The Drug Rediscovery Protocol (DRUP Trial)

Last updated: January 22, 2024
Sponsor: The Netherlands Cancer Institute
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

2

Condition

Carcinoma

Neoplasms

Cancer

Treatment

Trametinib

Alpelisib

Ribociclib

Clinical Study ID

NCT02925234
M15DRU
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

This is a prospective, non-randomized clinical trial that aims to describe the efficacy and toxicity of commercially available, targeted anticancer drugs* prescribed for treatment of patients with advanced cancer with a potentially actionable variant as revealed by a genomic or protein expression test. The study also aims to simplify patient access to approved targeted therapies that are contributed to the program by collaborating pharmaceutical companies and to perform next generation sequencing on tumor biopsies for biomarker analyses. Eligible patients have an advanced solid tumor, multiple myeloma or B cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma for which standard treatment options are no longer available and acceptable performance status and organ function. A genomic or protein expression test must have been performed on the tumor and the results must identify at least one potentially actionable molecular variant as defined in the protocol. Results from the molecular profiling test will be used to determine an appropriate drug(s) from among those available in the protocol. The choice of drug will be supported by a list of potential profiles, a molecular tumor board, a knowledge library and by study coordinators for review and approval of the match. The protocol-specified treatment will be administered to the patient once any drug-specific eligibility criteria are confirmed and a fresh pre-treatment biopsy is performed for future genetic studies. All patients who receive treatment with a drug available in the protocol will be followed for standard efficacy outcomes including tumor response, progression-free and overall survival as well as duration of treatment. In addition, treatment related toxicity will be evaluated.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Adult (age >18 years) patient with a histologically-proven locally advanced ormetastatic solid tumor, multiple myeloma or B cell non-Hodgkin lymphomawithsymptomatic disease progression or progression according to RECIST-criteria afterstandard anti-cancer treatment or for whom no such treatment is available orindicated.
  • For patients with a primary brain tumor: Histologically confirmed recurrent or denovo primary brain tumor, with unequivocal progression after prior therapy, at least 3months after radiotherapy (either first line chemo-radiotherapy or re-irradiation),and with stable or decreasing dosage of steroids for at least 7 days prior to thebaseline MRI scan.
  1. ECOG performance status 0-2
  2. Patients must have acceptable organ function as defined below. However, specificinclusion/exclusion criteria specified in the drug-specific study manual will takeprecedence:
  3. Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1.5 x 109/l
  4. Hemoglobin > 5.6 mmol/l
  5. Platelets > 75 x 109/l
  6. Total bilirubin < 2 x ULN
  7. AST (SGOT) and ALT (SGPT) < 2.5 x institutional ULN (or < 5 x ULN in patientswith known hepatic metastases)
  8. Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 × ULN or calculated or measured creatinine clearance ≥ 50mL/min/1.73 m2
  9. Patients must have objectively measurable disease (by physical or radiographicexamination, according to RECIST v1.1 for patients with solid tumors, or according toIMWG, Lugano, RANO or GCIG criteria, resp., for patients with multiple myeloma,non-Hodgkin lymphoma, glioblastoma or ovarian cancer in case of CA125-based evaluation (please refer to appendices for further details).
  10. Results must be available from a tumor genomic or protein expression test. Eligibletests may include any of the following technologies: fluorescence in situhybridization (FISH), polymerase chain reaction (PCR), comparative genomichybridization (CGH), next generation sequencing (NGS) or immunohistochemistry (IHC).The test may have been performed on the primary tumor or a metastatic deposit, in adiagnostic laboratory or within the context of another CPCT study, and must reveal apotentially actionable variant as defined in Section 5. The test results (fullpathology or molecular diagnostics report) must be uploaded in the eCRF.
  11. Patients must have a tumor profile for which treatment with one of the FDA and / orEMA approved (or under revision for approval) targeted anti-cancer drugs included inthis study has potential clinical benefit based on preclinical data or clinicalinformation (see section 5).
  12. new (obtained ≤2 months before inclusion, and without any type of anti-cancer therapywithin those ≤2 months) fresh frozen tumor biopsy specimen for extensive biomarkertesting is mandatory before the start of treatment with a targeted agent included inthe protocol. Alternatively, fresh frozen tumor tissue acquired in the context of astandard care procedure may be used, provided that no systemic anti-cancer treatmentwas given between the procedure and start of study treatment within DRUP. The following exceptions are made: a. An exception is made for patients with a primary brain tumor, only if the mandatoryDRUP pre-treatment biopsy for biomarker analysis cannot safely be obtained:
  13. The fresh frozen tumor biopsy sample may be replaced by fresh frozen tumortissue, obtained earlier from recurrent disease, as part of standard of caresurgical procedure (i.e., performed at progression)
  14. If no fresh frozen tumor tissue is available for NGS, and the risk of obtaining anew tumor biopsy is considered too high, no biopsy will be required. In thiscase, the study coordinators must be informed in advance, and there will be noreimbursement for the biopsy procedure. b. In case WGS is performed on tumor tissue outside the context of a clinical trialbefore inclusion, and without any type of anti-cancer therapy between the collectionof tissue and inclusion in DRUP, this can replace the DRUP pre-treatment biopsy,provided that the patient gives consent to use his/her WGS data for biomarker analysisin DRUP. c. An exception is made for patients that underwent an allogeneic hematopoietic stemcell transplantation prior to study enrollment, since this will prevent a correct WGSanalysis due to a mismatch between the biopsy specimen and the required blood sample.
  15. Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.
  16. For orally administered drugs, the patient must be able to swallow and tolerate oralmedication and must have no known malabsorption syndrome.
  17. Because of the risks of drug treatment to the developing foetus, women ofchild-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal orbarrier method of birth control; abstinence) for the duration of study participation,and for four months following completion of study therapy. Male patients should avoidimpregnating a female partner. Male patients, even if surgically sterilized, (i.e.post-vasectomy) must agree to one of the following: practice effective barriercontraception during the entire study treatment period and through 4 months after thelast dose of study drug, or completely abstain from sexual intercourse.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Ongoing toxicity > grade 2, other than alopecia.
  2. Patient is receiving any other anti-cancer therapy (cytotoxic, biologic, radiation, orhormonal other than for replacement). Required wash out period prior to starting studytreatment is at least two weeks. An exception is made for:
  • Patients suffering from CRPC are allowed to continue androgen deprivationtherapy.
  • Medications that are prescribed for supportive care but may potentially have ananti-cancer effect (e.g., megestrol acetate, bisphosphonates). These medicationsmust have been started ≥ 1 week prior to enrollment on this study.
  1. Patient is pregnant or nursing.
  2. Patients with known active progressive brain metastases. Patients with previouslytreated brain metastases are eligible, provided that the patient has not experienced aseizure or had a clinically significant change in neurological status within the 3months prior to registration. All patients with previously treated brain metastasesmust be stable for at least 1 month after completion of treatment and off steroidtreatment prior to study enrollment.
  • Additional exclusion criteria specific for glioblastoma patients:
  1. Patients who require anti-convulsant therapy must be taking non-enzyme inducingantiepileptic drugs (non-EIAED). EIAED are prohibited. Patients previously onEIAED must be switched to non-EIAED at least 2 weeks prior to randomization.
  2. No radiotherapy within the three months prior to the diagnosis of progression.
  3. No radiotherapy with a dose over 65 Gy, stereotactic radiosurgery orbrachytherapy unless the recurrence is histologically proven.
  4. Patients with clinically significant preexisting cardiac conditions, includinguncontrolled or symptomatic angina, uncontrolled atrial or ventricular arrhythmias, orsymptomatic congestive heart failure are not eligible.
  5. Patients with known left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) < 40% are not eligible
  6. Patients with stroke (including TIA) or acute myocardial infarction within 3 monthsbefore the first dose of study treatment are not eligible
  7. Patients with any other clinically significant medical condition which, in the opinionof the treating physician, makes it undesirable for the patient to participate in thestudy or which could jeopardize compliance with study requirements including, but notlimited to: ongoing or active infection, significant uncontrolled hypertension, orsevere psychiatric illness/social situations. For each drug included in this protocol, specific inclusion and exclusion criteria (basedon the Package Insert or manufacturers recommendations) may also apply. These can be foundin the supplemental information about each agent included in the drug-specific studymanuals. Drug-specific inclusion and exclusion criteria will take precedence over theinclusion/exclusion criteria listed above.

