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Summary
EudraCT Number:	2008-003883-20
Sponsor's Protocol Code Number:	CSTI571JDE74
National Competent Authority:	Italy - Italian Medicines Agency
Clinical Trial Type:	EEA CTA
Trial Status:	Completed
Date on which this record was first entered in the EudraCT database:	2008-11-19
Trial results	View 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

Italy - Italian Medicines Agency

A.2

EudraCT number

2008-003883-20

A.3

Full title of the trial

An open-label, multicenter, expanded access study of imatinib mesylate in adult patients with GIST in adjuvant setting after R0-resection

A.3.2

Name or abbreviated title of the trial where available

A.4.1

Sponsor's protocol code number

CSTI571JDE74

A.5.1

ISRCTN (International Standard Randomised Controlled Trial) Number

A.7

Trial is part of a Paediatric Investigation Plan

Information not present in EudraCT

A.8

EMA Decision number of Paediatric Investigation Plan

B. Sponsor Information
B.Sponsor: 1
B.1.1	Name of Sponsor	NOVARTIS FARMA
B.1.3.4	Country	Italy
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
B.4.2	Country
B.5 Contact point designated by the sponsor for further information on the trial
B.5.1	Name of organisation
B.5.2	Functional name of contact point

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	Yes
D.2.1.1.1	Trade name	GLIVEC
D.2.1.1.2	Name of the Marketing Authorisation holder	NOVARTIS FARMA SpA
D.2.1.2	Country which granted the Marketing Authorisation	Italy
D.2.5	The IMP has been designated in this indication as an orphan drug in the Community	Yes
D.2.5.1	Orphan drug designation number	EU/3/01/061
D.3 Description of the IMP
D.3.4	Pharmaceutical form	Capsule, hard
D.3.4.1	Specific paediatric formulation	Information not present in EudraCT
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
D.3.9.1	CAS number	220127-57-1
D.3.9.2	Current sponsor code	STI571
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)	Information not present in EudraCT
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	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.3.4	Combination ATIMP (i.e. one involving a medical device)	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.3.5	Committee on Advanced therapies (CAT) has issued a classification for this product	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.4	Combination product that includes a device, but does not involve an Advanced Therapy	Information not present in EudraCT
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	Information not present in EudraCT
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	No

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

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) - adjuvant treatment after surgical tumor resection

MedDRA Classification

E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation

E.1.2	Version	9.1
E.1.2	Level	PT
E.1.2	Classification code	10051066
E.1.2	Term	Gastrointestinal stromal tumour

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

To evaluate the safety and tolerability of imatinib as measured by rate and severity of adverse events.

E.2.2

Secondary objectives of the trial

To provide patients with GIST in an adjuvant setting with expanded access to imatinib until local commercial availability of the drug for this stage of the disease To explore the relationship of tumor characteristics (KIT and PDGFR mutations) as measured in tumor tissue with clinical outcome for patients where tumor tissue is available. To evaluate the population pharmacokinetics of imatinib

E.2.3

Trial contains a sub-study

E.3

Principal inclusion criteria

Age &#8805;18 years Histological confirmed diagnosis of GIST with positive immunostaining for KIT (CD117) on a tumor sample taken within 12 weeks of the study entry Complete gross resection of the tumor within 12 weeks of the study entry Risk of relapse documented as “intermediate and high” according to NIH criteria (see appendix 3). 1. High risk category: - tumor size > 10 cm; or - mitotic rate > 10/50HPF; or - tumor size > 5 cm & mitotic rate > 5/50 HPF 2. Intermediate risk category: - tumor size less than 5 cm & mitotic rate 6/10HPF - tumor size 5/10 cm & mitotic rate less than 5/50 HPF. WHO Performance Status 0, 1 or 2 Patients must have normal organ, electrolyte, and marrow function as defined below: 1. Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC) &#8805; 1.5x 109/L, 2. Platelets &#8805; 100 x 109/L, 3. Hemoglobin &#8805; 10g/dL (or Hematocrit > 29%), 4. Serum creatinine < 1.5 mg/dl, BUN < 25 mg/dl, serum SGOT and bilirubin < 1.5 times upper limit of normal. Male and female patients who are sexually active must use double-barrier contraception, oral contraceptive plus barrier contraceptive, or must have undergone clinically documented total hysterectomy and/or ovariectomy, or tubal ligation. Ability to understand and willingness to sign a written informed consent

