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Study of Pembrolizumab and M032 (NSC 733972)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05084430
Recruitment Status : Recruiting
First Posted : October 19, 2021
Last Update Posted : January 16, 2024
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
James Markert, MD, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Brief Summary:
This Phase I (Cohort I and Cohort II) and Phase II trial is designed to confirm the safety and tolerability of Pembrolizumab when given in conjunction with M032, an Oncolytic Herpes Simplex Virus (oHSV) that expresses IL-12 and perform the Phase II portion using a Recommended Phase 2 Dose (RP2D) of M032 (provided by the Phase I) when given in conjunction with Pembrolizumab for recurrent malignant glioma (glioblastoma multiforme, anaplastic astrocytoma, or glio-sarcoma).

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Glioblastoma Multiforme Anaplastic Astrocytoma Gliosarcoma Drug: M032 Drug: Pembrolizumab Phase 1 Phase 2

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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Estimated Enrollment : 28 participants
Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Sequential Assignment
Intervention Model Description: Recurrent Newly Diagnosed
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: A Phase I/II Study of Pembrolizumab and M032 (NSC 733972), a Genetically Engineered HSV-1 Expressing IL-12, in Patients With Recurrent/Progressive and Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Multiforme, Anaplastic Astrocytoma, or Gliosarcoma
Actual Study Start Date : February 25, 2022
Estimated Primary Completion Date : March 1, 2027
Estimated Study Completion Date : March 1, 2028


Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Recurrent MG
To determine the safety and tolerability of M032 at the doses examined when given in combinations with pembrolizumab in patients with recurrent MG.
Drug: M032
Starting at week four, patients will undergo treatment on the same day, and every three weeks thereafter, with intravenous infusion of 200mg of Pembrolizumab . A total of 3 combined doses of Pembrolizumab and M032 will be given.

Drug: Pembrolizumab
Starting at week four, patients will undergo treatment on the same day, and every three weeks thereafter, with intravenous infusion of 200mg of Pembrolizumab . A total of 3 combined doses of Pembrolizumab and M032 will be given.

Experimental: Newly Diagnosed MG
To determine Overall Survival at 12 and 24 months, and Progression Free Survival at 6 months (PFS-6) in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme of M032 when given in combinations with pembrolizumab (while maintaining safety).
Drug: M032
Starting at week four, patients will undergo treatment on the same day, and every three weeks thereafter, with intravenous infusion of 200mg of Pembrolizumab . A total of 3 combined doses of Pembrolizumab and M032 will be given.

Drug: Pembrolizumab
Starting at week four, patients will undergo treatment on the same day, and every three weeks thereafter, with intravenous infusion of 200mg of Pembrolizumab . A total of 3 combined doses of Pembrolizumab and M032 will be given.




Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Overall Survival at 12 and 24 months [ Time Frame: 12-24 months ]
    Overall Survival at 12 and 24 months allows for a quantifiable outcome that should be straightforward to compare to historical data in this patient population.

  2. Progression Free Survival at 6 months (PFS-6) [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
    PFS-6 evaluates all treated patients at 6 months after baseline MRI and determines the percentage of patients who have not progressed by either imaging or neurologic evaluation. The iRA-NO criteria will be utilized to determine progression for this trial. PFS-6 will also be compared to historical controls for each cohort.

  3. Overall Survival (OS) [ Time Frame: 3 years ]
    OS will be determined for each cohort of patients and compared to historical controls for that cohort. .

  4. Progression Free Survival (PFS) [ Time Frame: 3 years ]
    PFS will be determined by MRI and neurologic evaluation using the iRANO criteria. PFS utilizes an historical approach to determining if progression has occurred and is helpful measure to compare this current study to historical studies. An important limitation in the assessment of PFS centers on the fact that patients may not get imaging or neurologic examinations done at an optimal or consistent time; as such, another approach, PFS-6, has been adopted in some studies. PFS-6 evaluates all treated patients at 6 months after baseline MRI and determines the percentage of patients who have not progressed by either imaging or neurologic evaluation. The iRANO criteria will be utilized to determine progression for this trial. PFS and OS will be compared to historical controls for each cohort.



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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

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

Patients must have histologically or cytologically confirmed glioblastoma multiforme, anaplastic astrocytoma, or gliosarcoma, and is deemed a potential candidate for resection of the recurrent tumor.

Prior therapy: Patients must have failed external beam radio-therapy to the brain, and if eligible and tolerated, undergone appropriate treatment with temozolomide chemotherapy. All radiation and additional chemotherapies must have been completed at least 4 weeks prior to enrollment. Prior therapy with nitrosoureas must have been completed at least 6 weeks prior to enrollment.

Phase I/Cohort II or Phase II: Participants are eligible to be included in the study only if all of the following criteria apply:

Patient must have MRI findings consistent with probable malignant glioma, have no previous diagnosis of glioma, and have had either no history of any surgery for brain tumor. The exception to this requirement is that patients who have under-gone biopsy for diagnosis only and have not received any other treatment. All patients must be potential candidates for resection of the probably malignant glioma tumor.

Should a patient in Phase I/Cohort II or Phase II be found on final pathologic diagnosis to not have a glioblastoma multiforme, anaplastic astrocytoma, or gliosarcoma, he/she will receive no other doses of M032 other than that administered at the time of craniotomy, nor will he/she receive any doses of Pembrolizumab. He/she will be followed for evidence of toxicity of M032 only and will be considered off-study for all efficacy and other secondary endpoints.

