This Study Will Evaluate the Effect of Canakinumab or Pembrolizumab Given as Monotherapy or in Combination as Neo-adjuvant Treatment for Subjects With Early Stages NSCLC.

NCT ID: NCT03968419

Last Updated: 2024-06-20

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

88 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-11-05

Study Completion Date

2022-08-15

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the major pathological response (MPR) rate of canakinumab given as a neoadjuvant treatment, either as single agent or in combination with pembrolizumab, in addition to evaluate the MPR of pembrolizumab as a single agent and the dynamic of the tumor microenvironment changes on treatment.

Detailed Description

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This was a randomized, phase II, open-label study evaluating canakinumab, an anti-IL-1β monoclonal antibody, or pembrolizumab, a monoclonal antibody designed to block the PD-1 receptor, as monotherapy or in combination as neoadjuvant therapy. The study population included adult subjects with resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) planned for surgery in approximately 4-6 weeks. Subjects were treated for a maximum duration of 6 weeks (2 cycles) until surgery, progression, unacceptable toxicity or discontinuation from the study treatment for any other reason.

Subjects were randomized in a 2:2:1 ratio to one of the 3 treatment arms (canakinumab alone or canakinumab in combination with pembrolizumab or pembrolizumab alone). Surgery was performed between 4 to 6 weeks after the first dose of study treatment.

All randomized subjects were followed for safety for up to 130 days following the last dose of study treatment (safety follow-up period).

Conditions

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Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Canakinumab monotherapy

Participants received 200 mg of canakinumab once every 3 weeks for a maximum duration of 6 weeks prior to surgery

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Canakinumab

Intervention Type DRUG

200 mg of canakinumab administered via subcutaneous injections once every 3 weeks for a maximum duration of 6 weeks

Canakinumab + pembrolizumab

Participants received 200 mg of canakinumab in combination with 200 mg of pembrolizumab once every 3 weeks for a maximum duration of 6 weeks prior to surgery

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Canakinumab

Intervention Type DRUG

200 mg of canakinumab administered via subcutaneous injections once every 3 weeks for a maximum duration of 6 weeks

Pembrolizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

200 mg of pembrolizumab administered via infusion once every 3 weeks for a maximum duration of 6 weeks

Pembrolizumab monotherapy

Participants received 200 mg of pembrolizumab every 3 weeks for a maximum duration of 6 weeks prior to surgery

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Pembrolizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

200 mg of pembrolizumab administered via infusion once every 3 weeks for a maximum duration of 6 weeks

Interventions

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Canakinumab

200 mg of canakinumab administered via subcutaneous injections once every 3 weeks for a maximum duration of 6 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Pembrolizumab

200 mg of pembrolizumab administered via infusion once every 3 weeks for a maximum duration of 6 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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ACZ885

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Histologically confirmed NSCLC stage IB-IIIA (per AJCC 8th edition), deemed suitable for primary resection by treating surgeon, except for N2 and T4 tumors.
* Subject must have been eligible for surgery and with a planned surgical resection in approximately 4-6 weeks (after the first dose of study treatment).
* A mandatory newly obtained tissue biopsy from primary site was required for study enrollment. An archival biopsy was also acceptable if obtained up to 5 months before first day of study treatment and if the subject did not go through antineoplastic systemic therapies between biopsy collection date and beginning of study treatment.
* Eastern Cooperative oncology group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1.

Exclusion Criteria

* Subjects with unresectable or metastatic disease.
* History of severe hypersensitivity reactions to monoclonal antibodies, which in the opinion of the investigator may pose an increased risk of serious infusion reaction
* Subjects who received prior systemic therapy (including chemotherapy, other anti-cancer therapies and any other antibody or drug specifically targeting T-cell co-stimulation or immune checkpoint pathways) in the past 3 years before screening
* Active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years prior to randomization. Control of the disorder with replacement therapy was permitted
* Subject with suspected or proven immunocompromised state or infections
Minimum Eligible Age

18 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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UCLA Oncology Hematology

La Jolla, California, United States

Site Status

University of Kansas Medical Center Neurology Dept.

Kansas City, Kansas, United States

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SUNY - Upstate Medical University

Syracuse, New York, United States

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Methodist Hospital / Methodist Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, United States

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Novartis Investigative Site

Brussels, , Belgium

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Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Montpellier, Herault, France

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Bron, , France

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Paris, , France

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Bad Berka, , Germany

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Cologne, , Germany

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Giessen, , Germany

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Halle, , Germany

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Thessaloniki, , Greece

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Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan

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's-Hertogenbosch, , Netherlands

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Breda, , Netherlands

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Maastricht, , Netherlands

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Omsk, , Russia

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Saint Petersburg, , Russia

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Saint Petersburg, , Russia

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Jaén, Andalusia, Spain

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Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain

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Madrid, , Spain

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Taipei, , Taiwan

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Taipei, , Taiwan

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Izmir, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Novartis Investigative Site

Sakarya, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Novartis Investigative Site

Sihhiye / Ankara, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Countries

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United States Belgium Canada France Germany Greece Japan Netherlands Russia Spain Taiwan Turkey (Türkiye)

References

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Garrido P, Pujol JL, Kim ES, Lee JM, Tsuboi M, Gomez-Rueda A, Benito A, Moreno N, Gorospe L, Dong T, Blin C, Rodrik-Outmezguine V, Passos VQ, Mok TS. Canakinumab with and without pembrolizumab in patients with resectable non-small-cell lung cancer: CANOPY-N study design. Future Oncol. 2021 Apr;17(12):1459-1472. doi: 10.2217/fon-2020-1098. Epub 2021 Mar 2.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 33648347 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

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Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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2018-004813-42

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CACZ885V2201C

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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