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Phase II Study of Dasatinib in Patients With Previously Treated Malignant Mesothelioma

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Objectives
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Outcomes
Outline
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Alternate Title

Dasatinib in Treating Patients With Previously Treated Malignant Mesothelioma

Basic Trial Information

PhaseTypeStatusAgeSponsorProtocol IDs
Phase IIBiomarker/Laboratory analysis, TreatmentActive18 and overNCICALGB-30601
CALGB 30601, NCT00509041

Objectives

Primary

  1. To determine the rate of progression-free survival (PFS) at 24 weeks (or 5.5 months) in patients with malignant mesothelioma treated with dasatinib.

Secondary

  1. To determine the response rate (partial response [PR] and complete response [CR]) in patients with malignant mesothelioma treated with dasatinib.
  2. To determine the response duration in patients with malignant mesothelioma treated with dasatinib.
  3. To describe the overall survival (OS) of patients with malignant mesothelioma treated with dasatinib.
  4. To describe the toxicity profile of dasatinib in patients with malignant mesothelioma.
  5. To determine whether the amount of expression of EphA2 and PDGFRβ, as measured by immunohistochemistry from tumor specimens, correlates with PFS in patients with malignant mesothelioma.
  6. To determine whether plasma levels of VEGF and PDGFRβ, serum levels of CSF-1, and soluble mesothelin-related protein correlate with PFS in patients with malignant mesothelioma.
  7. To determine whether inhibition of Src phosphorylation in PBMC correlates with PFS.
  8. To assess inhibition of phosphorylation of Src, EphA2, and PDGFRβ in tumor tissue by dasatinib.

Entry Criteria

Disease Characteristics:

  • Histologically confirmed malignant mesothelioma of any of the following subtypes:
    • Epithelial
    • Sarcomatoid
    • Mixed


  • Any site of origin of malignant mesothelioma allowed including, but not limited to, any of the following:
    • Pleura
    • Peritoneum
    • Pericardium
    • Tunica vaginalis


  • Pathology blocks or slides from a core surgical biopsy must be available


  • Not amenable to curative surgery


  • Measurable disease, defined as lesions that can be accurately measured in at least one dimension (longest diameter to be recorded) as ≥ 20 mm with conventional techniques (CT scan , MRI, or x-ray) or as ≥ 10 mm with spiral CT scan
    • Patients with pleural rind only disease must have at least one level with one rind measurement ≥ 1.5 cm
    • Lesions that are considered nonmeasurable include the following:
      • Bone lesions
      • Leptomeningeal disease
      • Ascites
      • Pleural/pericardial effusion
      • Lymphangitis cutis/pulmonis
      • Abdominal masses that are not confirmed and followed by imaging techniques
      • Cystic lesions


  • Prior treatment with one and only one systemic chemotherapy regimen, which must have included pemetrexed disodium required
    • Treatment may have been with pemetrexed disodium alone or in combination with any other agent


  • No symptomatic pleural effusions, unless the patient undergoes a therapeutic thoracentesis
    • Patients with pleural effusions who have had a pleurodesis are eligible


  • No known brain metastases


  • Must be registered on CALGB-150707 companion study


Prior/Concurrent Therapy:

  • At least 4 weeks since prior pemetrexed disodium-containing chemotherapy
  • At least 4 weeks since prior major surgery
  • At least 4 weeks since prior radiation therapy
    • Measurable disease must be outside the radiation port
  • Prior intracavitary cytotoxic or sclerosing therapy (including bleomycin) allowed
    • Intrapleural cytotoxic chemotherapy will not be considered systemic chemotherapy
  • At least 7 days since prior and no concurrent antithrombotic or anti-platelet agents, including any of the following:
    • Aspirin or aspirin-containing combinations
    • Clopidogrel
    • Dipyridamole
    • Tirofiban
    • Epoprostenol
    • Eptifibatide
    • Cilostazol
    • Abciximab
    • Ticlopidine
    • Warfarin
      • Low-dose warfarin for prophylaxis to prevent catheter thrombosis allowed
    • Heparin or low molecular weight heparin
      • Heparin for IV line flush allowed
  • At least 7 days since prior and no concurrent use of the following drugs:
    • Itraconazole
    • Ketoconazole (at doses > 200 mg/day)
    • Miconazole
    • Voriconazole
    • Telithromycin
    • Primidone
    • Rifabutin
    • Rifampin
    • St. John’s wort
    • Carbamazepine
    • Oxcarbazepine
    • Rifapentine
    • Phenobarbital
    • Phenytoin
    • Quinidine
    • Procainamide
    • Disopyramide
    • Amiodarone
    • Sotalol
    • Ibutilide
    • Dofetilide
    • Erythromycin
    • Clarithromycin
    • Chlorpromazine
    • Haloperidol
    • Mesoridazine
    • Thioridazine
    • Pimozide
    • Bepridil
    • Droperidol
    • Halofantrine
    • Levomethadyl
    • Sparfloxacin
  • No concurrent H2 blockers or proton pump inhibitors
  • No bisphosphonate therapy during the first 8 weeks of study treatment
  • No concurrent hormones or other chemotherapeutic agents except for steroids administered for dasatinib-related pleural effusion or hormones administered for non-disease-related conditions (e.g., insulin for diabetes)
  • No concurrent palliative radiation therapy

