Phase Ib/II Study of INC280 + PDR001 or PDR001 Single Agent in Advanced HCC

Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Phase Ib/II, Open-label, Multi-center Study of INC280 in Combination With PDR001 or PDR001 Single Agent in Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02795429
• Other study ID #: CINC280X2108
• Secondary ID: 2015-005417-76
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
• Start date: June 15, 2016
• Est. completion date: June 24, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: June 2023
• Source: Novartis
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study of capmatinib (INC280) and spartalizumab (PDR001) was to characterize the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), pharmacodynamics (PD) and antitumor activity of spartalizumab administered intravenously (i.v.) as a single agent or in combination with capmatinib administered orally in adult patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

Description:

This was a Phase Ib/II, open label, multicenter study starting with a Phase Ib dose escalation part followed by a randomized Phase II part in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. Capmatinib was administered orally twice daily (BID) and spartalizumab was administered i.v. every 3 weeks (Q3W) until the occurrence of unacceptable toxicity, progressive disease as per irRC and/or treatment was discontinued at the discretion of the Investigator or the participant. A complete cycle of treatment was defined as 21 days.

During the Phase Ib dose escalation part of the study, participants were treated with capmatinib in combination with a fixed dose of spartalizumab until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) was reached or the recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) was established. The capmatinib dose was increased and the spartalizumab dose remained constant.

Once the MTD and/or RP2D were declared for capmatinib in combination with spartalizumab, additional participants were enrolled in the Phase II part in order to assess the anti-tumor activity of capmatinib in combination with spartalizumab and spartalizumab single agent. Participants were randomly assigned, in a 1:1 ratio, to treatment with either capmatinib in combination with spartalizumab or spartalizumab single agent.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 89
• Est. completion date: June 24, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: June 1, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Histologically or cytologically documented locally advanced recurrent or metastatic HCC or for patients with cirrhosis according to the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) and Asian Pacific Association for the study of the liver (APASL) criteria. Current cirrhotic status of Child Pugh Class A (5-6 points), with no encephalopathy and/or clinically significant ascites (defined as requiring the use of diuretics or paracentesis treatment).

2. Patients must have received prior systemic sorafenib treatment for HCC with documented progression during or after discontinuation of sorafenib treatment (for France only: patients must have received at least 8 weeks of prior sorafenib treatment), or are intolerant to sorafenib (defined as documented Grade 3 or 4 adverse events that led to sorafenib discontinuation),.

3. ECOG Performance Status = 1.

4. Willing and able to swallow and retain oral medication.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Use of any live vaccines within 4 weeks of initiation of study treatment.

2. History of severe hypersensitivity reactions to other monoclonal antibodies (mAbs).

3. Clinically significant pleural effusion that either required pleurocentesis or is associated with shortness of breath.

4. Active autoimmune disease or a documented history of autoimmune disease.

5. Clinically significant, uncontrolled heart diseases.

6. Patient having out of range laboratory values defined as:

• Total bilirubin > 2 mg/dL, except for patients with Gilbert's syndrome who are excluded if total bilirubin > 3.0 x ULN or direct bilirubin > 1.5 x ULN

• Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) > 5 x ULN

• Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) > 5 x ULN

• Coagulation: Prothrombin Time (PT) > 4 seconds more than the ULN or International Normalized Ratio (INR) > 1.7

• Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) < 1.5 x 109/L

• Platelet count < 75 x 109/L

• Hemoglobin < 9 g/dL

• Creatinine clearance (calculated using Cockcroft-Gault formula, or measured) < 45 mL/min

• Asymptomatic serum amylase grade > 2 (1.5-2.0 x ULN). Patients with grade 1 or grade 2 serum amylase at the beginning of the study must be confirmed to have no signs or symptoms suggesting pancreatitis or pancreatic injury (e.g., elevated P-amylase, abnormal imaging findings of pancreas, etc.)

• Serum lipase > ULN

• Potassium, Magnesium, Phosphorus, total Calcium (corrected for serum albumin) outside of normal limits (patients may be enrolled if corrected to within normal limits with supplements during screening)

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma
• Carcinoma
• Carcinoma, Hepatocellular

Intervention

Drug:
• Spartalizumab
Spartalizumab administered via intravenous (i.v.) infusion once every 3 weeks (Q3W)
• Capmatinib
Capmatinib administered orally as a tablet on a continuous twice daily (BID) dosing schedule

