The purpose of this study is to find out what effects, good and/or bad, intermittent dosing of the drug Selumetinib will have on subjects with uveal melanoma. Selumetinib is a drug that blocks (or turns off) methyl ethyl ketone (MEK), a protein activated in some uveal melanoma cells. Selumetinib is a MEK inhibitor. Blocking MEK may stop the cancer from growing.
Uveal melanoma (UM) is the most common primary intraocular malignancy in adults, and arises from melanocytes within the choroid plexus of the eye. The development of metastasis is common and occurs in approximately 50% of patients with posterior UM within 15 years of initial diagnosis and treatment. As no effective systemic therapy has yet been identified for this disease, outcomes for metastatic UM are poor with a median survival of 12 months. There is no FDA approved therapy for patients with advanced UM. Studies have shown that inhibition of the Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway with the MEK inhibitor selumetinib (hyd-sulfate AZD6244) is an effective therapy for uveal melanoma but despite this treatment, cures are not achieved. Although drugs such as selumetinib have been studied when patients take the treatment every day, research has shown that in some cases, it may be better to use the treatment on an intermittent schedule. Such a strategy may reduce the side effects, allow higher doses of the drug to be used, more completely block the MAPK pathway, and prevent the development of drug resistance mechanisms within the tumor.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
42
100mg, oral capsules, twice daily An orally active, small molecule with potential antineoplastic activity. Selumetinib is an ATP-independent inhibitor of mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK) or MAPK/extracellular-signal-regulated kinase (ERK) kinase) 1 and 2. Inhibition of both MEK1 and 2 by selumetinib prevents the activation of MEK1/2 dependent effector proteins and transcription factors, thereby leading to an inhibition of cellular proliferation in various cancers.
125mg, oral capsules, twice daily An orally active, small molecule with potential antineoplastic activity. Selumetinib is an ATP-independent inhibitor of mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK) or MAPK/extracellular-signal-regulated kinase (ERK) kinase) 1 and 2. Inhibition of both MEK1 and 2 by selumetinib prevents the activation of MEK1/2 dependent effector proteins and transcription factors, thereby leading to an inhibition of cellular proliferation in various cancers.
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, United States
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, United States
Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) of intermittent selumetinib
MTD is defined as the dose associated with a target probability of dose limiting toxicity (DLT) of 25%. DLT will be assessed over the course of first two cycles of treatment (i.e., 8 weeks) for dose selection for subsequent patient treatment initiation.
Time frame: Up to 8 weeks
Number of adverse events (AEs)
Number of AE throughout the study to assess the safety and tolerability of intermittent selumetinib
Time frame: Up to 2 years
Number of serious adverse events (SAEs)
Number of SAE throughout the study to assess the safety and tolerability of intermittent selumetinib
Time frame: Up to 2 years
Number of subjects with Dose Limiting Toxicity (DLT)
Number of subjects with DLT throughout the study to assess the safety and tolerability of intermittent selumetinib. Toxicity was graded using National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE v. 4.0). For recurrent adverse events (AEs), the highest reported grade per event per patient was assessed. The DLT observation period was 8 weeks from the initiation of treatment. DLT was defined as any of the following: 1) any serious AE deemed related to the investigational treatment (included grade 1 or 2 ocular toxicity requiring dose reduction); 2) receiving \<75% of the planned doses during weeks 1-8; and, 3) death related to the investigational regimen.
Time frame: 8 weeks
Overall Response Rate (ORR)
The overall response rate (ORR) was defined as a confirmed complete response (CR) (Disappearance of all target lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduction in short axis to \<10 mm) or partial response (PR) (At least a 30% decrease in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum diameters) according to RECIST 1.1 criteria.
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150mg, oral capsules, twice daily An orally active, small molecule with potential antineoplastic activity. Selumetinib is an ATP-independent inhibitor of mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK) or MAPK/extracellular-signal-regulated kinase (ERK) kinase) 1 and 2. Inhibition of both MEK1 and 2 by selumetinib prevents the activation of MEK1/2 dependent effector proteins and transcription factors, thereby leading to an inhibition of cellular proliferation in various cancers.
175mg, oral capsules, twice daily An orally active, small molecule with potential antineoplastic activity. Selumetinib is an ATP-independent inhibitor of mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK) or MAPK/extracellular-signal-regulated kinase (ERK) kinase) 1 and 2. Inhibition of both MEK1 and 2 by selumetinib prevents the activation of MEK1/2 dependent effector proteins and transcription factors, thereby leading to an inhibition of cellular proliferation in various cancers.
200mg, oral capsules, twice daily An orally active, small molecule with potential antineoplastic activity. Selumetinib is an ATP-independent inhibitor of mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK) or MAPK/extracellular-signal-regulated kinase (ERK) kinase) 1 and 2. Inhibition of both MEK1 and 2 by selumetinib prevents the activation of MEK1/2 dependent effector proteins and transcription factors, thereby leading to an inhibition of cellular proliferation in various cancers.
225mg, oral capsules, twice daily An orally active, small molecule with potential antineoplastic activity. Selumetinib is an ATP-independent inhibitor of mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK) or MAPK/extracellular-signal-regulated kinase (ERK) kinase) 1 and 2. Inhibition of both MEK1 and 2 by selumetinib prevents the activation of MEK1/2 dependent effector proteins and transcription factors, thereby leading to an inhibition of cellular proliferation in various cancers.
Time frame: Up to 2 years
Progression Free Survival (PFS)
PFS measured from date of enrollment until the date of progression or death, whichever occurred first.
Time frame: Up to 2 years
Overall Survival (OS)
OS defined as the time from the date of enrollment to the date of death by any cause.
Time frame: Up to 2 years