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CompletedNCT02292550Updated Dec 17, 2020

Study of Safety and Efficacy of LEE011 and Ceritinib in Patients With ALK-positive Non-small Cell Lung Cancer.

A Phase 1 interventional study of Ribociclib and Ceritinib in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceuticals. Completed at 8 sites in 6 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-12-17.

Sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceuticals · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was Sep 2018, 8 years ago, and no results have been posted to the registry.
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
27
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This was a Phase Ib/II study of the ALK inhibitor ceritinib in combination with the CDK4/6 inhibitor LEE011 in patients with ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer.

The purpose of the study was to determine the MTD/RP2D of the LEE011 and ceritinib combination and evaluate whether the combination was safe and had beneficial effects in ALK-positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients.

This trial did not progress to Phase II. Trial population terminated before reaching Phase II

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In Sep-2016, Novartis made a decision not to move into phase ll after the primary objective for this study was met. Because the study never made it to phase ll, the study phase has been changed from a phase l/ll to a phase l.

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Conditions studied

  • Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Keywords

  • Non-small cell lung cancer
  • ALK translocation
  • ALK-positive
  • NSCLC
  • LEE011
  • CDK4/6 inhibitor
  • EML4-ALK
  • cancer
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In context

Lung Neoplasms

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This study's enrollment of 27 is below the median of 60 across 5,295 interventional studies indexed under Lung Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Novartis Pharmaceuticals is the lead sponsor of 2,673 studies on the registry; 228 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

  • Patients must be diagnosed with ALK-positive advanced NSCLC. The tumor must be ALK-positive as determined by ALK rearrangement in ≥15% of cells (as measured by FISH using the Vysis break-apart ALK probe) or by using the Ventana ALK IHC test. The analysis may be performed locally.
  • Eastern cooperative oncology group (ECOG) performance status ≤ 2.
  • Measurable disease as per RECIST v1.1
  • Availability of tumor sample:

For ALK inhibitor naïve patients:

o A representative tumor sample must be submitted. An archival tumor specimen is acceptable

For patients after progression on an ALK inhibitor:

o A new tumor biopsy is required unless a biopsy performed after progression on the patient's most recent ALK inhibitor is available for submission For all patients a newly obtained tumor specimen must be submitted if no appropriate archival sample is available. In the event that no sample is available and a new biopsy cannot be obtained, enrollment may be considered after discussion with the sponsor.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • For Phase I part:

    o Patients who have not previously received at least one line of therapy for ALK-positive NSCLC

  • For Phase II part:

    • Group A: prior therapy with any ALK inhibitor is not permitted.
    • Group B: progression following any ALK inhibitor(s) other than ceritinib is required and the last dose of the ALK inhibitor must be no more than 60 days prior to the first dose of study drug. Prior ceritinib is not permitted.
    • Group C: progression following ceritinib is required and the last dose of ceritinib must be no more than 60 days prior to the first dose of study drug.
  • Patients who have previously been unable to tolerate ceritinib, in the opinion of the investigator. Exceptions to this exclusion include nausea, vomiting and diarrhea in patients taking ceritinib under fasted conditions.
  • Patients with symptomatic central nervous system (CNS) metastases who are neurologically unstable or require increasing doses of steroids or local CNS-directed therapy to control their CNS disease
  • Patients with abnormal laboratory values during screening and on day 1 of pre-dose
  • Impairment of gastrointestinal (GI) function or GI disease that may significantly alter the absorption of ceritinib or LEE011
  • Patients who are currently receiving treatment (that cannot be discontinued at least 1 week prior to the initiation of the study) with agents that are known to be any of the following: strong inducers or inhibitors of CYP3A4/5; sensitive substrates of CYP3A; substrates of CYP3A4/5 or CYP2C9 with a narrow therapeutic index.
  • Patient has a history of pancreatitis or history of increased amylase or lipase that was due to pancreatic disease.
  • Patient with impaired cardiac function or any clinically significant uncontrolled cardiac disease, and/or, cardiac repolarization abnormality, including any of the following:

Clinically significant heart disease such as CHF requiring treatment (NYH grade ≥ 2), history of angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, symptomatic pericarditis, or coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) within 6 months prior to study entry, documented cardiomyopathy, or left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \< 50% as determined by multiple gated acquisition scan (MUGA) or echocardiogram (ECHO).

Uncontrolled systolic blood pressure (SBP) ≥160 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) ≥100 mmHg, with or without anti-hypertensive medication. Initiation or adjustment of antihypertensive medication (s) is allowed prior to screening, Systolic blood pressure (SBP) \<90 mmHg Standard 12-lead ECG values defined as the mean of the triplicate ECGs and assessed by central laboratory

  • QTcF interval at screening >450 msec (using Fridericia's correction)
  • Resting heart rate \<50 bpm or > 90 bpm

Long QT syndrome or family history of idiopathic sudden death or congenital long QT syndrome, or any of the following:

  • Risk factors for Torsades de Pointe (TdP) including uncorrected hypokalemia or hypomagnesemia, history of cardiac failure, or history of clinically significant/symptomatic bradycardia
  • Concomitant medication(s) with a known risk to prolong the QT interval and/or known to cause Torsades de Pointe that cannot be discontinued or replaced by safe alternative medication (e.g. within 5 half-lives or 7 days prior to starting study drug)
  • Inability to determine the QTcF interval Clinically significant cardiac arrhythmias (e.g., ventricular tachycardia), complete left bundle branch block, high-grade AV block (e.g., bifascicular block, Mobitz type II and third degree AV block).

