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Status unknownNCT02423239Updated Apr 6, 2016

A Study of Dexanabinol in Combination With Chemotherapy in Patients With Advanced Tumours

A Phase 1 interventional study of Dexanabinol and Sorafenib in Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Pancreatic Cancer, sponsored by e-Therapeutics PLC. Status unknown at 13 sites in 4 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-04-06.

Sponsored by e-Therapeutics PLC · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Apr 2016), so the status shown — last known as Active, not recruiting — may be out of date.
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
112
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study is a trial of dexanabinol in patients with advanced tumours. The purposes of the protocol are to study different doses of the study drug to determine the maximum safe dose of the drug given in combination with standard chemotherapies and to further understand the safety of the study drug and to measure any reduction in size of patients' cancer tumour(s).

Dexanabinol is a synthetic cannabinoid which has previously undergone clinical trials for traumatic brain injury (TBI) and in subjects undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery. Currently dexanabinol is under investigation for potential anti-tumour activity in patients with advanced tumours.

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Conditions studied

  • Hepatocellular Carcinoma
  • Pancreatic Cancer
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In context

Lead sponsor

e-Therapeutics PLC is the lead sponsor of 4 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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

Inclusion criteria

  1. (i) Parts 1 and 2b (dexanabinol combination): Patients with selected histologically, cytologically or radiologically confirmed tumours that are advanced, metastatic and/or progressive, and eligible for 1st line chemotherapy.

    • HCC only: patient with Child-Pugh A stage.
    • Pancreatic cancer only: patients diagnosed with adenocarcinoma (i.e. pancreatic cancer patients with islet cell neuroplasms are excluded).

    (ii) Part 2a (dexanabinol monotherapy): Patients with histologically, cytologically or radioloigically confirmed tumours that are advanced, metastatic and/or progressive, for whom there is no effective standard therapy available.

    • Pancreatic cancer only: patients diagnosed with adenocarinoma (i.e. pancreatic cancer patients with islet cell neuroplasms are excluded).
  2. Adults patients defined by age ≥ 18 years.
  3. Eastern Collaborative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status (PS) or 0 or 1.
  4. Any acute or chronic adverse effects of prior chemotherapy or radiotherapy have resolved to \< Grade 2 as determined by CTCAE v4.03 criteria, with the exception of alopecia.
  5. (i) Parts 1 and 2b: Measureable disease assessed by appropriate method for each tumour type e.g. RECIST 1.1 (Eisenhauer, et al. 2009).

    (ii) Part 2a: Evaluable disease, either measureable on imaging, or with informative tumour marker(s).

  6. Laboratory values at Screening:

    • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1.5 x 109L;
    • Platelets ≥ 100 x 109/L;
    • Total bilirubin; in 1st line pancreatic cancer (part 1 and 2b) ≤1.25 times the upper limit of normal (ULN); all other tumour types and settings except HCC ≤1.5 times ULN; in HCC ≤5 times the ULN
    • AST (SGOT) ≤2.5 times the ULN (when there is no liver tumour involvement) up to

      • 5 times the ULN (in patients with liver tumour involvement);
    • ALT (SGPT) ≤2.5 times the ULN (when there is no liver tumour involvement) up to

      • 5 times the ULN (in patients with liver tumour involvement);
    • Estimated GFR of >50 mL/min (based on the Wright formula (Wright, et al. 2001 ); and
    • Negative hCG test in women of childbearing potential
  7. Have a life expectancy of >3 months.
  8. Ability to give written, informed consent prior to any study-specific Screening procedures, with the understanding that the consent may be withdrawn by the patient at any time without prejudice.
  9. Be willing and able to comply with the study protocol procedures.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria

  1. Patient is pregnant or breast feeding.
  2. History of clinically significant cardiac condition, including ischemic cardiac event, myocardial infarction or unstable cardiac disease within 3 months of Cycle 1, Day 1.
  3. Known brain metastases.
  4. (i) Parts 1 and 2b (dexanabinol combination): Prior systemic chemotherapy.

    (ii) Part 2a (dexanabinol monotherapy): Chemotherapy or radiotherapy within 4 weeks (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin C) prior to Cycle 1, Day 1 for solid tumours (with the exception of hydroxyurea, which must be discontinued at least 24 hours prior to Cycle 1, Day 1). Localised palliative radiotherapy is permitted for symptom control.

  5. Major surgery within 4 weeks prior to Cycle 1, Day 1; bone marrow transplant within 100 days prior to Cycle 1, Day 1.
  6. Known human immunodeficiency virus positivity.
  7. Active hepatitis B or C or other active liver disease (other than malignancy) (applies to all tumours types enrolled except HCC).
  8. Use of any investigational agents within 4 weeks of Cycle 1, Day 1.
  9. Any active, clinically significant, viral, bacterial, or systemic fungal infection within 4 weeks prior to Cycle 1, Day 1.
  10. History of significant chronic or recurrent infections requiring treatment or any uncontrolled intercurrent illness that would jeopardize patient safety, interfere with the objectives of the protocol, or limit patient compliance with study requirements, as determined by the Investigator.
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Relapsed or refractory advanced tumours

    Patients with selected relapsed or refractory tumour types to receive single agent dexanabinol.

    Drug: Dexanabinol

  • Experimental
    Newly diagnosed hepatocellular carcinoma

    Patients with hepatocellular carcinoma to receive dexanabinol in combination with standard chemotherapy.

