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Table 6 Clinical trials of nanocarriers for cancer therapy

From: Progressing nanotechnology to improve targeted cancer treatment: overcoming hurdles in its clinical implementation

Study Title

Types of Cancer

Interventions

Phase

Outcome

Pateints

Sex

NCT Number

Paclitaxel Albumin-Stabilized Nanoparticle Formulation, Gemcitabine, and Bevacizumab in Treating Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer

Biological: bevacizumab, Drug: gemcitabine hydrochloride, Drug: paclitaxel albumin-stabilized nanoparticle formulation

Phase 2

6-month Progression-free Survival (PFS) Rate, Overall Survival Time, PFS Time

50

All

NCT00662129

ABI-007 (Nab-Paclitaxel) and Gemcitabine in Treating Women With Metastatic Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer

Drug: Gemcitabine, Drug: Paclitaxel protein-bound particles for injectable suspension (albumin-bound)

Phase 2

Proportion of Patients With Confirmed Responses, Progression-free Survival, Overall Survival, and Adverse Event

50

Female

NCT00110084

Nanoparticle Albumin-Bound (Nab) Paclitaxel/Cyclophosphamide in Early-Stage Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer

Drug: nab paclitaxel, Drug: Cyclophosphamide, Drug: Trastuzumab

Phase 2

Number of Participants Who Remained Alive Without Evidence of Recurrence as a Measure of Tolerability of Adjuvant Nab Paclitaxel, Disease-free Survival, Overall Survival

63

All

NCT00629499

S0800, Nab-Paclitaxel, Doxorubicin, Cyclophosphamide, and Pegfilgrastim With or Without Bevacizumab in Treating Women With Inflammatory or Locally Advanced Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer

Biological: bevacizumab, Biological: pegfilgrastim, Drug: cyclophosphamide, and 2 more…

Phase 2

Number of Patients With Pathological Complete Response Rate, Overall Survival, Event-free Survival, and Number of Adverse Events That Are Possibly, Probably or Definitely Related to Study Drug

215

Female

NCT00856492

Carboplatin, Paclitaxel, and Bevacizumab in Treating Patients With Locally Recurrent or Metastatic Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer

Biological: bevacizumab, Drug: Carboplatin, Drug: ABI-007

Phase 2

Progression-free Survival, Response Rate at End of Treatment, Overall Survival

32

All

NCT00654836

Carboplatin and Paclitaxel Albumin-Stabilized Nanoparticle Formulation Followed by Radiation Therapy and Erlotinib in Treating Patients With Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer That Cannot Be Removed By Surgery

Lung Cancer

Drug: carboplatin, Drug: erlotinib hydrochloride, Drug: paclitaxel albumin-stabilized nanoparticle formulation, Radiation: radiation therapy

Phase 2

Overall Survival at 12 Months, Response Rate, Progression-free Survival

78

All

NCT00553462

Paclitaxel Albumin-Stabilized Nanoparticle Formulation and Carboplatin in Treating Patients With Stage IIIB, Stage IV, or Recurrent Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Lung Cancer

Drug: carboplatin, Drug: paclitaxel albumin-stabilized nanoparticle formulation, Genetic: protein expression analysis, and 3 more…

Phase 2

Overall Response Rate Defined as Complete or Partial Response as Assessed by RECIST Version 1.0 Criteria, Progression Free Survival, Overall Survival, and Incidence and Intensity of Adverse Events Graded According to NCI CTCAE v. 3.0

63

All

NCT00729612

Phase II NCT (Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy) w/ Weekly Abraxane in Combination With Carboplatin & Bevacizumab in Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer

Drug: bevacizumab, Drug: carboplatin, Drug: nab-paclitaxel, and 2 more…

Phase 2

Number of Patients With Pathologic Complete Response (pCR), Side Effects of Weekly Nab-paclitaxel, Carboplatin and Bevacizumab, Evaluation of Dynamic Contrast-enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Assessing pCR at Baseline and After 2 Cycles of Neoadjuvant Therapy, and Overall Expression of LZTS1 Before and After Neoadjuvant Therapy as Assessed by Immunohistochemistry

