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Trabectedin

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Advanced Liposarcoma or Leiomyosarcoma | Small molecule | Oncology |Johnson & Johnson|Last Updated: Apr 1, 2019

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Trial Design

RandomizedACTIVE_CONTROLLEDDMC
Total Trials1
Total Enrollment579

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Clinical trial landscape

Trabectedin · 13 trials · 24 indications

Phase 3 4Phase 2 6Phase 1 3
NCT01846611A Study Comparing the Combination of Trabectedin (YONDELIS) and DOXIL/CAELYX With DOXIL/CAELYX for the Treatment of Advanced-Relapsed Epithelial Ovarian, Primary Peritoneal, or Fallopian Tube CancerOvarian Neoplasms
COMPLETED581 Analytics
NCT01343277A Study of Trabectedin or Dacarbazine for the Treatment of Patients With Advanced Liposarcoma or LeiomyosarcomaAdvanced Liposarcoma or Leiomyosarcoma
COMPLETED579 Analytics
NCT00796120An Efficacy and Safety Study of Trabectedin Versus Doxorubicin-Based Chemotherapy in Participants With Translocation-Related Sarcomas (TRS)Sarcoma
COMPLETED121 Analytics
NCT00113607An Efficacy and Safety Study for Yondelis (Trabectedin) in Patients With Advanced Relapsed Ovarian CancerOvarian Cancer
COMPLETED672 Analytics
PHASE3COMPLETED
A Study Comparing the Combination of Trabectedin (YONDELIS) and DOXIL/CAELYX With DOXIL/CAELYX for the Treatment of Advanced-Relapsed Epithelial Ovarian, Primary Peritoneal, or Fallopian Tube Cancer
Ovarian NeoplasmsUnlock trial analytics
PHASE3COMPLETED
A Study of Trabectedin or Dacarbazine for the Treatment of Patients With Advanced Liposarcoma or Leiomyosarcoma
Advanced Liposarcoma or LeiomyosarcomaUnlock trial analytics
PHASE3COMPLETED
An Efficacy and Safety Study of Trabectedin Versus Doxorubicin-Based Chemotherapy in Participants With Translocation-Related Sarcomas (TRS)
SarcomaUnlock trial analytics
PHASE3COMPLETED
An Efficacy and Safety Study for Yondelis (Trabectedin) in Patients With Advanced Relapsed Ovarian Cancer
Ovarian CancerUnlock trial analytics

Study Endpoints

Primary Endpoints

Overall Survival (OS)
Up to 4.3 years

OS is defined as the time between the date of randomization and the date of death. Participants who died, regardless of the cause of death, were considered to have had an event.

Progression - Free Survival (PFS)
Every 6 weeks from randomization during the first 9 months and thereafter, every 9 weeks up to 20 months

The PFS was assessed as median number of days from the date of randomization until the first documented sign of disease progression (increase in disease; radiographic, clinical, or both) or death due to any cause, whichever occurred earlier.

Progression-Free Survival (PFS): Independent Radiologist Review
From the date of randomization until the date of disease progression or death, as assessed for approximately 3 years

PFS is defined as the time between randomization and disease progression or death.

The Difference in the Change From Baseline (Predose on Day 1) in QTc Intervals Trabectedin Relative to Placebo at 24 Hour Post Dose by Fridericia Correction
Baseline (predose on Day 1) to 24 hour post dose (Day 1 or Day 2)

QTc interval was measured by electrocardiograms to evaluate the potential effect of trabectedin on QTc interval duration. The Fridericia correction was used as the standard clinical correction for calculating the heart rate-corrected QT interval.

The Difference in the Change From Baseline (Predose on Day 1) in QTc Intervals Trabectedin Relative to Placebo at 24 Hour Post Dose by Bazett's Correction
Baseline (predose on Day 1) to 24 hour post dose (Day 1 or Day 2)

QTc interval was measured by electrocardiograms to evaluate the potential effect of trabectedin on QTc interval duration. The Bazett's Correction was used as the standard clinical correction for calculating the heart rate-corrected QT interval.

