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CompletedNCT00529438Updated May 28, 2025

RTA 402 in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors or Lymphoid Malignancies

A Phase 1 interventional study of Bardoxolone methyl in Advanced Solid Tumors and Lymphoid Malignancies, sponsored by Biogen. Completed at 3 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-05-28.

Sponsored by Biogen · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 1 year 4 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Apr 2006, registered Sep 2007).
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
47
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study assesses the tolerability, safety, efficacy and pharmacokinetics of Bardoxolone methyl (RTA 402) in advanced solid tumors and lymphoid malignancies.

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Bardoxolone methyl (RTA 402) is a synthetic triterpenoid that has demonstrated significant in vivo single agent anti-cancer activity. This is an open-label phase I dose-escalation study of Bardoxolone methyl (RTA 402) administered orally for the first 21 days of a 28-day cycle.

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Conditions studied

  • Advanced Solid Tumors
  • Lymphoid Malignancies

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In context

Neoplasms

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This study's enrollment of 47 is close to the median of 50 across 7,250 interventional studies indexed under Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

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Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Histopathological documentation of solid tumor or lymphoid malignancy.
  • Advanced or metastatic cancer that is either refractory to or have relapsed after standard-of-care curative or survival-prolonging therapy, or for whom no such therapies exist.
  • ECOG performance status of less than or equal to 2
  • Adequate liver and renal function as documented by the following laboratory test results within 14 days of starting therapy: total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 mg/dL; AST (SGOT) and ALT(SGPT) ≤ 2.5 ULN or ≤ 5 ULN if liver is involved by tumor; serum creatinine ≤2.0 mg/dL OR creatinine clearance >60 mL/min.
  • Adequate bone marrow function as documented by the following laboratory test results within 14 days of starting therapy: platelets greater than 100,000/mm3, absolute granulocyte count greater than 1,500/mm3, hemoglobin greater than or equal to 8.0 g/dl.
  • Completion of prior chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, radiation therapy, biological therapy, or other investigational cancer therapy, for at least 4 weeks prior to study entry and must have recovered from all acute side effects (to CTC grade 1 or less) prior to initiation of RTA 402. Patients who were receiving mitomycin C or nitrosoureas must be 6 weeks from the last administration of chemotherapy.
  • Agree to practice effective contraception during the entire study period.
  • Life expectancy of more than 3 months
  • Able and willing to sign the informed consent form.
  • Willing and able to self-administer orally and document all doses of RTA 402 ingested.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Active brain metastases or primary CNS malignancies.
  • Pregnant or breast feeding
  • Clinically significant illnesses including, but not limited to: Uncontrolled diabetes; Active or uncontrolled infection; Acute or chronic liver disease; Confirmed diagnosis of HIV infection; Uncontrolled hypertension, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, myocardial infarction within the past 6 months, or uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia.
  • Psychiatric illness that would limit compliance with study requirements.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
47 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Bardoxolone methyl capsules

    Bardoxolone methyl to be taken orally for 21 consecutive days, once a day, in the morning prior to food intake. Patients to continue to receive treatment for the first 21 days of each 28-day cycle until they experience intolerable toxicity, show evidence of disease progression, or receive a maximum of 18 cycles (18 months).

    Drug: Bardoxolone methyl

Interventions

  • DrugBardoxolone methyl

    Also known as: RTA 402

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. To determine the dose-limiting toxicity, maximum tolerated dose, and recommended phase II dose of Bardoxolone methyl Capsules

    Time frame: 28 day cycles, with a maximum of 18 cycles (18 months)

  2. To characterize the pharmacokinetics of Bardoxolone methyl in this patient population.

    Time frame: 28 day cycles, with a maximum of 18 cycles (18 months)

Secondary outcomes

  1. To document any preliminary antitumor activity.

    Time frame: 28 day cycles, with a maximum of 18 cycles (18 months)

  2. To determine the in vivo molecular and biological effects.

    Time frame: 28 day cycles, with a maximum of 18 cycles (18 months)

  3. To correlate the biological activity of RTA 402 with drug concentration in plasma and blood cellular elements.

    Time frame: 28 day cycles, with a maximum of 18 cycles (18 months)

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Study locations

3 sites
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
  • Case Western Reserve University
    Cleveland, Ohio 44106, United States
  • MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Houston, Texas 77030, United States
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes — In accordance with Biogen's Clinical Trial Transparency and Data Sharing Policy on https://www.biogentrialtransparency.com/

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 28, 2025, 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
NCT00529438
Lead sponsor
Biogen
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Sep 14, 2007
Start date
Apr 30, 2006
Primary completion
Dec 1, 2008
Completion
Dec 1, 2008
Last update
May 28, 2025
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