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TerminatedNCT01209832Updated Mar 18, 2019Results posted

A Tasisulam and Midazolam Drug Interaction Study in Cancer Patients

A Phase 1 interventional study of Tasisulam and Midazolam in Advanced Cancer, sponsored by Eli Lilly and Company. Terminated at 3 sites in France. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-03-18.

Sponsored by Eli Lilly and Company · Phase 1, Interventional, and Basic science

Why this study was terminated
Terminated based on safety results from another trial
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
11
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether tasisulam acts as an inducer of CYP3A using midazolam as a sensitive and specific probe substrate of CYP3A.

The study will also assess the safety and tolerability of tasisulam and midazolam given in combination and document any antitumor activity with tasisulam.

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Conditions studied

  • Advanced Cancer

Keywords

  • Metastatic Tumors
  • Lymphoma
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In context

Lead sponsor

Eli Lilly and Company is the lead sponsor of 2,048 studies on the registry; 140 are open to participants now.

Of its 521 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 341 (65%) have results posted.

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

  • Have histologically or cytologically confirmed solid malignancy or lymphoma that is advanced and/or metastatic disease which has not responded to standard therapy or for which no standard therapy exists.
  • Have a performance status of less than or equal to 2 on the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) scale
  • Have discontinued all previous therapies for cancer, including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, cancer-related hormonal therapy, or other investigational therapy for at least 30 days (45 days for mitomycin-C or nitrosoureas) prior to study enrollment and recovered from the acute effects of therapy. Limited field radiotherapy is permitted (in consultation with the investigator)
  • Have an estimated life expectancy, in the judgment of the investigator, of greater than or equal to 12 weeks

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Have received treatment within 30 days of the initial dose of study drug with an experimental agent for non-cancer indications that has not received regulatory approval for any indication
  • Have symptomatic central nervous system (CNS) malignancy or metastasis (screening not required). Patients with active brain metastasis are excluded
  • Have current acute or chronic leukemia
  • Patients who have clinically significant chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or other respiratory diseases that may be at risk during periods of conscious sedation under midazolam
  • Patients with a known history of obstructive sleep apnea, difficult intubation, or syndromes associated with airway abnormalities.
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Drug Interaction arm

    Drug: Tasisulam · Drug: Midazolam

Interventions

  • DrugTasisulam

    Patient specific dose, administered intravenously, on Day 1 of a 28-day cycle. Minimum of one (1) 28-day cycle. Patients may continue to receive tasisulam until disease progression or until discontinuation criteria are met.

    Also known as: LY573636

  • DrugMidazolam

    1.2 milligrams (mg), administered orally once prior to the initiation of tasisulam therapy and once on Day 8 after initiation of tasisulam therapy

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Midazolam Pharmacokinetics: Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve From Time Zero to the Last Time Point With Measurable Concentrations (AUC 0-tlast)

    Time frame: Period 1 and 2: Predose, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 24, 48, and 72 hours post-dose.

  2. Midazolam Pharmacokinetics: Maximum Concentration (Cmax)

    Time frame: Period 1 and 2: Predose, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 24, 48, and 72 hours post-dose.

  3. Midazolam Pharmacokinetics: Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve From Time Zero to Infinity (AUC 0-infinity)

    Time frame: Period 1 and 2: Predose, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 24, 48, and 72 hours post-dose.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants With Tumor Response

    Number of participants with tumor response = number of participants with complete response (CR) + number of participants with partial response (PR), as classified by the investigators according to the Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) guidelines. CR is disappearance of all target and non-target lesions; PR is ≥30% decrease in sum of longest diameter of target lesions.

    Time frame: Baseline to Day 15 of Maintenance Period up to 3 months

  2. Tasisulam Pharmacokinetics: Maximum Concentration (Cmax)

    Time frame: Period 2: Predose, preinfusion start, 1, 1.75, 2 (post end of infusion), 2.5, 3, 4, 6, 8, 24, 48, 72, 120, 168, and 336 hours.

  3. Tasisulam Pharmacokinetics: Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve Above the Albumin Corrected Threshold (AUCalb)

    Tasisulam is highly bound to albumin. AUCalb is a surrogate measure of exposure to unbound (free) tasisulam.

    Time frame: Period 2: Predose, preinfusion start, 1, 1.75, 2 (post end of infusion), 2.5, 3, 4, 6, 8, 24, 48, 72, 120, 168, and 336 hours.

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Results

Posted Mar 18, 2019

Participant flow

Period 1
Participant flow — Period 1
MilestoneMidazolam + Tasisulam
Started11
Received at least 1 dose of study drug10
Completed10
Not completed1
Withdrew: Sponsor decision and was not dosed1
Period 2
Participant flow — Period 2
MilestoneMidazolam + Tasisulam
Started10
Completed9
Not completed1
Withdrew: Sponsor decision1
Maintenance Period 1 (M1)
Participant flow — Maintenance Period 1 (M1)
MilestoneMidazolam + Tasisulam
Started4
Completed4
Not completed0
Maintenance Period 2 (M1)
Participant flow — Maintenance Period 2 (M1)
MilestoneMidazolam + Tasisulam
Started3
Completed3
Not completed0

