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ABT-751 in Treating Children With Neuroblastoma That Has Relapsed or Not Responded to Previous Treatment

A Phase 2 interventional study of ABT-751 and quality-of-life assessment in Disseminated Neuroblastoma and Recurrent Neuroblastoma, sponsored by Children's Oncology Group. Completed at 12 sites in 2 countries. Open to participants aged Up to 21 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-07-17.

Sponsored by Children's Oncology Group · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
92
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
Up to 21 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This phase II trial is studying how well ABT-751 works in treating children with neuroblastoma that has relapsed or not responded to previous treatment. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as ABT-751, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Compare the time to disease progression in children with refractory or relapsed neuroblastoma treated with ABT-751 vs historical controls.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Determine the objective response rate in patients with measurable disease treatment with this drug.

II. Determine whether ABT-751 improves quality of life of these patients. III. Determine the toxicity of ABT-751. IV. Determine the pharmacokinetic profile of ABT-751 in these patients.

OUTLINE:

Patients receive oral ABT-751 once daily on days 1-7. Treatment repeats every 21 days for 52 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Blood is collected periodically during course 1 for pharmacokinetic studies. Quality of life is assessed at baseline and prior to each course of treatment.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up for up to 5.1 years.

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Conditions studied

  • Disseminated Neuroblastoma
  • Recurrent Neuroblastoma

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In context

Neuroblastoma

625 studies on the registry are indexed under Neuroblastoma; 122 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 92 is above the median of 32 across 475 interventional studies indexed under Neuroblastoma.

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Lead sponsor

Children's Oncology Group is the lead sponsor of 436 studies on the registry; 34 are open to participants now.

Of its 12 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 11 (92%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Up to 21 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed neuroblastoma meeting the following criteria:

    • Refractory or relapsed disease
    • No curative treatment option and no additional therapy proven to prolong survival with an acceptable quality of life is available
    • Evidence of disease progression (enlargement of existing measurable tumors or the appearance of new tumors) during prior treatment OR biopsy-proven viable neuroblastoma if stable disease but refractory to prior treatment
  • Previously irradiated soft tissue or bony lesion must meet ≥ 1 of the following criteria:

    • Viable neuroblastoma determined by biopsy ≥ 6 weeks after radiation therapy
    • Growth in the lesion determined by CT scan or MRI
  • Measurable or evaluable disease

    • Measurable disease is defined as ≥ 20 mm in ≥ 1 dimension by MRI, CT scan, or x-ray OR ≥ 10 mm in ≥ 1 dimension by spiral CT scan
    • Evaluable disease is defined as iodine I 123 metaiodobenzylguanidine (\^123I MIBG)-positive lesion at ≥ 1 site

      • Must not have measurable disease by CT scan or MRI
    • No elevated urinary catecholamines and/or bone marrow evidence of tumor, without measurable or evaluable disease by imaging modalities (CT scan, MRI, or \^123I MIBG)
  • Karnofsky performance status (PS) 50-100% (> 16 years of age) OR Lansky PS 50-100% (≤ 16 years of age)
  • Life expectancy ≥ 8 weeks
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 7.5 g/dL (transfusions allowed)
  • Absolute neutrophil count > 250/mm³
  • Platelet count > 25,000/mm³ (without platelet transfusion support for ≥ 7 days)
  • Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • ALT \< 5 times ULN
  • Creatinine normal for age and gender as follows: OR creatinine clearance or radioisotope glomerular filtration rate ≥ 60 mL/min

    • No greater than 0.4 mg/dL (≤ 5 months)
    • No greater than 0.5 mg/dL (6 months-11 months)
    • No greater than 0.6 mg/dL (1 year-23 months)
    • No greater than 0.8 mg/dL (2 years-5 years)
    • No greater than 1.0 mg/dL (6 years-9 years)
    • No greater than 1.2 mg/dL (10 years-12 years)
    • No greater than 1.4 mg/dL (13 years and over [female])
    • No greater than 1.5 mg/dL (13 years to 15 years [male])
    • No greater than 1.7 mg/dL (16 years and over [male])
  • Shortening fraction ≥ 27% by echocardiogram
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective double-barrier contraception during and for 90 days after completion of study treatment
  • Seizure disorder allowed if controlled and receiving anticonvulsants
  • Neurologic toxicity from prior therapy or tumor involvement ≤ grade 2
  • No evidence of active graft-vs-host disease
  • No allergy to sulfa-containing medications
  • No known HIV positivity
  • No clinically significant unrelated systemic illness (e.g., serious infection) that would limit study compliance
  • Concurrent filgrastim (G-CSF) allowed if medically indicated
  • Recovered from all prior therapy
  • No prior ABT-751
  • More than 2 weeks since prior myelosuppressive chemotherapy
  • More than 7 days since prior anticancer biologic agents (e.g., retinoids)
  • More than 4 weeks since prior palliative radiation therapy (small port) or therapeutic \^123I MIBG
  • More than 6 weeks since prior substantial radiation therapy (> 50% pelvis, craniospinal, or total-body radiation)
  • More than 4 months since prior allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT) (2 months for autologous SCT) and recovered

    • Infusion of autologous peripheral blood mononuclear cells without high-dose chemotherapy or preparative regimen is not considered SCT
  • More than 30 days since prior investigational drug therapy
  • More than 30 days since prior immunotherapy (monoclonal antibody therapy or vaccine therapy)
  • More than 1 week since prior growth factor treatment
  • No other concurrent anticancer agents, including chemotherapy, immunomodulating agents, or biologic therapy (retinoids)
  • No concurrent radiation therapy, including palliative radiation therapy
  • No concurrent treatment for graft-vs-host disease
  • No concurrent epoetin alfa, sargramostim (GM-CSF), or interleukin-11
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
92 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Measurable disease by CT or MRI scan (ABT-751 chemotherapy)

    Patients receive oral ABT-751 (200 mg/m2) once daily on days 1-7. Treatment repeats every 21 days for 52 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Quality-of-life assessment at baseline and prior to each course of treatment. A pharmacological study (pharmacokinetic profile of ABT-751) will be determined.

    Drug: ABT-751 · Procedure: quality-of-life assessment

  • Experimental
    Evaluable by I-MIBG scintigraphy (ABT-751)

    Patients receive oral ABT-751 (200 mg/m2) once daily on days 1-7. Treatment repeats every 21 days for 52 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Quality-of-life assessment at baseline and prior to each course of treatment. A pharmacological study (pharmacokinetic profile of ABT-751) will be determined.

    Drug: ABT-751 · Procedure: quality-of-life assessment

Interventions

  • DrugABT-751

    Given orally

    Also known as: E7010

  • Procedurequality-of-life assessment

    Ancillary studies

    Also known as: quality of life assessment

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Median Time to Progression as Assessed by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors

    Median time to progression observed on ABT-751, along with 95% confidence intervals.

    Time frame: From time to enrollment to death due to any cause, assessed up to 5.1 years

  2. 1-year Progression-free Survival

    PFS probabilities calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method, along 95% confidence intervals, separately for each stratum.

    Time frame: From the day of enrollment to the date of disease progression/recurrence , or the date of death (all causes of mortality) if disease progression/recurrence is not reached, assessed up to 1 yr. Pts were to be followed for 5 yrs after completion of therapy

Secondary outcomes

  1. Objective Response Rate

    The percentage of patients who are responders will be tabulated, including a 95% confidence interval on the percentage. Responders were defined as patients who achieved a best overall response of complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) at any time on the study including patients who achieved ≥PR and later had progressive disease or relapse. Response in patients with measurable disease will be assessed by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.0 or by Curie criteria for measuring response by MIBG scans in patients with evaluable disease by 123I-MIBG scan. Per RECIST: CR= Disappearance of all target lesions; PR= at least 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions. Per Curie criteria: CR= complete resolution of all MIBG positive lesions; PR= resolution of at least one MIBG positive lesion with persistence of other MIBG positive lesions.

    Time frame: Duration of protocol therapy, up to 3 years

  2. Quality of Life Measured by PedsQL™ Generic Core Scale Version 4.0

    The QOL score will be reverse linearly transformed to a 0-100 percentage point scale (0=100, 1=75, 2=50, 3=25, 4=0), with higher scores indicating better health-related quality of life, and the average of all 23 items will be calculated as the composite score.

    Time frame: At baseline

  3. Percentage of Participants With Grade 3 or Higher Toxicity

    Percentage of patients with at least one Grade 3 or higher toxicity, as assessed by Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 3.0, will be tabulated.

    Time frame: From enrollment until 30 days after the end of protocol therapy

  4. Pharmacokinetics of ABT-751: Cmax

    Values of the maximum observed concentration (Cmax) will be determined for the first dose.Descriptive statistics for these variables will be provided.

    Time frame: After the first dose of ABT-751, at 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 10-12, and 24 hours post-dose.

  5. Pharmacokinetics of ABT-751: Tmax

    Values of the time to maximum observed concentration (Tmax) will be determined for the first dose.Descriptive statistics for these variables will be provided.

    Time frame: After the first dose of ABT-751, at 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 10-12, and 24 hours post-dose.

  6. Pharmacokinetics of ABT-751: AUC

    Values of the area under concentration time curve \[AUC(0-∞)\] will be determined for the first dose. Descriptive statistics for these variables will be provided.

    Time frame: After the first dose of ABT-751, at 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 10-12, and 24 hours post-dose.

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Results

Posted Feb 28, 2014

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneDisease Evaluable by I-MIBG Scintigraphy (ABT-751)Measurable Disease by CT or MRI Scan (ABT-751)
Started4547
Completed102
Not completed3545
Withdrew: Death2334
Withdrew: Lack of efficacy97
Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject24
Withdrew: Ineligible10

Outcome measures

PrimaryMedian Time to Progression as Assessed by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors

Median time to progression observed on ABT-751, along with 95% confidence intervals.

Time frame:
From time to enrollment to death due to any cause, assessed up to 5.1 years
Reported as:
Median · days
Median Time to Progression as Assessed by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors
daysDisease Evaluable by I-MIBG Scintigraphy (ABT-751)Measurable Disease by CT or MRI Scan (ABT-751)
Median Time to Progression as Assessed by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors45 (42 to 85)42 (36 to 56)
Primary1-year Progression-free Survival

PFS probabilities calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method, along 95% confidence intervals, separately for each stratum.

Time frame:
From the day of enrollment to the date of disease progression/recurrence , or the date of death (all causes of mortality) if disease progression/recurrence is not reached, assessed up to 1 yr. Pts were to be followed for 5 yrs after completion of therapy
Reported as:
Number · percent probability
1-year Progression-free Survival
percent probabilityDisease Evaluable by I-MIBG Scintigraphy (ABT-751)Measurable Disease by CT or MRI Scan (ABT-751)
1-year Progression-free Survival19 (7 to 31)7 (0 to 15)
SecondaryObjective Response Rate

The percentage of patients who are responders will be tabulated, including a 95% confidence interval on the percentage. Responders were defined as patients who achieved a best overall response of complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) at any time on the study including patients who achieved ≥PR and later had progressive disease or relapse. Response in patients with measurable disease will be assessed by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.0 or by Curie criteria for measuring response by MIBG scans in patients with evaluable disease by 123I-MIBG scan. Per RECIST: CR= Disappearance of all target lesions; PR= at least 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions. Per Curie criteria: CR= complete resolution of all MIBG positive lesions; PR= resolution of at least one MIBG positive lesion with persistence of other MIBG positive lesions.

