A Phase 2 Study of Nab-sirolimus (ABI-009) in Patients With Advanced Malignant PEComa (NCT02494570) | Clinical Trial Compass
CompletedPhase 2
A Phase 2 Study of Nab-sirolimus (ABI-009) in Patients With Advanced Malignant PEComa
United States34 participantsStarted 2015-10
Plain-language summary
A phase 2 multi-center investigation of efficacy of nab-sirolimus (formerly known as ABI-009 or nab-rapamycin) in patients with advanced malignant perivascular epithelioid cell tumor (PEComa).
Who can participate
Age range
18 Years
Sex
ALL
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Inclusion criteria
. Patients must have a histologically confirmed diagnosis of malignant PEComa that is either metastatic or locally advanced and for which surgery is not a recommended option.
. Patients must have available tumor block along with the corresponding pathology report (or approximately 30 unstained slides, with a minimum of 16 slides), and/or fresh biopsy to allow retrospective centralized confirmation of malignant PEComa and for mTOR pathway analysis and biomarker analysis.
. Patients must have one or more measurable target lesions by CT scan or MRI. Measurable disease by RECIST v1.1.
. Patients must not have been previously treated with an mTOR inhibitor.
. Prior treatment (investigational or other), chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery, or other therapeutic agents (except mTOR inhibitors) is allowed, if completed after 5 half-lives or ≥28 days prior to enrollment, whichever is shorter.
. Eligible patients, 18 years or older, with Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 or 1.
. Patients must have the following blood chemistry levels at screening (obtained
. total bilirubin ≤1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) mg/dl
Exclusion criteria
Questions worth asking your doctor
Bring these to your next appointment. They're a starting point for a shared conversation — not a sign you qualify or a recommendation to enrol.
1Based on my diagnosis and history, is this trial worth exploring for me — or is there a standard treatment we should try first?
2What does this trial's phase tell us about how much is already known about its safety and benefit?
3What would taking part actually involve for me — visits, tests, time, and travel?
4What are the known and possible risks or side effects I should weigh, and how would they be monitored?
5If this trial isn't the right fit, what other options or trials would you suggest I look into?
Generated to help you prepare — always confirm anything about your own eligibility and care with the study team and your doctor.
Questions for the trial coordinator
The trial coordinator is the person who runs the study day to day. These cover the practical side — logistics, costs, and what taking part would actually mean for your life. The study team confirms whether you meet the criteria; these are questions to ask, not a sign you qualify.
1What does taking part actually involve week to week — how many visits, where, and how long does each one take?
2What costs are covered by the study, and what might I have to pay for myself, including travel, parking, or time off work?
3What happens during screening, and what happens if the study team confirms I don't meet the criteria after those tests?
4Who pays for the scans, blood work, and other tests the trial requires — the study, my insurance, or me?
5How will being in the trial affect my regular care, and will my own doctor stay informed and involved?
6Can I leave the trial at any point if I change my mind, and what would happen to my care if I do?
A starting point for the conversation — always confirm anything about your own eligibility, costs, and care with the study team and your doctor.
What they're measuring
1
Objective Overall Response Rate (ORR)
Timeframe: through study completion (up to 72 months)
. Patients with lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) are excluded.
. Known active uncontrolled or symptomatic central nervous system (CNS) metastases. A patient with controlled and asymptomatic CNS metastases may participate in this study. As such, the patient must have completed any prior treatment for CNS metastases ≥28 days (including radiotherapy and/or surgery) prior to start of treatment in this study and should not be receiving chronic corticosteroid therapy for the CNS metastases.
. Active gastrointestinal bleeding, if transfusion dependent.
. Pre-existing thyroid abnormality is allowed provided thyroid function can be controlled with medication.
. Uncontrolled serious medical or psychiatric illness. Patients with a "currently active" second malignancy other than non-melanoma skin cancers, carcinoma in situ of the cervix, resected incidental prostate cancer (staged pT2 with Gleason Score ≤ 6 and postoperative PSA \<0.5 ng/mL), or other adequately treated carcinoma-in-situ are ineligible. Patients are not considered to have a "currently active" malignancy if they have completed therapy and are free of disease for ≥1 year).
. Liver-directed therapy within 2 months of enrollment. Prior treatment with radiotherapy (including radio-labeled spheres and/or cyberknife, hepatic arterial embolization (with or without chemotherapy) or cyrotherapy/ablation) is allowed if these therapies did not affect the areas of measurable disease being used for this protocol.
. Recent infection requiring systemic anti-infective treatment that was completed
. Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus as defined by HbA1c \>8% despite adequate therapy.