Pazopanib Hydrochloride in Treating Patients With Stage IV or Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Cancer
Condition: Recurrent Lymphoepithelioma of the Nasopharynx; Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Nasopharynx; Stage IV Lymphoepithelioma of the Nasopharynx; Stage IV Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Nasopharynx
MeSH terms: Carcinoma; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell; Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma; Recurrence
Intervention: pazopanib hydrochloride; pharmacological study; computed tomography
Intervention description: Given PO; Correlative studies; Correlative studies
Phase: Phase 2
Study type: Interventional
Primary purpose: Treatment
Intervention model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Enrollment: 33.0
Sex: All
Minimum age: 18 Years
Healthy volunteers: No

Summary:

      This phase II trial studies the side effects and how well pazopanib hydrochloride works in
      treating patients with stage IV or recurrent nasopharyngeal cancer. Pazopanib hydrochloride
      may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth and
      by blocking blood flow to the tumor.
    

Eligibility criteria:

        Inclusion Criteria:

          -  Histologically or cytologically confirmed nasopharyngeal carcinoma, meeting the
             following criteria:

               -  World Health Organization (WHO) type II-III disease

               -  Stage IV or recurrent disease

          -  Must have failed at least 1 prior line of chemotherapy for metastatic or recurrent
             disease

          -  Measurable disease, defined as >= 1 unidimensionally measurable lesion >= 20 mm by
             conventional techniques OR >= 10 mm by spiral CT scan

          -  No known brain metastases

          -  Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) 0-2 or Karnofsky PS
             70-100%

          -  Life expectancy > 3 months

          -  WBC >= 3,000/mm³

          -  Absolute neutrophil count >= 1,500/mm³

          -  Platelet count >= 100,000/mm³

          -  Bilirubin normal

          -  Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) =< 2.5 times upper
             limit of normal (ULN)

          -  Creatinine normal OR creatinine clearance >= 60 mL/min

          -  Proteinuria =< 1+ on 2 consecutive dipsticks taken >= 1 week apart

          -  Prothrombin time (PT), international normalized ratio (INR), and partial
             thromboplastin time (PTT) =< 1.2 times ULN

          -  Systolic blood pressure (BP) =< 140 mm Hg and diastolic BP =< 90 mm Hg

               -  Initiation or adjustment of BP medication allowed provided the average of 3 BP
                  readings are < 140/90 mm Hg prior to study entry

          -  No history of allergic reaction attributed to compounds of similar chemical or
             biological composition to pazopanib hydrochloride or to other study agents

          -  No abdominal fistula, gastrointestinal perforation, or intra-abdominal abscess within
             the past 28 days

          -  No cerebrovascular accident within the past 6 months

          -  No history of any of the following diseases within the past 12 weeks:

               -  Myocardial infarction

               -  Cardiac arrhythmia

               -  Admission for unstable angina

               -  Cardiac angioplasty or stenting

               -  Venous thrombosis

          -  No New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III-IV heart failure

               -  Patients with a history of NYHA class II heart failure are eligible provided they
                  are asymptomatic on treatment

          -  No significant electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities, including QTc prolongation
             (i.e., QTc >= 500 msec)

          -  No serious or non-healing wound, ulcer, or bone fracture

          -  No condition that would impair the ability to swallow and retain pazopanib
             hydrochloride, including any of the following:

               -  Gastrointestinal tract disease resulting in an inability to take oral medication

               -  Requirement for IV alimentation

               -  Prior surgical procedures affecting absorption

               -  Active peptic ulcer disease

          -  No concurrent uncontrolled illness including, but not limited to, the following:

               -  Coagulopathy

               -  Ongoing or active infection

               -  Psychiatric illness or social situation that would preclude study compliance

          -  No known allergy to CT contrast agents

          -  Not pregnant or nursing

          -  Negative pregnancy test

          -  Fertile patients must use effective contraception

          -  More than 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin C)
             and recovered

          -  More than 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy

          -  At least 4 weeks since prior surgery

          -  No prior antiangiogenesis therapy

          -  No other concurrent investigational agents

          -  No other concurrent anticancer therapy

          -  No concurrent medications or substances known to affect or with the potential to
             affect the activity or pharmacokinetics of pazopanib hydrochloride, as determined by
             the Principal Investigator

          -  No concurrent medications that have the potential to interact with the cytochrome P450
             (CYP) isoenzymes CYP2C9 and CYP3A4

          -  No concurrent therapeutic warfarin

               -  Low molecular weight heparin or prophylactic low-dose warfarin allowed

          -  No concurrent antiretroviral therapy for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive
             patients