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Updated May 2026 · ClinicalTrials.gov

RECRUITINGPhase 1INTERVENTIONAL

Losartan + Sunitinib in Treatment of Osteosarcoma

A Phase I/Ib Study of Losartan in Combination With Sunitinib in the Treatment of Pediatric and Adult Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Osteosarcoma

Losartan + Sunitinib in Treatment of Osteosarcoma (NCT03900793) is a Phase 1 interventional studying Osteosarcoma, sponsored by University of Colorado, Denver. RECRUITING as of the most recent ClinicalTrials.gov update. Talk to your doctor before contacting the trial site.

Important: This information is not medical advice. Talk to your doctor about whether a clinical trial is right for you.

About This Trial

This study is a Phase 1/1b clinical trial that aims to determine the Maximally Tolerated Dose of Losartan and Sunitinib Combination Therapy. Patients will first be accrued to the Dose Escalation phase of the study, using a 3+3 design. Medication dosages will increase until a maximally tolerated dose is found. Patients will then be accrued to the Dose Expansion phase of the trial, where efficacy of pre-determined dose will be preliminarily assessed.

What Stage of Research Is This?

Phase 1 trials test a new treatment for the first time in humans, focusing on safety, dosing, and how the body processes the drug. For Osteosarcoma, a Phase 1 study typically enrolls a small number of participants — often healthy volunteers or patients who have exhausted standard treatment options. Phase 1 results determine whether a treatment moves into larger Phase 2 efficacy studies.

This trial is currently recruiting participants. The sponsor has registered the study with ClinicalTrials.gov as actively enrolling, which means new applicants who meet the eligibility criteria can be considered for screening. Trial status can change between updates — confirm current recruiting status with the study contact before traveling for a screening visit.

With a target enrollment of 41 participants, this is a small study — typical of early-phase research, rare-disease trials, or pilot studies designed to generate preliminary signal before a larger study is launched.

Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)

Who May Qualify: - 1\. Provision to sign and date the consent form (if individual is a minor, provision of a parent or legal guardian to sign and date the consent form and provision of individual to provide assent for study). 2\. Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and be available for the duration of the study. 3\. Male or female aged ≥ 10 years old. 4. diagnosed by tissue sample (biopsy-confirmed) osteosarcoma (at either original diagnosis or relapse) that has either recurred or progressed after at least one previous cancer treatment that works throughout the body (like chemotherapy) and for which no curative therapy exists. - Patients with surface or periosteal osteosarcoma are not eligible. - Patients with active CNS metastasis are not eligible. Previously treated cancer that has spread to the brain which occurred 3 months or more prior, without evidence of active recurrence, are acceptable. 5\. Disease status - Dose Escalation (Part A): Patients must have measurable or evaluable disease. - Cohort Expansion (Part B): Patients with measurable or evaluable disease and those with completely resected disease are eligible. 6\. Performance status: - ECOG performance status (≥18 years old) ≤ 2 or Karnofsky performance score (\<18 years old)≥ 50. 7\. Prior Therapy: - Patients must have fully recovered from the acute toxic effects of all prior anti-cancer therapy and must meet the following minimum duration from prior anti-cancer directed therapy prior to enrollment. If after the required timeframe, the numerical eligibility criteria are met (e.g., blood count criteria) the patient is considered to have recovered adequately. 1. Cytotoxic chemotherapy or other anti-cancer agents known to be myelosuppressive. At least 21 days after the last dose of cytotoxic or myelosuppressive chemotherapy (42 days if prior nitrosourea). ...See full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.

These are translations of the protocol\'s inclusion and exclusion criteria, simplified for patients and caregivers. The original clinical text appears below. Eligibility is ultimately confirmed by the trial site\'s screening process — this summary is a starting point for a conversation with your doctor, not a final determination.

Original Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria: * 1\. Provision to sign and date the consent form (if individual is a minor, provision of a parent or legal guardian to sign and date the consent form and provision of individual to provide assent for study). 2\. Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and be available for the duration of the study. 3\. Male or female aged ≥ 10 years old. 4. Histologically confirmed osteosarcoma (at either original diagnosis or relapse) that has either recurred or progressed after at least one prior systemic therapy and for which no curative therapy exists. * Patients with surface or periosteal osteosarcoma are not eligible. * Patients with active CNS metastasis are not eligible. Previously treated CNS metastases which occurred 3 months or more prior, without evidence of active recurrence, are acceptable. 5\. Disease status * Dose Escalation (Part A): Patients must have measurable or evaluable disease. * Cohort Expansion (Part B): Patients with measurable or evaluable disease and those with completely resected disease are eligible. 6\. Performance status: * ECOG performance status (≥18 years old) ≤ 2 or Karnofsky performance score (\<18 years old)≥ 50. 7\. Prior Therapy: * Patients must have fully recovered from the acute toxic effects of all prior anti-cancer therapy and must meet the following minimum duration from prior anti-cancer directed therapy prior to enrollment. If after the required timeframe, the numerical eligibility criteria are met (e.g., blood count criteria) the patient is considered to have recovered adequately. 1. Cytotoxic chemotherapy or other anti-cancer agents known to be myelosuppressive. At least 21 days after the last dose of cytotoxic or myelosuppressive chemotherapy (42 days if prior nitrosourea). 2. Anti-cancer agents not known to be myelosuppressive (e.g., not associated with reduced platelet or ANC counts): ≥ 7 days after the last dose of agent. i. Antibodies: ≥ 21 days must have elapsed from infusion of last dose of antibody, and toxicity related to prior antibody therapy must be recovered to Grade ≤ 1. ii. Corticosteroids: ≥ 14 days must have elapsed since last dose of corticosteroid. iii. Hematopoietic growth factors: ≥ 14 days after the last dose of a long- acting growth factor (e.g., pegfilgrastim) or 7 days for short-acting growth factor. iv. Interleukins, Interferons and Cytokines (other than hematopoietic growth factors): ≥ 21 days after the completion of interleukins, interferon or cytokines (other than Hematopoietic Growth Factors). v. Stem cell Infusions: Autologous stem cell infusion, including boost infusion: ≥ 42 days. vi. Cellular Therapy: ≥ 42 days after the completion of any type of cellular therapy (e.g., modified T cells, NK cells, dendritic cells, etc.) vii. XRT/External Beam Irradiation including protons: ≥ 14 days after local XRT; ≥ 150 days after TBI, craniospinal XRT or if radiation to ≥ 50% of the pelvis; ≥ 42 days if other substantial bone marrow radiation. * NOTE: Patients with history of cardiac irradiation with mean cardiac dose \> 15 Gy are not eligible (see exclusion criteria). 8\. Adequate bone marrow function, defined as: * Peripheral absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 750/mm3 * Platelet count ≥ 75,000/mm3 (transfusion independent, defined as not receiving platelet transfusions for at least 7 days prior to enrollment). * Hemoglobin ≥ 8 g/dL (with or without transfusion) 9. Adequate renal function, defined as: * Creatinine clearance or radioisotope GFR \> 70 mL/min/1.73 m2 OR a serum creatinine based on age/gender. 10\. Adequate hepatic function, defined as: * Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age * SGPT (ALT) ≤ 135 U/L. For the purpose of this study, the ULN for SGPT is 45 U/L. * Serum albumin ≥ 2.8 g/dL 11. Patients with ≥ trace protein on urinalysis at screening will be allowed to enroll in the study at investigator discretion. A baseline urine protein creatinine ratio (UPC) should be obtained for patients with ≥ trace protein on urinalysis for consideration regarding Section 6.3.7 dose modification requirements. 