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NCT number NCT04028245
Other study ID # AAAS2814
Secondary ID
Status Recruiting
Phase Early Phase 1
First received
Last updated
Start date August 15, 2019
Est. completion date December 2026

Study information

Verified date March 2023
Source Columbia University
Contact Research Nurse Navigator
Phone 212-342-5162
Email cancerclinicaltrials@cumc.columbia.edu
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Primary Objective: - To confirm the safety and feasibility of canakinumab and spartalizumab (PDR-001) administered using a standard dose / schedule in the neo-adjuvant setting in renal cell carcinoma Secondary Objectives: - To assess the immune response to combination canakinumab and spartalizumab - To assess anti-tumor activity as measured by pathologic downstaging


Description:

Patients with localized and non-metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) represent an "at-need" population who would benefit from immunotherapy earlier in their disease course with a programmed cell death protein 1(PD-1) therapy combined with a second immunotherapy agent. A logical next step is to pursue the combination of an anti- programmed cell death protein 1(PD1) therapy with cytotoxic T-lymphocyte associated protein 4 (CTLA-4) blockade extrapolating from recent successes in the metastatic setting. The primary concern with previous approaches and studies is that CTLA-4 based therapy is associated with increased risk of autoimmune side effects which potentially could delay a curative surgery. Clearly, the neoadjuvant setting in RCC represents an ideal space to evaluate novel I/O combination strategies aside from CTLA-4 blockade. This study intends to confirm the safety and feasibility of canakinumab and spartalizumab (PDR-001) administered using a standard dose / schedule in the neo-adjuvant setting in renal cell carcinoma. This is a single-center, single arm, open-label pilot study evaluating the feasibility, safety, anti-tumor effect, and immunogenicity of neoadjuvant canakinumab and spartalizumab given prior to radical nephrectomy in patients with localized renal cell carcinoma. Patients will be recruited from the outpatient Urology clinic. Eligible patients will receive canakinumab at a dose of 300 mg Q4weeks and spartalizumab at 400 mg Q4weeks IV. Approximately 14 days after the last dose of canakinumab and spartalizumab, patients with proceed to radical nephrectomy, and nephrectomy tissue will be examined for the secondary endpoints. Follow-up evaluation for adverse events will occur 30 days and 90 days after surgery. Patients will then be followed by their urologists and oncologist according to standard institutional practices, but will require repeat labs every 3 months along with standard of care surveillance imaging.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Recruiting
Enrollment 14
Est. completion date December 2026
Est. primary completion date December 2025
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years to 99 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Radiographically consistent with or histologically confirmed clear cell RCC or predominantly clear cell RCC - Localized non-metastatic RCC T1b-T4NanyM0 or TanyN1M0) - Schedule to undergo either partial or radical nephrectomy as part of the treatment plan - Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) score of 0 or 1 - Age = 18 years old at time of consent - HIV-infected patients who are healthy and have a low risk of AIDS-related outcomes as defined by the following - Cluster of differentiation 4 (CD4+) T cell counts = 350 cells/microliter OR undetectable HIV viral load - no history of AIDS-defining opportunistic infection in the last year - Normal organ and marrow function as defined below: - White blood cell count (WBC) > 3.0 K/mm3 - Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) = 1.5 K/mm3 - Platelets = 100 K/mm3 - Hemoglobin (Hgb) = 9 g/dL - Serum total bilirubin: = 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) - Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) = 3.0 x ULN - Serum creatinine = 1.5 x ULN or serum creatinine > 1.5 - 3 x ULN if calculated - creatinine clearance (CrCl) is = 30 mL/min - For patients with known chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, the HBV viral load must be undetectable on suppressive therapy, if indicated - For patients with a history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, the infection must be treated and cured - Willingness to provide written informed consent and HIPAA authorization for the release of personal health information, and the ability to comply with the study requirements (note: HIPAA authorization will be included in the informed consent) - Willingness to use barrier contraception from the time of first dose of canakinumab and spartalizumab until 120 days after surgical intervention Exclusion Criteria: - Presence of distant metastases - Presence of active, known or suspected autoimmune disease. - No patients with documented, active infections, treated or untreated, may be included in this study - Use of any live vaccines against infectious disease within 4 weeks of initiation ot study treatment. - Prior therapy with experimental anti-tumor vaccines; any T cell co-stimulation or checkpoint pathways - Prior treatment for RCC including surgery, radiation, thermoablation, or systemic therapy - Surgery within 28 days of starting study treatment - Prior treatment with any antibody or drug targeting T cell costimulation or immune checkpoint pathways (anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-L2, anti-CTLA-4, etc) - Systemic chronic steroid therapy (= 10mg/day prednisone or equivalent) or any immunosuppressive therapy 7 days prior to planned date of first dose of study treatment. Note: Topical, inhaled, nasal and ophthalmic steroids are allowed - Allogenic bone marrow or solid organ transplant - History of severe hypersensitivity reactions to other monoclonal antibodies, which in the opinion of the investigator may pose an increased risk of serious infusion reaction - History or current interstitial lung disease or non-infectious pneumonitis requiring the use of home oxygen - History of severe hypersensitivity reaction to other monoclonal antibodies - Current signs or symptoms of severe progressive or uncontrolled, hepatic, hematologic, gastrointestinal, endocrine, pulmonary, or cardiac disease other than directly related to RCC - Positive tests for hepatitis B surface antigen or hepatitis C ribonucleic acid (RNA) - History of known or suspected autoimmune disease with the following exceptions: - Vitiligo - Resolved childhood atopic dermatitis - Psoriasis (with exception of psoriatic arthritis) not requiring systemic treatment (within the past 2 years). - Patients with Grave's disease or Hashimoto's thyroiditis that are now euthyroid clinically and by laboratory testing. - History of malignancy within the last 2 years, with the exception of non-melanoma skin cancers and superficial bladder cancer - Uncontrolled major active infectious, cardiovascular, pulmonary, hematologic, or psychiatric illnesses that would make the patient a poor study candidate

