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Summary
EudraCT Number:	2008-000973-40
Sponsor's Protocol Code Number:	AB04030
National Competent Authority:	Germany - BfArM
Clinical Trial Type:	EEA CTA
Trial Status:	Prohibited by CA
Date on which this record was first entered in the EudraCT database:	2010-06-17
Trial results

Index
A. PROTOCOL INFORMATION
B. SPONSOR INFORMATION
C. APPLICANT IDENTIFICATION
D. IMP IDENTIFICATION
D.8 INFORMATION ON PLACEBO
E. GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE TRIAL
F. POPULATION OF TRIAL SUBJECTS
G. INVESTIGATOR NETWORKS TO BE INVOLVED IN THE TRIAL
N. REVIEW BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY OR ETHICS COMMITTEE IN THE COUNTRY CONCERNED
P. END OF TRIAL

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A. Protocol Information

A.1

Member State Concerned

Germany - BfArM

A.2

EudraCT number

2008-000973-40

A.3

Full title of the trial

A prospective, multicenter, randomized, open-label, active-controlled, phase III study to compare efficacy and safety of masitinib to imatinib at 400 or 600 mg in treatment of patients with gastro-intestinal stromal tumour in first line medical treatment

A.3.1

Title of the trial for lay people, in easily understood, i.e. non-technical, language

A.4.1

Sponsor's protocol code number

AB04030

A.5.2

US NCT (ClinicalTrials.gov registry) number

NCT00812240

A.5.4

Other Identifiers

Name:

Number:

A.7

Trial is part of a Paediatric Investigation Plan

A.8

EMA Decision number of Paediatric Investigation Plan

B. Sponsor Information
B.Sponsor: 1
B.1.1	Name of Sponsor	AB SCIENCE
B.1.3.4	Country	France
B.3.1 and B.3.2	Status of the sponsor	Commercial
B.4 Source(s) of Monetary or Material Support for the clinical trial:
B.4.1	Name of organisation providing support	AB Science
B.4.2	Country	France
B.5 Contact point designated by the sponsor for further information on the trial
B.5.1	Name of organisation	AB Science
B.5.2	Functional name of contact point	Regulatory Affairs Manager
B.5.3	Address:
B.5.3.1	Street Address	3, Avenue Goerge V
B.5.3.2	Town/ city	Paris
B.5.3.3	Post code	75008
B.5.3.4	Country	France
B.5.4	Telephone number	00330147200582
B.5.5	Fax number	00330147201411
B.5.6	E-mail	iva.nesic@ab-science.com

