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Registration number
NCT00720941
Ethics application status
Date submitted
22/07/2008
Date registered
23/07/2008
Date last updated
13/05/2021

Titles & IDs
Public title
Pazopanib Versus Sunitinib in the Treatment of Locally Advanced and/or Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma
Scientific title
Study VEG108844, A Study of Pazopanib Versus Sunitinib in the Treatment of Subjects With Locally Advanced and/or Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
2008-002102-19
Secondary ID [2] 0 0
108844
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
COMPARZ
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Carcinoma, Renal Cell 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Cancer 0 0 0 0
Non melanoma skin cancer
Cancer 0 0 0 0
Kidney

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Drugs - Pazopanib
Treatment: Drugs - Sunitinib

Active Comparator: Sunitinib - Control arm

Experimental: Pazopanib - Experimental arm


Treatment: Drugs: Pazopanib
800 mg administered once daily orally continuous dosing

Treatment: Drugs: Sunitinib
50 mg sunitinib to be administered in 6-week cycles: 50mg orally daily for 4 weeks followed by 2 weeks off treatment
Intervention code [1] 0 0
Treatment: Drugs
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 0 0
Progression-free Survival (PFS)
Timepoint [1] 0 0
From randomization until the earliest date of disease progression or death (up to Study Week 191)
Secondary outcome [1] 0 0
Overall Survival
Timepoint [1] 0 0
From randomization until death (up to Study Week 268)
Secondary outcome [2] 0 0
Number of Participants in the Indicated Categories for Overall Response as Assessed by Independent Review
Timepoint [2] 0 0
From randomization until the time of a confirmed best response of CR or PR (up to Study Week 167)
Secondary outcome [3] 0 0
Time to Response
Timepoint [3] 0 0
From randomization until the time of the first documented confirmed complete or partial response (up to Study Week 167)
Secondary outcome [4] 0 0
Duration of Response (DOR)
Timepoint [4] 0 0
From the time of the first documented confirmed complete or partial response until disease progression or death, if sooner (up to Study Week 167)
Secondary outcome [5] 0 0
Number of Participants (Par.) With Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)/Non-serious Adverse Events (Any Untoward Medical Occurrence in a Par. Administered a Pharmaceutical Product and Which Does Not Necessarily Have a Causal Relationship With This Treatment)
Timepoint [5] 0 0
From the time of the first dose of study drug to approximately one month after the discontinuation of study drug (up to Study Week 268)
Secondary outcome [6] 0 0
Change From Baseline in Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue (FACIT-F) Scale Scores at Day 28 of Cycles 1-4 (Average of Weeks 4, 10, 16, and 22, Respectively)
Timepoint [6] 0 0
Baseline (predose); Weeks 4, 10, 16, and 22
Secondary outcome [7] 0 0
Change From Baseline in the FACT-Kidney Symptom Index-19 (FKSI-19) Scale Disease-related Symptoms-physical (DRS-P) Domain Score at Day 28 of Cycles 1-4 (Average of Weeks 4, 10, 16, and 22, Respectively)
Timepoint [7] 0 0
Baseline; Weeks 4, 10, 16, and 22
Secondary outcome [8] 0 0
Change From Baseline in the FACT-Kidney Symptom Index-19 (FKSI-19) Scale Disease Related Symptoms-emotional (DRS-E) Domain Score at Day 28 of Cycles 1-4 (Average of Weeks 4, 10, 16, and 22, Respectively)
Timepoint [8] 0 0
Baseline; Weeks 4, 10, 16, and 22
Secondary outcome [9] 0 0
Change From Baseline in the FACT-Kidney Symptom Index-19 (FKSI-19) Scale Treatment Side Effects (TSE) Domain Score at Day 28 of Cycles 1-4 (Average of Weeks 4, 10, 16, and 22, Respectively)
Timepoint [9] 0 0
Baseline; Weeks 4, 10, 16, and 22
Secondary outcome [10] 0 0
Change From Baseline in the FACT-Kidney Symptom Index-19 (FKSI-19) Scale Functional Well Being (FWB) Domain Score at Day 28 of Cycles 1-4 (Average of Weeks 4, 10, 16, and 22, Respectively)
Timepoint [10] 0 0
Baseline; Weeks 4, 10, 16, and 22
Secondary outcome [11] 0 0
Change From Baseline in the FACT-Kidney Symptom Index-19 (FKSI-19) Scale Total Score at Day 28 of Cycles 1-4 (Average of Weeks 4, 10, 16, and 22, Respectively)
Timepoint [11] 0 0
Baseline; Weeks 4, 10, 16, and 22
Secondary outcome [12] 0 0
Change From Baseline in the Supplementary Quality of Life Questions (SQLQ) Scale Worst Soreness Scores at Day 28 of Cycles 1-4 (Average of Weeks 4, 10, 16, and 22, Respectively)
Timepoint [12] 0 0
Baseline; Weeks 4, 10, 16, and 22
Secondary outcome [13] 0 0
Change From Baseline in the Supplementary Quality of Life Questions (SQLQ) Limitations Due to Mouth and Throat Soreness Score at Day 28 of Cycles 1-4 (Average of Weeks 4, 10, 16, and 22, Respectively)
Timepoint [13] 0 0
Baseline; Weeks 4, 10, 16, and 22
Secondary outcome [14] 0 0
Change From Baseline in the Supplementary Quality of Life Questions (SQLQ) Limitations Due to Foot Soreness Scores at Day 28 of Cycles 1-4 (Average of Weeks 4, 10, 16, and 22, Respectively)
Timepoint [14] 0 0
Baseline; Weeks 4, 10, 16, and 22
Secondary outcome [15] 0 0
Summary of Analysis for the Cancer Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire (CTSQ) Score at Day 28 of Cycles 1-4 (Average of Weeks 4, 10, 16, and 22, Respectively)
Timepoint [15] 0 0
Weeks 4, 10, 16, and 22
Secondary outcome [16] 0 0
Medical Resource Utilization (MRU): Assessed as the Mean Number of Non-study Medical Visits, Telephone Consultations, Hospital Days, and Emergency Room (ER) Visits Per 30 Days Through Week 24
Timepoint [16] 0 0
From Day 1 up to Week 24
Secondary outcome [17] 0 0
MRU: The Mean Number of Laboratory Visits, Radiology Visits, Home Healthcare Visits, and Medical Procedures for Cycles 1-4. MRU Data Collected at Day 28 of Cycles 1-4 (Average of Weeks 4, 10, 16, and 22, Respectively)
Timepoint [17] 0 0
Weeks 4, 10, 16, and 22

