Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: A Phase II Multi-Center Study of Rapamycin for Treating Kidney Angiomyolipomas in TSC or LAM Patients
Brief Summary: This research study is evaluating a drug called rapamycin as a possible treatment for the lumps (or tumors) that form in the kidneys, called angiomyolipomas, in people who have either TSC or LAM. Kidney angiomyolipomas are tumors that are made up of blood vessels, muscle and fat. Rapamycin has been approved to treat other diseases, but it is investigational for treating kidney angiomyolipomas.

Investigational means that it is being as a possible treatment for kidney angiomyolipomas but is not currently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treating this disease.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* 1. Male or female between the ages of 2 and 65 years (except in Europe where minimum age will be 1).

  2. Clinically definite diagnosis of TSC per modified Gomez criteria 3. Diagnosis of partial-onset epilepsy according to the classification of the International League Against Epilepsy (1989) and revised in 2009.

  4. Uncontrolled partial-onset seizures; must meet the following:
  1. At least 16 reported quantifiable partial-onset seizures over the Baseline period with no continuous 21-day seizure-free period between Visit 1 (Screening Visit) and Visit 2 (Randomization visit), as per data captured in daily seizure diaries.
  2. Prior history of failure to control partial-onset seizures despite having been treated with two or more sequential regimens of single or combined antiepileptic drugs.
  3. Prior or concurrent use of vagal nerve stimulator (VNS) is allowed. If the patient is using VNS, device stimulator parameters must remain constant throughout the study.
  4. Prior epilepsy surgery is allowed if performed at least 12 months before study entry.

     5. Must be receiving one, two, or three AEDs at a stable dose for at least 4 weeks at the start of the 8-week prospective Baseline phase, remain on the same regimen throughout the Baseline phase, and intend to continue the same regimen throughout the 18-week double blind Core phase (rescue medications are permitted).

     6. If female of child bearing potential, documentation of negative pregnancy test at time of informed consent and must use highly effective contraception during the study and for 8 weeks after stopping treatment 7. Sexually active males must use a condom during intercourse while taking study drug, and for 8 weeks after stopping study treatment 8. Hepatic, renal and blood laboratory values within the following range at screening :

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  1. AST and ALT levels \< 2.5 x ULN
  2. serum bilirubin \<1.5 × ULN (this limit does not apply to patients with an elevated indirect bilirubin, if they have Gilbert's Syndrome),
  3. serum creatinine \< 1.5 x ULN
  4. hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL
  5. platelets ≥ 80,000/mm3
  6. absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,000/mm3 9. Written informed consent. Subjects or their legal guardians must have the ability to comprehend the informed consent form and be willing to provide informed consent.

     10. Patient or caregiver must be able to reliably record seizures and keep a daily diary and recall adverse events.

     Exclusion Criteria:
* 1. Patients with seizures secondary to metabolic, toxic, infectious or psychogenic disorder or drug abuse or current seizures related to an acute medical illness.

  2. Presence of only non-motor partial seizures (NOT APPLICABLE per Amendment 2) 3. Patients with TSC who have SEGA in need of immediate surgical intervention. 4. Patients under 2 years of age with untreated infantile spasms. 5. Within 52 weeks prior to study entry, an episode of status epilepticus as defined in the protocol.

  6. Patients with history of seizure clusters (where individual seizures cannot be accurately counted according to the judgment of the investigator) occurring within 26 weeks prior to study entry.

  7. Patients who require rescue medication during the baseline phase for more than 6 days 8. Patients with non-TSC related progressive encephalopathy. 9. Patients who weigh less than 12 kg. 10. Patients with coexisting malignancies within the 3 years prior to randomization, except for adequately treated carcinoma of the cervix or basal or squamous cell carcinomas of the skin.

  11. Patients with any severe and/or uncontrolled medical conditions at randomization such as:
  1. Symptomatic congestive heart failure of New York Heart Association Class III or IV, history of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \< 50%, QTc interval \>460ms, congenital QT syndrome, unstable angina pectoris, myocardial infarction within 6 months of study entry, serious uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia or any other clinically significant cardiac disease.
  2. Significant symptomatic deterioration of lung function
  3. Impairment of gastrointestinal function or gastrointestinal disease that may significantly alter the absorption of everolimus (e.g., ulcerative disease, malabsorption syndrome or small bowel resection).
  4. liver disease such as cirrhosis, decompensated liver disease, and chronic hepatitis
  5. Uncontrolled diabetes as defined by fasting serum glucose \> 1.5 × ULN.
  6. Active skin, mucosa, ocular or GI disorders of Grade \> 1.
  7. Active (acute or chronic) or uncontrolled severe infections.
  8. A known history of HIV seropositivity or other active viral infections. 12. Patients with an active, bleeding diathesis. 13. Patient with uncontrolled hyperlipidemia: fasting serum cholesterol \> 300 mg/dL OR \>7.75 mmol/L AND fasting triglycerides \> 2.5 x ULN.

     14. Patients who have had a major surgery or significant traumatic injury within 4 weeks of study entry.

     15. Patients with a prior history of organ transplant. 16. Patients receiving more than 3 antiepileptic drugs at any time in the baseline phase or at randomization or who change the dose of the AEDs during 4 weeks before screening or during the baseline period.

     17. Patients being treated with felbamate, unless treatment has been continuous for ≥ 1 year.

     18. Patients currently receiving anticancer therapies or who have received anticancer therapies within 4 weeks of study entry (including chemotherapy, radiation therapy, antibody based therapy, etc.).

     19. Prior treatment with any investigational drug within the preceding 4 weeks prior to study entry.

     20. Patients receiving chronic, systemic treatment with corticosteroids or another immunosuppressive agent at study entry. Topical or inhaled corticosteroids are allowed.

     21. Patients who have received prior treatment with a systemic mTOR inhibitor (sirolimus, temsirolimus, everolimus) within 24 months of study entry. Patients who have received prior treatment with a topical mTOR inhibitor (sirolimus, temsirolimus, everolimus) within 4 weeks of study entry.

     22. Patients with a known hypersensitivity to everolimus or other rapamycin-analogues (sirolimus, temsirolimus) or to its excipients.

     23. Patients with a history of non-compliance to medical regimens or who are considered potentially unreliable or will not be able to complete the entire study 24. Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women, where pregnancy is defined as the state of a female after conception and until the termination of gestation, confirmed by a positive hCG laboratory test.

     25. Patients with a Score of 4 or 5 on the Suicidal Ideation item within 2 years of Screening, or any "yes" on the Suicidal Behavior item of the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale at Screening or Baseline , who upon follow up with a healthcare professional are found to be severely depressed or suicidal.

     26. Maintenance of a diet consisting of \<40 g of carbohydrate per day within 3 months of screening
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Age 3-65 years old (females of reproductive age must not be pregnant or breastfeeding)
* Kidney ANGIOMYOLIPOMA 2 cm or greater on baseline MRI (a CT scan may be used for patients who cannot undergo MRI imaging)
* No evidence of severe LAM (not on continuous oxygen)
* Informed consent, including consent for submission of blood, urine and tissue samples as described in the appendix.
* Adequate renal and liver function (eGFR of 30 or higher, SGOT, SGPT, TBili, Alk Phos all\<2x normal)
* HCT\>27%
* ANC \> 1500 and platelet count \>100,000
* Diagnosis of TSC or LAM (diagnosis of TSC using revised diagnostic criteria \[45\], diagnosis of LAM made by chest CT scan and reviewed by a pulmonologist).
* Fertility/Reproductive issues: The effects of rapamycin on the developing fetus at the doses used in this study are unknown. For this reason, rapamycin should not be taken during pregnancy. Participants who are fertile must maintain adequate contraception while they are taking rapamycin and for twelve weeks after stopping the drug. Acceptable contraceptive measures include prior hysterectomy, oophorectomy or tubal ligation, complete abstinence, barrier methods which include both a cervical diaphragm and spermicidal jelly, and progestin based contraceptives. Pregnancy tests will be obtained at enrollment and during study visits at 8 weeks, 16 weeks, 24 weeks, 32 weeks, 40 weeks, and 52 weeks.

  * Note: Eligibility requirement of ECOG PS of 0 or 1 has been removed to allow participation of those subjects with TSC who are classified as ECOG PS of 2,3, or 4 because of cognitive impairment rather than progressive disease. This change allows site Pl's to individualize decision making on whether or not to enroll such subjects after discussing details of the study with prospective participant and legal guardian. The decision to enroll individuals with ECOG PS of 2,3, or 4 will be at the discretion of the Principal Investigator.

Exclusion criteria:

* Unstable seizures (defined as changes in anti-epileptics OR increase in frequency and/or severity or seizures in the 60 days prior to study entry)
* Significant bleed associated with kidney angiomyolipoma(s) (defined as bleed associated with shock OR requiring a blood transfusion in the 30 days prior to study entry)
* Severe LAM (defined as dependent on continuous supplemental oxygen)
* Evidence for accelerating renal dysfunction or acute renal failure
* Diagnosis of Renal Cell Cancer that has not been treated (additional clarification: individuals with a prior history of renal cancer who have had appropriate surgery and have no evidence of metastatic disease can be enrolled)
* Active infection
* Patients will be excluded if they have been treated with any investigational agent in the 30 days prior to study entry
* Patients may not be treated with other investigational agents while on study
* Prior history of coronary artery disease
* Vascular embolization for treatment of kidney angiomyolipoma(s) within 6 months
* Patients who must take diltiazem, ketoconazole or rifampin chronically will be excluded because of known drug interactions. Both diltiazem and ketoconazole are strong inhibitors of CYP3A4 and are known to increase rapamycin levels. Rifampin is a known CYP3A4 and P-glycoprotein inducer and is known to significantly reduce rapamycin levels.
C: Inclusion Criteria:

