Malignant Melanoma Stage II Clinical Trial
— NivoMelaOfficial title:
Adjuvant Nivolumab Treatment in Stage II High-risk Melanoma - A Randomized, Controlled, Phase III Trial With Biomarker-based Risk Stratification
| Verified date | May 2024 |
| Source | University Hospital, Essen |
| Contact | n/a |
| Is FDA regulated | No |
| Health authority | |
| Study type | Interventional |
Stage II patients with primary surgical treatment of cuMM are often at risk for recurrence of their disease. This risk may be reduced by adjuvant systemic treatment. Due to toxicities of adjuvant therapies the aim is to identify patients at high risk for relapse and to administer adjuvant treatment only to these patients. Thus an optimal balance between insufficient treatment vs. overtreatment has to be found. To define these patients a prognostic biomarker test will be used in addition to conventional AJCC staging. AJCC staging takes into account several prognostic factors. However, to subdivide stage II melanoma patients into having a low or high risk for relapse further methods are needed. This clinical trial will evaluate whether adjuvant nivolumab treatment will improve relapse-free survival (RFS) in patients with stage II high-risk melanoma as compared to observation only. The randomized approach of this trial offers the most objective method with the least influence of bias. Since patients with stage II melanoma are usually not receiving adjuvant treatment, no patient will be undertreated in case of randomization into observational arm.
| Status | Active, not recruiting |
| Enrollment | 374 |
| Est. completion date | January 2028 |
| Est. primary completion date | September 2027 |
| Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
| Gender | All |
| Age group | 18 Years to 80 Years |
| Eligibility | Inclusion Criteria: 1. Histologically confirmed diagnosis of stage II (AJCCv8) melanoma arising from a primary cutaneous site after surgery therapy 2. Sentinel node biopsy (SNB) without detection of melanoma deposits 3. Randomization not later than 12 weeks after SNB procedure 4. Tumor tissue from primary tumor must be provided for biomarker analyses. In order to be randomized, a subject must be classified by MelaGenix risk analysis. 5. Men and women at the age of 18 to 80 years 6. Signed written, informed consent 7. Patients must be willing and able to comply with scheduled visits, treatment schedule, laboratory testing, and other requirements of the study 8. Minimum life expectancy of five years excluding their melanoma diagnosis 9. ECOG performance status of 0-1 10. Screening laboratory values must meet the following criteria and should be obtained within 14 days prior to randomization: - White blood cells (WBC) = 2000/µL - Neutrophils = 1500/µL - Platelets = 100 x103/µL - Hemoglobin = 9.0 g/dL - Serum creatinine = 1.5xUL - Creatinine clearance (CrCl) = 40mL/min (using the Cockcroft-Gault formula) - AST / ALT = 3 x ULN - Total Bilirubin = 1.5 x ULN (except subjects with Gilbert Syndrome, who may have total bilirubin < 3.0 mg/dL) 11. Negative serum or urine pregnancy test (minimum sensitivity 25 IU/L or equivalent units of HCG) for women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) within 72 hours prior to registration. Women will be considered to be of childbearing potential unless surgically sterilized (hysterectomy, bilateral tubal ligation, or bilateral oophorectomy), or being post-menopausal for at least 24 months or being amenorrheic for > 12 months and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels = 40 IU/L. 12. WOCBP and male patients with partners of childbearing potential must agree to always use a highly effective form of contraception according to CTFG during the course of this study and for at least 5 months after last dose of study medication (in Arm A only). Exclusion Criteria: 1. History of primary uveal or mucosal melanoma 2. No access to sufficient tumor tissue of primary tumor 3. SNB procedure > 12 weeks before randomization 4. Prior active malignancy within the previous 3 years except for locally curable cancers that have been apparently cured, such as: basal or squamous cell skin cancer, superficial bladder cancer or carcinoma in situ of the prostate, cervix, or breast. Exception: Participants with a history of non-ulcerated cutaneous/acral primary melanoma <1 mm in depth with no nodal involvement are allowed in this trial. 5. Prior or planned therapy with Interferon alpha, CTLA4 or PD-1 / PD L1 antibodies 6. Use of any investigational or non-registered product (drug or vaccine) other than the study treatment 7. Administration of live vaccines within 4 weeks before start of study therapy 8. Any immunosuppressive therapy given within the past 30 days 9. Active psychiatric or addictive disorders that may compromise his/her ability to give informed consent or to comply with the trial procedures 10. Active immune deficiencies or significant autoimmune disease 11. Serious cardiac, gastrointestinal, hepatic or pulmonary disease which would reduce life expectancy to less than five years 12. Serious intercurrent illness, requiring hospitalization 13. Other serious illnesses, e.g., serious infections requiring antibiotics or bleeding disorders 14. The patient is known to be positive for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) or other active chronic infections (HBV, HCV) or has another confirmed or suspected immunosuppressive or immunodeficient condition 15. Any serious or uncontrolled medical disorder that, in the opinion of the investigator, may increase the risk associated with study participation or study drug administration, impair the ability of the subject to receive protocol therapy, or interfere with the interpretation of study results. 16. Hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients 17. Participation in another clinical study within the 30 days before registration 18. For female patients: Pregnancy or breast-feeding 19. For WOCBP and male patients with partners of childbearing potential: Refusal or inability to use effective means of contraception 20. Lack of availability for clinical follow-up assessments 21. Legal incapacity or limited legal capacity |
| Country | Name | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Universitätsklinikum Augsburg, Campus Süd | Augsburg | |
| Germany | St. Josef-Hospital - Dermatologische Studienambulanz | Bochum | |
| Germany | Klinikum Dortmund gGmbH - Dermatologie | Dortmund | |
| Germany | Universitätsklinik Carl Gustav Carus der Technischen Universität Dresden - Klinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie | Dresden | |
| Germany | HELIOS Klinikum Erfurt | Erfurt | |
| Germany | University Hospital Essen, Department of Dermatology, Skin Cancer Center | Essen | |
| Germany | Universitätsklinikum Freiburg - Klinik für Dermatologie und Venerologie | Freiburg | |
| Germany | Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH - Klinik für Dermatologie und Allergologie | Gießen | |
| Germany | Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf - Hauttumorzentrum | Hamburg | |
| Germany | Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel - Dermatologie | Kiel | |
| Germany | Universitätsklinikum Leipzig - Klinik u. Poliklinik f. Dermatologie, Venerologie u. Allergologie | Leipzig | |
| Germany | Universitätsklinikum Mannheim - Klinik f. Dermatologie, Venerologie u. Allergologie | Mannheim | |
| Germany | Klinikum der Universität München - Klinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie und Allergologie | München | |
| Germany | Fachklinik Hornheide - Internistische Onkologie | Münster | |
| Germany | Universitätsklinikum Münster - Zentrale Studienkoordination für innovative Dermatologie (ZID) | Münster | |
| Germany | Klinikum Nürnberg Nord - Hautklinik | Nürnberg | |
| Germany | Harzklinikum Dorothea Christiane Erxleben - Klinik für Dermatologie & Allergologie | Quedlinburg | |
| Germany | Universitätsmedizin Rostock -Klinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie und Venerologie | Rostock | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| Germany | Universitätsklinikum Tübingen - Dermatoonkologie | Tübingen | |
| Germany | Universitätsklinikum Würzburg - Klinik für Dermatologie, Venerologie und Allergologie | Würzburg | Bayern |
| Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
|---|---|
| University Hospital, Essen |
Germany,
| Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | Treatment-free interval (TFI) | Treatment-free interval (TFI) defined as the time from registration/randomization to the start of subsequent systemic therapy or the last known date alive (for those who never received subsequent cancer therapy). | 5 years | |
| Other | Tumor mutational burden (TMB) | 5 years | ||
| Primary | Relapse-Free Survival (RFS) rates | Determination of efficacy of nivolumab in a biomarker-selected high-risk-enriched stage II melanoma patient population in comparison to control receiving observation only in a 2 (Arm A=nivolumab) : 1 (Arm B=observation) randomization, as measured by Relapse-Free Survival (RFS) rates at 36 and 60 months.
RFS is defined as the time from date of registration until documented tumor progression date or date of death of any cause, whichever occurs first in all patients tested with the MelaGenix gene expression profiling (GEP). |
5 years | |
| Secondary | Distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS) rates | DMFS rates at 36 and 60 months | 5 years | |
| Secondary | Melanoma-specific survival (MSS) rates | MSS rates at 36 and 60 months | 5 years | |
| Secondary | Overall survival (OS) rates | OS rates at 36 and 60 months | 5 years | |
| Secondary | Adverse events = Grade 3 according to CTCAE Version 5.0 criteria (Safety / Toxicity) | All adverse events = Grade 3 according to CTCAE Version 5.0 criteria, that are definitely, probably, or possibly related to the administration of the investigational agent | Arm A: Until 100 days after discontinuation of dosing of the investigational product; Arm B: Until 1 year after patient´s written consent | |
| Secondary | Clinical utility/decision impact of the MelaGenix Gene Expression Profiling (GEP) Score in stratifying patients for adjuvant therapy | Patients with a risk score of > 0.0 (HR 1.48, 1.11-1.98) will be classified as high risk for relapse. It is expected, that 61% of screened patients will belong to this group.
Patients with a risk score of score of = 0.0 will be classified as low risk for relapse. |
5 years |