Predose (0 hour), 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 30-32, 48, 72, 96, 120, 168 hours post vemurafenib-dose on Day 1 (Period A) and Day 17 (Period C)

    AUClast is the area under the vemurafenib plasma concentration versus time curve from time zero to the time of last measured concentration of vemurafenib (Tlast). Area under the curve (AUC) is a measure of the plasma concentration of a drug over time. AUClast is presented in micrograms times (*) hour per milliliter (mcg*h/mL).

  2. Area Under the Plasma Concentration Time-curve From Zero to Extrapolated Infinite Time (AUC[0-inf]) of Vemurafenib

    Time frame: Predose (0 hour), 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 30-32, 48, 72, 96, 120, 168 hours post vemurafenib-dose on Day 1 (Period A) and Day 17 (Period C)

    AUC(0-inf) is the AUC from time zero (pre-dose) to extrapolated infinite time (0-inf). AUC is a measure of the plasma concentration of a drug over time. AUC(0-inf) is presented in mcg*h/mL.

  3. Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of Vemurafenib

    Time frame: Predose (0 hour), 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 30-32, 48, 72, 96, 120, 168 hours post vemurafenib-dose on Day 1 (Period A) and Day 17 (Period C)

    Cmax is the maximum observed plasma vemurafenib concentration, presented in microgram per milliliter (mcg/mL).

Other outcomes

  1. Time to Reach Cmax (Tmax) of Vemurafenib

    Time frame: Predose (0 hour), 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 30-32, 48, 72, 96, 120, 168 hours post vemurafenib-dose on Day 1 (Period A) and Day 17 (Period C)

    Tmax is the time from vemurafenib administration to reach Cmax for vemurafenib.

  2. Plasma Elimination Half Life (t1/2) of Vemurafenib

    Time frame: Predose (0 hour), 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 30-32, 48, 72, 96, 120, 168 hours post vemurafenib-dose on Day 1 (Period A) and Day 17 (Period C)

    Plasma elimination half-life is the time measured during drug elimination phase for the plasma drug concentration to decrease by one half.

  3. Plasma Apparent Clearance (CL/F) of Vemurafenib

    Time frame: Predose (0 hour), 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 30-32, 48, 72, 96, 120, 168 hours post vemurafenib-dose on Day 1 (Period A) and Day 17 (Period C)

    Clearance of a drug is a measure of the rate at which a drug is removed (metabolized or eliminated by normal biological processes) from the blood. Clearance obtained after oral dose (apparent oral clearance) is influenced by the fraction of the dose absorbed.

  4. Area Under the Plasma Concentration Time-curve From Zero to 168 Hours [AUC(0-168)] of Vemurafenib

    Time frame: Predose (0 hour), 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 30-32, 48, 72, 96, 120, 168 hours post vemurafenib-dose on Day 1 (Period A) and Day 17 (Period C)

    AUC(0-168) is the AUC from time zero (pre-dose) to 168 hours (time point for last blood sample collection). AUC is a measure of the plasma concentration of a drug over time. AUC(0-168) is presented in mcg*h/mL.

  5. Percent Extrapolated AUC(0-inf) (AUCpeo) of Vemurafenib

    Time frame: Predose (0 hour), 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 30-32, 48, 72, 96, 120, 168 hours post vemurafenib-dose on Day 1 (Period A) and Day 17 (Period C)

    The AUCpeo, that is, percent area obtained after extrapolation from Tlast to infinity is calculated by using the formula AUCpeo = 100*(AUC[0-inf] minus AUC[0-last])/AUC(0-inf). This parameter provides information about what percentage of the theoretical curve AUC(0-inf) is possible to determine experimentally (AUC0-last).

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Hoffmann-La Roche

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Phase I, Open-Label, Multicenter, Three-Period, One-Sequence Study to Investigate the Effect of Rifampin on the Pharmacokinetics of a Single Oral Dose of 960 mg of Vemurafenib

Important dates

Study start
2013
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Jan 10, 2013
Registry last updated
Dec 15, 2016

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