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A Phase II Study of MK 2206 in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma


Phase 2
18 Years
90 Years
Open (Enrolling)
Both
Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma

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Trial Information

A Phase II Study of MK 2206 in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma


Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most frequent subtype of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
(NHL) around the world, in all age groups.

DLBCL is a curable disease and combination of monoclonal antibody against CD20 (rituximab)
with cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisolone (CHOP) regimen have
improved the prognosis of patients with a 20% increase of the cure rate. For the remaining
patients who are not in complete response and/or who relapse after first line therapy, the
possibility of cure is dramatically reduced.

As PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway regulates the expression of cyclin D1, c-Myc and Stat3 proteins,
which are involved in the pathogenesis of DLBCL HL), this signalling axis is an emerging
therapeutic target for treatment of DLBCL.

One study has shown that the level of p-Akt is an adverse prognostic feature in DLBCL and is
found in 52% of tumors samples from DLBCL patients.

Given the fact that AKT is overactivated in about to 52% of DLBCL and is considered as a
poor prognosis factor, we postulate that targeting AKT in DLBCL may be an interesting
therapeutic strategy.

MK-2206 is an orally selective allosteric inhibitor of AKT developed by MERCK currently
highlighted as a promising therapeutic option for cancer patients and under clinical
development in several Phase 1 trials.

Therefore, we propose to conduct a Phase II study using a two-stage Simon's design with
objective response rate (ORR) as the primary endpoint.


Inclusion Criteria:



- Patients with histologically confirmed diffuse large B-Cell lymphomas.

- Patients must have measurable disease.

- Subjects must have received at least two prior treatment lines.There is no maximal
limit on the number of prior therapies

- Prior treatment must include CHOP (cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine
and prednisolone) -like chemotherapy in combination with rituximab. Rituximab
used alone is not considered as a separate regimen.

- Prior treatment could include high dose chemotherapy with autologous stem-cell
transplantation if patients had progressed ≥ 3 months after this treatment.

- Salvage treatment, mobilization chemotherapy, high-dose chemotherapy and planned
post-transplant therapy should be considered as one regimen

- Relapsed or refractory patients who are candidate to high-dose chemotherapy and
autologous or allogenic stem cell transplantation are not eligible.

- Patients must have discontinued all prior therapies for at least 5 times the t1/2 of
prior anti-cancer therapies before study entry.

- Male or female patients, age ≥ 18 years.

- Life expectancy greater than 4 months.

- ECOG performance status ≤2.

- Patients must have normal organ and marrow function as defined below:

- Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1.5 x 109/L,

- Platelet count ≥ 100 x 109/L or ≥75 x 109/L if the bone marrow is involved,

- AST/ALT ≤ 2.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) (or ≤ 5.0 x ULN if liver metastasis)
direct bilirubin ≤ 1.5ULN

- Calculated creatinine clearance (Cockcroft-Gault formula) of ≥ 50mL/min

- Patients must agree to use adequate double contraception

- Patients must be able to swallow whole tablets.

- Cardiovascular baseline QTcF≤ 450 msec (male) or QTcF≤470msec (female).

- Signed written informed consent document.

- Patients with French Social Security in compliance with the French law relating to
biomedical research.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Tumor tissue sample not available for pathological review.

- Patients with others than Diffuse large B-Cell Lymphoma histology.

- Patients who have had chemotherapy or radiotherapy within 4 weeks (6 weeks for
nitrosoureas or mitomycin C) prior to entering the study.

- Patients who have not recovered from adverse events grade > 1 due to agents
administered more than 4 weeks earlier.

- Patients who are receiving any other investigational agents.

- Patients with known CNS involvement should be excluded from this clinical trial
because of their poor prognosis and because they often develop progressive neurologic
dysfunction that would confound the compliance to the study protocol.

- History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic
composition to MK-2206 tablets.

- Patients with uncontrolled hyperglycemia

- Patients with uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to,
ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina
pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would
limit compliance with study requirements.

- Pregnant and breastfeeding women are excluded from this study.

- HIV-positive patients on combination antiretroviral therapy are ineligible because of
the potential for pharmacokinetic interactions with MK-2206.

- Patients with malabsorption syndrome or other condition that would interfere with
intestinal absorption.

- Patients with clinically important history of liver disease, including viral or other
hepatitis or cirrhosis.

- Prior history of malignancies other than lymphoma (except for basal cell or squamous
cell carcinoma of the skin or carcinoma in situ of the cervix or breast) unless the
subject has been free of the disease for ≥ 3 years.

- Uncontrolled hypertension with resting SBP>140 or resting DBP>90mm Hg

Type of Study:

Interventional

Study Design:

Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Outcome Measure:

evaluation of the antitumor activity of MK-2206 in terms of objective response rate (ORR).

Outcome Description:

the objective response rate (ORR) is measured as per 2007 Cheson international response criteria.

Outcome Time Frame:

4 months after the first day of treatment.

Safety Issue:

No

Principal Investigator

Hervé Ghesquières, MD

Investigator Role:

Principal Investigator

Investigator Affiliation:

Centre Leon Berard, Lyon, France

Authority:

France: Afssaps - Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des produits de santé (Saint-Denis)

Study ID:

AKTIL

NCT ID:

NCT01466868

Start Date:

November 2011

Completion Date:

May 2015

Related Keywords:

  • Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma
  • Diffuse Large B cell Lymphoma
  • AKT
  • MK 2206
  • objective response rate
  • progression free survival
  • overall survival
  • safety
  • Lymphoma
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell
  • Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse

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