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CompletedNCT01336842Updated Jan 9, 2018

Study of Cisplatin and Pemetrexed in Combination With Panobinostat in Solid Tumors

A Phase 1 interventional study of Panobinostat, Cisplatin, Pemetrexed in Solid Tumors and Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), sponsored by University of California, Davis. Completed at 2 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-01-09.

Sponsored by University of California, Davis · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was Jan 2017, 9 years 9 months ago, and no results have been posted to the registry.
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
23
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to find out if panobinostat taken with cisplatin and pemetrexed can be used safely without increasing side effects and that the combination will have a better effect than platinum-based doublet chemotherapy alone.

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The purpose of this phase I study of oral panobinostat plus cisplatin and pemetrexed is to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and dose limiting toxicities (DLTs) in patients with advanced solid tumors, with an emphasis in non-small cell lung cancer. Another purpose of this study is to find out if oral panobinostat in combination with cisplatin and pemetrexed can be administered safely without significant increase in toxicity and that the combination will increase efficacy compared to platinum-based doublet chemotherapy alone.

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Conditions studied

  • Solid Tumors
  • Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

Keywords

  • panobinostat
  • cisplatin
  • pemetrexed
  • dose escalation
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In context

Lung Neoplasms

7,243 studies on the registry are indexed under Lung Neoplasms; 1,557 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 23 is below the median of 60 across 5,295 interventional studies indexed under Lung Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

University of California, Davis is the lead sponsor of 798 studies on the registry; 146 are open to participants now.

Of its 65 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 43 (66%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Histological or cytological proven advanced solid tumors for which curative standard treatments are not available.
  • Must have measurable or evaluable disease.
  • Male or female patients aged ≥ 18 years old.
  • Any number of prior chemotherapy regimens.
  • ECOG Performance Status of ≤ 2 with a life expectancy greater than 3 months.
  • Clinically euthyroid (may be on thyroid hormone replacement)
  • Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 7 days of the first administration of study treatment.
  • Ability to provide written informed consent
  • Must meet the following laboratory criteria:

Hematology:

  • Neutrophil count of ≥ 1.5 x 109/L
  • Platelet count of ≥ 100 x 109/L
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL

Biochemistry:

  • AST/SGOT and ALT/SGPT ≤ 2.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) or ≤ 5.0 x ULN if the transaminase elevation is due to disease involvement
  • Serum bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN
  • Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 x ULN or 24-hour creatinine clearance ≥ 50 ml/min
  • Total serum calcium (corrected for serum albumin) or ionized calcium ≥ LLN and ≤ ULN
  • Serum potassium ≥ LLN and ≤ ULN
  • Serum sodium ≥ LLN and ≤ ULN
  • Serum albumin ≥ LLN or 3g/dl
  • Serum magnesium ≥ LLN and ≤ ULN
  • Any elevated Alkaline Phosphatase due to bone metastasis can be enrolled

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Prior HDAC, DAC, HSP90 inhibitors or valproic acid for the treatment of cancer.
  • Patients who will need valproic acid for any medical condition during the study or within 5 days prior to first panobinostat treatment.
  • Patients who have received chemotherapy, any investigational drug or undergone major surgery \< 4 weeks prior to starting study drug or who have not recovered from side effects of such therapy.
  • Impaired cardiac function
  • Other concurrent severe and/or uncontrolled medical conditions that could cause unacceptable safety risks or compromise compliance with the protocol
  • Concomitant use of drugs which are generally recognized to have a risk of causing torsades de pointes where such treatment cannot be discontinued or switched to a different medication prior to starting study drug
  • Patients with unresolved diarrhea ≥ CTCAE grade 2
  • Impairment of gastrointestinal (GI) function or GI disease that may significantly alter the absorption of oral panobinostat. Inability to swallow panobinostat capsules whole.
  • Concomitant use of any anti-cancer therapy or radiation therapy
  • Uncontrolled or symptomatic brain metastases.
  • Women who are pregnant or breast feeding or women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) not willing to use a double barrier method of contraception during the study and 3 months after the end of treatment. One of these methods of contraception must be a barrier method. WOCBP are defined as sexually mature women who have not undergone a hysterectomy or who have not been naturally postmenopausal for at least 12 consecutive months (i.e., who has had menses any time in the preceding 12 consecutive months).
  • Male patients whose sexual partners are WOCBP not using a double method of contraception during the study and 3 months after the end of treatment.
  • Known positivity for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or hepatitis C; baseline testing for HIV and hepatitis C is not required
  • Any significant history of non-compliance to medical regimens or with inability to grant a reliable informed consent
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Phase I dose-escalation

