Clinical trial NCT01709435: Cabozantinib S-Malate in Treating Younger Patients With Recurrent or Refractory Solid Tumors
Official title: A Phase 1 Study of XL184 (Cabozantinib) in Children and Adolescents With Recurrent or Refractory Solid Tumors, Including CNS Tumors
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: PHASE1
Conditions: Recurrent Malignant Solid Neoplasm
Recurrent Melanoma
Recurrent Primary Central Nervous System Neoplasm
Recurrent Thyroid Gland Carcinoma
Refractory Malignant Solid Neoplasm
Refractory Primary Central Nervous System Neoplasm
Thyroid Gland Medullary Carcinoma
Lead sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Sponsor class: NIH
First posted: 2012-10-18
Enrollment: 41
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 2
Maximum age (years): 18
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of cabozantinib S-malate in treating younger patients with solid tumors that have come back or no longer respond to treatment. Cabozantinib S-malate may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth.

Detailed description: PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To estimate the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and/or recommended phase 2 dose of XL184 (cabozantinib) (cabozantinib S-malate) administered orally to children with refractory solid tumors including central nervous system (CNS) tumors.

II. To define and describe the toxicities of XL184 (cabozantinib) administered on this schedule.

III. To characterize the pharmacokinetics of XL184 (cabozantinib) in children with refractory solid tumors.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To preliminarily define the antitumor activity of XL184 (cabozantinib) within the confines of a phase 1 study.

II. To assess the biologic activity of XL184 (cabozantinib). III. To assess the biomarker response (carcinoembryonic antigen \[CEA\] and calcitonin) in patients with medullary thyroid cancer treated with XL184.

IV. To evaluate overall survival from study entry through a five-year follow-up period.

OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study. (Complete as of 4/16/2014)

Patients receive cabozantinib S-malate orally (PO) once daily (QD) on days 1-28. Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 30 days, 6 months, and then annually for up to 60 months.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients must have a body surface area \>= 0.44 m\^2 when enrolling on dose level -1; patients must have a body surface area \>= 0.35 m\^2 when enrolling on dose level 1, 2, or 3
* PART A: Patients with relapsed or refractory solid tumors (excluding medullary thyroid cancer) including CNS tumors and malignant melanoma are eligible; patients must have had histologic verification of malignancy at original diagnosis or relapse except in patients with intrinsic brain stem tumors, optic pathway gliomas, or patients with pineal tumors and elevations of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) or serum tumor markers including alpha-fetoprotein or beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG)
* Part B: Patients with medullary thyroid cancer (MTC), with or without bone marrow involvement, will be eligible for Part B; these patients will be enrolled at dose level 2, the recommended phase 2 dose determined in the dose escalation part of the study
* Patients must have either measurable or evaluable disease
* Patient's current disease state must be one for which there is no known curative therapy or therapy proven to prolong survival with an acceptable quality of life
* Karnofsky \>= 50% for patients \> 16 years of age and Lansky \>= 50 for patients =\< 16 years of age

  * Note: neurologic deficits in patients with CNS tumors must have been relatively stable for at least 7 days prior to study enrollment; patients who are unable to walk because of paralysis, but who are up in a wheelchair, will be considered ambulatory for the purpose of assessing the performance score
* Patients must have fully recovered from the acute toxic effects of all prior anti-cancer chemotherapy:

  * Myelosuppressive chemotherapy: at least 21 days after the last dose of myelosuppressive chemotherapy (42 days if prior nitrosourea)
  * Hematopoietic growth factors: at least 14 days after the last dose of a long-acting growth factor (e.g. Neulasta) or 7 days for short-acting growth factor; for agents that have known adverse events occurring beyond 7 days after administration, this period must be extended beyond the time during which adverse events are known to occur; the duration of this interval must be discussed with the study chair
  * Biologic (anti-neoplastic agent): at least 7 days after the last dose of a biologic agent; for agents that have known adverse events occurring beyond 7 days after administration, this period must be extended beyond the time during which adverse events are known to occur; the duration of this interval must be discussed with the study chair
  * Immunotherapy: at least 42 days after the completion of any type of immunotherapy, e.g. tumor vaccines
  * Monoclonal antibodies: at least 3 half-lives of the antibody after the last dose of a monoclonal antibody
  * Radiation therapy (XRT): at least 14 days after local palliative XRT (small port); at least 150 days must have elapsed if prior total-body irradiation (TBI), craniospinal XRT or if \>= 50% radiation of pelvis; at least 42 days must have elapsed if other substantial bone marrow (BM) radiation
  * Stem cell infusion without TBI: no evidence of active graft versus (vs.) host disease and at least 56 days must have elapsed after transplant or stem cell infusion
* For patients with solid tumors without known bone marrow involvement:
* Peripheral absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \>= 1000/mm\^3
* Platelet count \>= 100,000/mm\^3 (transfusion independent, defined as not receiving platelet transfusions for at least 7 days prior to enrollment)
* Patients with known bone marrow metastatic disease will be eligible for study provided they meet the blood counts (may receive transfusions provided they are not known to be refractory to red cell or platelet transfusions); these patients will not be evaluable for hematologic toxicity; at least 5 of every cohort of 6 patients with a solid tumor must be evaluable for hematologic toxicity in the dose-escalation part of the study; if dose-limiting hematologic toxicity is observed, all subsequent patients enrolled must be evaluable for hematologic toxicity
* Creatinine clearance or radioisotope glomerular filtration rate (GFR) \>= 70 ml/min/1.73 m\^2 or a serum creatinine based on age/gender as follows:

