A Single-Arm Study Evaluating Carboplatin/Gemcitabine in Combination With BSI-201 in Patients With Platinum-Sensitive Recurrent Ovarian Cancer



Status:Completed
Conditions:Ovarian Cancer, Cancer
Therapuetic Areas:Oncology
Healthy:No
Age Range:18 - Any
Updated:4/21/2016
Start Date:December 2009
End Date:February 2012

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A Phase 2, Multi-Center, Single-Arm Study Evaluating Carboplatin/Gemcitabine in Combination With BSI-201 in Patients With Platinum-Sensitive Recurrent Ovarian Cancer

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of BSI-201 on the objective response
rate in platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer patients receiving gemcitabine and
carboplatin.

Based on data generated by BiPar/Sanofi, it is concluded that iniparib does not possess
characteristics typical of the PARP inhibitor class. The exact mechanism has not yet been
fully elucidated, however based on experiments on tumor cells performed in the laboratory,
iniparib is a novel investigational anti-cancer agent that induces gamma-H2AX (a marker of
DNA damage) in tumor cell lines, induces cell cycle arrest in the G2/M phase in tumor cell
lines, and potentiates the cell cycle effects of DNA damaging modalities in tumor cell
lines. Investigations into potential targets of iniparib and its metabolites are ongoing.


Inclusion Criteria:

- At least 18 years of age

- Histological diagnosis of epithelial ovarian carcinoma, fallopian tube cancer, or
primary peritoneal carcinoma

- Completion of only one previous course of chemotherapy which contained a platinum
therapy, with sensitivity to that regimen. "Platinum-sensitivity" is defined by a
relapse greater than 6 months after termination of platinum-based chemotherapy

- Measurable disease, defined by at least one lesion that can be accurately measured in
at least one dimension (longest dimension to be recorded), and is ≥ 20 mm when
measured by conventional techniques (palpation, plain x-ray, computed tomography
[CT], or magnetic resonance imaging [MRI]) or ≥ 10 mm when measured by spiral CT

- Adequate organ function defined as: absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1,500/mm3,
platelets ≥ 100,000/mm3, creatinine clearance > 50mL/min, alanine aminotransferase
(ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) < 2.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN; or < 5
x ULN in case of liver metastases); total bilirubin < 1.5 mg/dL

- For women of child bearing potential, documented negative pregnancy test within two
weeks of study entry and agreement to acceptable birth control during the duration of
the study therapy

- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0, 1 or 2

- Signed, institutional review board (IRB) approved written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

- Concurrent invasive malignancy, not including:

1. Non-melanomatous skin cancer

2. In situ malignancies

3. Concurrent superficial endometrial carcinoma, if their endometrial carcinoma is
superficial or invades less than 50% the thickness of the myometrium)

4. Low risk breast cancer (localized, non-inflammatory) treated with curative
intent

- Lesions identifiable only by positron emission tomography (PET)

- Prior treatment with poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors, including
BSI-201

- Major medical conditions that might affect study participation (i.e., uncontrolled
pulmonary, renal, or hepatic dysfunction, uncontrolled infection)

- Other significant co-morbid condition which the investigator feels might compromise
effective and safe participation in the study, including a history of congestive
cardiac failure or an electrocardiogram (ECG) suggesting significant conduction
defect or myocardial ischemia

- Enrollment in another investigational device or drug study, or current treatment with
other investigational agents

- Concurrent radiation therapy to treat primary disease throughout the course of the
study

- Inability to comply with the requirements of the study

- Pregnancy or lactation

- Leptomeningeal disease or brain metastases requiring steroids or other therapeutic
intervention
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