Lurbinectedin als systemische Chemotherapie bei progredientem Mesotheliom (Brustfellkrebs)

Drug: Lurbinectedin

Inclusion Criteria:

- Written informed consent according to ICH/GCP regulations before registration and
prior to any trial specific procedures

- Histologically confirmed malignant mesothelioma (all histologies are eligible)

- Progression on or after one line of platinum-based combination chemotherapy. Any
previous treatment with surgery or radiotherapy is allowed

- = 1 line of treatment with an immune checkpoint inhibitor

- Prior systemic treatment stopped at least 4 weeks before registration

- Measurable or evaluable disease according to the modified RECIST criteria for
malignant pleural mesothelioma

- Age = 18 years

- ECOG performance status = 1

- Adequate bone marrow function: hemoglobin = 90 g/L; absolute neutrophil count = 2 x
109/L, platelet count = 100 x 109/L

- Adequate hepatic function: total bilirubin = 1.5 ULN (except for patients with
Gilbert's disease = 3.0 x ULN); aspartate aminotransferase and alanine
aminotransferase = 3.0 x ULN; albumin = 30 g/L

- Adequate renal function: creatinine clearance = 30 mL/min/1.73, calculated according
to the corrected formula of Cockcroft-Gault

- Women with child-bearing potential are using effective contraception, are not pregnant
or lactating and agree not to become pregnant during trial treatment and during 6
months thereafter. A negative pregnancy test before registration (within 7 days) into
the trial is required for all women with child-bearing potential

- Men agree not to father a child during trial treatment and during 6 months after last
treatment infusion.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Known brain or leptomeningeal metastases

- History of another hematologic or primary solid tumor (except for curatively treated
basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, properly treated in situ malignant
melanoma, in situ carcinoma of the uterine cervix or pT1-2 prostate cancer with
Gleason score =6) within five years prior to registration

- More than one previous line of chemotherapy. Re-challenge is not allowed

- Prior treatment with lurbinectedin or trabectedin

- Treatment with any other experimental drug within 4 weeks before registration

- Concomitant use of other anti-cancer drugs, anti-cancer surgical intervention or
radiotherapy except for local pain control and/or other local symptoms (e.g.
pleurodesis due to dyspnea)

- Grade > 1 from any AE derived from previous treatment; alopecia any grade, grade = 2
peripheral neuropathy and clinically not significant elevation of GGT grade = 2
(according to the NCI-CTCAE v4.03) are allowed

- Treatment with cortisone (prednisolone > 10 mg or equivalent) for immune-mediated side
effects from previous immunotherapy (if applicable)

- Severe or uncontrolled cardiovascular disease (congestive heart failure NYHA III or
IV), unstable angina pectoris, history of myocardial infarction within the last six
months, serious arrhythmias requiring medication (with exception of atrial
fibrillation or paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia)

- Severe or uncontrolled endocrinopathy due to previous immune checkpoint inhibitor
treatment (if applicable)

- Known history of human immunodeficiency virus or active chronic hepatitis C or
hepatitis B virus infection or any uncontrolled active systemic infection requiring
intravenous antimicrobial treatment

- Known hypersensitivity to the trial drug or to any component of the trial drug

- Any other serious underlying medical, psychiatric, psychological, familial or
geographical condition, which in the judgment of the investigator may interfere with
the planned staging, treatment and follow-up, affect patient compliance or place the
patient at high risk from treatment-related complications.