Panobinostat and Sorafenib in Treating Patients With Liver Cancer That is Metastatic and/or Cannot Be Removed by Surgery

NCT00873002 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 3

Last updated 2012-03-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

RATIONALE: Panobinostat and sorafenib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Sorafenib may also stop the growth of liver cancer by blocking blood flow to the tumor.

PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of panobinostat when given together with sorafenib in treating patients with liver cancer that is metastatic and/or cannot be removed by surgery.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

panobinostat

Dose escalation: 7.5 mg/m2 day 1 and day 8 of 21 days cycle 10 mg/m2 day 1 and day 8 of 21 days cycle 15 mg/m2 day 1 and day 8 of 21 days cycle 20 mg/m2 day 1 and day 8 of 21 days cycle 30 mg/m2 day 1 and day 8 of 21 days cycle

DRUG

sorafenib tosylate

400 mg PO BID

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH
  • Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Richard Kim, MD · Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-03-31
Primary Completion
2010-05-31
Completion
2010-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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