33

Female

NCT00675259

Paclitaxel Albumin-Stabilized Nanoparticle Formulation in Treating Patients With Previously Treated Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Recurrent Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma, Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Drug: Paclitaxel Albumin-Stabilized Nanoparticle Formulation

Phase 2

Overall Response Rate (Complete and Partial Response) Defined by RECIST 1.1 Criteria, Overall Percentage of Patients Experiencing Toxicity Within a Clinically Significant Category Defined as Neutropenia, Neutropenic Fever, or Neuropathy, Overall Survival

26

All

NCT01620190

Abraxane Therapy in Patients With Pancreatic Cancer Who Failed First-Line Gemcitabine Therapy

Pancreatic Cancer

Drug: Abraxane

Phase 2

Overall Survival Rate at 6 Months, Number of Participants Showing Complete or Partial Response, Number of Participants Showing Stable Disease

20

All

NCT00691054

Phase 1/2 Study of ABI-009 in Nonmuscle Invasive Bladder Cancer

Non-muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (NMIBC)

Drug: ABI-009, Drug: Gemcitabine

Phase 1, Phase 2

Phase 1: Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLT) Following Intravesical Administration of ABI-009, Phase 2: Number of Participants Achieving a Complete Response Following Intravesical Administration of ABI-009 and Gemcitabine, Phase 1: Number of Participants Achieving a Complete Response Following Intravesical Administration of ABI-009

21

All

NCT02009332

Doxorubicin Hydrochloride, Cyclophosphamide, and Filgrastim Followed By Paclitaxel Albumin-Stabilized Nanoparticle Formulation With or Without Trastuzumab in Treating Patients With Breast Cancer Previously Treated With Surgery

Estrogen Receptor-positive Breast Cancer, HER2-positive Breast Cancer, and 6 more…

Drug: doxorubicin hydrochloride, Drug: cyclophosphamide, Biological: filgrastim, and 4 more…

Phase 2

Disease-free Survival Following a Dose-intensive Weekly Regimen of Adriamycin + Oral Cyclophosphamide Augmented With G-CSF Support Followed by Abraxane and Herceptin, Delivered Dose Intensity of the Regimen, Toxicity Associated With This Regimen

60

Female

NCT00407888

Phase II Study With Abraxane, Bevacizumab and Carboplatin in Triple Negative Metastatic Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer

Drug: Abraxane, Drug: Bevacizumab, Drug: Carboplatin

Phase 2

Best Clinical Response Expressed as Percentage of Participants Treated With Combination Regimen of Weekly Abraxane® and Carboplatin Plus Biweekly Bevacizumab to Treat Women With Stage IV or Inoperable Stage III "Triple Negative" Metastatic Breast Cancer, Median Proportion Progression-free as Estimated by Kaplan–Meier Methods, To Evaluate Sequential Plasma Samples for Presence of Selected Angiogenic Markers

41

Female

NCT00479674

Nab-Paclitaxel and Bevacizumab Followed By Bevacizumab and Erlotinib in Metastatic Breast Cancer

Estrogen Receptor-negative Breast Cancer, HER2-negative Breast Cancer, and 3 more…

Drug: paclitaxel albumin-stabilized nanoparticle formulation, Biological: bevacizumab, Drug: erlotinib hydrochloride

Phase 2

Progression-free Survival (PFS), Overall Survival, Percentage of Participants With Response

59

Female

NCT00733408

Sargramostim and Paclitaxel Albumin-Stabilized Nanoparticle Formulation in Treating Patients With Advanced Ovarian Cancer, Fallopian Tube Cancer, or Primary Peritoneal Cancer That Did Not Respond to Previous Chemotherapy

Brenner Tumor, Fallopian Tube Cancer, Ovarian Clear Cell Cystadenocarcinoma, and 9 more…

