Cancers that return or spread after their first line of treatment are often difficult to
treat with limited next step options. Based on preclinical studies, the EGFR-targeting
tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) Erlotinib may be better in stopping or slowing the growth
of tumors when given in combination with the multitargeting TKI Lenvatinib or Axitinib.
Participants will be screened with a physical exam and tests including urine and blood
tests, imaging scans, and a test of their heart function. Erlotinib, axitinib, and
lenvatinib are all capsules taken by mouth. All participants will take their drugs at
home every day. Some participants will take erlotinib plus lenvatinib once a day. Some
participants will take erlotinib once a day and axitinib twice a day. Assignment to one
of the treatment arms will be determined by the study. Participants will record their
doses in a diary. Treatment is given in 28-day cycles. All participants will have 4
clinic visits during their first treatment cycle. After that, they will have a clinic
visit at the start of each new cycle. Imaging scans, blood and urine tests, and other
tests will be repeated during various clinic visits. Participants will remain in the
study for as long as the treatment is helping them. They will have follow-up phone calls
after they stop treatment....
Study sponsor and potential other locations can be found on ClinicalTrials.gov for NCT06161558.
Primary Objective:
-To establish the safety, tolerability, and maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of the
erlotinib-lenvatinib and erlotinib-axitinib combinations in adult patients with advanced
solid tumors
Secondary Objective:
-To evaluate the plasma pharmacokinetic profiles of erlotinib and either lenvatinib or
axitinib when used in combination
Exploratory Objectives:
- To assess the preliminary antitumor activity of the erlotinib-lenvatinib and
erlotinib-axitinib combinations in patients with advanced solid tumors
- To examine changes in numbers of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) of epithelial
(cytokeratin+) or mesenchymal (vimentin+) phenotype in response to the
erlotinib-lenvatinib or erlotinib-axitinib combinations
- To examine genomic alterations in circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) that may be
associated with response or resistance to the erlotinib-lenvatinib or
erlotinib-axitinib combination
Study Design:
- This is an open-label, 2-arm phase 1 trial.
- All agents will be administered orally in 28-day cycles. Dose escalation on both
arms will follow a 3 plus 3 design, with intrapatient dose escalation permitted.
- Assignment to one of the treatment arms will be determined by the study.
- The study will allow accrual of patients to backfill cohorts, in which patients will
be enrolled on the most recently cleared dose level when accrual to the current dose
level has been completed per 3 plus 3 design, but the DLT monitoring period has yet
to be completed at that dose level. Dose-limiting toxicities will be defined during
the first cycle of treatment.
- The accrual ceiling will be set at 70 patients.
Lead OrganizationNational Cancer Institute
Principal InvestigatorA P Chen