Eligibility Module

Eligibility Module

The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.

Eligibility Module path is as follows:

Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module

Eligibility Module


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NCT ID: NCT01226056
Eligibility Criteria: Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with progressive disease of advanced solid tumours judged non suitable for standard treatment 2. Biopsiable lesion or archive tissue not older than 1 year to assess the expression of: * phosphorylated AKT * phosphorylated p70S6 * RKIP (Raf Kinase Inhibitor Protein) * phosphorylated ERK1/2 The presence of at least one of the previous targets will be mandatory for patient enrolment 3. At least 1 uni-dimensional measurable lesion according to modified RECIST 4. Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks 5. Age ≥ 18 years old 6. ECOG Performance Status of 0 or 1 7. Adequate bone marrow, liver, and renal function as assessed by the following laboratory requirements to be conducted within 7 days prior to start of first dose: * Haemoglobin ≥9.0 g/dL (5.6 mmol/L) * Absolute neutrophil count (ANC)≥1.5 x 109/L * Platelet count ≥100 x 109/L * Total bilirubin ≤1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) * ALT and AST ≤2.5 x ULN (≤5 x ULN for patients with liver involvement of their cancer) * Alkaline phosphatase ≤4 x ULN * PT-INR/PTT \<1.5 x ULN * Serum albumin levels ≥2.5 mg/dl * Serum creatinine ≤1.5 x ULN 8. HBV/HCV testing in the 2 weeks before treatment start in specific categories of patient with hepatitis B and C risk factors and in additional patients at the discretion of the investigators according to guidelines in Appendix 6. 9. All fertile patients must use adequate contraception while on study and for three subsequent months 10. Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent. A signed informed consent must be obtained prior to performing any study specific procedures Exclusion Criteria: 1. History of cardiac disease: congestive heart failure (NYHA II-IV), active coronary artery disease - CAD (MI more than 6 months prior to study entry is allowed), cardiac arrhythmias requiring antiarrhythmic therapy (betablockers or digoxin are permitted) or uncontrolled hypertension 2. History of HIV infection or chronic hepatitis B or C 3. Patients with NSCLC squamous histotype 4. Recurrent hemoptysis or cerebrovascular accident within 12 months, or peripheral vascular disease with claudication on less than 1 block (about 150 metres), or history of clinically significant bleeding non-traumatic 5. Deep venous thrombosis or pulmonary embolus within 1 year or ongoing need for full-dose oral or parenteral anticoagulation 6. Clinically active infections (\> Grade 2 NCI-CTC AE version 3.0) 7. Evidence of CNS tumor metastases 8. History of organ allograft 9. Pre-existing thyroid abnormality where thyroid function cannot be maintained in the normal range by medication 10. Serious, non-healing wound, ulcer, or bone fracture 11. Second malignancies within the past 5 years (except for non - melanoma skin cancer and cervical carcinoma in situ) 12. Pregnant or breast-feeding patients 13. Substance abuse, medical, psychological, or social conditions that may interfere with the patient's participation in the study or evaluation of the study results 14. Any condition that is unstable or could jeopardize the safety of the patient and his/her compliance in the study 15. Patients unable to swallow oral medications 16. Any malabsorption condition 17. Prior treatment with sorafenib or m-TOR inhibitors 18. Ongoing requirement for systemic corticosteroid medication or other immunosuppressants 19. Radiotherapy within 3 weeks of start of study drug. Palliative radiotherapy is allowed. Major surgery within 4 weeks of study entry 20. Radiotherapy involving \> 30% of the active bone marrow 21. Autologous bone marrow transplant or stem cell rescue within 4 months of study entry 22. Use of biologic response modifiers, such as G-CSF, within 3 week of study entry. Patients taking chronic erythropoietin are permitted provided no dose adjustment is undertaken within 2 months prior to the study or planned during the study period 23. Investigational drug therapy outside of this trial during or within 4 weeks of study entry
Healthy Volunteers: False
Sex: ALL
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Study: NCT01226056
Study Brief:
Protocol Section: NCT01226056