Ph3 Safety/Efficacy Study of Rolapitant for the Prevention of CINV in Subjects Receiving Highly Emetogenic Chemotherapy

This is a Phase 3, multicenter, randomized, parallel-group, double-blind, active-controlled study of rolapitant in subjects receiving HEC (≥60 mg/m2 of cisplatin-based chemotherapy). Study drug will be administered 1 - 2 hours prior to initiation of chemotherapy on Day 1. Granisetron and dexamethasone will be administered approximately 30 minutes before initiation of chemotherapy on Day 1,except in patients receiving taxanes as part of cisplatin-based chemotherapy. Subjects will record all events of emesis and use of rescue medication for established nausea and/or vomiting and will indicate the severity of nausea they experienced in each of the previous 24 hours in the NV Subject Diary prior to HEC administration through Day 6 in Cycle 1. Dexamethasone 8 mg twice daily (part of study regimen) on Days 2 through 4 is NOT considered rescue therapy. Health-related quality of life will be measured by the FLIE Questionnaire on Day 6 of Cycle 1. Safety and tolerability will be assessed by clinical review of AEs, physical examinations including complete neurological assessment, vital signs,electrocardiograms (ECGs), and safety laboratory values including BUN andcreatinine. All subjects are expected to complete Cycle 1 and will have the option of participating in up to five additional cycles. The study will investigate the efficacy of rolapitant for the treatment of CINV during an initial chemotherapy cycle (Cycle 1).

Safety analyses will include data from Cycle 1 and from subsequent cycles. At the Screening Visit, blood samples may be collected and stored in this study and maybe analyzed for future biomarker research related to safety and efficacy. Analysis of these samples may include DNA, RNA, or protein markers. The biomarker blood samples will be stored for up to 2 years post study completion. In addition, PK samples will be collected from subjects enrolled in selected sites.

Inclusion criteria

• 18 years of age or older, of either gender, and of any race
• has never been treated with cisplatin and is to receive the first course of cisplatin-based chemotherapy (≥60 mg/m2)
• Karnofsky performance score of ≥60
• Predicted life expectancy of ≥4 months
• Adequate bone marrow, kidney, and liver function

Exclusion criteria

• Contraindication to cisplatin, granisetron, or dexamethasone
• Is pregnant or breast feeding
• Has previously received cisplatin or subject is planning to receive multiple days of cisplatin in a single cycle
• Has taken the following agents within the last 48 hours 5-HT3 antagonists,Phenothiazines,Benzamides,Domperidone,Cannabinoids,NK1 antagonist, Benzodiazepines
• Scheduled to receive any other chemotherapeutic agent with an emetogenicity level of 4 or above (Hesketh Scale) from Day 2 through Day 6, except on Day 1.
• Scheduled to receive any radiation therapy to the abdomen or pelvis from Day -5 through Day 6
• Has received systemic corticosteroids or sedative antihistamines within 72 hours of Day 1 of the study except as premedication for chemotherapy (e.g., taxanes, pemetrexed)
• symptomatic primary or metastatic CNS disease.
• Has ongoing vomiting, retching, clinically significant nausea caused by any etiology, or has a history of anticipatory nausea and vomiting.
• Has vomited and/or has had dry heaves/retching within 24 hours prior to the start of cisplatin-based chemotherapy on Day 1 in Cycle 1.