D. IMP Identification
D.IMP: 1
D.1.2 and D.1.3	IMP Role	Test
D.2	Status of the IMP to be used in the clinical trial
D.2.1	IMP to be used in the trial has a marketing authorisation	No
D.2.5	The IMP has been designated in this indication as an orphan drug in the Community	No
D.2.5.1	Orphan drug designation number
D.3 Description of the IMP
D.3.1	Product name	AB1010 Tablets
D.3.2	Product code	AB1010 Tablets
D.3.4	Pharmaceutical form	Film-coated tablet
D.3.4.1	Specific paediatric formulation	No
D.3.7	Routes of administration for this IMP	Oral use
D.3.8 to D.3.10 IMP Identification Details (Active Substances)
D.3.8	INN - Proposed INN	masitinib mesylate
D.3.9.1	CAS number	790-299-79-5
D.3.9.2	Current sponsor code	AB1010
D.3.10	Strength
D.3.10.1	Concentration unit	mg milligram(s)
D.3.10.2	Concentration type	equal
D.3.10.3	Concentration number	100
D.3.11 The IMP contains an:
D.3.11.1	Active substance of chemical origin	Yes
D.3.11.2	Active substance of biological/ biotechnological origin (other than Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP)	No
	The IMP is a:
D.3.11.3	Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP)	No
D.3.11.3.1	Somatic cell therapy medicinal product	No
D.3.11.3.2	Gene therapy medical product	No
D.3.11.3.3	Tissue Engineered Product	No
D.3.11.3.4	Combination ATIMP (i.e. one involving a medical device)	No
D.3.11.3.5	Committee on Advanced therapies (CAT) has issued a classification for this product	No
D.3.11.4	Combination product that includes a device, but does not involve an Advanced Therapy	No
D.3.11.5	Radiopharmaceutical medicinal product	No
D.3.11.6	Immunological medicinal product (such as vaccine, allergen, immune serum)	No
D.3.11.7	Plasma derived medicinal product	No
D.3.11.8	Extractive medicinal product	No
D.3.11.9	Recombinant medicinal product	No
D.3.11.10	Medicinal product containing genetically modified organisms	No
D.3.11.11	Herbal medicinal product	No
D.3.11.12	Homeopathic medicinal product	No
D.3.11.13	Another type of medicinal product	Yes
D.3.11.13.1	Other medicinal product type	Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor
D.IMP: 2
D.1.2 and D.1.3	IMP Role	Test
D.2	Status of the IMP to be used in the clinical trial
D.2.1	IMP to be used in the trial has a marketing authorisation	No
D.2.5	The IMP has been designated in this indication as an orphan drug in the Community	No
D.2.5.1	Orphan drug designation number
D.3 Description of the IMP
D.3.1	Product name	AB1010 Tablets
D.3.2	Product code	AB1010 Tablets
D.3.4	Pharmaceutical form	Film-coated tablet
D.3.4.1	Specific paediatric formulation	No
D.3.7	Routes of administration for this IMP	Oral use
D.3.8 to D.3.10 IMP Identification Details (Active Substances)
D.3.8	INN - Proposed INN	masitinib mesylate
D.3.9.1	CAS number	790-299-79-5
D.3.9.2	Current sponsor code	AB1010
D.3.10	Strength
D.3.10.1	Concentration unit	mg milligram(s)
D.3.10.2	Concentration type	equal
D.3.10.3	Concentration number	200
D.3.11 The IMP contains an:
D.3.11.1	Active substance of chemical origin	Yes
D.3.11.2	Active substance of biological/ biotechnological origin (other than Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP)	No
	The IMP is a:
