Study of Induction PD-1 Blockade in Subjects With Locally Advanced Mismatch Repair Deficient Solid Tumors

NCT ID: NCT04165772

Last Updated: 2026-01-23

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

200 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-12-11

Study Completion Date

2026-11-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to find out whether the study drug, TSR-042, followed by standard chemoradiotherapy (the chemotherapy drug capecitabine + radiation therapy) and standard surgery is an effective treatment for advanced dMMR solid tumors. The study will also look at the safety of the study drug.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Rectal Adenocarcinoma Clinical Stage: Stage II (T3-4, N-) Stage III (Any T, N+) Solid Tumor Solid Tumor, Adult

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

This is a Phase II study investigating the efficacy of PD1 blockade with TSR-042 in patients with locally advanced MMRd or MSI rectal adenocarcinoma.
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Cohort 1

Patients with clinical Stage II or Stage III MRI-staged, MSI-H or dMMR, solid tumors will receive up to 6 months (9, 21-day cycles) of PD-1 blockade followed by radiological and surgical restaging of the tumor. If subject exhibits complete clinical response, non-operative management will be followed. If a complete clinical response is not reached after 6 months of PD-1 blockade, the participant will proceed with standard chemoradiation. After completing chemoradiation participant will be assessed for response if complete CR is not obtained then the participant will proceed with disease specific surgical resection or standard of care therapy.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

TSR-042 or Dostarlimab

Intervention Type DRUG

Patients will be given TSR-042/Dostarlimab at a dose of 500mg IV, over 30 minutes Q 3 weeks.

capecitabine or 5-FU

Intervention Type DRUG

Capecitabine 825mg/m2 BID concurrently with radiation per standard radiation guidelines. If patient is unable to tolerate oral medication, infusional 5-FU is an acceptable alternative.

Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)

Intervention Type RADIATION

The radiation dose is 5400 cGy to the tumor and surrounding nodes 4700 cGy to the pelvis, with an integrated boost to the primary tumor and involved nodes of receiving 5400cGy in 27fx.

Cohort 2

The plan is to enroll six patients with MSI, regardless of their primary cancer diagnosis. This cohort will serve to generate hypothesis and initial data to plan a larger study. All analyses from this cohort will be exploratory

Group Type OTHER

TSR-042 or Dostarlimab

Intervention Type DRUG

Patients will be given TSR-042/Dostarlimab at a dose of 500mg IV, over 30 minutes Q 3 weeks.

Interventions

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TSR-042 or Dostarlimab

Patients will be given TSR-042/Dostarlimab at a dose of 500mg IV, over 30 minutes Q 3 weeks.

Intervention Type DRUG

capecitabine or 5-FU

Capecitabine 825mg/m2 BID concurrently with radiation per standard radiation guidelines. If patient is unable to tolerate oral medication, infusional 5-FU is an acceptable alternative.

Intervention Type DRUG

Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)

The radiation dose is 5400 cGy to the tumor and surrounding nodes 4700 cGy to the pelvis, with an integrated boost to the primary tumor and involved nodes of receiving 5400cGy in 27fx.

Intervention Type RADIATION

Other Intervention Names

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Dostarlimab

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Willing and able to provide written informed consent for the trial.
* Be ≥18 years of age on the date of signing informed consent.
* ECOG performance status of 0 or 1.
* Histologically confirmed locally advanced solid tumor
* Solid tumors that in standard practice would be treated with neoadjuvant therapy
* No evidence of distant metastases.

* Radiologically measurable or clinically evaluable disease
* Tumor specimen that demonstrates mismatch repair deficiency by Immunohistochemistry or microsatellite instability as demonstrated by NGS or PCR.
* Negative pregnancy test done 72 hours prior to beginning treatment, for women of childbearing potential only. Subjects of childbearing potential must be willing to use an adequate method of contraception. Appropriate methods of birth control include abstinence, oral contraceptives, implantable hormonal contraceptives, or double barrier method (diaphragm plus condom). Contraception, for the course of the study starting with the first dose of study medication through 150 days after the last dose of study medication. Note: Abstinence is acceptable if this is the usual lifestyle and preferred contraception for the subject.

