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Everolimus in Treating Patients With Previously Treated Unresectable or Metastatic Esophageal Cancer or Stomach Cancer

A Phase 2 interventional study of everolimus and laboratory biomarker analysis in Esophageal Cancer and Gastric Cancer, sponsored by Translational Oncology Research International. Completed at 18 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-08-05.

Sponsored by Translational Oncology Research International · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
49
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

RATIONALE: Everolimus may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth and by blocking blood flow to the tumor.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well everolimus works in treating patients with previously treated unresectable or metastatic esophageal cancer or stomach cancer.

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OBJECTIVES:

Primary

  • To determine the overall disease-control rate (complete response, partial response, or stable disease) in patients with previously treated unresectable or metastatic adenocarcinoma of the upper gastrointestinal tract treated with everolimus.

Secondary

  • To determine the safety and toxicity of everolimus in these patients.
  • To determine the efficacy of everolimus, in terms of time to response, duration of response, time to tumor progression, progression-free survival, and overall survival, in these patients.
  • To explore potential correlations between clinical outcome and biomarkers of interest, including S6 protein overexpression and/or other mTOR-related proteins in blood and tumor biopsy samples from these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

Patients receive oral everolimus once daily on days 1-14. Courses repeat every 14 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Blood, serum, and tumor tissue samples are collected for biomarker analysis.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 3 months for 1 year and then every 6 months thereafter.

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Conditions studied

  • Esophageal Cancer
  • Gastric Cancer

Keywords

  • adenocarcinoma of the esophagus
  • adenocarcinoma of the stomach
  • recurrent esophageal cancer
  • stage III esophageal cancer
  • stage IV esophageal cancer
  • recurrent gastric cancer
  • stage III gastric cancer
  • stage IV gastric cancer
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In context

Stomach Neoplasms

2,851 studies on the registry are indexed under Stomach Neoplasms; 864 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 49 is below the median of 67 across 2,096 interventional studies indexed under Stomach Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Translational Oncology Research International is the lead sponsor of 11 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the upper gastrointestinal tract
  • Metastatic or unresectable disease
  • Received 1-2 prior chemotherapy or biological therapy regimens for unresectable or metastatic disease
  • Measurable disease in ≥ 1 dimension by CT scan or MRI
  • Patients whose only measurable lesion is a metastatic lymph node are eligible provided they have permission from the principal investigator
  • ECOG performance status 0-1
  • Life expectancy > 3 months
  • ANC ≥ 1,500/mm\^3
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm\^3
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL
  • Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • AST and ALT ≤ 2.5 times ULN (≤ 5.0 times ULN if there is liver metastasis)
  • Creatinine clearance > 60 mL/min
  • Fasting serum cholesterol \< 300 mg/dL or \< 7.75 mmol/L*
  • Fasting triglycerides \< 2.5 times ULN*
  • INR ≤ 3.5 (for patients on warfarin)
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for ≥ 4 months after completion of study treatment (oral, implantable, or injectable contraceptives are not considered effective contraception for this study)
  • More than 30 days since prior chemotherapy, surgery, radiotherapy, or investigational agents

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, defined as fasting serum glucose > 1.5 times ULN
  • severely impaired lung function
  • known HV infection
  • active, bleeding diathesis
  • unstable angina pectoris, symptomatic congestive heart failure, or myocardial infarction within the past 6 months
  • serious uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia
  • active or uncontrolled infection requiring parenteral antimicrobials
  • known liver disease (e.g., cirrhosis, chronic active hepatitis, or chronic persistent hepatitis)
  • inability to swallow, impaired gastrointestinal (GI) function, or GI disease (e.g., ulcerative colitis, uncontrolled nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, malabsorption syndrome, or small bowel resection) that would significantly alter the absorption of study drugs or preclude the use of oral medications
  • other malignancy within the past 5 years except for nonmelanoma skin cancer or cervical carcinoma in situ
  • known hypersensitivity to everolimus, sirolimus, or temsirolimus or to their excipients
  • other medical conditions that, in the opinion of the investigator, would preclude study participation
  • prior mTOR inhibitors (e.g., rapamycin, CCI-779)
  • concurrent chronic treatment with steroids or another immunosuppressive agent
  • concurrent prophylactic use of hematopoietic growth factors
  • concurrent anticancer agents or therapy (including radiotherapy)
  • other concurrent experimental agents
  • concurrent strong inhibitors or inducers of the isoenzyme CYP3A4
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
49 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Everolimus

    Patients receive oral everolimus once daily on days 1-14. Courses repeat every 14 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity

    Drug: everolimus · Other: laboratory biomarker analysis

Interventions

  • Drugeverolimus
  • Otherlaboratory biomarker analysis
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Overall Disease-control Rate in Patients With Previously Treated Unresectable or Metastatic Adenocarcinoma of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Treated With Everolimus.