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.

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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Ribociclib 100 mg + Ceritinib 300 mg

    LEE011 capsule for oral use (ribociclib) and Ceritinib for oral use

    Drug: Ribociclib · Drug: Ceritinib

  • Experimental
    Ribociclib 100 mg + Ceritinib 450 mg

    LEE011 capsule for oral use (ribociclib) and Ceritinib for oral use

    Drug: Ribociclib · Drug: Ceritinib

  • Experimental
    Ribociclib 200 mg + Ceritinib 300 mg

    LEE011 capsule for oral use (ribociclib) and Ceritinib for oral use

    Drug: Ribociclib · Drug: Ceritinib

  • Experimental
    Ribociclib 200 mg + Ceritinib 450 mg

    LEE011 capsule for oral use (ribociclib) and Ceritinib for oral use

    Drug: Ribociclib · Drug: Ceritinib

  • Experimental
    Ribociclib 300 mg + Ceritinib 450 mg

    LEE011 capsule for oral use (ribociclib) and Ceritinib for oral use

    Drug: Ribociclib · Drug: Ceritinib

Interventions

  • DrugRibociclib

    CDK 4/6 inhibitor

    Also known as: LEE011

  • DrugCeritinib

    ALK inhibitor

    Also known as: LDK378, Zykadia

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Incidence rate of dose limiting toxicities (DLTs) during the first cycle of treatment (Phase Ib )

    Maximum Tolerated Dose(s) (MTD(s)) and/or recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D(s)) and schedule of LEE011 in combination with ceritinib in ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. Cycle = 28 days

    Time frame: 1 month

  2. Overall Response Rate (ORR) as per RECIST v1.1

    Preliminary anti-tumor activity of the LEE011 and ceritinib combination

    Time frame: Up to 24 months

  3. Exposure to LEE011 and ceritinib (Phase Ib )

    Measurement of pharmacokinetics (PK) parameters (AUC0-24h at C1D15)

    Time frame: Up to 6 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Overall Response Rate (ORR) - Phase Ib & II

    Preliminary measure of anti-tumor activity of LEE011 and ceritinib combination

    Time frame: Up to 24 months

  2. Frequency of adverse events/serious adverse events

    Characterization of the safety and tolerability of the LEE011 and ceritinib combination as determined by changes in laboratory values and electrocardiograms

    Time frame: Up to 24 months

  3. PK parameters of LEE011 and ceritinib

    Characterization of the PK of LEE011 and ceritinib

    Time frame: Up to 6 months

  4. Frequency of dose interruptions and dose reductions (phase lb & ll)

    Characterization of tolerability

    Time frame: Up to 24 months

  5. Progression free survival (PFS) per RECIST v1.1 - Phase Ib & II

    Preliminary measures of anti-tumor activity of LEE011 and ceritinib combination

    Time frame: Up to 24 months

  6. Duration of response (DOR)

    Preliminary measure of anti-tumor activity of LEE011 and ceritinib combination

    Time frame: Up to 24 months

  7. Time to response (TTR) - Phase Ib & II

    Preliminary measures of anti-tumor activity of LEE011 and ceritinib combination

    Time frame: Up to 24 months

  8. Disease Control Rate (DCR) - Phase Ib & II

    Preliminary measures of anti-tumor activity of LEE011 and ceritinib combination

    Time frame: Up to 24 months

  9. Overall survival (OS) - Phase Ib & II

    Preliminary measures of anti-tumor activity of LEE011 and ceritinib combination

    Time frame: Up to 24 months

  10. Severity of adverse events/serious adverse events

    Characterization of the safety and tolerability of the LEE011 and ceritinib combination as determined by changes in laboratory values and electrocardiograms.

    Time frame: Up to 24 months

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Study locations

8 sites
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Boston, Massachusetts 02114, United States
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Marseille cedex 05, 13385, France
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Bologna, BO 40138, Italy
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Rozzano, MI 20089, Italy
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Seoul, Seocho Gu 06591, Korea, Republic of
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Barcelona, Catalunya 08035, Spain
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Tainan, Taiwan ROC 70403, Taiwan
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Taipei, 10002, Taiwan
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided — Novartis is committed to sharing with qualified external researchers, access to patient-level data and supporting clinical documents from eligible studies. These requests are reviewed and approved by an independent review panel on the basis of scientific merit. All data provided is anonymized to respect the privacy of patients who have participated in the trial in line with applicable laws and regulations. This trial data availability is according to the criteria and process described on www.clinicalstudydatarequest.com

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 17, 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
NCT02292550
Lead sponsor
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Nov 17, 2014
Start date
May 14, 2015
Primary completion
Sep 26, 2018
Completion
Sep 26, 2018
Last update
Dec 17, 2020

Study contacts

Novartis Pharmaceuticals
study director · Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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