E.4

Principal exclusion criteria

Prior participation in an adjuvant GIST trial Prior treatment with imatinib Treatment with any cytotoxic and/or investigational cytotoxic drug &#8804; 4 weeks (6 weeks for nitrosurea or mitomycin C) prior to Visit 1. Patients with known history of hypersensitivity against imatinib Patients with severe and/or uncontrolled concurrent medical disease that in the opinion of the investigator could cause unacceptable safety risks or compromise compliance with the protocol e.g. impairment of gastrointestinal (GI) function, or GI disease that may significantly alter the absorption of the study drugs. Use of therapeutic coumarin derivatives (i.e. warfarin, acenoucumarol, phenprocoumon) Patients who have undergone major surgery &#8804; 2 weeks prior to Visit 1 or who have not recovered from side effects of such surgery A history of noncompliance to medical regimens or inability or unwillingness to return for scheduled visits Patients who are pregnant, breast feeding or women of childbearing potential (WOCBP). Post menopausal women must be amenorrheic for at least 12 months to be considered of non-childbearing potential Women of reproductive potential, to include female partners of heterosexual or bisexual patients, must agree to use an effective method of contraception during the study and for up to three months following termination of the study. Patients unwilling or unable to comply with the protocol.

E.5 End points

E.5.1

Primary end point(s)

Safety assessments of the safety analyzable population will be evaluated.

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

E.6.4

Safety

Yes

E.6.5

Efficacy

E.6.6

Pharmacokinetic

Yes

E.6.7

Pharmacodynamic

E.6.8

Bioequivalence

E.6.9

Dose response

E.6.10

Pharmacogenetic

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

E.8.1.1

Randomised

E.8.1.2

Open

E.8.1.3

Single blind

E.8.1.4

Double blind

E.8.1.5

Parallel group

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)

Information not present in EudraCT

E.8.2.2

Placebo

Information not present in EudraCT

E.8.2.3

Other

Information not present in EudraCT

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

150

E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA

E.8.6.1

Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA

E.8.6.2

Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA

Information not present in EudraCT

E.8.7

Trial has a data monitoring committee

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

fino a disponibilia` in commercio, a livello locale, del farmaco per questa indicazione

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

F. Population of Trial Subjects
F.1 Age Range
F.1.1	Trial has subjects under 18	No
F.1.1.1	In Utero	No
F.1.1.2	Preterm newborn infants (up to gestational age < 37 weeks)	No
F.1.1.3	Newborns (0-27 days)	No
F.1.1.4	Infants and toddlers (28 days-23 months)	No
F.1.1.5	Children (2-11years)	No
F.1.1.6	Adolescents (12-17 years)	No
F.1.2	Adults (18-64 years)	Yes
F.1.3	Elderly (>=65 years)	No
F.2 Gender
F.2.1	Female	Yes
F.2.2	Male	Yes
F.3 Group of trial subjects
F.3.1	Healthy volunteers	No
F.3.2	Patients	Yes
F.3.3	Specific vulnerable populations	Yes
F.3.3.1	Women of childbearing potential not using contraception	No
F.3.3.2	Women of child-bearing potential using contraception	Yes
F.3.3.3	Pregnant women	No
F.3.3.4	Nursing women	No
F.3.3.5	Emergency situation	No
F.3.3.6	Subjects incapable of giving consent personally	No
F.3.3.7	Others	No
F.4 Planned number of subjects to be included
F.4.1	In the member state	120
F.4.2	For a multinational trial
F.4.2.1	In the EEA	750
F.4.2.2	In the whole clinical trial	750

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

2008-12-04

Ethics Committee Opinion of the trial application

Favourable

Ethics Committee Opinion: Reason(s) for unfavourable opinion

Date of Ethics Committee Opinion

2008-10-31

P. End of Trial
P.	End of Trial Status	Completed

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