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CompletedNCT00310518Updated Apr 29, 2009

Safety and Efficacy Study of ARQ 501 in Adult Patients With Leiomyosarcoma

A Phase 2 interventional study of ARQ 501 in Cancer, sponsored by ArQule, Inc., a subsidiary of Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, NJ USA). Completed at 5 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2009-04-29.

Sponsored by ArQule, Inc., a subsidiary of Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, NJ USA) · Phase 2 and Interventional

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
30
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the overall response rate (ORR) of persistent, recurrent or metastatic leiomyosarcoma in patients treated with ARQ 501.

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Conditions studied

  • Cancer

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In context

Leiomyosarcoma

147 studies on the registry are indexed under Leiomyosarcoma; 33 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 30 is below the median of 45 across 121 interventional studies indexed under Leiomyosarcoma.

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Lead sponsor

ArQule, Inc., a subsidiary of Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, NJ USA) is the lead sponsor of 32 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Able to provide signed and dated informed consent prior to study-specific screening procedures.
  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed leiomyosarcoma that is persistent, recurrent or metastatic.
  • Measurable disease as defined by RECIST.
  • Karnofsky performance status >= 70%
  • Male or female patients of child-producing potential must agree to use contraception or avoidance of pregnancy measures during the study and for 30 days after the last infusion of ARQ 501.
  • Hemoglobin (Hgb) >= 10 g/dL.
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1.5 x 10\^9/L (>= 1,500/mm3).
  • Platelet count >= 100 x 10\^9/L (>= 100,000/mm3).
  • Total bilirubin less than or equal to 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) or less than or equal to 3.0 x ULN with metastatic liver disease.
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) less than or equal to 2.5 x ULN less than or equal to 5.0 ULN with metastatic liver disease.
  • Creatinine less than or equal to 1.5 x ULN.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Received three or more prior anticancer chemotherapy regimens.
  • Have active, uncontrolled systemic infection considered opportunistic, life threatening or clinically significant at the time of treatment.
  • Have received anticancer chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery or investigational agents within four weeks of first infusion.
  • Have symptomatic or untreated central nervous system (CNS) involvement.
  • Are pregnant or breastfeeding.
  • Previous exposure to ARQ 501.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
30 participants

Interventions

  • DrugARQ 501
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Study locations

5 sites
  • Premiere Oncology of Arizona
    Scottsdale, Arizona 85260, United States
  • City of Hope Medical Center
    Duarte, California 91010, United States
  • Premiere Oncology
    Santa Monica, California 90404, United States
  • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
    New York, New York 10021, United States
  • Pennsylvania Oncology Hematology Associates
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 29, 2009, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00310518
Lead sponsor
ArQule, Inc., a subsidiary of Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, NJ USA)
First posted
Apr 4, 2006
Start date
Feb 2006
Primary completion
Jul 2007
Completion
Jul 2007
Last update
Apr 29, 2009
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