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For full trial details, please see the original record at https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01140347




Registration number
NCT01140347
Ethics application status
Date submitted
2/06/2010
Date registered
9/06/2010
Date last updated
28/12/2015

Titles & IDs
Public title
A Study of Ramucirumab (IMC-1121B) Drug Product (DP) and Best Supportive Care (BSC) Versus Placebo and BSC as 2nd-Line Treatment in Participants With Hepatocellular Carcinoma After 1st-Line Therapy With Sorafenib
Scientific title
A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Phase 3 Study of Ramucirumab (IMC-1121B) Drug Product and Best Supportive Care (BSC) Versus Placebo and BSC as Second-Line Treatment in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma Following First-Line Therapy With Sorafenib (REACH)
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
CP12-0919
Secondary ID [2] 0 0
13895
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
REACH
Linked study record

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

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Other interventions - Placebo
Other interventions - Ramucirumab DP (IMC-1121B)
Other interventions - BSC

Experimental: Ramucirumab DP and BSC -

Placebo Comparator: Placebo and BSC -


Other interventions: Placebo
8 mg/kg IV every 2 weeks

Other interventions: Ramucirumab DP (IMC-1121B)
8 milligrams/kilogram (mg/kg) intravenous (IV) every 2 weeks

Other interventions: BSC
Palliative and supportive care for disease-related symptoms and toxicity associated with treatment as deemed medically necessary and appropriate in the opinion of the investigator.

Intervention code [1] 0 0
Other interventions
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 0 0
Overall Survival (OS)
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Randomization to death from any cause (up to 37 months)
Secondary outcome [1] 0 0
Progression-Free Survival (PFS)
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Randomization to PD (up to 36 months)
Secondary outcome [2] 0 0
Percentage of Participants With Complete Response (CR) or Partial Response (PR) [Objective Response Rate (ORR)]
Timepoint [2] 0 0
Baseline to the date of first evidence of confirmed CR or PR (up to 37 months)
Secondary outcome [3] 0 0
Time to Radiographic Progression (TTP)
Timepoint [3] 0 0
Randomization to PD (up to 36 months)
Secondary outcome [4] 0 0
Change From Baseline in the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy (FACT) Hepatobiliary Symptom Index-8 (FHSI-8)
Timepoint [4] 0 0
Baseline, Prior to infusion on Day 1 of Cycle 4, Cycle 10, and Cycle 16 (14-day cycles), and end of treatment (up to 34 months)
Secondary outcome [5] 0 0
Change From Baseline in European Quality of Life Questionnaire-5 Dimensions (EQ-5D) Health State Score
Timepoint [5] 0 0
Baseline, Prior to infusion on Day 1 of Cycle 4, Cycle 10, and Cycle 16 (14-day cycles), end of treatment (up to 34 months)
Secondary outcome [6] 0 0
Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) and the Number of Participants Who Died
Timepoint [6] 0 0
Baseline to study completion (up to 37 months)
Secondary outcome [7] 0 0
Maximum Concentration (Cmax) of Ramucirumab, Cycle 1
Timepoint [7] 0 0
1 hour following the completion of Cycle 1 (14-day cycle) infusion
Secondary outcome [8] 0 0
Cmax of Ramucirumab, Cycle 4
Timepoint [8] 0 0
1 hour following completion of Cycle 4 (14-day cycles) infusion
Secondary outcome [9] 0 0
Cmax of Ramucirumab, Cycle 7
Timepoint [9] 0 0
1 hour following completion of Cycle 7 (14-day cycles) infusion
Secondary outcome [10] 0 0
Number of Participants With Treatment Emergent Positive Anti-Ramucirumab Response [Serum Anti-Ramucirumab Antibody Assessment (Immunogenicity)]
Timepoint [10] 0 0
Prior to treatment and 1 hour post end of infusion for Cycles 1, 4 and 7 (14-day cycles)

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:

- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status (PS) of 0 or 1

- Child-Pugh score of <7 (Child-Pugh Class A only)

- Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) Stage C or BCLC stage B not amenable to
locoregional therapy or refractory to locoregional therapy

- Diagnosis of HCC (excluding fibrolamellar carcinoma) in the absence of histologic or
cytologic confirmation

- There are either clinical, laboratory, or radiographic findings consistent with a
diagnosis of liver cirrhosis

- Has a liver mass measuring at least 2 centimeters (cm) with characteristic
vascularization seen on either triphasic computed tomography (CT) scan or magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI) with gadolinium

- At least 1 measurable or evaluable lesion that is viable [that is (i.e.), is
vascularized], and has not been previously treated with locoregional therapy. A lesion
that has been previously treated will qualify as a measurable or evaluable lesion if
there was demonstrable progression following locoregional therapy

- Previously treated with sorafenib and has discontinued sorafenib treatment at least 14
days prior to randomization. Participants may have experienced:

- Radiographically documented disease progression during sorafenib therapy or after
discontinuation of sorafenib therapy, or

- Discontinuation of sorafenib due to an adverse drug reaction, despite dose
reduction by 1 level and BSC

- The participant has received sorafenib as the only systemic therapeutic intervention.
Any hepatic locoregional therapy that has been administered prior to sorafenib is
allowed, but not following sorafenib. Radiation to metastatic sites [for example
(e.g.), bone] following sorafenib therapy is permitted.

