Overview

A Multicentre, Open Label, Phase 1 Trial in Japan of the Mitogen Activated Protein Extracellular Signal Regulated Kinase (MEK) Inhibitor Pimasertib Given Orally to Subjects With Solid Tumors as Monotherapy

Status:
Terminated

Trial end date:
2015-05-31

Target enrollment:

Participant gender:

Summary

This is a two-part trial. "Solid tumor" in this protocol means solid tumor excluding hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Part 1: Dose Escalation Phase in subjects with solid tumor (Cohort A) and HCC (Cohort B). The dose will be increased from 45 mg twice a day (BID) with 3+3 cohort method up to the recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) of pimasertib established as single agent in the global studies for each arm independently. Part 2: The Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) defined in Part 1 will be confirmed in more subjects in Cohort A (N=18) and Cohort B (N=6) separately. Following the recommendation by the Safety Monitoring Committee, Cohort B was discontinued due to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and there will be no further enrollment of subjects to this cohort. This decision is based upon review of safety and efficacy information.

Phase:

Phase 1

Details

Lead Sponsor:

Merck KGaA
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Collaborator:

Merck Serono Co., Ltd., Japan

Treatments:

Niacinamide