D.3.11.3	Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP)	No
D.3.11.3.1	Somatic cell therapy medicinal product	No
D.3.11.3.2	Gene therapy medical product	No
D.3.11.3.3	Tissue Engineered Product	No
D.3.11.3.4	Combination ATIMP (i.e. one involving a medical device)	No
D.3.11.3.5	Committee on Advanced therapies (CAT) has issued a classification for this product	No
D.3.11.4	Combination product that includes a device, but does not involve an Advanced Therapy	No
D.3.11.5	Radiopharmaceutical medicinal product	No
D.3.11.6	Immunological medicinal product (such as vaccine, allergen, immune serum)	No
D.3.11.7	Plasma derived medicinal product	No
D.3.11.8	Extractive medicinal product	No
D.3.11.9	Recombinant medicinal product	No
D.3.11.10	Medicinal product containing genetically modified organisms	No
D.3.11.11	Herbal medicinal product	No
D.3.11.12	Homeopathic medicinal product	No
D.3.11.13	Another type of medicinal product	Yes
D.3.11.13.1	Other medicinal product type	Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor
D.IMP: 3
D.1.2 and D.1.3	IMP Role	Comparator
D.2	Status of the IMP to be used in the clinical trial
D.2.1	IMP to be used in the trial has a marketing authorisation	Yes
D.2.1.1.1	Trade name	Glivec
D.2.1.1.2	Name of the Marketing Authorisation holder	Novartis Europharm Limited
D.2.1.2	Country which granted the Marketing Authorisation	European Union
D.2.5	The IMP has been designated in this indication as an orphan drug in the Community	No
D.2.5.1	Orphan drug designation number
D.3 Description of the IMP
D.3.1	Product name	Imatinib mesilate
D.3.4	Pharmaceutical form	Film-coated tablet
D.3.4.1	Specific paediatric formulation	No
D.3.7	Routes of administration for this IMP	Oral use
D.3.8 to D.3.10 IMP Identification Details (Active Substances)
D.3.8	INN - Proposed INN	Imatinib mesilate
D.3.9.1	CAS number	220127-57-1
D.3.10	Strength
D.3.10.1	Concentration unit	mg milligram(s)
D.3.10.2	Concentration type	equal
D.3.10.3	Concentration number	400
D.3.11 The IMP contains an:
D.3.11.1	Active substance of chemical origin	Yes
D.3.11.2	Active substance of biological/ biotechnological origin (other than Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP)	No
	The IMP is a:
D.3.11.3	Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP)	No
D.3.11.3.1	Somatic cell therapy medicinal product	No
D.3.11.3.2	Gene therapy medical product	No
D.3.11.3.3	Tissue Engineered Product	No
D.3.11.3.4	Combination ATIMP (i.e. one involving a medical device)	No
D.3.11.3.5	Committee on Advanced therapies (CAT) has issued a classification for this product	No
D.3.11.4	Combination product that includes a device, but does not involve an Advanced Therapy	No
D.3.11.5	Radiopharmaceutical medicinal product	No
D.3.11.6	Immunological medicinal product (such as vaccine, allergen, immune serum)	No
D.3.11.7	Plasma derived medicinal product	No
D.3.11.8	Extractive medicinal product	No
D.3.11.9	Recombinant medicinal product	No
D.3.11.10	Medicinal product containing genetically modified organisms	No
D.3.11.11	Herbal medicinal product	No
D.3.11.12	Homeopathic medicinal product	No
D.3.11.13	Another type of medicinal product	Yes
D.3.11.13.1	Other medicinal product type	protein tyrosine kinase inhibitor

