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Veliparib, Cisplatin, and Gemcitabine Hydrochloride in Treating Patients With Advanced Biliary, Pancreatic, Urothelial, or Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Status and phase

Terminated
Phase 1

Conditions

Stage III Bladder Cancer
Stage III Pancreatic Cancer
Metastatic Transitional Cell Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter
Stage IV Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer
Regional Transitional Cell Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter
Unresectable Gallbladder Cancer
Unresectable Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer
Stage IIIA Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Localized Unresectable Adult Primary Liver Cancer
Advanced Adult Primary Liver Cancer
Stage IIIB Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder
Stage IV Bladder Cancer

Treatments

Drug: cisplatin
Other: pharmacological study
Drug: gemcitabine hydrochloride
Drug: veliparib
Other: diagnostic laboratory biomarker analysis

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

NIH

Identifiers

NCT01282333
NCI-2011-02576
CDR0000693751
U01CA099168 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
PCI-10-037
UPCI 10-037

Details and patient eligibility

About

This phase I clinical trial is studying the side effects and best dose of veliparib and gemcitabine hydrochloride when given with cisplatin in treating patients with advanced biliary, pancreatic, urothelial, or non-small cell lung cancer. Veliparib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cisplatin and gemcitabine hydrochloride, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving more than one drug (combination chemotherapy) may kill more tumor cells. Veliparib may help cisplatin and gemcitabine hydrochloride work better by making tumor cells more sensitive to the drugs.

Full description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Determine the maximum-tolerated dose of veliparib (ABT-888) (days 1-12 of a 21-day schedule) in combination with cisplatin (day 3) and gemcitabine (days 3, 10) in patients with advanced, previously untreated carcinoma of the bile ducts, gallbladder or pancreas, non-small cell lung cancer, or transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder/urothelial tract.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Describe the dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) and other toxicities associated with veliparib in combination with cisplatin plus gemcitabine as assessed by CTCAE v4.0.

II. Determine the recommended phase 2 dose of veliparib (ABT-888) (RP2D) in combination with cisplatin plus gemcitabine.

III. Document anti-tumor activity of veliparib (ABT-888), cisplatin, and gemcitabine as assessed by RECIST 1.1.

IV. Determine the plasma pharmacokinetics of veliparib (ABT-888), cisplatin, and gemcitabine.

V. Determine the abundance of gemcitabine triphosphate in PBMCs following gemcitabine administration.

VI. Measure the abundance of DNA-platinum adducts in tumor tissue following cisplatin administration.

VII. Measure PARP enzymatic activity in PBMC and tumor tissue following study treatment.

VIII. Perform an exploratory correlation between abundance of BRCA and other proteins assessed by tumor immunohistochemistry and clinical response.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter, dose-escalation study of veliparib and gemcitabine hydrochloride. Patients are stratified according to presence of suspected or known BRCA mutations (no vs yes).

Patients receive veliparib orally every 12 hours on days 1-12, gemcitabine hydrochloride IV over 30 minutes on days 3 and 10, and cisplatin IV over 60-120 minutes on day 3. Courses repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with suspected or known germline BRCA mutations may continue to receive single-agent veliparib continuously in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients may undergo blood, tumor tissue, and hair follicle sample collection periodically for pharmacokinetic and correlative studies.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up for 4 weeks.

Enrollment

44 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients must have histologically or cytologically confirmed advanced biliary/pancreatic cancer, urothelial cancer, or non-small cell lung cancer that is metastatic or unresectable

  • Patients with known CNS metastases should be excluded from this clinical trial

  • ECOG performance status ≤ 2 (Karnofsky ≥ 60%)

  • Life expectancy of greater than 12 weeks

  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mcL

  • Platelets ≥ 100,000/mcL

  • Total bilirubin within normal institutional limits

  • AST/ALT ≤ 2.5 times institutional upper limit of normal

  • Creatinine within normal institutional limits OR creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min

  • QTc interval on ECG ≤ 0.48 seconds by Bazett's calculation (≤ CTCAE v.4 grade 2)

  • Not pregnant or nursing

  • Women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation

  • Patients must be able to swallow pills and have no significant impairment in gastrointestinal absorption

  • Patients with known or suspected germline mutation in BRCA1 or BRCA2 are eligible to participate

    • Patients in study screening (primarily those with pancreatic cancer) who have a family history that is suspicious for BRCA1 or BRCA2 germline mutation should be assessed by the BRCAPRO computer program to quantitate the likelihood of harboring a deleterious BRCA mutation
    • Patients found to have a BRCAPRO probability score of ≥ 20% should undergo formal full-sequence BRCA testing
    • Patients in screening with a BRCAPRO probability of ≥ 20% who decline genetic testing are not eligible to participate in this trial due to the potential to confound safety assessment
  • No uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to:

    • Ongoing or active infection
    • Symptomatic congestive heart failure
    • Unstable angina pectoris
    • Cardiac arrhythmia
    • Psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
  • HIV-positive patients are eligible

  • No active seizure or history of seizure disorder

  • No history of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to veliparib (ABT-888) or other agents used in this study

  • No peripheral neuropathy greater than grade1

  • No prior systemic treatment

  • No prior cytotoxic chemotherapy (neoadjuvant, adjuvant, or metastatic setting)

  • At least 4 weeks since major surgery or radiation therapy

  • Patients may not be receiving any other investigational agents

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

N/A

Interventional model

Single Group Assignment

Masking

None (Open label)

44 participants in 1 patient group

Treatment (veliparib, gemcitabine hydrochloride, cisplatin)
Experimental group
Description:
Patients receive veliparib orally every 12 hours on days 1-12, gemcitabine hydrochloride IV over 30 minutes on days 3 and 10, and cisplatin IV over 60-120 minutes on day 3. Courses repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with suspected or known germline BRCA mutations may continue to receive single-agent veliparib continuously in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients may undergo blood, tumor tissue, and hair follicle sample collection periodically for pharmacokinetic and correlative studies.
Treatment:
Drug: veliparib
Other: diagnostic laboratory biomarker analysis
Drug: gemcitabine hydrochloride
Other: pharmacological study
Drug: cisplatin

Trial contacts and locations

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