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CompletedNCT02232633Updated Nov 14, 2023

A Study of BBI503 in Adult Patients With Advanced Hepatobiliary Cancer

A Phase 2 interventional study of BBI503 in Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Cholangiocarcinoma, sponsored by Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.. Completed at 3 sites in Canada. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-11-14.

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

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
45
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is an open label, multi-center, phase II study of BBI503 administered to adult patients with advanced hepatobiliary cancer who have exhausted all currently approved standard anti-cancer treatment options. BBI503 will be administered orally, daily, in continuous 28-day cycles at a dose of 300 mg once daily. Cycles will be repeated until patients are no longer clinically benefiting from therapy.

Safety, efficacy and tolerability of BBI503 will be assessed for the duration of study treatment.

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Conditions studied

  • Hepatocellular Carcinoma
  • Cholangiocarcinoma

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In context

Cholangiocarcinoma

914 studies on the registry are indexed under Cholangiocarcinoma; 286 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 45 is close to the median of 50 across 687 interventional studies indexed under Cholangiocarcinoma.

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Lead sponsor

Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. is the lead sponsor of 176 studies on the registry; 5 are open to participants now.

Of its 32 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 20 (63%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Signed written informed consent must be obtained and documented according to International Conference on Harmonisation (ICH) - Good Clinical Practice (GCP), the local regulatory requirements, and permission to use private health information in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) prior to study-specific screening procedures
  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed hepatocellular carcinoma or cholangiocarcinoma, that is metastatic, unresectable, or recurrent; and for which no currently approved, standard anti-cancer treatment option is available. Patients must have received standard of care treatment prior to enrollment.
  • ≥ 18 years of age
  • Measurable disease as defined by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1
  • Male or female patients of child-producing potential must agree to use contraception or avoidance of pregnancy measures during the study and for 30 days after the last BBI503 dose
  • Females of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test
  • Aspartate transaminase (AST) and Alanine transaminase (ALT) ≤ 5.0x the upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Hemoglobin > 8.0 g/dL
  • Total bilirubin ≤ 2.5 x ULN
  • Creatinine ≤ 1.5 x ULN or creatinine clearance > 50 mL/min according to the Cockcroft-Gault estimation.
  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1.5 x 10\^9/L
  • Platelets ≥ 60 x 10\^9/L
  • Life expectancy ≥ 3 months
  • A patient with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) which has arisen out of any medical context must also meet the following criteria:
  • Must not be a candidate for potentially curative resection
  • Must be Child-Pugh class A or B7 (i.e., in order to be eligible, the total Child-Pugh score for a patient must be ≤ 7)
  • Must have received prior treatment with sorafenib; and have had either disease progression during treatment or have had documented intolerance to sorafenib such that further treatment with sorafenib is not possible.
  • Patients with uncontrolled massive ascites or presence of hepatic encephalopathy within four (4) weeks of first dose are excluded
  • A patient with confirmed cholangiocarcinoma of any type must also meet the following criteria:
  • Must have disease which is not amenable to surgical, radiation, or combined modality therapy with curative intent
  • Must have received prior treatment with gemcitabine, either alone or in combination with a platinum agent. Patients who are not eligible for gemcitabine must have received an alternate first-line systemic chemotherapy regimen

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Anti-cancer chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immunotherapy, or investigational agents within 7 days of first dose of BBI503. Patients may begin BBI503 on a date determined by the investigator and medical monitor for the sponsor provided there is a minimum of 7 days since last receiving anti-cancer treatment, and that all prior treatment-related adverse events (AEs) have resolved or have been deemed irreversible.
  • Major surgery within 4 weeks prior to first dose (requiring general anesthesia and/or inpatient hospitalization for recovery).
  • Any known symptomatic or untreated brain metastases requiring increase of steroid dose within 2 weeks prior to starting on study. Patients with treated brain metastases must be stable for 4 weeks after completion of that treatment. Patients must have no clinical symptoms from brain metastases and must be either off steroids or on a stable dose of steroids for at least 2 weeks prior to protocol enrollment. Patients with known leptomeningeal metastases are excluded, even if treated.
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding
  • Significant gastrointestinal disorder(s), in the opinion of the treating investigator, (e.g., Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, extensive gastric and small intestine resection); such that absorption of oral medications may be impaired.
  • Unable or unwilling to swallow BBI503 capsules daily
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to ongoing or active infection, clinically significant non-healing or healing wounds, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, significant pulmonary disease (shortness of breath at rest or mild exertion), uncontrolled infection or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements (e.g. no reliable transportation).
  • Subjects with history of another primary cancer, with the exception of: a) curatively resected non-melanoma skin cancer; b) curatively treated cervical carcinoma in situ; or c) other primary solid tumor with no known active disease present in the opinion of the investigator will not affect patient outcome in the setting of current hepatobiliary malignancy.
  • Abnormal ECGs which are clinically significant such as QT prolongation - QTc > 480 msec, clinically significant cardiac enlargement or hypertrophy, new bundle branch block, or signs of active ischemia. Patients with evidence of prior infarction who are New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class II, III, or IV are excluded, as are patients with marked arrhythmia such as Wolff Parkinson White pattern or complete atrioventricular (AV) dissociation.
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    BBI503

    BBI503 will be administered orally, daily, in continuous 28-day cycles at a dose of 300 mg once daily

    Drug: BBI503

Interventions

  • DrugBBI503

    Also known as: Amcasertib, BBI-503, BB503

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Disease Control Rate (DCR)

    Defined as the proportion of patients with a documented complete response, partial response, and stable disease (CR + PR + SD) based on RECIST 1.1.

    Time frame: 8 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Objective response rate (ORR)

    Defined as the proportion of patients with a documented complete response and partial response (CR + PR) based on RECIST 1.1.

    Time frame: 8 weeks

  2. Progression free survival (PFS)

    Defined as the time from enrollment to the first objective documentation of disease progression or death due to any cause.

    Time frame: 24 months

  3. Overall survival (OS)

    Defined as the time from enrollment to death due to any cause.

    Time frame: 24 months

  4. Pharmacodynamics (biomarkers) of BBI503 when tumor biopsy is possible

    Time frame: baseline, 4 weeks

  5. Number of Patients with Adverse Events

    All patients who have received at least one dose of BBI503 will be included in the safety analysis. The incidence of adverse events will be summarized by type of adverse event and severity.

    Time frame: 24 months

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Study locations

3 sites
  • University of Calgary
    Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N2, Canada
  • The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre
    Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8L6, Canada
  • Princess Margaret Hospital
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 14, 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
NCT02232633
Lead sponsor
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Sep 5, 2014
Start date
Feb 2015
Primary completion
Dec 14, 2017
Completion
Dec 14, 2017
Last update
Nov 14, 2023

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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