12\. Adequate cardiac function, defined as: * Current cardiac ejection fraction \> 50% by biplane Simpson method on echocardiogram * QTc ≤ 480 ms 13. Patients with preexisting hyper- or hypothyroidism must be on a stable dose of medication. 14\. Ability to take and retain oral medications. NOTE: Medication can be administered via nasogastric or gastrostomy tube. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients who underwent major surgery within 14 days prior to start of treatment are not eligible. NOTE: Core biopsy or central line placement are considered minor and are allowed within any time limitations. 2. Patients with uncontrolled coagulopathy or bleeding disorder, or any active bleeding (i.e., gastrointestinal or pulmonary) deemed to be clinically significant by investigator are not eligible. 3. Patients with history of pulmonary embolism or significant thromboembolic event with the preceding 28 days. Patients with thromboembolic events \> 28 days before enrollment who are stable on or completed an anticoagulation course are eligible. 4. Patients with history of cardiac irradiation with mean cardiac dose \> 15 Gy are not eligible. 5. Patients with symptomatic cardiac disease (i.e. New York Heart Association or Modified Ross Heart Failure Classification for Children \> class 2) are not eligible. 6. Patients with any history of cardiac dysfunction including prior abnormal echocardiogram (ejection fraction \< 50%), severe or unstable angina, peripheral vascular disease, congenital prolonged QTc syndrome, clinically significant cardiac arrhythmias, stroke, or myocardial infarction are not eligible. 7. Pregnancy * Pregnant or breast-feeding women will not be entered on this study because there is not yet available information regarding human fetal or teratogenic toxicities. Pregnancy tests must be obtained in females who are post-menarchal. * Males or females of reproductive potential may not participate unless they have agreed to practice 1 highly effective and 1 additional effective (barrier) method of contraception at the same time during the entire study treatment period and through 3 months after the last dose of study drug, or agree to practice true abstinence, when this is in line with the preferred and usual lifestyle of the subject. Patients who themselves or their partners have undergone female or male sterilization do not require 2 methods of contraception. Highly effective methods are defined as those with \<1% failure rate with perfect use and include: oral contraceptive pills (combined or progesterone only), intrauterine devices (IUD), hormonal implant or injection, contraceptive patch, and vaginal ring. 8. Concomitant medications: * Anti-hypertensives: Patients who cannot be controlled to goal blood pressure for gender/age are not eligible. * Corticosteroids: Patients receiving systemic corticosteroids are not eligible. \> 14 days must have elapsed since last systemic corticosteroid. Note: patients using topical or inhaled corticosteroids are eligible. * Investigational Drugs: Patients currently receiving another investigational drug are not eligible. * Anti-cancer agents: Patients currently receiving other anti-cancer agents are not eligible. * Drug interactions: Patients who require treatment with medications that are strong inhibitors or inducers of CYP3A4 or inhibitors of CYP2A9 or have received these medications in the 7 days prior to enrollment, are not eligible. Patients who require treatment with enzyme inducing anticonvulsants are not eligible. * Medications that prolong QTc: Patients who require treatment with medications known to prolong QTc are not eligible

Treatments Being Tested

DRUG

Losartan

Losartan will be administered orally daily on days 1-42 (6 weeks) with dose level assignments. Dosing will be performed based on weight in kilograms and rounded to the nearest 12.5 mg (half of 25 mg tablet). Dose level 1 dosing will not exceed 50 mg daily, dose level 2 dosing will not exceed 100 mg daily, and dose level 3 dosing will not exceed 150 mg total daily (75 mg twice daily). Doses should be taken at approximately the same time daily and patients should fast for at least 4 hours prior to dosing

DRUG

Sunitinib

Sunitinib will be administered orally daily on days 1-28 (4 weeks), followed by 14-day rest period (2 weeks). Dosing will be performed based on body surface area (BSA) in mg/m2. Sunitinib is given as capsules or liquid formulation. Doses should be taken at approximately the same time daily.

Locations (4)

Trial sites listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for this study. Site activation status can vary — confirm with the specific site before traveling for a screening visit.

Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, United States
Children's Hospital Colorado
Aurora, Colorado, United States
University of Colorado Hospital
Aurora, Colorado, United States
Children's Hospital of Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia, United States

How to Talk to Your Doctor About This Trial

Bring the printable summary of this trial — including the NCT ID (NCT03900793), the sponsor (University of Colorado, Denver), and the key eligibility criteria — to your next appointment. Your doctor can review the inclusion and exclusion criteria against your medical history, lab values, and current treatments to assess whether you are likely to qualify. They can also help you weigh whether trial participation makes sense alongside your existing care plan.

Useful questions to walk through together: What does the trial protocol require beyond standard care? How long is the active treatment phase, and how long is follow-up? Are there study visits at sites I can reach? Who pays for the trial-specific procedures, and who pays for standard-of-care portions? See our 25 questions to ask about clinical trials guide for a more complete checklist.

Authoritative Sources

The official record for this trial lives on ClinicalTrials.gov — the federal registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine at NIH. For background on how this trial fits into the FDA approval pathway, see the FDA drug approval process. For oncology-specific guidance for patients considering trials, the National Cancer Institute publishes patient-oriented overviews. International trial registries are aggregated by the WHO ICTRP.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the NCT03900793 clinical trial studying?

This study is a Phase 1/1b clinical trial that aims to determine the Maximally Tolerated Dose of Losartan and Sunitinib Combination Therapy. Patients will first be accrued to the Dose Escalation phase of the study, using a 3+3 design. Medication dosages will increase until a maximally tolerated dose is found. Patients will then be accrued to the Dose Expansion phase of the trial, where efficacy of pre-determined dose will be preliminarily assessed. The full protocol is registered on ClinicalTrials.gov and includes the primary outcome measures, eligibility criteria, and study endpoints.

Who can participate in NCT03900793?

Eligibility for this trial depends on the specific inclusion and exclusion criteria set by the sponsor. The plain-English summary above translates the most important criteria into accessible language; the official clinical text is preserved in the collapsible section underneath. Whether you fit any specific trial is a medical decision your doctor needs to confirm — bring the trial information to your treating physician for a full review against your medical history.

How do I contact the trial site for NCT03900793?

Contact information registered with ClinicalTrials.gov is shown in the sidebar of this page. Before reaching out, confirm with your treating physician that this trial is appropriate for your situation. The trial site will then walk you through the screening process to determine final eligibility.

Is participating in a clinical trial safe?

Clinical trials in the United States are regulated by the FDA and overseen by Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) that review the protocol for safety. Risk varies by trial — Phase 1 studies test new treatments in humans for the first time, while Phase 3 trials use treatments that have already passed earlier safety screening. The informed consent document for any specific trial details the known risks and what to expect. Discuss those risks with your physician before deciding whether to participate.

Where can I verify the data on this page?

Every detail on this page comes directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov API. Click "View on ClinicalTrials.gov" in the sidebar to see the official, unmodified record. The federal record is always authoritative; this page is a structured presentation with a plain-English eligibility translation. For background on how clinical trials are regulated, see the FDA drug approval process documentation.

How This Page Is Built

Every field on this page is pulled directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 — no estimates, no proxies. The plain-English eligibility translation is generated from the original protocol text and reviewed for fidelity to the underlying clinical criteria. The original clinical text remains visible in the collapsible section above so users and clinicians can verify the translation. Read the full methodology for the data pipeline and known limitations.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 record for NCT03900793. Maintained by the National Library of Medicine at NIH. Public domain. Cite as: "TrialFinderData. NCT03900793. Data: ClinicalTrials.gov."

Medical disclaimer: This page is informational, not medical advice. Talk to your doctor about whether a clinical trial is right for you.

Last updated 2026-05-08 · Data from ClinicalTrials.gov.