Nivolumab in Treating Patients With Autoimmune Disorders and Advanced, Metastatic, or Unresectable Cancer
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
This phase Ib trial studies the side effects of nivolumab and to see how well it works in treating patients with autoimmune disorders and cancer that has spread to other places in the body or cannot removed by surgery. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as nivolumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Phase 1 |
Detailed Description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
- To assess the overall safety, including the incidence of dose-limiting toxicity (DLT), and other toxicities associated with the use of the anti-programmed death 1 (PD-1) antibody nivolumab in patients with varying severity of dermatomyositis (DM)/systemic sclerosis (SSc), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) (ulcerative colitis [UC] and Crohn's disease [CD]), multiple sclerosis (MS), Sjogren's syndrome [SjS], and other autoimmune diseases.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
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To evaluate the efficacy of nivolumab in terms of objective response rates (ORRs), progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS) in patients with cancer and DM/SSc, RA, SLE, IBD (UC and CD), MS, SjS, and other autoimmune diseases.
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To observe and record anti-tumor activity. III. To propose dosing recommendations for anti-PD-1 antibodies based on the severity of the autoimmune disorder.
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To evaluate the impact of nivolumab on the disease severity indices for: DM/SSc, RA, SLE, IBD: UC and CD, not specified (NS), MS.
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To perform molecular profiling assays on malignant and normal tissues, including, but not limited to, ribonucleic acid (RNA) sequencing, in order to: identify potential predictive and prognostic biomarkers beyond any genomic alteration by which treatment may be assigned, and identify resistance mechanisms using genomic deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)- and ribonucleic acid (RNA)-based assessment platforms.
OUTLINE:
Patients receive nivolumab intravenously (IV) over 30 minutes every 4 weeks for up to 2 years in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up for 100 days.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Experimental: Treatment (nivolumab) Patients receive nivolumab IV over 30 minutes every 4 weeks for up to 2 years in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. |
Biological: Nivolumab
Given IV
Other Names:
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Incidence of adverse events [Up to 100 days]
Will be reported overall and by severity, and dose limiting toxicities will be summarized for all patients and by disease severity cohort.
- Change in disease assessments [Baseline up to 100 days]
Will be summarized at each time point for each disease severity cohort.
- Overall response rate [Up to 100 days]
Will be computed along with its associated exact 95% confidence interval for all patients and by disease severity cohort.
- Changes in serum chemokines and circulating immune cells over time [Baseline up to 100 days]
Will be summarized and assessed using generalized linear mixed modeling.
- Gene expression in normal tissues [Up to 100 days]
Will be compared with gene expression in malignant tissues based on two-sample t-test and Wilcoxon rank sum test. False discovery rate, if appropriate, will be used to control for multiple testing.
- Clinical measures of interest [Up to 100 days]
The association between demographic and clinical measures of interest with overall response rate and toxicity will be evaluated using logistic regression modeling to identify potential predictors of outcomes.
