Trial of ABI-007 Administered Weekly in Chemotherapy Naive Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer



Status:Completed
Conditions:Lung Cancer, Lung Cancer, Cancer
Therapuetic Areas:Oncology
Healthy:No
Age Range:18 - Any
Updated:12/16/2016
Start Date:December 2003
End Date:January 2007

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An Open-label, Phase I/II Trial of ABI-007 (A Cremophor EL-Free, Protein Stabilized, Nanoparticle, Paclitaxel) Administered Weekly in Chemotherapy Naive Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

The anticancer agent paclitaxel (Taxol for Injection Concentrate, Bristol-Meyers Squibb) has
a broad spectrum of activity against several human cancers including carcinomas of ovary,
breast, lung, esophagus and head and neck cancer. Taxol has shown remarkable activity
against metastatic breast cancer, yielding response rates in the range of 40% to 60% in
chemotherapy-naive patients and 25%-30% in patients refractory to anthracycline-containing
regimens (Taxol package insert). The major limitation of Taxol is its poor water soluability
requiring Cremophor (containing castor oil and ethanol) as a solvent. Taxol in this vehicle
must be administered over 3-24 hours, and hypersensitivity reactions to Cremophor require a
premedication routine of a corticosteroid, an antihistamine, and an H2 antagonist.

ABI-007, a unique protein formulation of paclitaxel, has been developed to reduce the
toxicities associated with Taxol and Cremophor EL/ethanol vehicle while maintaining or
improving the chemotherapeutic effect of the drug.

The activity of ABI-007 in other malignancies is not yet well established. This open-label
Phase I/II study is being conducted to define the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and
dose-limiting toxicities (DLT) of ABI-007, and evaluate the safety and antitumor activity of
ABI-007 in patients with advanced Stage IV non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Patients must be:

- Histologically or cytologically confirmed advanced stage IV NSCLC with evidence of
inoperable local recurrence or metastasis

- If female, non-pregnant and not lactating, with a negative serum pregnancy test, and
either not of child-bearing potential or practicing an approved contraception method

- Eighteen years of age or older

- No other current active malignancy

- Measurable disease (defined by RECIST criteria) documented radiographically

- Patient must have received no prior chemotherapies for the treatment of metastatic
disease. Radiation therapy to a major bone marrow-containing area must have been
completed 3 or more weeks prior to study entry. Prior treatment with EGF-targeted
therapies is permitted.

- If, at baseline, patient has ANC greater than or equal to 1.5 x 109 cells/L;
platelets greater than or equal to 100 x 109 cells/L and Hgb greater than or equal to
9 g/dL

- If, at baseline, patient has AST and ALT of less than or equal to 2.5 x the upper
limit of normal range; a total bilirubin NORMAL; creatinine levels less than or equal
to 1.5 mg/dL and alkaline phosphatase levels less than or equal to 2.5 x the upper
limit of normal range (unless alkaline phosphatase elevation is felt to be related to
bone metastases and there is no radiologic evidence of hepatic metastasis)

- Expected survival of greater than 12 weeks

- ECOG performance status 0-1 (Karnofsky > 70)

- Patient or his/her legally authorized representative or guardian has been informed
about the nature of the study, and has agreed to participate in the study, and signed
the Informed Consent form prior to participation in any study-related activities.
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