Clinical trial NCT02514551: A Study of Ramucirumab (LY3009806) in Combination With Paclitaxel in Participants With Gastric Cancer
Official title: Randomized Phase 2 Trial Evaluating Alternative Ramucirumab Doses in Combination With Paclitaxel in Second-Line Metastatic or Locally Advanced, Unresectable Gastric or Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: PHASE2
Conditions: Gastric Adenocarcinoma
Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma
Keywords: stomach cancer
Lead sponsor: Eli Lilly and Company
Sponsor class: INDUSTRY
First posted: 2015-08-03
Enrollment: 245
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of an alternative dose of ramucirumab in combination with paclitaxel in participants with second-line metastatic or locally advanced, unresectable gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma (GEJ).


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* The participant has a diagnosis of gastric or GEJ adenocarcinoma.
* The participant has disease progression during or within 4 months after last dose of first-line chemotherapy or during or within 6 months after the last dose of neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy.
* The participant received combination chemotherapy, which must include a platinum and/or a fluoropyrimidine and must not include a taxane or antiangiogenic agent.
* The disease is evaluable by imaging per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors 1.1.
* The participant has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0 or 1.
* The participant has adequate organ function:

  * Total bilirubin ≤1.5 × the upper limit of normal (ULN) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤3 × ULN. If the liver has tumor involvement, AST and ALT \<5 × ULN.
  * Serum creatinine ≤1.5 × ULN or calculated creatinine clearance ≥50 milliliters/minute.
  * Urinary protein is \<2+.
  * Absolute neutrophil count ≥1.5 × 10\^9/liter (L), platelets ≥100 × 10\^9/L, and hemoglobin ≥9 grams/deciliter (5.58 millimoles/L).
  * International normalized ratio ≤1.5 × ULN and partial thromboplastin time ≤5 seconds above ULN.
* The participant has an estimated life expectancy of minimum 12 weeks.
* The participant has resolution to Grade 1 or less by Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events Version 4.0, of all clinically significant toxic effects of previous therapy.
* The participant, if male, is sterile or agrees to use a reliable method of birth control.
* The participant, if female, is surgically sterile, is postmenopausal, or agrees to use a highly effective method of birth control.
* The participant, if female and of child-bearing potential, must have a negative pregnancy test.

Exclusion Criteria:

* The participant is receiving therapy with any of the following:

  * Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents.
  * Other anti-platelet agents; Aspirin use at doses up to 325 milligrams (mg)/day is permitted.
* The participant received radiotherapy within 14 days prior to randomization.
* The participant received previous chemotherapy with a cumulative dose of \>900 mg per meter squared (mg/m\^2) of epirubicin or \>400 mg/m\^2 of doxorubicin.
* The participant has documented brain metastases or leptomeningeal disease.
* The participant has a significant bleeding disorder or vasculitis.
* The participant experienced any arterial thromboembolic event within 6 months.
* The participant has symptomatic congestive heart failure or symptomatic cardiac arrhythmia.
* The participant has uncontrolled hypertension, despite antihypertensive intervention.
* The participant underwent major surgery within 28 days.
* The participant has a history of gastrointestinal perforation or fistula within 6 months.
* The participant has a history of inflammatory bowel disease or Crohn's disease requiring medical intervention within 12 months.
* The participant has bowel obstruction or history of chronic diarrhea that is considered clinically significant.
* The participant has either of the following:

  * Child-pugh B or C cirrhosis.
* The participant has a serious illness or medical condition including:

  * Human immunodeficiency virus infection.
* The participant has a concurrent active malignancy other than the following:

  * Nonmelanomatous skin cancer.
  * In situ carcinoma of the cervix or other noninvasive carcinoma or in situ neoplasm.
* The participant has a serious nonhealing: (a) wound, (b) peptic ulcer, or (c) bone fracture.
* The participant experienced any Grade 3 or 4 venous thromboembolic event that is not adequately treated.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Progression Free Survival (PFS) in Ramucirumab 12mg/kg Arm I4T-MC-JVCZ
timeFrame: Randomization to Objective Progressive Disease or Death (Up To 21 Months)
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Progression Free Survival (PFS) Ramucirumab 12mg/kg Arm and 8mg/kg Arm in I4T-MC-JVCZ
timeFrame: Randomization to Objective Progressive Disease or Death (Up To 21 Months)
measure: Pharmacokinetics (PK): Minimum Concentration (Cmin) of Ramucirumab in Combination With Paclitaxel
timeFrame: Cycle(C) 1 Day(D) 1: Prior to Infusion(PTI),1 to 1.5 hours(hrs) after end of Infusion(EOI); C1 D15: 3 days PTI; C2 D1: 3 days PTI; C2 D15: 3 days PTI,1 to 1.5 hrs after EOI; C3 D1 and 15: 3 days PTI; C4 D1: 3 days PTI and 1 to 1.5 hrs after EOI
measure: Percentage of Participants Who Achieve Best Overall Tumor Response of Complete Response (CR) or Partial Response (PR) (Objective Response Rates [ORR])
timeFrame: Baseline to Objective Progressive Disease (Up To 21 Months)
measure: Percentage of Participants Who Exhibit Stable Disease (SD) or Confirmed Response (CR) or Partial Response (PR) [Disease Control Rate (DCR)]
timeFrame: Baseline to Objective Progressive Disease (Up To 21 Months)
measure: Number of Participants With Anti-Ramucirumab Antibodies
timeFrame: Cycle 1 Predose through Follow-up (Up To 24 Months)
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Duarte
country: United States
facility: City of Hope National Medical Center
state: California
city: Westwood
country: United States
facility: University of Kansas Medical Center
state: Kansas
city: Boston
country: United States
facility: Dana Farber Cancer Institute
state: Massachusetts
city: Bronx
country: United States
facility: Montefiore Medical Center
state: New York
city: New York
country: United States
facility: Weill Cornell Medical College
state: New York
city: Temple
country: United States
facility: Scott & White Memorial Hospital & Clinic
state: Texas
city: Olympia
country: United States
facility: Vista Oncology Inc. PS
state: Washington
city: Brussels
country: Belgium
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city: Kortrijk
country: Belgium
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city: Namur
country: Belgium
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city: Calgary
country: Canada
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city: Oshawa
country: Canada
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city: Brno
country: Czechia
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city: Novy Jicin
country: Czechia
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city: Praha
country: Czechia
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city: Praha
country: Czechia
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city: Berlin
country: Germany
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city: Frankfurt am Main
country: Germany
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city: Hamburg
country: Germany
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city: Ravensburg
country: Germany
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city: Athens
country: Greece
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city: Haidari
country: Greece
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city: Heraklion
country: Greece
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city: N. Efkarpia
country: Greece
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city: Patras
country: Greece
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city: Cagliari
country: Italy
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city: Cremona
country: Italy
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city: Faenza
country: Italy
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city: Milano
country: Italy
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city: Reggio Emilia
country: Italy
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city: San Giovanni Rotondo
country: Italy
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city: Barcelona
country: Spain
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city: Barcelona
country: Spain
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city: Girona
country: Spain
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city: Madrid
country: Spain
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city: Madrid
country: Spain
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city: Malaga
country: Spain
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city: Santander
country: Spain
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city: Sevilla
country: Spain
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city: Valencia
country: Spain
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city: Goteborg
country: Sweden
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city: Linkoping
country: Sweden
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city: Ankara
country: Turkey
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city: Edirne
country: Turkey
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city: Istanbul
country: Turkey
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city: Kayseri
country: Turkey
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city: Malatya
country: Turkey
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city: Dnipropetrovsk
country: Ukraine
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city: Kyiv
country: Ukraine
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city: Lutsk
country: Ukraine
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city: Sumy
country: Ukraine
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city: Vinnitsa
country: Ukraine
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Study officials:
affiliation: Eli Lilly and Company
name: Call 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559) or 1-317-615-4559 Mon - Fri 9 AM - 5 PM Eastern time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST)
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
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