Study of Vemurafenib, Carboplatin, and Paclitaxel

Completed · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Advanced Cancers

In brief

The goal of this clinical research study is to find the highest tolerable dose of vemurafenib that can be given in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel patients with advanced cancer. The safety of the study drug combination will also be studied. Vemurafenib is designed to block a protein (called mutated BRAF) that is only found in moles (spots) of the skin and certain types of cancer cells. This drug may slow the growth of or kill these cells. Carboplatin is designed to slow the growth of cancer cells by stopping them from making new DNA (the genetic material of cells). Paclitaxel is designed to slow the growth of cancer cells by stopping them from dividing into new cells.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01636622

Run by

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

People needed

21

Starts

2012-07-09

Expected to finish

2020-04-21

Last updated by the study team

2020-06-18

Who can join

Age: 12 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patient must be age >/= 12 years.
• Patient must have histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of advanced solid tumor or lymphoma harboring a BRAF mutation, for which no standard therapy is available, is resistant/refractory to standard therapy, has relapsed after standard therapy, or has no standard therapy that improves survival by at least three months.
• Patient with QTc interval must be less than 500 msec.
• Patient must have completed any prior cytotoxic chemotherapy or radiation therapy at least 21 days prior to starting the study drug(s), except selective RAF inhibitors (vemurafenib, dabrafenib or LGX818). There is no washout period for prior selective RAF inhibitors. Patients must be at least 5 half-lives or 3 weeks, whichever is shorter, from their previous targeted or biologic therapy. Local palliative radiation therapy that is not delivered to all target lesions is allowed immediately before or during treatment.
• Patients must have evaluable disease for response.
• Patient must have an ECOG performance status of 0 to 2.
• Patient must have adequate liver and renal function as documented by the following laboratory test results within 14 days prior to starting therapy: total bilirubin less than or equal to 2 x upper limit of normal (ULN) (exceptions may apply to benign non-malignant indirect hyperbilirubinemia such as Gilbert syndrome); AST (SGOT) and ALT (SGPT) less than or equal to 2.5 X ULN or less than or equal to 5 X ULN if liver metastasis is present; serum creatinine less than or equal to 2 X ULN
• Patient must have adequate bone marrow function as documented by the following laboratory test results within 14 days prior to starting therapy: platelets greater than 75,000/mm\^3;absolute neutrophil count (ANC) greater than 1000/mm\^3; hemoglobin greater than 8.0 g/dL
• Patient (man or woman) must agree to practice effective contraception during the entire study period, unless documentation of infertility exists, and for at least 4 weeks after the last dose of the study drug(s).
• Patient must be willing and able to sign the informed consent form.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients with clinically significant illnesses which could compromise participation in the study, including, but not limited to: active or uncontrolled infection; or unstable angina pectoris, myocardial infarction within the past 6 months, or uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia.
• Patients with an inability to swallow tablets or capsules
• Patients with leptomeningeal disease;
• Patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding

Where it is running

• University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center — Houston, Texas, United States

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