This trial will investigate the combination of two anti-cancer agents to treat patients with relapsed/refractory small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and ovarian cancers. Oral topotecan has US FDA approval for treating select gynecological cancers and SCLC. LCL161 is an investigational product that has been shown in clinical trials to work together with other anti-cancer agents. In this trial, investigators will determine the optimal dose of LCL161 and topotecan to administer to patients with relapsed/refractory SCLC and ovarian cancers, and examine the safety profile of the drug combination.
This is an open-label, multicenter, non-randomized dose-escalation study of oral LCL161 administered in combination with oral topotecan. Topotecan is US FDA approved for treating metastatic ovarian cancer, stage IV-B cervical cancer, and small cell lung cancer (SCLC). LCL161, an investigational product, is an oral small-molecule antagonist of inhibitors of apoptosis proteins (IAPs). Preclinical data suggests that IAP antagonists work in synergy with other anti-cancer agents. This study is designed to evaluate the combination of these two agents in patients with SCLC and ovarian cancers where treatment with topotecan would be appropriate. The study will be conducted in 2 parts. In the dose-escalation part of the study, patients with relapsed/refractory SCLC and gynecologic malignancies will be eligible for enrollment to determine the optimal dose of the drug combination to be administered. Patients can continue treatment until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. The dose-expansion part of the study is limited to patients with ovarian cancer and relapsed/refractory SCLC (2 cohorts with 12 patients each) to further assess safety and preliminary anti-tumor activity. Up to 52 patients are planned for enrollment at 3 centers in the U.S.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
34
Topotecan will also be administered orally. Patients in DL 1 will receive topotecan at 1.8 mg/m2 per day for the first 5 days of each 21-day cycle. Patients in DL 2 will receive topotecan at 2.3 mg/m2 per day for the first 5 days of each 21-day cycle. The maximum dose for topotecan will not exceed 2.3 mg/m2 per day in this study.
Pegylated GCSF (PEG-GCSF) (e.g. pegfilgrastim) on-body injector (OBI) or daily GCSF (e.g. filgrastim) will be given according to institutional policy after Day 5 of topotecan. Because patients treated with topotecan are at high risk of developing febrile neutropenia, GCSF will be given in the prophylactic setting.
Florida Cancer Specialists-Sarasota
Sarasota, Florida, United States
Oklahoma University Health Science Center/Stephenson Cancer Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Tennessee Oncology PLLC
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
The incidence of dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) as a measure of safety and tolerability
The maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of the LCL161/topotecan combination is defined as the highest dose that results in dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) for 2 of 6 patients during the first 21 days (1 cycle) of treatment, assessed using National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE) v4.
Time frame: 21 days (one cycle)
The incidence of acute and chronic treatment-emergent adverse events to further assess safety of the regimen
The frequency and severity of AEs for all patients receiving at least one dose of treatment will be analyzed per NCI CTCAE v4.
Time frame: weekly for first 3 weeks then every 3 weeks thereafter, projected 6 months.
Best overall response
Preliminary anti-tumor activity associated with combination treatment will be described using the best overall response recorded from start of treatment until disease progression, assessed per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1
Time frame: every 6 weeks, projected 6 months
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