Percentage of Participants With Confirmed Objective Response (OR) by Independent External Review (IER)
Baseline up to progressive disease or death, assessed every 6 weeks (up to 90 weeks)

Percentage of participants with confirmed objective response will be based on assessment of confirmed complete response (CR) or confirmed partial response (PR) according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST). Confirmed responses are those that persist on repeat imaging study at least 4 weeks after initial documentation of response. CR is defined as disappearance of all target lesions. PR is those with at least 30 percent decrease in the sum of longest dimensions of target lesions taking as a reference baseline sum longest dimensions. IER will be done to re-examine all Investigator assessed outcomes.

Percentage of Participants With Confirmed Objective Response (OR) by Investigators' Assessment
Baseline up to progressive disease or death, assessed every 6 weeks (up to 90 weeks)

Percentage of participants with objective response based assessment of confirmed CR or confirmed PR according to RECIST. Confirmed responses are those that persist on repeat imaging study at least 4 weeks after initial documentation of response. The CR is defined as disappearance of all target lesions. The PR is those with at least 30 percent decrease in the sum of longest dimensions of target lesions taking as a reference baseline sum longest dimensions.

Percentage of Participants With Pathological Complete Response (pCR)
Every 6 weeks until disease progression (up to Week 33) or 6 months post surgery.

Complete pathological response is complete disappearance of the tumor tissue up to the molecular level.

Percentage of Participants Achieving Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Response
Day 1 of each cycle until first documented disease progression up to 4 years

The PSA response will be evaluated according to National Cancer Institute PSA Working Group criterion, which is, greater than or equal to 50 percent decrease in PSA from Baseline after the first dose of study drug, which would be subsequently confirmed by a measurement, that is, at least 4 or more weeks after initial documentation of PSA.

Number of patients with objective response
Up to approximately 3 years
Pharmacokinetics of trabectedin
At protocol-specified time points for up to 8 days during each 21-day cycle in Sequence 1 and Sequence 2
Pharmacokinetics of ketoconazole
1 day during Sequence 1 or Sequence 2 after ketoconazole is coadministered with trabectedin

This will be measured when ketoconazole will be administered.

Number of patients with adverse events as a measure of safety
Up to approximately 19 weeks (six 3-week treatment cycles+30 day safety follow up)

Secondary Endpoints

Progression-Free Survival (PFS)
Up to 4.3 years
Objective Response Rate (ORR)
Up to 4.3 years
Time to Progression
approximately 2 years 4 months (From Study start date [27 May 2011] up to interim analysis data cut-off [16 September 2013])
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Study Design & Arms

