E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Venous tumour thrombus in clear cell renal cell cancer with venous invasion |
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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.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 20.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | PT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10038389 |
E.1.2 | Term | Renal 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 | 20.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | PT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10050018 |
E.1.2 | Term | Renal cancer metastatic |
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 |
The primary research objective is to examine how effective axitinib is at reducing the extent of the cancer invasion into the large blood vessels draining the kidney with a view to reducing the extent of surgery required to then remove the cancerous tissue.
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
The secondary research objectives are: 1. To determine the percentage change in surgical approach (to a less invasive surgical approach) as assessed by review of MRI scans by surgeons at baseline and 9 weeks (i.e after axitinib therapy has been completed). 2. To determine the percentage change in height of the cancer invasion into the large blood vessels draining the kidney (venous tumour thrombus). This will be evaluated by comparing baseline and week 9 scans. Local Radiologists will conduct the evaluation and a central radiology review will be conducted. 3. To determine the objective tumour response rate. The patient’s tumours are measured using a standardised method of assessment which determines tumour size and assesses how the patients tumour has responded to trial treatment this is known as Response Rate. The response rate will be measured by MRI/CT scans at baseline and week 9. 4. To describe complications of surgery (i.e. blood loss and need for a blood transfusion). This will |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
1. Age ≥ 18. 2. Histologically proven clear cell renal cell caricoma. 3. Immediate resection of the primary tumour considered technically possible. 4. Suitable for and willing to undergo nephrectomy (either cytoreductive or with curative intent). 4. cT3b, cT3c, cT3a (main renal vein). 5. N0, N1, or Nx. 6. M0, or M1. 7. ECOG performance status 0 - 1.
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1. For metastatic (M1) patients: poor risk on Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre (MSKCC) score and deemed suitable for cytoreductive nephrectomy at time of enrolment. 2. The presence of active second malignancy. Patients will be eligible if they have adequately treated basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell skin cancer, in situ cervical cancer, stable prostate cancer or if treated with curative intent for any other cancer with no evidence of disease for 2 years. Patients with prostate cancer will be permitted entry if not receiving treatment and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is not rising. 3. Women who are pregnant or are breastfeeding. Female patients must be surgically sterile, be postmenopausal, or must agree to use effective contraception during the period of therapy and up to 1 week after treatment. All female patients with reproductive potential must have a negative pregnancy test (serum or urine) prior to enrollment. 4. Male patients must be surgically sterile or must agree to use effective contraception during the period of therapy and for 6 months after completion of study drug. 5. Current signs or symptoms of severe progressive or uncontrolled hepatic, endocrine or pulmonary disease other than directly related to RCC. 6. Gastrointestinal abnormalities including: a. inability to take oral medication; b. requirement for intravenous alimentation; c. prior surgical procedures affecting absorption including total gastric resection; d. treatment for active peptic ulcer disease in the past 6 months; e. active gastrointestinal bleeding, unrelated to cancer, as evidenced by hematemesis, hematochezia or melena in the past 3 months without evidence of resolution documented by endoscopy or colonoscopy; f. malabsorption syndromes. 7. Current use or anticipated need for treatment with drugs that are known potent CYP3A4 inhibitors. 8. Current use, or anticipated need for treatment with, drugs that are known CYP3A4 inducers or substrates for CYP1A2. 9. Requirement of anticoagulant therapy with oral vitamin K antagonists. Low-dose anticoagulants for maintenance of patency of central venous access device or prevention of deep venous thrombosis is allowed. Therapeutic use of low molecular weight heparin is allowed. 10. Active seizure disorder, spinal cord compression, or carcinomatous meningitis. 11. Any of the following within 12 months prior to study entry: myocardial infarction, uncontrolled angina, coronary/peripheral artery bypass graft, symptomatic congestive heart failure, cerebrovascular accident or transient ischemic attack. 12. Uncontrolled hypertension (>160/100 mmHg despite optimised antihypertensive treatment). 13. Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related illness. 14. ALT or AST ≥ 1.5 x ULN; Bilirubin ≥ 1.5 x ULN. 15. Serum creatinine ≥ 1.5 x ULN. 16. Neutrophil count < 1.0 x 109/L; platelet count < 100 x 109/L; Hb ≤ 900g/L. 17. Known severe hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh class C). 18. Known hypersensitivity to axitinib or any of its excipients. Specifically patients with hereditary galactose intolerance, Lapp lactase deficiency or glucose-galactose malabsorption should not enter the study.
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
The percentage of evaluable patients with an improvement in the Mayo classification.
Mayo Classification Level 0: Thrombus limited to the renal vein. Level 1: Thrombus into inferior vena cava <2cm from renal vein ostium level. Level 2: Inferior vena cava extension >2cm from renal vein ostium and below hepatic vein. Level 3: Thrombus at the level of or above the hepatic veins but below the diaphragm. Level 4: Thrombus extending above the diaphragm.
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
Thrombus invasion will be measured using MRI scanning at baseline and at week 9 (pre-surgery) according to the Mayo classification. |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
1. Percentage change in surgical approach. 2. Percentage change in height of the venous tumour thrombus. 3. The radiological response rate (RECIST). 4. Morbidity will be measured using MRI/CT scanning according to the Clavien-Dindo classification.
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
1. Percentage change in surgical approach is assessed by review of MRI scans by surgeons at baseline (planned surgical approach) and 9 weeks (actual surgical approach). 2. Percentage change in height of the venous tumour thrombus will be evaluated by comparing baseline and week 9 scans. Local Radiologists will conduct the evaluation and a central radiology review will be conducted. 3. The response rate (RECIST) will be measured by MRI/CT at baseline and week 9 4. Morbidity will be measured using MRI/CT scanning according to the Clavien-Dindo classification at baseline and week 9 |
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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 | No |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | No |
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 | 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 | 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) | 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
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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 | 7 |
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 | 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
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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 | 3 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 1 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 2 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 9 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 1 |