Safety and Efficacy of LCL161 in Patients With Solid Tumors

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2011-01-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The study will evaluate the safety of increasing doses of oral LCL161 in patients with solid tumors. It is primarily designed to evaluate the side effects and find the maximum tolerated dose of LCL161.

• Phase: Phase 1
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Solid tumor

• ECOG performance status 0-2

• Life expectancy greater than or equal to 12 weeks

• Must meet certain blood laboratory values

• Must meet criteria for time since the last dose of prior therapy

• Must provide written informed consent to participate in this study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Active and/or symptomatic brain tumors or brain metastases.

• Patients with unresolved nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea

• Any ongoing severe and/or uncontrolled medical condition that could compromise participation in the study including heart, lung or inflammatory disease

• Any disease that may significantly alter the absorption of the study drug (for example, ulcerative diseases, uncontrolled nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, malabsorption syndrome, or removal of small bowel)

• Patients who are currently receiving treatment with steroids at a certain dose or other immunosuppressive treatment that cannot be stopped prior to starting study drug

• Patients who are currently receiving treatment with certain medications

• Patients who have received radiation therapy or have undergone major surgery within the last 4 weeks

• Women of child-bearing potential who are pregnant or breast feeding.

• Known diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or chronic active hepatitis B or C

• Patients unwilling or unable to follow the protocol

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply