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CompletedNCT00634504LVPKUpdated Jun 6, 2022Results posted

Open-label Leucovorin Pharmacokinetic Study in Patients Receiving High Dose Methotrexate With or Without Voraxaze

A Phase 1 interventional study of glucarpidase, high-dose methotrexate, leucovorin and high-dose methotrexate, leucovorin in Osteosarcoma, Leukemia and Lymphoma, sponsored by BTG International Inc.. Completed at 25 sites in United States. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-06-06.

Sponsored by BTG International Inc. · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
20
Allocation
Non-randomized
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether the administration of Voraxaze reduces exposure to leucovorin and its active metabolite to below the level achieved in patients who have not received Voraxaze.

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Conditions studied

  • Osteosarcoma
  • Leukemia
  • Lymphoma

Keywords

  • high dose methotrexate
  • Voraxaze
  • leucovorin
  • delayed elimination
  • methotrexate toxicity
  • rescue
  • renal insufficiency
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In context

Osteosarcoma

488 studies on the registry are indexed under Osteosarcoma; 124 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 20 is below the median of 40 across 354 interventional studies indexed under Osteosarcoma.

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Lead sponsor

BTG International Inc. is the lead sponsor of 12 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Child (0–17), Adult (18–64), Older adult (65+)
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Receiving High-dose methotrexate (HDMTX) with or without risk of methotrexate (MTX) toxicity, impaired renal function, and delayed MTX elimination
  • Require intravenous leucovorin

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Arm A only: allergic reactions to lactose
  • Arm A only: hereditary fructose or galactose intolerance
  • Arm B only: delayed elimination of MTX
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
20 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    A

    High-dose methotrexate, leucovorin, and Voraxaze

    Drug: glucarpidase, high-dose methotrexate, leucovorin

  • Active comparator
    B

    High-dose methotrexate and leucovorin without Voraxaze (glucarpidase)

    Drug: high-dose methotrexate, leucovorin

Interventions

  • Drugglucarpidase, high-dose methotrexate, leucovorin

    Drug pages: Glucarpidase · Methotrexate · Leucovorin

    single intravenous dose

    Also known as: Voraxaze, carboxypeptidase G2, high dose methotrexate, leucovorin

  • Drughigh-dose methotrexate, leucovorin

    Drug pages: Methotrexate · Leucovorin

    standard of care, leucovorin every 6 hours

    Also known as: HDMTX, LV

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Pharmacokinetics (PK) of Leucovorin

    Geometric mean (6S)-leucovorin area under the plasma concentration vs. time curve from time 0 to the 3-hour time point.

    Time frame: 5 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours and 3 hours post-LV administration

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Results

Posted Jul 3, 2014

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneA (High-dose Methotrexate, Leucovorin, and Glucarpidase)B (High-dose Methotrexate and Leucovorin Without Glucarpidase)
Started119
Completed109
Not completed10
Withdrew: Protocol violation10

Outcome measures

PrimaryPharmacokinetics (PK) of Leucovorin

Geometric mean (6S)-leucovorin area under the plasma concentration vs. time curve from time 0 to the 3-hour time point.

Time frame:
5 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours and 3 hours post-LV administration
Reported as:
Geometric mean · micromol x hour/L
Pharmacokinetics (PK) of Leucovorin
micromol x hour/LA (High-dose Methotrexate, Leucovorin, and Glucarpidase)B (High-dose Methotrexate and Leucovorin Without Glucarpidase)
Pharmacokinetics (PK) of Leucovorin6.43 (2.89 to 14.32)1.13 (0.72 to 1.75)

Adverse events

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

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
A (High-dose Methotrexate, Leucovorin, and Glucarpidase)—3/11 (27.3%)7/11 (63.6%)
B (High-dose Methotrexate and Leucovorin Without Glucarpidase)—0/9 (0%)0/9 (0%)
Most frequent serious events
Most frequent serious events
EventA (High-dose Methotrexate, Leucovorin, and Glucarpidase)B (High-dose Methotrexate and Leucovorin Without Glucarpidase)
renal failureRenal and urinary disorders1/110/9
febrile neutropeniaBlood and lymphatic system disorders1/110/9
hepatic failureHepatobiliary disorders1/110/9
Most frequent other events
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Most frequent other events
EventA (High-dose Methotrexate, Leucovorin, and Glucarpidase)B (High-dose Methotrexate and Leucovorin Without Glucarpidase)
neutropeniaBlood and lymphatic system disorders4/110/9
leukopeniaBlood and lymphatic system disorders3/110/9
hypertensionVascular disorders3/110/9
febrile neutropeniaBlood and lymphatic system disorders2/110/9
thrombocytopeniaBlood and lymphatic system disorders2/110/9
hemoglobin decreasedInvestigations2/110/9
hypocalcemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders2/110/9
hypokalemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders2/110/9
mucosal inflammationGeneral disorders2/110/9
lymphopeniaBlood and lymphatic system disorders1/110/9