AllocationRANDOMIZED
MaskingNONE
ModelPARALLEL
PurposeTREATMENT

Treatment Arms

ArmTypeDescription
Arm A: trabectedin + DOXILEXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive DOXIL 30 millgram per meter square (mg/m\^2) administered as an intravenous (IV) infusion over approximately 90 minutes followed by trabectedin 1.1 mg/m\^2 administered as an IV infusion over approximately 3hours, every 3 weeks. Participants will be pretreated with 20 mg dexamethasone IV (or the IV equivalent) approximately 30 minutes before DOXIL study drug. As of Amendment 6, treatment with trabectedin will be discontinued for participants on treatment with trabectedin and no new participants will receive trabectedin. Participants who, in the opinion of the investigator, are deriving clinical benefit may continue treatment with single-agent DOXIL as per the local standard of care.
Arm B: DOXILACTIVE_COMPARATORParticipants will receive DOXIL, 50 mg/m\^2 administered as an IV infusion over approximately 90 minutes every 4 weeks.
TrabectedinEXPERIMENTAL -
DacarbazineACTIVE_COMPARATOR -
Doxorubicin plus IfosfamideACTIVE_COMPARATORDoxorubicin (as a monotherapy) 75 mg per m\^2 will be given intravenously every 3 weeks or Doxorubicin 60 mg per m\^2 will be given intravenously every 3 weeks followed by ifosfamide 6 to 9 gram (g)/m\^2 every 3 weeks until disease progression.
DOXIL + trabectedinEXPERIMENTALCombination arm - Trabectedin + DOXIL: DOXIL 30 mg/m2 intravenous (IV) infusion over 90 minutes + trabectedin 1.1 mg/m2 IV infusion over 3 hours every 3 weeks. patients will be premedicated with 20 mg dexamethasone or its equivalent IV infusion over 30 minutes prior to the DOXIL infusion.
DOXILACTIVE_COMPARATORMonotherapy arm - DOXIL: 50 mg/m2 IV infusion over 90 minutes every 4 weeks.
Group AEXPERIMENTALParticipants with triple negative phenotype: estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor and human estrogen receptor-2 (HER-2) negative status for breast cancer (abnormal tissue that grows and spreads in the body until it kills) will receive trabectedin 1.3 milligram per meter square (mg/m\^2) intravenous infusion (a fluid or a medicine delivered into a vein by way of a needle) over 3-hours (hrs) every 3 weeks, on Day 1 of each cycle. Each cycle length will be 3 weeks. Treatment will be continued until disease progression, unmanageable toxicity, participant refusal or treatment delay no longer than 3 weeks due to toxicity. Along with study drug participants will be given dexamethasone 4 milligram (mg) orally 24 hrs and 12hrs before study drug infusion on Day -1, followed by dexamethasone 20 mg intravenously 30 minutes before study drug infusion on Day 1, followed by dexamethasone 4 mg orally 24, 36, 48, 60 and 72hrs after the start of study drug infusion from Day 1 to 3.
Group BEXPERIMENTALParticipants with overexpressing HER-2 breast cancer will receive trabectedin 1.3 mg/m\^2 intravenous infusion over 3-hrs every 3 weeks, on Day 1 of each cycle. Each cycle length will be 3 weeks. Treatment will be continued until disease progression, unmanageable toxicity, participant refusal or treatment delay no longer than 3 weeks due to toxicity. Along with study drug participants will be given dexamethasone 4 milligram (mg) orally 24 hrs and 12hrs before study drug infusion on Day -1, followed by dexamethasone 20 mg intravenously 30 minutes before study drug infusion on Day 1, followed by dexamethasone 4 mg orally 24, 36, 48, 60 and 72 hrs after the start of study drug infusion from Day 1 to 3.
Group CEXPERIMENTALParticipants with familial breast cancer gene 1 (BRCA1) or breast cancer gene 2 (BRCA2) mutation carriers cancer will receive trabectedin 1.3 mg/m\^2 intravenous infusion over 3-hrs every 3 weeks on Day 1 of each cycle. Each cycle length will be 3 weeks. Treatment will be continued until disease progression, unmanageable toxicity, participant refusal or treatment delay no longer than 3 weeks due to toxicity. Along with study drug participants will be given dexamethasone 4 mg orally 24 hrs and 12hrs before study drug infusion on Day -1, followed by dexamethasone 20 mg intravenously 30 minutes before study drug infusion on Day 1, followed by dexamethasone 4 mg orally 24, 36, 48, 60 and 72 hrs after the start of study drug infusion from Day 1 to 3.
Trabectedin 0.58 milligram per square meter (mg/m^2)EXPERIMENTALTrabectedin will be administered as 3-hour intravenous infusion at dose of 0.58 mg/m\^2 weekly on Day 1, 8 and 15 in 28-day cycle and will be continued until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Trabectedin 1.5 mg/m^2EXPERIMENTALTrabectedin will be administered at dose of 1.5 mg/m\^2 as 24-hour infusion every three weeks, and will be continued until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Trabectedin 1.2 mg/m^2EXPERIMENTALTrabectedin will be administered at dose of 1.2 mg/m\^2 as 24-hour infusion every three weeks, and will be continued until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Part 1EXPERIMENTALPatients will receive trabectedin+ketoconazole followed by trabectedin alone. Each cycle will be will be separated by 21 days. Patients will receive 6 total consecutive doses of ketoconazole. Dexamethasone or equivalent steroid will be administered before trabectedin in each cycle.
Part 2EXPERIMENTALPatients will receive 1 of 2 treatment sequences; Sequence 1: trabectedin+ketoconazole followed by trabectedin alone or Sequence 2: trabectedin alone followed by trabectedin+ketoconazole. Each cycle will be separated by 21 days. Patients will receive 15 total consecutive doses of ketoconazole. Dexamethasone or equivalent steroid will be administered before trabectedin in each cycle.
Trabectedin 1.3 mg/m^2 plus DexamethasoneEXPERIMENTALControl group Trabectedin 1.3 mg/m\^2 i.v.will be administered on Day 1. Dexamethasone will be administered 30 minutes prior to trabectedin.
Trabectedin 0.58 mg/m^2 plus DexamethasoneEXPERIMENTALHepatic dysfunction group Trabectedin 0.58 mg/m\^2 (or adjusted dose) i.v. will be administered on Day 1. Dexamethasone will be administered 30 minutes prior to trabectedin.
Trabectedin and doxorubicinEXPERIMENTALDoxorubicin (50 to 75 mg/m2) administered intravenously on Day 1 followed by trabectedin (0.9 to 1.3 mg/m2) administered intravenously on Day 1 every 3 weeks for up to 6 cycles. Dexamethasone 20 mg administered intravenously will be given within 1 hour before the start of doxorubicin. Patients may receive filgrastim for unmanageable neutropenia.