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Canada	Novartis Investigative Site	Montreal	Quebec
Canada	Novartis Investigative Site	Toronto	Ontario
China	Novartis Investigative Site	Guangzhou	Guangdong
China	Novartis Investigative Site	Shanghai	Shanghai
France	Novartis Investigative Site	Lille Cedex
France	Novartis Investigative Site	Montpellier cedex 5	Herault
France	Novartis Investigative Site	Toulouse
Germany	Novartis Investigative Site	Heidelberg
Germany	Novartis Investigative Site	Wuerzburg
Hong Kong	Novartis Investigative Site	Hong Kong
Italy	Novartis Investigative Site	Milano	MI
Italy	Novartis Investigative Site	Modena	MO
Italy	Novartis Investigative Site	Rozzano	MI
Korea, Republic of	Novartis Investigative Site	Seoul
Korea, Republic of	Novartis Investigative Site	Seoul
Taiwan	Novartis Investigative Site	Tainan
Taiwan	Novartis Investigative Site	Taipei

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Countries where clinical trial is conducted

Canada,  China,  France,  Germany,  Hong Kong,  Italy,  Korea, Republic of,  Taiwan, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Phase Ib: Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) During the On-treatment Period	Number of participants with AEs and SAEs, including changes from baseline in vital signs, electrocardiograms and laboratory results qualifying and reported as AEs.; AE grades to characterize the severity of the AEs were based on the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.03. For CTCAE v4.03, Grade 1 = mild; Grade 2 = moderate; Grade 3 = severe; Grade 4 = life-threatening; Grade 5 = death related to AE.; The on-treatment period is defined from the day of first administration of study treatment up to 30 days after the date of its last administration.	From first dose of study medication up to 30 days after last dose, with a maximum duration of 3.3 years
Primary	Phase Ib: Number of Participants With Dose-Limiting Toxicities (DLTs) During the First 2 Cycles of Treatment	A dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) is defined as an adverse event or abnormal laboratory value of Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) grade = 3 assessed as unrelated to disease, disease progression, inter-current illness or concomitant medications that occurs within the first 2 cycles of treatment with capmatinib in combination with spartalizumab during the dose escalation part of the study. Other clinically significant toxicities may be considered to be DLTs, even if not CTCAE grade 3 or higher. The duration of one treatment cycle is 21 days.	42 days
Primary	Phase Ib: Number of Participants With Dose Reductions and Dose Interruptions of Capmatinib and Spartalizumab	Number of participants with at least one dose reduction of capmatinib and spartalizumab and number of participants with at least one dose interruption of capmatinib and spartalizumab.; No dose modifications (i.e. dose reduction) were allowed for spartalizumab.	From first dose of study medication up to last dose, with a maximum duration of 3.2 years
Primary	Phase Ib: Dose Intensity of Capmatinib	Dose intensity of capmatinib was calculated as actual cumulative dose in milligrams divided by duration of exposure in days.	From first dose of study medication up to last dose, with a maximum duration of 3.2 years
Primary	Phase Ib: Dose Intensity of Spartalizumab	Dose intensity of spartalizumab was calculated as actual cumulative dose in milligrams divided by duration of exposure in weeks and then multiplied by 3 weeks (3W).	From first dose of study medication up to last dose, with a maximum duration of 3.2 years
Primary	Phase II: Overall Response Rate (ORR) Per RECIST v1.1	Tumor response was based on local investigator assessment as per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1. ORR per RECIST v1.1 is defined as the percentage of participants with a best overall response of Complete Response (CR) or Partial Response (PR).; For RECIST v1.1, CR=Disappearance of all non-nodal target lesions. In addition, any pathological lymph nodes assigned as target lesions must have a reduction in short axis to < 10 mm; PR= At least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameter of all target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum of diameters.	From start of treatment until end of treatment, assessed up to 2.2 years
Secondary	Phase Ib and Phase II: Best Overall Response (BOR) Per RECIST v1.1	BOR is defined as the best response recorded from the start of the study treatment until disease progression/recurrence, based on local investigator assessment per RECIST v1.1.; For RECIST v1.1, R=Disappearance of all non-nodal target lesions. In addition, any pathological lymph nodes assigned as target lesions must have a reduction in short axis to < 10 mm; PR= At least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of all target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum of diameters; PD= At least a 20% increase in the sum of diameters of all measured target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum of diameter of all target lesions recorded at or after baseline. In addition, the sum must also demonstrate an absolute increase of at least 5 mm; SD= Neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR or CR nor an increase in lesions which would qualify for progression).; The number of participants in each response category is reported in the table.	From start of treatment until end of treatment, assessed up to 3.2 years in Phase Ib and up to 2.2 years in Phase II
