Talimogene Laherparepvec and Panitumumab for the Treatment of Locally Advanced or Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Skin

Metastatic Skin Squamous Cell Carcinoma Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Phase 1 Study of Talimogene Laherparepvec and Panitumumab in Patients With Locally Advanced Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Skin (SCCS)

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04163952
• Other study ID #: Pro2018002628
• Secondary ID: NCI-2019-06083Pr
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: Phase 1
• Start date: January 31, 2020
• Est. completion date: February 21, 2025

Study information

• Verified date: May 2024
• Source: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This phase I trial studies the side effects and how well talimogene laherparepvec and panitumumab work in treating patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the skin that has spread to nearby tissues or lymph nodes (locally advanced) or other places in the body (metastatic). Talimogene laherparepvec is a type of vaccine made from a gene-modified virus that may help the body build an effective immune response to kill tumor cells. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as panitumumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Giving talimogene laherparepvec and panitumumab may work better in treating patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the skin compared to panitumumab alone.

Description:

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine the safety of the combined treatment of talimogene laherparepvec and panitumumab.

II. To determine the preliminary efficacy of the combined treatment of talimogene laherparepvec and panitumumab, in comparison to single-agent panitumumab by historical control.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To assess the clinical efficacy of panitumumab in combination with intratumoral talimogene laherparepvec in terms of immune-related progression-free survival (irPFS) at 12 months, progression-free survival (PFS) hazard ratio, overall response rate (ORR), 1-year survival, overall survival (OS) and time to resectability.

II. To measure the pathologic complete response rate to panitumumab combined with talimogene laherparepvec.

III. Assess the response of injected and non-injected tumor deposits after panitumumab and talimogene laherparepvec.

IV. Assess the time to initial response. V. Assess the durable response rate.

VI. To analyze the following molecular correlates with response to therapy to confirm mechanism of action, and identify potential future targeted strategies and biomarkers of response:

VIa. Mutation load in tumor tissue by next generation sequencing. VIb. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) mutation signature in tumor tissue pre- and post-therapy by next generation sequencing.

VIc. Messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) signature in tumor tissue pre-and post-therapy by Nanostring technology.

VId. Immune cell populations and immune profile in pre- and post-therapy tumor tissue and peripheral blood by flow cytometry and immunohistochemistry (IHC).

OUTLINE:

Patients receive talimogene laherparepvec intratumorally (IM) on day 1. Patients then receive talimogene laherparepvec IM and panitumumab intravenously (IV) over 30-90 minutes on day 22. Treatment repeats every 2 weeks for up to 3 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients may receive up to 3 additional cycles of treatment per physician discretion.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 30 days and then every 2 months for 2 years.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 5
• Est. completion date: February 21, 2025
• Est. primary completion date: February 21, 2025
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Histologically confirmed squamous cell carcinoma of the skin (SCCS) that is a) locally advanced or metastatic for which curative surgery or radiation would be difficult or impossible, or b) recurrent after initial surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation therapy, or c) considered to have aggressive features including the following: tumors 2 cm or more, tumors invading deep tissues such as muscle, cartilage or bone; tumors showing perineural invasion, and/or tumors metastatic to loco-regional lymph nodes. Patients may have had prior surgical interventions or been treated with investigational agents with residual or recurrent disease

• Tumor suitable for direct or ultrasound-guided injection defined as at least one cutaneous, subcutaneous, or nodal lesion, or aggregate of lesions, >= 10 mm in diameter

• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status =< 2

• No prior treatment with panitumumab or talimogene laherparepvec for advanced disease

• Prior surgery or radiation is allowed if there is documented progression in the radiated/resected area or elsewhere by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria version (v) 1.1

• Measurable disease by RECIST criteria v 1.1

• Patients with a history of hematologic or solid organ transplant will be considered if they do not require high dose steroids or high dose immunosupressants for disease control or control of transplant rejection, and have adequate hematologic, renal, and hepatic function as specified below. Current medications must be reviewed with transplant pharmacy team to exclude potentially serious interactions and case discussed with the study principal investigator (PI)

• Second primary malignancy only if treatment would interfere with the patient?s participation in this trial in the opinion of the treating physician. Clear exceptions are 1) patient had a second primary malignancy but has been treated and disease free for at least 3 years, 2) in situ carcinoma (e.g., in situ carcinoma of the cervix) and, 3) additional skin cancers that have been definitively treated by surgery and/or radiation. Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia will be allowed if their blood counts are within acceptable hematologic parameters and if they are not currently requiring cytotoxic or biologic anticancer treatment (supportive treatment such as intravenous immunoglobulin [IVIG] is permitted)

• Patients with autoimmune disorders will be considered if they do not require high dose steroids or other immunosuppressants for disease control. Prednisone in daily doses up to 10 mg and inhaled steroids are acceptable

• Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1500/uL

• Platelet count >= 100,000/mm^2

• Hemoglobin >= 9 g/dL

• Total bilirubin < 1.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN); if patient has conditions of congenital hyperbilirubinemia, then patient must have isolated hyperbilirubinemia (e.g., no other liver function test abnormalities) with maximum bilirubin < 2 x institutional ULN

• Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) =< 2.5 x institutional ULN in absence of liver metastases; =< 5 x ULN in presence of liver metastases

• Alkaline phosphatase < 2.5 x institutional ULN

• Creatinine < 1.5 x institutional ULN or calculated creatinine clearance >= 60 mL/min as estimated using the Cockcroft-Gault formula

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnant women. Women of childbearing age must be willing to undergo a pregnancy test prior to therapy and to use adequate contraception (e.g., hormonal or barrier method of contraception or abstinence) for the duration of the study and 6 months thereafter. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately. Menopausal status will be defined as one or more of successful hysterectomy, bilateral tubal ligation or bilateral oophorectomy, amenorrhea >= 12 consecutive months without another cause, or a documented serum follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) >= 35 mIU/mL

