CClinicalTrials.gg
CompletedNCT01443481Updated Dec 21, 2020

Pharmacokinetics (PK) of TKI258 in Cancer Patients With Normal and Impaired Hepatic Function

A Phase 1 interventional study of Dovitinib in Solid Tumors and Hepatic Impairment, sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceuticals. Completed at 12 sites in 6 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-12-21.

Sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceuticals · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
38
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
01

Study summary

This is a multi-center, open label study to assess pharmacokinetics (PK) of TKI258 at single-dose and steady state in adult cancer patients either with mild, moderate or severe hepatic impairment or with normal hepatic function. Hepatic function in study patients will be categorized as normal, mild, moderate or severe based upon pre-dose (Day 1) total bilirubin and AST/ALT levels. Starting dose of TKI258 will depend on total bilirubin and ALT/AST levels at baseline. Patients will be treated until disease progression (assessed by RECIST 1.1), unacceptable toxicity, death or discontinuation from the study treatment for any other reason.

02

Conditions studied

  • Solid Tumors
  • Hepatic Impairment

Browse trials for

Keywords

  • solid tumors
  • hepatic impairment
  • Child-Pugh classification
  • pharmacokinetics
  • PK
  • RECIST 1.1
03

In context

Liver Diseases

2,081 studies on the registry are indexed under Liver Diseases; 390 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 38 is below the median of 50 across 1,323 interventional studies indexed under Liver Diseases.

Browse Liver Diseases studies →

Lead sponsor

Novartis Pharmaceuticals is the lead sponsor of 2,673 studies on the registry; 228 are open to participants now.

Of its 576 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 431 (75%) have results posted.

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

04

Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  1. Patients with histologically or cytologically confirmed solid tumor, excluding breast cancer, that is either refractory to the standard therapy or has no available therapies.
  2. ECOG performance status (PS) 0 or 1
  3. Patients must have measurable and/or non-measurable lesion(s) as assessed by Computer Tomography (CT) Scan or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) per RECIST 1.1

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients with known brain metastases.
  2. Patients who have undergone major surgery ≤ 4 weeks prior to starting study treatment

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply

05

Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
38 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    TKI258 normal hepatic function

    TKI258 Capsule, @ 500 mg p.o. o.d. 5 days on/2 days off

    Drug: Dovitinib

  • Experimental
    TKI258 mild hepatic impairment

    TKI258 capsule @ 500 or 400 mg p.o. o.d. 5 days on/2 days off

    Drug: Dovitinib

  • Experimental
    TKI258 moderate hepatic impairment

    TKI258 capsule @ starting dose at 400 mg p.o. o.d. 5 days on/2 days off

    Drug: Dovitinib

  • Experimental
    TKI258 severe hepatic impairment

    TKI258 capsule Starting dose to be determined based on the study outcome of the mild and moderate hepatic impairment groups

    Drug: Dovitinib

Interventions

  • DrugDovitinib

    Starting dose to be determined based on the study outcome of the mild and moderate hepatic impairment groups

    Also known as: TKI258

06

What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Pharmacokinetic (PK) parameter of Cmax following a single dose of TKI258 and at the steady state

    Cmax will be evaluated after a single dose of TKI258 and at the steady state following a 5 days on/2 days off dosing schedule. Cmax is the maximum (peak) plasma, blood, serum, or other body fluid drug concentration after a single dose administration (mass x volume - 1).

    Time frame: Day 1, Day 19

  2. Pharmacokinetic (PK) parameter of Tmax following a single dose of TKI258 and at the steady state

    Tmax will be evaluated after a single dose of TKI258 and at the steady state following a 5 days on/2 days off dosing schedule. Tmax is the time to to reach maximum (peak) plasma, blood, serum, or other body fluid drug concentration after a single dose administration (mass x volume - 1).

    Time frame: Day 1, Day 19

  3. Pharmacokinetic (PK) parameter of AUClast following a single dose of TKI258 and at steady state

    AUClast will be evaluated after a single dose of TKI258 and at the steady state following a 5 days on/2 days off dosing schedule. AUC from time zero to the last measurable concentration sampling time t(last) (mass x time x volume\^-1)

    Time frame: Day 1, Day 19

  4. Pharmacokinetic (PK) parameter of AUCinf following a single dose of TKI258

    AUCinf is the time to zero to infinity (mass x time x volume)

    Time frame: Day 1, Day 19

Secondary outcomes

  1. Frequency of Adverse Events and Serious Adverse Events as assessed by Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE)

    The Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (AE) is a descriptive terminology which can be utilized for AE reporting. An AE is any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding),symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a treatment.

    Time frame: Baseline and every 4 weeks

  2. Change from Baseline in Vital Signs

    Body temperature, sitting pulse rate, and sitting blood pressure will be measured at each visit. Blood Pressure (BP) will be measured according to the National Institute of Health, National Hart, Lung and Blood Institute Guidelines with following standardized techniques: patients are seated; BP measurement begins after at least 5 minutes of rest, the appropriate cuff size is used , measurements will be taken preferably with a mercury sphygmomanometer. If the BP reading is ≥ 160mm Hg systolic and/or ≥100 mmHg diastolic, repeat the measurement to verify initial reading.

    Time frame: Baseline, Weeks 1, 4, 5, 9 and once every 8 weeks thereafter

  3. Best overall response to anti-tumor activity of TKI258 through imaging as per RECIST 1.1

    RECIST (Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors) is a set of published rules that define when cancer patients improve ("respond"), stay the same ("stable") or worsen ("progression") during treatments.

    Time frame: Every 8 weeks

  4. Change from Baseline in Electrocardiogram

    A standard 12 lead Electrocardiogram(ECG)will be used. In order for an accurate evaluation of baseline QTc, a total of three 12-lead ECGs will be performed within 72 hours prior to the first dose of TKI258 administration on Week 1, Day 1. All ECGs will be transmitted to a central laboratory and will be centrally reviewed by an independent reviewer.

    Time frame: Baseline, Weeks 1, 4, 5

  5. Pharmacokinetics and Hepatic Function Abnormalities

    Exploration of the relationship between Pharmacokinetics (PK) and hepatic functional abnormalities (i.e. bilirubin, ALT/AST, and Child-Pugh classification using regression analysis as appropriate.

    Time frame: Baseline, every 4 weeks

07

Study locations

12 sites
  • University of California at Los Angeles Dept. of UCLA (4)
    Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
  • Duke University Medical Center DUMC
    Durham, North Carolina 27710, United States
  • Cancer Therapy & Research Center / UT Health Science Center SC
    San Antonio, Texas 78229, United States
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Gent, 9000, Belgium
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Frankfurt, 60590, Germany
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Hannover, 30625, Germany
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Milano, MI 20133, Italy
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Rozzano, MI 20089, Italy
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Verona, VR 37126, Italy
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Amsterdam, 1066 CX, Netherlands
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Maastricht, 5800, Netherlands
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Singapore, 119228, Singapore
08

References and documents

09

Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 21, 2020, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
10

Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01443481
Lead sponsor
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Sep 29, 2011
Start date
Nov 2011
Primary completion
Oct 2014
Completion
Oct 2014
Last update
Dec 21, 2020

Study contacts

Novartis Pharmaceuticals
study director · Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
View the source record on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

Not currently enrolling

This study is completed, as verified in Jun 2017. You cannot join it, but the record below documents what was studied.

Follow this study

Get an email when the registry record changes — status, dates, results — or when someone posts here.

Sign in to follow

Discussion

Questions and observations about this study, from anyone following it. Not medical advice, and not a channel to the study team — their contact details are on the registry record.

Sign in to join the discussion. Reading takes no account; posting does. You choose a display name, and a pseudonym is the default.

Nothing here yet. If you are running this trial, taking part in it, or weighing whether to, this is the place to say so.

Start the discussion