S0931, Everolimus in Treating Patients With Kidney Cancer Who Have Undergone Surgery

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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RATIONALE: Everolimus may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth or by blocking blood flow to the tumor. PURPOSE: This phase III trial is studying everolimus to see how well it works in treating patients with kidney cancer who have undergone surgery.

Detailed Description
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OBJECTIVES: Primary to compare recurrence-free survival in renal carcinoma patients randomly assigned to 54 weeks of everolimus versus 54 weeks of placebo after nephrectomy or partial nephrectomy. Secondary To compare the overall survival of patients treated with everolimus vs placebo. To compare qualitative and quantitative toxicity between the two study arms. To bank tissue and biologic specimens for future study of molecular biomarkers relevant to the AKT/mTOR and other pathways implicated in the pathogenesis of renal carcinoma and to investigate their potential predictive and prognostic value. To bank blood specimens for the future study of the relationship between steady-state trough levels of everolimus and relevant side effects (lymphopenia, infection, hyperglycemia, hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia) in patients treated on this study with everolimus. OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to pathologic stage (intermediate high-risk vs very high-risk), histologic subtype (clear cell vs non-clear cell), and performance status (0 vs 1). Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms. Arm I: Patients receive oral everolimus once daily on days 1-42. Treatment repeats every 6 weeks for 9 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Arm II: Patients receive oral placebo once daily on days 1-42. Treatment repeats every 6 weeks for 9 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Archived tumor tissue, plasma, and whole blood samples may be collected periodically for biomarker analysis and other translational studies. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 6 months for 2 years and then annually for 8 years.

Official Title
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EVEREST: EVErolimus for Renal Cancer Ensuing Surgical Therapy, A Phase III Study

Conditions
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Kidney Cancer

Intervention / Treatment
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* Drug: everolimus
* Other: placebo


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically or cytologically confirmed renal cell carcinoma Clear cell or non-clear cell allowed No disease of the collecting duct or medullary carcinoma Considered pathologically either intermediate high-risk or very high-risk disease No history of distant metastases Patients with microvascular invasion of the renal vein of any grade or stage (as long as M0) are eligible Have undergone a full surgical resection (radical nephrectomy or partial nephrectomy) including removal of all clinically positive nodes Surgical margins must be negative Patients with positive renal vein margins are eligible unless there is invasion of the renal vein wall at the margin (provided no other margins are positive) Patients must be registered within 84 days after the date of the first surgical resection of the first tumor No evidence of residual or metastatic renal cell cancer on CT scan of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis (all with oral and IV contrast) performed after nephrectomy and within 28 days before registration MRI scans of the abdomen and pelvis with gadolinium and a non-contrast CT scan of the chest may be substituted if the patient is not able to have CT scans with IV contrast PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Zubrod performance status 0-1 ANC ≥ 1,500/mm^3 Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm^3 Serum creatinine ≤ 2.0 times upper limit of normal (ULN) OR calculated creatinine clearance ≥ 30 mL/min Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times ULN SGOT and SGPT ≤ 2.5 times ULN Not pregnant or nursing Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for up to 8 weeks after completion of study treatment Able to take oral medications Patients must not have any of the following: NYHA class III-IV cardiac disease (i.e., patients with cardiac disease resulting in marked limitation of physical activity or resulting in inability to carry on any physical activity without discomfort) Unstable angina pectoris Myocardial infarction within the past 6 months Serious uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia Patients must NOT have liver disease such as cirrhosis or severe hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh Class C) HBV and HCV testing are required at screening for all patients with a positive medical history based on risk factors and/or confirmation of prior HBV/HCV infection Must be able to take oral medications No impairment of gastrointestinal function or gastrointestinal disease that may significantly alter the absorption of everolimus (e.g., ulcerative disease, uncontrolled nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, malabsorption syndrome, or small bowel resection) No known history of HIV seropositivity No known uncontrolled, underlying pulmonary disease (spirometry and DLCO ≤ 50% of predicted OR oxygen saturation ≤ 88% at rest on room air) No uncontrolled hyperlipidemia (fasting serum cholesterol > 300 mg/dL AND fasting triglycerides > 2.5 times ULN) obtained within 28 days prior to registration Optimal lipid control must be achieved before registration and monitored during protocol treatment No uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (defined by fasting serum glucose > 1.5 times ULN) obtained within 28 days prior to registration. Optimal glucose control must be achieved before registration and monitored during protocol treatment No prior malignancies except for any of the following: Adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer In situ cervical cancer Adequately treated stage I or stage II cancer from which the patient is currently in complete remission Any other cancer from which the patient has been disease-free for 5 years No known hypersensitivity to everolimus or other rapamycins (sirolimus, temsirolimus) or to their excipients No contraindications to receiving either IV iodine-based contrast or gadolinium PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: See Disease Characteristics Patients must have recovered from any surgery-related complications No prior anticancer therapy for renal cell carcinoma including systemic therapy in the adjuvant or neoadjuvant setting, immunotherapy, investigational therapy, surgical metastasectomy, or radiotherapy More than 14 days since prior and no concurrent strong CYP3A4 inhibitors (i.e., ketoconazole, itraconazole, voriconazole, posaconazole, fluvoxamine, nefazodone, nelfinavir, or ritonavir) or strong CYP3A4 inducers (i.e., phenytoin, rifampin, or rifabutin) More than 7 days since prior and no concurrent live vaccines No other concurrent anticancer agents including investigational agents No concurrent chronic treatment with systemic steroids or another immunosuppressive agent Topical or inhaled corticosteroids are allowed

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 120 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Triple


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Arm I<br>Patients receive oral everolimus once daily on days 1-42. Treatment repeats every 6 weeks for 9 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. | Drug: everolimus<br>* Given orally<br>|
| Placebo Comparator: Arm II<br>Patients receive oral placebo once daily on days 1-42. Treatment repeats every 6 weeks for 9 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. | Other: placebo<br>* Given orally<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Compare Recurrence-free survival in those patients randomized to everolimus versus those randomized to placebo. | Measured from date of registration to date of first documentation of recurrence or death due to any cause. Patients last known to be alive and recurrence-free are censored at date of last contact. | up to 10 years after registration | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Compare Overall survival in those patients randomized to everolimus versus those randomized to placebo. | Measured from date of registration to date of death due to any cause. Patients last known to be alive are censored at date of last contact. | up to 10 years after registration | 
| Compare Toxicity between the two study arms | Adverse Events (AEs) are reported by the NCI Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.0. For each patient, worst grade of each event type is reported. Grade 3 = Severe, Grade 4 = Life-threatening, Grade 5 = Fatal. | up to 54 weeks of treatment | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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stage I renal cell cancer, stage II renal cell cancer, stage III renal cell cancer, clear cell renal cell carcinoma, papillary renal cell carcinoma