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Phase II Study of Erlotinib in Patients With Locally Advanced and/or Metastatic Carcinoma of the Endometrium

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Basic Trial Information
Objectives
Entry Criteria
Expected Enrollment
Outline
Published Results
Trial Contact Information
Registry Information

Alternate Title

Erlotinib in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced and/or Metastatic Endometrial Cancer

Basic Trial Information

PhaseTypeStatusAgeSponsorProtocol IDs
Phase IITreatmentCompleted18 and overOtherCAN-NCIC-IND148
NCI-NCIC-148, NCT00030485, NCIC-148, IND148

Objectives

  1. Determine the efficacy of erlotinib, in terms of response rate and duration of stable disease, in patients with locally advanced and/or metastatic carcinoma of the endometrium.
  2. Determine the toxicity of this drug in these patients.
  3. Determine the time to progression and duration of response in patients treated with this drug.
  4. Correlate objective tumor response with levels of epidermal growth factor receptor expression in patients treated with this drug.

Entry Criteria

Disease Characteristics:

  • Histologically confirmed metastatic and/or locally advanced adenocarcinoma or adenosquamous carcinoma of the endometrium
    • Incurable by standard therapies


  • Clinically and/or radiologically documented disease with at least 1 unidimensionally measurable site
    • At least 20 mm by x-ray, physical exam, or CT scan OR
    • At least 10 mm by spiral CT scan
    • Bone metastases considered nonmeasurable


  • Tumor tissue from primary tumor available for assessing epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) status


  • No uterine sarcomas (leiomyosarcoma), mixed mullerian tumors, and/or adenosarcomas


  • No known brain metastases


Prior/Concurrent Therapy:

Biologic therapy:

  • Not specified

Chemotherapy:

  • No prior chemotherapy for endometrial cancer

Endocrine therapy:

  • No more than 1 prior hormonal therapy (progestational agent or aromatase inhibitor) in the adjuvant or metastatic setting
  • At least 1 week since prior hormonal therapy

Radiotherapy:

  • At least 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy (except for low-dose palliative radiotherapy) and recovered

Surgery:

  • At least 3 weeks since prior major surgery and recovered
  • No prior surgical procedures affecting absorption
  • No concurrent ophthalmic surgery

Other:

  • No prior EGFR-targeting therapies
  • No other concurrent investigational therapy
  • No other concurrent anticancer therapy
  • Concurrent oral anticoagulants (e.g., warfarin) allowed provided there is increased vigilance with respect to monitoring INR
  • Concurrent low molecular weight heparin allowed at investigator's discretion

Patient Characteristics:

Age:

  • 18 and over

Performance status:

  • ECOG 0-2

Life expectancy:

  • At least 12 weeks

Hematopoietic:

  • Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3
  • Absolute granulocyte count at least 1,500/mm3

Hepatic:

  • Bilirubin no greater than upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • AST/ALT no greater than 2.5 times ULN

Renal:

  • Creatinine no greater than 1.5 times ULN

Cardiovascular:

  • No symptomatic congestive heart failure
  • No unstable angina
  • No cardiac arrhythmia

Gastrointestinal:

  • No gastrointestinal (GI) tract disease that would preclude ability to take oral medication
  • No requirement for IV alimentation
  • No uncontrolled inflammatory GI disease (e.g., Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis)
  • No active peptic ulcer disease

Ophthalmic:

  • No significant ophthalmologic abnormalities, including any of the following:
    • Prior severe dry eye syndrome, Sjogren's syndrome, or keratoconjunctivitis sicca
    • Severe-exposure keratopathy
    • Disorders that would increase the risk of epithelium-related complications (e.g., bullous keratopathy, aniridia, severe chemical burns, or neutrophilic keratitis)
    • Congenital abnormality (e.g., Fuch's dystrophy)
    • Abnormal slit-lamp examination using a vital dye (e.g., fluorescein or Bengal-Rose)
    • Abnormal corneal sensitivity test (e.g., Schirmer test or similar tear production test)
  • No concurrent ocular inflammation or infection

Other:

  • No other malignancy within the past 5 years except adequately treated nonmelanoma skin cancer or curatively treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix
  • No prior allergic reaction attributed to compounds of similar biological or chemical composition to erlotinib
  • No other concurrent serious illness or medical condition that would preclude study
  • No prior significant neurologic or psychiatric disorder that would preclude study
  • No active uncontrolled infection
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception

Expected Enrollment

A total of 15-30 patients will be accrued for this study within 12-18 months.

Outline

This is a multicenter study.

Patients receive oral erlotinib once daily. Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Patients are followed at 4 weeks. Patients with complete or partial response or stable disease are also followed every 3 months until relapse or death.

Published Results

Oza AM, Eisenhauer EA, Elit L, et al.: Phase II study of erlotinib in recurrent or metastatic endometrial cancer: NCIC IND-148. J Clin Oncol 26 (26): 4319-25, 2008.[PUBMED Abstract]

Oza A, Elit L, Eisenhauer E, et al.: Phase II study of erlotinib (Tarceva, OSI 774) in women with recurrent or metastatic endometrial cancer -- NCIC IND.148. [Abstract] Clin Cancer Res 9 (Suppl): A-105, 6094s, 2003.

Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations

NCIC-Clinical Trials Group

Amit Oza, MD, Protocol chair
Ph: 416-946-2818

Registry Information
Official Title A Phase II Study of OSI-774 (NSC 718781) in Patients with Locally Advanced and/or Metastatic Carcinoma of the Endometrium
Trial Start Date 2002-01-10
Registered in ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00030485
Date Submitted to PDQ 2001-12-04
Information Last Verified 2003-06-26
NCI Grant/Contract Number CA77202

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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