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Patients must have histologically confirmed malignancy that is radiologically evaluable and metastatic or unresectable. Eligible tumor types include solid tumors and malignancies in which there is known evidence of clinical activity for single agent PD-1 or PD-L1 antibodies. Nivolumab is Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved for the treatment of melanoma, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), Merkel cell cancer, bladder cancer, renal cell carcinoma (RCC), gastric cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), cervical cancer, head and neck cancer, Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), metastatic small cell lung cancer (SCLC), and any solid tumor with microsatellite instability (MSI)-high status confirmed. Patients with HL are eligible but must follow standard response criteria. Additional tumor types may be eligible on a case by case basis upon discussion with principal investigator (PI)
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Patients who have previously received other forms of immunotherapy (high-dose [HD] IL-2, IFN, CTLA-4) are allowed. Patients must not have received cytokine immunotherapy for at least 4 weeks before nivolumab administration. Patients who have received prior anti-CTLA4 will be allowed and the washout period is 6 weeks
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Age >= 18 years; children are excluded from this study but may be eligible for future pediatric phase 1 combination trials
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Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 2 (Karnofsky >=
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Life expectancy of greater than 12 weeks
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Leukocytes >= 2,000/mcL
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Absolute neutrophil count >= 1,500/mcL
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Platelets >= 100,000/mcL
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Total bilirubin =< 1.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN)
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Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase [SGOT])/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase [SGPT]) =< 2.5 x institutional ULN unless the patient has dermatomyositis and in the opinion of the investigator the elevation is due to diabetes mellitus (DM)
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Creatinine ULN OR glomerular filtration rate (GFR) >= 30 mL/min (if using the Cockcroft-Gault formula)
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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients on effective antiretroviral therapy with undetectable viral load within 6 months are eligible for this trial
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If evidence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, HBV viral load must be undetectable on suppressive therapy if indicated
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If history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, must be treated with undetectable HCV viral load
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Patients with treated brain metastases are eligible if there is no evidence of progression for at least 4 weeks after central nervous system (CNS)-directed treatment, as ascertained by clinical examination and brain imaging (magnetic resonance imaging [MRI] or computed tomography [CT] scan) during the screening period. 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 for at least 4 weeks (or scheduled assessment after the first cycle of treatment), and a risk-benefit analysis (discussion) by the patient and the investigator favors participation in the clinical trial
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The effects of nivolumab on the developing human fetus are unknown. For this reason, women of child-bearing potential (WOCBP) and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation. WOCBP receiving nivolumab will be instructed to adhere to contraception for a period of 5 months after the last dose of investigational product. Men receiving nivolumab and who are sexually active with WOCBP will be instructed to adhere to contraception for a period of 7 months after the last dose of investigational product. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test (minimum sensitivity 25 IU/L or equivalent units of human chorionic gonadotropin [HCG]) within 24 hours prior to the start of nivolumab. Women must not be breastfeeding. Women who are not of childbearing potential (i.e., who are postmenopausal or surgically sterile as well as azoospermic men) do not require contraception. WOCBP is defined as any female who has experienced menarche and who has not undergone surgical sterilization (hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy) or who is not postmenopausal. Menopause is defined clinically as 12 months of amenorrhea in a woman over 45 in the absence of other biological or physiological causes. In addition, women under the age of 55 must have a documented serum follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) level less than 40 mIU/mL. These durations have been calculated using the upper limit of the half-life for nivolumab (25 days) and are based on the protocol requirement that WOCBP use contraception for 5 half-lives plus 30 days, and men who are sexually active with WOCBP use contraception for 5 half-lives plus 90 days. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while she or her partner is participating in this study, she (or the participating partner) should inform the treating physician immediately
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Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document
Exclusion Criteria:
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Patients who have had chemotherapy or radiotherapy within 4 weeks (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin C) prior to entering the study or those who have not recovered from adverse events (AEs) due to agents administered more than 4 weeks earlier have not resolved or stabilized. Palliative (limited-field) radiation therapy (RT) is permitted, if all of the following criteria are met:
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Repeat imaging demonstrates no new sites of bone metastases
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The lesion being considered for palliative radiation is not a target lesion
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Patients with prior therapy with an anti-PD-1 or anti-PD-L1
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Patients with prior allogeneic hematologic transplant
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Patients who are receiving any other investigational agents
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Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
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Patients who have had evidence of active or acute diverticulitis, intra-abdominal abscess, gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, obstruction, and abdominal carcinomatosis which are known risk factors for bowel perforation should be evaluated for the potential need for additional treatment before coming on study. For the IBD (UC and CD) cohort, an endoscopic assessment, disease activity index, and disease specific inclusion/exclusion criteria will substitute for these factors in determining eligibility with the exception of abdominal carcinomatosis, which should prompt further evaluation
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | University of Alabama at Birmingham Cancer Center | Birmingham | Alabama | United States | 35233 |
2 | Stanford Cancer Institute Palo Alto | Palo Alto | California | United States | 94304 |
3 | University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center | Sacramento | California | United States | 95817 |
4 | Smilow Cancer Center/Yale-New Haven Hospital | New Haven | Connecticut | United States | 06510 |
5 | Yale University | New Haven | Connecticut | United States | 06520 |
6 | Emory University Hospital/Winship Cancer Institute | Atlanta | Georgia | United States | 30322 |
7 | Northwestern University | Chicago | Illinois | United States | 60611 |
8 | University of Kansas Clinical Research Center | Fairway | Kansas | United States | 66205 |
9 | HaysMed University of Kansas Health System | Hays | Kansas | United States | 67601 |
10 | University of Kansas Cancer Center | Kansas City | Kansas | United States | 66160 |
11 | Lawrence Memorial Hospital | Lawrence | Kansas | United States | 66044 |
12 | Olathe Health Cancer Center | Olathe | Kansas | United States | 66061 |
13 | University of Kansas Cancer Center-Overland Park | Overland Park | Kansas | United States | 66210 |
14 | University of Kansas Hospital-Indian Creek Campus | Overland Park | Kansas | United States | 66211 |
15 | Ascension Via Christi - Pittsburg | Pittsburg | Kansas | United States | 66762 |
16 | Salina Regional Health Center | Salina | Kansas | United States | 67401 |
17 | University of Kansas Health System Saint Francis Campus | Topeka | Kansas | United States | 66606 |
18 | University of Kansas Hospital-Westwood Cancer Center | Westwood | Kansas | United States | 66205 |
19 | Johns Hopkins University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center | Baltimore | Maryland | United States | 21287 |
20 | National Cancer Institute Developmental Therapeutics Clinic | Bethesda | Maryland | United States | 20892 |
21 | National Institutes of Health Clinical Center | Bethesda | Maryland | United States | 20892 |
22 | Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center | Boston | Massachusetts | United States | 02114 |
23 | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Boston | Massachusetts | United States | 02215 |
24 | Wayne State University/Karmanos Cancer Institute | Detroit | Michigan | United States | 48201 |
25 | Siteman Cancer Center at West County Hospital | Creve Coeur | Missouri | United States | 63141 |
26 | Truman Medical Centers | Kansas City | Missouri | United States | 64108 |
27 | University of Kansas Cancer Center - North | Kansas City | Missouri | United States | 64154 |
28 | University of Kansas Cancer Center - Lee's Summit | Lee's Summit | Missouri | United States | 64064 |
29 | University of Kansas Cancer Center at North Kansas City Hospital | North Kansas City | Missouri | United States | 64116 |
30 | Washington University School of Medicine | Saint Louis | Missouri | United States | 63110 |
31 | Siteman Cancer Center-South County | Saint Louis | Missouri | United States | 63129 |
32 | Siteman Cancer Center at Christian Hospital | Saint Louis | Missouri | United States | 63136 |
33 | Siteman Cancer Center at Saint Peters Hospital | Saint Peters | Missouri | United States | 63376 |
34 | Roswell Park Cancer Institute | Buffalo | New York | United States | 14263 |
35 | NYU Winthrop Hospital | Mineola | New York | United States | 11501 |
36 | Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone | New York | New York | United States | 10016 |
37 | NYP/Columbia University Medical Center/Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center | New York | New York | United States | 10032 |
38 | NYP/Weill Cornell Medical Center | New York | New York | United States | 10065 |
39 | Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center | Columbus | Ohio | United States | 43210 |
40 | Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | United States | 19107 |
41 | UT Southwestern/Simmons Cancer Center-Dallas | Dallas | Texas | United States | 75390 |
42 | UT Southwestern/Simmons Cancer Center-Fort Worth | Fort Worth | Texas | United States | 76104 |
43 | M D Anderson Cancer Center | Houston | Texas | United States | 77030 |
44 | UT Southwestern Clinical Center at Richardson/Plano | Richardson | Texas | United States | 75080 |
45 | Huntsman Cancer Institute/University of Utah | Salt Lake City | Utah | United States | 84112 |
46 | Virginia Commonwealth University/Massey Cancer Center | Richmond | Virginia | United States | 23298 |
47 | University Health Network-Princess Margaret Hospital | Toronto | Ontario | Canada | M5G 2M9 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Hussein A Tawbi, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center LAO
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- NCI-2019-00241
- NCI-2019-00241
- 10204
- 10204
- UM1CA186688