Trial ID # | NCT00429793 |
Phase | II |
Drug Class | Signaling Pathway Inhibitors: PI3K-AKT-mTOR/mTOR |
Drug Name | Temsirolimus |
Alternate Drug Names | Torisel, CCI-779 |
Drugs in Trial | Temsirolimus |
Eligible Participant | Persistent or recurrent ovarian cancer, 1-3 prior cytoxic therapies |
Patients Enrolled | 54; median 2 prior therapies |
Therapy Setting | Recurrence |
Study Design | Open-Label, Non-randomized |
Endpoints | ORR, DCR, PFS, OS, evaluated per RECIST |
Biomarkers | Exploratory: p-AKT, p-mTOR, p-4EBP1, pp70-S6K, Cyclin D1, CTC |
Efficacy | ORR: 9.3% (5PR) |
Clinically Significant Adverse Events | Serious AE: none |
Conclusion | Modest activity; phase III not warranted in unselected patients; CCND1 positivity associated with longer PFS |
Reference | Behbakht K et al. Phase II trial of the mTOR inhibitor, temsirolimus and evaluation of circulating tumor cells and tumor biomarkers in persistent and recurrent epithelial ovarian and primary peritoneal malignancies: a Gynecologic Oncology Group study. Gynecol Oncol (2011) 123(1):19-26 |