There are 3 clinical trials
The goal of this clinical research study is to find the highest tolerable dose of the combination of erlotinib and pralatrexate that can be given to patients with advanced cancer. The safety of the drug combination will also be studied. Pralatrexate is designed to block the body's ability to make folic acid, a protein that may help cancer tissue to develop and spread. Erlotinib hydrochloride is designed to block proteins that are thought to cause cancer cells to grow. Erlotinib may help slow the growth of tumors.
For the MTD expansion cohort, patients will be eligible if they meet one of the following criteria: I. Have an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-sensitive mutation (as G719C in exon 18, E746-A750 in exon 90, L858R in exon 21) and have been previously treated with EGFR inhibitor therapy but have subsequently developed resistance, OR II. --- G719C ---
Description: MTD defined by dose limiting toxicities (DLTs) that occur in the first cycle. DLT defined as any Grade 3 or 4 non-hematologic toxicity as defined in the NCI Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Effects (CTCAE) v3.0. Grade 4 hematologic toxicity lasting 2 weeks or longer despite supportive care. Grade 4 nausea or vomiting > 5 days despite maximum anti-nausea regimens, and any other Grade 3 non-hematologic toxicity, including symptoms/signs of vascular leak or cytokine release syndrome; or any severe or life-threatening complication or abnormality not defined in NCI-CTCAE as attributable to therapy.
Measure: Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) of Erlotinib with Pralatrexate Time: 8 weeksDescription: Tumor response defined as one or more of the following: (1) stable disease for more than or equal to 4 months, (2) decrease in measurable tumor (sentinel lesions) by more than or equal to 20% by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria, (3) decrease in tumor markers by more than or equal to 25% (for example, a >/= 25% decrease in CA125 for patients with ovarian cancer), or (4) a partial response according to the Choi criteria, i.e. decrease in size by 10% or more, or a decrease in tumor density, as measured in Hounsfield units (HU), by more than or equal to 15% (28).
Measure: Tumor Response Time: 8 weeksPreclinical data in lung cancer cell lines showed that EGFR mutation can potentially be a positive predictor for sensitivity to BKM120. Furthermore, when the erlotinib-resistant model H1975 (LR858 and T790M mutation) was treated with BKM120, significant tumor control was observed (Novartis internal data). Therefore, combining BKM120 with erlotinib could potentially down-modulate PI3K-Akt activity resulting in a synergistic effect on cell growth inhibition and enhancing the response to erlotinib.
These include, but are not limited to mutations in L858R (Exon 21); Exon 19 deletion; G719S, G719A, G719C mutations (Exon 19);or L861Q (laboratory report required at enrollment). --- L858R --- --- G719S --- --- G719A --- --- G719C ---
Description: Percentage of patients who are alive and progression-free at 3 months (APF3) from first treatment.
Measure: Progression Free Survival at 3 Months Time: 3 monthsDescription: Defined as the time from first treatment until death from any cause.
Measure: Overall Survival Time: every 3 months after study treatment, projected 24 monthsDescription: Defined as the time from complete or partial response (CR or PR) until objective tumor progression. Tumor measurements will be obtained using CT scans of chest, abdomen and pelvis and assessed per RECIST v 1.1. Complete response (CR) is defined as a disappearance of all lesions; partial response (PR) is defined as at least a 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter (LD) of target lesions, taking the baseline sum LD as reference. Stable Disease (SD) is defined as neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR, nor sufficient increase to qualify for progressive disease, taking as reference the smallest (nadir) sum LD since start of treatment.
Measure: Duration of Response Time: every 8 weeks for 12 months, then every 12 weeks thereafter, estimated 18 monthsDescription: Defined as the percentage of complete and partial responses (CR + PR) among all patients. Complete response (CR) is defined as a disappearance of all lesions; partial response (PR) is defined as at least a 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter (LD) of target lesions, taking the baseline sum LD as reference. Stable Disease (SD) is defined as neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR, nor sufficient increase to qualify for progressive disease, taking as reference the smallest (nadir) sum LD since start of treatment.
Measure: Objective Response Rate Time: every 8 weeks for 12 months, then every 12 weeks thereafter, estimated 18 monthsDescription: Adverse events will be graded using CTCAE v4.3. and will be collected until 30 days after the discontinuation of study treatment for each participant. A non-serious adverse event is any untoward medical occurrence. A serious adverse event (SAE) is an event that meets one or more of the following: results in death; is life-threatening; requires inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization; results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity; is a congenital anomaly/birth defect; requires intervention to prevent permanent impairment or damage. Specific AE and SAE terms are provided in the Adverse event module.
Measure: Number of Participants With Serious and Non-serious Adverse Events as a Measure of Safety. Time: Every 2 weeks for 8 weeks, then every 8 weeks thereafter, estimated 24 monthsThe purpose of this study is to test whether the combination of bevacizumab and erlotinib can prolong progression free survival as compared with erlotinib alone as first-line treatment in patients with non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with activating mutation of EGFR.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age ≥18 years 2. Histological documentation of primary non squamous lung carcinoma 3. Stage IV or IIIB disease with supraclavicular metastatic nodes (according to TNM 7th edition) 4. Activating epidermal growth factor receptor mutation (exon19 deletion or exon 21 L858R mutation or other activating/sensitizing mutations, such as exon 21 L861Q, exon 18 G719S, G719A and G719C, exon 20 S768I and V769L). --- L858R --- --- L861Q --- --- G719S --- --- G719A --- --- G719C ---
Description: as determined by investigator
Measure: progression free survival Time: up to 2 yearsDescription: as determined by an independent central review board blinded to study treatment
Measure: progression free survival Time: up to 2 yearsDescription: samples taken at baseline, 6 weeks, 6 months, and at progression
Measure: number and type of EGFR mutations in plasma samples Time: up to 2 years