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Status unknownNCT01724320Updated Nov 9, 2012

A Phase I, First-in-man Study of OTX008 Given Subcutaneously as a Single Agent to Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors

A Phase 1 interventional study of OTX008 in Solid Tumors, sponsored by Oncoethix GmbH, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, New Jersey USA). Status unknown at 3 sites in 2 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2012-11-09.

Sponsored by Oncoethix GmbH, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, New Jersey USA) · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Nov 2012), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
20
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the recommended dose (RD) for further phase II studies, of the Galectin-1 inhibitor OTX008 given subcutaneously in patients with advanced solid tumors

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Overexpression of galectin-1 protein is well documented in different types of cancers, with associated bad prognostic and enhanced metastases spreading.

In-vitro/in-vivo preclinical studies showed that OTX008 inhibits galectin-1 expression. In different cancer models in animals, OTX008 reduced tumor growing and metastases spreading and it was observed a blood vessels architecture normalization.

Thus, OTX008 appears to be an innovating approach to treat cancers and this clinical phase I study aims to evaluate OTX008 therapy in patients with advanced solid tumors.

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Conditions studied

  • Solid Tumors

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Keywords

  • solid tumors
  • first-in-man
  • phase I
  • cancer
  • galectin
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In context

Neoplasms

9,365 studies on the registry are indexed under Neoplasms; 2,486 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 20 is below the median of 50 across 7,250 interventional studies indexed under Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Oncoethix GmbH, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, New Jersey USA) is the lead sponsor of 5 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

  • Signed informed consent prior to beginning protocol specific screening procedures. Patients registered in this trial must be treated and followed at the participating centers. Patients should receive the study treatment within 7 days after registration
  • Histologically proven malignant solid tumor
  • Patients having failed all standard therapies, or for whom standard therapies are deemed ineffective or contra-indicated.
  • Patients aged > 18 years.
  • ECOG performance status (PS) of 0 to 1
  • Off previous systemic therapy (except LH-RH agonist therapy started > 2 months prior to study entry that could be continued) , radiation therapy, or surgery for at least 30 days prior to first study treatment administration (45 days for bicalutamide).
  • Recovery from the toxic effects of prior treatment to NCIC-CTC grade \< 1, except alopecia
  • Adequate bone marrow function including: Neutrophils >= 1.5 x 10E9 /L; platelets >= 100 x 10E9 /L, Hb > 8g/dL without transfusion.
  • Creatinine clearance >= 60 mL/min (Cockroft \& Gault formula, or MDRD formula for patients aged > 65 years).
  • Adequate LFTs: Total bilirubin \< 1 x the institutional upper normal limits (UNL); ALAT/ASAT >= 3 x UNL (or >= 5 x UNL in case of liver metastases).
  • Serum albumin > 28g/L.
  • Availability of the last tumor imaging within 6 months prior to baseline tumor imaging
  • Availability of archived pathology specimen (paraffin-embedded block) from the tumor

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of prior malignancy other than those previously treated with a curative intent more than 5 years ago and without relapse (any tumor) or basal cell skin cancer, in situ cervical cancer, superficial bladder cancer, or high grade intestinal polyps treated adequately, regardless of the disease-free interval.
  • Pregnant or lactating women or women of childbearing potential not using adequate contraception. Male patients not using adequate contraception.
  • Tumor sites that necessitate immediate intervention (supportive care, surgery or radiation therapy) such as symptomatic brain or leptomeningeal tumor, spinal cord compression, other compressive tumor masses, painful bone metastasis, bone fracture, etc...
  • Other serious illness or medical conditions, which, in the investigator's opinion could jeopardize patient's safety or hamper understanding of the study by the patient, patient's compliance to study treatment, or interpretation of study results. These conditions include (but are not restricted to):

    1. Congestive heart failure or angina pectoris not medically controlled. Previous history of myocardial infarction within 1 year from study entry, uncontrolled hypertension or arrhythmias.
    2. Existence of significant neurologic or psychiatric disorders impairing the ability to obtain consent.
    3. Active infection.
  • Concurrent treatment with other experimental therapies or participation in another clinical trial within 30 days prior to first study treatment administration.
  • Concurrent treatment with any other anticancer therapy (except LH-RH agonist therapy initiated > 2 months prior to study entry).
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    OTX008

    Single-arm study of OTX008 given subcutaneously, daily without interruption to patients with advanced solid tumors. Starting dose: 65 mg/day.

    Drug: OTX008

Interventions

  • DrugOTX008

    OTX008 given daily without interruption, subcutaneously. Starting dose: 65 mg/day

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Dose Limiting Toxicity

    Dose Limiting Toxicity (DLT) will be assessed during the first 21 days (3 weeks)of OTX008 treatment in each patient to determine Recommended Dose (RD)

    Time frame: up to 3 weeks of OTX008 treatment

Secondary outcomes

  1. Pharmacokinetics (PK)

    OTX008 plasma concentration will be assessed at days 1, 2 and 22 of OTX008 treatment to determine PK profile of OTX008. Following parameters will be used: Trough (Cmin) and peak (Cmax) of OTX008 concentrations, Tmax, t1/2, steady state, total clearance, AUC (Area Under Curve)

    Time frame: Days 1, 2 and 22 of OTX008 treatment

  2. Pharmacodynamics (PD)

    Following parameter will be measured: plasma levels of galectin-1

    Time frame: Days 1 and 22 of OTX008 treatment

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Study locations

3 of 3 sites recruiting
  • Institut Jules Bordet
    Brussels, 1000, Belgium
    • Ahmad AWADA, MD · Contact · ahmad.awada@bordet.be · +32 2 541
    • Ahmad AWADA, MD · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
  • Hopital Beaujon - AP-HP
    Clichy, 92110, France
    Recruiting
  • Institut Claudius Regaud
    Toulouse, 31052, France
    Recruiting
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Updates

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No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 9, 2012, 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
NCT01724320
Lead sponsor
Oncoethix GmbH, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, New Jersey USA)
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Nov 9, 2012
Start date
Feb 2012
Primary completion
May 2013 (estimated)
Completion
May 2013 (estimated)
Last update
Nov 9, 2012

Study contacts

Patrice HERAIT, MD
Contact
pherait@phconsult-onco.com
+33 6 85 12 ext. 00 18

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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