    Drug: Dexanabinol · Drug: Sorafenib

  • Experimental
    Newly diagnosed pancreatic cancer

    Patients with pancreatic cancer to receive dexanabinol in combination with standard chemotherapy

    Drug: Dexanabinol · Drug: Nab-paclitaxel · Drug: Gemcitabine

Interventions

  • DrugDexanabinol

    Patients will receive dexanabinol given once a week, as a slow intravenous infusion (i.v.) over a 3 hour period

    Also known as: ETS2101, HU-211

  • DrugSorafenib

    Patients will receive Sorafenib at a dose of 400 mg bid (oral administration)

  • DrugNab-paclitaxel

    Patients will receive Nab-paclitaxel at a dose of 125mg/m2 intravenous infusion

  • DrugGemcitabine

    Patients will receive Gemcitabine at a dose of 1000mg/m2 intravenous infusion

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) of dexanabinol given in combination with standard chemotherapies

    Patients will be sequentially assigned to increasing doses of dexanabinol to establish the MTD (or maximum administered dose (MAD)). 3 patients will be enrolled to a cohort to assess each dose level. Dose escalation to a cohort of 3 new patients will occur when all patients in the previous cohort have completed the first cycle i.e. the first four doses followed by observation through to day 29 and no dose limiting toxicity (DLT) has occurred.

    Time frame: For 29 days from the day of first dose

  2. Number of adverse events (AEs) in patients receiving dexanabinol monotherapy

    AEs will be graded according to the NCI CTCAE v4.03 for cancer clinical trials.

    Time frame: From start of dosing until 30 days ± 3 days post last dose of dexanbinol

  3. Number of adverse events (AEs) in patients receiving dexanabinol in combination with standard chemotherapies

    AEs will be graded according to the NCI CTCAE v4.03 for cancer clinical trials.

    Time frame: From start of dosing until 30 days ± 3 days post last dose of IMP

Secondary outcomes

  1. Area under curve (AUC) of dexanabinol and (where applicable) combination chemotherapy

    Time frame: Cycle 1 Day 1 and Day 8 pre-dose (0h); 1, 2, 3h (i.e. immediately prior to end infusion) post start of infusion; 5, 10, 15, 30 min post-end infusion; 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 24h post-end infusion; day 15 immediately prior to and at end of IMP infusion

  2. Maximum concentration (Cmax) of dexanabinol and (where applicable) combination chemotherapy

    Time frame: Cycle 1 Day 1 and Day 8 pre-dose (0h); 1, 2, 3h (i.e. immediately prior to end infusion) post start of infusion; 5, 10, 15, 30 min post-end infusion; 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 24h post-end infusion day 15 immediately prior to and at end of IMP infusion

  3. Minimum concentration (Cmin) of dexanabinol and (where applicable) combination chemotherapy

    Time frame: Cycle 1 Day 1 and Day 8 pre-dose (0h); 1, 2, 3h (i.e. immediately prior to end infusion) post start of infusion; 5, 10, 15, 30 min post-end infusion; 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 24h post-end infusion day 15 immediately prior to and at end of IMP infusion

  4. Tumour response ( RECIST 1.1, assessment by CT or MRI)

    Tumour response evaluation using RECIST 1.1 (assessment by CT or MRI).

    Time frame: Participants will be followed until objective disease progression as per the RECIST v1.1 criteria, an expected average of four months

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Study locations

13 sites
  • University Hospital Bonn, Study Center Bonn (SZB) Clinical Study Core Unit Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Pharmacology University Hospital Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25
    Bonn, D-53127, Germany
  • Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf II. Medizinischen Klinik Martinistr. 52
    Hamburg, 20246, Germany
  • Klinikum der Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum, Medizinische Klinik III - Hämatologie/Onkologie Marien Hospital Herne Universitätsklinikum der Ruhr-Universität Bochum Hölkeskampring 40
    Herne, 44625, Germany
  • Klinikum der Universität München, Universitätsklinikum Großhadern Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik III AG Onkologie Marchioninistr. 15
    München, 81377, Germany
  • UNIFONTIS Praxis fur Integrative Onkologie, Hoppe-Seyler-Straße 6,
    Tübingen, 72076, Germany
  • Osrodek Medyczny SAMARYTANIN, ul. Kazimierza Pużaka 11
    Opole, 45-272, Poland
  • Wojewodzki Szpital Zespolony w Toruniu, ul. Św. Józefa 53-59
    Toruń, 87-100, Poland
  • Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Servicio de Oncología Médica Campus de Teatinos,
    Málaga, Malaga 29010, Spain
  • START MADRID-FJD, Hospital Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Av Reyes Católicos 2, Floor 1 28040
    Madrid, 28040, Spain
  • Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío Oncología Médica Avda. Manuel Siurot,
    Sevilla, 41013, Spain
  • Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, 1053 Great Western Rd,
    Glasgow, G12 0YN, United Kingdom
  • St James's Hospital, Cancer Research UK Clinical Centre/Section of Oncology, Beckett St,
    Leeds, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
  • Freeman Hospital, Sir Bobby Robson Cancer Trials Research Centre, Freeman Road, High Heaton,
    Newcastle upon Tyne, NE7 7DN, United Kingdom
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 6, 2016, 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
NCT02423239
Lead sponsor
e-Therapeutics PLC
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 22, 2015
Start date
Apr 2015
Primary completion
Dec 2016 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 2016 (estimated)
Last update
Apr 6, 2016

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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