E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Cancer [C04] |
MedDRA Classification |
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 |
Determine if in patients with a Pazopanib plasma trough level of ≤ 20 μg/mL a plasma trough level of > 20 ≤g/mL can be achieved by dose escalation. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
- Comparison of patients with normal Pazopanib plasma trough levels (“normal plasma level patients; NPLP) with patients with low Pazopanib plasma trough levels (“Low plasma level patients”; LPLP) with regard to the therapeutic result: - objective remission rate - progression free survival - overall survival - comparison of LPLP in whom the plasma trough level could be optimized successfully and LPLP in whom the plasma trough level could not be optimized with regard to above parameters - Correlation of plasma trough levels and side effects, especially high blood pressure - Correlation of the occurrence of high blood pressure with oncological result (response rate) - Recording of demographic data, compliance, concomitant medication, and correlation with plasma trough levels (LPLP / NPLP) - Examination of life quaility |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
- signature of informed consent - age ≥ 18 years - histologically confirmed renal cell carcinoma with clear cell component and either locally progressed or metastasized - ECOG ≤ 2 - No previous systemic therapy for locally progressed or metastasized renal cell carcinoma (previous adjuvant or neo-adjuvant therapy is permitted) - Adequate organ function - Female patients with child-bearing potential with negative serum pregnancy test within 2 weeks prior to first dose of study medication and adequate contraception - Lactating females |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
- Clinically suspected and known metastases of the central nervous system or meningeosis carcinomatosis except in asymptomatic patients with previously treated CNS-metastases and no necessity of steroids or anti-epileptic medication ≥ 6 months prior to start of the study medication - Clinically significant gastrointestinal conditions with risk of increase of gastrointestinal bleeding due to (but not limited to) - active peptic ulceration - known intraluminal metastases with risk of bleeding - chronic-inflammatory intestinal disease (like Morbus Crohn, colitis ulcerosa) or another gastrointestinal disease with increased risk of perforation - abdominal fistulas in anamnesis - Clinically significant gastrointestinal conditions which can influence absorption of the IMP, among others (but not limited to) - malabsorption syndrome - resection of stomach or small bowel - Current uncontrolled infection - QTc corrected for heart frequency according to the Bazett formula - One or more of the following cardiovascular diseases within the last 6 months in the anamnesis: - cardiac angioplasty or coronary stent implantation - myocardial infarction - instable angina pectoris - coronary-arterial bypass surgery - symptomatic peripheral arterial occlusive disease - Heart failure NYHA III or IV - Poorly controlled high blood pressure - Cerebrovascular disease, including transitory ischemic attacks, pulmonary artery embolism or untreated deep vein thrombosis within 6 months of study inclusion - Previous major surgery or traumas within 28 days prior to start if study treatment or non-healing wound, fracture or ulcer - Clinical signs of active bleeding or bleeding diathesis - Known endobronchial lesions or lesions infiltrating the large lung arteries - Haemoptyses of > 2.5 mL within 8 weeks prior to first intake of study medication - Any other severe and/or instable medical or psychiatric pre-existing or other condition influencing patient safety, consent capacity or compliance within the study - Incapacity or rejection to stop not allowed medication prior to first intake of study drug and pause for the duration of the trial - Treatment with one of the following anti-tumour therapies: - Radiation or tumour embolism within 14 days before first intake of study drug - Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, biological therapy, study medication or hormonal therapy within 14 days or 5 half-lives of the respective substance (whichever is longer) before first intake of the study drug. Neo-adjuvant or adjuvant therapy must have been completed for at least 6 months. - Any present toxicity > CTC 1° from prior anti-tumour therapy and/or toxicities worsening in severity except alopecia |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
Fraction of LPLPs who achieve a plasma trough level of > 20 µg/mL by dose optimization. |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
14 days after treatment start and 14 days after each dose optimization. |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
- Objective response rate, defined as complete or partial remission lasting ≥ 4 weeks (determined according to RECIST criteria version 1.1) - Progression free survival, defined as the time between study registration and disease progression (determined according to RECIST criteria version 1.1) or death during the study (defined as death during treatment or within 30 days after end of treatment) - Overall survival, defined as the time between study registration until death (for any reason) - Descriptive comparison of the therapeutic response (objective response rate, progression free survival, overall survival) of LPL and NPL patients - Correlation of plasma trough level and side effects, especially high blood pressure - Correlation of the occurrence of high blood pressure with therapeutic response - Recording of demographic data, compliance, concomitant medication and correlation with plasma trough levels - Examination of life quality, measured by EQ-5D |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
30 days after the last patient completed study treatment. |
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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 | Yes |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
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 | Yes |
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 | Yes |
E.8.1.7.1 | Other trial design description |
intraindividual dose optimization |
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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.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 2 |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
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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 | 30 |
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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The end of the study is defined when the follow-up observation of the last patient is completed, and at the latest 30 months after registration of the last patient. |
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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 | 2 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 0 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 0 |