Study of Safety and Efficacy of Ceritinib in Combination With Nivolumab in Patients With ALK-positive Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

NCT ID: NCT02393625

Last Updated: 2025-08-13

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE1

Total Enrollment

57 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-05-27

Study Completion Date

2026-04-09

Brief Summary

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This is an open label multi center trial to determine the safety and efficacy of ceritinib in combination with nivolumab in ALK-positive NSCLC patients

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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ALK-positive NSCLC

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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Dose Escalation

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Ceritinib (LDK378)

Intervention Type DRUG

Nivolumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Dose Expansion

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Ceritinib (LDK378)

Intervention Type DRUG

Nivolumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Interventions

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Ceritinib (LDK378)

Intervention Type DRUG

Nivolumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of NSCLC that carries an ALK rearrangement
* Stage IIIB or IV NSCLC or relapsed locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC
* Presence of at least one measurable lesion as defined by RECIST 1.1
* Patients who have received prior chemotherapy, other ALK inhibitors, biologic therapy, or other investigational agents, must have recovered from all toxicities related to prior anticancer therapies to grade ≤1 (CTCAE v 4.03). Patients with grade ≤ 2 peripheral neuropathy or any grade of alopecia, fatigue, nail changes or skin changes are allowed to enter the study
* Patient has a WHO performance status 0-1

Exclusion Criteria

* Presence or history of a malignant disease other than NSCLC that has been diagnosed and/or required therapy within the past 3 years
* Patients with an active, known or suspected autoimmune disease
* Unable or unwilling to swallow tablets or capsules
* Patient has other severe, acute, or chronic medical conditions including uncontrolled diabetes mellitus or psychiatric conditions or laboratory abnormalities that in the opinion of the Investigator may increase the risk associated with study participation, or that may interfere with the interpretation of study results
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

100 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Locations

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Mayo Clinic - Arizona

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Site Status

Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Massachusetts General Hospital Thoracic Oncolgoy

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Fox Chase Cancer Center

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Novartis Investigative Site

Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia

Site Status

Novartis Investigative Site

Leuven, , Belgium

Site Status

Novartis Investigative Site

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Novartis Investigative Site

Hong Kong, , Hong Kong

Site Status

Novartis Investigative Site

Milan, MI, Italy

Site Status

Novartis Investigative Site

Modena, MO, Italy

Site Status

Novartis Investigative Site

Singapore, , Singapore

Site Status

Novartis Investigative Site

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Site Status

Countries

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United States Australia Belgium Canada Hong Kong Italy Singapore Spain

References

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Spigel DR, Reynolds C, Waterhouse D, Garon EB, Chandler J, Babu S, Thurmes P, Spira A, Jotte R, Zhu J, Lin WH, Blumenschein G Jr. Phase 1/2 Study of the Safety and Tolerability of Nivolumab Plus Crizotinib for the First-Line Treatment of Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase Translocation - Positive Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (CheckMate 370). J Thorac Oncol. 2018 May;13(5):682-688. doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2018.02.022. Epub 2018 Mar 6.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 29518553 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2014-005054-19

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CLDK378A2120C

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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