Secondary	Phase Ib and Phase II: Best Overall Response (BOR) Per irRC	BOR is defined as the best response recorded from the start of the study treatment until disease progression/recurrence, based on local investigator assessment per Immune-related Response Criteria (irRC).; For irRC, irCR=Disappearance of all non-nodal target lesions and non-target lesions. In addition, any pathological lymph nodes assigned as target lesions must have a reduction in short axis to < 10 mm; irPR= At least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of all target lesions including new measurable lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum of diameters; irPD= At least a 20% increase in the sum of diameters of all measured target lesions including new measurable lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum of diameter of all target lesions recorded at or after baseline. In addition, the sum must also demonstrate an absolute increase of at least 5 mm; irSD= Neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for irPR or irCR nor an increase in lesions which would qualify for irPD).	From start of treatment until end of treatment, assessed up to 3.2 years in Phase Ib and up to 2.2 years in Phase II
Secondary	Phase Ib: Overall Response Rate (ORR) Per RECIST v1.1	Tumor response was based on local investigator assessment as per RECIST v1.1. ORR per RECIST v1.1 is defined as the percentage of participants with a best overall response of Complete Response (CR) or Partial Response (PR).; For RECIST v1.1, CR=Disappearance of all non-nodal target lesions. In addition, any pathological lymph nodes assigned as target lesions must have a reduction in short axis to < 10 mm; PR= At least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameter of all target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum of diameters.	From start of treatment until end of treatment, assessed up to 3.2 years
Secondary	Phase Ib and Phase II: Overall Response Rate (ORR) Per irRC	Tumor response was based on local investigator assessment as per irRC. ORR per irRC is defined as the percentage of participants with a best overall response of immune related Complete Response (irCR) or immune related Partial Response (irPR).; For irRC, irCR=Disappearance of all non-nodal target lesions and non-target lesions. In addition, any pathological lymph nodes assigned as target lesions must have a reduction in short axis to < 10 mm; irPR= At least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of all target lesions including new measurable lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum of diameters.	From start of treatment until end of treatment, assessed up to 3.2 years in Phase Ib and up to 2.2 years in Phase II
Secondary	Phase Ib and Phase II: Duration of Response (DOR) Per RECIST v1.1	DOR only applies to patients for whom best overall response is complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) based on local investigator assessment of overall lesion response according to RECIST v1.1. DOR is defined as the time from the date of first documented response (confirmed CR or confirmed PR) to the date of first documented disease progression or death due to any cause. If a patient not had an event, duration was censored at the date of last adequate tumor assessment before the start of a new anticancer therapy, if any.; According to the statistical analysis plan (SAP), summary estimates of DOR using the Kaplan-Meier method were planned to be reported if there were at least 10 patients achieving a confirmed CR or PR in each treatment group/arm.	From first documented response to first documented disease progression or death due to any cause, assessed up to 3.2 years in Phase Ib and up to 2.2 years in Phase II
Secondary	Phase Ib and Phase II: Duration of Response (DOR) Per irRC	DOR only applies to patients for whom best overall response is immune-related complete response (irCR) or immune-related partial response (irPR) based on local investigator assessment of overall lesion response according to irRC. DOR is defined as the time from the date of first documented response (confirmed irCR or confirmed irPR) to the date of first documented disease progression or death due to any cause. If a patient not had an event, duration was censored at the date of last adequate tumor assessment before the start of a new anticancer therapy, if any.; According to the statistical analysis plan (SAP), summary estimates of DOR using the Kaplan-Meier method were planned to be reported if there were at least 10 patients achieving a confirmed irCR or irPR in each treatment group/arm.	From first documented response to first documented disease progression or death due to any cause, assessed up to 3.2 years in Phase Ib and up to 2.2 years in Phase II