Nonchildbearing potential is defined as follows (by other than medical reasons):

* ≥45 years of age and has not had menses for \>1 year
* Patients who have been amenorrhoeic for \<2 years without history of a hysterectomy and oophorectomy must have a follicle stimulating hormone value in the postmenopausal range upon screening evaluation
* Post-hysterectomy, post-bilateral oophorectomy, or post-tubal ligation. Documented hysterectomy or oophorectomy must be confirmed with medical records of the actual procedure or confirmed by an ultrasound. Tubal ligation must be confirmed with medical records of the actual procedure, otherwise the patient must be willing to use 2 adequate barrier methods throughout the study.

* Participant receiving corticosteroids may continue if their dose is stable for least 4 weeks prior to initiating protocol therapy.
* Has QTcF ≤ 450 msec, or ≤ 480 msec for participants with bundle branch block.
* Demonstrate adequate organ function as defined below within 14 days of Cycle 1, Day 1, all screening labs should be performed within 14 days of treatment initiation.
* Hematological
* Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1,500 /mcL
* Platelets ≥100,000 / mcL
* Hemoglobin \>9 g/dL or ≥5.6 mmol/L

* Renal
* Serum creatinine OR Measured or calculated(a) creatinine clearance (GFR can also be used in place of creatinine or CrCl) ≤1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN) OR ≥60 mL/min for subject with creatinine levels \> 1.5 × institutional ULN

* Hepatic
* Serum total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × ULN OR Direct bilirubin ≤ ULN for subjects with total bilirubin levels \> 1.5 ULN
* AST (SGOT) and ALT (SGPT) ≤ 2.5 × ULN

* Coagulation
* International Normalized Ratio (INR) or Prothrombin Time (PT) Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (aPTT) ≤1.5 × ULN unless subject is receiving anticoagulant therapy as long as PT or PTT is within therapeutic range of intended use of anticoagulants ≤1.5 × ULN unless subject is receiving anticoagulant therapy as long as PT or PTT is within therapeutic range of intended (a) Creatinine clearance should be calculated per institutional standard.

Exclusion Criteria

* Presence of metastatic or recurrent disease
* Prior radiation therapy, chemotherapy, or surgery for tumor
* For patients with colorectal primary -Tumor is causing symptomatic bowel obstruction (patients who have a temporary diverting ostomy are eligible).
* Cohort 1 Only: Other invasive malignancy ≤ 5 years prior to registration. Exceptions are non-melanoma skin cancer that has undergone potentially curative therapy and in situ cervical carcinoma.
* Diagnosis of immunodeficiency or receiving systemic steroid therapy or any other form of non- physiologic dose immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to first dose of trial treatment.
* Active autoimmune disease requiring systemic treatment within the past 2 years or documented history of clinically severe autoimmune disease, or a syndrome that requires systemic steroids or immunosuppressive agents at non-physiologic doses.
* Active infection requiring systemic therapy.
* Cohort 1 Only: Received prior therapy with an antibody or drug specifically targeting T- cell co-stimulation or checkpoint pathways.
* Experienced ≥ Grade 3 immune-related AE with prior immunotherapy, except for non-clinically significant lab abnormalities.
* Other Anticancer or Experimental Therapy. No other experimental therapies (including chemotherapy, radiation, hormonal treatment, antibody therapy, immunotherapy, gene therapy, vaccine therapy, angiogenesis inhibitors, matrix metalloprotease inhibitors, thalidomide, anti-VEGF/Flk-1 monoclonal antibody or other experimental drugs) of any kind are permitted while the patient is receiving study treatment.
* Known history of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) (HIV 1/2 antibodies)
* Known active Hepatitis B (e.g., HBsAg reactive) or Hepatitis C (e.g., HCV RNA \[qualitative\] is detected).
* Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding, or men expecting to conceive or father children within the projected duration of the trial, starting with the pre-screening visit through 150 days after the last dose of study medication.
* Concurrent medical or psychiatric condition or disease which, in the investigator's judgement, would make them inappropriate candidates for entry into the study. Examples include, but are not limited to, uncontrolled ventricular arrhythmia, recent (within 90 days) myocardial infarction, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, uncontrolled major seizure disorder, unstable spinal cord compression, superior vena cava syndrome, or any psychiatric disorder that prohibits obtaining informed consent.
* Received a live vaccine within 30 days of planned start of study medication.
* Major surgical procedure, open biopsy, or significant traumatic injury within 28 days prior to enrollment.
* History of interstitial lung disease.
* Known hypersensitivity to TSR-042 components or excipients.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Tesaro, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Andrea Cercek, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Locations

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Hartford Healthcare (Data Collection)

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Baptist Alliance MCI (Data Collection Only)

Miami, Florida, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge - Limited Protocol Activities

Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth - Limited Protocol Activities

Middletown, New Jersey, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen - Limited Protocol Activities

Montvale, New Jersey, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack - Limited Protocol Activities

Commack, New York, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester - Limited Protocol Activities

Harrison, New York, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau - Limited Protocol Activities

Uniondale, New York, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Lehigh Valley Health Network (Data Collection Only)

Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Andrea Cercek, MD

Role: CONTACT

646-888-4189

Neil Segal, MD, PhD

Role: CONTACT

646-888-4187

Facility Contacts

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Gerard Fumo, DO

Role: primary

860-972-4700

Antonio Ucar, MD

Role: primary

786-373-3436

Andrea Cercek, MD

Role: primary

646-888-4189

Andrea Cercek, MD

Role: primary

646-888-4189

Andrea Cercek, MD

Role: primary

646-888-4189

Andrea Cercek, MD

Role: primary

646-888-4189

Andrea Cercek, MD

Role: primary

646-888-4189

Andrea Cercek, MD

Role: primary

646-888-4189

Leonard Saltz, MD

Role: backup

646-888-4181

Andrea Cercek, MD

Role: primary

646-888-4189

Maged Khalil, MD

Role: primary

610-402-7880

References

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Cercek A, Foote MB, Rousseau B, Smith JJ, Shia J, Sinopoli J, Weiss J, Lumish M, Temple L, Patel M, Wilde C, Saltz LB, Argiles G, Stadler Z, Artz O, Maron S, Ku G, Gu P, Janjigian YY, Molena D, Iyer G, Coleman J, Abida W, Cohen S, Soares K, Schattner M, Strong VE, Yaeger R, Paty P, Shcherba M, Sugarman R, Romesser PB, Zervoudakis A, Desai A, Segal NH, El Dika I, Widmar M, Wei I, Pappou E, Fumo G, Aparo S, Gonen M, Gollub M, Jayaprakasam VS, Kim TH, Garcia Aguilar J, Weiser M, Diaz LA Jr. Nonoperative Management of Mismatch Repair-Deficient Tumors. N Engl J Med. 2025 Jun 19;392(23):2297-2308. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2404512. Epub 2025 Apr 27.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 40293177 (View on PubMed)

Saude-Conde R, Nguyen D, Hendlisz A. Immunotherapies in non-metastatic gastrointestinal cancers. Curr Opin Oncol. 2023 Jul 1;35(4):334-346. doi: 10.1097/CCO.0000000000000956. Epub 2023 May 9.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 37222204 (View on PubMed)

Costa B, Vale N. Dostarlimab: A Review. Biomolecules. 2022 Jul 26;12(8):1031. doi: 10.3390/biom12081031.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 35892341 (View on PubMed)

Cercek A, Lumish M, Sinopoli J, Weiss J, Shia J, Lamendola-Essel M, El Dika IH, Segal N, Shcherba M, Sugarman R, Stadler Z, Yaeger R, Smith JJ, Rousseau B, Argiles G, Patel M, Desai A, Saltz LB, Widmar M, Iyer K, Zhang J, Gianino N, Crane C, Romesser PB, Pappou EP, Paty P, Garcia-Aguilar J, Gonen M, Gollub M, Weiser MR, Schalper KA, Diaz LA Jr. PD-1 Blockade in Mismatch Repair-Deficient, Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer. N Engl J Med. 2022 Jun 23;386(25):2363-2376. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2201445. Epub 2022 Jun 5.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 35660797 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/44.cfm

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Other Identifiers

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19-288

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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