Biological: sargramostim, Drug: paclitaxel albumin-stabilized nanoparticle formulation, Other: laboratory biomarker analysis, and 2 more…

Phase 2

Time to Progression, Response Rate, Correlation Between Circulating Monocytes and Time to Progression

21

All

NCT00466960

Paclitaxel Albumin-Stabilized Nanoparticle Formulation and Gemcitabine Hydrochloride With or Without WEE1 Inhibitor AZD1775 in Treating Patients With Previously Untreated Pancreatic Cancer That Is Metastatic or Cannot Be Removed by Surgery

Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, Stage III Pancreatic Cancer AJCC v6 and v7, Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer AJCC v6 and v7, and 1 more…

Drug: AZD1775, Drug: Gemcitabine, Drug: Nab-paclitaxel

Phase 1, Phase 2

Number of Participants With Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLT), To Determine the Pharmacokinetics of AZD1775 in Combination With Nab-paclitaxel and Gemcitabine, Progression-free Survival

8

All

NCT02194829

Paclitaxel, Nab-paclitaxel, or Ixabepilone With or Without Bevacizumab in Treating Patients With Stage IIIC or Stage IV Breast Cancer

Estrogen Receptor Negative, Estrogen Receptor Positive, HER2/Neu Negative, and 6 more…

Biological: Bevacizumab, Drug: Ixabepilone, Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, and 3 more…

Phase 3

Progression Free Survival, Objective Tumor Response Rate, Time to Treatment Failure

799

All

NCT00785291

Paclitaxel Albumin-Stabilized Nanoparticle Formulation in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Persistent Ovarian Epithelial Cancer, Fallopian Tube Cancer, or Primary Peritoneal Cancer

Fallopian Tube Carcinoma, Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma, Recurrent Ovarian Carcinoma

Drug: Paclitaxel Albumin-Stabilized Nanoparticle Formulation

Phase 2

Tumor Response, Frequency and Severity of Observed Adverse Effects, Progression-free Survival, Overall Survival

51

Female

NCT00499252

Study of Albumin-bound Paclitaxel (Abraxane) in Combination With Carboplatin and Herceptin in Patients With Advanced Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer

Drug: Albumin-bound paclitaxel, Drug: Carboplatin, Drug: Herceptin®

Phase 2

Percentage of Participants Who Achieved an Objective Confirmed Complete or Partial Overall Response, Percentage of Participants With a Total Response, Time to Disease Progression

32

Female

NCT00093145

A Phase I/II Clinical Trial of Vidaza With Abraxane in Patients With Advanced/Metastatic Solid Tumors and Breast Cancer

Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors, Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer

Drug: Azacitidine (Vidaza), Drug: Nab-paclitaxel (Abraxane)

Phase 1, Phase 2

Phase I: Percentage of Participants Responding to Treatment, Phase II: Percentage of Participants With Objective Response Rate (ORR) Measured Using RECIST 1.0 Criteria, Number of Participants With ER + Status, Progression-free Survival

30

All

NCT00748553

A Phase 2 Study of CRLX101(NLG207) in Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Drug: CRLX101, Other: Best Supportive Care

Phase 2

To Compare Overall Survival of Patients Treated With CRLX101 + BSC to Those Patients Treated With BSC Only, Assess Objective Response Rate (ORR) of CRLX101 + BSC Compared to BSC Only

157

All

NCT01380769

Nab-Paclitaxel, Cisplatin, and Cetuximab With Concurrent Radiation Therapy for Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer

Head and Neck Cancer

Biological: Cetuximab, Drug: Cisplatin, Drug: Nab-Paclitaxel, Radiation: intensity-modulated radiation therapy

Phase 1, Phase 2

Phase I Maximum Tolerated Dose of Nab-Paclitaxel, Phase II 2-year Progression-free Survival, Phase II 2-year Local Control, Phase II 2-year Overall Survival

37

All

NCT00851877

Pre-Operative Staging of Pancreatic Cancer Using Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Magnetic Resonance Imaging (SPIO MRI)