  * 2 to \< 6 years: 0.8 mg/dL
  * 6 to \< 10 years: 1 mg/dL
  * 10 to \< 13 years: 1.2 mg/dL
  * 13 to \< 16 years: 1.5 mg/dL (male), 1.4 mg/dL (female)
  * \>= 16 years: 1.7 mg/dL (male), 1.4 mg/dL (female)
* Urine protein: =\< 30 mg/dl in urinalysis or =\< 1+ on dipstick, unless quantitative protein is \< 1000 mg in a 24 hour (h) urine sample
* Bilirubin (sum of conjugated + unconjugated) =\< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age
* Serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) (alanine aminotransferase \[ALT\]) =\< 110 U/L; for the purpose of this study, the ULN for SGPT is 45 U/L
* Serum albumin \>= 2.8 g/dL
* Prothrombin time (PT) and international normalized ratio (INR) =\< 1.5 x ULN
* Serum amylase =\< 1.5 x ULN
* Serum lipase =\< 1.5 x ULN
* A blood pressure (BP) =\< the 95th percentile for age, height, and gender, and not receiving medication for treatment of hypertension; please note that 3 serial blood pressures should be obtained and averaged to determine baseline BP
* Central nervous system function defined as: patients with seizure disorder may be enrolled if receiving non-enzyme inducing anticonvulsants and well controlled
* No history of congenital prolonged corrected QT interval (QTc) syndrome, New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III or IV congestive heart failure (CHF)
* No clinically significant cardiac arrhythmias, stroke or myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to enrollment
* QTc =\< 480 msec; Note: patients with grade 1 prolonged QTc (450-480 msec) at the time of study enrollment should have correctable causes of prolonged QTc addressed if possible (i.e. electrolytes, medications)
* All patients and/or their parents or legally authorized representatives must sign a written informed consent; assent, when appropriate, will be obtained according to institutional guidelines
* Archival tumor tissue slides from either initial diagnosis or relapse must be sent; if tumor tissue is unavailable, the study chair must be notified prior to enrollment

Exclusion Criteria:

* Pregnant or breast-feeding women will not be entered on this study; pregnancy tests must be obtained in girls who are post-menarchal; males or females of reproductive potential may not participate unless they have agreed to use two methods of birth control - a medically accepted barrier method of contraceptive method (e.g., male or female condom) and a second effective contraceptive method of birth control - during protocol therapy and for at least 4 months after the last dose of XL184; abstinence is an acceptable method of birth control
* Patients receiving corticosteroids who have not been on a stable or decreasing dose of corticosteroid for at least 7 days prior to enrollment are not eligible
* Patients who are currently receiving another investigational drug are not eligible
* Patients who are currently receiving other anti-cancer agents are not eligible
* Patients who are receiving cyclosporine, tacrolimus or other agents to prevent graft-versus-host disease post bone marrow transplant are not eligible for this trial
* Patients must not be receiving any of the following potent cytochrome P450 family 3, subfamily A, polypeptide 4 cytochrome (CYP3A4) inducers or inhibitors: erythromycin, clarithromycin, ketoconazole, azithromycin, itraconazole, grapefruit juice or St. John's wort
* Patients who are receiving systemic treatment anticoagulation are not eligible; patients receiving prophylactic systemic anticoagulation will be allowed as long as eligibility PT/INR requirements are met
* Patients must not have received enzyme-inducing anticonvulsants within 14 days prior to enrollment
* Patients who are receiving drugs that prolong QTc are not eligible
* Patients must be able to swallow intact tablets; patients who cannot swallow intact tablets are not eligible
* Patients with active bleeding are not eligible; specifically, no clinically significant gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, GI perforation, intra-abdominal abscess or fistula for 6 months prior to enrollment, no hemoptysis or other signs of pulmonary hemorrhage for 3 months prior to enrollment
* Patients with evidence of an acute intracranial or intratumoral hemorrhage on computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are not eligible (patients with evidence of resolving hemorrhage will be eligible)
* Patients who have had or are planning to have the following invasive procedures are not eligible:

  * Major surgical procedure, laparoscopic procedure, open biopsy or significant traumatic injury within 28 days prior to enrollment
  * Central line placement or subcutaneous port placement is not considered major surgery but must be placed at least 3 days prior to enrollment for external lines (e.g. Hickman or Broviac) and at least 7 days prior to enrollment for subcutaneous port
  * Core biopsy within 7 days prior to enrollment
  * Fine needle aspirate within 7 days prior to enrollment
  * Surgical or other wounds must be adequately healed prior to enrollment
* Patients on antihypertensive therapy for control of blood pressure at the time of enrollment are not eligible
* Patients with any medical or surgical conditions that would interfere with gastrointestinal absorption of this oral agent are not eligible
* Patients who have an uncontrolled infection are not eligible
* Patients who have received a prior solid organ transplantation are not eligible
* Patients who in the opinion of the investigator may not be able to comply with the safety monitoring requirements of the study are not eligible

Primary outcomes:
measure: Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) or Recommended Phase 2 Dose of Cabozantinib S-malate
timeFrame: Up to 28 days
measure: Number of Evaluable Patients With Dose Limiting Toxicities of Cabozantinib
timeFrame: Up to 28 days
measure: Clearance of Cabozantinib S-malate
timeFrame: Up to 24 hours
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Disease Response of Cabozantinib S-malate
timeFrame: Up to 5 years
measure: Overall Survival (OS) of Cabozantinib S-malate
timeFrame: Up to 5 years
measure: Change From Baseline in VEGF-R2 Concentration
timeFrame: Up to 28 days
measure: Biomarker Response (CEA and Calcitonin) in Patients With Medullary Thyroid Cancer Treated With XL184
timeFrame: Up to 28 days
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Birmingham
country: United States
facility: Children's Hospital of Alabama
state: Alabama
city: Orange
country: United States
facility: Children's Hospital of Orange County
state: California
city: San Francisco
country: United States
facility: UCSF Medical Center-Parnassus
state: California
city: San Francisco
country: United States
facility: UCSF Medical Center-Mission Bay
state: California
city: Washington
country: United States
facility: Children's National Medical Center
state: District of Columbia
city: Atlanta
country: United States
facility: Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Egleston
state: Georgia
city: Chicago
country: United States
facility: Lurie Children's Hospital-Chicago
state: Illinois
city: Indianapolis
country: United States
facility: Riley Hospital for Children
state: Indiana
city: Bethesda
country: United States
facility: National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
state: Maryland
city: Ann Arbor
country: United States
facility: C S Mott Children's Hospital
state: Michigan
city: Minneapolis
country: United States
facility: University of Minnesota/Masonic Cancer Center
state: Minnesota
city: Saint Louis
country: United States
facility: Washington University School of Medicine
state: Missouri
city: New York
country: United States
facility: NYP/Columbia University Medical Center/Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
state: New York
city: Cincinnati
country: United States
facility: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
state: Ohio
city: Portland
country: United States
facility: Oregon Health and Science University
state: Oregon
city: Philadelphia
country: United States
facility: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
state: Pennsylvania
city: Philadelphia
country: United States
facility: Children's Oncology Group
state: Pennsylvania
city: Pittsburgh
country: United States
facility: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
state: Pennsylvania
city: Memphis
country: United States
facility: Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital
state: Tennessee
city: Houston
country: United States
facility: Baylor College of Medicine/Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
state: Texas
city: Seattle
country: United States
facility: Seattle Children's Hospital
state: Washington
city: Milwaukee
country: United States
facility: Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
state: Wisconsin
city: Toronto
country: Canada
facility: Hospital for Sick Children
state: Ontario
Study officials:
affiliation: COG Phase I Consortium
name: Meredith K Chuk
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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