A Phase II Trial of Trifluridine/Tipiracil Plus Oxaliplatin in Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Biliary Tract Cancer Following First-Line Therapy
Summary
Participants are eligible for this study who were treated for advanced biliary tract cancer (BTC) but the treatment either did not make the cancer better or is no longer working. The treatment for patients whose advanced BTC either did not make the cancer better or is no longer working is a combination of chemotherapy drugs called FOLFOX which consists of fluorouracil and oxaliplatin. Studies have shown that other treatments may work better to treat advanced BTC. In this study, investigators want to see if treating patients with the drug combination of trifluridine/tipiracil (FTD/TPI) and another drug called oxaliplatin works better than FOLFOX for advanced BTC as second-line therapy. FTD/TPI are pills that are taken by mouth, whereas oxaliplatin is given intravenously (by IV).
Detailed description
BTCs are difficult to treat. It is estimated that in the United States (US) approximately 15,000-20,000 people will be diagnosed with a BTC per year. In 2024, liver and intrahepatic bile duct cancers were the 5th leading cause of death from cancer among men and 7th among women in the US (1). Most people with BTCs have cancer that has spread or cannot be removed with surgery, so systemic treatments are the only option. However, the median survival after being diagnosed with an advanced BTC is still only 4.5 months, so it is important that we find better treatment options (2). This study is evaluating the combination of a medicine called trifluridine/tipiracil (FTD/TPI) and a medicine called oxaliplatin in treating advanced BTCs. While FTD/TPI has been used to treat other types of cancer, it is not yet approved to treat BTCs, so it is experimental. On the other hand, oxaliplatin is a medicine that has been previously used to treat BTCs.
Arms & interventions
- DrugTrifluridine/tipiracil
FTD/TPI will be taken by mouth on Days 1-5 of the 14-day treatment cycle. The starting does is 25mg/m2 twice per day.
- DrugOxaliplatin
Oxaliplatin is given on Day 1 of each 14-day cycle. It is given intravenously (by IV) over 2 hours.
Outcome measures
Primary
Disease control rate (DCR) by RECIST v1.1
DCR is the percentage of participants whose cancer did not get worse after treatment (i.e. the percentage of participants who had CR, PR, or SD, as defined below), and this will be measured by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1 criteria. Per RECIST v1.1, Complete Response (CR) is defined as disappearance of all target lesions. Partial Response (PR) is defined as a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions. Progressive Disease (PD) is defined as a 20% increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions with an absolute increase of at least 5 millimeters (mm) or the appearance of one or more new lesions. Stable Disease (SD) is defined as neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for PD.
Time frame: Every 8 weeks until treatment discontinuation, up to 6 months
Secondary
Safety and tolerability
Time frame: Day 1
Safety and tolerability
Time frame: At treatment discontinuation, up to 6 months
Safety and tolerability
Time frame: 30 days post-study treatment discontinuation, up to 6 months
Safety and tolerability
Time frame: Day 1
Safety and tolerability
Time frame: At treatment discontinuation, up to 6 months
Safety and tolerability
Time frame: 30 days post-study treatment discontinuation, up to 6 months
Safety and tolerability
Time frame: Day 1
Safety and tolerability
Time frame: At treatment discontinuation, up to 6 months
Safety and tolerability
Time frame: 30 days post-study treatment discontinuation, up to 6 months
Objective response rate (ORR) by RECIST v1.1
Time frame: Every 8 weeks until treatment discontinuation, up to 6 months
Progression free survival (PFS)
Time frame: 2 years post-study treatment
Overall survival (OS)
Time frame: 2 years post-study treatment
Eligibility criteria
Study locations (2)
University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Cleveland, Ohio, 44106
Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Cleveland, Ohio, 44195
References
- Siegel RL, Giaquinto AN, Jemal A. Cancer statistics, 2024. CA Cancer J Clin. 2024 Jan-Feb;74(1):12-49. doi: 10.3322/caac.21820. Epub 2024 Jan 17.(PubMed)
- Nghiem V, Wood S, Ramachandran R, Williams G, Outlaw D, Paluri R, Kim YI, Gbolahan O. Short- and Long-Term Survival of Metastatic Biliary Tract Cancer in the United States From 2000 to 2018. Cancer Control. 2023 Jan-Dec;30:10732748231211764. doi: 10.1177/10732748231211764.(PubMed)