A Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Study of RO5185426 in Previously Treated Patients With Metastatic Melanoma

Summary

This open-label study will assess the pharmacokinetics, efficacy and safety of RO5185426 administered as 240mg tablets in previously treated patients with metastatic melanoma. Patients will be randomized to receive one of four dose-levels of RO5185426 \[RG7204; PLEXXIKON; PLX4032\] orally twice daily on days 1 to 15 (morning dose). Starting on day 22, treatment with RO5185426 may be resumed at a dose of 960 mg twice daily and continued until disease progression. Target sample size is \<100 patients.

Timeline

Start

2010-05

Primary completion

2013-02

Completion

2013-02

Publications

• Frederick DT, Salas Fragomeni RA, Schalck A, Ferreiro-Neira I, Hoff T, Cooper ZA, Haq R, Panka DJ, Kwong LN, Davies MA, Cusack JC, Flaherty KT, Fisher DE, Mier JW, Wargo JA, Sullivan RJ. Clinical profiling of BCL-2 family members in the setting of BRAF inhibition offers a rationale for targeting de novo resistance using BH3 mimetics. PLoS One. 2014 Jul 1;9(7):e101286. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0101286. eCollection 2014.
• Lacouture ME, Duvic M, Hauschild A, Prieto VG, Robert C, Schadendorf D, Kim CC, McCormack CJ, Myskowski PL, Spleiss O, Trunzer K, Su F, Nelson B, Nolop KB, Grippo JF, Lee RJ, Klimek MJ, Troy JL, Joe AK. Analysis of dermatologic events in vemurafenib-treated patients with melanoma. Oncologist. 2013;18(3):314-22. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2012-0333. Epub 2013 Mar 1.

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