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CompletedNCT01694277Updated Dec 8, 2020

Masitinib in Patients With Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour After Progression With Imatinib

A Phase 3 interventional study of Masitinib and Sunitinib in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors, sponsored by AB Science. Completed at 5 sites in 4 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-12-08.

Sponsored by AB Science · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
258
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The objective is to compare the efficacy and safety of masitinib at 12 mg/kg/day to sunitinib at 50 mg/day in the treatment of patients with gastro-intestinal stromal tumor (GIST) after progression with imatinib.

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Masitinib is a selective tyrosine kinase inhibitor with potent activity against wild-type c-Kit, the juxta membrane domain of c-Kit, and PDGFR. Masitinib is also thought to promote survival via modulation of immunostimulation-mediated anticancer effects and modulation of the tumor microenvironment. The objective is to compare the efficacy and safety of masitinib at 12 mg/kg/day with respect to sunitinib at 50 mg/day in the treatment of imatinib-resistant gastro-intestinal stromal tumor (GIST).

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Conditions studied

  • Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors

Keywords

  • Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour
  • GIST
  • non-resectable
  • metastatic
  • second line treatment
  • resistance to imatinib
  • tyrosine kinase inhibitor
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In context

Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors

333 studies on the registry are indexed under Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors; 61 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 258 is above the median of 50 across 243 interventional studies indexed under Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors.

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Lead sponsor

AB Science is the lead sponsor of 39 studies on the registry; 5 are open to participants now.

Of its 11 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 0 (0%) 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

Eligibility criteria

Main inclusion criteria include:

  • Patient with histological proven metastatic GIST or non-operable locally advanced GIST
  • Patient with c-Kit (CD117) positive tumor detected immuno-histochemically
  • Patient after at least one progression with imatinib at a dose up to 800mg. Progression is defined as a RECIST 1.1 and/or CHOI disease progression while receiving imatinib treatment.

Main exclusion criteria include:

  • Patient treated for a cancer other than GIST within 5 years before enrolment, with the exception of basal cell carcinoma or cervical cancer in situ
  • Patient with active central nervous system (CNS) metastasis or with history of CNS metastasis
  • Pregnant, or nursing female patient
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
258 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Masitinib

    Participants receive masitinib (12 mg/kg/day), given orally twice daily.

    Drug: Masitinib

  • Active comparator
    Sunitinib

    Participants receive sunitinib, given at 50 mg/day for 4 consecutive weeks out of 6 weeks, orally

    Drug: Sunitinib

Interventions

  • DrugMasitinib

    12 mg/kg/day

    Also known as: AB1010

  • DrugSunitinib

    50 mg/day

    Also known as: Sutent

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Overall Survival (OS)

    Overall survival is defined as time in months from the randomization date to the date of death due to any cause. If a patient is not known to have died, then OS will be censored at the date of last known date patient alive.

    Time frame: From day of randomization to death, assessed for a maximum of 60 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Survival rate

    Survival rate is defined as the number of patients alive divided by the number of patients in the population of analysis. Assessed at week-8, -16, -24, and every 12 weeks thereafter.

    Time frame: Every 12 weeks until study completion, assessed for a maximum of 60 months

  2. Progression Free Survival (PFS)

    Progression Free Survival is defined as the time from the randomization date until the date of earliest evidence of disease progression or death, for participants who progressed or died before subsequent cancer therapy. Disease progression will be assessed by the investigator on CT scan according to RECIST 1.1 criteria and/or CHOI criteria.

    Time frame: From day of randomization to disease progression or death, assessed for a maximum of 60 months

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Study locations

5 sites
  • Washington University School of Medicine
    Saint Louis, Missouri 63110, United States
  • Institut Bergonié
    Bordeaux, 33000, France
  • Hôpital l'Archet 2- Service de Cancérologie Digestive
    Nice, 06202, France
  • Istituto per la Ricerca e la Cura del Cancro (IRCC)
    Candiolo, 10060, Italy
  • Erasmus University Medical Center
    Rotterdam, 3015 GD, Netherlands
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 8, 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
NCT01694277
Lead sponsor
AB Science
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Sep 27, 2012
Start date
Apr 2012
Primary completion
Dec 2020
Completion
Dec 2020
Last update
Dec 8, 2020

Study contacts

Axel Le Cesne, M.D., Ph.D
principal investigator · Institute Gustave Roussy

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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