Testing Nivolumab and Ipilimumab Immunotherapy With or Without the Targeted Drug Cabozantinib in Recurrent, Metastatic, or Incurable Nasopharyngeal Cancer
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| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05904080 |
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Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : June 15, 2023
Last Update Posted : May 20, 2024
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| Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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| Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Stage IV Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8 | Procedure: Biospecimen Collection Drug: Cabozantinib S-malate Procedure: Computed Tomography Biological: Ipilimumab Procedure: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Biological: Nivolumab | Phase 2 |
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
I. To determine if the progression-free survival (PFS) of the triplet combination (cabozantinib S-malate, nivolumab, and ipilimumab [CaboNivoIpi]) is more favorable than the doublet (nivolumab and ipilimumab [NivoIpi]).
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To compare safety and tolerability between the two arms (Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events [CTCAE] version [v]5.0.).
II. To compare overall response rate (ORR) between the two arms via both Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1 and immune-modified Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (iRECIST) criteria.
III. To compare overall survival (OS) between the two arms. IV. To assess response by primary or acquired PD-1/L1 inhibitor resistance in the prior line of therapy.
EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVE:
I. To evaluate molecular and immunologic predictors of response (Epstein-Barr virus [EBV] viral load; PD-L1 score) between arms.
OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.
ARM A: Patients receive nivolumab intravenously (IV) over 30 minutes and ipilimumab IV over 30 minutes on day 1 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 28 days for up to 2 years in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at baseline, every 3 cycles on treatment, and every 8-12 weeks during follow-up. Patients may also undergo collection of blood samples at baseline, day 1 of cycle 2, and at progression or end of treatment.
ARM B: Patients receive nivolumab IV over 30 minutes and ipilimumab IV over 30 minutes on day 1 and cabozantinib S-malate orally (PO) daily on days 1-28 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 28 days for up to 2 years in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients may continue with cabozantinib S-malate after 2 years per treating investigator. Patients undergo CT or MRI at baseline, every 3 cycles on treatment, and every 8-12 weeks during follow-up. Patients may also undergo collection of blood samples at baseline, day 1 of cycle 2, and at progression or end of treatment.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 8-12 weeks until progression of disease occurs or a new non-protocol anti-cancer therapy is initiated and then every 6 months for up to 2 years.
| Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
| Estimated Enrollment : | 50 participants |
| Allocation: | Randomized |
| Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
| Masking: | None (Open Label) |
| Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
| Official Title: | Randomized Phase 2 Study of Nivolumab and Ipilimumab With or Without Cabozantinib in Patients With Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma That Have Progressed After Platinum Treatment and Immunotherapy |
| Actual Study Start Date : | February 19, 2024 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date : | June 16, 2028 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date : | June 16, 2028 |
| Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: Arm A (nivolumab, ipilimumab)
Patients receive nivolumab IV over 30 minutes and ipilimumab IV over 30 minutes on day 1 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 28 days for up to 2 years in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo CT or MRI at baseline, every 3 cycles on treatment, and every 8-12 weeks during follow-up. Patients may also undergo collection of blood samples at baseline, day 1 of cycle 2, and at progression or end of treatment.
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Procedure: Biospecimen Collection
Undergo collection of blood samples
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Procedure: Computed Tomography Undergo CT scan
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Biological: Ipilimumab Given IV
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Procedure: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Undergo MRI
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Biological: Nivolumab Given IV
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Experimental: Arm B (nivolumab, ipilimumab, cabozantinib)
Patients receive nivolumab IV over 30 minutes and ipilimumab IV over 30 minutes on day 1 and cabozantinib S-malate PO daily on days 1-28 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 28 days for up to 2 years in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients may continue with cabozantinib S-malate after 2 years per treating investigator. Patients undergo CT or MRI at baseline, every 3 cycles on treatment, and every 8-12 weeks during follow-up. Patients may also undergo collection of blood samples at baseline, day 1 of cycle 2, and at progression or end of treatment.
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Procedure: Biospecimen Collection
Undergo collection of blood samples
Other Names:
Drug: Cabozantinib S-malate Given PO
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Procedure: Computed Tomography Undergo CT scan
Other Names:
Biological: Ipilimumab Given IV
Other Names:
Procedure: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Undergo MRI
Other Names:
Biological: Nivolumab Given IV
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- Progression-free survival (PFS) [ Time Frame: From randomization to the first of either progression or death from any cause, or censored at last known tumor assessment date, assessed up to 2 years ]PFS will be estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method, where the log-rank test will be used to compare the 2 treatment arms.
- Overall survival (OS) [ Time Frame: From randomization to death from any cause, or censored at last known follow-up, assessed up to 2 years ]OS will be estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method, where the log-rank test will be used to compare the 2 treatment arms.
- Incidence of adverse events [ Time Frame: Up to 2 years ]The maximum grade for each type of adverse event will be summarized using Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 5.0. The frequency and percentage of grade 3+ adverse events will be compared between the 2 treatment arms. Comparisons between arms will be made by using either the chi-square or Fisher's exact test.
- Response by subgroups of interest [ Time Frame: Up to 2 years ]Will also report and compare the overall response rate (ORR) between different subgroups of interest (primary or acquired PD-1/L1 inhibitor resistance in the prior line of therapy (further defined below), etc.). These comparisons will be done via chi-square or Fisher's exact tests. We'll also assess primary versus acquired resistance to prior PD-1 inhibition in each arm as well. While not a formal stratification, in the interim and final analysis we'll also descriptively assess these subgroups between arms as well.
- ORR [ Time Frame: Up to 2 years ]The response rate will be compared via chi-square or Fisher's exact tests between the 2 treatment arms using both the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 criteria and also separately for the immune-modified RECIST criteria.
- Predictors of response [ Time Frame: Up to 2 years ]Will correlate the baseline data (Epstein-Barr virus viral load, p16 immunohistochemistry status, smoking history, and PD-L1 score) with ORR data. For this analysis, logistic regression models will be assessed using the baseline data to predict binary response data. Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals will be reported. Will also summarize the data using descriptive statistics and graphical methods.
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| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
| Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients must have histologically documented nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) regardless of World Health Organization (WHO) classification (keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma, non-keratinizing, or basaloid squamous cell carcinoma) and regardless of association with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and/or human papillomavirus (HPV)
- Recurrent, metastatic and incurable disease treated with platinum-gemcitabine and prior PD-1/L1 blockade (as first or second-line therapy) where immunotherapy was part of the most recent prior line of therapy
- Patients are eligible regardless of prior smoking history, p16 immunohistochemistry (IHC) status, PD-L1 expression status, EBV tumor status, EBV viral load at baseline, or tumor genomic alteration status
- Patients must have at least one measurable lesion (by RECIST v1.1) which has not been previously irradiated that can be accurately measured in at least one dimension (longest diameter to be recorded for non-nodal lesions as >= 10 mm (>= 1 cm) (and short axis for nodal lesions, LN >= 15 mm) with CT scan, MRI, or calipers by clinical exam
- Patients may have had no more than 2 prior lines of prior systemic therapy for recurrent, metastatic NPC
- No prior VEGFR targeted therapy permitted
- Age >= 18 years
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance (ECOG) performance status 0-2
- Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1,000/mm^3
- Hemoglobin >= 9 g/dL
- Platelet count >= 100,000/mm^3
- Creatinine or creatinine clearance =< 1.5 mg/dL or >= 30 Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD)
- Total bilirubin =< 1.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN); except subjects with Gilbert syndrome who can have a total bilirubin < 3 mg/dL
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Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase [SGOT])/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase =< 3 x upper limit of normal (ULN)
- Up to =< 5 allowed with liver metastases
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Not pregnant and not nursing, because this study involves an investigational agent whose genotoxic, mutagenic and teratogenic effects on the developing fetus and newborn are unknown. Therefore, for women of childbearing potential only, a negative urine or serum pregnancy test, per institution standard, done =< 7 days prior to registration is required.
- Pregnant women are excluded from this study because nivolumab, ipilimumab, and cabozantinib are all Class C or D agents with the potential for teratogenic or abortifacient effects. Because there is an unknown but potential risk for adverse events in nursing infants, secondary to treatment of the mother with any of the study agents, breastfeeding should be discontinued if the mother is treated with as part of this study (in either arm)
- No active tumor bleeding: or radiographic evidence of major blood vessel infiltration as judged by the treating investigator
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Prior -anti-cancer therapy is allowed: Patients need to be recovered from adverse events due to prior anti-cancer therapy (i.e., have residual toxicities > grade 1), with the exception of alopecia. Any life-threatening events clearly attributable to prior immunotherapy exposure that have a high possibility of recurring should warrant exclusion: including severe pneumonitis, grade 4 bullous dermatitis/drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS), neurologic events such as autoimmune encephalitis transverse myelitis, and/or myocarditis. Maintenance hormonal replacement or long-term hormonal therapy exposure is permitted.
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No chemotherapy or radiotherapy within 4 weeks (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin C) prior to registration. Palliative (limited-field) radiation therapy is permitted, if all of the following criteria are met:
- Repeat imaging demonstrates no new sites of bone metastases.
