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A Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Aprepitant for the Prevention of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting (CINV) in Pediatric Participants (MK-0869-208)

Information source: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
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Condition(s) targeted: Chemotherapy Induced Nausea and Vomiting

Intervention: Aprepitant 125 mg (Drug); Aprepitant 80 mg (Drug); Aprepitant powder for suspension (PFS) (Drug); Ondansetron (Drug); Placebo for Aprepitant 125 mg (Drug); Placebo for Aprepitant 80 mg (Drug); Placebo for Aprepitant PFS (Drug); Emetogenic chemotherapy (Drug)

Phase: Phase 3

Status: Completed

Sponsored by: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s):
Medical Director, Study Director, Affiliation: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

Summary

This study will compare the safety and efficacy of a three-day oral aprepitant regimen (aprepitant plus ondansetron) to ondansetron alone in the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) in the 120 hours following the initiation of chemotherapy in pediatric participants. Those who complete this first cycle of treatment and meet certain eligibility criteria will have the option of continuing for 5 additional cycles of open-label aprepitant.

Clinical Details

Official title: A Phase III, Randomized, Double-Blind, Active Comparator-Controlled Clinical Trial, Conducted Under In-House Blinding Conditions, to Examine the Efficacy and Safety of Aprepitant for the Prevention of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting (CINV) in Pediatric Patients

Study design: Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Prevention

Primary outcome: Percentage of Participants With a Complete Response in the Delayed Phase of Cycle 1

Secondary outcome:

Percentage of Participants With a Complete Response in the Acute Phase of Cycle 1

Percentage of Participants With a Complete Response in the Overall Phase of Cycle 1

Percentage of Participants With No Vomiting in the Overall Phase of Cycle 1

Eligibility

Minimum age: 6 Months. Maximum age: 17 Years. Gender(s): Both.

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria: Cycle 1:

- Is 6 months to 17 years of age at time of study entry

- Is scheduled to receive chemotherapeutic agent(s) associated with moderate, high risk

or very high risk of vomiting for a documented malignancy, or a chemotherapy regimen not previously tolerated due to vomiting

- Is expected to receive ondansetron as part of their antiemetic regimen

- If female and has begun menses, must has a negative urine pregnancy test prior to

randomization. A female who is of reproductive potential agrees to remain abstinent or use a barrier form of contraception for at least 14 days prior to, throughout, and for at least one month following the last dose of study medication

- If >10 years old, have a Karnofsky score ≥ 60; if ≤ 10 years have a Lansky Play

Performance score ≥ 60

- Have a predicted life expectancy of ≥ 3 months

Optional Cycles 2-6:

- Participant has, in the opinion of the investigator, completed the preceding cycle of

chemotherapy and related study procedures satisfactorily Exclusion Criteria: Cycle 1:

- Has vomited in the 24 hours prior to Treatment Day 1

- Is scheduled to receive stem cell rescue therapy in conjunction with study related

course(s) of emetogenic chemotherapy

- Has received or will receive radiation therapy to the abdomen or pelvis within a week

prior to Treatment Day 1 or during the course of the study

- Is pregnant or breast feeding

- Is allergic to aprepitant, ondansetron, or any other 5-hydroxytryptamine type-3

receptor (5-HT3) antagonist

- Has a symptomatic primary or metastatic CNS malignancy causing nausea and/or vomiting

- History of QT prolongation or taking other medicinal products that lead to QT

prolongation

- Has an active infection (e. g., pneumonia), congestive heart failure, bradyarrhythmia,

or any uncontrolled disease (e. g., diabetic ketoacidosis, gastrointestinal obstruction) except for malignancy, which in the opinion of the investigator, might confound the results of the study or pose unwarranted risk in administering study drug to the participant

- Has had benzodiazepine or opioid therapy initiated within 48 hours of study drug

administration, except for single daily doses of triazolam, temazepam, or midazolam

- Has been started on systemic corticosteroid therapy within 72 hours prior to study

drug administration or is planned to receive a corticosteroid as part of the chemotherapy regimen

- Is currently taking warfarin

Optional Cycles 2-6:

- All exclusion criteria from Cycle 1 apply except for vomiting in the 24 hours prior

to Treatment Day 1

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Additional Information

Starting date: September 2011
Last updated: April 17, 2015

Page last updated: August 23, 2015

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