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Clinical Trial of Rapamycin and Irinotecan in Pediatric Patients With Refractory Solid Tumors
Sponsor: University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Summary
Therapeutic solutions to treat solid tumors that are resistant to conventional treatments are now limited. Laboratory data in animals (on pediatric tumors such as brain tumors, sarcomas and neuroblastomas) have shown that the combination of irinotecan (HIF1alpha inhibitor) and rapamycin (mTOR inhibitor) allowed to block development of blood vessels in the tumor and could, in some cases, stop its progression. This drug combination has already been tested in adult patients with refractory tumors and seems to give encouraging results with stabilization of the tumor. The dose and toxicity of irinotecan and rapamycin are known when these drugs are administered separately and in a context different from that of refractory tumors. RAPIRI is a phase I clinical trial whose principal objectives are to determine the maximum dose at which these two molecules may be administered and to assess the safety of this new combination of drugs.
Official title: Phase I Clinical Trial of Rapamycin and Irinotecan in Pediatric Patients With Refractory Solid Tumors
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
1 Year - 21 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
42
Start Date
2011-04-22
Completion Date
2013-02-20
Last Updated
2026-06-08
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Combined administration of irinotecan and rapamycin
This phase I trial is a dose escalation study of irinotecan + rapamycin with a 3+3 statistical design.
Locations (9)
Hôpital des Enfants - Groupe Hospitalier Pellegrin
Bordeaux, France
Centre Oscar Lambret
Lille, France
Institut Hémato-Oncologie Pédiatrique (IHOP)
Lyon, France
CHU La Timone
Marseille, France
CHU Mère-Enfants
Nantes, France
Institut Curie
Paris, France
Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg
Strasbourg, France
Hôpital des Enfants
Toulouse, France
Institut Gustave Roussy
Villejuif, France