Time frame:
Duration of protocol therapy, up to 3 years
Reported as:
Number · Percentage of patients
Objective Response Rate
Percentage of patientsDisease Evaluable by I-MIBG Scintigraphy (ABT-751)Measurable Disease by CT or MRI Scan (ABT-751)
Objective Response Rate12 (2 to 21)2 (0 to 6)
SecondaryQuality of Life Measured by PedsQL™ Generic Core Scale Version 4.0

The QOL score will be reverse linearly transformed to a 0-100 percentage point scale (0=100, 1=75, 2=50, 3=25, 4=0), with higher scores indicating better health-related quality of life, and the average of all 23 items will be calculated as the composite score.

Time frame:
At baseline
Reported as:
Median · Scores on a scale
Quality of Life Measured by PedsQL™ Generic Core Scale Version 4.0
Scores on a scaleDisease Evaluable by I-MIBG Scintigraphy (ABT-751)Measurable Disease by CT or MRI Scan (ABT-751)
Quality of Life Measured by PedsQL™ Generic Core Scale Version 4.080 (44 to 99)68 (29 to 100)
SecondaryPercentage of Participants With Grade 3 or Higher Toxicity

Percentage of patients with at least one Grade 3 or higher toxicity, as assessed by Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 3.0, will be tabulated.

Time frame:
From enrollment until 30 days after the end of protocol therapy
Reported as:
Number · Percentage of patients
Percentage of Participants With Grade 3 or Higher Toxicity
Percentage of patientsDisease Evaluable by I-MIBG Scintigraphy (ABT-751)Measurable Disease by CT or MRI Scan (ABT-751)
Percentage of Participants With Grade 3 or Higher Toxicity75.072.3
SecondaryPharmacokinetics of ABT-751: Cmax

Values of the maximum observed concentration (Cmax) will be determined for the first dose.Descriptive statistics for these variables will be provided.

Time frame:
After the first dose of ABT-751, at 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 10-12, and 24 hours post-dose.
Reported as:
Median · mg/ml
Pharmacokinetics of ABT-751: Cmax
mg/mlAll Eligible Patients
Pharmacokinetics of ABT-751: Cmax15.3 (7.3 to 22.4)
SecondaryPharmacokinetics of ABT-751: Tmax

Values of the time to maximum observed concentration (Tmax) will be determined for the first dose.Descriptive statistics for these variables will be provided.

Time frame:
After the first dose of ABT-751, at 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 10-12, and 24 hours post-dose.
Reported as:
Median · hours
Pharmacokinetics of ABT-751: Tmax
hoursAll Eligible Patients
Pharmacokinetics of ABT-751: Tmax1 (1 to 3)
SecondaryPharmacokinetics of ABT-751: AUC

Values of the area under concentration time curve \[AUC(0-∞)\] will be determined for the first dose. Descriptive statistics for these variables will be provided.

Time frame:
After the first dose of ABT-751, at 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 10-12, and 24 hours post-dose.
Reported as:
Median · mg·hours/ml
Pharmacokinetics of ABT-751: AUC
mg·hours/mlAll Eligible Patients
Pharmacokinetics of ABT-751: AUC77.5 (46.8 to 169.3)

