A Trial for Treatment of Cancer Patients With Multiple Brain Metastases Undergoing Whole-Brain Radiotherapy
Purpose
This protocol is for a lead-in safety study of 5 patients followed by a randomized Phase 2 clinical trial of BMX-001, a new class of pharmaceutical, in 64 patients with multiple brain metastases (MBM) undergoing whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT). Preliminary studies have demonstrated that BMX-001 provides protection of normal tissues from radiation-induced injury and augments tumor growth inhibition.
Condition
- Multiple Brain Metastases
Eligibility
- Eligible Ages
- Over 18 Years
- Eligible Genders
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- Subjects must have histologically confirmed diagnosis of a non-small cell lung cancer, breast cancer, melanoma or renal cell cancer primary - Subjects must have >5 contrast-enhancing lesions, never previously treated with SRS and/or surgical resection, on a contrast-enhanced T1-weighted brain MRI performed within two weeks of enrollment, with at least one lesion >0.5cm in greatest dimension - Physical examination by a radiation oncologist or medical oncologist within 14 days of the start of WBRT - Plan to be treated with WBRT to a dose of 30 Gy in 10 fractions - Age * 18 years - Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) ≥ 70 - Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dl, ANC ≥ 1,500 cells/*l, platelets ≥ 125,000 cells/*l - Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 mg/dl, serum SGOT and bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal - Signed informed consent approved by the Institutional Review Board - If sexually active, patients must agree to use appropriate contraceptive measures for the duration of the study and for 6 months afterwards as stated in the informed consent - Able to provide study specific informed consent - Willing to follow study procedures, complete QOL questionnaires and neurocognitive testing as described in the protocol - Negative serum pregnancy test for women of child bearing potential within 48 hours of first dose of BMX
Exclusion Criteria
- Active infection requiring IV antibiotics 7 days before enrollment - Hypertension requiring 3 or more anti-hypertensive medications to control - Requirement for concurrent treatment with nitrates or other drugs that may, in the judgment of the treating investigator, create a risk for a precipitous decrease in blood pressure - History of syncope within the last 6 months - Subjects receiving prohibited medications listed in Section 6.4.2 of this protocol are not eligible. Subjects who can safely stop taking a prohibited medication at least 7 days prior to the first dose of BMX may participate at the discretion of the treating physician. - Pregnancy or women of childbearing potential and men who are sexually active and not willing/able to use medically acceptable forms of contraception; this exclusion is necessary because the treatment involved in this study may be significantly teratogenic - Women who are breast feeding - Known hypersensitivity to compounds of similar chemical composition to BMX-001 - Prior surgical resection for brain metastases and/or stereotactic radiosurgery for up to 5 brain metastases in total are permitted if performed at least 1 month prior to planned WBRT under this protocol. - Prior whole brain radiation therapy - Patients with diffuse leptomeningeal disease (carcinomatous meningitis) - A marked baseline prolongation of QT/QTc interval (e.g., repeated demonstration of a QTc interval >480 milliseconds (ms) (CTCAE grade 1) - A history of additional risk factors for TdP (e.g., congestive heart failure, hypokalemia, known family history of Long QT Syndrome)
Study Design
- Phase
- Phase 1/Phase 2
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel Assignment
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None (Open Label)
Arm Groups
Arm | Description | Assigned Intervention |
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Active Comparator WBRT + BMX-001 |
Whole brain radiation therapy in combination with BMX-001 (subcutaneous injection of 28 mg loading dose, followed by subsequent 14 mg twice per week for 2 weeks). |
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No Intervention Whole Brain Radiation Therapy |
Whole brain radiation therapy per standard of care. |
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Recruiting Locations
UK Center for Clinical and Translational Science and nearby locations
Lexington, Kentucky 40506
More Details
- NCT ID
- NCT03608020
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sponsor
- BioMimetix JV, LLC
Detailed Description
This protocol is for a Phase 1 safety lead-in clinical trial of BMX-001 in combination with WBRT in 5 patients with MBM. Demonstrating safety of the selected MTD of BMX-001 in patients with MBM undergoing standard protocol WBRT will be the "go/no-go" criteria for proceeding to Phase 2. Phase 2 is a randomized open-label Phase 2 clinical trial of 64 patients with MBM, half receiving BMX-001 in combination with WBRT and half receiving WBRT alone. Subjects are treated with BMX-001 for a total of 19 days, during which time they receive radiation therapy. Following completion of radiation therapy, subjects will be followed for an additional one year.