Description:
This is a run-in, randomized, non-comparative, phase II study designed according to a two
stages optimal design by Simon. This phase II design will be preceded by a safety evaluation
after the first cohort of 6 patients to preserve a high-grade of overlapping and/or
unexpected toxicity rate. The study will assess the immune-objective response rate (iORR)
(assessed using iRECIST criteria) of nivolumab combined with ipilimumab and guadecitabine or
nivolumab combined with ipilimumab, in Melanoma and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
patients resistant to anti-PD-1/PD-L1 therapy. Immune biologic correlates to treatment will
be assessed as exploratory endpoints.
Title
- Brief Title: A Study of NIVO Plus IPI and Guadecitabine or NIVO Plus IPI in Melanoma and NSCLC Resistant to Anti-PD1/PDL1
- Official Title: A Randomized, run-in, Multi-center, Phase II Study of Nivolumab Combined With Ipilimumab and Guadecitabine or Nivolumab Combined With Ipilimumab in Melanoma and NSCLC Patients Resistant to Anti-PD-1/PD-L1 (NIBIT-ML1)
Clinical Trial IDs
- ORG STUDY ID:
NIBIT-ML1
- NCT ID:
NCT04250246
Conditions
- Melanoma
- Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
Interventions
Drug | Synonyms | Arms |
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Ipilimumab plus nivolumab plus guadecitabine | ipilimumab (Yervoy), nivolumab (Opdivo), guadecitabine (SGI-110) | Ipilimuamb plus nivoluamb plus guadecitabine |
Ipilimumab plus nivolumab | ipilimumab (Yervoy), nivolumab (Opdivo) | Ipilimumab plus nivolumab |
Purpose
This is a run-in, randomized, non-comparative, phase II study designed according to a two
stages optimal design by Simon. This phase II design will be preceded by a safety evaluation
after the first cohort of 6 patients to preserve a high-grade of overlapping and/or
unexpected toxicity rate. The study will assess the immune-objective response rate (iORR)
(assessed using iRECIST criteria) of nivolumab combined with ipilimumab and guadecitabine or
nivolumab combined with ipilimumab, in Melanoma and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
patients resistant to anti-PD-1/PD-L1 therapy. Immune biologic correlates to treatment will
be assessed as exploratory endpoints.
Detailed Description
Epigenetic alterations play a pivotal role in cancer development and progression.
Pharmacologic reversion of such alterations is feasible, second generation "epigenetic drugs"
are in development and have demonstrated to possess significant immunomodulatory properties.
This knowledge, together with the availability of new and highly effective immuno-therapeutic
agents including immune check-point(s) blocking monoclonal antibodies, allows the
investigators to plan for highly innovative proof-of-principle combination studies that will
likely open the path to more effective anti-cancer therapies. Targeting immune check-point(s)
with immunomodulatory monoclonal-antibodies is a novel and rapidly evolving strategy to treat
cancer, that is rapidly spreading to different tumor histologies. The prototype approach of
this therapeutic modality relies on the inhibition of negative signals delivered by CTLA-4
expressed on T lymphocytes. CTLA-4 blockade has profoundly changed the therapeutic landscape
of melanoma, significantly improving the survival of patients; however, objective clinical
responses are limited, and only a minority of patients achieves long-term disease control.
Therefore, several combination approaches are being explored to improve the efficacy of
CTLA-4 blockade. The anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibodies, nivolumab and pembrolizumab, have
significantly increased the survival of melanoma and NSCLC patients. Despite this
unprecedented efficacy, a significant proportion of melanoma and NSCLC patients fails to
respond (primary resistance) or develops secondary resistance to anti-PD-1 treatment over
time. Therefore, identifying new mechanism(s) underlying treatment failure(s), and designing
novel combination/sequencing therapeutic approaches to overcome primary/secondary resistance
is mandatory to improve the overall efficacy of anti-PD-1 therapy. The investigators have
first demonstrated that epigenetic immune-modeling of cancer cells represents a key hallmark
of cancer, as it impairs functional host's immune recognition of malignant cells; on the
other hand, the investigators have shown the potential of epigenetic drugs, including DNA
hypomethylating agents (DHA), to sensitize tumor cells to emerging immunotherapies. Based on
these pre-clinical in vitro and in vivo findings, the investigators have most recently
promoted the clinical translation of the immunomodulatory potential of epigenetic drugs
through highly-innovative, hypothesis-driven, clinical trials. Along this line, the ongoing,
exploratory, Investigator Initiated Trial (IIT) phase Ib NIBIT-M4 study, has evaluated safety
and immunobiologic activities of the epigenetic priming with the next generation DHA
guadecitabine followed by CTLA-4 blockade in MM patients (NCT02608437). The results of
NIBIT-M4 study support the notion that DHA represent ideal "partner drugs" to improve the
therapeutic efficacy of immune-checkpoint blockade, including the foreseeable role in
reverting resistance to treatment. The NIBIT-ML1 study will assess the therapeutic efficacy
of nivolumab combined with ipilimumab and guadecitabine or nivolumab combined with
ipilimumab, in metastatic melanoma and NSCLC patient with primary resistance to
anti-PD-1/PD-L1 therapy. Exploratory translational objectives will extensively investigate,
on neoplastic cells, tumor microenveroinment and peripheral blood, immune-biologic correlates
to treatment.
Trial Arms
Name | Type | Description | Interventions |
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Ipilimuamb plus nivoluamb plus guadecitabine | Experimental | ipilimumab plus nivolumab combined with guadecitabine | - Ipilimumab plus nivolumab plus guadecitabine
|
Ipilimumab plus nivolumab | Active Comparator | Ipilimumab plus nivolumab | - Ipilimumab plus nivolumab
|
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Target Population Melanoma cohort A
1. Histologic diagnosis of malignant melanoma
2. Unresectable Stage III/Stage IV melanoma patients with resistance to
anti-PD-1/PD-L1 and measurable lesions by CT or MRI per iRECIST/RECIST criteria
that can be amenable to biopsy
3. Only one line of immunotherapy for advanced (unresectable Stage III or Stage IV)
disease with anti-PD-1/PD-L1 and its combinations; if BRAF mutant one line of
targeted therapy is allowed prior to anti-PD-1/PD-L1therapy.
2. Target Population NSCLC cohort B
1. Histologic or cytologic diagnosis of NSCLC lackingEGFR-sensitizing mutation
and/or ALK/ROS1 translocation.
2. Stage IV NSCLC patients with primary resistance to anti-PD-1/PD-L1 and measurable
lesions by CT or MRI per iRECIST/RECIST criteria that can be amenable to biopsy.
3. Only one line of immunotherapy for advanced (unresectable Stage III or Stage IV)
disease with anti-PD-1/PD-L1 or its combinations; one line of chemotherapy is
allowed prior to anti-PD-1/PDL-1 therapy.
3. confirmed PD
4. 4 weeks or greater since last treatment and
5. Must have recovered from any acute toxicity associated with prior therapy
6. Life expectancy greater than 16 weeks
7. Subjects with adequate organ function defined as:
1. WBC ≥3500/uL
2. ANC ≥2000/uL
3. Platelets ≥ 100 x 103/uL
4. Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL
5. Creatinine < or <= 2.5 x ULN
6. AST
- < or <= 2.5 x ULN for patients without liver metastasis
- < or <= 5 x ULN for patients with liver metastasis
7. Bilirubin
- < or <= 3 x ULN for patients with liver metastasis
- <3.0 mg/mL for patients with Gilbert's Syndrome
- 1.5 x ULN for patients without liver metastasis
8. Negative screening tests for HIV, HepB, and HepC. If positive results are not
indicative of true active or chronic infection, the patient can enter the study after
discussion and agreement between the Investigator and the Medical Monitor.
9. Women of child-bearing potential must not be pregnant or breastfeeding, must have a
negative pregnancy test at Screening and all men must be practicing two medically
acceptable methods of birth control. Men should not father a child while receiving
treatment with guadecitabine+ ipilimumab, and for 2 months following completion of
treatment. Men with female partners of childbearing potential should use effective
contraception during this time.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Sex and Reproductive Status
1. Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding;
2. WOCBP who are unwilling or unable to use an acceptable method to avoid pregnancy
for the entire study period and for up to 23 weeks after the study;
3. Women with a positive pregnancy test on enrollment or prior to investigational
product administration;
4. Sexually active fertile men not using effective birth control if their partners
are WOCBP
2. Target Disease Exceptions
1. Any malignancy from which the patient has been disease-free for less than 2
years, with the exception of adequately treated and cured basal or squamous cell
skin cancer, superficial bladder cancer, carcinoma in situ of the cervix
2. Primary ocular melanoma.
3. Medical History and Concurrent Diseases
1. Symptomatic brain metastases requiring immediate local intervention (radiotherapy
(RT) and/or surgery);
2. Leptominingeal involvement by disease;
3. Autoimmune disease: Patients with a documented history of Inflammatory Bowel
Disease, including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease are excluded from this
study as are patients with a documented history of symptomatic autoimmune disease
(e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, systemic progressive sclerosis [scleroderma],
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, autoimmune vasculitis [e.g., Wegener's
Granulomatosis] and autoimmune hepatitis. Subjects with motor neuropathy
considered of autoimmune origin (e.g., Guillain-Barre Syndrome) are also excluded
from this study;
4. Any underlying medical condition, which in the opinion of the investigator, will
make the administration of study drug hazardous or obscure the interpretation of
adverse events, such as a condition associated with frequent diarrhea.
