This phase I trial studies how well lenvatinib and everolimus before surgery work in treating patients with kidney cancer that has spread to nearby tissues or lymph nodes (locally advanced) or other places in the body (metastatic). Lenvatinib may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as everolimus, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Giving lenvatinib and everolimus may cause kidney cancer to shrink more than either drug taken alone, thus potentially making it possible to remove the tumor with surgery.
Study sponsor and potential other locations can be found on ClinicalTrials.gov for NCT03324373.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
I. To estimate the rate of surgical morbidity with lenvatinib and everolimus prior to nephrectomy as assessed by Clavien complications.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To assess whether patients will tolerate the combination of lenvatinib and everolimus with same rate of toxicities as seen on prior phase 2 clinical trials.
II. To evaluate the overall response rate (defined as the proportion of patients with a best overall response of complete or partial response).
III. To assess surgical outcomes and determine whether operating on locally advanced tumors was easier after administering lenvatinib and everolimus.
OUTLINE:
Patients receive lenvatinib orally (PO) once daily (QD) and everolimus PO QD. Cycles repeat every 4 weeks for 8 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo partial or complete cytoreductive nephrectomy after a 2-week wash out period after completion of lenvatinib and everolimus treatment.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up 4-6 weeks after surgery and every 3 months for the first year or until disease progression and then every 6 months for up to 5 years.
Lead OrganizationUniversity of Iowa/Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
Principal InvestigatorYousef Zakharia