Clinical trial

A Phase III Randomized Clinical Trial to Study the Radiosensitizing Effect of Nelfinavir in Locally Advanced Carcinoma of Uterine Cervix.

Name
TMH Project 1543
Description
The primary aim of the trial is to study the impact of nelfinavir on 3 year disease free survival in patients with advanced carcinoma of cervix receiving standard chemoradiation (Cisplatin and Radiotherapy). There will be two study groups. One group will receive standard treatment (concurrent chemoradiation and brachytherapy) \& other group will receive nelfinavir 5-7 days prior to standard treatment (chemoradiation \& brachytherapy).
Trial arms
Trial start
2018-01-16
Estimated PCD
2025-09-30
Trial end
2025-09-30
Status
Recruiting
Phase
Early phase I
Treatment
Nelfinavir
Nelfinavir (HIV protease inhibitor) targets proteasome and inhibits AKT phosphorylation and plays an important role in radiosensitization of tumour cells.Nelfinavir will be given to the patient orally with food, because the bioavailability increases under the influence of food.
Arms:
Nelfinavir Arm
Cisplatin
Cisplatin will be administered on a weekly basis with a dose of 40 mg/m2 by IV infusion over a period of 1 hour 2-4 hours prior to start of EBRT. Patient will be premedicated with I.V Ondansetron to prevent emesis. Pre chemotherapy and post chemotherapy, patient will be administered IV fluids for effective renal clearance of cisplatin.
Arms:
Nelfinavir Arm, Standard Arm
Pelvic EBRT and Brachytherapy
Pelvic EBRT will delivered by standard 4 field technique using 6MV/15 MV photon beams. Prior to delivery of radiation, patients will be simulated by CT simulator for planning the beam arrangements. Total dose of pelvic EBRT will be 45- 50Gy/23-25 #/5 weeks. The prescribed dose will be specified according to ICRU 50 guidelines. All patients will be treated with 3D conformal external radiation with target delineation and multileaf collimator leaf shaping.
Arms:
Nelfinavir Arm, Standard Arm
Other names:
Radiation Therapy
Size
348
Primary endpoint
Improvement in 3 year disease free survival
3 years
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria * ECOG 0 to 2 * FIGO 2018 Stage IIIA (TNM stage T3a N0 M0) FIGO 2018 Stage IIIB (TNM stage T3b N0 M0) FIGO 2018 Stage IIIC (TNM stage Any T N1 M0) * No previous irradiation to the pelvis or chemotherapy * Age 18 years and above * Ability to tolerate full course of pelvic radiotherapy and brachytherapy * Adequate bone marrow, liver, and kidney function defined as neutrophil count ≥ 1500 platelet count ≥ 100,000, total bilirubin less than 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN), AST and ALT ≤ 2.5 x ULN, and creatinine less than 1.5 upper limit of normal or Creatinine clearance greater than 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 * No recent (less than 3 months) severe cardiac disease (arrhythmia, congestive heart failure, infarction) * Ability to understand and the willingness to sign an informed consent document * Should be willing to undergo extra biopsy and blood collection for pharmacokinetic studies Exclusion criteria * Patients with newly diagnosed diabetes , uncontrolled DM (patient with HbA1c of \> 6.5% or FBS value or BSF\>=126 mg/dL respectively on primary evaluation) * Pts on any drugs which has pharmacological interaction with nelfinavir: * Terfenadine, cisapride, sildenafil, lovastatin or simvastatin and medication that are metabolized by the CYP3A4 isoenzyme. * Antiarrhythmics (amiodarone, quinidine). * Neuroleptics (pimozide). * Sedative/Hypnotic agents (midazolam, triazolam). * Ergot derivatives. * HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (atorvastatin). * Rifampicin, Rifabutin. * Felodipine, Nifedipine. * Pregnant or lactating * Active co existing malignancy. * HIV positive patients will be excluded. * Patients with hemophilia. * Patients with reduced creatinine clearance ( less than 50 ml/ min) or unilateral or bilateral hydronephrosis will be excluded. * History of psychological, familial, sociological or geographical condition potentially hampering compliance with the study protocol and follow-up schedule.
Protocol
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Updated at
2024-04-11

1 organization

1 product

1 drug

1 indication

Product
Nelfinavir