4. Prohibited Treatments and/or Therapies
1. Concomitant therapy with any anti-cancer agent; immunosuppressive agents; any
non-oncology vaccine therapy used for prevention of infectious diseases (for up
to 1 month prior to or after any dose of study drug); surgery or radiotherapy
(except palliative surgery and/or radiotherapy to treat a non-target symptomatic
lesion or to the brain after Sponsor approval); other investigational anti-cancer
therapies; or chronic use of systemic corticosteroids (used in the management of
cancer or non-cancer-related illnesses);
2. Previous treatment with other investigational products, including cancer
immunotherapy, within 30 days;
3. Prior treatment with anti-CTLA-4, except in adjuvant setting Other Exclusion
Criteria
1. Prisoners or subjects who are involuntarily incarcerated;
2. Subjects who are compulsorily detained for treatment of either a psychiatric or
physical (e.g., infectious disease) illness.
Eligibility criteria for this study have been carefully considered to ensure the safety of
the study subjects and to ensure that the results of the study can be used. It is
imperative that subjects fully meet all eligibility criteria.
Maximum Eligible Age: | N/A |
Minimum Eligible Age: | 18 Years |
Eligible Gender: | All |
Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Primary Outcome Measures
Measure: | Immune-related Objective Response Rate (iORR) |
Time Frame: | 24 weeks |
Safety Issue: | |
Description: | Immune-related Objective Response Rate (iORR) is the proportion of treated subjects with an iBOR of confirmed iCR or confirmed iPR. |
Secondary Outcome Measures
Measure: | Safety of guadecitabine in combination with ipilimumab and nivolumab |
Time Frame: | 2 years |
Safety Issue: | |
Description: | Reporting of safety, extent of exposure, concomitant medications and discontinuation of study therapy will be based on all treated subjects; for on-study laboratory test results, all treated subjects with at least one on-study laboratory measurement available will be included in the analysis. The reporting period for safety data will be from the date of first dose received on this study to 100 days after the last dose is received. Serious adverse events are reported from the time of consent forward for all subjects. All subjects who received at least one dose of study treatment will be evaluated for safety parameters |
Measure: | Obiective Response Rate (ORR) |
Time Frame: | 24 weeks |
Safety Issue: | |
Description: | Objective Response Rate (ORR) is the proportion of treated subjects with a BOR of CR or PR per RECIST 1.1. |
Measure: | Disease Control Rate (DCR) |
Time Frame: | 24 weeks |
Safety Issue: | |
Description: | Disease Control Rate (DCR) is the proportion of treated subjects with a BOR of confirmed CR, confirmed PR or SD, based on RECIST 1.1 and iRECIST. |
Measure: | Duration of response (DoR) |
Time Frame: | 2 years |
Safety Issue: | |
Description: | Duration of Response (DoR) for the subjects whose BOR is CR or PR will be defined as the time between the date of response of confirmed CR or confirmed PR (whichever occurs first) and the date of PD or death (whichever occurs first), based on RECIST 1.1 and iRECIST. |
Measure: | Time to response (TTR) |
Time Frame: | 24 weeks |
Safety Issue: | |
Description: | Time to Response (TTR) is defined as the time from first dosing date until the measurement criteria are first met for overall response of PR or CR (whichever status comes first, and provided it is subsequently confirmed), , based on RECIST 1.1 and iRECIST. |
Measure: | Progression Free Survival (PFS) |
Time Frame: | 2 years |
Safety Issue: | |
Description: | Progression free survival (PFS) per RECIST 1.1 and iRECISTwill be defined as the time between the date of randomization and the date of progression and or confirmed PD (according to RECIST 1.1 and iRECIST) or death, whichever occurs first. |
Measure: | Overall Survival (OS) |
Time Frame: | 2 years |
Safety Issue: | |
Description: | Overall Survival (OS) is defined as the time from randomization until the date of death. For those subjects who have not died, OS will be censored at the recorded last date of subject contact, and for subjects with a missing recorded last date of contact, OS will be censored at the last date the subject was known to be alive. Any efforts will be made to know the date of death. |
Details
Phase: | Phase 2 |
Primary Purpose: | Interventional |
Overall Status: | Not yet recruiting |
Lead Sponsor: | Italian Network for Tumor Biotherapy Foundation |
Trial Keywords
- melanoma
- NSCLC
- ipilimumab
- nivolumab
- guadecitabine
Last Updated
January 31, 2020