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WithdrawnNCT01632436HepaticUpdated Oct 2, 2023

Pharmacokinetic and Safety Study of Pixantrone in Patients With Metastatic Cancer and Hepatic Impairment

A Phase 1 interventional study of Pixantrone in Metastatic Cancer, sponsored by CTI BioPharma. Withdrawn at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-10-02.

Sponsored by CTI BioPharma · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was withdrawn
No eligible patients enrolled
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
0
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study will be conducted in patients with metastatic cancer and either moderate, severe, or no hepatic impairment who have failed other antineoplastic therapies or for whom there is no standard therapy. The study will be conducted in two stages. Using an existing pixantrone population pharmacokinetic (PPK) model, a model-based strategy will be used to evaluate the findings from the first stage of the study conducted in patients with moderate hepatic impairment and matched controls. The PPK evaluation will be completed prior to enrolling patients with severe hepatic impairment and additional matched controls during the second stage of the study. Patients with hepatic impairment will be paired with matched control patients with normal hepatic function, matched on gender, age, and body surface area (BSA).

Read the detailed description

This study will be conducted in patients with metastatic cancer and either moderate, severe or no hepatic impairment who have failed other antineoplastic therapies or for whom there is no standard therapy. The study will be conducted in two stages. Stage I will include patients with moderate hepatic impairment and Stage II will include patients with severe hepatic impairment. An analysis of data from the Stage I portion of the study will be performed to decide whether to enroll patients in the Stage II portion of the study. Patients with hepatic impairment (either moderate or severe) will be paired with matched control patients with normal hepatic function, matched on gender, age, and body surface are (BSA). Patients will receive a single dose of pixantrone on day 1 of a 21 day cycle. Blood samples will be obtained at various time points during the first week of the first cycle for pharmacokinetic (PK) analysis. If any patient with hepatic impairment develops a dose limiting toxicity, subsequent patients will be administered a lower dose of pixantrone. If any patient with hepatic impairment who is receiving the reduced dose of pixantrone experiences a dose limiting toxicity, the study will be terminated. Patients who demonstrate any clinical, radiologic, or other evidence of response or stabilization after the initial dose of pixantrone and who wish to continue treatment may do so at the discretion of the Investigator. Patients receiving additional cycles will be treated with pixantrone every 21 days for up to 5 additional cycles and will be followed for safety only, until 30 days after the last dose.

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Conditions studied

  • Metastatic Cancer

Keywords

  • Hepatic impairment
  • Metastatic Cancer
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In context

Neoplasm Metastasis

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Lead sponsor

CTI BioPharma is the lead sponsor of 38 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  1. Signed Institutional Review Board (IRB) approved consent form
  2. Age ≥ 18 years old
  3. Histological confirmation of cancer from any previous cytological or tissue report
  4. Diagnosis of metastatic disease based on biopsy, imaging, or clinical criteria
  5. Failure of other antineoplastic therapies, or disease for which no standard therapy exists
  6. At least 28 days since last antineoplastic therapy
  7. ECOG PS ≤ 2 (see Appendix 8.2)
  8. Life expectancy ≥ 12 weeks in Investigator's judgment
  9. LVEF ≥ 50% by echocardiogram
  10. Hemoglobin ≥ 8 g/dL (can be post transfusion)
  11. Platelets ≥ 75 x 109/L
  12. ANC > 1.5x109/L
  13. Stage I, moderate hepatic impairment: 1.5 \< total serum bilirubin ≤ 3.0 ULN Stage II, severe hepatic impairment: 3.0 \< total serum bilirubin \< 4.0 ULN Stages I and II, normal liver function: total bilirubin \< 1.0 ULN
  14. Serum creatinine ≤ 1.0 x ULN
  15. All acute toxicities related to prior treatment recovered to grade ≤ 1 or baseline except alopecia
  16. Willingness and ability to comply with the visit schedule and assessments required by the study protocol
  17. If fertile, both males and females must agree to use appropriate and effective contraception (oral contraceptives, barrier methods, approved contraceptive implant, long-term injectable contraception, or intrauterine device) for the duration of study participation and for 6 months after last dose of study drug.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Prior treatment with a cumulative dose of doxorubicin or equivalent exceeding 450 mg/m² according to the calculation index in Appendix 8.1
  2. Total serum bilirubin > 4.0 ULN
  3. LVEF \< 50% by echocardiogram
  4. Active grade 3/4 infection
  5. Major surgery ≤ 28 days prior to first dose
  6. Gilbert's syndrome
  7. Known human immunodeficiency virus
  8. Any antineoplastic therapy ≤ 28 days prior to first dose
  9. New York Heart Association Classification III or IV heart disease (see Appendix 8.3)
  10. Any contraindication or known allergy or hypersensitivity to the study drug
  11. Pregnant or lactating
  12. Concomitant therapy with anticancer agents (corticosteroid use is permitted)
  13. Any psychological, familial, sociological, or geographical condition potentially hampering compliance with the study procedures or follow-up schedule
  14. Severe and/or uncontrolled medical disease that could compromise participation in the study or any medical or psychiatric condition that in the opinion of the Investigator would make study drug administration hazardous or obscure the interpretation of data
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Stage 1 -Moderate Hepatic Impairment

    Pixantrone

    Drug: Pixantrone

  • Experimental
    Stage 2 - Severe Hepatic Impairment

    Pixantrone

    Drug: Pixantrone

Interventions

  • DrugPixantrone

    Experimental Drug

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Cmax

    Cmax ratio of patients with hepatic impairment / matched control (geometric mean and 90% confidence interval)

    Time frame: Day 1 Cmax

  2. Clearance

    Clearance ratio of patients with hepatic impairment / matched control (geometric mean and 90% confidence interval)

    Time frame: Day1-7

  3. AUC

    AUCss ratio of patients with hepatic impairment / matched control (geometric mean and 90% confidence interval)

    Time frame: Day 1-7

Secondary outcomes

  1. Incidence of Adverse Events

    Safety and tolerability of pixantrone, including monitoring of adverse events (AEs); an AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a study subject administered a product or medical device; the event need not necessarily have a causal relationship with the treatment or usage

    Time frame: Day 1-7

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Study locations

1 site
  • UTHSCSA-Cancer Therapy-Research Center
    San Antonio, Texas 78229, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 2, 2023, 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
NCT01632436
Lead sponsor
CTI BioPharma
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jul 3, 2012
Start date
May 2012
Primary completion
Aug 2017
Completion
Feb 2018
Last update
Oct 2, 2023

Study contacts

John Sarantopoulos, MD
principal investigator · UTHSCSA- Cancer Therapy & Research Center

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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