Disulfiram With Copper Gluconate and Liposomal Doxorubicin in Treatment-Refractory Sarcomas

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 1
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorCase Comprehensive Cancer Center

About this trial

The purpose of this study is to test the safety of combining the disulfiram (DSF) and copper gluconate (Cu) to liposomal doxorubicin to treat patients with sarcomas that recurred or did not respond to initial treatment.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Must have histologically confirmed relapsed or refractory sarcoma.

Must have measurable disease by RECIST criteria at study enrollment

Performance status of Karnofsky/Lansky ≥50%

Absolute neutrophil count ≥1,000/mcL

Disqualifiers

Has active, uncontrolled bacterial, viral, or fungal infection(s) requiring systemic therapy

Has a history of allergy or hypersensitivity to any of the study drugs, their pharmaceutical class or any of their excipients. The participant exhibits any of the events outlined in the Contraindications or Special Warnings and Precautions sections of Liposomal Doxorubicin Prescribing Information package inserts or on the Investigator's Brochure for DSF/Cu.

Has a concomitant serious medical or psychiatric illness that, in the opinion of the investigator, could compromise the participant's safety or the study data integrity.

Is currently enrolled in any other clinical protocol or investigational trial involving administration of antineoplastic compounds for the treatment of their sarcoma.

Trial design

Design model

Single group

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Disulfiram

    Drug

    To be taken orally (PO) daily in the AM, rounded for pill size (max 480mg/day). To be administered day 1-7 of lead-in week and day 1-28 cycles Cycle length: 28 days, maximum 12 cycles Level -1 (150mg/m\^2/day) Level 0 (225mg/m\^2/day) Level 1 (300mg/m\^2/day), max 480mg/day

  • Copper Gluconate

    Drug

    To be taken orally (PO), 5.2mg/m2/day daily in the PM, rounded for pill size (max 9mg/day) To be administered day 1-7 Lead-in week and day 1-28 cycles Cycle length: 28 days, maximum 12 cycles

  • Liposomal Doxorubicin (Doxil)

    Drug

    To be given IV, 30mg/m2/dose To be administered day 1 of cycles Cycle length: 28 days, maximum 12 cycles

Treatment groups

24 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group
Group A: DSF/CuExperimental treatment 3 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Safety as measured by percent of participants experiencing grade 3+ with at least possible attribution to study drug using CTCAE 5.0 guidelines

Safety as measured by percent of participants experiencing grade 3+ with at least possible attribution to study drug using CTCAE 5.0 guidelines

Time frame
up to 30 days after last treatment
2

Recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) of DSF/Cu in combination with liposomal doxorubicin

RP2D of DSF/Cu in combination with liposomal doxorubicin

Time frame
at end of cycle 1 (day 28)
3

Number of participants able to take at least 80% of the drug doses during the first cycle of treatment

Feasibility: Number of participants able to take at least 80% of the drug doses during the first cycle of treatment, assessed by the medication diary patients will be asked to keep

Time frame
up to 30 days after last treatment
4

Number of dose-limiting toxicities (DLT)

Tolerability, as total number of defined as number of DLTs

Time frame
up to 30 days after last treatment

Secondary outcomes

1

Percent of participants with tumor response evaluated using RECIST v1.1

Tumor response will be evaluated per RECIST v1.1 criteria - percent of participants with complete response, partial response, stable disease and progressive disease reported

Time frame
At 2 months
2

Median Overall Survival (OS)

Median OS defined as the time from participant enrollment on study to time of death

Time frame
up to 30 days after last treatment
3

Median Event free survival

Median Event free survival defined as the time from participant enrollment on study to time of disease progression (PD) per RECIST v1.1,. PD defined as at least a 20% increase in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum on study (this includes the baseline sum if that is the smallest on study). In addition to the relative increase of 20%, the sum must also demonstrate an absolute increase of at least 5 mm.

Time frame
up to 30 days after last treatment
4

Pharmacokinetics of DSF/Cu in combination with liposomal doxorubicin [Peak concentration (Cmax)]

Pharmacokinetics of DSF/Cu in combination with liposomal doxorubicinbased on samples collected - Peak concentration (Cmax)

Time frame
At hour 0 of Day 1 of lead-in week

Other outcomes

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