Secondary	Phase Ib and Phase II: Time to Response (TTR) Per RECIST v1.1	TTR is defined as the time from the date of start of treatment to the date of first documented response (CR or PR, which must be confirmed subsequently) for patients who achieved a confirmed CR or PR. Tumor response was based on local investigator assessment per RECIST v1.1.; Patients who did not achieve a confirmed CR or PR were censored at the maximum follow-up time for patients who had a Progression-Free Survival (PFS) event (i.e. either progressed or died due to any cause), or at the date of last adequate tumor assessment before the start of a new anticancer therapy (if any) otherwise.; According to the statistical analysis plan (SAP), summary estimates of TTR using the Kaplan-Meier method were planned to be reported if there were at least 10 patients achieving a confirmed CR or PR in each treatment group/arm.	From start of treatment until first documented response, assessed up to 3.2 years in Phase Ib and up to 2.2 years in Phase II
Secondary	Phase Ib and Phase II: Time to Response (TTR) Per irRC	TTR is defined as the time from the date of start of treatment to the date of first documented response (irCR or irPR, which must be confirmed subsequently) for patients who achieved a confirmed irCR or irPR. Tumor response was based on local investigator assessment per irRC.; Patients who did not achieve a confirmed irCR or irPR were censored at the maximum follow-up time for patients who had a Progression-Free Survival (PFS) event (i.e. either progressed or died due to any cause), or at the date of last adequate tumor assessment before the start of a new anticancer therapy (if any) otherwise.; According to the statistical analysis plan (SAP), summary estimates of TTR using the Kaplan-Meier method were planned to be reported if there were at least 10 patients achieving a confirmed irCR or irPR in each treatment group/arm.	From start of treatment until first documented response, assessed up to 3.2 years in Phase Ib and up to 2.2 years in Phase II
Secondary	Phase Ib and Phase II: Progression-Free Survival (PFS) Per RECIST v1.1	PFS is defined as the time from the date of start of treatment to the date of the first documented progression per RECIST v1.1 or death due to any cause. If a patient did not experience an event or started a new anticancer therapy, PFS was censored at the date of the last adequate tumor evaluation before the start of a new anticancer therapy, if any. Tumor response was based on local investigator assessment per RECIST v1.1.; PFS was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier Method.	From start of treatment until first documented progression or death due to any cause, assessed up to 3.2 years in Phase Ib and up to 2.2 years in Phase II
Secondary	Phase Ib and Phase II: Progression-Free Survival (PFS) Per irRC	PFS is defined as the time from the date of start of treatment to the date of the first documented and confirmed progression per irRC or death due to any cause. If a patient did not experience an event or started a new anticancer therapy, PFS was censored at the date of the last adequate tumor evaluation before the start of a new anticancer therapy, if any. Tumor response was based on local investigator assessment per irRC.; PFS was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier Method.	From start of treatment until first documented progression or death due to any cause, assessed up to 3.2 years in Phase Ib and up to 2.2 years in Phase II
Secondary	Phase Ib and Phase II: Time to Progression (TTP) Per RECIST v1.1	TTP is defined as the time from the date of start of treatment to the date of the first documented progression per RECIST v1.1 or death due to underlying cancer. If a patient did not experience an event or started a new anticancer therapy, TTP was censored at the date of the last adequate tumor evaluation before the start of a new anticancer therapy, if any. Tumor response was based on local investigator assessment per RECIST v1.1.; TTP was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier Method.	From start of treatment until first documented progression or death due to underlying cancer, assessed up to 3.2 years in Phase Ib and up to 2.2 years in Phase II
Secondary	Phase Ib and Phase II: Time to Progression (TTP) Per irRC	TTP is defined as the time from the date of start of treatment to the date of the first documented and confirmed progression per irRC or death due to underlying cancer. If a patient did not experience an event or started a new anticancer therapy, TTP was censored at the date of the last adequate tumor evaluation before the start of a new anticancer therapy, if any. Tumor response was based on local investigator assessment per irRC.	From start of treatment until first documented progression or death due to underlying cancer, assessed up to 3.2 years in Phase Ib and up to 2.2 years in Phase II
Secondary	Phase Ib and Phase II: Overall Survival (OS)	OS is defined as the time from date of start of treatment to date of death due to any cause. If a patient was not known to have died, OS time was censored at the date of last contact.; OS was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier Method.	From start of treatment until death due to any cause, assessed up to 3.6 years in Phase Ib and up to 2.9 years in Phase II
Secondary	Phase II: Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) During the On-treatment Period	Number of participants with AEs and SAEs, including changes from baseline in vital signs, electrocardiograms and laboratory results qualifying and reported as AEs.; AE grades to characterize the severity of the AEs were based on the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.03. For CTCAE v4.03, Grade 1 = mild; Grade 2 = moderate; Grade 3 = severe; Grade 4 = life-threatening; Grade 5 = death related to AE.; The on-treatment period is defined from the day of first administration of study treatment up to 30 days after the date of its last administration.	From first dose of study medication up to 30 days after last dose, with a maximum duration of 2.3 years
