Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: A Randomized Phase III Trial Of Interferon Alfa-2B Or Interferon Alfa-2B Plus Bevacizumab In Patients With Advanced Renal Carcinoma
Brief Summary: RATIONALE: Biological therapies, such as interferon alfa-2b, may interfere with the growth of tumor cells. Bevacizumab may stop the growth of tumor cells by stopping blood flow to the tumor. It is not yet known whether interferon alfa-2b is more effective with or without bevacizumab in treating advanced renal cell carcinoma (kidney cancer).

PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying interferon alfa-2b and bevacizumab to see how well they work compared to interferon alfa-2b alone in treating patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma.


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A: Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma.
2. Patients with at least one measurable lesion.
3. Patients with a Karnofsky Performance Status ≥70%.
4. Adequate bone marrow function.
5. Adequate liver function.
6. Adequate renal function.
7. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥ lower limit of institutional normal (LLN)
8. Women of childbearing potential must have had a negative serum pregnancy test within 14 days prior to the administration of the study medication. Adequate contraception must be used while on study.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Less than 4 weeks post-major surgery
2. Patients who had radiation therapy within 4 weeks prior to start of study treatment (palliative radiotherapy to bone lesions allowed within 2 weeks prior to study treatment start).
3. Patients in need for major surgical procedure during the course of the study
4. Patients with a serious non-healing wound, ulcer, or bone fracture
5. Patients with a history of seizure(s) not controlled with standard medical therapy
6. Patients who have received prior systemic treatment for their metastatic RCC
7. Patients who have previously received systemic mTOR inhibitors (sirolimus, temsirolimus, everolimus) or VEGF inhibitors. Note: History of adjuvant immunotherapy, vaccines or adjuvant sorafenib following localized surgical nephrectomy is acceptable.
8. Patients with a known hypersensitivity to RAD001 (everolimus) or other rapamycins (sirolimus, temsirolimus) or to its excipients Patients with a known hypersensitivity to RAD001 (everolimus) or other rapamycins or to its excipients
9. Patients with a known hypersensitivity to sunitinib or its excipients
10. History or clinical evidence of central nervous system (CNS) metastases. Note: Subjects who have previously-treated CNS metastases (surgery plus or minus radiotherapy, radiosurgery, or gamma knife) and meet all 3 of the following criteria are eligible:

    * Are asymptomatic and,
    * have had no evidence of active CNS metastases for ≥ 6 months prior to enrollment and,
    * have no requirement for steroids or enzyme-inducing anticonvulsants (EIAC)
11. Clinically significant gastrointestinal abnormalities including, but not limited to:

    * Malabsorption syndrome
    * Major resection of the stomach or small bowel that could affect the absorption of study drug
    * Active peptic ulcer disease
    * Inflammatory bowel disease
    * Ulcerative colitis, or other gastrointestinal conditions with increased risk of perforation
    * History of abdominal fistula, gastrointestinal perforation, or intra abdominal abscess within 28 days prior to beginning study treatment.
12. Poorly controlled hypertension \[defined as systolic blood pressure (SBP) of ≥160mmHg or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) of ≥ 95mmHg\]
13. Patients receiving chronic systemic treatment with corticosteroids or another immunosuppressive agent
14. Patients with a known history of HIV seropositivity.
15. Patients with active bleeding.
16. Patients who have any severe and/or uncontrolled medical conditions or other conditions within the past 12 months that could affect their participation in the study such as:

    * Cardiac angioplasty or stenting, unstable angina pectoris, symptomatic peripheral vascular disease, symptomatic congestive heart failure (NYHA II, III, IV), myocardial infarction ≤ 6 months prior to first study treatment, serious uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia, cerebrovascular accidents ≤ 6 months before study treatment start.
    * Prolongation of corrected QT interval (QTc) \> 500 milliseconds (msecs).
    * Severally impaired lung function as defined as spirometry and DLCO that is 50% of the normal predicted value and/or 0\^2 saturation that is 88% or less at rest on room air.
    * Poorly controlled diabetes as defined by fasting serum glucose \>2.0 x ULN.
    * Any active (acute or chronic) or uncontrolled infection/disorders that impair the ability to evaluate the patient or for the patient to complete the study.
    * Liver disease such as chronic active hepatitis or chronic persistent hepatitis.
17. History of cerebrovascular accident (CVA) including transient ischemic attack (TIA).
18. History of pulmonary embolism or untreated deep venous thrombosis (DVT) within the past 6 months. Note: Subjects with recent DVT who have been treated with therapeutic anti-coagulating agents for at least 6 weeks are eligible.
19. Patients who have a history of another primary malignancy and off treatment for ≤ 3 years
20. Female patients of child-bearing potential who are not using adequate birth control methods, or who are pregnant or breast feeding.
21. Patients who are using other investigational agents or who had received investigational drugs ≤ 2 weeks prior to study treatment start.
22. Patients unwilling or unable to comply with the protocol.
B: Inclusion Criteria:

A patient will be considered for inclusion in this study only if all of the following criteria apply:

* Signed written informed consent.
* Diagnosis of clear cell RCC that is predominantly clear cell histology. Note: cytology cannot be the only pathologic criteria to confirm clear cell RCC. Patients with tumor types that are interpreted as non-clear cell, e.g. papillary, are excluded.
* Locally advanced RCC (defined as disease not amenable to curative surgery or radiation therapy) or metastatic RCC (equivalent to Stage IV RCC according to American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging.
* Note: If the metastatic disease is restricted to a solitary lesion, its neoplastic nature must be confirmed by histology or cytology. Cytology cannot be the only pathologic criteria to confirm clear cell RCC, but can be used in a patient with histologically confirmed clear cell RCC to confirm that metastatic disease is neoplastic in nature.
* Must have measurable disease, i.e. presenting with at least one measurable lesion per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST). A measurable lesion is defined as a lesion that can be accurately measured in at least one dimension with the longest diameter ≥ 20 mm using conventional techniques, or ≥ 10 mm with spiral CT scan.
* Note: Patient should be excluded if all baseline measurable lesions are within previously irradiated areas.
* Note: A patient must complete all the baseline disease assessments in order to be eligible. Baseline head, chest, abdominal and pelvic CT or MRI scans must be performed within 2 weeks prior to the first dose of study medication; baseline bone scan must be performed within 3 weeks of the first dose of study medication.
* Patients who have received only one prior systemic treatment for locally advanced or metastatic RCC with documented disease progression or documented treatment discontinuation due to unacceptable toxicity. This first-line systemic treatment must be cytokine based.
* Note: The first-line cytokine-based treatment can be interleukin-2 (IL-2) or interferon-α (INFα) monotherapy, IL-2 in combination with INF-α, IL-2 and/or INF-α in combination with chemotherapy, hormonal or other therapies excluding agents targeting angiogenesis pathways. Agents in a combination regimen can be given sequentially if the treatment sequence is pre-determined and the patient does not fail one agent prior to starting another.
* Note: Prior adjuvant or neo-adjuvant therapies are permitted excluding any agents that target vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) or VEGF receptors. The adjuvant/neo-adjuvant therapies should not be considered as first-line systemic treatment for advanced RCC.

Or,

* Patients who have received no prior systemic therapy for advanced/metastatic RCC can be enrolled if under any of the following circumstances:
* Patients who live in countries or regions where there is no established standard first-line therapy for advanced/metastatic RCC or where there are barriers to the access of established therapies such as sunitinib, sorafenib, IFNα or IL-2.
* Patients who live in countries or regions where IL-2 or INF-α has been approved for the treatment of advanced/metastatic RCC, however, these agents are generally not recognized by the local clinical community as a standard treatment for advanced/metastatic RCC, or where the physician and the patient have determined that the available cytokine therapies are not an acceptable therapeutic option.
* Patients who have recurred following prior adjuvant or neo-adjuvant cytokine therapy for RCC are eligible to participate without receiving a first-line systemic treatment for locally advanced or metastatic RCC. These patients should be stratified as the first-line population.
* Male or female ≥ 18 years of age.
* A woman is eligible to participate in the study if she is of:
* Non-childbearing potential (i.e., physiologically incapable of becoming pregnant), including any female who:
* Has had a hysterectomy,
* Has had a bilateral oophorectomy (ovariectomy),
* Has had a bilateral tubal ligation,
* Is post-menopausal (total cessation of menses for ≥1 year).
* Childbearing potential, has a negative serum pregnancy test within 2 weeks of the first dose of study medication, and agrees to use adequate contraception. GSK acceptable contraceptive methods, when used consistently and in accordance with both the product label and the instructions of the physician, are as follows:
* An intrauterine device with a documented failure rate of less than 1% per year.
* Vasectomized partner who is sterile prior to the female patient's entry and is the sole sexual partner for that female.
* Complete abstinence from sexual intercourse for 14 days before exposure to investigation product, through the clinical trial, and for at least 21 days after the last dose of investigational product.
* Double-barrier contraception (condom with spermicidal jelly, foam suppository, or film; diaphragm with spermicide; or male condom and diaphragm with spermicide).
* Oral contraceptives are not reliable due to the potential for drug-drug interactions.
* A man with a female partner of childbearing potential is eligible to enter and participate in the study if he is abstinent or uses a barrier method of contraception during the study.
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status (ECOG PS) 0 or 1
* Adequate baseline organ function defined as:
* Hematologic function:

Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC) ≥1 x 10\^9/L Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL Platelet ≥75 x 10\^9/L

* Hepatic function:

Total bilirubin ≥ 1.5 x Upper Limit of Normal (ULN) Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) and Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) ≥ 2 x ULN

* Renal function:

Calculated creatinine clearance≥30 mL/min \[See Section 14.6 Appendix 6\] and

≥Urine protein is 0, trace, or +1 determined by dipstick urinalysis, or \< 1.0 gram determined by 24-hour urine protein analysis.

* Note: A patient should first be screened with dipstick urinalysis. If urine protein is ≥2+, then a 24-hour urine protein must be assessed and patient will be excluded if 24-hour urine protein is≥ 1.0 gram.
* Corrected serum calcium level within normal range per local clinical laboratory standard.

Note: Patients with hypercalcemia should be treated until the corrected serum calcium level reaches the normal range.

* At least 4 weeks must have elapsed since the last surgery and 2 weeks must have elapsed since radiotherapy or the last systemic cytokine therapy.
* Complete recovery from prior surgery, and/or reduction of all AEs to Grade 1 from prior systemic therapy or radiotherapy.
* Note: In patients with prior radiotherapy, the steroid doses should be stable or decreasing for at least 2 weeks.

Exclusion Criteria:

A patient will not be eligible for inclusion in this study if any of the following criteria apply:

* Pregnant or lactating female.
* History of another malignancy.
* Note: Patients who have had another malignancy and have been disease-free for 5 years, or patients with a history of completely resected non-melanomatous skin carcinoma or successfully treated in situ carcinoma are eligible.
* History or presence of central nervous system (CNS) metastasis or leptomeningeal tumors as documented by CT or MRI scan, analysis of cerebrospinal fluid or neurological exam.

Note: A baseline brain CT or MRI scan must be obtained in all patients within 2 weeks of the first dose of study medication.

* Malabsorption syndrome or disease that significantly affects gastrointestinal function, or major resection of the stomach or small bowel that could affect the absorption of pazopanib.
* Unable to swallow and retain orally administered medication.
* Active peptic ulcer disease, inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, or other gastrointestinal conditions with increased risk of perforation; history of abdominal fistula, gastrointestinal perforation, or intra-abdominal abscess within 4 weeks prior to beginning study treatment.
* History of human immunodeficiency virus infection.
* Presence of uncontrolled infection.
* Corrected QT interval (QTc) prolongation defined as QTc interval \> 470 msecs.
* History of Class III or IV congestive heart failure according to New York Heart Association (NYHA) classification.
* History of any one of the following cardiac conditions within the past 6 months:
* Cardiac angioplasty or stenting, or
* Myocardial infarction, or
* Unstable angina.
* History of cerebrovascular accident within the past 6 months.
* Poorly controlled hypertension \[defined as systolic blood pressure (SBP) of ≥140mmHg, or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) of ≥ 90mmHg\].
* Note: Initiation or adjustment of antihypertensive medication(s) is permitted prior to study entry. The blood pressure must be re-assessed on two occasions that are separated by a minimum of 24 hours. The mean SBP / DBP values from both blood pressure assessments must be \< 140/90mmHg in order for a patient to be eligible for the study.
* History of untreated deep venous thrombosis (DVT) within the past 6 months (e.g. a calf vein thrombosis that is not treated).

Note: Patients with recent DVT who are treated with therapeutic anti-coagulating agents (excluding therapeutic warfarin) for at least 2 weeks are eligible.

* Presence of any non-healing wound, fracture, or ulcer, or presence of symptomatic peripheral vascular disease.
* Evidence of bleeding diathesis or coagulopathy.
* Any serious and/or unstable pre-existing medical, psychiatric, or other conditions that could interfere with patient's safety, obtaining informed consent or compliance to the study.
* Has taken any prohibited medications within 14 days of the first dose of study medication.
* Current or prior use of an investigational anti-cancer drug within 4 weeks of start of study.
* Prior use of an investigational or licensed drug that targets VEGF or VEGF receptors (eg. bevacizumab, sunitinib, sorafenib, etc).
C: DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Histologically or cytologically confirmed renal cell carcinoma (RCC)

  * Conventional clear cell carcinoma
  * Metastatic or unresectable disease
* The following characteristics and cellular types are excluded:

  * True papillary
  * Sarcomatoid features without a clear cell component
  * Chromophobe
  * Oncocytoma
  * Collecting duct tumor
  * Transitional cell carcinoma
* Measurable or nonmeasurable disease, including any of the following:

  * Unidimensionally measurable lesion ≥ 20 mm by conventional techniques (e.g., physical exam or chest x-ray) OR 10 mm by spiral CT scan or MRI
  * The following are considered nonmeasurable disease:

    * Small lesions
    * Bone lesions
    * Leptomeningeal disease
    * Ascites
    * Pleural/pericardial effusion
    * Lymphangitis cutis/pulmonis
    * Abdominal masses that are not confirmed and followed by imaging techniques
    * Cystic lesions
    * Irradiated lesions, unless progression is documented after radiotherapy
* RCC paraffin tissue blocks or unstained slides must be available
* No evidence of prior or concurrent CNS metastases by MRI or CT scan

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age

* 18 and over

Performance status

* Karnofsky 70-100%

Life expectancy

* Not specified

Hematopoietic

* Granulocyte count ≥ 1,500/mm\^3
* Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm\^3
* No history of clinically significant bleeding

Hepatic

* AST/ALT ≤ 2.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
* Alkaline phosphatase ≤ 2.5 times ULN
* Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times ULN

Renal

* Creatinine ≤ 1.5 times ULN
* No proteinuria \> 1+

  * Proteinuria ≥ 2+ allowed provided protein is \< 2 g/24-hour urine collection

Cardiovascular

* No deep venous thrombosis within the past year
* No cerebrovascular accident within the past year
* No peripheral vascular disease with claudication on \< 1 block
* No uncontrolled hypertension defined as blood pressure ≥160 mm Hg (systolic) and/or ≥ 90 mm Hg (diastolic) while on medication
* No New York Heart Association class II-IV congestive heart failure
* No angina pectoris requiring nitrate therapy
* No myocardial infarction within the past 6 months
* No other significant cardiovascular disease

Pulmonary

* No pulmonary embolus within the past year
* No ongoing hemoptysis

Other

* Not pregnant or nursing
* Negative pregnancy test
* Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 3 months after study treatment
* No preexisting thyroid abnormality in which normal thyroid function cannot be maintained by medication
* No delayed wound healing, ulcers, or bone fractures
* No uncontrolled psychiatric disorder
* No other currently active\* malignancy except nonmelanoma skin cancer NOTE: \*Disease is not considered currently active if patient completed anticancer therapy and is considered to have \< 30% risk of relapse

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

* No prior systemic immunotherapy for RCC
* No prior thalidomide, anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) therapy, VEGF receptor inhibitors, or antiangiogenic treatment of any kind
* No concurrent prophylactic filgrastim (G-CSF) or sargramostim (GM-CSF)

Chemotherapy

* No prior systemic chemotherapy for RCC
* No concurrent chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy

* No concurrent systemic corticosteroid therapy except the following:

  * Topical and inhaled steroids
  * Replacement therapy for adrenal insufficiency
* No concurrent hormones except those administered for nondisease-related conditions (e.g., insulin for diabetes)

Radiotherapy

* See Disease Characteristics
* At least 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy and recovered
* Prior palliative radiotherapy to metastatic lesions allowed provided at least 1 measurable or nonmeasurable lesion remains untreated
* No concurrent palliative radiotherapy

Surgery

* At least 4 weeks since prior major surgery and recovered

Other

* No other prior systemic investigational therapy for RCC
* No other prior adjuvant or neoadjuvant systemic therapy for RCC
* No concurrent full-dose oral or parenteral anticoagulation\* NOTE: \*Low-dose (1 mg) warfarin for maintenance of catheter patency and/or daily prophylactic aspirin is allowed
D: For more information regarding Bristol-Myers Squibb Clinical Trial participation, please visit www.BMSStudyConnect.com

Inclusion Criteria:

* Histological confirmation of RCC with a clear-cell component, including participants who may also have sarcomatoid features
* Advanced (not amenable to curative surgery or radiation therapy) or metastatic (AJCC Stage IV) RCC
* No prior systemic therapy for RCC with the following exception:

  i) One prior adjuvant or neoadjuvant therapy for completely resectable RCC if such therapy did not include an agent that targets VEGF or VEGF receptors and if recurrence occurred at least 6 months after the last dose of adjuvant or neoadjuvant therapy

Exclusion Criteria:

* Any active CNS metastases
* Any active, known or suspected autoimmune disease
* Any condition requiring systemic treatment with either corticosteroids (\> 10 mg daily prednisone equivalent) or other immunosuppressive medications within 14 days of randomization
* Participants who have received a live/attenuated vaccine within 30 days of first treatment

Other protocol defined inclusion/exclusion criteria could apply

Answer: C