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
- Written informed consent

- Diagnosis of renal cell carcinoma with clear-cell component histology.

- Received no prior systemic therapy (interleukin-2, interferon-alpha, chemotherapy,
bevacizumab, mTOR inhibitor, sunitinib, sorafenib or other VEGF TKI) for advanced or
metastatic RCC

- Locally advanced or metastatic renal cell carcinoma

- Measurable disease by CT or MRI

- Karnofsky performance scale status of >=70

- Age >=18 years

- A female is eligible to enter and participate in this study if she is of:
non-childbearing or agrees to use adequate contraception.

- Adequate organ system function

- Total serum calcium concentration <12.0mg/dL

- Left ventricular ejection fraction >= lower limit of institutional normal.
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
No limit
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
- Pregnant or lactating female (unless agrees to refrain from nursing throughout the
treatment period and for 14 days following the last dose of study)

- History of another malignancy (unless have been disease-free for 3 years)

- History or clinical evidence of central nervous system (CNS) metastases (unless have
previously-treated CNS metastases and meet all 3 of the following criteria are: are
asymptomatic, have had no evidence of active CNS metastases for >=6 months prior to
enrolment, and have no requirement for steroids or enzyme-inducing anticonvulsants)

- Clinically significant gastrointestinal abnormalities including, but not limited to:
malabsorption syndrome, major resection of the stomach or small bowel that could
affect the absorption of study drug, active peptic ulcer disease, known intraluminal
metastatic lesion/s with suspected bleeding, Inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative
colitis, or other gastrointestinal conditions with increased risk of perforation,
history of abdominal fistula, gastrointestinal perforation, or intra abdominal abscess
within 28 days prior to beginning study treatment.

- Presence of uncontrolled infection.

- Prolongation of corrected QT interval (QTc) > 480 milliseconds

- History of any one or more of the following cardiovascular conditions within the past
12 months: cardiac angioplasty or stenting, myocardial infarction, unstable angina,
coronary artery by-pass graft surgery, symptomatic peripheral vascular disease, Class
III or IV congestive heart failure, as defined by the New York Heart Association

- History of cerebrovascular accident including transient ischemic attack within the
past 12 months

- History of pulmonary embolism or untreated deep venous thrombosis (DVT) within the
past 6 months (unless had recent DVT and have been treated with therapeutic
anti-coagulating agents for at least 6 weeks)

- Poorly controlled hypertension (defined as systolic blood pressure of >=150mmHg or
diastolic blood pressure of >=90mmHg). Initiation or adjustment of antihypertensive
medication(s) is permitted prior to study entry

- Prior major surgery or trauma within 28 days prior to first dose of study drug and/or
presence of any non-healing wound, fracture, or ulcer.

- Evidence of active bleeding or bleeding susceptibility

- Spitting/coughing up blood within 6 weeks of first dose of study drug

- Known endobronchial lesions and/or lesions infiltrating major pulmonary vessels

- Any serious and/or unstable pre-existing medical, psychiatric, or other conditions
that could interfere with patient's safety, obtaining informed consent or compliance
to the study.

- Use any prohibited medications within 14 days of the first dose of study medication.

- Use of an investigational agent, including an investigational anti-cancer agent,
within 28 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer, prior to the first dose of study
drug.

- Prior use of an investigational or licensed drug that targets VEGF or VEGF receptors
(eg. bevacizumab, sunitinib, sorafenib, etc), or are mTOR inhibitors (eg.
temsirolimus, everolimus, etc).

- Is now undergoing and/or has undergone in the 14 days immediately prior to first dose
of study drug, any cancer therapy (surgery, tumor embolization, chemotherapy,
radiation therapy, immunotherapy, biological therapy, or hormonal therapy)

- Any ongoing toxicity from prior anti-cancer therapy that is >Grade 1 and/or that is
progressing in severity.

- Known immediate or delayed hypersensitivity reaction or idiosyncrasy to drugs
chemically related to pazopanib or sunitinib.

Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Open (masking not used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?



Intervention assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Phase
Phase 3
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
14/08/2008
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
24/03/2021
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
927
Recruitment in Australia
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NSW,SA,TAS,VIC
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Novartis Investigative Site - Camperdown
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Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/Industry
Name
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
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Ethics approval
Ethics application status

Summary
Brief summary
This study is being conducted to provide a direct comparison of the efficacy, safety and
tolerability for pazopanib and sunitinib (SUTENT)
Trial website
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00720941
Trial related presentations / publications
Public notes

Contacts
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Novartis Pharmaceuticals
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Novartis Pharmaceuticals
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Summary Results

For IPD and results data, please see https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00720941