Temsirolimus and Pemetrexed for Recurrent or Refractory Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Summary

To determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and dose limiting toxicities (DLT) of the combination of temsirolimus and pemetrexed, as well as the response rate. The starting dose (Dose Level 1) and schedule of pemetrexed will be 500 mg/m\^2 given every 3 weeks and the starting dose (Dose Level 1) for temsirolimus will be 15 mg given weekly for 3 weeks, to complete 1 cycle. In subsequent cohorts, dose will be escalated or de-escalated. Enrollment to each cohort is based on toxicity experienced at that dose level.

Timeline

Start

2009-09

Primary completion

2013-01

Completion

2016-04

Publications

• Background Russo F, Bearz A, Pampaloni G; Investigators of Italian Pemetrexed Monotherapy of NSCLC Group. Pemetrexed single agent chemotherapy in previously treated patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer. BMC Cancer. 2008 Jul 31;8:216. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-8-216.
• Background Pal SK, Figlin RA, Reckamp KL. The role of targeting mammalian target of rapamycin in lung cancer. Clin Lung Cancer. 2008 Nov;9(6):340-5. doi: 10.3816/CLC.2008.n.049.
• Background Atkins MB, Hidalgo M, Stadler WM, Logan TF, Dutcher JP, Hudes GR, Park Y, Liou SH, Marshall B, Boni JP, Dukart G, Sherman ML. Randomized phase II study of multiple dose levels of CCI-779, a novel mammalian target of rapamycin kinase inhibitor, in patients with advanced refractory renal cell carcinoma. J Clin Oncol. 2004 Mar 1;22(5):909-18. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2004.08.185.
• Background Rini BI. Temsirolimus, an inhibitor of mammalian target of rapamycin. Clin Cancer Res. 2008 Mar 1;14(5):1286-90. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-07-4719. No abstract available.
• Background Duran I, Kortmansky J, Singh D, Hirte H, Kocha W, Goss G, Le L, Oza A, Nicklee T, Ho J, Birle D, Pond GR, Arboine D, Dancey J, Aviel-Ronen S, Tsao MS, Hedley D, Siu LL. A phase II clinical and pharmacodynamic study of temsirolimus in advanced neuroendocrine carcinomas. Br J Cancer. 2006 Nov 6;95(9):1148-54. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603419. Epub 2006 Oct 10.
• Background Peralba JM, DeGraffenried L, Friedrichs W, Fulcher L, Grunwald V, Weiss G, Hidalgo M. Pharmacodynamic Evaluation of CCI-779, an Inhibitor of mTOR, in Cancer Patients. Clin Cancer Res. 2003 Aug 1;9(8):2887-92.

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