Overview

Selumetinib and Akt Inhibitor MK2206 or mFOLFOX Therapy Comprising Oxaliplatin and Fluorouracil in Treating Patients With Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer Previously Treated With Chemotherapy

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2015-06-01
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
This randomized phase II trial studies how well selumetinib and Akt inhibitor MK2206 work compared to modified fluorouracil, leucovorin calcium, and oxaliplatin (mFOLFOX) therapy in treating patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer previously treated with chemotherapy. Selumetinib and Akt inhibitor MK2206 may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as oxaliplatin, and fluorouracil, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. It is not yet know whether selumetinib and Akt inhibitor MK2206 are more effective than oxaliplatin and fluorouracil in treating patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer.
Phase:
Phase 2
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Treatments:
Fluorouracil
Oxaliplatin
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients must have histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of pancreatic
adenocarcinoma; patients with endocrine or neuroendocrine tumors, lymphoma of the
pancreas, or ampullary cancer are not eligible

- Patients must have distant metastatic disease; patients with macroscopic residual
disease post-resection as the only site of disease are not eligible; patient must not
have clinically significant ascites (defined as requiring paracentesis) or have brain
metastases

- Patients must have received one line, and no more than one line, of prior
gemcitabine-based chemotherapy for advanced/metastatic pancreatic cancer and must have
documentation of metastatic disease progression while on this treatment; documented
disease progression must occur within 42 days of the last treatment; OR

- For patients who received one line of gemcitabine-based chemotherapy for
treatment in the adjuvant setting, recurrence to a metastatic site must be
documented by imaging studies within 6 months of completing chemotherapy;
chemoradiation as part of adjuvant treatment is acceptable; if the patient
received one line of adjuvant gemcitabine-based treatment and had disease
recurrence after 6 months of completing chemotherapy, patients will only be
eligible after failing one additional line of gemcitabine-based chemotherapy used
to treat the metastatic disease

- Patients must have measurable and/or non-measurable disease; x-rays, scans. or
physical examinations for assessment of measurable disease must have been completed
within 28 days prior to registration; x-rays, scans, or other tests for assessment of
non-measurable disease must have been completed within 42 days prior to registration;
all disease must be assessed and documented on the Baseline Tumor Assessment Form

- Patients must have completed systemic therapy at least 14 days prior to registration,
any surgical procedure must have been performed at least 14 days prior to
registration, and radiation therapy must be completed at least 7 days prior to
registration; patients must have recovered to =< grade 1 from any of the effects of
prior therapies or procedures

- Patients must not plan to receive concurrent chemotherapy, radiotherapy, agents known
to prolong corrected QT (QTc) interval, or agents known to be strong inducers or
inhibitors of cytochrome P450 3A4/5 (CYP3A4/5) or cytochrome P450 1A2 (CYP1A2)

- Patient must not have received prior treatment with fluorouracil, irinotecan,
leucovorin calcium, and oxaliplatin (FOLFIRINOX), FOLFOX, oxaliplatin-based
chemotherapy, mitogen-activated protein kinase (MEK) inhibitors,
phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitors, or protein kinase B (AKT) inhibitors

- Zubrod performance status of 0-1

- Leukocytes >= 3,000/mcL

- Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1,500/mcL

- Platelets >= 100,000/mcL

- Hemoglobin >= 9.0 g/dL

- Patients must have adequate kidney function as evidenced by at least ONE of the
following:

- Serum creatinine =< 1.5 mg/dL within 14 days prior to registration

- Calculated creatinine clearance >= 60 mL/min; the serum creatinine value used in
the calculation must have been obtained within 14 days prior to registration

- Total bilirubin =< 1.5 times institutional upper limit of normal(IULN)

- Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) both =< 2.5 times
IULN

- Patients must have an albumin level >= 3.0 g/dL within 14 days prior to registration

- Patients must have an International Normalized Ratio (INR) =< 1.5 times IULN within 14
days prior to registration

- Patients must have an electrocardiogram (ECG) within 14 days prior to registration;
patients must have QTcF (by Fridericia's calculation) =< 450 msec (male) or =< 470
msec (female)

- Patients with baseline neuropathy must be =< grade 1 according to Common Terminology
Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v 4.0

- Patients must not have uncontrolled diarrhea or active infection requiring antibiotics
and be fully recovered from any previous serious infections within 7 days prior to
registration

- Patients must be able to swallow tablets and capsules

- Patients with diabetes must be well controlled with fasting glucose =< grade 1
according to CTCAE v 4.0 within 14 days prior to registration

- Patients with history of congestive heart failure must have an ejection fraction >=
55% within 14 days prior to registration

- Patients must not have any of the following: uncontrolled hypertension, acute coronary
syndrome within 6 months prior to registration, poorly controlled angina, New York
Heart Association class II-IV heart failure, prior or current cardiomyopathy, atrial
fibrillation, or severe valvular heart disease

- Patients must not have a current or past history of central serous retinopathy,
retinal vein occlusion, retinal detachment, or have uncontrolled glaucoma
(irrespective of intraocular pressure [IOP])

- No prior malignancy is allowed except for the following: adequately treated basal cell
or squamous cell skin cancer, in situ cervical cancer, adequately treated stage I or
II cancer from which the patient is currently in complete remission, or any other
cancer from which the patient has been disease-free for five years

- Patients must not be pregnant or nursing; women/men of reproductive potential must
have agreed to use an effective contraceptive method during the study plus at least 16
weeks after last dose; a woman is considered to be of "reproductive potential" if she
has had menses at any time in the preceding 12 consecutive months; in addition to
routine contraceptive methods, "effective contraception" also includes heterosexual
celibacy and surgery intended to prevent pregnancy (or with a side-effect of pregnancy
prevention) defined as a hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy or bilateral tubal
ligation; however, if at any point a previously celibate patient chooses to become
heterosexually active during the time period for use of contraceptive measures
outlined in the protocol, he/she is responsible for beginning contraceptive measures

- Prestudy history and physical must be obtained within 28 days prior to registration

- Sites must seek additional patient consent for the future use of specimens

- All patients must be informed of the investigational nature of this study and must
sign and give written informed consent in accordance with institutional and federal
guidelines

- As part of the Oncology Patient Enrollment Network (OPEN) registration process the
treating institution's identity is provided in order to ensure that the current
(within 365 days) date of institutional review board approval for this study has been
entered into the system