E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
platinum-refractory ovarian carcinoma or advanced endometrial carcinoma |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
patients with ovarian cancer who progressed during the previous chemotherapy or within 6 months after completion of therapy or patients with advanced endometrial carcinoma |
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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 | 15.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | PT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10014733 |
E.1.2 | Term | Endometrial cancer |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10029104 - Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps) |
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E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 15.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | PT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10066697 |
E.1.2 | Term | Ovarian cancer recurrent |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10029104 - Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps) |
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E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
progression-free survival rate after 4 months (recurrent ovarian cancer) or 6 months (endometrial cancer) |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
-rate and duration of stable diseases according to RECIST 1.1 and GCIG-criteria for ovarian cancer and RECIST-criteria for endometrial cancer
-progression-free survival according to RECIST 1.1 and CA 125 (for ovarian cancer) (PFSbio)
-overall survival
-safety and toxicity according to “Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Events” (CTCAE), Version 4.0
-quality of life according to EORTC QLQ C30, QLQ OV28 and QLQ-EN24 |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
*women ≥ 18 years
*ECOG Performance Status ≤ 2
*Before performance of study specific actions or assessment the patient has to be informed, has signed the written consent and is willing to follow the requirements concerning treatment and follow-up.
Comment: Procedures which are according to common clinical routine and having been performed before having given written informed consent may be used for the purpose of screening procedures or initial medical assessment as long as these procedures follow the protocol.
*required: negative pregnancy test in fertile women
Stratum A – Ovarian Cancer:
-Histologically confirmed Ovarian Cancer
-platin-refractory relapsed disease: progression within a platin-based chemotherapy or within 6 months after completion of a platin-based chemotherapy
-prior treatment with a taxan-based scheme
-minimum of one measurable or non-measurable tumor lesion (according to RECIST 1.1 criteria)
-not more than 2 previous chemotherapies or cytostatic therapies (i.e. monoclonal antibodies, cytokines, signal transduction inhibitors)
Stratum B – Endometrian Cancer:
-Histologically confirmed Endometrian Cancer
-advanced (FIGO III or IV) or relapsed diseases not amenable to potentially curative treatment with local surgery and/or radiation therapy
-prior endocrine therapy is allowed
-prior adjuvant chemotherapy is allowed
-minimum of one measurable or non-measurable tumor lesion (according to RECIST 1.1 criteria)
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
*ECOG > 2
*prior therapy with mTOR-Inhibitor
*cytostatic therapy (i.e. monoclonal antibodies, cytokines, signal transduction inhibitors), cytotoxical chemotherapy or endocrine therapy or radiation at the same time
*current or recent treatment with another study drug and/or participation in another clinical study within 28 days prior to first dose of study treatment
* chemotherapy or cytostatic therapy (i.e. monoclonal antibodies, cytokines, signal transduction inhibitors) or radiation within 28 days prior to start of study treatment
*known or supposed hypersensitivity compared to study medication
*acute or chronical infection
*Second malignancy which influences the prognosis of the patient
*inadequate renal function (Creatinin >1.5 x ULN)
*inadequate liver function (AST, ALT, GGT >2.5 x ULN or >5.0 x ULN in the presence of liver metastasis; Bilirubin >1.5 x ULN)
*platelets < 100.000 /μl; ANC < 1.500 /μl
*cachectic patients with weight < 45kg
*patients who need parenteral nutrition
*patients with ileus within the last 28 days
*one of the following diseases within 12 months prior to first study treatment: myocardial infarction, severe/unstable angina, bypass-surgery of the coronar- or peripheral vessels, symptomatic heart insufficiency, cerebrovascular insult, transient ischemic attack (TIA), pulmonary embolism, deep venous thrombosis, other thromboembolic events
*current treatment with CYP3A4-Inhibitors (i.e. protease inhibitors, antimycotics, calcium channel blocker, macrolide antibiotics, Cimetidin) or -inductors (i.e. Carbamazepin, Phenobarbital, Phenytoin, Rifampicin, amber)
*uncontrolled hypertension (>150/100 mmHg despite optimal medicinal treatment)
*current cardiac arrhythmias (NCI CTCAE grade ≥2), atrial fibrillation, prolongation of QTc >470 msec
*left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≤50% defined by ECHO
*NCI CTCAE grade 3 hemorrhage within 4 weeks prior to beginning of treatment
*symptoms which indicate brain metastases, spinal cord compression or give new indications for brain- or leptomeningeal metastases
*HIV positive or manifested AIDS-disease
*patients with other severe diseases who represent an inadequate risk for study participation
Applicable only for patients with no hysterectomy and/or bilateral adnexectomy prior to start of study.
*lactation
*potential fertile women without adequate contraception (potential fertile women must use one of the following adequate contraception: complete abstinence, intrauterine spiral or another method with a failure quote <1% per year)
*life expectancy <3 months
*neurological or psychiatric diseases or drugs or alcohol abuse which suppose no adequate comprehension and consequently no effective consent to study participation or no acceptable compliance during the study
*predictable problems with the compliance to appointments for examinations |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
Ovarian Cancer:
after 16 weeks under treatment with Temsirolimus the probability of progression free survival must have a minimum of 40%
Endometrial Cancer:
after 24 weeks under treatment with Temsirolimus the probability of progression free survival must have a minimum of 40% |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
Ovarian Cancer: 16 weeks after start of treatment of the last patient
Endometrial Cancer: 24 weeks after start of treatment of the last patient |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
Rate and duration of disease stabilization
Progression-free survival according to RECIST 1.1 and CA 125 (PFSbio)
Overall survival
Safety and toxicity profile
Quality of Life
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
Intervals are every 8 weeks until disease progression |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | Yes |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | No |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | Yes |
E.6.13.1 | Other scope of the trial description |
quality of life measures (EORTC C30, OV28, EN24) |
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E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | Yes |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | No |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | No |
E.8.1.2 | Open | No |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | No |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | No |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | No |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
| No |
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 | 19 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | No |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | No |
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
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 4 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |