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Patients receive trametinib PO QD on days 1-21. Courses repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Patients receive either A) leucovorin calcium IV over 2 hours and fluorouracil IV continuously over 46-48 hours on days 1 and 15 (courses repeat every 28 days); or B) capecitabine PO BID on days 1-14 (courses repeat every 21 days). Patients treated until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Laboratory Biomarker Analysis

Leucovorin Calcium

Richard Kim

This randomized phase II trial studies how well trametinib or combination chemotherapy works in treating patients with refractory or advanced biliary or gallbladder cancer or that cannot be removed by surgery. Trametinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as fluorouracil, leucovorin calcium, and capecitabine, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. It is not yet known whether giving trametinib is more effective than combination chemotherapy in treating patients with biliary or gallbladder cancer.

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To assess overall survival (OS) in patients with refractory advanced biliary cancer randomized to Arm 1: trametinib compared to those randomized to Arm 2: chemotherapy (either 5-fluorouracil \[fluorouracil\] and leucovorin \[leucovorin calcium\] or capecitabine).

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine the frequency and severity of adverse events of trametinib in this patient population.

II. To assess response rate (RR) and progression-free survival (PFS) in patients randomized to Arm 1: trametinib and patients randomized to Arm 2: chemotherapy (fluorouracil \[5-FU\] or capecitabine in this patient population).

TERTIARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine if a 16-gene expression signature is predictive of mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK) efficacy as evidenced by improved RR, PFS, and OS.

II. To evaluate the effects of trametinib on the inflammatory cytokine and explore potential associations with response rate and survival.

III. To estimate lean soft tissue and fat mass weight gain as a result of treatment with trametinib vs. capecitabine in patients with advanced refractory biliary cancer.

IV. To bank tissue samples for other future correlative studies including next generation sequencing and whole genome methylation assays. NOTE: These potential future correlative studies will not be performed until an amended protocol with relevant detailed information including specific arms and assays is approved by Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program (CTEP).

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

ARM I: Patients receive trametinib orally (PO) once daily (QD) on days 1-21. Courses repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

ARM II: Patients receive 1 of 2 treatment regimens at the discretion of the investigator.

ARM IIA: Patients receive leucovorin calcium intravenously (IV) over 2 hours and fluorouracil IV continuously over 46-48 hours on days 1 and 15. Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

ARM IIB: Patients receive capecitabine PO twice daily (BID) on days 1-14. Courses repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 3 months for 2 years.

Trametinib or Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Refractory or Advanced Biliary or Gallbladder Cancer or That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery

Randomized Phase II Trial of Single Agent MEK Inhibitor Trametinib (GSK1120212) Vs 5-Fluorouracil or Capecitabine in Refractory Advanced Biliary Cancer

From date of registration to date of death due to any cause. Patients last known to be alive are censored at date of last contact.

Adverse event reporting followed the CTCAE (NCI Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events) Version 4.0. Only adverse events that are possibly, probably or definitely related to study drug are reported.

Confirmed response (CR) is two or more objective statuses of CR a minimum of four weeks apart documented before progression or symptomatic deterioration. Partial response (PR) is two or more objective statuses of PR or better a minimum of four weeks apart documented before progression or symptomatic deterioration. Unconfirmed CR is one objective status of CR documented before progression or symptomatic deterioration but not qualifying as CR or PR. Unconfirmed PR is one objective status of PR documented before progression or symptomatic deterioration but not qualifying as CR, PR or unconfirmed CR.

From date of registration to date of first documentation of progression or symptomatic deterioration, or death due to any cause. Patients last known to be alive and progression free are censored at date of last contact.

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Eligible patients who received any treatment and were assessed for adverse events are included in the adverse event summaries. One patient was hospitalized prior to receiving protocol treatment and was not assessed for adverse events.

Patients receive either A) leucovorin calcium IV over 2 hours and fluorouracil IV continuously over 46-48 hours on days 1 and 15. Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity or B) capecitabine PO BID on days 1-14. Courses repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Chemotherapy

Total

Age, Continuous

Sex: Female, Male

Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)

Race (NIH/OMB)

5FU/LV

Planned Chemotherapy

Gall bladder

Site of Disease

All eligible and analyzable patients are included.

SWOG Statistician

Overall Survival

Alanine aminotransferase increased

Anemia

Ascites

Aspartate aminotransferase increased

Blood bilirubin increased

Colitis

Fatigue

Gastric ulcer

Gastritis

Gastrointestinal disorders - Other, specify

Generalized muscle weakness

Hepatobiliary disorders - Other, specify

Hyponatremia

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Mucositis oral

Neutrophil count decreased

Pain in extremity

Palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome

Sepsis

Thromboembolic event

Urinary tract infection

Vomiting

Patients receive trametinib PO QD on days 1-21. Courses repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity

Eligible patients who received any treatment and were assessed for adverse events are included in this summary. One patient was hospitalized prior to receiving protocol treatment and was not assessed for adverse events.

Number of Patients With Grade 3 Through Grade 5 Adverse Events That Are Related to Study Drug

Partial Response

Unconfirmed Partial Response

Stable/No Response

Increasing Disease

Symptomatic Deterioration

All eligible and analyzable patients with measurable disease.

