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NCT Number: NCT01168791

Study of Palifosfamide-tris in Combination With Doxorubicin in Patients With Front-line Metastatic Soft Tissue Sarcoma

This is an international, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the clinical efficacy of palifosfamide-tris administered with doxorubicin in combination, compared with doxorubicin administered with placebo in front-line patients diagnosed with metastatic soft tissue sarcoma (STS).

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

To be eligible, each patient must meet EACH of the following criteria:

  • Age ≥18 years.
  • Documented soft tissue sarcoma
  • Metastatic disease for which the patient has not received any prior treatment, and for whom treatment with doxorubicin is considered medically acceptable.
  • ECOG Performance Status of 0, 1 or 2
  • Adequate bone marrow and organ function based on the results of protocol- specified laboratory tests
  • Male and female patients must agree to use a highly reliable method of birth control during study participation.
  • Able to provide informed consent

To be eligible, each patient must meet NONE of the following criteria:

  • Specific sarcoma histological subtypes including GIST and Ewing's sarcoma.
  • Systemic therapy for the treatment of metastatic sarcoma, prior to or during the study. However, patients may have received neo-adjuvant/adjuvant Gemzar and Taxotere chemotherapy for their primary sarcoma, prior to the development of metastatic disease
  • Any prior anthracycline use.
  • Known allergy to any of the study drugs or their excipients.
  • Any unstable or clinically significant concurrent medical condition that would, in the opinion of the investigator, jeopardize the safety of a patient and/or their compliance with the protocol, based on screening tests, physical examination and medical history (as specifically defined in the clinical protocol).
  • Myocardial dysfunction defined as left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) <50%.
  • Documented metastases to brain or meninges.
  • Any malignancy other than sarcoma within the last 5 years prior to screening, with the exception of cervical carcinoma in situ, basal cell carcinoma, or superficial bladder tumors (Ta, Tis, or T1) that have been successfully and curatively treated with no evidence of recurrent or residual disease.
  • Currently pregnant or nursing.
  • Radiotherapy with curative intent within 4 weeks of first dose of study drug.

Treatment and study plan

doxorubicin in combination with palifosfamide-tris

Drug

palifosfamide-tris: 150 mg/m2 3 days every 21 days for a maximum of 6 cycles.

doxorubicin: 75 mg/m2 1 day every 21 days for a maximum of 6 cycles.

doxorubicin in combination with placebo

Drug

doxorubicin: 75 mg/m2 of doxorubicin 1 day every 21 days for a maximum of 6 cycles.

placebo: 250 mL of normal saline 3 days every 21 days for a maximum of 6 cycles.

Primary outcomes

  1. Progression Free Survival followed by Overall Survival

    Time frame: assessed every 6 weeks for 22 weeks, then 8 weeks for 6 months/until progression, then every 12 weeks until then death

Secondary outcomes

  1. Quality of Life, as assessed by EORTC QLQ-C30 and EQ-5D questionnaires

    Time frame: assessed every 6 weeks for 22 weeks, then 8 weeks for 6 months, then every 12 weeks until death

  2. Safety and Tolerability as evaluated using CTCAE v 4.0

    Time frame: 22 weeks

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Alaunos Therapeutics

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Phase III Multicenter, International, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study of Doxorubicin Plus Palifosfamide-tris vs. Doxorubicin Plus Placebo in Patients With Front-line Metastatic Soft Tissue Sarcoma.

Acronym: PICASSO III

Important dates

Study start
2010
Primary completion
2013
Study completion
2013
First posted
Jul 23, 2010
Registry last updated
Jul 18, 2013

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