Study Design

Total Participants: 1550
Treatment Group(s): 37
Primary Treatment: Trametinib
Phase: 2
Study Start date:
August 01, 2016
Estimated Completion Date:
December 31, 2027

Study Description

Problem description: evidence is building that matching targeted agents to tumor characteristics can improve outcomes. Such reports have fueled interest among patients and physicians to use molecular testing for treatment planning when standard treatment options have been exhausted. When oncologists aim to provide such personalized treatment to their patients though, obtaining the drugs can be challenging since off-label prescribing, while legal, is generally not reimbursed by insurance companies. Furthermore, outcomes of off-label treatment in routine clinical practice are not systematically recorded. As a result, the research and clinical communities have limited insight in these outcomes, leading to repetitive use of ineffective treatment for some tumor types, while effective treatment strategies might be missed for others. The latter is especially relevant for 'orphan diseases', that are too rare to conduct formal phase II and III trials. In summary, there is a lack of access to potentially effective therapy on one hand, and a lack of knowledge on broader use of such therapies on the other, altogether leading to sub-optimal use of available resources.

Envisioned solution and study aim: creation of a drug-access program, in which patients are treated with registered targeted therapy matched to their molecular tumor profile, and in which the outcomes of such therapies are recorded systematically, per tumor profile and tumor type (this is important since it is becoming increasingly clear that the tissue of origin is an important determinant of outcome of genetic abnormalities). We hereby aim to improve and broaden the use of registered targeted therapy, whilst facilitating patient access to such therapy.

Plan of investigation: patients will be treated with approved targeted agents, selected based on results of a molecular profiling test of the patient's tumor. Eligible patients will have exhausted standard treatment options, and their tumor must harbor a potentially actionable molecular variant as defined in the protocol. The study will provide a tumor board to help physicians understand the profiling test results and treatment options, and will enable insights about the utility of this approach. In addition, next generation sequencing will be performed on fresh tumor biopsies for additional biomarker discovery. Patients from the Netherlands and the USA will be included in two similar though independent protocols (DRUP and TAPUR), allowing data-exchange and empowering of both trials.

Expected outcome: early signs of clinical activity of approved drugs outside their label, providing effective personalized treatment options, improved patient outcomes and access to targeted therapy.

Connect with a study center

  • Meander Medical Center

    Amersfoort, Utrecht 3818 ES
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Noordwesr ziekenhuis Alkmaar (NWZ)

    Alkmaar,
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Noordwest ziekenhuisgroep Alkmaar (NWZ)

    Alkmaar,
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Ziekehuisgroep Twente

    Almelo,
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Ziekenhuisgroep Twente

    Almelo,
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Meander medisch centrum

    Amersfoort, 3818 ES
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Amsterdam UMC

    Amsterdam, 1105AZ
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Amsterdam UMC, locatie AMC

    Amsterdam, 1105AZ
    Netherlands

    Site Not Available

  • Amsterdam UMC, locatie VUmc

    Amsterdam, 1081 HV
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Netherlands Cancer Institute

    Amsterdam, 1066CX
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis (OLVG)

    Amsterdam,
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • VUMC

    Amsterdam, 1081 HV
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Gelre ziekehuizen

    Apeldoorn,
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Gelre ziekenhuizen

    Apeldoorn,
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Rijnstate

    Arnhem,
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Rijnstate ziekenhuis

    Arnhem,
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Amphia Hospital

    Breda,
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Amphia Ziekenhuis

    Breda,
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Reiner de Graaf Gasthuis

    Delft,
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Haaglanden medisch centrum

    Den Haag,
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Haga ziekehuis

    Den Haag,
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Haga ziekenhuis

    Den Haag,
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Deventer ziekenhuis

    Deventer,
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Nij Smellinghe Ziekenhuis

    Drachten,
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Ziekehuis Nij Smellinghe

    Drachten,
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Ziekehuis Gelderse Vallei

    Ede,
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Ziekenhuis Gelderse Vallei

    Ede,
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Maxima Medisch Centrum

    Eindhoven, 5631 BM
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Orbis Concern

    Geleen, 6162 BG
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Zuyderland medisch centrum

    Geleen, 6162 BG
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Rivas zorggroep

    Gorinchem,
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Martini

    Groningen,
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Martini ziekenhuis

    Groningen,
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • University Medical Center Groningen

    Groningen,
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Spaarne gasthuis

    Haarlem,
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Tergooi MC

    Hilversum,
    Netherlands

    Site Not Available

  • Treant zorggroep

    Hoogeveen,
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Medisch Centrum Leeuwaarden

    Leeuwarden,
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Leiden University Medical Center

    Leiden,
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Maastricht University Medical Center

    Maastricht,
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Radboud umc

    NIjmegen, 6225GA
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • St. Antonius ziekenhuis

    Nieuwegein,
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • St. Antonius ziekhuis

    Nieuwegein,
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Bravis

    Roosendaal,
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Bravis ziekenhuis

    Roosendaal,
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Erasmus MC

    Rotterdam,
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • St. Fransicus Gasthuis

    Rotterdam, 3045 PM
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Elisabeth-TweeSteden Ziekenhuis

    Tilburg, 5022 GC
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • St. Elisabeth

    Tilburg, 5022 GC
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • University Medical Center Utrecht

    Utrecht, 3584CX
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • VieCuri medisch centrum

    Venlo,
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Viecuri

    Venray,
    Netherlands

    Site Not Available

  • Isala

    Zwolle,
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Isala klinieken

    Zwolle,
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

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