- The lesion being considered for palliative radiation is not a target lesion
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- No patients with a prior malignancy whose natural history or treatment has the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen
- Brain metastases allowed: Patients with treated brain metastases are eligible if follow-up brain imaging 4 weeks after central nervous system (CNS)-directed therapy shows no evidence of progression. Patients with new or progressive brain metastases (active brain metastases) or leptomeningeal disease are eligible if the treating physician determines that immediate CNS specific treatment is not required and is unlikely to be required during the first cycle of therapy
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients on effective anti-retroviral therapy with undetectable viral load within 6 months prior to registration are eligible for this trial
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For patients with evidence of chronic hepatitis B (HBV) infection, the HBV viral load must be undetectable on suppressive therapy, if indicated
- Patients with a history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection must have been treated and cured. For patients with HCV infection who are currently receiving treatment, they are eligible if they have an undetectable HCV viral load
- Solid organ or tissue transplant is allowed: - subsequent therapy with nivolumab increases the risk of organ/tissue rejection. Patients must be instructed that it is crucial they stay in touch with their transplant team during treatment
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No active autoimmune disease: or history of autoimmune disease that might recur, and which may affect vital organ function or require immune suppressive treatment including systemic corticosteroids. These include but are not limited to patients with a history of
- Immune related neurologic disease,
- Multiple sclerosis,
- Autoimmune (demyelinating) neuropathy,
- Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS),
- Myasthenia gravis;
- Systemic autoimmune disease such as SLE,
- Connective tissue diseases,
- Scleroderma, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD),
- Crohn's, ulcerative colitis,
- Patients with a history of toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN),
- Stevens-Johnson syndrome, or phospholipid syndrome should be excluded because of the risk of recurrence or exacerbation of disease
- Patients with vitiligo, endocrine deficiencies including thyroiditis managed with replacement hormones including physiologic corticosteroids are eligible
- Patients with rheumatoid arthritis and other arthropathies, Sjogren's syndrome, and psoriasis controlled with topical medication and patients with only positive serology, such as antinuclear antibodies (ANA) or anti-thyroid antibodies, should be evaluated for the presence of target organ involvement and potential need for systemic treatment but should otherwise be eligible
- Pneumonitis should be evaluated for the nature of the disease process, need for treatment prior study treatment, and the risk of exacerbation with study treatment
- Able to swallow oral medication: No known medical condition causing an inability to swallow oral formulations of agents
- No condition requiring systemic treatment with either corticosteroids (> 10 mg daily prednisone equivalent) or other immunosuppressive medications within 14 days of study registration. Patients are permitted the use of topical, ocular, intra-articular, intranasal, and inhalational corticosteroids (with minimal systemic absorption). Adrenal replacement steroid doses > 10 mg daily prednisone are permitted. A brief (less than 3 weeks) course of corticosteroids for prophylaxis (e.g., contrast dye allergy) or for treatment of non-autoimmune conditions (e.g., delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction caused by a contact allergen) is permitted
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Concomitant anticoagulation with coumarin agents (e.g., warfarin), direct thrombin inhibitors (e.g., dabigatran), direct factor Xa inhibitor betrixaban, or platelet inhibitors (e.g., clopidogrel) is prohibited. Allowed anticoagulants are the following:
- Prophylactic use of low-dose aspirin for cardio-protection (per local applicable guidelines) and low-dose low molecular weight heparins (LMWH).
- Therapeutic doses of LMWH or anticoagulation with direct factor Xa inhibitors rivaroxaban, edoxaban, or apixaban in subjects without known brain metastases who are on a stable dose of the anticoagulant for at least 1 week before first dose of study treatment without clinically significant hemorrhagic complications from the anticoagulation regimen or the tumor
- Concomitant use of any medications or substances that are strong inhibitors or inducers of CYP3A4 is discouraged; if unavoidable, the dose of cabozantinib on study should be adjusted accordingly. Any complementary medications (e.g., herbal supplements or traditional Chinese medicines) intended to treat the disease under study are prohibited
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT05904080
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| Principal Investigator: | Glenn J Hanna | Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology |
| Responsible Party: | National Cancer Institute (NCI) |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT05904080 |
| Obsolete Identifiers: | NCT06010095 |
| Other Study ID Numbers: |
NCI-2023-04469 NCI-2023-04469 ( Registry Identifier: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program) ) A092105 ( Other Identifier: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology ) A092105 ( Other Identifier: CTEP ) U10CA180821 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ) |
| First Posted: | June 15, 2023 Key Record Dates |
| Last Update Posted: | May 20, 2024 |
| Last Verified: | February 2024 |
| Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
| Plan to Share IPD: | Yes |
| Plan Description: | NCI is committed to sharing data in accordance with NIH policy. For more details on how clinical trial data is shared, access the link to the NIH data sharing policy page. |
| URL: | https://grants.nih.gov/policy/sharing.htm |
| Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
| Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
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