D.8 Information on Placebo

E. General Information on the Trial

E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation

E.1.1

Medical condition(s) being investigated

gastro-intestinal stromal tumour

E.1.1.1

Medical condition in easily understood language

gastro-intestinal stromal tumour

E.1.1.2

Therapeutic area

Diseases [C] - Cancer [C04]

MedDRA Classification

E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation

E.1.2	Version	20.0
E.1.2	Level	LLT
E.1.2	Classification code	10062427
E.1.2	Term	Gastrointestinal stromal tumor
E.1.2	System Organ Class	100000004864

E.1.3

Condition being studied is a rare disease

Yes

E.2 Objective of the trial

E.2.1

Main objective of the trial

The objective is to compare the efficacy of masitinib at 6 and 7.5 mg/kg/day to imatinib at 400 or 600 mg, in patients with gastro-intestinal stromal tumour in first line medical treatment.

E.2.2

Secondary objectives of the trial

The objective is to compare the safety of masitinib at 6 and 7.5 mg/kg/day to imatinib at 400 or 600 mg, in patients with gastro-intestinal stromal tumour in first line medical treatment.

E.2.3

Trial contains a sub-study

E.3

Principal inclusion criteria

1. Histologically proven, metastatic or locally advanced non resectable, or recurrent post surgery GIST
2. Naïve patient or patient previously treated with imatinib as neoadjuvant/adjuvant who relapsed after imatinib discontinuation
3. Measurable tumour lesions with longest diameter ≥ 20 mm using conventional techniques or ≥ 10 mm with spiral CT scan according RECIST criteria
4. C-Kit (CD117) positive tumours detected by immuno-histochemically or PDGFR positive if c-kit negative
5. ECOG < 1
6. Patient with adequate organ function:
• Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 x 109/L
• Haemoglobin ≥ 10 g/dL
• Platelets (PTL) ≥ 75 x 109/L
• AST/ALT ≤ 3x ULN (≤ 5 x ULN in case of liver metastases)
• Gamma GT ≤ 2.5 x ULN (≤ 5 x ULN in case of liver metastases)
• Bilirubin ≤ 1.5x ULN (≤ 3 x ULN in case of liver metastases)
• Normal Creatinine or if abnormal creatinine, Creatinine clearance ≥ 50 mL/min (Cockcroft and Gault formula)
• Albumin > 1 x LLN
• Proteinuria < 30 mg/dL (1+) on the dipstick; in case of proteinuria ≥ 30 mg/dL, 24 hours proteinuria must be ≤ 1.5g
7. Patient with life expectancy > 3 months
8. Men or women, age ≥18 years
9. Men and women of childbearing potential must agree to use two methods (one for the patient and one for the partner) of medically acceptable forms of contraception during the study and for 3 months after the last treatment intake. Female patient of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test at screening and baseline.
10. Patient should be able and willing to comply with study procedures as per protocol.
11. Patient should be able to understand, sign, and date the written voluntary informed consent form at screening visit prior to any protocol-specific procedures. If the patient is deemed by the treating physician to be cognitively impaired or questionably impaired in such a way that the ability of the patient to give informed consent is questionable, the designated legal guardian must sign the informed consent.
12. Patient able to understand the patient card and to follow the patient card procedures, in case of signs or symptoms of severe neutropenia or severe cutaneous toxicity, during the first 2 months of treatment.
13. Patient weight > 40 kg and BMI > 18 kg/m²

E.4

Principal exclusion criteria

1. Patient previously treated by tyrosine kinase inhibitors except imatinib in case of inclusion criteria 2
2. Patient treated for a cancer other than GIST within 5 years before enrolment, with the exception of basal cell carcinoma or cervical cancer in situ
3. Patient with active central nervous system (CNS) metastasis or with history of CNS metastasis
4. Patient presenting with cardiac disorders defined by at least one of the following conditions:
• Patient with recent cardiac history (within 6 months) of:
- Acute coronary syndrome
- Acute heart failure (class III or IV of the NYHA classification)
- Significant ventricular arrhythmia (persistent ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation, resuscitated sudden death)
• Patient with cardiac failure class III or IV of the NYHA classification.
• Patient with severe conduction disorders which are not prevented by permanent pacing (atrio-ventricular block 2 and 3, sino-atrial block).
• Syncope without known aetiology within 3 months.
• Uncontrolled severe hypertension, according to the judgment of the investigator, or symptomatic hypertension.
5. Patient with history of poor compliance or history of drug/alcohol abuse, or excessive alcohol beverage consumption that would interfere with the ability to comply with the study protocol, or current or past psychiatric disease that might interfere with the ability to comply with the study protocol or give informed consent
6. Patient with any condition that the physician judges as detrimental to subjects participating in this study, including any clinically important deviations from normal clinical laboratory values or concurrent medical events
7. Females who are pregnant, breast feeding or planning a pregnancy during the course of the study

E.5 End points

E.5.1

Primary end point(s)

Overall Progression Free Survival (PFS) according to central review

E.5.1.1

Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point

week 24

E.5.2

Secondary end point(s)

 Tumour assessment:
• Overall PFS according to local review
• PFS rate every 12 weeks according to central review and local review
• Overall Survival (OS)
• Survival rate every 12 weeks
• Overall Time to progression (TTP)
• TTP rate every 12 weeks according to central review and local review
• Overall Time to Treatment Failure (TTF)
• TTF rate every 12 weeks
• Response rate (CR + PR) disease control rate (CR + PR + SD) every 12 weeks
• Best response
• Association between PFS, OS, TTP, TTF, response and the phenotype of mutations on KIT/PDGFR
• Quality of life assessment:
• Quality of Life according to the EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire every 12 weeks
• ECOG Performance Status every 12 weeks
• Safety
• Safety profile using the NCI CTC v4.0 classification

E.5.2.1

Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point

Not applicable

E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial

E.6

Scope of the trial

E.6.1

Diagnosis

E.6.2

Prophylaxis

E.6.3

Therapy

Yes

E.6.4

Safety

Yes

E.6.5

Efficacy

Yes

E.6.6

Pharmacokinetic

E.6.7

Pharmacodynamic

E.6.8

Bioequivalence

E.6.9

Dose response

E.6.10

Pharmacogenetic

Yes

E.6.11

Pharmacogenomic

E.6.12

Pharmacoeconomic

E.6.13

Others

E.7

Trial type and phase

E.7.1

Human pharmacology (Phase I)