Secondary	Phase II: Number of Participants With Dose Reductions and Dose Interruptions of Capmatinib and Spartalizumab	Number of participants with at least one dose reduction of capmatinib and spartalizumab and number of participants with at least one dose interruption of capmatinib and spartalizumab.; No dose modifications (i.e. dose reduction) were allowed for spartalizumab.	From first dose of study medication up to last dose, with a maximum duration of 2.2 years
Secondary	Phase II: Dose Intensity of Capmatinib	Dose intensity of capmatinib was calculated as actual cumulative dose in milligrams divided by duration of exposure in days.	From first dose of study medication up to last dose, with a maximum duration of 2.2 years
Secondary	Phase II: Dose Intensity of Spartalizumab	Dose intensity of spartalizumab was calculated as actual cumulative dose in milligrams divided by duration of exposure in weeks and then multiplied by 3 weeks (3W).	From first dose of study medication up to last dose, with a maximum duration of 2.2 years
Secondary	Phase Ib: Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of Capmatinib	Pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters were calculated based on capmatinib plasma concentrations by using non-compartmental methods. Cmax is defined as the maximum (peak) observed plasma concentration following a dose.	pre-dose, 0.5, 1, 2, 4 and 8 hours post capmatinib dose on Cycle 2 Day 1 (C2D1). The duration of one cycle was 21 days.
Secondary	Phase Ib: Time to Reach Maximum Plasma Concentration (Tmax) of Capmatinib	Pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters were calculated based on capmatinib plasma concentrations by using non-compartmental methods. Tmax is defined as the time to reach maximum (peak) plasma concentration following a dose. Actual recorded sampling times were considered for the calculations.	pre-dose, 0.5, 1, 2, 4 and 8 hours post capmatinib dose on Cycle 2 Day 1 (C2D1). The duration of one cycle was 21 days.
Secondary	Phase Ib: Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Curve From Time Zero to the Time of the Last Quantifiable Concentration (AUClast) of Capmatinib	Pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters were calculated based on capmatinib plasma concentrations by using non-compartmental methods. The linear trapezoidal method was used for AUClast calculation.	pre-dose, 0.5, 1, 2, 4 and 8 hours post capmatinib dose on Cycle 2 Day 1 (C2D1). The duration of one cycle was 21 days.
Secondary	Phase II: Pre-dose Plasma Concentration of Capmatinib	Capmatinib plasma concentration was assessed in samples taken at pre-dose. Pre-dose samples were collected before the next dose administration.	Pre-dose of capmatinib on Cycle 2 Day 1, Cycle 3 Day 1, Cycle 4 Day 1, Cycle 5 Day 1 and Cycle 6 Day 1. The duration of one cycle was 21 days.
Secondary	Phase Ib and Phase II: Maximum Observed Serum Concentration (Cmax) of Spartalizumab	Pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters were calculated based on spartalizumab serum concentrations by using non-compartmental methods. Cmax is defined as the maximum (peak) observed serum concentration following a dose.	pre-dose, 1, 24, 48, 72, 168, 240, 336 and 504 hours after completion of spartalizumab infusion on Cycle 1 and Cycle 3. The duration of one cycle was 21 days.
Secondary	Phase Ib and Phase II: Time to Reach Maximum Serum Concentration (Tmax) of Spartalizumab	Pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters were calculated based on spartalizumab serum concentrations by using non-compartmental methods. Tmax is defined as the time to reach maximum (peak) serum concentration following a dose. Actual recorded sampling times were considered for the calculations.	pre-dose, 1, 24, 48, 72, 168, 240, 336 and 504 hours after completion of spartalizumab infusion on Cycle 1 and Cycle 3. The duration of one cycle was 21 days.
Secondary	Phase Ib and Phase II: Area Under the Serum Concentration-time Curve From Time Zero to the Time of the Last Quantifiable Concentration (AUClast) of Spartalizumab	Pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters were calculated based on spartalizumab serum concentrations by using non-compartmental methods. The linear trapezoidal method was used for AUClast calculation.	pre-dose, 1, 24, 48, 72, 168, 240, 336 and 504 hours after completion of spartalizumab infusion on Cycle 1 and Cycle 3. The duration of one cycle was 21 days.
Secondary	Phase Ib and Phase II: Percent Marker Area for CD8 Expression in Tumor Samples	The expression of CD8 was measured in tumor samples by immunohistochemical methods. This record summarizes the percent marker area for CD8 expression in tumor samples.	Baseline (screening) and post-baseline (assessed throughout the treatment up to maximum 115 days).
Secondary	Phase Ib and Phase II: PD-L1 Percent Positive Tumor	The expression of programmed cell death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) was measured in tumor samples by immunohistochemical methods. This record summarizes the PD-L1 positivity percentage in tumor samples.	Baseline (screening) and post-baseline (assessed throughout the treatment up to maximum 115 days).