Axitinib With or Without Anti-OX40 Antibody PF-04518600 in Treating Patients With Metastatic Kidney Cancer

NCT ID: NCT03092856

Last Updated: 2025-12-17

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

62 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-07-19

Study Completion Date

2026-12-31

Brief Summary

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This randomized phase II trial studies how well axitinib with or without anti-OX40 antibody PF-04518600 work in treating patients with kidney cancer that has spread to other parts of the body. Biological therapies, such as anti-OX40 antibody PF-04518600, use substances made from living organisms that may may stimulate the immune system in different ways and stop tumor cells from growing. Axitinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Giving axitinib with or without anti-OX40 antibody PF-04518600 may work better in treating patients with kidney cancer.

Detailed Description

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine whether a statistically significant improvement in progression free survival exists for patients receiving the combination.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine whether the combination is safe and whether objective response rate (ORR), duration of response (DOR) and overall survival (OS) improve as a result of treatment with combination of axitinib + anti-OX40 antibody PF-04518600 (PF-04518600 \[OX40 Ab\]) compared to axitinib + placebo.

TERTIARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine whether pre and post treatment specimens collected during the trial demonstrate significant changes in tumor microenvironment and enhanced immune response to tumor cells.

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.

ARM I: Patients receive axitinib orally (PO) twice daily (BID) on days 1-14 and anti-OX40 antibody PF-04518600 intravenously (IV) over 60 minutes on day 1 beginning with course 2. Courses repeat every 14 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

ARM II: Patients receive axitinib as in Arm I and placebo IV on day 1 beginning with course 2. Courses repeat every 14 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 30, 90, and 180 days.

Conditions

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Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Metastatic Renal Cell Cancer Recurrent Renal Cell Carcinoma Stage IV Renal Cell Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators

Study Groups

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Arm I (axitinib, anti-OX40 antibody PF-04518600)

Patients receive axitinib PO BID on days 1-14 and anti-OX40 antibody PF-04518600 IV over 60 minutes on day 1 beginning with course 2. Courses repeat every 14 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Laboratory Biomarker Analysis

Intervention Type OTHER

Correlative studies

Anti-OX40 Antibody PF-04518600

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Given IV

Axitinib

Intervention Type DRUG

Given PO

Arm II (axitinib, placebo)

Patients receive axitinib as in Arm I and placebo IV on day 1 beginning with course 2. Courses repeat every 14 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Laboratory Biomarker Analysis

Intervention Type OTHER

Correlative studies

Placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

Given IV

Axitinib

Intervention Type DRUG

Given PO

Interventions

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Laboratory Biomarker Analysis

Correlative studies

Intervention Type OTHER

Placebo

Given IV

Intervention Type OTHER

Anti-OX40 Antibody PF-04518600

Given IV

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Axitinib

Given PO

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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PF-04518600 AG-013736 AG013736 Inlyta placebo therapy PLCB sham therapy

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Willing and able to provide informed consent
* Histological confirmation of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with a predominantly (\> 50%) clear cell component
* Metastatic RCC
* Must have had a nephrectomy (radical or partial) and must provide the cell block from the nephrectomy
* Measurable disease as defined by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST)1.1 criteria
* Must have progression of disease within 6 months of study enrollment after treatment with only one of the following:

* Two prior lines of therapy: a VEGF inhibitor (other than axitinib), followed by a single agent PD-1/PDL-1 antibody, or
* One prior line of therapy: combination of a VEGF inhibitor (other than axitinib) AND a PD1/PDL1 antibody, or
* Additional prior systemic treatments not allowed
* Must agree to a fresh core or excisional biopsy from a metastatic site within a 12-week window prior to enrollment; if such a biopsy is already available, cell blocks must be provided; (Note: fine needle aspiration \[FNA\] and bone metastases samples are not acceptable for submission); specimens from the nephrectomy and fresh biopsy must be received and assessed for adequacy of tissue by the Data Coordinating Center (DCC) (University of Southern California \[USC\]) prior to randomization
* Zubrod performance status of =\< 2
* Women of childbearing potential must use method(s) of contraception; the individual methods of contraception should be determined in consultation with the treating physician or investigator
* Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 24 hours prior to the administration of the investigational product; female patients who are not of childbearing potential as defined below, are eligible to be included (ie, meet at least one of the following criteria):

* Have undergone a documented hysterectomy and/or bilateral oophorectomy
* Have medically confirmed ovarian failure; or
* Achieved postmenopausal status, defined as follows: cessation of regular menses for at least 12 consecutive months with no alternative pathological or physiological cause; a serum follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) level within the laboratory's reference range for postmenopausal women
* Women must not be breastfeeding
* Men who are sexually active with women of childbearing potential must use any contraceptive method with a failure rate of less than 1% per year
* Contraception should be continued using two highly effective methods for a period of 90 days
* Serum creatinine =\< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) OR creatinine clearance (CrCl) \>= 40 mL/min (measured or calculated using the Cockcroft-Gault formula) using actual weight (ideal or adjusted weights are unacceptable)
* White blood cells (WBC) \>= 2000/uL
* Neutrophils \>= 1500/uL
* Platelets \>= 100x10\^3/uL
* Hemoglobin \>= 9g/dL
* Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) =\< 3 x ULN
* Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) =\< 3 x ULN
* Bilirubin =\< 1.5 x ULN

