Clinical trial NCT00543387
Conditions: Cancer, Neoplasms, Tumors
Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Start date: 2008-03-27; Completion date: 2011-04-04
Enrollment: 35 participants; Allocation: RANDOMIZED; Intervention model: PARALLEL

Brief summary:
This study will investigate the safety, side effects and how well the body tolerates MK-5108 as well as determine different doses of MK-5108 in participants with advanced and/or refractory solid tumors. The corresponding primary hypotheses of this study are that 1) administration of oral MK-5108 (twice daily for 2 out of 14-21 days) to participants with advanced and/or refractory solid tumors will be safe and tolerable, and that 2) the spectrum of side effects observed in these participants after administration of oral MK-5108 alone and in combination with docetaxel will be dose-dependent and allow for definition of a maximum tolerated dose (MTD).

Detailed description:

Arms: arm 1: Participants receive 200 mg of MK-5108 orally twice daily (BID) the first 2 days of a 14-day cycle (cycle extended to 21 days if ≥Grade 2 toxicity observed). arm 2: Participants receive 400 mg of MK-5108 orally BID the first 2 days of a 14-day cycle (cycle extended to 21 days if ≥Grade 2 toxicity observed). arm 3: Participants receive 800 mg of MK-5108 orally BID the first 2 days of a 14-day cycle (cycle extended to 21 days if ≥Grade 2 toxicity observed). arm 4: Participants receive 1200 mg of MK-5108 orally BID the first 2 days of a 14-day cycle (cycle extended to 21 days if ≥Grade 2 toxicity observed). arm 5: Participants receive 1500 mg of MK-5108 orally BID the first 2 days of a 14-day cycle (cycle extended to 21 days if ≥Grade 2 toxicity observed). arm 6: Participants receive 1800 mg of MK-5108 orally BID the first 2 days of a 14-day cycle (cycle extended to 21 days if ≥Grade 2 toxicity observed). arm 7: Participants receive 100 mg of MK-5108 orally BID in combination with 60 mg/m\^2 Docetaxel administered intravenously (IV) the first 2 days of a 21-day cycle. arm 8: Participants receive 150 mg of MK-5108 orally BID in combination with 60 mg/m\^2 Docetaxel administered IV the first 2 days of a 21-day cycle. arm 9: Participants receive 150 mg of MK-5108 orally BID in combination with 60 mg/m\^2 Docetaxel administered IV the first 2 days of a 21-day cycle. arm 10: After receiving treatment in Panel 1, one participant crossed over to Panel 2 per protocol following disease progression to receive 100 mg of MK-5108 orally BID in combination with 60 mg/m\^2 Docetaxel administered IV the first 2 days of a 21-day cycle. arm 11: After receiving treatment in Panel 1, participants crossed over to Panel 2 per protocol following disease progression to receive 150 mg of MK-5108 orally BID in combination with 60 mg/m\^2 Docetaxel administered IV the first 2 days of a 21-day cycle.
Interventions: intervention 1: MK-5108 intervention 2: docetaxel
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: MK-5108 will be administered orally, every 12 hours (Q12H) during the first 2 days of each cycle. Cycle length will be 14-21 days in Panel 1 and 21 days in Panel 2. intervention 2: Docetaxel will be administered intravenously (I.V.) at a dose of 60 mg/m\^2 Q12H during the first 2 days of each 21-day cycle.

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