Description:
This study will test the use of comprehensive ablative radiation therapy (CART), with and
without the immunotherapy drug avelumab, in people with Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) that has
progressed after treatment and cannot be removed with surgery. The study researchers want to
find out whether CART works better when is given with avelumab than it does when given alone
to prevent the cancer from getting worse.
Title
- Brief Title: Study of Avelumab and/or Radiation Therapy in People With Advanced Merkel Cell Carcinoma
- Official Title: A Phase II Randomized, Parallel Two-Arm Clinical Trial Assessing Comprehensive Ablative Radiation Therapy With or Without Avelumab in Unresectable and Metastatic Merkel Cell Carcinoma (CARTA)
Clinical Trial IDs
- ORG STUDY ID:
20-195
- NCT ID:
NCT04792073
Conditions
Interventions
Drug | Synonyms | Arms |
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Avelumab | | Avelumab and Radiation Therapy |
Purpose
This study will test the use of comprehensive ablative radiation therapy (CART), with and
without the immunotherapy drug avelumab, in people with Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) that has
progressed after treatment and cannot be removed with surgery. The study researchers want to
find out whether CART works better when is given with avelumab than it does when given alone
to prevent the cancer from getting worse.
Trial Arms
Name | Type | Description | Interventions |
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Avelumab and Radiation Therapy | Experimental | Will receive avelumab at the FDA approved dose and schedule of 800 mg IV over 60 minutes every 2 weeks (+/- 3 days) until treatment intolerance or disease progression occurs.Comprehensive Ablative Radiation Therapy (CART) will be initiated between the first and second dose of avelumab. Comprehensive ablative radiation therapy will be given according to guidelines | |
Radiation Therapy alone | Experimental | Will receive Comprehensive Ablative Radiation Therapy (CART) alone | |
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Biopsy proven Merkel cell carcinoma which is unresectable or metastatic, stage III or
IV
- Prior first-line treatment with aPD1 monotherapy (defined as at least one dose of
pembrolizumab, avelumab, nivolumab, etc.) with evidence of progression of disease ≥10
weeks after starting therapy, in the absence of significant clinical deterioration
- Patients with progression in only one of several responding metastases will not
be eligible
- Patients with clinical deterioration during aPD1 monotherapy are eligible ≥6
weeks after starting aPD1 therapy
- Criteria for clinical deterioration to be determined and agreed upon by treating
physician and Principal Investigator
- All detectable sites of MCC are amenable to comprehensive ablative radiation therapy
in opinion of treating radiation oncologist and principal investigator
- ≥18 years of age
- Performance status ≤2 on the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Scale
- Able to provide valid written informed consent
- Normal organ and marrow function
- Hematologic: Lymphocyte count ≥800/mm^3, neutrophil count ≥1500/mm^3, platelet
count ≥75,000/mm^3, leukocyte count ≥3000/mm^3, hemoglobin ≥9 g/dL
- Hepatic: Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times the upper limit of normal, unless Gilbert's
syndrome; aspartate transaminase and alanine transaminase ≤ 2.5 times the upper
limit of normal (in the absence of hepatobiliary metastases); ≤ 3.0 times the
upper limit of normal (in the presence of hepatobiliary metastases)
- Renal: Estimated creatinine clearance ≥ 30 mL/min according to the
Cockcroft-Gault formula.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Prior systemic therapy for MCC other than first-line aPD1 monotherapy (ie,
chemotherapy)
- Pregnancy or breastfeeding
- Adverse events due to prior cancer therapy which are grade 3 or higher and have not
resolved
°Patients with prior grade 3 or higher immune related adverse events are not eligible,
even if they have resolved
- Prior severe hypersensitivity reaction (CTCAE version 5.0 grade ≥3) to avelumab
- Prior radiotherapy which precludes the ability to safely deliver comprehensive
ablative radiation therapy in the opinion of the treating radiation oncologist and
principal investigator
°Institutional guidelines for reirradiation will be used when making this
determination
- Known central nervous system metastases
- Known clinically significant cardiovascular disease, defined as:
- Stroke or myocardial infarction within 6 months of first dose of avelumab
- Symptomatic congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association Class 2 or
higher)
- Serious arrhythmia requiring anti-arrhythmic agents
- Known Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection
- Known Hepatitis B or C infection requiring ongoing treatment
- Vaccination within 4 weeks of first dose of avelumab
°Inactivated vaccines are permissible
- Iatrogenic immunosuppression with daily systemic corticosteroid equivalent of >10 mg
of prednisone
- Active autoimmune disease that may cause clinical deterioration during immunotherapy
°Including, but not limited to:
- Inflammatory bowel disease or immune colitis
- Immune mediated pneumonitis or pulmonary fibrosis
- History of solid organ or hematopoietic transplant
- Active infection requiring systemic therapy
- Active suicidal ideation or behavior
- Comorbid or diagnostic abnormalities which would interfere with interpretation of
study results
- Known hematopoietic cancer or dysfunction (i.e., leukemia, lymphoma)
- Known non-MCC solid tumor with known metastasis or estimated risk of metastasis >20%
within 3 months
Maximum Eligible Age: | N/A |
Minimum Eligible Age: | 18 Years |
Eligible Gender: | All |
Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Primary Outcome Measures
Measure: | progression free survival |
Time Frame: | at 12 weeks |
Safety Issue: | |
Description: | measured by RECIST 1.1 |
Secondary Outcome Measures
Measure: | overall response rate |
Time Frame: | up to 12 weeks |
Safety Issue: | |
Description: | measured by RECIST 1.1 |
Details
Phase: | Phase 2 |
Primary Purpose: | Interventional |
Overall Status: | Recruiting |
Lead Sponsor: | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center |
Trial Keywords
- unresectable
- metastatic
- stage III
- stage IV
- Comprehensive Ablative Radiation Therapy
- Avelumab
- 20-195
Last Updated
March 10, 2021