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Drug:
Spartalizumab
Spartalizumab at 400 mg weeks x 2 doses prior to radical nephrectomy Infusion
Canakinumab
Canakinumab 300 mg IV Q4 weeks x 2 doses prior to radical nephrectomy Infusion

Locations

Country Name City State
United States Columbia University Irving Medical Center New York New York

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Columbia University Novartis

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Percentage of subjects who proceed to radical nephrectomy Feasibility of spartalizumab and canakinumab will be met if > 85% of patients proceed to radical nephrectomy (12 of 14). 6 Weeks
Secondary Quantification of cluster of differentiation 8 (CD8) T cell infiltration into the tumor / peritumoral area infiltrates To assess the immune response to combination canakinumab and spartalizumab. Tumor blocks and/or additional unstained slides will be collected for study-specific quantitative immunohistochemical evaluations. Cell infiltration into the kidney resection specimens will be quantified as the mean staining percentage, using immunohistochemical staining methods. 6 Weeks
Secondary Quantification of immune cell populations (PMN-MDSC) in the tumor/ peritumoral area To assess the immune response to combination canakinumab and spartalizumab. Tumor blocks and/or additional unstained slides will be collected for study-specific quantitative immunohistochemical evaluations. Cell infiltration into the kidney resection specimens will be quantified using immunohistochemical staining methods which will attempt to determine the potential potential ratio of CD8 and the regulatory T cells (Treg). 6 Weeks
Secondary Objective tumor response rate To assess the immune response to combination canakinumab and spartalizumab. By RECIST and by Immunotherapeutics Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours (iRECIST), proportion of pathologic complete response (pathCR (pT0)) and downstaging (decrease in size from baseline scans) will be calculated. 6 Weeks
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