Outcome measures

PrimaryMidazolam Pharmacokinetics: Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve From Time Zero to the Last Time Point With Measurable Concentrations (AUC 0-tlast)
Time frame:
Period 1 and 2: Predose, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 24, 48, and 72 hours post-dose.
Reported as:
Geometric mean · nanograms*hour per milliliter (ng*h/mL)
Midazolam Pharmacokinetics: Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve From Time Zero to the Last Time Point With Measurable Concentrations (AUC 0-tlast)
nanograms*hour per milliliter (ng*h/mL)MidazolamMidazolam + Tasisulam
Midazolam Pharmacokinetics: Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve From Time Zero to the Last Time Point With Measurable Concentrations (AUC 0-tlast)25.9 ± 3522.5 ± 55
PrimaryMidazolam Pharmacokinetics: Maximum Concentration (Cmax)
Time frame:
Period 1 and 2: Predose, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 24, 48, and 72 hours post-dose.
Reported as:
Geometric mean · nanograms per milliliter (ng/mL)
Midazolam Pharmacokinetics: Maximum Concentration (Cmax)
nanograms per milliliter (ng/mL)MidazolamMidazolam + Tasisulam
Midazolam Pharmacokinetics: Maximum Concentration (Cmax)9.07 ± 419.48 ± 51
PrimaryMidazolam Pharmacokinetics: Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve From Time Zero to Infinity (AUC 0-infinity)
Time frame:
Period 1 and 2: Predose, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 24, 48, and 72 hours post-dose.
Reported as:
Geometric mean · nanograms*hour per milliliter (ng*h/mL)
Midazolam Pharmacokinetics: Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve From Time Zero to Infinity (AUC 0-infinity)
nanograms*hour per milliliter (ng*h/mL)MidazolamMidazolam + Tasisulam
Midazolam Pharmacokinetics: Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve From Time Zero to Infinity (AUC 0-infinity)27.0 ± 3622.8 ± 54
SecondaryNumber of Participants With Tumor Response

Number of participants with tumor response = number of participants with complete response (CR) + number of participants with partial response (PR), as classified by the investigators according to the Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) guidelines. CR is disappearance of all target and non-target lesions; PR is ≥30% decrease in sum of longest diameter of target lesions.

Time frame:
Baseline to Day 15 of Maintenance Period up to 3 months
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Participants With Tumor Response
ParticipantsMidazolam + Tasisulam
Number of Participants With Tumor Response0
SecondaryTasisulam Pharmacokinetics: Maximum Concentration (Cmax)
Time frame:
Period 2: Predose, preinfusion start, 1, 1.75, 2 (post end of infusion), 2.5, 3, 4, 6, 8, 24, 48, 72, 120, 168, and 336 hours.
Reported as:
Geometric mean · micrograms per milliliter (mcg/mL)
Tasisulam Pharmacokinetics: Maximum Concentration (Cmax)
micrograms per milliliter (mcg/mL)Tasisulam
Tasisulam Pharmacokinetics: Maximum Concentration (Cmax)358 ± 17
SecondaryTasisulam Pharmacokinetics: Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve Above the Albumin Corrected Threshold (AUCalb)

Tasisulam is highly bound to albumin. AUCalb is a surrogate measure of exposure to unbound (free) tasisulam.

Time frame:
Period 2: Predose, preinfusion start, 1, 1.75, 2 (post end of infusion), 2.5, 3, 4, 6, 8, 24, 48, 72, 120, 168, and 336 hours.
Reported as:
Geometric mean · hour*micrograms/milliliter (h*mcg/mL)
Tasisulam Pharmacokinetics: Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve Above the Albumin Corrected Threshold (AUCalb)
hour*micrograms/milliliter (h*mcg/mL)Tasisulam
Tasisulam Pharmacokinetics: Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve Above the Albumin Corrected Threshold (AUCalb)5840 ± 50

Adverse events

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

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Midazolam—0/10 (0%)7/10 (70%)
Tasisulam and Midazolam—1/10 (10%)9/10 (90%)
Tasisulam (M1)—0/4 (0%)2/4 (50%)
Tasisulam (M2)—0/3 (0%)2/3 (66.7%)
Most frequent serious events
Most frequent serious events
EventMidazolamTasisulam and MidazolamTasisulam (M1)Tasisulam (M2)
Febrile infectionInfections and infestations0/101/100/40/3
Most frequent other events
Showing 10 of 52
Most frequent other events
EventMidazolamTasisulam and MidazolamTasisulam (M1)Tasisulam (M2)
FatigueGeneral disorders0/105/101/40/3
VomitingGastrointestinal disorders2/101/100/41/3
PharyngitisInfections and infestations0/101/100/41/3
DyspnoeaRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders0/103/100/41/3
AlopeciaSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders0/100/100/41/3
ConstipationGastrointestinal disorders0/103/100/40/3
Abdominal painGastrointestinal disorders0/100/101/40/3
Aspartate aminotransferase increasedInvestigations0/101/101/40/3
Dermatitis acneiformSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders0/101/101/40/3
Dermatitis bullousSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders0/100/101/40/3

Baseline characteristics

All participants who received at least one dose of the study drug.

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Midazolam + Tasisulam
Mean57 ± 9.4
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Midazolam + Tasisulam
Female5
Male5
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Midazolam + Tasisulam
Hispanic or Latino0
Not Hispanic or Latino10
Unknown or Not Reported0
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Midazolam + Tasisulam
American Indian or Alaska Native0
Asian0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander0
Black or African American0
White10
More than one race0
Unknown or Not Reported0
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(Participants)Midazolam + Tasisulam
France10
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Study locations

3 sites
  • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.
    Bordeaux, 33076, France
  • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.
    Lille, 59020, France
  • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.
    Rennes, 35033, France
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 18, 2019, 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
NCT01209832
Lead sponsor
Eli Lilly and Company
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Sep 27, 2010
Start date
Sep 2010
Primary completion
Jan 2011
Completion
Jan 2011
Results posted
Mar 18, 2019
Last update
Mar 18, 2019

Study contacts

Call 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559) or 1-317-615-4559 Mon - Fri 9 AM - 5 PM Eastern time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST)
study director · Eli Lilly and Company

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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