The primary purpose of this study is to examine the safety of volociximab in combination with a standard treatment of carboplatin and paclitaxel in subjects previously untreated with chemotherapy for advanced stage (IIIB/IV) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
This Phase 1b, multicenter, open-label, dose-escalation study will evaluate the safety and pharmacokinetics (PK) of volociximab in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel (C/P) as first-line treatment in subjects with Stage IIIB or IV non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Volociximab doses of 10, 20, and 30 mg/kg (or 15 mg/kg if 20 mg/kg is not tolerable) with carboplatin/paclitaxel chemotherapy will be tested for determining the maximum tolerated dose (MTD). Subjects will be dosed once very 3 weeks for up to 6 cycles. Volociximab is a high-affinity, chimeric monoclonal antibody that specifically binds to α5β1 integrin, a cell-surface receptor for fibronectin. Volociximab blocks the binding of α5β1 to fibronectin, thereby inhibiting a pivotal interaction required for angiogenesis. More than 170 subjects with various solid tumor types have received volociximab in Phase 1 and Phase 2 single and combination studies. At the doses tested, there has not been a dose limiting toxicity (DLT) or a maximum tolerated dose (MTD) defined.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
33
Volociximab will be administered via IV infusion at 10, 20, and 15 or 30 mg/kg with an additional loading dose in the 10, 20, and 15 mg/kg dose levels during the first cycle. Volociximab will be given for at least 6 cycles (3 weeks/cycle) and subjects who have stable disease at the end of 6 cycles may continue to receive volociximab alone until disease progression. Carboplatin is administered via IV infusion and dosed based on the Calvert formula (with a target area AUC of 6 mg/mL/min) for up to 6 cycles (3 weeks/cycle). Paclitaxel is administered via IV infusion and dosed at 200 mg/m2 for up to 6 cycles (3 weeks/cycle). All three drugs, when given in combination, will be infused on the same day in the following sequence: volociximab, paclitaxel, carboplatin.
To determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of volociximab given at different doses in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel
Time frame: Dose escalation phase of the trial
Pharmacokinetics of volociximab
Time frame: Approximately 2.5 years
Efficacy of volociximab in combination with carboplatin/paclitaxel
Time frame: Approximately 2.5 years
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