A Study to Find the Best Dose of BI 1387446 Alone or in Combination With Ezabenlimab (BI 754091) in Patients With Different Types of Advanced or Metastatic Cancer (Solid Tumors)

NCT ID: NCT04147234

Last Updated: 2025-08-19

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1

Total Enrollment

42 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-08-03

Study Completion Date

2024-03-21

Brief Summary

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This is a study in adults with advanced cancer (solid tumours) in whom previous treatment was not successful. The study tests 2 medicines called BI 1387446 and BI 754091. Both medicines may help the immune system fight cancer. In this study, BI 1387446 is given to humans for the first time.

The purpose of this study is to find out the highest dose of BI 1387446 alone and in combination with BI 754091 the participants can tolerate. BI 1387446 is injected directly into the tumour.

Participants get BI 1387446 injections every week at the beginning and then every 3 weeks.

Some participants get BI 754091 in addition to BI 1387446. BI 754091 is given as an infusion into a vein every 3 weeks.

As long as they benefit from treatment and can tolerate it, participants can stay in the study for up to 2 years and 8 months. During this time, they visit the study site regularly. At these visit, doctors record any unwanted effects. The doctors also regularly check participants' health.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Neoplasms

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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Arm A: BI 1387446 50 μg

Participants were administered 50 μg of BI 1387446 intratumorally under visual inspection for visible skin tumors or under imaging guidance. The injection volume depended on tumor diameter.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

BI 1387446 50 μg

Intervention Type DRUG

Participants received 50 μg BI 1387446 intratumorally based on tumor diameter, on Day 1 of a 21-day cycle. Injections were administered under visual inspection for skin tumors or imaging guidance.

Arm A: BI 1387446 100 μg

Participants were administered 100 μg of BI 1387446 intratumorally under visual inspection for visible skin tumors or under imaging guidance. The injection volume depended on tumor diameter.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

BI 1387446 100 μg

Intervention Type DRUG

Participants received 100 μg BI 1387446 intratumorally based on tumor diameter, on Day 1 of a 21-day cycle. Injections were administered under visual inspection for skin tumors or imaging guidance.

Arm A: BI 1387446 200 μg

Participants were administered 200 μg of BI 1387446 intratumorally under visual inspection for visible skin tumors or under imaging guidance. The injection volume depended on tumor diameter.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

BI 1387446 200 μg

Intervention Type DRUG

Participants received 200 μg BI 1387446 intratumorally based on tumor diameter, on Day 1 of a 21-day cycle. Injections were administered under visual inspection for skin tumors or imaging guidance.

Arm A: BI 1387446 400 μg

Participants were administered 400 μg of BI 1387446 intratumorally under visual inspection for visible skin tumors or under imaging guidance. The injection volume depended on tumor diameter.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

BI 1387446 400 μg

Intervention Type DRUG

Participants received 400 μg BI 1387446 intratumorally based on tumor diameter, on Day 1 of a 21-day cycle. Injections were administered under visual inspection for skin tumors or imaging guidance.

Arm B: BI 1387446 50 μg / ezabenlimab 240 mg

Participants were administered 50 μg of BI 1387446 intratumorally under visual inspection for visible skin tumors or under imaging guidance. BI 754091 (ezabenlimab) was administered intravenously at the recommended phase II dose of 240 mg once every 3 weeks. The maximum duration of ezabenlimab treatment was 34 cycles. BI 1387446 injections were preferably performed after completing the ezabenlimab infusion.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

BI 754091

Intervention Type DRUG

Participants received BI 754091 (ezabenlimab) intravenously at a dose of 240 mg once every 21-day cycle.

Arm B: BI 1387446 100 μg / ezabenlimab 240 mg

Participants were administered 100 μg of BI 1387446 intratumorally under visual inspection for visible skin tumors or under imaging guidance. BI 754091 (ezabenlimab) was administered intravenously at the recommended phase II dose of 240 mg once every 3 weeks. The maximum duration of ezabenlimab treatment was 34 cycles. BI 1387446 injections were preferably performed after completing the ezabenlimab infusion.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

BI 754091

Intervention Type DRUG

Participants received BI 754091 (ezabenlimab) intravenously at a dose of 240 mg once every 21-day cycle.

Arm B: BI 1387446 200 μg / ezabenlimab 240 mg

Participants were administered 200 μg of BI 1387446 intratumorally under visual inspection for visible skin tumors or under imaging guidance. BI 754091 (ezabenlimab) was administered intravenously at the recommended phase II dose of 240 mg once every 3 weeks. The maximum duration of ezabenlimab treatment was 34 cycles. BI 1387446 injections were preferably performed after completing the ezabenlimab infusion.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

BI 754091

Intervention Type DRUG

Participants received BI 754091 (ezabenlimab) intravenously at a dose of 240 mg once every 21-day cycle.

Interventions

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BI 1387446 50 μg

Participants received 50 μg BI 1387446 intratumorally based on tumor diameter, on Day 1 of a 21-day cycle. Injections were administered under visual inspection for skin tumors or imaging guidance.

Intervention Type DRUG

BI 754091

Participants received BI 754091 (ezabenlimab) intravenously at a dose of 240 mg once every 21-day cycle.

Intervention Type DRUG

BI 1387446 100 μg

Participants received 100 μg BI 1387446 intratumorally based on tumor diameter, on Day 1 of a 21-day cycle. Injections were administered under visual inspection for skin tumors or imaging guidance.

Intervention Type DRUG

BI 1387446 200 μg

Participants received 200 μg BI 1387446 intratumorally based on tumor diameter, on Day 1 of a 21-day cycle. Injections were administered under visual inspection for skin tumors or imaging guidance.

Intervention Type DRUG

BI 1387446 400 μg

Participants received 400 μg BI 1387446 intratumorally based on tumor diameter, on Day 1 of a 21-day cycle. Injections were administered under visual inspection for skin tumors or imaging guidance.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Ezabenlimab

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of an advanced, unresectable and/or metastatic malignant solid tumor and indication for treatment
* Patient must have exhausted established treatment options known to prolong survival for the malignant disease, or is not eligible for established treatment options.
* Medically fit and willing to undergo all mandatory trial procedures.
* At least one tumor lesion which is suitable for injection (Screening/initial administration), appropriate for the allocated treatment arm, and measurable.
* At least 1 discrete lesion, in addition to the lesion proposed for injection, which is amenable to biopsy and is not located in the brain, mediastinum or pancreas.
* Adequate organ function or bone marrow reserve

Exclusion Criteria

* Any investigational or antitumour treatment (including antibodies targeting Programmed Cell Death-1 (PD1) - or programmed Death-Ligand 1 (PDL1)) within 4 weeks or 5 half-life periods (whichever is shorter) prior to the initial administration of BI 1387446 or BI 754091.
* Persistent toxicity from previous treatments (including Immune-related Adverse Events (irAEs)) that has not resolved to ≤ Grade 1, except for alopecia, xerostomia, and immunotherapy related endocrinopathies which may be included if clinically stable on hormone supplements or antidiabetic drugs as per Investigator judgement
* History or evidence of active, non-treatment related autoimmune disease, except for endocrinopathies which may be included if clinically stable on hormone supplements or antidiabetic drugs.
* History or evidence of pneumonitis related to prior immunotherapy
* Immunosuppressive corticosteroid doses (\>10 mg prednisone daily or equivalent) within 2 weeks prior to the first dose of BI 1387446 or BI 754091.
* The tumor at the projected injection site has a high risk for local complications, e.g. bleeding related to encasement/infiltration of major blood vessels or contact with liver capsule, compression of vital structures in case of swelling of injected lesion, in the opinion of the Investigator.
* Active infection requiring systemic therapy at the start of treatment in the trial, including active viral hepatitis infection or active tuberculosis infection.
* Cardiac insufficiency New York Heart Association (NYHA) III or IV
* Left ventricular ejection fraction \< 50% measured by echocardiography or Multigated Acquisition (MUGA) scan
* Mean resting corrected QT interval (QTc) \>470 msec
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Boehringer Ingelheim

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Froedtert and The Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Site Status

Hospital Vall d'Hebron

Barcelona, , Spain

Site Status

CIO Clara Campal

Madrid, , Spain

Site Status

Hospital Clínico de Valencia

Valencia, , Spain

Site Status

The Royal Marsden Hospital, Chelsea

London, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Churchill Hospital

Oxford, , United Kingdom

Site Status

The Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton

Sutton, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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United States Spain United Kingdom

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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2019-001082-32

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

1426-0001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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