A Study to Investigate the Effects of Ketoconazole on LBH589 in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors

The primary purpose of this open-label study is to investigate the interaction of ketoconazole, a liver enzyme inhibitor, on oral LBH589 in adult patients with advanced solid tumors. The extension phase of the study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of LBH589 in patients with advanced solid tumors...

Date First Received: July 17, 2007

Last Updated: June 12, 2008

Verified by: Novartis, June 2008

Clinical Trial Phase: Phase 1 | Start Date: July 2007

Overall Status: Active, not recruiting

Estimated Enrollment: 24

Brief Summary

Official Title: “A Phase IB, Study to Investigate the Effect of Ketoconazole, a CYP3A4 Inhibitor, on Oral LBH589 and to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Oral LBH589 in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors.”

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The primary purpose of this open-label study is to investigate the interaction of ketoconazole, a liver enzyme inhibitor, on oral LBH589 in adult patients with advanced solid tumors. The extension phase of the study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of LBH589 in patients with advanced solid tumors.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Treatment, Non-Randomized, Open Label, Uncontrolled, Single Group Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study

Intervention(s) in this Clinical Trial

  • Drug: LBH589

Outcome Measures for this Clinical Trial

Primary Measures

  • Levels of LBH589 in the blood on days 1, 5, 8, 9 and 10 of first cycle

Secondary Measures

  • Safety, tolerability and efficacy of oral LBH589 throughout the study

Criteria for Participation in this Clinical Trial

Inclusion criteria:

  • Patients with histologically confirmed solid tumors or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with progression on prior standard therapies.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of ≤ 2
  • Adequate kidney function and laboratory values

Exclusion criteria:

  • Patients who have received chemotherapy, any investigational drug, undergone major surgery, or received wide field radiotherapy less than 4 weeks ago
  • Patients who had a heart attack or have unstable angina within past 6 months
  • Heart disease including congestive heart failure and uncontrolled high blood pressure
  • Liver disease, abnormal gastrointestinal (GI) function or ongoing diarrhea
  • Use of any anti-cancer therapy, including radiation therapy, or certain drugs while on study
  • Female patients who are pregnant or breast feeding.
  • Other protocol inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.

Gender Eligibility for this Clinical Trial: Both

Minimum Age for this Clinical Trial: 18 Years

Maximum Age for this Clinical Trial: N/A

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted for this Clinical Trial?: No

Clinical Trial Sponsor Information

Lead Sponsor: Novartis

Overall Clinical Trial Officials and Contacts

Novartis Study Chair Novartis  

Additional Information

Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on November 20, 2008

Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record. http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00503451

Study ID Number: CLBH589B2110

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00503451

Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

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