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Brief Title: Phase I/II Trial of RAD001 Plus Nexavar in Patients With Kidney Cancer
Official Title: Phase I/II Trial of RAD001 Plus Nexavar® For Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma
Study ID: NCT00448149
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to see whether the combination for RAD001 and Nexavar® works better when given together than they do alone. The purpose of the first phase of this study is to determine the best dose of RAD001 given with Nexavar®, and to see what effects, good and/or bad, the study drug has on the subject and the subject's tumor. This study will also observe side effects experienced by the subject.
Detailed Description: Despite significant progress in understanding the biology of renal cell carcinoma (RCC), it is estimated that over 35, 000 people in the United States will be diagnosed and approximately 12, 000 have died from this disease in 2005. Renal cell carcinoma presently ranks tenth as the leading cause of cancer death and constitutes 3% of all solid neoplasms. In contrast to many other malignancies, treatment for RCC is limited. Treatment remains a highly difficult and perplexing challenge due to its resistance to both chemotherapy and hormone therapy and limited response to cytokines. Despite recent advances in our fundamental knowledge of RCC biology and development of molecular therapeutics, more clinical research will be required to best guide our use of these exciting new agents in combination regimens. The combination of RAD001 and Nexavar®, in current clinical trials with minimal toxicity, represents a treatment regimen which should be investigated for tolerance and toxicity as well as initial phase II efficacy. The study is designed to evaluate the MTD. Following the completion of the phase I, utilizing the MTD, Phase II study is designed to evaluate the anti-tumor activity.
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
The Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Houston, Texas, United States
Name: Robert J Amato, DO
Affiliation: Baylor College of Medicine - Methodist Hospital
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR