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NCT number NCT04797325
Other study ID # 01012121
Secondary ID 2020-005793-10
Status Recruiting
Phase Phase 2
First received
Last updated
Start date August 30, 2021
Est. completion date April 2025

Study information

Verified date August 2022
Source University of Copenhagen
Contact Emilie Dahl
Phone +4538686391
Email emilie.kristine.dahl@regionh.dk
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This is an open label randomized trial to evaluate the efficacy and treatment duration with vedolizumab to patients with immune mediated colitis. The trial will include 82 patients randomized into two arms, either standard treatment with prednisolone (plus infliximab in severe cases) or vedolizumab treatment up front.


Description:

Background information Immune check point inhibitors (ICPI) have revolutionized the treatment of a growing number of cancer forms resulting in a rapidly increasing number of patients treated with these drugs within the very recent years. The aim is to allow and boost an immune response towards the neoantigens of neoplastic cells, but the blockage of inhibitory signals might also interfere with normal barriers against the development of autoimmunity or autoimmune-like reactions and thus lead to a number of immune-related adverse events (IrAEs). Gastrointestinal inflammation - typically colitis - is the most common IrAE among ICPI treated patients. Vedolizumab, a integrin antibody, has been shown to be highly effective in treating ICPI induced colitis with remission rates of 85%. Vedolizumab has a better safety profile than anti-tumor necrosis factor antibodies, including infliximab, with lower risk of infections and tumor development in inflammatory bowel disease patients. Moreover, vedolizumab does not seem to inhibit tumor specific T cell responses in vitro, suggesting that this treatment is also beneficial with regards to tumor response. The hypothesis Vedolizumab induction and maintenance treatment of patients with ICPI related intestinal symptoms and evidence of colitis: 1. Is effective in inducing remission of the colitis 2. Reduces the risk of progression from grade 2 to grade 3 or 4 colitis 3. Reduces the need of systemic corticosteroid 4. Is not associated with increased risk of tumor progression or other serious adverse events including serious infections 5. Allows reintroduction/continuation of ICPI treatment. Further it is hypothesized that ICPI induced colitis can be diagnosed and monitored by intestinal bowel ultrasound and treatment response is associated with multi-omics changes in intestinal tissue, tumor tissue, feces, blood, and urine, e.g. peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) RNAseq profiles, profiles of single cell RNAseq from isolated immune cells from standard pinch biopsies from the inflamed colon and composition of the microbiota. Lastly, it is hypothesized, that anti-tumor T-cell function is affected in vivo by the medication used to treat ICPI induced colitis, and that this can be assessed by changes in single cell RNAseq profiles of tumor resident T-cells (isolated from tumor biopsies).


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Recruiting
Enrollment 82
Est. completion date April 2025
Est. primary completion date April 2025
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Patients with solid tumors treated with PD-1, PD-L1 and /or CTLA-4 inhibitors and where IrAE colitis is preventing further treatment with check point inhibitors - IrAE colitis where the oncologist suggests treatment with tablet or IV corticosteroids (prednisolone or equivalent) - Negative pregnancy test in fertile women - Age = 18. Exclusion Criteria: - Any ongoing infectious disease, including GI infections - Neutropenia within the last month - Known allergy towards vedolizumab or Infliximab - Severe heart failure, NYHA grade 3-4 - Colorectal cancer - Other IrAEs requiring systemic treatment with either prednisolone (> 10 mg daily or equivalents) or other immunosuppressive medications within 14 days before study drug administration - Females of childbearing potential or males of reproductive potential who are not willing to use an effective method of contraception, such as oral, injected, or implanted hormonal methods of contraception, intrauterine device or intrauterine system, condom in combination with occlusive cap (diaphragm or cervical/vault caps) with spermicidal foam, gel, film, creamer suppository, male sterilization, or true abstinence throughout study and for a minimum of 3 months after study drug therapy

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Drug:
Vedolizumab
Repeatedly vedolizumab infusion at week 0, 2, 6, 14, 22
Prednisolone
tablet prednisolone plus infliximab in severe cases.

Locations

Country Name City State
Denmark Herlev University Hospital Herlev

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
University of Copenhagen

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Denmark, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Other T-cell response Tumor-specific T cell responses in patients under systemic prednisolone treatment or treatment with infliximab or vedolizumab. Change from week 0 to week 15.
Other pharmacogenomic Pharmacogenomic profiling of genes correlated to ICPI colitis treatment outcome week 0 to week 30
Other Omics Omics profiles from blood (buffy coat RNA sequencing transcriptome), urine (metabonome), feces (microbiota, metabonome), and colonic biopsies (RNA sequencing transcriptome) week 0 to week 30.
Other Single cells Single cell RNAseq profiles of PMBCs and single cell RNAseq profiles of immune cells isolated from the mucosal area week 0 to week 30
Other Subgroup analysis all outcomes in the subgroup of patients with verified colitis defined as f-calprotectin >200 or endoscopic mayoscore > 0 or intestinal biopsies with evidence of enterocolitis week 30
Other subgroup analysis all outcomes mentined above in patients without the need of prednisolone during screening week 30
Primary dose of prednisolone The cumulative dose of corticosteroids (tablets and IV) due to IrAE colitis at week 30 Week 30
Secondary clinical remission Clinical remission at week 2, 10 and 30*, defined as a partial Mayo score = 2. week 2
Secondary clinical remission Clinical remission at week 2, 10 and 30*, defined as a partial Mayo score = 2. week 10
Secondary clinical remission Clinical remission at week 2, 10 and 30*, defined as a partial Mayo score = 2. week 30
Secondary time to response Time to clinical remission and eventual relapse of GI symptoms (measured by patient reported stool chart registered the first 30 days). 30 days
Secondary partial Mayo score Response defined as decrease in partial Mayo score = 30 % at week 2, 10 and 30 week 2
Secondary partial Mayo score Response defined as decrease in partial Mayo score = 30 % at week 2, 10 and 30 week 10
Secondary partial Mayo score Response defined as decrease in partial Mayo score = 30 % at week 2, 10 and 30 week 30
Secondary change in scores change between clinical scores change from week 0 and 10 and 30
Secondary fecal calprotectin change between fecal-calprotectin change from week 0 and 10 and 30
Secondary IUS Intestinal ultrasound change from week 0 and 10 and 30
Secondary endoscopy endoscopy change from week 0 and 30
Secondary change in scores biochemistry change from week 0 and 10 and 30
Secondary Life qualtity Changes in quality of life change from week 0 and 10 and 30
Secondary steroid use for other reasons Corticosteroid use for non-intestinal indications. During the 30 weeks period
Secondary ICPI treatment The proportion of patients able to continue ICPI treatment at any time after inclusion and until week 30*. Week 30
Secondary steroid free remission Proportion of patients in corticosteroid (tablets or IV) free remission at week 10 and 30* and the cumulative dose corticosteroid at week 10 week 10
Secondary steroid free remission Proportion of patients in corticosteroid (tablets or IV) free remission at week 10 and 30* week 30
Secondary ICPI treatment Proportion of patients able to continue ICPI treatment at any time after inclusion and until week 30 week 30
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