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 Trial Title: 
 Acarbose in Combination With Standard Therapy in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) 
 NCT ID: 
 NCT05487859 
 Condition: 
 Kidney Cancer 
 Conditions: Official terms: 
 Carcinoma, Renal Cell 
 Kidney Neoplasms 
 Acarbose 
 Study type: 
 Interventional 
 Study phase: 
 Phase 2 
 Overall status: 
 Not yet recruiting 
 Study design: 
 Allocation: 
 N/A 
 Intervention model: 
 Single Group Assignment 
 Primary purpose: 
 Treatment 
 Masking: 
 None (Open Label) 
 Intervention: 
 Intervention type: 
 Drug 
 Intervention name: 
 Acarbose Tablets 
 Description: 
 Acarbose Tablets PO ranging from 25 mg initially to 100 mg as tolerated 
 Arm group label: 
 Arm 1 
 Summary: 
 The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and tolerability of acarbose in
combination of immunotherapy based standard of care therapy in advanced renal cell
carcinoma patients. 
 Criteria for eligibility: 
 Criteria: 
  
 Inclusion Criteria:
  1. Histologically confirmed diagnosis of clear cell or non-clear cell carcinoma of the
     kidney, except for medullary carcinoma, collecting duct carcinoma, lymphoma and
     sarcoma. Sarcomatoid features of any degree are allowed
  2. Must have locally advanced or unresectable metastatic disease (i.e., newly diagnosed
     Stage IV RCC per American Joint Committee on Cancer) or has recurrent disease.
  3. Has measurable disease per RECIST 1.1 as assessed by the investigator/site
     radiologist.
  4. Has received no prior systemic therapy for advanced RCC in the past 3 weeks.
  5. Has Karnofsky performance status (KPS) ≥ 60% as assessed within 10 days prior to
     randomization.
  6. If receiving bone resorptive therapy (including but not limited to bisphosphonate or
     RANK-L inhibitor) must have therapy initiated at least 2 weeks prior to
     randomization.
  7. Demonstrates adequate organ function defined as follows
       1. Liver function liver function (bilirubin < 3mg/dL, AST and/or ALT <3 x ULN)
       2. Kidney function (CrCL >=15ml/min using cockroft-gault method)
       3. ANC >= 500/microliter, Hemoglobin > 8 mg/dL, platelet count > 50,000/microliter
  8. CNS metastasis is allowed if has been treated >3 weeks and patient has achieved
     clinical stability with no new neurologic deficits in the interim
  9. Female participants of childbearing potential must be willing to use an adequate
     method of contraception for the course of the study through 120 days after the last
     dose of study drugs. Male participants of childbearing potential must agree to use
     an adequate method of contraception, starting with the first dose of study drug
     through 120 days after the last dose of study drug.
Exclusion Criteria:
  -  
       1. Is currently participating in or has participated in a study of an
          investigational agent or has used an investigational device within 4 weeks
          prior to randomization.
       2. Has had major surgery within 4 weeks, received radiation therapy within 2 weeks
          prior to randomization, or has not recovered (i.e., ≤ Grade 1 or at baseline)
          from AEs due to prior treatment.
       3. Has a history of severe hypersensitivity reaction (e.g., generalized
          rash/erythema, hypotension, bronchospasm, angioedema or anaphylaxis) to
          acarbose or investigators choice of standard of care therapy.
       4. Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency OR is receiving a systemic steroid therapy
          exceeding physiologic corticosteroid dose or any other form of
          immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to randomization, except in the
          case of central nervous system (CNS) metastases.
       5. Has an active autoimmune disease requiring systemic treatment with in the past
          2 years OR a documented history of clinically severe autoimmune disease. Note:
          Participants with vitiligo, Sjøgren's syndrome, Type 1 diabetes, resolved
          childhood asthma/atopy, hypothyroidism or adrenal or pituitary insufficiency
          who are stable on hormone replacement, are not excluded.
       6. Has a known additional malignancy that has progressed or has required active
          treatment in the last 3 years. Note: Basal cell carcinoma of the skin, squamous
          cell carcinoma of the skin, superficial bladder cancer, or carcinoma in situ
          such as breast cancer in situ are acceptable if they have undergone potentially
          curative therapy. Low grade prostate cancer with gleason score 6 or lower which
          is not under active therapy will be acceptable if in investigator judgement it
          is likely not a competing risk to patient's life expectancy.
       7. Has known active untreated CNS metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis. 8.
          Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy. 9. Has received a live
          virus vaccine within 30 days of randomization. 10. Has a clinically significant
          gastrointestinal (GI) abnormality including Malabsorption, total gastric
          resection or any condition that might affect the absorption of orally taken
          medication.
      11. Active GI bleeding, as evidenced by hematemesis, hematochezia or melena in the
          past 3 months without evidence of resolution documented by endoscopy or
          colonoscopy 12. Has QT interval corrected for heart rate (QTc) ≥480 msec. 13.
          Has a history of any of the following cardiovascular conditions within 6 months
          of randomization: Myocardial infarction, Unstable angina pectoris Cardiac
          angioplasty or stenting, Coronary/peripheral artery bypass graft, Class III or
          IV congestive heart failure per New York Heart Association and Cerebrovascular
          accident or transient ischemic attack.
      14. Has poorly controlled hypertension defined as systolic blood pressure (SBP)
          ≥150 mm Hg and/or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) ≥90 mm Hg measured two times a
          day - despite the use of 3 or more antihypertensive medications.
      15. Has recorded hypoglycemic episodes with blood glucose <60 mg/dL documented
          within the last 12 months.
      16. Has medication treated diabetes and HbA1c < 8 gm/dL 17. Has hemoptysis within 6
          weeks prior to randomization. 18. Has current use (within 7 days of
          randomization) or anticipated need for treatment with drugs or foods that are
          known strong cytochrome P450 (CYP3A4/5) inhibitors.
      19. Has current use (within 7 days of randomization) or anticipated need for
          treatment with drugs that are known strong CYP3A4/5 inducers, including but not
          limited to carbamazepine, phenobarbital, phenytoin, rifabutin, rifampin, and
          St. John's wort; or drugs that are known with proarrhythmic potential.
      20. Has known psychiatric or substance abuse disorders that would interfere with
          cooperation with the requirements of the study.
      21. Has had a prior solid organ transplant. 22. Is pregnant or breastfeeding or
          expecting to conceive or father children within the projected duration of the
          study, starting with the screening visit through 120 days after the last dose
          of study drug. 
  
 Gender: 
 All 
 Minimum age: 
 18 Years 
 Maximum age: 
 N/A 
 Healthy volunteers: 
 No 
 Locations: 
 Facility: 
  
 Name: 
 University of Alabama at Birmingham 
 Address: 
  
 City: 
 Birmingham 
 Zip: 
 35233 
 Country: 
 United States 
 Contact: 
  
 Last name: 
 Arnab Basu, MD,MPH 
 Email: 
 abasu@uabmc.edu 
 Start date: 
 October 5, 2025 
 Completion date: 
 October 6, 2025 
 Lead sponsor: 
  
 Agency: 
 University of Alabama at Birmingham 
 Agency class: 
 Other 
 Source: 
 University of Alabama at Birmingham 
 Record processing date: 
 ClinicalTrials.gov processed this data on November 12, 2024 
 Source: ClinicalTrials.gov page: 
 https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05487859