A Study to Test the Addition of the Drug Cabozantinib to Chemotherapy in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Osteosarcoma

Investigating the Addition of an Investigational Medication to Chemotherapy for Osteosarcoma

Enrolling By Invitation
40 years or below
All
Phase 2/3
1122 participants needed

Brief description of study

This phase II/III trial tests the safety, side effects, and best dose of the drugbozantinib in combination with standard chemotherapy, and to compare the effect of addingbozantinib to standard chemotherapy alone in treating patients with newly diagnosed. Cabozantinib is in a class of medications called kinase inhibitors which blockgnals affecting new blood vessel formation and the ability to activate growthgnaling pathways. This may help slow the growth of tumor cells. The drugs used in standardhemotherapy for this trial are methotrexate, doxorubicin, and cisplatin (MAP). Methotrexateking DNA and may kill tumor cells. It is a type of antimetabolite. Doxorubicin is in a class of medications called anthracyclines. It works by slowing org the growth of tumor cells in the body. Cisplatin is in a class of medications knownum-containing compounds. It works by killing, stopping or slowing the growth of tumor cells. Adding cabozantinib to standard chemotherapy may work better in treating newly diagnosed osteosarcoma.
 
THIS STUDY IS ENROLLING BY INVITATION ONLY - Consistent with most oncology trials, patients are not actively “recruited,” but are screened by their physician for appropriate clinical trial(s) at the time of their routine clinic visit. Occasionally, a patient may be a self-referral or physician referral, but are still screened for appropriate clinical trials at the time of their routine clinic visit. PI and staff may send copies of relevant consent forms to these patients to look over prior to actually consenting or enrolling them. This may take place at the patient's visit at which the consent is presented or the patient's next visit to the outpatient hematology/oncology clinic. 
 
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Detailed description of study

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To determine the feasibility of adding cabozantinib S-malate (cabozantinib) to standardAP (high dose methotrexate, doxorubicin hydrochloride [doxorubicin], and cisplatin)hemotherapy in patients with newly diagnosed metastatic osteosarcoma with a resectabley tumor.
II. To determine whether MAP chemotherapy plus cabozantinib results in more favorablevent-free survival (EFS) than MAP chemotherapy alone in patients with localized, resectable.
III. To determine whether MAP chemotherapy plus cabozantinib results in more favorablevent-free survival (EFS) than MAP chemotherapy alone in patients with metastatic, pelvic and unresectable osteosarcoma.
 
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To determine whether MAP chemotherapy plus cabozantinib results in more favorable overallurvival (OS) than MAP chemotherapy alone in patients with localized, resectable.
II. To determine whether MAP chemotherapy plus cabozantinib results in more favorable overallurvival (OS) than MAP chemotherapy alone in patients with metastatic, pelvic and unresectable osteosarcoma.
 
EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:
I. To determine the rate of good histologic response (> 90%) of resected primary tumorwing neoadjuvant chemotherapy with MAP plus cabozantinib and compare withAP chemotherapy alone.
II. To describe the toxicities of the addition of cabozantinib to MAP chemotherapy inwith newly diagnosed osteosarcoma.
III. To describe frequency of application of local control methods (surgery, hypofractionatedbody radiotherapy, or radiofrequency ablation) for extrapulmonary metastatic.
IV. To compare total cumulative delivered doses of MAP chemotherapy agents between standardd experimental arms across multiple phases of therapy.
V. To assess the pharmacokinetics of cabozantinib when administered concomitantly withdard chemotherapy agents during feasibility.
VI. To collect pulmonary metastatic lesions, paired primary tumor tissue, and serial bloodumor profiling, liquid biopsies, and future testing of correlative biologyudies.
OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study of cabozantinib (Feasibility Phase) followed by adomized phase II/III study (Efficacy Phase).
FEASIBILITY PHASE: Patients receive cabozantinib orally (PO), methotrexate intravenously (IV), doxorubicin IV, and cisplatin IV for two 35-day "induction" cycles. Patients are thendered for appropriate local control. Then they receive "consolidation" with methotrexateV, doxorubicin IV, and cisplatin IV for one 35-day cycle, followed by cabozantinib PO,hotrexate IV, doxorubicin IV, and cisplatin IV for one 35-day cycle, and cabozantinib PO,hotrexate IV, and doxorubicin IV for two 35-day cycles. Patients then receive cabozantinib PO for six 28-day "maintenance" cycles.
EFFICACY PHASE: Patients with standard risk osteosarcoma are randomized to Arm A or Arm B. Patients with high risk osteosarcoma are randomized to Arm C or Arm D.
ARM A: Standard risk patients receive methotrexate IV, doxorubicin IV, and cisplatin IV forwo 35-day "induction" cycles, followed by appropriate local control. Patients then receive "consolidation" with methotrexate IV, doxorubicin IV, and cisplatin IV for two 35-day cyclesd methotrexate IV and doxorubicin IV for two additional 35-day cycles.
ARM B: Standard risk patients receive cabozantinib PO, methotrexate IV, doxorubicin IV, andV for two 35-day "induction" cycles, followed by appropriate local control. Patients then receive "consolidation" with cabozantinib PO, methotrexate IV, doxorubicin IV,d cisplatin IV for two 35-day "consolidation" cycles, and cabozantinib PO, methotrexate IV,d doxorubicin IV for two additional 35-day cycles. Patients then receive cabozantinib PO28-day "maintenance" cycles.
ARM C: High risk patients receive methotrexate IV, doxorubicin IV, and cisplatin IV for two 35-day "induction" cycles, followed by appropriate local control. Patients then receive "consolidation" with methotrexate IV, doxorubicin IV, and cisplatin IV for two 35-day cyclesd methotrexate IV and doxorubicin IV for two additional 35-day cycles.
ARM D: High risk patients receive cabozantinib PO, methotrexate IV, doxorubicin IV, andV for two 35-day "induction" cycles, followed by appropriate local control. Patients then receive "consolidation" with methotrexate IV, doxorubicin IV, and cisplatin IV35-day cycle, followed by cabozantinib PO, methotrexate IV, doxorubicin IV, andV for one 35-day cycle and cabozantinib PO, methotrexate IV, and doxorubicin IVwo additional 35-day cycles. Patients then receive cabozantinib PO for six 28-day "maintenance" cycles.
All patients also undergo X-ray, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI),d positron emission tomography (PET) or bone scintigraphy at diagnosis and additonal timehroughout the trial. All patients also undergo collection of blood samples duringg and on study.

Eligibility of study

You may be eligible for this study if you meet the following criteria:

  • Conditions: High Grade Osteosarcoma, Localized Osteosarcoma, Metastatic Osteosarcoma, Secondary Osteosarcoma, Cancer
  • Age: 40 years or below
  • Gender: All

