Conditions: Ovarian Sarcoma Recurrent Fallopian Tube Carcinoma Recurrent Ovarian Carcinoma Recurrent Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma
Allocation: NA | Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Enrollment: 6
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
Akt inhibitor MK2206 is a drug that may stop cancer cells from growing by blocking a protein called protein kinase B (AKT) inside the cell. AKT interacts with other proteins in the cell that are part of the P13K/AKT pathway, a pathway that is know to play a role in the growth of cancer cells. Mutations in P13K or in AKT, or changes in another protein called phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) in this pathway can lead it to become more active than is normal. This study investigates how effective MK-2206 is in treating ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer where there are mutations in P13K or AKT or low levels of PTEN.

Detailed description:
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To assess the activity of MK-2206 (Akt inhibitor MK2206) in patients with recurrent grade 2 or 3 platinum-resistant high-grade serous ovarian, fallopian tube, or peritoneal cancer, as measured by the frequency of patients experiencing an objective tumor response by Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria or who survive progression-free for at least 6 months after initiation of therapy.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To assess the duration of progression-free and overall survival following initiation of therapy with MK-2206 in the cohort of patients enrolled on this study.

II. To determine the toxicities of MK-2206, as assessed by the active version of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v4.0 III. To explore the association between select biomarkers and response to MK-2206 (as assessed by objective tumor response, progression-free survival, and overall survival) IV. To explore the development of feedback loop activation and target inhibition with MK-2206 via analysis of pre-treatment and post-treatment biopsies in select patients enrolled in the trial.

OUTLINE:

Akt inhibitor MK2206 will be taken orally (PO) once a week for four weeks (one cycle). Treatment will continue for as long as a subject is benefiting from the study drug.

During each cycle subjects will have a physical exam, blood samples and an electrocardiogram (EKG) (first 2 cycles). Every 2 cycles a computed tomography (CT) scan or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of chest, stomach area, and pelvis will be performed. Optional tumor biopsies may be performed.

Arms:
arm 1: Akt inhibitor MK2206 will be taken PO once a week for four weeks (one cycle). Treatment will continue for as long as a subject is benefiting from the study drug.

Interventions: intervention 1: Akt Inhibitor MK2206 intervention 2: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: Given PO intervention 2: Correlative studies

Protocol document: