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The CAPER Trial: A Phase Ib Clinical Trial of Cyclophosphamide And PEmbrolizumab in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma

NCT04262427

Description:

This is an open label investigator initiated Phase Ib study of combination pembrolizumab (Keytruda), 200mg IV 3 weekly (Q3W) with 50mg oral cyclophosphamide daily (OD) in metastatic renal cell carcinoma patients. 21 patients will be recruited within the United Kingdom (UK) will to examine the efficacy of the combination for up to 35 administrations (2 years). This study will be conducted in compliance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and all relevant regulations.

Related Conditions:
  • Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma
Recruiting Status:

Not yet recruiting

Phase:

Phase 1/Phase 2

Trial Eligibility

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Title

  • Brief Title: The CAPER Trial: A Phase Ib Clinical Trial of Cyclophosphamide And PEmbrolizumab in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma
  • Official Title: The CAPER Study: A Phase Ib Clinical Trial of Cyclophosphamide And PEmbrolizumab in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) (CAPER Trial)

Clinical Trial IDs

  • ORG STUDY ID: CFTSp148
  • SECONDARY ID: 2018-004314-17
  • NCT ID: NCT04262427

Conditions

  • Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma

Interventions

DrugSynonymsArms
Cyclophosphamide 50mgcyclophosphamide monohydrateSingle Group Assignment
Pembrolizumab 25 mg/1 ML Intravenous Solution [KEYTRUDA]Keytruda, MK-3475Single Group Assignment

Purpose

This is an open label investigator initiated Phase Ib study of combination pembrolizumab (Keytruda), 200mg IV 3 weekly (Q3W) with 50mg oral cyclophosphamide daily (OD) in metastatic renal cell carcinoma patients. 21 patients will be recruited within the United Kingdom (UK) will to examine the efficacy of the combination for up to 35 administrations (2 years). This study will be conducted in compliance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and all relevant regulations.

Detailed Description

      The CAPER Trial will be looking at patients with locally advanced (inoperable) or metastatic
      clear cell renal cell carcinoma who have had previous treatment with immunotherapy and have
      experienced disease progression. Immunotherapies aim to boost the body's natural defences to
      fight cancer, however the tumour micro-environment may significantly impact how effective
      this approach will be at reducing cancer growth and spread. The CAPER trial aims to evaluate
      whether oral metronomic cyclophosphamide (50mg once daily) can alter the tumour environment
      and ultimately lead to responses to pembrolizumab in patients who have failed prior
      immunotherapy.

      Patients who join the study will initially take cyclophosphamide 50mg tablets once a day for
      21 days during the 'run-in period'. Following this, they will continue with cyclophosphamide
      50mg daily alongside intravenous pembrolizumab treatment administered once every 3 weeks.
      Patients will continue both treatments until the occurrence of either disease progression,
      unexpected toxicity, patient withdrawal, or completion of 24 months of treatment.

      Patients will undergo CT scanning to evaluate response every 9 weeks during trial treatment.

      Research biopsies will be taken at baseline (prior to treatment), after the 21 day run-in
      period on oral cyclophosphamide, and at the time of the first CT scan (week 9 on treatment).
      Patients will also have additional research blood samples collected at serial timepoints
      whilst on treatment. The biopsy and blood samples will allow evaluation of the changes
      induced by cyclophosphamide and pembrolizumab within the tumour microenvironment as well as
      changes in circulating factors such as cytokines.
    

Trial Arms

NameTypeDescriptionInterventions
Single Group AssignmentExperimentalCyclophosphamide 50mg PO OD for 3 weeks as monotherapy followed by cyclophosphamide 50mg PO OD with pembrolizumab 200mg IV every 3 weeks
  • Cyclophosphamide 50mg
  • Pembrolizumab 25 mg/1 ML Intravenous Solution [KEYTRUDA]

Eligibility Criteria

        INCLUSION CRITERIA

        Participants are eligible to be included in the study only if all of the following criteria
        apply:

          1. Histological confirmation of RCC of predominantly (>50%) clear cell type.

          2. Presence of metastatic / locally advanced inoperable disease.

          3. Current evidence of disease progression on immuno-oncology (IO) therapy as determined
             by CT / MRI imaging performed within 28 days prior to the first dose of study drug.
             Last dose of IO therapy must have been administered within 42 days prior to the first
             dose of study drug. IO therapy may consist of either:

               1. First-line Ipilimumab / Nivolumab combination OR

               2. Second / Third-line single agent Nivolumab OR

               3. Other PD-1 / PD-L1 / anti-CTLA-4 therapy within a clinical trial

          4. Measurable disease according to RECIST version 1.1 criteria.

          5. Site(s) of disease which are easily accessible and suitable for repeated biopsies
             (bone metastases are not suitable as a biopsy site).

