Pazopanib added to a multi-drug regimen for kids and young adults with recurrent soft tissue sarcomas
Official title: A Phase I Study of Pazopanib in Combination With Trabectedin, Ipilimumab and Nivolumab (TraPIN) in Pediatric and Young Adult Patients With Recurrent Soft Tissue Sarcomas
Run by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center · NCT07444619 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This study tests whether adding pazopanib to a regimen of trabectedin, ipilimumab, and nivolumab is safe and possibly beneficial for children and young adults with recurrent soft tissue sarcomas.
Quick facts
| Phase | Phase 1 |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Ages | 1 Year to 30 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 18 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Academic / other |
| Drugs / interventions | Ipilimumab, Nivolumab, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiation |
| Locations | 1 site (Houston, Texas) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | June 12, 2026 |
| Main results expected | December 31, 2031 |
| Study ends | December 31, 2033 |
| Registry record updated | August 6, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT07444619 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Young patients and adults over 1 year up to 30 years old with histologically or radiographically confirmed relapsed or refractory soft tissue sarcoma and measurable disease.
✕Probably not a fit
Patients whose disease does not respond to the combination or who experience intolerable toxicity may not benefit.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
This is a Phase 1 trial evaluating the safety and recommended dose of pazopanib when given with trabectedin, ipilimumab, and nivolumab in pediatric and young adult patients with recurrent soft tissue sarcomas. The study will also monitor tumor response and duration of response to see if the combination has anti-tumor activity. Primary goals are to determine the maximum tolerated dose and the recommended phase 2 dose, along with overall safety. Secondary goals include documenting best overall response, duration of response, and progression-free survival. Eligibility requires confirmed recurrent STS, measurable disease, and adequate organ function; patients may have stable treated CNS metastases and must meet performance status criteria.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, participants may experience disease stabilization or tumor shrinkage and gain access to a potentially active combination therapy.
How similar studies have gone: Previous SAINT trial experience informs this approach, but this exact multi-drug combination in pediatrics is novel and its efficacy remains to be proven.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: All Recurrent STS are eligible for enrollment. All laboratory studies will need to be complete within 7 days prior to initiating protocol therapy. All imaging studies will need to be done within 28 days prior to starting treatment. 1. Age: Patients must be \> 1 year of age and . 30 years of age at time of initiation of protocol therapy. 2. Diagnosis: Patients have a histologically or radiographically confirmed relapsed or refractory STS. 3. Disease Status: Patients must have evaluable disease. a. Patients may have CNS metastases at study entry, if they are previously treated or stable (defined by not requiring initiation or the need for increased steroids for 7 days). 4. Performance Level: Karnofsky . 50% for patients \> 16 years old, and Lansky . 50 for patients 1-16 years old. (See Appendix I) 5. Prior Therapy: Patients may have received prior therapy including single-agent pazopanib or trabectedin. Patients may not have previously been treated with combination therapy of pazopanib and trabectedin. a. Patients must be fully recovered from the acute toxic effects of all prior chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or radiotherapy prior to entering this study. Delayed toxicities from chemotherapy (e.g. requiring electrolyte replacement, alopecia) will be permitted as long as they are stable or improving and approved by the study PI. i. Hematopoietic growth factor: At least 7 days must have elapsed since the last administration of filgrastim, or 14 days since administration of pegfilgrastim. ii. XRT: At least 7 days since the last dose of local palliative radiation therapy. Greater than 6 months must have elapsed since the last day of treatment if given total body irradiation, craniospinal irradiation. iii. Autologous or Allogenic Stem Cell Transplant: Complete resolution of graft versus host disease and no current need for immunosuppressive medication. Greater than 3 months must have elapsed since engraftment and no longer requiring transfusion of platelets or injection of colony stimulating factors. 6. Organ Function Requirements a. Bone Marrow Function: i. Peripheral absolute neutrophil count (ANC) . 750/ƒÊL ii. Platelet count . 75,000/ƒÊL (no platelet transfusion within 7 days prior to obtaining laboratory result) b. Adequate Renal Function: i. Creatinine clearance or glomerular filtration rate . 70ml/min/1.73m2 (calculated or measured as appropriate for age and level of concern by treating MD) c. Adequate Liver Function: i. Total bilirubin . 1.5x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age ii. SGPT (ALT) . 3 x ULN iii. Serum albumin . 2gm/dL Due to the risk of hepatic injury, including fatal hepatic failure, temozolomide should not be administered if total bilirubin is \>2.0 mg/dl or SGPT(ALT)\> 3 x ULN. Exclusion Criteria: * Significant organ dysfunction, not meeting inclusion criteria. * Pediatric subjects who are considered wards of some entity. * Pregnancy or Breast-Feeding Pregnant or breast-feeding woman will not be entered on this study due to risks of fetal and teratogenic adverse events as seen in animal/human studies. * Concomitant Medications: 1. Growth factor: Growth factors that support platelet or white cell number or function must not have been administered within the past 7 days. 2. Investigational Drugs: Patients who are currently receiving another investigational drug. (Please refer to section 4.1, Prior Therapy) 3. Anti-cancer Agents: Patients who are currently receiving other anti-cancer agents. (Please refer to section 4.1, Prior Therapy) 4. Medication Allergy: i. Allergy or intolerance to agents on this protocol: Trabectedin. Pazopanib, Ipilimumab or Nivolumab e. Infection: Patients who have uncontrolled infection, positive blood cultures within the past 48 hours, or receiving treatment for Clostridium difficile infection. * Known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection * Known active infection of hepatitis B or Hepatitis C virus
Where it's running
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The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, United States Recruiting
Study contacts
- Principal investigator: Brandon D Brown, MD — M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- Study coordinator: Brandon D Brown, MD
- Email: bdbrown4@mdanderson.org
- Phone: (713) 563-9478
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.