Inclusion Criteria:
  • Patients must be < 40 years of age at the time of enrollment.
  • Patients must have a body surface area of >= 0.8 m^2 at the time of enrollment.
  • Patients must have histologic diagnosis (by institutional pathologist) of newlydiagnosed high grade osteosarcoma. Primary tumors of all extremity and axial sites aregible as long as diagnosis of high-grade osteosarcoma is established. Osteosarcomad malignancy is eligible if no prior exposure to systemic chemotherapies.
  • Feasibility Phase:
    Patients must have metastatic disease and a resectable primary tumor. Designation of a
    primary tumor as resectable will be determined at the time of diagnosis by the
    institutional multidisciplinary team.
    For this study, metastatic disease is defined as one or more of the following:
     - Lesions which are discontinuous from the primary tumor, are not regional lymph nodes,
       and do not share a bone or body cavity with the primary tumor. Skip lesions in the
       same bone as the primary tumor do not constitute metastatic disease. Skip lesions in
       an adjacent bone are considered bone metastases.
     - Lung metastases: defined as biopsy-proven metastasis or the presence of one or more
       pulmonary lesions >= 5 mm, OR multiple pulmonary lesions >= 3 mm or greater in size.
     - Bone metastases: Areas suspicious for bone metastasis based on fludeoxyglucose F-18
       (18F-FDG)-positron emission tomography (PET) scan (or whole body technetium-99 bone
       scan if 18F-FDG-PET is unavailable at the treating institution) require confirmatory
       biopsy or supportive anatomic imaging of at least one suspicious site with either
       magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computed tomography (CT) (whole body
       18F-FDG-PET/CT or 18F-FDG-PET/MR scans are acceptable).
        - Efficacy Phases (Phase 2/3)
    Patients with both localized and metastatic disease are eligible for the efficacy phase,
    regardless of resectability. Patients will be enrolled to two separate cohorts:
     - Cohort 1 (Standard Risk): Patients with non-pelvic primary osteosarcoma deemed to be
       resectable at the time of diagnosis by the institutional multidisciplinary team,
       without evidence of metastatic lesions.
     - Cohort 2 (High-Risk): Patients with a primary pelvic tumor, a primary tumor designated
       as unresectable by the institutional multidisciplinary team, AND/OR radiographic
       evidence of metastatic lesions.
        - A serum creatinine based on age/gender as follows (within 7 days prior to
         enrollment unless otherwise indicated):
     - (Age: Maximum Serum Creatinine [mg/dL]; Gender)
        - 1 month to < 6 months: 0.4 (male); 0.4 (female)
        - 6 months to < 1 year: 0.5 (male); 0.5 (female)
        - 1 to < 2 years: 0.6 (male); 0.6 (female)
        - 2 to < 6 years: 0.8 (male); 0.8 (female)
        - 6 to < 10 years: 1 (male); 1 (female)
        - 10 to < 13 years: 1.2 (male); 1.2 (female)
        - 13 to < 16 years: 1.5 (male); 1.4 (female)
        - >= 16 years: 1.7 (male); 1.4 (female)
     - OR - a 24 hour urine creatinine clearance >= 70 mL/min/1.73 m^2
     - OR - a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) >= 70 mL/min/1.73 m^2. GFR must be performed
       using direct measurement with a nuclear blood sampling method OR direct small molecule
       clearance method (iothalamate or other molecule per institutional standard).
        - Note: Estimated GFR (eGFR) from serum creatinine, cystatin C or other estimates
         are not acceptable for determining eligibility.
          - Total bilirubin =< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age (within 7 days
            prior to enrollment unless otherwise indicated)
          - Serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) (alanine aminotransferase
            [ALT]) =< 135 U/L (within 7 days prior to enrollment unless otherwise
            indicated)
     - Note: For the purpose of this study, the ULN for SGPT (ALT) has been set to the value
       of 45 U/L
        - No history of congenital prolonged corrected QT (QTc) syndrome, New York Heart
         Association (NYHA) Class III or IV congestive heart failure, unstable angina
         pectoris, serious cardiac arrhythmias or
     - Shortening fraction of >= 27%, or
     - Ejection fraction of >= 50%, or
     - Corrected QT interval by Fridericia (QTcF) < 480 msec on electrocardiogram. Patients
       with Grade 1 prolonged QTc (450-480 msec) at time of study enrollment should have
       correctable causes of prolonged QTc addressed if possible (i.e., electrolytes,
       medications).
        - Peripheral absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1000/uL (within 7 days prior to
         enrollment unless otherwise indicated)
        - Platelet count >= 100,000/uL (transfusion independent, defined as not receiving
         platelet transfusions within a 7-day period prior to enrollment) (within 7 days
         prior to enrollment unless otherwise indicated)
        - Hemoglobin >= 8.0 g/dL (within 7 days prior to enrollment unless otherwise
         indicated)
        - International normalized ratio (INR) =< 1.5 (within 7 days prior to enrollment
         unless otherwise indicated)
        - Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients on effective anti-retroviral
         therapy with undetectable viral load within 6 months are eligible as long as they
         are NOT receiving anti-retroviral agents that are strong inhibitors or inducers
         of CYP3A4, CYP2D6, and/or MRP2 transporter protein.
        - All patients and/or their parents or legal guardians must sign a written informed
         consent.
        - All institutional, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and National Cancer
         Institute (NCI) requirements for human studies must be met.
    Exclusion Criteria:
     - Patients who have received previous systemic therapy for osteosarcoma or a prior
       oncologic diagnosis.
     - Patients who have central nervous system metastases.
     - Patients with central cavitating pulmonary lesions invading or encasing any major
       blood vessels in the lung.
     - Patients who are unable to swallow tablets. Tablets cannot be crushed or chewed.
     - Patients with gastrointestinal disorders including active disorders associated with a
       high risk of perforation or fistula formation. Specifically, no clinically significant
       gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, GI perforation, bowel obstruction, intra-abdominal
       abscess or fistula for 6 months prior to enrollment, no hemoptysis or other signs of
       pulmonary hemorrhage for 3 months prior to enrollment.
     - Patients with active bleeding or bleeding diathesis. No clinically significant
       hematuria, hematemesis, or hemoptysis or other history of significant bleeding within
       3 months prior to enrollment.
     - Patients with uncompensated or symptomatic hypothyroidism. Patients who have
       hypothyroidism controlled with thyroid replacement hormone are eligible.
     - Patients with moderate to severe hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh B or C).
     - Patients who have had primary tumor resection or attempted curative resection of
       metastases prior to enrollment.
     - Patients who have undergone other major surgical procedure (eg, laparotomy) within 14
       days prior to enrollment. Thoracoscopic procedures for diagnostic purposes (biopsy of
       lung nodule) and central access such as port-a-cath placement are allowed.
     - Patients with a history of serious or non-healing wound or bone fracture (pathologic
       fracture of primary tumor is not considered exclusion).
     - Patients with any medical or surgical conditions that would interfere with
       gastrointestinal absorption of cabozantinib.
     - Patients with previously identify allergy or hypersensitivity to components of the
       study treatment formulations.
     - Patients who are receiving any other investigational agent not defined within this
       protocol are not eligible.
     - Patients who in the opinion of the investigator may not be able to comply with the
       safety monitoring requirements of the study are not eligible.
     - Patients who received enzyme-inducing anticonvulsants within 14 days prior to
       enrollment.
     - Patients with a prior history of hypertension (> 95th percentile for age, height, and
       gender for patients < 18 years and > 140/90 mmHg for patients >= 18 years requiring
       medication for blood pressure control.
     - Patients who are receiving drugs that prolong QTc.
     - Patients receiving anticoagulation with oral coumarin agents (eg warfarin), direct
       thrombin inhibitors (eg dabigatran), direct factor Xa inhibitor betrixaban, or
       platelet inhibitors (eg, clopidogrel). Low dose aspirin for cardioprotection (per
       local applicable guidelines) and low dose, low molecular weight heparins (LMWH) are
       permitted. Anticoagulation with therapeutic doses of LMWH and direct factor Xa
       inhibitors rivaroxaban or apixaban are allowed in subjects who are on a stable dose
       for at least 6 weeks before the first dose of study treatment, and who have had no
       complications from a thromboembolic event or the anticoagulation regimen.
     - Patients receiving strong CYP3A4 inducers or strong CYP3A4 inhibitors.
     - Female patients who are pregnant since fetal toxicities and teratogenic effects have
       been noted for several of the study drugs. A pregnancy test is required for female
       patients of childbearing potential.
     - Lactating females who plan to breastfeed their infants.
     - Sexually active patients of reproductive potential who have not agreed to use an
       effective contraceptive method for the duration of protocol therapy.