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with known symptomatic brain metastases requiring systemic corticosteroids; patients with previously diagnosed brain metastases are eligible if they have completed their treatment and have recovered from the acute effects of radiation therapy or surgery prior to the start of study medication, have discontinued corticosteroid treatment for these metastases for at least 4 weeks and are neurologically stable; mild neurological deficit is allowed, if it does not interfere with the ability to judge the safety on the trial
* Prior treatment with an mTOR inhibitor (including, but not limited to, everolimus, temsirolimus, sirolimus, and ridaforolimus)
* Prior treatment with axitinib
* History of or active autoimmune disorders (including but not limited to: Crohn's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, systemic lupus erythematosus, Grave's disease) and other conditions that compromise or impair the immune system
* Active bacterial, fungal or viral infection including hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV), known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) -related illness
* Any condition requiring systemic treatment with either corticosteroids (\> 10 mg daily prednisone equivalent) or other immunosuppressive medications within 14 days prior to the first dose of study drug; inhaled steroids and adrenal replacement steroid doses \> 10 mg daily prednisone equivalent are permitted in the absence of active autoimmune disease
* Uncontrolled adrenal insufficiency
* Any known active chronic liver disease
* Prior malignancy active 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
* Known medical condition (e.g., a condition associated with diarrhea or acute diverticulitis) that, in the investigator's opinion, would increase the risk associated with study participation or study drug administration or interfere with the interpretation of safety results
* Prior treatment with an anti-CD137, or OX40 antibody, or any other antibody or drug specifically targeting T-cell co-stimulation or checkpoint pathways except anti-PD1, anti-PDL1/2 antibodies or ipilimumab
* Major surgery less than 6 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug; minor surgery less than 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug
* Anti-cancer therapy less than 6 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug (less than 28 days for bevacizumab) or palliative, focal radiation therapy less than 14 days prior to the first dose of study drug
* Presence of toxicities attributed to prior therapy other than alopecia that have not resolved to grade 1 (National Cancer Institute \[NCI\] Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events \[CTCAE\] version 4) or baseline before administration of study drug
* History of grade 3 or higher immune-mediated adverse event (including AST/ALT elevations that where considered drug related and cytokine release syndrome) that was considered related to prior immune-modulatory therapy (e.g., checkpoint inhibitors, costimulatory agents etc.) or any grade immune-related adverse events (AEs) that required immune suppressive therapy
* Patients with intolerance to or who have had a severe (\>= grade 3) allergic or anaphylactic reaction to antibodies or infused therapeutic proteins, or patients who have had a severe allergic or anaphylactic reaction to any of the substances included in the investigational product (including excipients)
* Patients with a previous history of adriamycin treatment and are at risk of cardiac failure (New York Heart Association \[NYHA\] class II or above)
* Any one of the following currently or in the previous 6 months:

* Myocardial infarction
* Congenital long QT syndrome
* Torsade's de points
* Arrhythmias (including sustained ventricular tachyarrhythmia and ventricular fibrillation), and left anterior hemiblock (bifascicular block)
* Unstable angina, coronary/peripheral artery bypass graft
* Symptomatic congestive heart failure (congestive heart failure \[CHF\] New York Heart Association class III or IV)
* Cerebrovascular accident, transient ischemic attack or symptomatic pulmonary embolism or other clinical significant episode of thrombo-embolic disease (Cases must be discussed in detail with study chair to judge eligibility; anticoagulation (heparin only, no vitamin-K antagonists or factor Xa inhibitors) will be allowed if indicated)
* Ongoing cardiac dysrhythmias of NCI CTCAE grade \>= 2, atrial fibrillation of any grade, or QT correction using Fridericia's correction formula (QTcF) interval \> 470 msec at screening (except in case of right bundle branch block, these cases must be discussed with sponsor's medical monitor)
* Other severe acute or chronic medical or psychiatric condition, including recent (within the past year) or active suicidal ideation or behavior, or laboratory abnormality that may increase the risk associated with study participation or investigational product administration or may interfere with the interpretation of study results and, in the judgment of the investigator, would make the patient inappropriate for entry into this study
* Concurrent use of any medications or substances; these include steroids as they may interfere with PF-04518600 (OX40 Ab); also strong CYP3A4/5 inhibitors should be avoided (e.g., ketoconazole, itraconazole, clarithromycin, atazanavir, indinavir, nefazodone, nelfinavir, ritonavir, saquinavir, telithromycin, and voriconazole)
* Presence of a malabsorption syndrome, gastrointestinal disorder, or gastrointestinal surgery that could affect the absorption of axitinib
* History of severe hypersensitivity reaction to any monoclonal antibody
* Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding
* Women with a positive pregnancy test
* Prisoners or patients who are involuntarily detained
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Southern California

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Sarmad Sadeghi

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Southern California

Locations

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Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status

USC / Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status

USC Norris Oncology/Hematology-Newport Beach

Newport Beach, California, United States

Site Status

University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center

Sacramento, California, United States

Site Status

University of Kansas Cancer Center

Kansas City, Kansas, United States

Site Status

Weill Cornell Medical College, New York- Presbyterian Hospital

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Site Status

University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI)

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

University of Virginia Cancer Center

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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4K-16-5

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

NCI-2017-00223

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

4K-16-5

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

P30CA014089

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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