    Disease control rate (DCR), defined as complete response (CR) + partial response (PR) + stable disease (SD) according to Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria.

    Time frame: Radiologic disease assessment was performed every 8 weeks (14 days = 1 cycle) treatment discontinuation.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Overall Survival

    Overall Survival (OS), defined as the time from date of initial treatment to date of death. Survival function was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method.

    Time frame: 2.5 year

  2. Efficacy in Terms of Progression Free Response

    Progression-free survival (PFS), was defined as the time from the date of initial treatment to first objective documentation of disease progression, or death. Estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method. Complete response (CR) + partial response (PR) + stable disease (SD) were determined according to Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria. Radiologic disease assessments were utilized.

    Time frame: evry 3 months in year 1, every 6 months after that

  3. Observed Biomarkers

    Potential correlations between clinical outcome and biomarkers of interest, including S6 protein overexpression and/or other mTOR-related proteins in tumor tissue samples from these patients.

    Time frame: 30 months

  4. Biomarker Correlations: Progression Free Survival

    Potential correlations between progression free survival and S6 protein and mTOR-related proteins in tumor tissue samples from these patients.

    Time frame: 30 months

  5. Biomarker Correlations: Time to Progression

    Potential correlations between time to progression and S6 protein and mTOR-related proteins in tumor tissue samples from these patients.

    Time frame: 30 months

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Results

Posted Mar 29, 2016
Limitations and caveats
This study had several limitations with the major weakness being that it was a single- rm, non-comparative study. At the time this study was launched, a Japanese report indicating a DCR was 50 % was not yet reported.

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneEverolimus
Started49
Completed45
Not completed4
Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject1
Withdrew: Disease progression1
Withdrew: Determined to be ineligible during trial2

Outcome measures

PrimaryOverall Disease-control Rate in Patients With Previously Treated Unresectable or Metastatic Adenocarcinoma of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Treated With Everolimus.

Disease control rate (DCR), defined as complete response (CR) + partial response (PR) + stable disease (SD) according to Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria.

Time frame:
Radiologic disease assessment was performed every 8 weeks (14 days = 1 cycle) treatment discontinuation.
Reported as:
Number · percent subjects with disease control
Overall Disease-control Rate in Patients With Previously Treated Unresectable or Metastatic Adenocarcinoma of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Treated With Everolimus.
percent subjects with disease controlEverolimus
Overall Disease-control Rate in Patients With Previously Treated Unresectable or Metastatic Adenocarcinoma of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Treated With Everolimus.40 (23 to 54.8)
SecondaryOverall Survival

Overall Survival (OS), defined as the time from date of initial treatment to date of death. Survival function was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method.

Time frame:
2.5 year
Reported as:
Median · months
Overall Survival
monthsEverolimus
Overall Survival3.4 (2.7 to 5.6)
SecondaryEfficacy in Terms of Progression Free Response

Progression-free survival (PFS), was defined as the time from the date of initial treatment to first objective documentation of disease progression, or death. Estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method. Complete response (CR) + partial response (PR) + stable disease (SD) were determined according to Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria. Radiologic disease assessments were utilized.

Time frame:
evry 3 months in year 1, every 6 months after that
Reported as:
Median · months
Efficacy in Terms of Progression Free Response
monthsEverolimus
Efficacy in Terms of Progression Free Response1.8 (1.7 to 2.2)
SecondaryObserved Biomarkers

Potential correlations between clinical outcome and biomarkers of interest, including S6 protein overexpression and/or other mTOR-related proteins in tumor tissue samples from these patients.

Time frame:
30 months
Reported as:
Number · number of tissue blocks
Observed Biomarkers
number of tissue blocksEverolimus
Tumor Grade 0, p-S64
Tumor Grade 1+, p-S615
Tumor Grade 2+, p-S68
Tumor Grade 3+, p-S69
Tumor Grade 4+, p-S63
Tumor Grade 0, p-mTOR0
Tumor Grade 1+, p-mTOR8
Tumor Grade 2+, p-mTOR22
Tumor Grade 3+, p-mTOR9
Tumor Grade 4+, p-mTOR0
SecondaryBiomarker Correlations: Progression Free Survival

Potential correlations between progression free survival and S6 protein and mTOR-related proteins in tumor tissue samples from these patients.

