Clinical trial NCT01528137: Talactoferrin in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer or Squamous Cell Head and Neck Cancer
Official title: A Phase Ib Immunomodulatory Study of Single Agent Talactoferrin in Patients With Select Relapsed or Refractory Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) and Squamous Head and Neck Cancer (HNSCC)
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: TERMINATED
Phase: PHASE1
Conditions: Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer With Occult Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Recurrent Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer With Occult Primary
Recurrent Salivary Gland Cancer
Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx
Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx
Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip and Oral Cavity
Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Nasopharynx
Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx
Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity
Recurrent Verrucous Carcinoma of the Larynx
Recurrent Verrucous Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
Salivary Gland Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Stage III Salivary Gland Cancer
Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx
Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx
Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip and Oral Cavity
Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Nasopharynx
Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx
Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity
Stage III Verrucous Carcinoma of the Larynx
Stage III Verrucous Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
Stage IV Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Stage IV Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx
Stage IV Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Nasopharynx
Stage IVA Salivary Gland Cancer
Stage IVA Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx
Stage IVA Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip and Oral Cavity
Stage IVA Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx
Stage IVA Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity
Stage IVA Verrucous Carcinoma of the Larynx
Stage IVA Verrucous Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
Stage IVB Salivary Gland Cancer
Stage IVB Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx
Stage IVB Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip and Oral Cavity
Stage IVB Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx
Stage IVB Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity
Stage IVB Verrucous Carcinoma of the Larynx
Stage IVB Verrucous Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
Stage IVC Salivary Gland Cancer
Stage IVC Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx
Stage IVC Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip and Oral Cavity
Stage IVC Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx
Stage IVC Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity
Stage IVC Verrucous Carcinoma of the Larynx
Stage IVC Verrucous Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
Tongue Cancer
Lead sponsor: Stanford University
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
name: Agennix
First posted: 2012-02-07
Enrollment: 4
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: This phase I trial studies how well talactoferrin works in treating patients with relapsed or refractory non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) or squamous cell head and neck cancer. Biological therapies, such as talactoferrin, may stimulate the immune system in different ways and stop tumor cells from growing

Detailed description: PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Monitoring of immunologic response to therapy in tumor tissue and peripheral blood. Identification of potential candidate biomarkers indicating clinical benefit to talactoferrin.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Progression free survival (PFS), objective response rate (ORR), stable disease (SD), overall survival (OS), disease stability, and disease stability at 7 weeks.

OUTLINE:

Patients receive talactoferrin orally (PO) twice daily (BID) for 12 weeks. Courses repeat every 14 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up monthly for at least 12 months.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

Histologically or cytologically confirmed, incurable metastatic relapsed/refractory NSCLC or relapsed/refractory, incurable, locally advanced or metastatic squamous head and neck cancer Head and neck squamous cell cancer patients must be able to be biopsied safely in clinic or by Stanford Interventional Radiology as determined by a Stanford Head and Neck Oncologist or Stanford Head and Neck Surgeon Hemoglobin (Hgb) \>= 9 gm/dl Platelets \>= 80,000/uL International normalized ratio (INR) =\< 1.5 Total bilirubin =\< 1.5 Creatinine =\< 1.5 Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) =\< 2 times the upper limit of normal Failed therapy with at least one standard first line chemotherapy regimen, or intolerant of standard chemotherapy At least 4 weeks from the last chemotherapy, immunosuppressive/immunomodulatory therapy or investigational agent and 2 weeks from erlotinib or other non-immunogenic therapy Palliative radiotherapy to painful bony metastases must be completed at least 2 weeks prior to initiation of study treatment Brain metastases must be adequately treated (stable and asymptomatic) with surgery and/or radiation prior to enrollment and any steroids completed at least 3 weeks prior to study treatment initiation At least one un-irradiated target lesion measurable by Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria At least one lesion amenable to repeat biopsy Life expectancy of at least 2 months Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2 Absolute neutrophil count \>= 1,000/µl Absolute lymphocyte count \>= 800/µl Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document

Exclusion Criteria:

Concomitant chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immunosuppressive/immunomodulatory therapy or investigational agents Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma that can not be safely biopsied in Head and Neck Oncology Clinic or by Stanford Interventional Radiology as determined by a Stanford Head and Neck Oncologist or a Stanford Head and Neck Surgeon

Co-morbid disease or incurrent illness that could affect patients' immune status or ability to comply with the study, but not limited to:

* Renal failure requiring hemodialysis;
* New York Heart Association (NYHA) Grade III or greater congestive heart failure;
* Unstable angina;
* Severe infectious or inflammatory illness;
* Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS);
* Hepatitis (Hep) C positive (+) or Hep B surface antigen (+) Second malignancy with less than 5 years since documented clinical remission except for non-melanoma skin cancers or curatively treated cervical carcinoma in situ, superficial bladder cancer or early prostate cancer Prior history of allergic reaction to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to talactoferrin Inability to comply with study and/or follow-up procedures because of psychiatric or social situations Pregnant and nursing patients, sexually active patients (male and female) unwilling to practice contraception while on the study and at least 30 days after completion Oral corticosteroid therapy within 2 weeks prior to randomization or expected to be ongoing during the study Any gastrointestinal tract disease or other medical condition resulting in the inability to take oral medications

Primary outcomes:
measure: Correlation of changes in cytokine composition and other immunologic measurements in tumor, tumor stroma and blood with benefit to talactoferrin
timeFrame: Baseline and weeks 2, 7, 14, 21, and 49
Secondary outcomes:
measure: PFS
timeFrame: Duration of time from start of treatment to time of documented progression or death up to at least 12 months
measure: ORR
timeFrame: Baseline and then every 7 weeks
measure: SD
timeFrame: Baseline and then every 7 weeks
measure: OS
timeFrame: Time from the date of enrollment to the date of death due to any cause or the last date the patient was known to be alive (censored observation) at the date of data cutoff for the final analysis up to at least 12 months
measure: Disease stability
timeFrame: Baseline and then every 7 weeks
measure: Disease stability
timeFrame: At 7 weeks
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Stanford
country: United States
facility: Stanford University
state: California
Study officials:
affiliation: Stanford University
name: Heather Wakelee
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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