          6. Provision of archival tumour tissue sample (formalin-fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE)
             tissue blocks) and a newly obtained core or excisional biopsy of a tumour lesion not
             previously irradiated.

          7. Have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 1.
             Evaluation of ECOG is to be performed within 7 days prior to the first dose of study
             drug.

          8. Age > 18 years.

          9. Have adequate organ function as defined below. Specimens must be collected within 14
             days prior to the start of study treatment.

               1. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1.5 x109/L

               2. Platelets ≥100 x109/L

               3. Haemoglobin ≥9.0 g/dL or ≥5.6 mmol/L

               4. Creatinine ≤1.5 × Upper Limit of Normal (ULN) OR Measured or calculated
                  creatinine clearance (CrCl) ≥30 mL/min for participant with creatinine levels OR
                  (Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) can also be used in place of creatinine or CrCl
                  >1.5 × institutional ULN

               5. Total bilirubin ≤1.5 ×ULN OR direct bilirubin ≤ULN for participants with total
                  bilirubin levels >1.5 × ULN

               6. Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) and Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) ≤2.5 × ULN
                  (≤5 × ULN for participants with liver metastases)

               7. International normalised ratio (INR) OR prothrombin time (PT) / Activated partial
                  thromboplastin time (aPTT) ≤1.5 × ULN unless participant is receiving
                  anticoagulant therapy as long as PT or aPTT is within therapeutic range of
                  intended use of anticoagulants

         10. Able to take oral medications.

         11. Life expectancy of > 6 months in the opinion of the investigator.

         12. Male participants must agree to use a form of contraception as detailed in Appendix 3
             of this protocol during the treatment period and for at least 180 days after the last
             dose of study treatment and refrain from donating sperm during this period.

         13. Female participants are eligible to participate if they are not pregnant (see Appendix
             3), not breastfeeding, and at least one of the following conditions applies:

               1. Not a woman of childbearing potential (WOCBP) as defined in Appendix 3 OR

               2. A WOCBP who agrees to follow the contraceptive guidance in Appendix 3 during the
                  treatment period and for at least 180 days after the last dose of study
                  treatment.

         14. The participant provides written informed consent for the trial including consent to
             all samples.

        EXCLUSION CRITERIA

        Participants are excluded from the study if any of the following criteria apply:

          1. Treatment with more than one prior line of IO therapy (including previous standard of
             care and trial treatments).

          2. High burden / symptomatic disease which in the opinion of the treating investigator
             requires Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors (TKI) / alternative therapeutic approach.

          3. Prior treatment with either pembrolizumab or cyclophosphamide.

          4. Known severe hypersensitivity (≥Grade 3) to pembrolizumab, cyclophosphamide and/or any
             of their excipients.

          5. Prior intolerance to IO therapy (any > Grade 2 toxicity which required permanent IO
             treatment discontinuation).

          6. Ongoing Adverse Events (AEs) due to previous therapies or surgery which have not
             resolved to ≤ Grade 1 or baseline. Participants with ≤ Grade 2 neuropathy may be
             eligible.

          7. Active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years
             (i.e. with use of disease modifying agents, corticosteroids or immunosuppressive
             drugs). Replacement therapy (e.g. levothyroxine, insulin, or physiologic
             corticosteroid replacement therapy for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency, etc.) is
             not considered a form of systemic treatment.

          8. Diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy (in
             dosing exceeding 10 mg daily of prednisolone equivalent) or any other form of
             immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to the first dose of study drug.

          9. Known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment
             within the past 3 years. Note: Participants with basal cell carcinoma of the skin,
             squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, superficial transitional cell carcinoma of the
             bladder / urothelial tract, or carcinoma in situ (e.g. breast carcinoma, cervical
             cancer in situ) that have undergone potentially curative therapy are not excluded.

         10. Prior radiotherapy within 2 weeks of start of study treatment. Participants must have
             recovered from all radiation-related toxicities, not require corticosteroids, and not
             have had radiation pneumonitis. A 1-week washout is permitted for palliative radiation
             (≤2 weeks of radiotherapy) to non-CNS (Central Nervous System) disease.

         11. Live vaccine within 30 days prior to the first dose of study drug. Examples of live
             vaccines include, but are not limited to, the following: measles, mumps, rubella,
             varicella/zoster (chicken pox), yellow fever, rabies, Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG),
             and typhoid vaccine. Seasonal influenza vaccines for injection are generally killed
             virus vaccines and are allowed; however, intranasal influenza vaccines (e.g. FluMist®)
             are live attenuated vaccines and are not allowed.

         12. Currently participating in or has participated in a study of an investigational agent
             or has used an investigational device within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study
             treatment. Note: Participants who have entered the follow-up phase of an
             investigational study may participate as long as it has been 4 weeks after the last
             dose of the previous investigational agent.

         13. Known previous or current Central Nervous System (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous
             meningitis. Note: no testing is required.

         14. History of (non-infectious) pneumonitis that required steroids or has current
             pneumonitis.

         15. Active infection requiring systemic therapy or has had requirement for antibiotics
             within 14 days prior to first dose of study treatment.

         16. Known history of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Note: no testing for HIV is
             required.

         17. Known history of Hepatitis B (defined as Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) reactive)
             or known active Hepatitis C virus (defined as HCV RNA positive) infection. Note: no
             testing for Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C is required.

         18. Known history of active tuberculosis (Bacillus Tuberculosis, TB). Note: no testing for
             TB is required.

         19. History or current evidence of any condition, therapy, or laboratory abnormality that
             might confound the results of the study, interfere with the subject's participation
             for the full duration of the study, or is not in the best interest of the subject to
             participate, in the opinion of the treating investigator.

         20. Known psychiatric or substance abuse disorders that would interfere with cooperation
             with the requirements of the trial.

         21. Pregnant or breastfeeding, or expecting to conceive or father children within the
             projected duration of the study, starting with the screening visit through 180 days
             after the last dose of trial treatment. Note: WOCBP must have a negative urine
             pregnancy test within 72 hours prior to trial entry (see Appendix 3). If the urine
             test is positive or cannot be confirmed as negative, a serum pregnancy test will be
             required. In the event that 72 hours have elapsed between the screening pregnancy test
             and the first dose of study treatment, another pregnancy test (urine or serum) must be
             performed and must be negative in order for subject to start receiving study
             medication.
      
Maximum Eligible Age:N/A
Minimum Eligible Age:18 Years
Eligible Gender:All
Healthy Volunteers:No

Primary Outcome Measures

Measure:Objective Response Rate (ORR)
Time Frame:From baseline up to 2 years, first documented progression or death
Safety Issue:
Description:Occurrence of complete response or partial response as defined by RECIST v1.1 at any point in follow-up until end of study or death. Best Objective Response is the highest value achieved for each patient and will be used for the primary outcome analysis.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Measure:Progression-Free Survival (PFS)
Time Frame:From the time of first treatment up to 2 years, the time of first documented progression, the censor date in months or death
Safety Issue:
Description:To evaluate the median PFS in patients receiving cyclophosphamide and pembrolizumab in combination. PFS events are defined as either disease progression or death from any cause. The event date used for analysis will be the first occurrence of either disease progression or death and the analysis will use the following formula: Progression-free survival (months) = (exit date - date of first treatment)/30.4
Measure:Overall Survival (OS)
Time Frame:From first treatment up to 2 years or death by any cause in months
Safety Issue:
Description:To evaluate the median OS in patients receiving cyclophosphamide and pembrolizumab in combination. OS events are defined as death from any cause. The event date used for analysis will be the confirmed date of death and the analysis will use the following formula: Overall Survival (months) = (Exit date - date of first treatment)/30.4
Measure:Incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events as assessed by occurrence of serious adverse events and adverse events of grade 3 severity and above
Time Frame:From commencement of treatment to 30 days post cessation of treatment
Safety Issue:
Description:To evaluate the safety profile of the combination of oral cyclophosphamide and pembrolizumab. The number of patients reporting Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) and Grade 3 or higher toxicity will be summarised overall and by preferred term (if severity is missing, the worst case will be assumed).

Details

Phase:Phase 1/Phase 2
Primary Purpose:Interventional
Overall Status:Not yet recruiting
Lead Sponsor:The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

Last Updated

February 10, 2020