Interventions

NameTypeDescription
TrabectedinDRUG1.1 mg/m\^2 administered intravenously over approximately 3 hours on Day 1 of each 21-day treatment cycle.
DOXILDRUG30 mg/m\^2 administered intravenously over approximately 90 minutes on Day 1 of each 21-day treatment cycle.
DexamethasoneDRUG20 mg administered intravenously on Day 1 of each 21-day treatment cycle approximately 30 minutes prior to study drug infusion.
DacarbazineDRUGType=exactly number, unit=g/m2, number=1, form=intravenous infusion, route=intravenous use. Once every 3 weeks until disease progression or signs of toxicity.
DoxorubicinDRUGDoxorubicin 60 or 75 mg/m\^2 will be given intravenously every 3 weeks until disease progression.
IfosfamideDRUGIfosfamide 6 to 9 g/m\^2 will be given intravenously every 3 weeks until disease progression.
PlaceboDRUGParticipants will receive 3-hour placebo intravenous infusion on Day 1.
KetoconazoleDRUGPatients will receive ketoconazole 1 X 200 mg tablet, two times a day, orally (by mouth)
Dexamethasone or equivalent steroidDRUGPatients will receive dexamethasone 20 mg or equivalent steroid intravenously, 30 minutes before trabectedin in each cycle.
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Eligibility Criteria

Age Range18 Years to N/A
SexFEMALE
Healthy VolunteersNo
Study Sites138

Inclusion Criteria: * Histologically proven advanced-relapsed epithelial ovarian, primary peritoneal, or fallopian tube cancer * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status grade of 0 or 1 * Received first-line treatment with a platinum-based regimen and had no evidence of disease ...

Countries:United StatesAustraliaChinaIsraelNew ZealandPolandRussiaSouth AfricaSwitzerlandUnited KingdomBrazilFranceGermanySpainArgentinaBelgiumCanadaChileHong KongNetherlandsSingaporeSouth KoreaSwedenTaiwanIndia
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Frequently asked questions about Trabectedin

What is Trabectedin used for?

Trabectedin is an investigational small molecule being studied for the treatment of ovarian neoplasms, breast neoplasms, endometrial neoplasms, advanced liposarcoma or leiomyosarcoma, sarcoma, and neoplasm metastases. It is developed by Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and is currently in Phase 3 clinical development.

What does Trabectedin target?

Trabectedin is a small molecule oncology drug. Its specific molecular target has not been disclosed in the available information. It is being studied for its potential effects in various solid tumors, including sarcomas and gynecologic cancers.

Who makes Trabectedin?

Trabectedin is being developed by Johnson & Johnson, a pharmaceutical company listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol JNJ. The drug is currently in Phase 3 clinical trials for oncology indications.

What phase is Trabectedin in?

Trabectedin is in Phase 3 clinical development. It is an investigational drug and has not been approved by regulatory authorities. Clinical trials have been completed for Phase 1, Phase 2, and Phase 3 studies.

What clinical trials is Trabectedin in?

Trabectedin has been studied in several completed clinical trials. NCT01343277 is a Phase 3 study comparing trabectedin to dacarbazine in advanced liposarcoma or leiomyosarcoma with 579 participants. NCT00050440 is a Phase 2 study in endometrial carcinoma. NCT00579501 is a Phase 2 study in myxoid liposarcoma, and NCT00102609 is a Phase 1 safety study.

Is Trabectedin the same as Yondelis?

Trabectedin is also known as Yondelis. In clinical trials, it has been referred to by both names. For example, NCT00102609 is titled 'A Safety Study Utilizing Yondelis and Doxorubicin in Patients With a Type of Cancer Called Soft Tissue Sarcoma'.