A Pilot Study of Minocycline and Armodafinil for Reducing the Symptom Burden Produced by Chemoradiation Treatment for Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
The Study Drugs:
Armodafinil is designed to prevent excessive sleepiness.
Minocycline is an antibiotic. Minocycline has been shown to interrupt cytokine production,
which may help to reduce multiple symptoms.
A placebo is not a drug. It looks like the study drug but is not designed to treat any
disease or illness. It is designed to be compared with a study drug to learn if the study
drug has any real effect.
Study Groups:
If patient agrees to take part in this study, they will be randomly assigned (as in the roll
of dice) to join 1 of 4 groups.
- Group 1 will take armodafinil and a placebo.
- Group 2 will take minocycline and a placebo.
- Group 3 will take armodafinil and minocycline.
- Group 4 will take placebos alone.
Neither patient nor the study staff patient will see in the clinic will know if they are
receiving the study drug(s) and/or the placebo(s). However, if needed for patient's safety,
the study staff will be able to find out which study drug they are receiving.
If needed, during this study, patient may receive standard care by their treating doctors.
Study Drug Administration:
Patient will take the study drug(s)/placebos every day for 10 weeks. Patient should take the
drug(s)/placebo(s) with a full glass of water. If patient gets an upset stomach, take them
with food.
Patient will be given pamphlets with more information about how to take the study
drugs/placebos.
Patient should bring their study drug/placebo capsules to the clinic every study visit.
Completing the Symptom Questionnaire:
Throughout the study, patient will be asked to complete the symptom questionnaire. Patient
will be asked about symptoms from therapy they may be experiencing and how they may be
interfering with their daily activities. The study staff will either meet patient during
their regular clinic visit or call patient at their home at a time that is convenient for
the patient. In the clinic, patient will complete the questionnaire by paper and pen, or by
entering their answers into an electronic tablet computer. On the phone, study staff will
ask patient the questions and record their answers on paper or enter them into a computer.
Patient will complete the symptom questionnaire before they begin chemoradiation and then 1
time a week during Weeks 1-16 of the study. The symptom questionnaire will take up to 5
minutes to complete.
Study Visits:
Before patient begins chemoradiation:
- Patient will complete 4 questionnaires about pain and other symptoms, their mood, and
their quality of life. Completing all 4 of the questionnaires will take about 15
minutes.
- If patient is able to become pregnant, they will have a urine pregnancy test. The study
staff will give patient the pregnancy test kit at their scheduled visit, and will
review and record the results of the test before patient can pick up the study drugs
from the pharmacy.
During the last week of chemoradiation (about Week 7):
-Patient will complete 3 questionnaires about their symptoms, mood, and quality of life.
These questionnaires will take about 10 minutes total to complete.
After about Week 7, the study staff will call patient 1 time a week to check on patient
until Week 10. This phone call should last only a few minutes. If patient has had several
side effects from chemoradiation, this phone call may take longer.
About Week 12 (at a routine clinical visit):
- Patient will complete the 3 questionnaires about their symptoms, mood, and quality of
life.
- If patient was smoking at the beginning of the study, they will complete a
questionnaire that asks if they stopped smoking any time during the study. This will
take a few minutes to complete.
- Patient will be asked to complete another questionnaire that asks about their
satisfaction with the study drug(s). This will take a few minutes.
Length of Study:
Patient will be on study for about 16 weeks. Patient will take the study drug(s) for 10
weeks and complete the symptom survey until Week 16. Patient will be taken off study early
if they have intolerable side effects.
This is an investigational study. Armodafinil is FDA approved and commercially available
for the treatment of excessive sleepiness. Minocycline is FDA approved and commercially
available for the treatment of bacterial infections. The use of these drugs to help reduce
chemoradiation symptoms is investigational.
Up to 12 patients will take part in this study. All will be enrolled at MD Anderson.
Interventional
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
10-week AUC for 5 targeted symptoms
Estimates of treatment effects and the variability of these estimates using a 10-week (+/- 2 days) area under the curve (AUC) for 5 targeted symptoms: fatigue, pain, disturbed sleep, lack of appetite, and drowsiness, either as a combination or individually. Baseline assessments within 2 days of start of CXRT, while symptom intervention agents start day of CXRT or within 2 days of the start of CXRT.
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Zhongxing Liao, MD
Principal Investigator
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
United States: Institutional Review Board
2010-0872
NCT01317550
July 2011
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UT MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, Texas 77030 |