CASIMAS: Catumaxomab Safety Phase IIIb Study With Intraperitoneal Infusion in Patients With Malignant Ascites Due to Epithelial Cancers

Neovii Biotech

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 3

Conditions: Neoplasms; Carcinoma; Cancer; Malignant Ascites

Treatments: Drug: Prednisolone; Drug: Catumaxomab

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT00822809

IP-CAT-AC-03

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a randomized phase IIIb study investigating the treatment of malignant ascites due to epithelial cancer (carcinomas) with the trifunctional antibody catumaxomab. In order to make the catumaxomab treatment more convenient for the patient and the hospital praxis the tolerability of 3 hour infusions of catumaxomab with and without premedication of prednisolone is evaluated.

A total of 208 patients with malignant ascites due to epithelial cancer will be allocated to two treatment groups in a 1:1 ratio.

Full description

Safety data of the completed pivotal phase II/III trial, IP-REM-AC-01, in which catumaxomab was administered as 6 hour i.p. infusion showed that most reported AEs were cytokine release-related symptoms such as fever, nausea, and vomiting (based on the pharmacodynamic mode of action of catumaxomab) and abdominal pain. In order to make the catumaxomab treatment more convenient for the patient and the hospital praxis the current trial was designed to determine whether tolerability of the 3 hour infusion of catumaxomab with and without premedication of prednisolone. Prednisolone was chosen as additional premedication with the objective to reduce cytokine release related symptoms which might change with the switch from 6 to 3 h infusion time.

Enrollment: 230 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Key Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients with malignant ascites requiring therapeutic ascites puncture
2. Histological confirmed diagnosis of epithelial cancer
3. Patients where standard therapy is not available or no longer feasible
4. Karnofsky index ≥60 %
5. Life expectancy >12 weeks

Key Exclusion Criteria:

1. Concomitant treatment with other investigational product, chemo-, or radiotherapy
2. Recent exposure to an investigational product
3. Known or suspected hypersensitivity to catumaxomab or similar antibodies
4. Inadequate respiratory, renal or hepatic function
5. Inadequate blood count (platelets, neutrophils)
6. Required entirely parenteral nutrition
7. Patients with ileus or subileus within the last 30 days
8. Liver metastases with volume >70 % of liver tissue
9. Known portal vein obstruction
10. Known Brain metastases
11. Acute or chronic infection
12. Not sufficiently recovered from previous treatment (toxicity present) based on laboratory values and general status
13. Albumin lower than 3 g/dL or total protein < 6g/dL

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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230 participants in 2 patient groups

A

Experimental group

Description:

Patients will receive premedication of 25 mg (i.v.) prednisolone 30 minutes prior start of infusion of catumaxomab. Catumaxomab will be infused i.p. with 3 hour constant rate infusions via an indwelling catheter.

Treatment:

Drug: Catumaxomab

Drug: Prednisolone

B

Other group

Description:

Catumaxomab will be administered in a dosage identical to Arm A but without the prednisolone premedication.

Treatment:

Drug: Catumaxomab