• Tumor not suitable for direct or ultrasound-guided injection

• Prior treatment with talimogene laherparepvec for advanced disease

• Patients with active, uncontrolled infections including active herpetic infections or chronic herpetic infections requiring anti-viral therapy (e.g., acyclovir)

• Patients without adequate organ function as documented above

• History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to panitumumab, talimogene laherparepvec or other agents used in the study

• History of interstitial pneumonitis, pulmonary fibrosis, or evidence of interstitial pneumonitis

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Carcinoma
• Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
• Locally Advanced Skin Squamous Cell Carcinoma
• Metastatic Skin Squamous Cell Carcinoma
• Recurrent Skin Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Intervention

Biological:
• Panitumumab
Given IV
• Talimogene Laherparepvec
Given IM

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Duke University Medical Center - Duke Cancer Center	Durham	North Carolina
United States	Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey	New Brunswick	New Jersey
United States	Laura & Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Health	New York	New York
United States	New York University Langone Medical Center	New York	New York
United States	NYU Langone Medical Center (Tisch Hospital)	New York	New York

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey	National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Number of Participants With Treatment Related Adverse Events as Assessed by CTCAE v4.0	Number of participants who experience adverse effects greater than or equal to a grade three as defined by National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 4.0. Grade 1-4, with 4 being the most severe.	Up to 30 days
Primary	Response Rate to Panitumumab as Measured by Evaluation of the Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1.	Response will be evaluated by using the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1. Changes in the largest diameter (unidimensional measurement)of the tumor lesions and the shortest diameter in the case of malignant lymph nodes are used for tumor measurements.	Up to two years
Secondary	Best Overall Response Rate (ORR) of Participants From Start to Progression of Disease	Best response on treatment was based on RECIST 1.1 criteria. Complete response (CR) is complete disappearance of all targeted lesions. Partial response (PR) is at least 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter (LD) of target lesions, taking as reference baseline sum. LD Progressive disease (PD) is at least 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of the targeted lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum recorded in treatment PD for the evaluation of non-targeted lesions is the appearance of one or more new lesions and or progression of non-targeted lesions. Stable disease is defined as any condition not meet above criteria. The response rate of the drug will be assessed according to the decision rule based on Simons two-stage design.	Up to two years
Secondary	Durable Response Rate Based on Simons Two-stage Design	Will be defined as the percent of participants with complete response or partial response maintained continuously for a minimum of six months. The response rate of the drug will be assessed according to the decision rule based on Simons two-stage design.	Up to two years
Secondary	Duration of Response Based on Simons Two-stage Design	The response rate of the drug will be assessed according to the decision rule based on Simon?s two-stage design.	Time from initial response until document progression up to two years
Secondary	Progression-free Survival (PFS) to Assess Participants Progressive Free-survival	The estimate of PFS will be performed by the Kaplan-Meier product limit model.>valuated by RECIST 1.1.	From date of enrollment to the date of death or progression, whichever occurred earlier assessed up to 2 years
Secondary	Change in Overall Survival (OS) Measured by the Kaplan-Meier	The estimate of OS will be performed by the Kaplan-Meier product limit model.	From date of enrollment to the date of death or date last known alive, whichever comes first, assessed up to assessed up to two years
Secondary	Mutation Load in Tumor Tissue Measured by Next Generation Sequencing	Next generation sequencing (NGS) is a massively parallel sequencing technology that offers ultra-high throughput, scalability, and speed. The technology is used to determine the order of nucleotides in entire genomes or targeted regions of DNA or RNA, and has the ability to detect variants at lower allele frequencies. With response to therapy and but the actual knowledge of the genetic basis of participants disease.	Up to two years
Secondary	Deoxyribonucleic Acid Mutation Signature in Tumor Tissue	Will be analyzed by next generation sequencing with response to therapy.	Up to two years
Secondary	Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Signature in Tumor Tissue Measured by Nanostring Technology	Nanostring is an amplification-free technology that measures nucleic acid content by counting molecules directly. NanoString provides several pre-made gene expression panels that examine up to 770 genes at once and custom CodeSets for up to 800 targets. With response to therapy and descriptive statistics applied.	Up to two years
Secondary	Immune Cell Populations in Tumor Tissue	Will be analyzed by flow cytometry with response to therapy.	Up to two years
Secondary	Immune Cell Populations Peripheral Blood as Measured by Flow Cytometry	Cytometry, in its purest form, is the measurement of cell characteristics. Flow cytometry can identify the type of cells in a blood or bone marrow sample, including the types of cancer cells. It detects types of cancer cells based on either the presence or the absence of certain protein markers (antigens) on a cell's surface. This technique allows researchers to get highly specific information about individual cells. Flow cytometry will be used, with response to therapy and descriptive statistics applied.	Up to two years
Secondary	Expression of Cytokines in Tumor Tissue	Will be analyzed by flow cytometry, any suspended particle or cell from 0.2-150 micrometers in size, is suitable for analysis.	Up to two years
Secondary	Expression of Cytokines in Peripheral Blood	Will be analyzed by flow cytometry, any suspended particle or cell from 0.2-150 micrometers in size is suitable for analysis, with response to therapy.	Up to two years
Secondary	Pathologic Complete Response Rate	Pathologic complete response (pCR) was defined as percent necrosis of the surgical specimen greater than or equal to 90% .Pathologic complete response (pCR) is a surrogate endpoint to demonstrate the study drug's efficacy.	Up to two years
Secondary	Time to Resectability	A resectable tumor is one in which there is no technical barrier to surgical excision. Able to be removed by surgery.	Up to two years