E.7.1.1

First administration to humans

E.7.1.2

Bioequivalence study

E.7.1.3

Other

E.7.1.3.1

Other trial type description

E.7.2

Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II)

E.7.3

Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III)

Yes

E.7.4

Therapeutic use (Phase IV)

E.8 Design of the trial

E.8.1

Controlled

Yes

E.8.1.1

Randomised

Yes

E.8.1.2

Open

Yes

E.8.1.3

Single blind

E.8.1.4

Double blind

E.8.1.5

Parallel group

Yes

E.8.1.6

Cross over

E.8.1.7

Other

E.8.2

Comparator of controlled trial

E.8.2.1

Other medicinal product(s)

Yes

E.8.2.2

Placebo

E.8.2.3

Other

E.8.2.4

Number of treatment arms in the trial

E.8.3

The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned

E.8.4

The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned

Yes

E.8.4.1

Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned

E.8.5

The trial involves multiple Member States

Yes

E.8.5.1

Number of sites anticipated in the EEA

E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA

E.8.6.1

Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA

Yes

E.8.6.2

Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA

E.8.6.3

If E.8.6.1 or E.8.6.2 are Yes, specify the regions in which trial sites are planned

Austria

Belgium

Canada

France

Germany

Hungary

Lebanon

Netherlands

Spain

Thailand

United Kingdom

United States

E.8.7

Trial has a data monitoring committee

Yes

E.8.8

Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last visit of the last subject undergoing the trial

Until disease progression, limiting toxicity or patient consent withdrawal

E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial

E.8.9.1

In the Member State concerned years

E.8.9.1

In the Member State concerned months

E.8.9.1

In the Member State concerned days

E.8.9.2

In all countries concerned by the trial years

E.8.9.2

In all countries concerned by the trial months

E.8.9.2

In all countries concerned by the trial days

F. Population of Trial Subjects

F.1 Age Range

F.1.1

Trial has subjects under 18

F.1.1.1

In Utero

F.1.1.2

Preterm newborn infants (up to gestational age < 37 weeks)

F.1.1.3

Newborns (0-27 days)

F.1.1.4

Infants and toddlers (28 days-23 months)

F.1.1.5

Children (2-11years)

F.1.1.6

Adolescents (12-17 years)

F.1.2

Adults (18-64 years)

Yes

F.1.2.1

Number of subjects for this age range:

100

F.1.3

Elderly (>=65 years)

Yes

F.1.3.1

Number of subjects for this age range:

350

F.2 Gender

F.2.1

Female

Yes

F.2.2

Male

Yes

F.3 Group of trial subjects

F.3.1

Healthy volunteers

F.3.2

Patients

Yes

F.3.3

Specific vulnerable populations

Yes

F.3.3.1

Women of childbearing potential not using contraception

F.3.3.2

Women of child-bearing potential using contraception

Yes

F.3.3.3

Pregnant women

F.3.3.4

Nursing women

F.3.3.5

Emergency situation

F.3.3.6

Subjects incapable of giving consent personally

F.3.3.7

Others

F.4 Planned number of subjects to be included

F.4.1

In the member state

F.4.2

For a multinational trial

F.4.2.1

In the EEA

400

F.4.2.2

In the whole clinical trial

450

F.5

Plans for treatment or care after the subject has ended the participation in the trial (if it is different from the expected normal treatment of that condition)

none

G. Investigator Networks to be involved in the Trial

N. Review by the Competent Authority or Ethics Committee in the country concerned

Competent Authority Decision

Authorised

Date of Competent Authority Decision

2010-09-08

Ethics Committee Opinion of the trial application

Favourable

Ethics Committee Opinion: Reason(s) for unfavourable opinion

Date of Ethics Committee Opinion

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