Sorafenib Tosylate and Everolimus in Treating Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors and Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer That Does Not Respond to Gemcitabine Hydrochloride

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To determine the 6-month overall survival of patients with previously treated gemcitabine (gemcitabine hydrochloride)-refractory metastatic pancreatic cancer treated with the combination of sorafenib (sorafenib tosylate) and everolimus. II. To determine the recommended Phase II dose of everolimus when administered in combination with sorafenib in patients with advanced solid tumors. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To determine the response rate, median survival, time to progression, CA 19.9 decline and toxicity spectrum of the combination in this patient population. II. To characterize the pharmacokinetic (PK) profiles of sorafenib and everolimus when given in combination. III. To explore the biomarkers that correlate with response to the study combination in patients previously treated with gemcitabine-refractory metastatic pancreas cancer. OUTLINE: This is a phase I, dose-escalation study of everolimus, followed by a phase II study. Patients receive everolimus (PO) once daily and sorafenib tosylate PO twice daily on days 1-28. Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed every 3 months for up to 1 year.