Baseline characteristics

Safety population

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)A (High-dose Methotrexate, Leucovorin, and Glucarpidase)B (High-dose Methotrexate and Leucovorin Without Glucarpidase)Total
Mean26.4 ± 22.0712.6 ± 7.8420.2 ± 18.22
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)A (High-dose Methotrexate, Leucovorin, and Glucarpidase)B (High-dose Methotrexate and Leucovorin Without Glucarpidase)Total
Female527
Male6713
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)A (High-dose Methotrexate, Leucovorin, and Glucarpidase)B (High-dose Methotrexate and Leucovorin Without Glucarpidase)Total
American Indian or Alaska Native202
Asian101
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
Black or African American112
White6713
More than one race112
Unknown or Not Reported000
Pre-glucarpidase (Arm A) or Pre-LV (Arm B) methotrexate plasma conc (umol/L)
Pre-glucarpidase (Arm A) or Pre-LV (Arm B) methotrexate plasma conc (umol/L)(micromol/L)A (High-dose Methotrexate, Leucovorin, and Glucarpidase)B (High-dose Methotrexate and Leucovorin Without Glucarpidase)Total
Mean34.58 ± 48.596.49 ± 11.0021.94 ± 21.94
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Study locations

25 sites
  • Phoenix Children's Hospital
    Phoenix, Arizona 85016, United States
  • Good Samaritan Hospital
    Los Angeles, California 90017, United States
  • Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
    Los Angeles, California 90027, United States
  • Children's Hospital of Orange County
    Los Angeles, California 92868, United States
  • Oakland's Children's Hospital
    Oakland, California 94609, United States
  • Stanford University Medical Center & Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
    Palo Alto, California 94304-1812, United States
  • California Pacific Medical Center
    San Francisco, California 94115, United States
  • Children's Hospital for Cancer & Blood Disorders
    Aurora, Colorado 80045, United States
  • St. Joseph's Hospital
    Tampa, Florida 33607, United States
  • NorthShore University Health System
    Evanston, Illinois 60201, United States
  • Riley Hospital for Children
    Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, United States
  • University of Kentucky
    Lexington, Kentucky 40536, United States
  • University of Massachusetts - Umass Memorial Medical Center
    Worcester, Massachusetts 04655, United States
  • University of MS Medical Center
    Jackson, Mississippi 39216, United States
  • University of Missouri-Columbia
    Columbia, Missouri 65212, United States
  • Washington University Medical Center
    Saint Louis, Missouri 63110, United States
  • St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center
    Lincoln, Nebraska 68506, United States
  • Hackensack University Medical Center
    Hackensack, New Jersey 07601, United States
  • ECU Brody School of Medicine
    Greenville, North Carolina 27834, United States
  • Gabrail Cancer Center
    Canton, Ohio 44718, United States
  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
  • St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
    Memphis, Tennessee 38105, United States
  • Texas Children's Hospital
    Houston, Texas 77030, United States
  • Huntsman Cancer Center
    Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
  • Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center
    Seattle, Washington 98105, United States
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
Not marked actual or estimatedDates not marked actual or estimated

The record gives a start of May 2008, a primary completion of Aug 2009 and a completion of Aug 2009. It does not say whether these dates are actual or estimated.

Results were first posted in Jul 2014, 4 years 11 months after primary completion.

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Registered
Mar 6, 2008
First posted
Mar 13, 2008
Start
May 2008
Primary completionActual
Aug 2009
CompletionActual
Aug 2009
Results first posted
Jul 3, 2014
Last update
Jun 6, 2022
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 6, 2022, 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
NCT00634504
Lead sponsor
BTG International Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 13, 2008
Start date
May 2008
Primary completion
Aug 2009
Completion
Aug 2009
Results posted
Jul 3, 2014
Last update
Jun 6, 2022

Study contacts

Andrew Saunders, MD
study chair
Suzanne Kincaid, CCRA
study director · BTG International Inc.

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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