Pancreatic Cancer

Drug: Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Phase 4

To Determine the Sensitivity High Resolution Magnetic Resonance Imaging With Lymphotrophic Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles to Identify Small and Otherwise Undetectable Lymph Node Metastases., To Determine the Specificity of High Resolution Magnetic Resonance Imaging With Lymphotrophic Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles to Identify Small and Otherwise Undetectable Lymph Node Metastases

35

All

NCT00920023

Gemcitabine Hydrochloride, Cisplatin, and Nab-Paclitaxel in Treating Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Biliary Cancers

Stage III Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma AJCC v7, Stage IIIA Gallbladder Cancer AJCC v7, Stage IIIB Gallbladder Cancer AJCC v7, and 6 more…

Drug: Cisplatin, Drug: Gemcitabine Hydrochloride, Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Drug: Nab-paclitaxel

Phase 2

Median Progression Free Survival (PFS), Median Overall Survival (OS), Number of Participants With Treatment Response Rate

62

All

NCT02392637

Phase II Lapatinib Plus Nab-Paclitaxel As First And Second Line Therapy In her2 + MBC

Neoplasms, Breast

Drug: Lapatinib/nab-Paclitaxel

Phase 2

Overall Tumor Response (OR), Overall Survival (OS), Duration of Response (DOR)

60

Female

NCT00709761

A Phase III Study of NK105 in Patients With Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer Nos Metastatic Recurrent

Drug: NK105, Drug: Paclitaxel

Phase 3

Progression Free Survival, Overall Survival, Overall Response Rate,

436

Female

NCT01644890

S1505: Combination Chemotherapy or Gemcitabine Hydrochloride and Paclitaxel Albumin-Stabilized Nanoparticle Formulation Before Surgery in Treating Patients With Pancreatic Cancer That Can Be Removed by Surgery

Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, Resectable Pancreatic Carcinoma

Drug: Fluorouracil, Drug: Gemcitabine Hydrochloride, Drug: Irinotecan Hydrochloride, and 3 more…

Phase 2

Overall Survival (OS), Number of Patients With Grade 3 Through Grade 5 Adverse Events That Are Related to Study Drug, Number of Patients Going to Surgery for Resection After Preoperative Chemotherapy

147

All

NCT02562716

Induction Chemotherapy With ACF Followed by Chemoradiation Therapy for Adv. Head & Neck Cancer

Head and Neck Neoplasms

Drug: paclitaxel albumin-stabilized nanoparticle formulation, Drug: Cisplatin, Drug: Fluorouracil, and 3 more…

Phase 2

Percentage of Participants With Complete Response (CR) by Clinical Exam at Primary Tumor Site, Percentage of Participants With Partial Response (PR) at Primary Tumor Site, Number of Participants Per Anatomic Tumor Response by CT Scan

30

All

NCT01566435

Topical Imiquimod and Abraxane in Treating Patients With Advanced Breast Cancer

Male Breast Cancer, Recurrent Breast Cancer, Skin Metastases, and 1 more…

Drug: imiquimod, Drug: Abraxane, Other: laboratory biomarker analysis, and 2 more…

Phase 2

Anti-tumor Effects of Imiquimod as Assessed by Modified World Health Organization (WHO) Criteria, Safety and Systemic Toxicity as Assessed by a Review of Medical History, Physical Exam, Systems, Performance Status, and Clinical Labs (CBC and CMP), Pathologic Response by Immunohistochemical (IHC)as Assessed by Skin Punch Biopsy of the Target Lesion

15

All

NCT00821964

Phase 1 Trial of PAN-301–1 (SNS-301) in Cancer Patients

Prostate Cancer

Biological: PAN-301–1

Phase 1

Safety Assessed by Development of Adverse Events and Dose-limiting Toxicity to Determine Maximum Tolerated Dose, Safety Assessed by Administration Site Reactions, Abnormal Laboratory Values and/or Clinically Significant Changes in Physical Examinations

18

All

NCT00262916