All newly diagnosed patients, whether in Phase I/Cohort II or Phase II shall also be required to meet the following eligibility and be subject to the exclusion criteria below:

  1. Age ≥18 years. Because no dosing or adverse event data are currently available on the use of M032 in patients <16 years of age, children are excluded from this study but will be eligible for future pediatric phase 1 single-agent trials.
  2. Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) ≥70% (see Appendix B).
  3. Life expectancy of greater than 4 weeks.
  4. Preoperatively, the lesion must be ≥1.0 cm in diameter as determined by MRI.
  5. The effects of M032 on the developing human fetus are unknown. For this reason, women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception prior to study entry and for six months after receiving the final dose of M032. Because it is currently unknown if M032 can be transmitted by sexual contact, a barrier method of birth control must be employed and for six (6) months following the administration of the last dose of this study drug. Should a woman become pregnant while participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately. Subjects should also refrain from donating blood during the trial.
  6. Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed con-sent document.
  7. Females of childbearing potential must not be pregnant; this will be con-firmed by a negative serum pregnancy test within 14 days prior to starting study treatment.

Steroid use is allowed as long as dose has not increased within 2 weeks of scheduled M032 administration. Whenever possible, the patient should be on a steroid dose that is equivalent to a dexamethasone dose of ≤ 2mg daily at the time of treatment.

Exclusion Criteria:

A Woman of Child Bearing Potential (WOCBP) who has a positive urine pregnancy test within 72 hours prior to allocation.(see Appendix 3). If the urine test is positive or cannot be confirmed as negative, a serum pregnancy test will be required.

Has received prior therapy with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, or antiPDL2 agent or with an agent directed to another stimulatory or co-inhibitory T-cell receptor (eg, CTLA-4, OX40, CD137).

Has received prior systemic anti-cancer therapy including investigational agents within 4 weeks prior to allocation.

Note: Participants must have recovered from all adverse events (AEs) due to previous thera-pies to ≤Grade 1 or baseline. Participants with ≤Grade 2 neuropathy may be eligible.

Note: If participant received major surgery, they must have recovered adequately from the toxicity and/or complications from the intervention prior to starting study treatment.

Has received a 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 (eg, FluMist®) are live attenuated vaccines and are not allowed.

Is 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.

Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy (in dosing exceeding 2 mg daily of dexamethasone equivalent) or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to the first dose of study drug.

Has a 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, or carcinoma in situ (e.g. breast carcinoma, cervical cancer in situ) that have undergone potentially curative therapy are not excluded.

Has severe hypersensitivity (≥Grade 3) to pembrolizumab and/or any of its excipients.

Has 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 (eg., thyroxine, insulin, or physiologic corticosteroid replacement therapy for adrenal or pitu-tary insufficiency, etc.) is not considered a form of systemic treatment.

Has a history of (non-infectious) pneumonitis that required steroids or has current pneumonitis.

Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy.

Has a known history of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).

Has a known history of Hepatitis B (defined as Hepatitis B surface anti-gen [HBsAg] reactive) or known active Hepatitis C virus (defined as HCV RNA is detected) infection. Note: no testing for Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C is required unless mandated by local health authority.

Has a known history of active Bacillus Tuberculosis (TB).

Has a 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.

Has known psychiatric or substance abuse disorders that would interfere with cooperation with the requirements of the trial.

Is pregnant or breastfeeding, or expecting to conceive or father children within the projected duration of the study, starting with the screening vis-it through 120 days after the last dose of trial treatment.

Patients who have had chemotherapy, cytotoxic therapy, immunotherapy within 4 weeks prior to entering the study (6 weeks for nitrosoureas), surgical resection within 4 weeks prior to entering the study, or have received experimental viral therapy or gene therapy at any time (e.g., adenovirus, retrovirus or herpes virus protocol). However, this does not preclude re-treatment with M032 at a later date.

Patients who have not recovered from adverse events due to therapeutic interventions administered more than 4 weeks earlier.

History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar biologic composition to M032 or to IL-12.

Tumor involvement which would require ventricular, brainstem, basal ganglia, or posterior fossa inoculation or would require access through a ventricle in order to deliver treatment.

Prior history of encephalitis, multiple sclerosis, or other central nervous system (CNS) infection.

Required steroid increase within 2 weeks of scheduled M032 administration. When possible, the patient should be on a dexamethasone equivalent dose of ≤ 2mg daily at the time of treatment.

Active herpes lesion.

Concurrent therapy with any drug active against HSV (acyclovir, valacyclovir, penciclovir, famciclovir, ganciclovir, foscarnet, cidofovir).

Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or any other medical condition that precludes surgery.

Patients with known history of allergic reaction to IV contrast material that is not amenable to pre-treatment by protocol.

Patients with pacemakers, ferro-magnetic aneurysm clips, metal infusion pumps, metal or shrapnel fragments or certain types of stents.

Receipt of Gliadel Therapy.

Receipt of Bevacizumab (Avastin) therapy within 4 weeks of scheduled M032 administration. (Receipt of Bevacizumab (Avastin) greater than 4 weeks of scheduled M032 administration does not exclude patient.


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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT05084430


Contacts
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Contact: James Markert, MD 2059343411 jmarkert@uabmc.edu

Locations
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United States, Alabama
University of Alabama at Birmingham Recruiting
Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294
Contact: James Markert, MD       jmarkert@uabmc.edu   
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: James Markert, MD The University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Responsible Party: James Markert, MD, Chair, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05084430    
Other Study ID Numbers: IRB-300007756
58006 ( Other Grant/Funding Number: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP )
First Posted: October 19, 2021    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: January 16, 2024
Last Verified: January 2024
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Plan to Share IPD: No

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Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: Yes
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
Keywords provided by James Markert, MD, University of Alabama at Birmingham:
Recurrent
Progressive
M032
Pembrolizumab
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Glioblastoma
Astrocytoma
Gliosarcoma
Glioma
Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial
Neuroectodermal Tumors
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue
Pembrolizumab
Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological
Antineoplastic Agents
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action