CClinicalTrials.gg
CompletedNCT01807546Updated Jun 26, 2017

Oral Rigosertib for Squamous Cell Carcinoma

A Phase 2 interventional study of rigosertib in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Anal Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma, sponsored by Traws Pharma, Inc.. Completed at 13 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-06-26.

Sponsored by Traws Pharma, Inc. · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
64
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
01

Study summary

The primary objective of this study is to determine if tumors in patients with papillomavirus (HPV) positive or negative squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) that no longer responds to standard therapy will decrease in size following treatment with the investigational drug, rigosertib sodium (ON 01910.Na). A secondary objective is to determine if treatment with rigosertib causes any side effects.

Rigosertib is an investigational drug, which means that it has not been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat any diseases. We are studying rigosertib as a new anticancer drug. Tests that we have done in the laboratory suggest that rigosertib works by blocking cell division in cancer cells and causing them to die.

Read the detailed description

This will be a multicenter, Phase II study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of oral rigosertib in patients with relapsed or metastatic squamous cell carinoma (SCC) who previously received platinum-based chemotherapy and/or chemo-radiation therapy.

Only patients with head and neck squamous cell carinoma (HNSCC), non-small cell lung SCC, skin SCC, cervical SCC, penile SCC, anal SCC or esophageal SCC will be enrolled in the study.

Patients will be administered rigosertib capsules at a dose of 560 mg BID on days 1 to 14 of a 21-day cycle. Patients will be enrolled in 2 cohorts based on HPV test results:

  • Cohort 1 will include up to 40 patients with human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive SCC, of which approximately 30 patients will have HNSCC, and approximately 10 patients with SCC of another origin (eg, cervix, anal, penile);
  • Cohort 2 will include up to 40 patients with HPV-negative SCC, of which approximately 30 patients will have HNSCC, and approximately 10 patients with SCC of another origin (eg, lung, skin, esophageal).

Patients will be evaluated for progression after completing 3 cycles of therapy and every 3 cycles thereafter. Patients with stable disease (SD) or better, based on revised Response Criteria in Solid Tumors (mRECIST) 1.1, will receive repeated cycles of treatment on a 21-day cycle schedule until disease progression, development of unacceptable toxicity, or withdrawal of consent. Patients with progressive disease (PD) but who, in the opinion of the Investigator, appear to be deriving clinical benefit, may continue on study with a planned disease reassessment after one further cycle of therapy. Should the patient have SD or PR at this reassessment, s/he may continue on study, with subsequent reassessments every 3 cycles.

Following discontinuation of rigosertib treatment, patients' mortality status will be assessed every 3 months.

02

Conditions studied

  • Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
  • Anal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
  • Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma
  • Cervical Squamous Cell Carcinoma
  • Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
  • Skin Squamous Cell Carcinoma
  • Penile Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Keywords

  • Head and neck cancer
  • Platinum-resistant
  • Squamous cell carcinoma
03

In context

Carcinoma

6,741 studies on the registry are indexed under Carcinoma; 1,161 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 64 is above the median of 45 across 5,170 interventional studies indexed under Carcinoma.

Browse Carcinoma studies →

Lead sponsor

Traws Pharma, Inc. is the lead sponsor of 34 studies on the registry; 5 are open to participants now.

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. Histologically confirmed SCC; only patients with HNSCC, non-small cell lung SCC, skin SCC, cervical SCC, penile SCC, anal SCC, or esophageal SCC;
  2. For patients with HNSCC only, HPV status must be assessed by in situ hybridization (ISH) and/or p16 immunohistochemistry (IHC) according to local standards;
  3. For patients with HNSCC only, HPV status must be assessed by in situ hybridization (ISH) and/or p16 immunohistochemistry (IHC) according to local standards. For all other patients with SCC originating in tissues other than the head and neck, attempts should be made to obtain HPV status;
  4. Incurable, non-resectable, locally-advanced/relapsed and/or distant metastatic disease after no more than 3 prior treatment regimens, one of which must be platinum-based chemotherapy;
  5. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤2;
  6. Life expectancy of at least 3 months;
  7. Measurable disease according to RECIST version 1.1;
  8. Ability to swallow entire capsules;
  9. Adequate hematologic function;
  10. Adequate hepatic function;
  11. Adequate renal function;
  12. Adequate contraceptive regimens for female and male patients;
  13. Female patients with reproductive potential must have a negative urine or serum pregnancy test;
  14. Ability to understand the nature of the study and any hazards of study participation, to communicate satisfactorily with the Investigator, and to follow the requirements of the entire protocol;
  15. Willingness to adhere to the prohibitions and restrictions specified in this protocol;
  16. The patient must sign an informed consent form (ICF).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Chemotherapy or any potentially myelosuppressive treatment within 3 weeks prior to enrollment (6 weeks are required for nitrosoureas or mitomycin C);
  2. Radiotherapy to >25% of the hematopoietic active bone marrow within 4 weeks prior to enrollment;
  3. Systemic administration of corticosteroids within the past 4 weeks prior to enrollment;
  4. Prior therapy with a phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K), Akt or mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor;
  5. Any other investigational agent or chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or immunotherapy within 4 weeks of enrollment;
  6. Major surgery within 3 weeks of enrollment or major surgery without full recovery;
  7. Residual clinical signs and symptoms which have not recovered to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4 Grade 1 severity level or below before enrollment, except for alopecia, stable residual neuropathy, and residual hand/foot syndrome;
  8. Known brain metastases, except for those that have been removed or irradiated and have no current clinical impact at the time of enrollment; a computed tomography (CT) scan or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain should be obtained in patients with symptoms suggestive of brain metastases;
  9. Ascites requiring active medical management, including paracentesis;
  10. Serum sodium less than 130 mEq/L or conditions that may predispose patients to hyponatremia (eg, previous syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone hypersecretion [syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH)], chronic diuretic use, etc.);
  11. Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, bleeding, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, and cardiac arrhythmia;
  12. Uncontrolled hypertension, defined as systolic blood pressure ≥160 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥110 mmHg;
  13. New onset of seizures within 3 months prior to enrollment, or poorly controlled seizures;
  14. Psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit the patient's ability to tolerate and/or comply with study requirements;
  15. History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to rigosertib;
  16. Female patients who are pregnant or lactating.
05

Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
64 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    rigosertib

    Oral rigosertib capsules at a dose of 560 mg twice a day for 14 consecutive days of a 21-day cycle (2 weeks on, 1 week off regimen).

    Drug: rigosertib

Interventions

  • Drugrigosertib

    Oral rigosertib capsules at a dose of 560 mg twice a day for 14 consecutive days of a 21-day cycle (2 weeks on, 1 week off regimen).

    Also known as: ON 01910.Na

06

What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Overall response rate

    Outcome is defined as the number of patients with Complete Response (CR) or Partial Response (PR) per revised Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST 1.1). Complete response (CR) is defined as disappearance of all target lesions. Partial Response (PR) is defined as at least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum diameters.

    Time frame: Baseline to 9 weeks after start of rigosertib treatment and every 9 weeks thereafter, up to 2 years.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Overall survival (OS)

    At the time of analysis, the outcome measure will be number of days between the date the patient is enrolled in the study and the date the patient dies or date the patient is last known to be alive, up to 2 years following discontinuation of rigosertib treatment.

    Time frame: Date of signing ICF to date of death, or date last known to be alive up to 2 years after discontinuation of rigosertib treatment.

  2. Progression free survival (PFS),

    At the time of analysis, the outcome measure will be number of days between the date the patient is enrolled in the study and the date that progressive disease (PD) is documented per revised Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST 1.1).

    Time frame: 9 weeks, 18 weeks, and 27 weeks and every 9 weeks thereafter, up to 2 years after patient enrolled in the study.

  3. Concentration of rigosertib in plasma

    The concentration (expressed as microgram rigosertib per mL plasma and/or nanogram rigosertib per mL plasma) of rigosertib in plasma will be determined by a validated high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method.

    Time frame: Cycle 1 Day 1, Cycle 1 Day 14 and Cycle 2 Day 14 at 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, and 6 hours after the first dose of the day.

  4. Levels of Biomarkers

    Genetic and protein profiling will be conducted in blood (collected at Baseline before study drug administration) and in core biopsy or fine needle aspirate tumor samples (collected at Baseline before study drug administration and at Cycle 1 Day 14).

    Time frame: Baseline ( study before drug administration) and Cycle 1, Day 14.

  5. Number of Adverse Events

    All Adverse Events reported by the patient or observed by the Investigator or study site personnel will be recorded. An adverse event is defined as any unfavorable or unintended sign, symptom, or disease that appears or worsens in a patient during the period of observation in a clinical study.

    Time frame: From signing of Informed Consent Form until 30 days after last dose of study drug.

07

Study locations

13 sites
  • University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Sacramento, California 95817, United States
  • Stanford Cancer Institute
    Stanford, California 94305, United States
  • University of Colorado School of Medicine
    Aurora, Colorado 80045, United States
  • Denver VA Medical Center-ECHCS
    Denver, Colorado 80220, United States
  • University of Michigan Health System
    Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
  • Veterans Administration New Jersey Health Care System
    East Orange, New Jersey 07018, United States
  • Mount Sinai Medical Center
    New York, New York 10029, United States
  • Montefiore Medical Center
    The Bronx, New York 10467, United States
  • Ohio State University, James Cancer Hospital
    Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
  • University of Pennslvania Abramson Cancer Center
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
  • Mary Crowley Cancer Research Center
    Dallas, Texas 75201, United States
  • Virginia Cancer Specialists, PC
    Fairfax, Virginia 22031, United States
  • Blue Ridge Cancer Care
    Salem, Virginia 24153, United States
08

References and documents

Publications

  • Anderson RT, Keysar SB, Bowles DW, Glogowska MJ, Astling DP, Morton JJ, Le P, Umpierrez A, Eagles-Soukup J, Gan GN, Vogler BW, Sehrt D, Takimoto SM, Aisner DL, Wilhelm F, Frederick BA, Varella-Garcia M, Tan AC, Jimeno A. The dual pathway inhibitor rigosertib is effective in direct patient tumor xenografts of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas. Mol Cancer Ther. 2013 Oct;12(10):1994-2005. doi: 10.1158/1535-7163.MCT-13-0206. Epub 2013 Jul 19. PubMed 23873848 ↗
  • Garcia-Manero G, Fenaux P. Comprehensive Analysis of Safety: Rigosertib in 557 Patients with Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) and Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). Blood Dec 2016, 128 (22) 2011; ASH 2016.
09

Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 26, 2017, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
10

Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01807546
Lead sponsor
Traws Pharma, Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 8, 2013
Start date
Mar 2013
Primary completion
Mar 2015
Completion
Apr 2016
Last update
Jun 26, 2017

Study contacts

Michael Kurman, MD
study director · Traws Pharma, Inc.

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