Clinical trial · Interventional
Dornase Alfa and Cisplatin in Refractory Germ Cell Cancer.
Phase II Study of Dornase Alfa and Cisplatin in Refractory Germ Cell Cancer.
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 26, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260926-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Germ cell tumors (GCTs) are highly curable malignancies; however, a subset of patients with relapsed or refractory disease after first- and second-line chemotherapy have a very poor prognosis, with long-term survival rates below 5%. New therapeutic strategies are needed in this setting. Emerging evidence indicates that extracellular DNA and markers of NETosis are associated with poor prognosis in GCTs, while DNase activity decreases with disease progression. Dornase alfa, a recombinant human DNase I approved for cystic fibrosis, may restore DNA homeostasis by degrading extracellular DNA. Preclinical studies demonstrated that dornase alfa, when combined with cisplatin, inhibited tumor growth in cisplatin-resistant GCT xenograft models. This proof-of-concept phase II study aims to evaluate the safety and efficacy of dornase alfa in combination with cisplatin in patients with relapsed or refractory GCTs, hypothesizing that extracellular DNA degradation by dornase alfa may enhance tumor control and restore cisplatin sensitivity.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dornase Alfa | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Refractory Germ Cell Tumors | Germ Cell Tumor | CURATED_BROADER | 0.78 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| dornase alfa i.v. and cisplatin | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Dornase alfa and cisplatin
- description
- Cisplatin 100mg/m2 day 1, every 3 weeks, Dornase alfa 125 microgram/kg day 1-5 i.v. push over 30 seconds±5 seconds
- interventionNames
- Drug: dornase alfa i.v. and cisplatin
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- 12-week progresion-free survival
- timeFrame
- From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 weeks
- description
- 12-week post-treatment initiation continuous progression-free survival rate will be summarized as counts and proportions with exact binomial 90% confidence interval (ITT population)
Secondary outcomes (4)
- measure
- Overall response rate
- timeFrame
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Male
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Signed written informed consent. 2. Adult men aged 18 years or older. 3. ECOG (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group) performance status: 0-1. 4. Histologically confirmed extracranial primary germ cell cancer, seminoma, or non-seminoma. 5. Rising serum markers (i.e., alfa-fetoprotein and human chorionic gonadotropin) on sequential measurement or biopsy-proven unresectable germ cell cancer. 6. Multiple relapsed/refractory GCTs (at least 2 lines of previous chemotherapy) and/or patients relapsing after high-dose chemotherapy or for patients non fit enough for high-dose chemotherapy. 7. Primary mediastinal GCTs in first relapse. 8. Patient's disease must not be amenable to cure with either surgery or chemotherapy in the opinion of investigator. 9. RECIST 1.1 measurable disease. 10. Adequate hematologic function defined by ANC \> 1500/mm3, platelet count \> 100 000/mm3 and hemoglobin level \> 9g/dl. 11. Adequate liver function defined by a total bilirubin level \< 1.5 ULN, and ALT, AST \< 3 ULN or \< 5 in case of liver metastases. For subjects with Gilbert's syndrome bilirubin \> 1.5 × ULN is allowed if no symptoms of compromised liver function are present. 12. Adequate renal function: measured or calculated (by Cockcroft formula) creatinine clearance \> 50 ml/min. Cockcroft formula: CLcr = \[(140-age) x weight (Kg)\]/\[72 x creat (mg/dl)\]. 13. At least 4 weeks must have elapsed since the last radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy before study entry. 14. At least 4 weeks must have elapsed since the last major surgery. 15. Complete recovery from prior surgery, and/or reduction of all adverse events from previous systemic therapy or radiotherapy to grade 1. 16. Absence of any psychological, familial, sociological, or geographical condition potentially hampering compliance with the study protocol and follow-up schedule. 17. Male patients with a female partner of childbearing potential who agree to use an effective method of contraception (condom) and a highly effective method of contraception by their female partner during the study and 6 months after the last study treatment intake. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients who do not fit inclusion criteria. 2. Other prior malignancy except successfully treated nonmelanoma skin cancer . 3. Other concurrent approved or investigational anticancer treatment, including surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, biologic-response modifiers, hormone therapy, or immunotherapy. 4. Female patients. 5. Patients with other severe acute or chronic medical condition, or laboratory abnormality that would impair, in the judgment of investigator, excess risk associated with study treatment, or which, in judgment of the investigator, would make the patient inappropriate for entry into this study. 6. Hypersensitivity to any compound of the drugs, severe known allergies or intolerance to other recombinant protein products obtained from Chinese hamster ovary cells according to Investigatorś decision. 7. Known participation in another clinical trial investigating a drug and/or medical product in the last 30 days or 5 half-lives of the investigational drug and/or medicinal product (whichever is longer).
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