    Drug: panobinostat Drug: cisplatin Drug: pemetrexed Other: Biomarker studies

    Drug: Panobinostat, Cisplatin, Pemetrexed

Interventions

  • DrugPanobinostat, Cisplatin, Pemetrexed

    Drug: Panobinostat Oral (by mouth) once daily every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for the first two weeks of each three week cycle (as per dose escalation schedule (dose levels 1 and 2: AUC 5; dose levels 3 and 4: AUC 6). Number of cycles: 6 maximum. Drug: Cisplatin IV (in the vein) on day 1 of a 21-day cycle Number of cycles: 6 maximum. Drug: Pemetrexed IV (in the vein) on day 1 of a 21-day cycle Other: Correlative studies Biomarker Analysis: blood collected pre-study and Cycles 2-6, Day 1.

    Also known as: LBH-589, Platinol, Almita

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Safety and feasibility of oral panobinostat in combination with cisplatin and pemetrexed

    Safety assessments will consist of monitoring and recording all adverse events and serious adverse events, the regular monitoring of hematology, blood chemistry and urine values, regular measurement of vital signs and the performance of physical examination. Safety and tolerability will be assessed according to the NCI CTCAE v4.

    Time frame: Within ±3 days of the scheduled day of assessment except for adverse events that will be evaluated continuously through the study. The expected time frame for this outcome measure is 18 weeks (or six cycles)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Maximum-tolerated dose as assessed by NCI CTCAE, Version 4.0

    Determination of maximum tolerated dose (MTD) will be based on cycle 1 toxicities

    Time frame: 3 week cycle; the expected time frame is 18 weeks (or 6 cycles)

  2. Dose-limiting toxicities and toxicity profile as assessed by NCI CTCAE, Version 4.0

    Dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) will be based on cycle 1 toxicities.

    Time frame: 3 week cycle; the expected time frame is 18 weeks (or 6 cycles)

  3. Exploratory biomarker analysis

    Molecular markers predictive for response to panobinostat remain unknown. This trial offers the opportunity to retrospectively study biomarkers and their association with clinical outcomes.

    Time frame: Blood specimens will be collected prior to treatment, prior to Cycles 2-6. In addition, a blood specimen will be collected if the patient is removed from the study due to progression of disease. the expected time frame is 18 weeks (or 6 cycles)

  4. Efficacy of oral panobinostat in combination with cisplatin/pemetrexed in an expanded cohort of patients with NSCLC

    Response rate will be assessed by CT scan. CT scans will be performed at baseline and every two cycles. The evaluation of response will be based on standard RECIST criteria.

    Time frame: CT scans will be performed at baseline and every two cycles; the expected time frame is 18 weeks (or 6 cycles)

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Study locations

2 sites
  • University of California Davis Cancer Center
    Sacramento, California 95817, United States
  • Henry Ford Health System
    Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 9, 2018, 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
NCT01336842
Lead sponsor
University of California, Davis
Collaborators
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 18, 2011
Start date
Apr 2011
Primary completion
Jan 2017
Completion
Jun 2017
Last update
Jan 9, 2018

Study contacts

David Gandara, MD
principal investigator · University of California, Davis

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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