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NCT Number: NCT00996957

Study of ACE-041 in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors or Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma

For cancer cells to grow, they need to have nutrients supplied to them through blood vessels. The study drug, ACE-041, is designed to work by blocking the growth of those blood vessels and preventing cancer cells from growing. The purpose of this study is to establish safe dose levels of ACE-041 in patients with advanced solid tumors or relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma following multiple dose administration. This study will also evaluate if ACE-041 has an effect on tumors.

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 1

Primary location

Acceleron Investigative Site, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Diagnosis of metastatic or unresectable advanced solid tumors (solid tumors must be measurable) or relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma for which the disease has progressed despite available standard therapies or for which no standard therapy exists.
  • Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance status of 0, 1, or 2 (not declining within 2 weeks prior to study day 1).

Exclusion criteria

  • Central nervous system (CNS) metastases.
  • Chemotherapy or other anti-cancer therapy within 4 weeks prior to study day 1, and/or nitrosoureas within the 6 weeks prior to study day 1.
  • Lack of recovery from all toxic effects of previous chemotherapy, radiation therapy, biologic therapy, and/or experimental therapy with the exception of alopecia.
  • Radiation therapy within 4 weeks prior to study day 1.
  • Clinically significant pulmonary, cardiovascular, endocrine, neurologic, gastrointestinal or genitourinary disease unrelated to underlying solid tumor or multiple myeloma
  • Significant cardiac risk (e.g. history of myocardial infarction, unstable angina, pulmonary hypertension, clinically significant arrhythmia, congestive heart failure within 1 year prior to study day 1).
  • Diagnosis or family history of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia.
  • Major surgery within 6 weeks prior to study day 1.
  • Parenteral antibiotics, or any life-threatening or active infection requiring parenteral antibiotic therapy within 1 month prior to study day 1.
  • Therapeutic anti-coagulation.
  • Uncontrolled hypertension.
  • Autoimmune or hereditary hemolysis.
  • Clinically significant gastrointestinal bleeding or any other clinically significant active bleeding within 3 months prior to study day 1.
  • Treatment with another investigational drug or device, or approved therapy for investigational use within 28 days prior to study day 1.
  • Pregnancy or lactation for female patients.

Treatment and study plan

ACE-041

Biological

Subcutaneous dose of ACE-041 approximately once every 3 weeks for a total of 4 doses. If disease stays the same or gets better, additional study drug may be offered.

Primary outcomes

  1. To evaluate the safety and tolerability of ACE-041 in patients with advanced solid tumors or relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma by monitoring adverse events, clinical laboratory tests, vital signs, physical examinations, and anti-drug antibody tests.

    Time frame: 4 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. To evaluate the pharmacokinetic effect of ACE-041 through the collection of blood samples and to evaluate the preliminary anti-tumor activity of ACE-041 through tumor response evaluation, collection of blood biomarkers, and imaging techniques.

    Time frame: 4 months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Acceleron Pharma, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ USA

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Phase 1 Open-Label, Multiple Dose, Dose Escalation Study of ACE-041 in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors or Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma

Important dates

Study start
2009
Primary completion
2012
Study completion
2012
First posted
Oct 16, 2009
Registry last updated
Mar 18, 2013

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