Study of Ramucirumab (IMC-1121B) Therapy and Corrected QT (QTc) Interval Changes

Lilly

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2

Conditions: Solid Tumor; Cancer

Treatments: Drug: Moxifloxacin; Drug: Diphenhydramine; Biological: IMC-1121B

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT01017731

CP12-0712 (Other Identifier)

13915

I4T-IE-JVBK (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine if Ramucirumab (IMC-1121B) causes prolongation of the QT/QTc interval in participants with advanced cancer.

Full description

The primary purpose of this study is to determine if treatment with ramucirumab causes prolongation of the QTc/QT interval in participants with advanced cancer, to assess the safety and tolerability of ramucirumab therapy, and to evaluate the pharmacokinetic (PK) characteristics of ramucirumab

Enrollment: 68 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• The participant has histologically documented advanced or metastatic malignant cancer of solid tumor origin which has not responded to standard therapy or for which no standard therapy is available
• The participant has resolution of adverse events from prior anticancer therapies
• Performance status of 0 to 2
• The participant is ≥ 18 years of age
• The participant is able to provide informed written consent and is amenable to compliance with protocol schedules and testing
• The participant has adequate liver, kidney, blood, and blood clotting functions as defined in trial entrance criteria
• The participant agrees to use adequate contraception during the study period and for 8 weeks after the last dose of study treatment

Exclusion criteria

• The participant had anticancer therapy within 14 days (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin C) prior to entering the study
• The participant had therapeutic radiotherapy within 14 days prior to entering the study
• The participant has ongoing side effects ≥ Grade 2 due to prior anticancer therapy
• The participant has brain or leptomeningeal metastases
• The participant has a history of uncontrolled or severe cardiac disease
• The participant has a history of severe congestive heart failure (CHF)
• The participant has a known history of arterial thrombotic events
• The participant has a known history of significant peripheral arterial disease (PAD)
• The participant has an implantable pacemaker or automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator (AICD)
• The participant has a history of risk factors for ventricular tachycardia or Torsades de pointes (TdP) [for example, family history (parents or siblings) of long QT syndrome], history of fainting, unexplained loss of consciousness, or convulsions
• The participant has a systolic blood pressure (SBP) of > 150 millimeters of mercury (mmHg) or < 90 mmHg or a diastolic blood pressure (DBP) of < 45 or > 95 mmHg. (Participants with a history of hypertension who are receiving antihypertensive therapy are permitted on study provided blood pressure is within the parameters detailed above)
• The participant has a heart rate < 50 beats per minute (bpm) or > 100 bpm at rest
• The participant has a clinically relevant abnormality on the ECG, preventing an accurate measurement of the QT interval
• The participant is using a medication that is known to prolong the ECG QT interval
• The participant has a known allergy to any of the treatment components including fluoroquinolone antibiotics
• The participant has received an investigational new drug or device within 14 days prior to enrollment into this study (excluding placement of an intravenous access device)
• The participant has undergone major surgery within 28 days prior to enrollment
• The participant has known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
• The participant, if female, is pregnant or lactating
• The participant is receiving chronic daily treatment with aspirin [> 325 milligrams per day (mg/day)]
• The participant has a concurrent active malignancy other than adequately treated nonmelanomatous skin cancer, other noninvasive carcinoma, or in situ neoplasm
• The participant has psychological, familial, sociological, or geographical conditions which do not permit adequate study follow-up, compliance with the protocol, or signature of Informed Consent

Trial design

68 participants in 1 patient group

IMC-1121B

Experimental group

Description:

Active-control participants (first 16 participants) will receive one dose of moxifloxacin orally 7 days before the first treatment with ramucirumab. All participants will undergo triplicate electrocardiogram (ECG) tests (consisting of three individual ECGs performed consecutively within a period of 4 minutes) and vital signs at various times over the trial period. For Cycle 1, all participants will also receive 2 infusions of diphenhydramine before ramucirumab therapy (the first infusion is 1 day before therapy and the second infusion is 15 minutes before therapy). For Cycles 2, 3, and 4, all participants will receive diphenhydramine 15 minutes before ramucirumab therapy. For Cycle 5 and beyond, diphenhydramine infusions before ramucirumab therapy are at the investigator's discretion. Ramucirumab \[10 milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg)\] intravenously over 60 minutes, once every 3 weeks for minimum of 9 weeks without a break in between.

Treatment:

Biological: IMC-1121B

Drug: Diphenhydramine

Drug: Moxifloxacin