The purpose of this study is to evaluate the antitumor activity of pazopanib in patients with metastatic and/or locally advanced unresectable Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST) resistant to imatinib and sunitinib. This is a phase II, randomized, multicentre study.
Complete resection, with or without associated anticancer therapy, is the standard treatment of GIST. Even though the prognosis of advanced GIST has been tremendously improved by the introduction of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI-imatinib, sunitinib...), the vast majority of patients will develop secondary resistance to these agents. The therapeutic options for patients with advanced GIST with resistance (or intolerance) to imatinib and sunitinib remain very limited. Some new molecules are currently being evaluated in patients with metastatic or locally advanced - imatinib-resistant disease. Nilotinib, for instance, has been evaluated in phase I/II trials and compassionate use programs with a median progression-free survival (PFS) close to 3 months and a median overall survival close to 8.5 months. A phase III trial comparing nilotinib vs. best supportive care (BSC) +/- imatinib or sunitinib (investigators choice) has just been completed and results are pending. Another molecule, Sorafenib, has been evaluated in 4th line treatment in compassionate use studies, with a median PFS close to 5 months and a median overall survival of 10-13 months. There are currently no recognized standard options after failure of 2nd line treatment, and the recently updated guidelines from the NCCN or ESMO (2009) suggest the possible reintroduction of TKI in an attempt to control the progression of sensitive cell clones. Pazopanib is a broad spectrum TKI targeting KIT, PDGFR and VEGFR which has been tested in phase II trials in advanced sarcomas and has demonstrated promising antitumor activity. Whether pazopanib would be useful in patients with GIST is not known. In the present study, we propose to analyze the antitumor activity of pazopanib in patients with GIST refractory to imatinib and sunitinib. The drug will be tested against BSC in a randomized setting, with possible crossing-over to the no-treatment arm.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
81
Pazopanib is administered orally at 800 mg/day (one dose every morning). A dose modification is possible in case of documented toxicity, according to specific algorithms.
Best supportive care according to the investigator's judgment (chemotherapy, immunotherapy, hormone therapy are not allowed). Non-targeted radiation therapy is tolerated, as antalgic strategy. Surgery is tolerated in case of emergency.
Institut Bergonié
Bordeaux, France
Centre Georges François Leclerc
Dijon, France
Centre Oscar Lambret
Lille, France
Centre Léon Bérard
Progression-free survival
Time frame: Within 16 months after the first inclusion, from the date of randomisation until the date of the first documented progression or death from any cause
Overall survival
Time frame: Within 16 months after the first inclusion, from the date of randomisation until the date of death from any cause
Objective tumour response rate (RECIST v.1.1) at 4 months
Time frame: 4 months after randomisation
Best response (RECIST v.1.1) obtained during the study
Time frame: Within 16 months after the first inclusion
Tolerance profile (NCI-CTCAE v.4.0)
Time frame: Within 16 months after the first inclusion
Pattern of progression-free survival in the different molecular subtypes
Time frame: Within 16 months after the first inclusion, from the date of randomisation until the date of the first documented progression or death from any cause
Intra and inter-patient variability of the Cmin of pazopanib
Time frame: After 4 weeks, 10 weeks, 16 weeks of pazopanib treatment and at time of progression
Progression-free survival in patients not randomly assigned to pazopanib, but receiving pazopanib on a compassionate basis after progression
Time frame: Within 16 months after the first inclusion, from the date of the first pazopanib administration until the date of the first documented progression or death from any cause
Overall survival in patients not randomly assigned to pazopanib, but receiving pazopanib on a compassionate basis after progression
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Lyon, France
Hôpital de la Timone
Marseille, France
Institut Paoli Calmette
Marseille, France
Centre Alexis Vautrin
Nancy, France
Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest
Nantes, France
Hôpital St Antoine
Paris, France
Hôpital Tenon
Paris, France
...and 3 more locations
Time frame: Within 16 months after the first inclusion, from the date of the first pazopanib administration until the date of death from any cause