1. Definite TSC by current clinical criteria (28);
2. Male or female aged 16 to 60 yrs;
3. IQ over 60 by Wechsler Abbreviated Scales of Intelligence (WASI) and able to participate in direct neuropsychological tests;
4. A score falling on, or below, the 5th percentile (approximately equivalent to -1.5 SD) in one or more of the primary outcome measures:
5. Calculated GFR \> 60ml/min/1.73m2 except in case of renal impairment associated with TSC complicating kidneys, where a calculated GFR should be ≥30ml/min/1.73m2;
6. INR 1.5 or less (anticoagulation permitted if target INR on stable dose of warfarin or LMW heparin for \> 2 weeks at time of randomisation) ;
7. Adequate liver function as shown by: serum bilirubin less than or equal to 1.5 x ULN, ALT and AST less than or equal to 2.5 x ULN;
8. If sexually active - negative pregnancy test in females at the time of informed consent, contraception for males and pre-menopausal females on study);
9. Seizure free or stable seizures as defined by no change in type of AEDs in 6 months prior to full recruitment and randomization at baseline. Doses of drugs may have been changed in the 6 months prior to recruitment;
10. Hepatitis B surface antigen negative, Hepatitis C antibody negative.
11. All patients must be able to communicate well with the investigator, to understand and comply with the requirements of the study, understand and sign the written informed consent;
12. Female patients of childbearing potential must be prepared to use two acceptable methods of contraception, (e.g., intra-uterine device plus condom, spermicidal gel plus condom, diaphragm plus condom, etc.), from the time of screening.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Prior treatment with an mTOR inhibitor;
2. Investigational agent \<30 days prior to randomisation;
3. Surgery in last 2 months;
4. Previous brain neurosurgery;
5. Significant haematological abnormality i.e. haemoglobin \< 8g/dL, platelets \<80,000/mm3, absolute neutrophil count \< 1000/mm3);
6. Urine protein/creatinine \>0.02g/mmol except in case of renal impairment associated with TSC complication of kidneys, where urine protein/creatinine ratio should be \>0.1g/mmol for exclusion;
7. Serum creatinine \> 1.5 x ULN except in case of renal impairment associated with TSC complication of kidneys, where serum creatinine should be \>300µmol/L for exclusion;
8. Uncontrolled hyperlipidaemia (fasting cholesterol \> 300mg/dL or \>7.75 mmol/L and fasting triglycerides \>2.5 x ULN, or diabetes with fasting serum glucose \> 1.5 x ULN;
9. History of myocardial infarction, angina or stroke related to atherosclerosis, or any other significant cardiac disease, HIV seropositivity, organ transplant, malignancy other than squamous or basal cell skin cancer;
10. lymphangioleiomyomatosis with FEV1 \<70% of predicted, or any other restrictive pulmonary disease;
11. Bleeding diathesis or on oral anti-vitamin K medication other than low dose warfarin;
12. Pregnancy/lactation;
13. Live vaccine required during trial;
14. Use of strong inhibitor of CYP3AE;
15. Use of strong inducer of CYP3AE except for anti epileptic drugs;
16. Intercurrent infection at time of randomisation;
17. Inability to complete study materials (outcome measures) in English;
18. History of significant trauma-related cognitive deficit;
19. Impairment of gastrointestinal function or gastrointestinal disease that may significantly alter the absorption of Everolimus (e.g. pancreatic insufficiency);
20. Known sensitivity to Everolimus or other Rapamycin analogues or to its excipients;
21. Inability to attend scheduled visits.
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* Male or Female 18 years or older
* Clinically definite diagnosis of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex according to the modified Gomez criteria or sporadic LAM (biopsy-proven or compatible chest CT scan)
* Clinically definite diagnosis of renal angiomyolipoma
* At least one Angiomyolipoma of ≥ 3 cm in its longest diameter using CT or MRI
* Females of child bearing potential must use birth control and have documentation of negative pregnancy test
* Written informed consent according to local guidelines

Exclusion Criteria:

* Recent heart attack, cardiac related chest pain or stroke
* Severely impaired lung function
* Bleeding related to angiomyolipoma or embolization during 6 months prior to randomization
* Clinically significant chylous ascites
* Clinically significant hematological or hepatic abnormality
* Severe liver dysfunction
* Severe kidney dysfunction
* Pregnancy or breast feeding
* Current infection
* History of organ transplant
* Surgery within two months prior to study enrollment
* Prior therapy with a medication in the same class as Everolimus
* Recent use of an investigational drug
* Bleeding diathesis or on oral anti-vitamin K medication
* Uncontrolled high cholesterol
* Uncontrolled diabetes
* HIV
* Inability to attend scheduled clinic visits
* Patients with metal implants thus prohibiting MRI evaluations
* Angiomyolipoma which requires surgery at the time of randomization
* History of malignancy
* Severe or uncontrolled medical conditions which would cause an unacceptable safety risk or compromise compliance with the protocol

Answer: B