Time frame:
30 months
Reported as:
Median · months
Biomarker Correlations: Progression Free Survival
monthsEverolimus
p-S6 level 0-21.8 (1.6 to 1.9)
p-S6 level >23.5 (1.9 to 3.9)
p-mTOR level 0-21.8 (1.6 to 2.1)
p-mTOR level >22.6 (.7 to 3.9)
SecondaryBiomarker Correlations: Time to Progression

Potential correlations between time to progression and S6 protein and mTOR-related proteins in tumor tissue samples from these patients.

Time frame:
30 months
Reported as:
Median · months
Biomarker Correlations: Time to Progression
monthsEverolimus
p-S6 level 0-21.75 (1.6 to 1.8)
p-S6 level >23.4 (1.9 to 3.9)
p-mTOR level 0-21.8 (1.6 to 2.1)
p-mTOR level >22.6 (.7 to 3.9)

Adverse events

Collected over Adverse Event data collected continuously for subjects. Subjects evaluated every 14 days until 30 days after last drug dose. Up to 2.5 years.. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Everolimus—24/47 (51.1%)47/47 (100%)
Most frequent serious events
Most frequent serious events
EventEverolimus
FatigueGeneral disorders9/47
ThrombocytopeniaBlood and lymphatic system disorders9/47
AnorexiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders5/47
AnemiaBlood and lymphatic system disorders5/47
MucositisMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders2/47
HyperlipidemiaBlood and lymphatic system disorders2/47
HyperglycemiaBlood and lymphatic system disorders1/47
Most frequent other events
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Most frequent other events
EventEverolimus
FatigueGeneral disorders22/47
ThrombocytopeniaBlood and lymphatic system disorders18/47
AnemiaBlood and lymphatic system disorders17/47
AnorexiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders14/47
NauseaGastrointestinal disorders13/47
DiarrheaGastrointestinal disorders11/47
Mucositis - oral cavityMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders11/47
RashSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders11/47
HypercholesteremiaBlood and lymphatic system disorders9/47
Pain - abdomenNervous system disorders8/47

Baseline characteristics

Of the 49 subjects enrolled, only 45 were determined to be evaluable due to subject withdrawal, an adverse event, and 2 subjects later determined to be ineligible. 45 is the analysis population

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Everolimus
Median64 (38 to 82)
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Everolimus
Female8
Male37
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race/Ethnicity, Customized(participants)Everolimus
White28
Hispanic10
Asian4
Black3
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)Everolimus
United States45
Disease Site
Disease Site(participants)Everolimus
Gastric21
Gastroesophageal Junction13
Esophagus11
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) score
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) score(participants)Everolimus
015
130
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Study locations

18 sites
  • Central Hematology Oncology Medical Group, Inc.
    Alhambra, California 91801, United States
  • Comprehensive Blood and Cancer Center
    Bakersfield, California 93309, United States
  • St. Jude Heritage Medical Group at Virginia K. Crosson Cancer Center
    Fullerton, California 92835, United States
  • Antelope Valley Cancer Center
    Lancaster, California 93534, United States
  • Pacific Shores Medical Group
    Long Beach, California 90813, United States
  • Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at UCLA
    Los Angeles, California 90095-1781, United States
  • Translational Oncology Research International (TORI) Network
    Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
  • North Valley Hematology/Oncology Medical Group
    Northridge, California 91328, United States
  • Wilshire Oncology Medical Group, Inc.
    Pomona, California 91767, United States
  • Cancer Care Associates Medical Group, Inc.
    Redondo Beach, California 90277, United States
  • TORI REDONDO BEACH (Cancer Care Associates Medical Group, Inc.)
    Redondo Beach, California 90277, United States
  • Sansum Medical Clinic
    Santa Barbara, California 93105, United States
  • Santa Barbara Hematology Oncology Medical Group, Inc.
    Santa Barbara, California 93105, United States
  • Central Coast Medical Oncology Corporation
    Santa Maria, California 93454, United States
  • Trivalley Oncology Hematology
    Westlake Village, California 91361, United States
  • Suburban Hematology-Oncology Associates, P.A.
    Lawrenceville, Georgia 30045, United States
  • Northwest Georgia Oncology Centers, P.C.
    Marietta, Georgia 30060, United States
  • Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada
    Las Vegas, Nevada 89109, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 5, 2020, 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
NCT00985192
Lead sponsor
Translational Oncology Research International
Collaborators
National Cancer Institute (NCI), University of California, Los Angeles
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Sep 28, 2009
Start date
Sep 2009
Primary completion
May 2014
Completion
May 2014
Results posted
Mar 29, 2016
Last update
Aug 5, 2020

Study contacts

Zev A. Wainberg, MD
principal investigator · Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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