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TerminatedNCT04393454Updated Jul 25, 2024Results posted

Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Sirolimus in Subjects With Metastatic, Mismatch Repair Deficient Solid Tumors After Immunotherapy

A Phase 2 interventional study of Sirolimus 2mg Tablet in Metastatic dMMR Solid Cancer, Solid Tumor and Cancer, sponsored by Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Terminated at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-07-25.

Sponsored by Albert Einstein College of Medicine · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was terminated
Following discussion with the Cancer Center the PI elected to terminate the study.
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
6
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

To evaluate the efficacy of sirolimus by estimating the overall response rate (ORR) as assessed by Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1) in patients with metastatic dMMR solid cancer after immunotherapy (either due to disease progression or to inability to tolerate treatment).

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Despite recent therapeutic strategies, including immunotherapy, treatment alternatives for patients with metastatic mismatch-repair deficient (dMMR) solid tumors remain scarce. Pre-clinical data suggests that dMMR tumors are susceptible to rapamycin (sirolimus), an mTOR inhibitor. In these tumors, characterized by higher levels of oxidative stress, sirolimus can exert a cytotoxic effect, led by the failure to repair DNA damage by inhibition of antioxidant enzymes such as FOXO3a triggered by Akt hyperactivation.

This proposal presents a phase 2 clinical trial designed to evaluate the efficacy of sirolimus in patients with dMMR solid tumors after immunotherapy. The investigators hypothesize that sirolimus will increase the overall response rate (ORR) by 20%.

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Conditions studied

  • Metastatic dMMR Solid Cancer
  • Solid Tumor
  • Cancer
  • Metastatic Solid Tumor

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Lead sponsor

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 65 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Metastatic solid cancer tumor after immunotherapy (either due to progression of disease or inability to tolerate treatment)
  • dMMR by immunohistochemistry (IHC) defined as the loss of expression in any of the four major MMR proteins (MLH1, MSH2, MSH6 and PMS2) or by next- generation sequencing (NGS)
  • Age older than 18 at the time of informed consent
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0-2
  • ≥1 measurable lesion based on RECIST, version 1.1 (16)
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1,500 mm3
  • Platelet count ≥75,000 mm3
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dl
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤3.0 times the upper normal limit (UNL)
  • Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤3.0 times the upper normal limit (UNL) Bilirubin ≤1.5 times the UNL
  • Serum creatinine ≤1.5 times the UNL

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Received immunotherapy in the prior 21 days.
  • Have not recovered from toxicities of prior treatments to at least grade 1.
  • Symptomatic central nervous system (CNS) metastases
  • Pregnancy or Breast-feeding.
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Sirolimus

    Participants will be instructed to take 2 milligrams (mg) every day for 28 days (1 cycle). They will be evaluated in the oncology clinic every 2 weeks to make sure they are tolerating the medication well.

    Drug: Sirolimus 2mg Tablet

Interventions

  • DrugSirolimus 2mg Tablet

    Sirolimus (oral) will be started at 2 mg daily. Sirolimus dosing will be titrated to meet serum trough levels of \>8 ng/ml, assayed at 7 days after starting a new dose, by chromatography/mass spectrometry. Once adequate serum levels are met (≥8 ng/ml), the same dosing will be continued until progression of disease as evidenced by imaging, or unacceptable toxicity.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Objective Response Rate (ORR)

    To evaluate the efficacy of sirolimus in patients with metastatic mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) solid cancer after immunotherapy (either due to disease progression or to inability to tolerate treatment), ORR will be determined. For this study ORR will be defined as the percentage of patients who achieve either a complete response (CR = disappearance of all target tumors); or a partial response (PR = ≥30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameters of target tumors) based on Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1) following review of imaging (CT-CAP or PET-CT) data.

    Time frame: Up to approximately 24 weeks after achieving therapeutic sirolimus levels, up to 7 months total

Secondary outcomes

  1. Progression Free Survival (PFS)

    PFS, the duration of time from treatment initiation to progression of known metastases or new metastatic site, or death from any cause after a timeframe of 24 weeks, will be determined following treatment with sirolimus in patients with metastatic mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) solid cancer after immunotherapy (either due to disease progression or to inability to tolerate treatment). Group median number of months will be reported.

    Time frame: Approximately 24 weeks after sirolimus initiation, up to approximately 7 months total

  2. Response Duration (RD)

    RD, defined as the duration of time from documentation of tumor response until the time of disease progression will be determined following treatment with sirolimus in patients with metastatic mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) solid cancer after immunotherapy (either due to disease progression or to inability to tolerate treatment). Group median number of months will be reported.

    Time frame: Up to ~24 weeks from the time of tumor response, up to 7 months total

  3. Overall Survival (OS)

    Overall Survival, the duration of time from the start of treatment initiation for patients diagnosed with metastatic mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) solid cancer after immunotherapy (either due to disease progression or inability to tolerate treatment) to death from any cause, will be determined. Group median number of months will be reported.

    Time frame: Approximately 24 weeks after sirolimus initiation, up to approximately 7 months total

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Results

Posted Jul 25, 2024

Participant flow

Patients were enrolled into the study from 11/16/2020 through 12/22/2021 at the Montefiore-Einstein Cancer Center.