Updated on 30 Jul 2025. Study ID: PHO-COG-AOST2032, 18789

This study investigates the use of an investigational medication, cabozantinib, in combination with standard chemotherapy for patients with newly diagnosed osteosarcoma. Osteosarcoma is a type of bone cancer that typically affects the long bones in the body. Cabozantinib is a kinase inhibitor, which means it works by blocking specific enzymes that promote the growth of cancer cells and the formation of new blood vessels that tumors need to grow.

Participants in the study will receive various cycles of chemotherapy, which includes drugs like methotrexate, doxorubicin, and cisplatin. These drugs are administered intravenously and work by slowing or stopping the growth of cancer cells. The study will compare outcomes between those receiving standard chemotherapy alone and those receiving the additional investigational medication. Patients will also undergo regular imaging tests, such as X-rays and MRIs, and have blood samples collected throughout the study.

  • Who can participate: Participants must be under 40 years old and have a body surface area of at least 0.8 m². They must have a confirmed diagnosis of high-grade osteosarcoma and meet specific health criteria, such as adequate kidney function and no history of certain medical conditions.
  • Study details: Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either standard chemotherapy or chemotherapy combined with the investigational medication. The study includes a series of treatment cycles and regular medical evaluations. Participants will be monitored for side effects and treatment effectiveness.
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