This is an unblinded, dose escalation study of patupilone in combination with RAD001 in
subjects with advanced cancer to find the maximum tolerated dose of each drug. The purpose of
this study is to see what doses of RAD001 and patupilone are safe to use when the two drugs
are used at the same time. Other goals in this study are to learn about the effect of RAD 001
and patupilone on tumor growth; to find out what amount of RAD001 is present in the blood
when it is combined with patupilone; to learn about proteins in the blood that may predict or
show an effect of RAD001 or patupilone and to learn if any changes are seen in the tumor with
the type of test called a PET scan.Subjects will be assigned to a dosing group. The dose of
patupilone and RAD001 a subject gets depends on when they enter onto this study. The initial
subjects in the study will take the lowest doses of RAD001 and patupilone. At least 3
subjects will be treated in each dosing group starting with the smallest dose. If there are
few or easy to handle side effects, the next group of at least 3 people to enter in the study
will get the next higher dose. This continues until the highest dose of the study drug is
found that does not cause serious or hard to treat side effects. Both the subjects and the
study doctor will know which dose is assigned. In this study, RAD001 will be given as tablets
to take with water. RAD001 will be taken for either 7, 14, or 21 days of each 21 day cycle
depending on which dosing group is assigned. If taking RAD 001 and patupilone on the same
day, then RAD 001 will be taken with water however prior to receiving patupilone.Patupilone
will be given by an intravenous injection (through a vein) for 20 minutes on Days 1 or day 6
of the 21-day cycle. The patupilone dose will be based on height and weight. Blood tests
(approximately 1-3 teaspoons) will be done every week. Every six weeks a CT scan or MRI will
be done to assess the tumor size. Subjects will continue to receive RAD001 and patupilone as
long as the tumor is stable or shrinking, and not having too many side effects from
treatment.
Phase:
Phase 1
Details
Lead Sponsor:
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Collaborators:
National Cancer Institute (NCI) Novartis Pharmaceuticals