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NCT Number: NCT00781846

Trial of Deforolimus in Combination With Bevacizumab for Patients With Advanced Cancers (8669-010)(COMPLETED)

The purpose of this study is to assess the safety, tolerability, and recommended phase 2 dose of oral ridaforolimus administered in combination with intravenous bevacizumab in patients with advanced cancers.

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Key information

Conditions

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 1

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • 18 years of age or older
  • Advanced or metastatic solid tumor malignancy
  • ECOG performance status of less than or equal to 1
  • Life expectancy of greater than 3 months
  • At least 4 weeks must have elapsed between prior investigational therapy, chemotherapy, or radiotherapy, and the first dose of deforolimus
  • Adequate hematological, hepatic and renal function
  • Serum cholesterol less than or equal to 350 mg/dL and triglycerides less than or equal to 400 mg/dL
  • Signed informed consent
  • Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 7 days of starting therapy and must use an approved contraceptive method from time of screening until 30 days after the last dose of study drug

Exclusion criteria

  • Tumor location in close proximity to a major blood vessel
  • History of brain metastases, spinal cord compression, or carcinomatous meningitis. Primary brain tumors (for example, glioblastoma) are allowed.
  • New brain metastases, spinal cord compression, or leptomeningeal metastases on screening CT scan or MRI
  • Hemoptysis or hematemesis within 28 days prior to entering the trial
  • Clinical significant unexplained bleeding within 28 days prior to entering the trial
  • Uncontrolled hypertension
  • Proteinuria at screening
  • Clinically significant cardiovascular disease
  • Newly diagnosed or poorly controlled type 1 or 2 diabetes
  • Active infection requiring prescribed intervention
  • Other concurrent illness that, in the Investigator's judgement, would either compromise the patient's safety or interfere with the evaluation of the safety of the study drug
  • Major surgery within 28 days before trial entry, or any incompletely healed surgical incision; minor surgery or procedures within 7 days
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding
  • Known allergy to macrolide antibiotics
  • Known hypersensitivity to any component of bevacizumab
  • Concurrent treatment with medications that strongly induce or inhibit cytochrome P450 (CYP3A)
  • Known history of HIV sero-positivity
  • Any condition in the Investigator's judgement that renders the patient unable to fully understand and provide informed consent and/or comply with the protocol

Treatment and study plan

ridaforolimus

Drug

oral tablets, daily for 5 days/week

Other names: deforolimus, AP23573, MK-8669, ridaforolimus was also known as deforolimus until May 2009

Bevacizumab

Drug

IV infusion

Other names: avastin

Primary outcomes

  1. Identification of recommended phase 2 dose of ridaforolimus in combination with bevacizumab

    Time frame: Duration of the trial

Secondary outcomes

  1. Characterize the overall safety and tolerability of ridaforolimus in combination with bevacizumab

    Time frame: Duration of the study

  2. Description of the anti-tumor activity of ridaforolimus in combination with bevacizumab

    Time frame: Duration of the study

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Industry

Collaborators

  • Ariad Pharmaceuticals

Registry information

Official study title

A Phase I Trial of Oral Deforolimus (AP23573; MK-8669), an mTOR Inhibitor, in Combination With Bevacizumab for Patients With Advanced Cancers

Important dates

Study start
2008
Primary completion
2010
Study completion
2010
First posted
Oct 29, 2008
Registry last updated
Feb 13, 2015

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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