- Resolution of clinically significant toxicity of any anti-cancer therapy to Grade =1
by the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events volume
4.0 (NCI-CTCAE v. 4.0).

Adequate Organ Function defined as:

- Total bilirubin <3.0 milligrams/deciliter (mg/dL) [51.3 micromole/liter (µmol/L)],
aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) =5 × upper limit
of normal (ULN)

- Serum creatinine =1.2 × ULN or calculated creatinine clearance >50 milliliters/minute
(mL/min)

- Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) =1.0 × 10^3/microliter (µL) (1.0 × 10^9/liter (L)]),
hemoglobin =9 grams/deciliter (g/dL) [5.58 millimoles/liter (mmol/L)], and platelets
=75 × 10^3/µL (75 × 10^9/L)

- International Normalized Ratio (INR) =1.5 and partial thromboplastin time (PTT) =5
seconds above ULN. Participants receiving prophylactic low-dose anticoagulant therapy
are eligible provided that INR =1.5 and PTT =5 seconds above the ULN

- The participant's urinary protein is =1+ on dipstick or routine urinalysis. If urine
dipstick or routine analysis indicates =2+ proteinuria, then a 24-hour urine must be
collected and must demonstrate <1000 milligrams (mg) of protein in 24 hours to allow
participation in the study
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
No limit
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:

- Major surgery within 28 days prior to randomization, or central venous access device
placement within 7 days prior to randomization

- Hepatic locoregional therapy within 28 days prior to randomization

- Radiation to any nonhepatic (e.g., bone) site within 14 days prior to randomization

- Sorafenib within 14 days prior to randomization

- Received any investigational therapy or non-approved drug within 28 days prior to
randomization

- Received any previous systemic therapy with vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)
inhibitors or vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR) inhibitors
(including investigational agents) other than sorafenib for treatment of HCC

- Fibrolamellar carcinoma

- Received any transfusion, blood component preparation, erythropoietin, albumin
preparation, or granulocyte colony-stimulating factors (G-CSF) within 14 days prior to
randomization

- Therapeutic anticoagulation with warfarin, low-molecular-weight heparin, or similar
agents. Participants receiving prophylactic, low-dose anticoagulation therapy are
eligible provided that the coagulation parameters defined in the inclusion criteria
(INR =1.5 and PTT =5 seconds above the ULN) are met

- Receiving ongoing therapy with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents (NSAIDs, e.g.,
indomethacin, ibuprofen, naproxen, nimesulide, celecoxib, etoricoxib, or similar
agents) or other antiplatelet agents (e.g., clopidogrel, ticlopidine, prasugrel,
dipyridamole, picotamide, indobufen, anagrelide, triflusal). Aspirin (ASA) at doses up
to 100 milligrams/day (mg/day) is permitted

- Symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, or symptomatic or
poorly controlled cardiac arrhythmia

- Any arterial thrombotic event, including myocardial infarction, unstable angina,
cerebrovascular accident, or transient ischemic attack, within 6 months prior to
randomization

- Uncontrolled arterial hypertension systolic =150 / diastolic =90 millimeters of
mercury (mm Hg) despite standard medical management

- Grade 3-4 gastrointestinal bleeding or any variceal bleeding episode in the 3 months
prior to randomization requiring transfusion, endoscopic or operative intervention
(participants with any bleeding episode considered life-threatening during the 3
months prior to randomization are excluded, regardless of transfusion or intervention
status)

- Esophageal or gastric varices that require immediate intervention (e.g., banding,
sclerotherapy) or represent a high bleeding risk. Participants with evidence of portal
hypertension (including splenomegaly) or any prior history of variceal bleeding must
have had endoscopic evaluation within the 3 months immediately prior to randomization.
Participants with evidence of portal hypertension are eligible for study participation
if endoscopic evaluation does not indicate esophageal or gastric varices that require
immediate intervention or represent a high bleeding risk; however, these eligible
participants must receive supportive therapy (e.g., beta blocker therapy) according to
institutional standards and clinical guidelines during study participation

- Central nervous system (CNS) metastases or carcinomatous meningitis

- History of or current hepatic encephalopathy or current clinically meaningful ascites

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
Blinded (masking used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?
The people receiving the treatment/s


The people analysing the results/data
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
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
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Target
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Final
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Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/Industry
Name
Eli Lilly and Company
Address
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Ethics approval
Ethics application status

Summary
Brief summary
This is a Phase 3 multicenter, randomized study evaluating the safety and efficacy of
ramucirumab DP plus BSC as a double-blind, placebo-controlled (placebo plus BSC) comparison.

Approximately 544 participants, at least 18 years of age, with Child-Pugh score < 7 and
diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma will be randomized. Participants must have received
sorafenib as first-line systemic treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and must have
discontinued sorafenib prior to entering the study.

Hypothesis: This sample size will allow differentiation of the expected increase in median
overall survival (OS), from 8 months in the placebo arm to 10.67 months in the ramucirumab
arm.

Upon registration and completion of screening procedures, eligible participants with HCC who
have disease progression during or following first-line therapy with sorafenib, or were
intolerant to this agent, will be randomized to receive either ramucirumab DP or placebo.

The treatment regimen will be continued until radiographic or symptomatic progression, the
development of unacceptable toxicity, noncompliance or withdrawal of consent by the
participant, or investigator decision.
Trial website
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01140347
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Contacts
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Summary Results

For IPD and results data, please see https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01140347