Adverse events

Non-serious events are listed at a 5% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Disease Evaluable by I-MIBG Scintigraphy (ABT-751)—3/44 (6.8%)17/44 (38.6%)
Measurable Disease by CT or MRI Scan (ABT-751)—4/47 (8.5%)24/47 (51.1%)
Most frequent serious events
Showing 10 of 50
Most frequent serious events
EventDisease Evaluable by I-MIBG Scintigraphy (ABT-751)Measurable Disease by CT or MRI Scan (ABT-751)
Neuropathy: sensoryNervous system disorders1/444/47
Pain - Extremity-limbMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders3/443/47
Pain - Neuralgia/peripheral nerveNervous system disorders0/443/47
ConstipationGastrointestinal disorders2/442/47
Infection with normal ANC or Grade 1 or 2 neutrophils - BloodInfections and infestations2/440/47
Infection with normal ANC or Grade 1 or 2 neutrophils - Skin (cellulitis)Infections and infestations2/440/47
Infection with normal ANC or Grade 1 or 2 neutrophils - Upper airway NOSInfections and infestations2/440/47
Febrile neutropenia (fever, unk. origin,w/o infection,ANC<1x10e9, fever>=38.5C)Blood and lymphatic system disorders0/442/47
HemoglobinBlood and lymphatic system disorders1/442/47
Hypokalemia: Potassium, serum-low (hypokalemia)Metabolism and nutrition disorders0/442/47
Most frequent other events
Showing 10 of 50
Most frequent other events
EventDisease Evaluable by I-MIBG Scintigraphy (ABT-751)Measurable Disease by CT or MRI Scan (ABT-751)
HemoglobinBlood and lymphatic system disorders12/4424/47
Leukocytes (total WBC)Investigations17/4419/47
Neutrophils/granulocytes (ANC/AGC)Investigations17/4414/47
PlateletsInvestigations13/4418/47
NauseaGastrointestinal disorders13/4416/47
"ALT, SGPT (serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase)"Investigations9/4414/47
"AST: AST, SGOT(serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase)"Investigations7/4414/47
"Hyponatremia: Sodium, serum-low (hyponatremia)"Metabolism and nutrition disorders6/4414/47
" Fatigue (asthenia, lethargy, malaise)"General disorders13/449/47
Neuropathy: sensoryNervous system disorders12/4410/47

Baseline characteristics

The protocol-specified definition of evaluability was applied. This was not an intention-to-treat analysis because patients who did not receive study drug were excluded (inevaluable).

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)Disease Evaluable by I-MIBG Scintigraphy (ABT-751)Measurable Disease by CT or MRI Scan (ABT-751)Total
<=18 years424587
Between 18 and 65 years325
>=65 years000
Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Disease Evaluable by I-MIBG Scintigraphy (ABT-751)Measurable Disease by CT or MRI Scan (ABT-751)Total
Median8.46 (6.23 to 12.91)7.55 (5.91 to 12.43)8.00 (6.07 to 12.67)
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Disease Evaluable by I-MIBG Scintigraphy (ABT-751)Measurable Disease by CT or MRI Scan (ABT-751)Total
Female142135
Male312657
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Disease Evaluable by I-MIBG Scintigraphy (ABT-751)Measurable Disease by CT or MRI Scan (ABT-751)Total
Hispanic or Latino549
Not Hispanic or Latino354176
Unknown or Not Reported527
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Disease Evaluable by I-MIBG Scintigraphy (ABT-751)Measurable Disease by CT or MRI Scan (ABT-751)Total
American Indian or Alaska Native000
Asian022
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
Black or African American8917
White303060
More than one race000
Unknown or Not Reported7613
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)Disease Evaluable by I-MIBG Scintigraphy (ABT-751)Measurable Disease by CT or MRI Scan (ABT-751)Total
United States453681
Canada01010
Jamaica011
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Study locations

12 sites
  • University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Birmingham, Alabama 35294, United States
  • University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Chicago, Illinois 60637-1470, United States
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
    Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
  • C S Mott Children's Hospital
    Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
  • Washington University School of Medicine
    Saint Louis, Missouri 63110, United States
  • Columbia University Medical Center
    New York, New York 10032, United States
  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
    Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, United States
  • Nationwide Children's Hospital
    Columbus, Ohio 43205, United States
  • Oregon Health and Science University
    Portland, Oregon 97239, United States
  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
  • Cook Children's Medical Center
    Fort Worth, Texas 76104, United States
  • Hospital for Sick Children
    Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada
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Updates

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00436852
Lead sponsor
Children's Oncology Group
Collaborators
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Feb 19, 2007
Start date
Jan 2007
Primary completion
Sep 1, 2010
Completion
Mar 30, 2015
Results posted
Feb 28, 2014
Last update
Jul 17, 2019

Study contacts

Elizabeth Fox, MD
principal investigator · Children's Oncology Group

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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