A Study of BKM120 (Buparlisib) in Relapsed or Refractory Thymomas

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Thymoma

In brief

Thymic tumors are rare tumors, but represent the most common tumors of the anterior mediastinum. Thymoma has an indolent course in advanced disease and has the propensity to spread to the pleura. In first line therapy, combination chemotherapy produces responses in approximately 80% of patients. A number of single agents have activity in recurrent disease, but none are curable. Patients with recurrent thymoma have limited treatment options, and thus novel target modalities are needed. At the Indiana University Simon Cancer Center (IUSCC), more patients with advance thymoma are seen than any other institution in the country. Our main hypothesis is the PI3K pathway is an important driver for growth and metastasis of thymoma and that inhibition of the PI3K pathway is expected to produce clinically meaningful response in patients with recurrent thymoma.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02220855

Run by

Patrick Joseph Loehrer Sr.

People needed

14

Starts

2014-10-01

Expected to finish

2021-03-09

Last updated by the study team

2022-04-11

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Histological confirmation of thymoma.
• At least one prior line of platin-based chemotherapy (unless refused or not tolerated).
• Documented progressive (clinical and/or objective) disease after the most recent systemic therapy regimen.
• Patients must not have received chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or undergone major surgery within 4 weeks prior to enrollment.
• Patients must have measurable disease, defined as at least one lesion that can be accurately measured in at least one dimension (longest diameter to be recorded for nonnodal lesions and short axis for nodal lesions) as >20 mm with conventional techniques or as >10 mm with spiral CT scan, MRI, or calipers by clinical exam. See Section 4 for the evaluation of measurable disease.
• Age ≥ 18 years
• ECOG performance status £ 2
• Patient must be able to swallow and retain oral medications
• Adequate bone marrow function as shown by: ANC ≥ 1.5 x 109/L, Platelets ≥ 100 x 109/L, Hb >9 g/dL
• Total calcium (corrected for serum albumin) within normal limits (biphosphonate use for malignant hypercalcemia control is not allowed)
• Magnesium ≥ the lower limit of normal
• Potassium within normal limits for the institution
• Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) within normal range (or ≤ 3.0 x upper limit of normal (ULN) if liver metastases are present)
• Serum bilirubin within normal range (or ≤ 1.5 x ULN if liver metastases are present; or total bilirubin ≤ 3.0 x ULN with direct bilirubin within normal range in patients with well documented Gilbert Syndrome)
• Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 x ULN or 24-hour clearance ≥ 50 mL/min
• Serum amylase ≤ ULN
• Serum lipase ≤ ULN
• Fasting plasma glucose ≤ 120 mg/dL (6.7 mmol/L)
• HbA1c ≤ 8 %
• Negative serum pregnancy test within 72 hours before starting study treatment in women with childbearing potential
• Signed informed consent
• INR ≤ 2

You may not qualify if…

• Patients who have received prior treatment with a P13K inhibitor.
• Patients with thymic carcinoma (formerly WHO Type C).
• Patients with a known hypersensitivity to BKM120 or to its excipients
• Patients with untreated brain metastases are excluded. However, patients with metastatic CNS tumors may participate in this trial, if the patient is > 4 weeks from therapy completion (incl. radiation and/or surgery), is clinically stable at the time of study entry and is receiving low dosage corticosteroid therapy
• Patients with acute or chronic liver, renal disease or pancreatitis
• Patients with the following mood disorders as judged by the Investigator or a psychiatrist, or as a result of patient's mood assessment questionnaire: • Medically documented history of or active major depressive episode, bipolar disorder (I or II), obsessive-compulsive disorder, schizophrenia, a history of suicidal attempt or ideation, or homicidal ideation (immediate risk of doing harm to others) or patients with active severe personality disorders (defined according to DSM- IV) are not eligible. Note: for patients with psychotropic treatments ongoing at baseline, the dose and the schedule should not be modified within the previous 6 weeks prior to start of study drug.
• ≥ CTCAE grade 3 anxiety
• Meets the cut-off score of ≥ 12 in the PHQ-9 or a cut-off of ≥ 15 in the GAD-7 mood scale, respectively, or selects a positive response of "1, 2, or 3" to question number 9 regarding potential for suicidal thoughts in the PHQ-9 (independent of the total score of the PHQ-9)
• Patients with diarrhea ≥ CTCAE grade 2
• Patient has known active cardiac disease including any of the following:
• Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) < 50% as determined by Multiple Grated acquisition (MUGA) scan or echocardiogram (ECHO)
• QTc > 480 msec on screening ECG (using the QTcF formula)
• Angina pectoris that requires the use of anti-anginal medication
• Ventricular arrhythmias except for benign premature ventricular contractions
• Supraventricular and nodal arrhythmias requiring a pacemaker or not controlled with medication
• Conduction abnormality requiring a pacemaker
• Valvular disease with document compromise in cardiac function
• Symptomatic pericarditis
• Patient has a history of cardiac dysfunction including any of the following:
• Myocardial infraction within the last 6 months, documented by persistent elevated cardiac enzymes or persistent regional wall abnormalities on assessment of LVEF function
• History of documented congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association functional classification III-IV)
• Documented cardiomyopathy
• Patient has poorly controlled diabetes mellitus or steroid-induced diabetes mellitus
• Other concurrent severe and/or uncontrolled concomitant medical conditions (e.g., active or uncontrolled infection; uncontrolled hypertension) that could cause unacceptable safety risks or compromise compliance with the protocol • Significant symptomatic deterioration of lung function. If clinically indicated, pulmonary function tests including measures of predicted lung volumes, DLco, O2 saturation at rest on room air should be considered to exclude pneumonitis or pulmonary infiltrates.
• Impairment of gastrointestinal (GI) function or GI disease that may significantly alter the absorption of BKM120 (e.g., ulcerative diseases, uncontrolled nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, malabsorption syndrome, or small bowel resection). Patients with unresolved diarrhea will be excluded as previously indicated

Where it is running

• Indiana University Simon Cancer Center — Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

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