Patient Characteristics:

  • ECOG performance status 0-1
  • Granulocytes ≥ 1,500/μL
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/μL
  • Total bilirubin ≤ 2 x upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • AST (SGOT) ≤ 2.5 x ULN
  • Creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min
  • INR < 1.5
  • PTT < 40 seconds
  • QTc < 450 msec
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No significant cardiac disease, including any of the following:
    • New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III-IV congestive heart failure (CHF)
    • Unstable angina
    • Myocardial infarction or ventricular tachyarrhythmia within 6 months of study entry
    • Ejection fraction less than institutional normal (in patients with a history of CHF or currently with NYHA class I or II CHF)
    • Prolonged QTc > 450 msec (Fridericia correction)
    • Major conduction abnormality, unless a cardiac pacemaker is present
    • Hypokalemia or hypomagnesemia that cannot be corrected
  • No history of significant bleeding disorder unrelated to cancer, including any of the following:
    • Congenital bleeding disorder (e.g., von Willebrand disease)
    • Acquired bleeding disorder within the past year (e.g., acquired anti-factor VIII antibodies)
    • Ongoing or recent (≤ 3 months) significant GI bleeding or hemoptysis
  • No requirement for supplemental oxygen (i.e., pulse oximetry < 89% at rest)

Expected Enrollment

42

Outcomes

Primary Outcome(s)

Progression-free survival (PFS) at 24 weeks (or 5.5 months)

Secondary Outcome(s)

Response rate (complete and partial response) as measured by RECIST criteria
Response duration
Overall survival
Toxicity profile
Correlation of expression levels of EphA2 and PDGFRβ with response, PFS, and overall survival
Correlation of plasma levels of VEGF and PDGFRβ, serum levels of CSF-1, and soluble mesothelin-related protein with response, PFS, and overall survival
Correlation of a decrease in Src phosphorylation in PBMC with response, PFS, and overall survival
Correlation of a decrease in the phosphorylation of Src, EphA2, and PDGFRβ in tumor tissue with response

Outline

Patients receive oral dasatinib twice daily on days 1-28. Treatment repeats every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Patients undergo tumor tissue and blood sample collection periodically for correlative studies. Tumor tissue samples are analyzed for EphA2 and PDGFRβ expression by immunohistochemistry. Tumor tissue samples may also be analyzed for phosphorylation of Src, EphA2, and PDGFRβ by western blot. Blood samples are analyzed for concentration of VEGF and PDGF by quantitative sandwich enzyme immunoassay technique; mesothelin-related protein level by Mesomark® assay; CSF-1 level by ELISA assay; and phosphorylation of Src by phospho-Src (pTyr418) human ELISA.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed periodically.

Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations

Cancer and Leukemia Group B

Arkadiusz Dudek, MD, Protocol chair
Ph: 612-624-6610; 888-226-2376
Email: dudek002@umn.edu

Trial Sites

U.S.A.
California
  La Jolla
 Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center
Ph: 858-822-5354
 Email: cancercto@ucsd.edu
  San Francisco
 UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ph: 877-827-3222
Delaware
  Lewes
 Tunnell Cancer Center at Beebe Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Tunnell Cancer Center
Ph: 302-645-3171
  Newark
 CCOP - Christiana Care Health Services
 Clinical Trial Office - CCOP - Christiana Care Health Services
Ph: 302-733-6227
District of Columbia
  Washington
 Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ph: 202-444-0381
Florida
  Orlando
 Florida Hospital Cancer Institute at Florida Hospital Orlando
 Clinical Trials Office - Florida Hospital Cancer Institute
Ph: 407-303-5623
Georgia
  Savannah
 Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute at Memorial Health University Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute
Ph: 912-350-8568
Illinois
  Chicago
 University of Chicago Cancer Research Center
 Clinical Trials Office - University of Chicago Cancer Research Center
Ph: 773-834-7424
Indiana
  Elkhart
 Elkhart General Hospital
 Rafat Ansari, MD, FACP
Ph: 574-234-5123
  Fort Wayne
 Fort Wayne Medical Oncology and Hematology
 Sreenivasa Nattam, MD
Ph: 260-484-8830
  Kokomo
 Howard Community Hospital
 Rafat Ansari, MD, FACP
Ph: 574-234-5123
  La Porte
 Center for Cancer Therapy at LaPorte Hospital and Health Services
 Rafat Ansari, MD, FACP
Ph: 574-234-5123
  South Bend
 CCOP - Northern Indiana CR Consortium
 Rafat Ansari, MD, FACP
Ph: 574-234-5123
 Memorial Hospital of South Bend
 Clinical Trials Office - Memorial Hospital of South Bend
Ph: 800-284-7370
 Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center
 Rafat Ansari, MD, FACP
Ph: 574-234-5123
 South Bend Clinic
 Rafat Ansari, MD, FACP
Ph: 574-234-5123
Maryland
  Baltimore
 Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Cancer Institute at Franklin Square Hospital Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Cancer Institute at Franklin Square Hospital Center
Ph: 443-777-7364
  Elkton MD
 Union Hospital Cancer Program at Union Hospital
 Stephen Grubbs, MD
Ph: 302-366-1200
Massachusetts
  Boston
 Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center at Dana Farber Cancer Institute
 Pasi Janne, MD, PhD
Ph: 617-632-6076
 Massachusetts General Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Massachusetts General Hospital
Ph: 877-726-5130
Michigan
  St. Joseph
 Lakeland Regional Cancer Care Center - St. Joseph
 Rafat Ansari, MD, FACP
Ph: 574-234-5123
Minnesota
  Minneapolis
 Masonic Cancer Center at University of Minnesota
 Clinical Trials Office - Masonic Cancer Center at University of Minnesota
Ph: 612-624-2620
Missouri
  Saint Louis
 Arch Medical Services, Incorporated at Center for Cancer Care and Research
 Alan Lyss, MD
Ph: 314-996-5514
 Missouri Baptist Cancer Center
 Alan Lyss, MD
Ph: 314-996-5514
Nebraska
  Omaha
 Methodist Estabrook Cancer Center
 Robert Langdon, MD
Ph: 402-399-8762
New Jersey
  Voorhees
 Cancer Institute of New Jersey at Cooper - Voorhees
 Clinical Trials Office - Cancer Institute of New Jersey at Cooper University Hospital - Voorhees
Ph: 856-325-6757
New York
  Buffalo
 Roswell Park Cancer Institute
 Clinical Trials Office - Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Ph: 877-275-7724
  Syracuse
 SUNY Upstate Medical University Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - SUNY Upstate Medical University Hospital
Ph: 315-464-5476
North Carolina
  Durham
 Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ph: 888-275-3853
  Goldsboro
 Wayne Memorial Hospital, Incorporated
 James Atkins, MD
Ph: 919-580-0000
  Kinston
 Kinston Medical Specialists
 Peter Watson, MD
Ph: 252-559-2200ext.201
  Statesville
 Iredell Memorial Hospital
 Ruby Grimm, MD
Ph: 704-873-2219
  Winston-Salem
 Wake Forest University Comprehensive Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Wake Forest University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ph: 336-713-6771
Ohio
  Columbus
 Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute at Ohio State University Medical Center
 Ohio State University Cancer Clinical Trial Matching Service
Ph: 866-627-7616
 Email: osu@emergingmed.com
South Carolina
  Greenville
 CCOP - Greenville
 Jeffrey Giguere, MD, FACP
Ph: 864-987-7000
Virginia
  Danville
 Danville Regional Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Danville Regional Medical Center
Ph: 434-799-3753

Registry Information
Official Title A Phase II Study of Dasatinib (NSC #732517) in Patients With Previously Treated Malignant Mesothelioma
Trial Start Date 2007-08-15
Trial Completion Date 2008-07-17 (estimated)
Registered in ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00509041
Date Submitted to PDQ 2007-06-26
Information Last Verified 2009-05-13
NCI Grant/Contract Number CA31946

Note: The purpose of most clinical trials listed in this database is to test new cancer treatments, or new methods of diagnosing, screening, or preventing cancer. Because all potentially harmful side effects are not known before a trial is conducted, dose and schedule modifications may be required for participants if they develop side effects from the treatment or test. The therapy or test described in this clinical trial is intended for use by clinical oncologists in carefully structured settings, and may not prove to be more effective than standard treatment. A responsible investigator associated with this clinical trial should be consulted before using this protocol.

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