Objective Response Rate

Progression-free Survival

Overall Study

Liver Extracts

Sorafenib

Patients receive sorafenib tosylate PO BID. Treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Sorafenib Tosylate

Renuka Iyer

This clinical trial studies sorafenib tosylate in treating patients with liver cancer that cannot be removed by surgery. Sorafenib tosylate may block some of the enzymes needed for tumor cell growth. Blocking these enzymes may also help the immune system work better. Granzyme B is a biomarker that can be used to measure how well the immune system is working. A biomarker is a biological molecule found in blood, other body fluids, or tissues that is a sign of a normal or abnormal process, or of a condition or disease. Studying granzyme B levels in patients receiving sorafenib tosylate may help doctors learn more about the effects of sorafenib tosylate on the immune system and may help to predict how well sorafenib tosylate will work in treating patients with liver cancer.

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine whether the proportion of cytotoxic T lymphocytes that are producing granzyme B (denoted pGrzB) as measured \~28-35 days after initiation of sorafenib (sorafenib tosylate) therapy correlates with overall survival, defined as the number of months between the start of sorafenib treatment and death from any cause.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine whether higher pGrzB levels will correlate with better sorafenib tolerance, manifested by fewer dose reductions, dose interruptions and adverse events.

II. To determine whether improved immune function may also result in greater recognition of hepatitis viral antigens.

OUTLINE:

Patients receive sorafenib tosylate orally (PO) twice daily (BID). Treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study, patients are followed up for 30 days or after the 6 month time point if continuing sorafenib tosylate and then periodically thereafter.

Sorafenib Tosylate in Treating Patients With Liver Cancer That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery

Granzyme B Production as a Biomarker for the Immunomodulatory Activity of Sorafenib in HCC

The hypotheses of immediate (HI) and sustained improvement (HS) of immune function will be tested using a fixed-sequence procedure. Each hypothesis uses a permutation paired t-test with an upper 1-sided 0.05 significance threshold. HI considers a pGrzB increase between days 0 \& \~28-35. If the HI test finds no short-term pGrzB improvement, the HS test will not be done. If HI indicates a short-time pGrzB improvement, HS considers a pGrzB increase between days 0 and 24 weeks (± 1 week). If both tests indicate improvements it will be concluded improved \& sustained pGrzB response follows sorafenib.

The pGrzB hazard ratio (per 10 percentage point increase) and the associated 95% confidence interval will be estimated using a Cox PH model. Whether pGrzB measurements vary by presence of grade 3+ adverse events (AEs) will be assessed using permutation independent sample t-tests. Descriptive statistics include the pGrzB mean, standard deviations and ranges within AE or patient characteristics.

The hazard ratio and 95% confidence interval for the effect of day \~28-35 pGrzB (in 10 percentage point increments) on OS will be estimated using proportional hazards (PH) models. The pGrzB functional form will be assessed using generalized additive models. Possible confounding from sorafenib dose differences and baseline characteristics will be assessed by including other covariates (or perhaps frailty terms) in the model.

These differences will be assessed using permutation independent sample t-tests. For an AE observed in 15 (50%) of the patients and two-sided statistical significance threshold = 0.05, this test has 80% power to detect a 1.0 standard difference in mean pGrzB. 95% confidence limits for the difference in mean pGrzB will also be provided. Descriptive statistics include the pGrzB mean, standard deviations and ranges within AE or patient characteristics.

National Comprehensive Cancer Network

Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Study title	NCT ID	Conditions	Interventions	Eligibility	Organization
Trametinib or Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Refractory or Advanced Biliary or Gallbladder Cancer or That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery	NCT02042443	Adult Cholangio... Advanced Adult ... BCLC Stage C Ad... BCLC Stage D Ad... Hilar Cholangio... Localized Non-R... Recurrent Adult... Recurrent Child... Recurrent Extra... Recurrent Gallb... Stage II Gallbl... Stage III Child... Stage IIIA Gall... Stage IIIB Gall... Stage IV Childh... Stage IV Distal... Stage IVA Gallb... Stage IVB Gallb... Unresectable Ex...	Capecitabine Fluorouracil Laboratory Biom... Leucovorin Calc... Trametinib	-	National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Sorafenib Tosylate in Treating Patients With Liver Cancer That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery	NCT02072486	Advanced Adult ... Localized Non-R... Stage III Child... Stage IIIA Hepa... Stage IIIB Hepa... Stage IIIC Hepa... Stage IV Childh... Stage IVA Hepat... Stage IVB Hepat...	Laboratory Biom... Sorafenib Tosyl...	-	Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Trametinib or Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Refractory or Advanced Biliary or Gallbladder Cancer or That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery	NCT02042443	Adult Cholangio... Advanced Adult ... BCLC Stage C Ad... BCLC Stage D Ad... Hilar Cholangio... Localized Non-R... Recurrent Adult... Recurrent Child... Recurrent Extra... Recurrent Gallb... Stage II Gallbl... Stage III Child... Stage IIIA Gall... Stage IIIB Gall... Stage IV Childh... Stage IV Distal... Stage IVA Gallb... Stage IVB Gallb... Unresectable Ex...	Capecitabine Fluorouracil Laboratory Biom... Leucovorin Calc... Trametinib	-	National Cancer Institute (NCI)

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