Doxorubicin With or Without Sildenafil, With Analysis of Cardiac Markers

Last updated: August 22, 2019
Sponsor: Virginia Commonwealth University
Overall Status: Completed

Phase

1

Condition

Breast Cancer

Sarcoma

Genitourinary Cancer

Treatment

N/A

Clinical Study ID

NCT01375699
MCC-13419
NCI-2011-0098
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

Sildenafil increases the therapeutic effect of doxorubicin used as treatment for cancers of solid tumors through both an increase in anti-tumor effects and protection from cardiac toxicity.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with any malignancy that is deemed appropriate for treatment with achemotherapy regimen incorporating a < 3-hour infusion of doxorubicin >= 40mg/m^2/dose not more frequently than weekly; single agent doxorubicin and combinationchemotherapy are allowed; the duration of treatment and the cumulative dose ofdoxorubicin are determined by the chemotherapy regimen chosen for treatment of eachindividual's disease and up to the discretion of the treating provider; priordoxorubicin-based regimen(s) allowed, unless the most recent prior doxorubicin-basedregimen resulted in documented refractory disease

  • At least 30 days since last doxorubicin before initiation of current doxorubicin-basedregimen

  • Performance status Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) equal to or less than 2

  • Life-expectancy > 1 year

  • Women of childbearing potential and men must agree to use a medically accepted form ofbirth control for the duration of study and for a minimum of 6 months after the lastdose of doxorubicin

  • Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent; a signedinformed consent must be obtained prior to any study-specific procedures

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Known congestive heart failure (CHF) (active disease or history of)

  • Left ventricular ejection fraction less than 55%

  • Planned concurrent administration of other investigational agents

  • Planned subsequent therapy with a human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-directed treatments (trastuzumab, pertuzumab, trastuzumab emtansine [T-DM1]) orother anthracyclines besides doxorubicin

  • Swallowing or absorption problems that might interfere with oral bioavailability ofsildenafil

  • Known hypersensitivity to doxorubicin, sildenafil or any component of either agent

  • Planned chronic nitrate or alpha blocker therapy

  • Exclude persons who require ongoing administration of STRONG cytochrome P450, family 3, subfamily A, polypeptide 4 (CYP3A4) inhibitors and/or inducers; short periods ofexposure to CYP3A4 inhibitors will be allowed (i.e., exposure to aprepitant for threedays at the time of doxorubicin exposure)

  • Other relative contraindications to sildenafil as defined in the prescribinginformation:

  • Myocardial infarction, stroke, or life-threatening arrhythmia within the last 6months

  • Coronary artery disease causing unstable angina

  • Resting hypotension (blood pressure [BP] < 90/50) or hypertension (BP > 170/110)despite appropriate treatment

  • Known retinitis pigmentosa

  • Persisting or anticipated toxicity from prior therapy that might confound attributionof on-study adverse events (AEs)

  • Pregnant or nursing

  • Known hearing loss

  • History of priapism when exposed to PDE5 inhibitors (sildenafil, vardenafil,tadalafil)

  • Other condition(s) that in the opinion of the investigator might compromise theobjectives of the study

Study Design

Total Participants: 26
Study Start date:
August 11, 2011
Estimated Completion Date:
January 19, 2018

Study Description

Definitive study of sildenafil enhancement of anthracycline anticancer effects and cardioprotection would require a randomized, placebo-controlled trial involving large numbers of patients and many years of follow-up. It is appropriate to demonstrate that concurrent administration of sildenafil and doxorubicin is safe and tolerable. Second, in definitive studies it might be helpful to incorporate early markers of cardiac injury in order to gain early insight into cardioprotective effects, but there are no such established markers. As a correlative study, multiple intermediate markers will be tested. In order to investigate these candidate markers it is appropriate to study patients receiving doxorubicin alone, as early markers of injury may not be apparent in patients treated with the combination. In order to accomplish these two goals the trial is a randomized trial involving a sildenafil/doxorubicin group and a doxorubicin group.

Connect with a study center

  • Virginia Commonwealth University/Massey Cancer Center

    Richmond, Virginia 23298-0037
    United States

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