Study of MK-3475 in Patients With Microsatellite Unstable (MSI) Tumors (Cohorts A, B and C)

NCT ID: NCT01876511

Last Updated: 2020-02-06

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

113 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-09-30

Study Completion Date

2019-08-31

Brief Summary

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This study will be looking at whether MK-3475 (an antibody that blocks negative signals to T cells) is effective (anti-tumor activity) and safe in three different patient populations. These include: 1. patients with MSI positive colon cancer, 2. patients with MSI negative colon cancer and 3. patients with other MSI positive cancers.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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MSI Positive Colorectal Cancer MSI Negative Colorectal Cancer MSI Positive Non-Colorectal Cancers

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Cohort A: MSI Positive Colorectal Cancer

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

MK-3475

Intervention Type DRUG

MK-3475 10 mg/kg every 14 days

Cohort B: MSI Negative Colorectal Cancer

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

MK-3475

Intervention Type DRUG

MK-3475 10 mg/kg every 14 days

Cohort C: MSI Positive Non-Colorectal Cancer

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

MK-3475

Intervention Type DRUG

MK-3475 10 mg/kg every 14 days

Interventions

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MK-3475

MK-3475 10 mg/kg every 14 days

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Cohort A only: Patients with microsatellite instability (MSI) positive colorectal cancer
* Cohort B only: Patients with MSI negative colorectal cancer
* Cohort C only: Patients with MSI positive non-colorectal cancer -
* Have measurable disease
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0 to 1
* Adequate organ function as defined by study-specified laboratory tests
* Must use acceptable form of birth control through the study and for 28 days after final dose of study drug
* Signed informed consent form
* Willing and able to comply with study procedures
* Agree to have a biopsy of participants' cancer
* Patients with colon cancer must have received at least two prior cancer therapy regimens.
* Patients with other cancer types must have received at least one prior cancer therapy
* Progressive disease

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with uncontrolled intercurrent illness, including but not limited to ongoing or active infection, systematic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia or psychiatric condition that would limit compliance with study requirements.
* Patients who have had chemotherapy or biological cancer therapy within 2 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug
* Patients who have had radiation within 2 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug
* Patients who have undergone major surgery within 4 weeks of dosing of investigational agent
* Patients who have received another investigational product or investigational device within 4 weeks prior to receiving study drug
* Patients who have received any of the following concomitant therapy: Interleukin-2 (IL-2), interferon, or other non-study immunotherapy regimens, immunosuppressive agents, other investigational therapies or chronic use of systemic corticosteroids within one week prior to first dose of study drug
* Patients who have received a live vaccine within 4 weeks prior to or after any dose of MK-3475 (exception: inactivated flu vaccines)
* Patients who have received growth factors, including but not limited to granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF), granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF), erythropoietin, etc. within 2 weeks of study drug administration
* Patient who have had prior treatment with anti-PD-1 (anti-programmed cell death protein 1), anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-L2, anti-CD137, anti-OX-40, anti-CD40, or anti-CTLA-4 antibodies
* Patients with history of any autoimmune disease:inflammatory bowel disease, (including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's Disease), rheumatoid arthritis, systemic progressive sclerosis (scleroderma), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) autoimmune vasculitis, central nervous system (CNS) or motor neuropathy considered to be of autoimmune origin.
* Patients who have known history of infection with HIV, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C
* Patients with evidence of interstitial lung disease
* Systemically active steroid use
* Patients on home oxygen
* Patients with oxygen saturation of \<92% on room air by pulse oximetry
* Pregnant or lactating
* Conditions, including alcohol or drug dependence, or intercurrent illness that would affect the patient's ability to comply with study visits and procedures
* Patient with known active central nervous system metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis.
* Patients with primary brain tumors.
* Requires any other form of systemic or localized antineoplastic therapy while on study
* Has any tissue or organ allograft
* Patients with history of allogeneic hematopoeitic stem cell transplant
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Dung Le, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

Locations

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Stanford University

Stanford, California, United States

Site Status

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Site Status

Investigator Thoracic and Gastrointestinal Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, NIH

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Site Status

Ohio State University

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Providence Portland Medical Center

Portland, Oregon, United States

Site Status

University of Pennsylvania, Abramson Cancer Center

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Le DT, Durham JN, Smith KN, Wang H, Bartlett BR, Aulakh LK, Lu S, Kemberling H, Wilt C, Luber BS, Wong F, Azad NS, Rucki AA, Laheru D, Donehower R, Zaheer A, Fisher GA, Crocenzi TS, Lee JJ, Greten TF, Duffy AG, Ciombor KK, Eyring AD, Lam BH, Joe A, Kang SP, Holdhoff M, Danilova L, Cope L, Meyer C, Zhou S, Goldberg RM, Armstrong DK, Bever KM, Fader AN, Taube J, Housseau F, Spetzler D, Xiao N, Pardoll DM, Papadopoulos N, Kinzler KW, Eshleman JR, Vogelstein B, Anders RA, Diaz LA Jr. Mismatch repair deficiency predicts response of solid tumors to PD-1 blockade. Science. 2017 Jul 28;357(6349):409-413. doi: 10.1126/science.aan6733. Epub 2017 Jun 8.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28596308 (View on PubMed)

Le DT, Uram JN, Wang H, Bartlett BR, Kemberling H, Eyring AD, Skora AD, Luber BS, Azad NS, Laheru D, Biedrzycki B, Donehower RC, Zaheer A, Fisher GA, Crocenzi TS, Lee JJ, Duffy SM, Goldberg RM, de la Chapelle A, Koshiji M, Bhaijee F, Huebner T, Hruban RH, Wood LD, Cuka N, Pardoll DM, Papadopoulos N, Kinzler KW, Zhou S, Cornish TC, Taube JM, Anders RA, Eshleman JR, Vogelstein B, Diaz LA Jr. PD-1 Blockade in Tumors with Mismatch-Repair Deficiency. N Engl J Med. 2015 Jun 25;372(26):2509-20. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1500596. Epub 2015 May 30.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26028255 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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MK-3475-016

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

NA_00085756

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

J1365 (Cohort A, B and C)

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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