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneSirolimus
Started6
Completed4
Not completed2
Withdrew: Death1
Withdrew: Lost to follow-up1

Outcome measures

PrimaryObjective Response Rate (ORR)

To evaluate the efficacy of sirolimus in patients with metastatic mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) solid cancer after immunotherapy (either due to disease progression or to inability to tolerate treatment), ORR will be determined. For this study ORR will be defined as the percentage of patients who achieve either a complete response (CR = disappearance of all target tumors); or a partial response (PR = ≥30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameters of target tumors) based on Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1) following review of imaging (CT-CAP or PET-CT) data.

Time frame:
Up to approximately 24 weeks after achieving therapeutic sirolimus levels, up to 7 months total
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Objective Response Rate (ORR)
ParticipantsSirolimus
Objective Response Rate (ORR)1
SecondaryProgression Free Survival (PFS)

PFS, the duration of time from treatment initiation to progression of known metastases or new metastatic site, or death from any cause after a timeframe of 24 weeks, will be determined following treatment with sirolimus in patients with metastatic mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) solid cancer after immunotherapy (either due to disease progression or to inability to tolerate treatment). Group median number of months will be reported.

Time frame:
Approximately 24 weeks after sirolimus initiation, up to approximately 7 months total
Reported as:
Median · months
Progression Free Survival (PFS)
monthsSirolimus
Progression Free Survival (PFS)3.5 (3.3 to 6.0)
SecondaryResponse Duration (RD)

RD, defined as the duration of time from documentation of tumor response until the time of disease progression will be determined following treatment with sirolimus in patients with metastatic mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) solid cancer after immunotherapy (either due to disease progression or to inability to tolerate treatment). Group median number of months will be reported.

Time frame:
Up to ~24 weeks from the time of tumor response, up to 7 months total
Reported as:
Median · months
Response Duration (RD)
monthsSirolimus
Response Duration (RD)6.0 (6.0 to 6.0)
SecondaryOverall Survival (OS)

Overall Survival, the duration of time from the start of treatment initiation for patients diagnosed with metastatic mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) solid cancer after immunotherapy (either due to disease progression or inability to tolerate treatment) to death from any cause, will be determined. Group median number of months will be reported.

Time frame:
Approximately 24 weeks after sirolimus initiation, up to approximately 7 months total
Reported as:
Median · months
Overall Survival (OS)
monthsSirolimus
Overall Survival (OS)6.1 (3.7 to 6.9)
Post-hocBest Overall Response (OR)

To evaluate the efficacy of sirolimus in patients with metastatic mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) solid cancer after immunotherapy (either due to disease progression or to inability to tolerate treatment), the best OR will be determined based on RECIST criteria following review of imaging (CT-CAP or PET-CT) data. Tumor responses will be categorized based on RECIST v1.1 criteria as follows: Complete Response (CR): disappearance of all target tumors Partial Response (PR): ≥30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameters of target tumors Progressive Disease (PD): at least 20% increase in sum of diameters of target tumor (noting smallest sum on study); absolute increase of 5mm must be demonstrated Stable Disease (SD): neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for PD Inevaluable/Not Evaluable (NE): No imaging taken/no measurement performed

Time frame:
Up to approximately 24 weeks after achieving therapeutic sirolimus levels, up to 7 months total
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Best Overall Response (OR)
ParticipantsSirolimus
CR0
PR1
SD3
PD1
NE1

Adverse events

Collected over Approximately 24 weeks following initiation of treatment, up to 7 months total.. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Sirolimus1/6 (16.7%)1/6 (16.7%)6/6 (100%)
Most frequent serious events
Most frequent serious events
EventSirolimus
Abdominal PainGastrointestinal disorders1/6
VomitingGastrointestinal disorders1/6
Most frequent other events
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Most frequent other events
EventSirolimus
FatigueGeneral disorders3/6
Back PainMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders3/6
DiarrheaGastrointestinal disorders3/6
AnorexiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders2/6
Rash Maculo-papularSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders2/6
Edema LimbsGeneral disorders2/6
AnemiaBlood and lymphatic system disorders2/6
HoarsenessRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders1/6
NeuropathyNervous system disorders1/6
Abdominal PainGastrointestinal disorders1/6

Baseline characteristics

6 baseline participants

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)Sirolimus
<=18 years0
Between 18 and 65 years5
>=65 years1
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Sirolimus
Female4
Male2
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Sirolimus
Hispanic or Latino3
Not Hispanic or Latino3
Unknown or Not Reported0
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Sirolimus
American Indian or Alaska Native0
Asian0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander0
Black or African American2
White1
More than one race3
Unknown or Not Reported0
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)Sirolimus
United States6
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Study locations

1 site
  • Montefiore Medical Center
    Bronx, New York 10461, United States
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References and documents

Study documents

  • Protocol and statistical analysis plan · Feb 3, 2023

Documents are hosted by the registry — open the source record to download them.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 25, 2024, 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
NCT04393454
Lead sponsor
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 19, 2020
Start date
Nov 16, 2020
Primary completion
May 16, 2023
Completion
May 16, 2023
Results posted
Jul 25, 2024
Last update
Jul 25, 2024

Study contacts

Chaoyuan Kuang, MD, PhD
principal investigator · Montefiore Medical Center

Oversight

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