Study of CHS-388 (Formerly Known as SRF388) in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors

NCT ID: NCT04374877

Last Updated: 2025-11-10

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1

Total Enrollment

145 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-04-22

Study Completion Date

2025-06-05

Brief Summary

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This is a Phase 1/1b, open-label, first-in-human, dose-escalation and expansion study of CHS-388, a monoclonal antibody that targets IL-27, as a monotherapy and in combination in patients with solid tumors.

Detailed Description

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This is a Phase 1/1b, open-label, first-in-human (FIH), dose-escalation and expansion study of CHS-388, a monoclonal antibody targeting IL-27, as a monotherapy and in combination in patients with solid tumors that will be conducted in 4 parts:

* Part A: CHS-388 monotherapy dose-escalation portion of the study will evaluate the safety, tolerability, PK, pharmacodynamics, and preliminary efficacy of CHS-388 as monotherapy in patients with advanced solid tumors.
* Part B: CHS-388 monotherapy expansion cohorts will evaluate the safety, efficacy, tolerability, PK, and pharmacodynamics of CHS-388 monotherapy in patients with advanced or metastatic ccRCC, advanced or metastatic HCC, and advanced or metastatic NSCLC in indication specific cohorts.
* Part C will evaluate the safety, preliminary efficacy, tolerability, and PK of CHS-388 in combination with pembrolizumab in patients with advanced RCC,HCC, or NSCLC.
* Part D will evaluate the safety, preliminary efficacy, tolerability, and PK of CHS-388 in combination with toripalimab in patients with advanced NSCLC.

Conditions

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Advanced Solid Tumor Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Hepatocellular Carcinoma Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Keywords

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metastatic solid tumors advanced solid tumors Phase 1 CHS-388 IL-27 safety efficacy immunotherapy cancer immuno-oncology kidney cancer renal cell carcinoma liver cancer hepatocellular carcinoma non-small cell lung cancer pembrolizumab PD-1 toripalimab SRF388

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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Part A Monotherapy Dose Escalation

The Part A monotherapy dose escalation portion of the study will evaluate the safety, tolerability, PK, pharmacodynamics, and preliminary efficacy of CHS-388 as monotherapy in up to 30 patients with advanced solid tumors.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

CHS-388

Intervention Type DRUG

CHS-388 is a fully human IgG1 antibody against IL-27. Inhibition of IL-27 with CHS-388 reduces STAT1 phosphorylation leading to increased pro-inflammatory (anti-tumor) cytokine secretion (e.g., IFN-g, TNF-a) and decreased expression of inhibitory immune checkpoint receptors (e.g., PD-L1, TIGIT, LAG3) on immune cells that may result in anticancer therapeutic activity.

Part B CHS-388 Monotherapy Expansion

Part B monotherapy expansion will evaluate the safety, tolerability, PK, pharmacodynamics, and efficacy of CHS-388 monotherapy at the recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) in up to 40 patients with ccRCC, up to 40 patients with HCC, and up to 40 patients with NSCLC.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

CHS-388

Intervention Type DRUG

CHS-388 is a fully human IgG1 antibody against IL-27. Inhibition of IL-27 with CHS-388 reduces STAT1 phosphorylation leading to increased pro-inflammatory (anti-tumor) cytokine secretion (e.g., IFN-g, TNF-a) and decreased expression of inhibitory immune checkpoint receptors (e.g., PD-L1, TIGIT, LAG3) on immune cells that may result in anticancer therapeutic activity.

Part C CHS-388 in Combination with Pembrolizumab

Part C will evaluate the safety, preliminary efficacy, tolerability, and PK of CHS-388 in combination with pembrolizumab in patients with advanced RCC or HCC, or anti-PD(L)1 relapsed/refractory advanced NSCLC.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

CHS-388

Intervention Type DRUG

CHS-388 is a fully human IgG1 antibody against IL-27. Inhibition of IL-27 with CHS-388 reduces STAT1 phosphorylation leading to increased pro-inflammatory (anti-tumor) cytokine secretion (e.g., IFN-g, TNF-a) and decreased expression of inhibitory immune checkpoint receptors (e.g., PD-L1, TIGIT, LAG3) on immune cells that may result in anticancer therapeutic activity.

Pembrolizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Pembrolizumab by intravenous (IV) infusion

Part D CHS-388 in Combination with Toripalimab

Part D will evaluate the safety, preliminary efficacy, tolerability, and PK of CHS-388 in combination with toripalimab in patients with anti-PD(L)1 relapsed/refractory advanced NSCLC.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

CHS-388

Intervention Type DRUG

CHS-388 is a fully human IgG1 antibody against IL-27. Inhibition of IL-27 with CHS-388 reduces STAT1 phosphorylation leading to increased pro-inflammatory (anti-tumor) cytokine secretion (e.g., IFN-g, TNF-a) and decreased expression of inhibitory immune checkpoint receptors (e.g., PD-L1, TIGIT, LAG3) on immune cells that may result in anticancer therapeutic activity.

Toripalimab

Intervention Type DRUG

Toripalimab by IV infusion

Interventions

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CHS-388

CHS-388 is a fully human IgG1 antibody against IL-27. Inhibition of IL-27 with CHS-388 reduces STAT1 phosphorylation leading to increased pro-inflammatory (anti-tumor) cytokine secretion (e.g., IFN-g, TNF-a) and decreased expression of inhibitory immune checkpoint receptors (e.g., PD-L1, TIGIT, LAG3) on immune cells that may result in anticancer therapeutic activity.

Intervention Type DRUG

Pembrolizumab

Pembrolizumab by intravenous (IV) infusion

Intervention Type DRUG

Toripalimab

Toripalimab by IV infusion

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Casdozokitug Keytruda® Loqtorzi®

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* ≥ 18 years of age
* Locally advanced or metastatic (Stage IV) solid tumor that has progressed during or after standard therapy, and for whom no available therapies are appropriate (based on investigator judgment)
* Patients in Part B with advanced or metastatic ccRCC, HCC, or NSCLC must have at least 1 measurable lesion per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1
* Patients with HCC in Part B must have at least 1 measurable target lesion according to modified RECIST (mRECIST)
* Patients with HCC must have unresectable disease, Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC1) Stage B (not eligible for transcatheter arterial chemoembolization \[TACE\]) or Stage C
* For patients in Part B with ccRCC, demonstrated progressive disease (PD) during or after the most recent treatment regimen. Prior treatment history must include progression during or after treatment with regimen(s) that have included a vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-targeted agent and an immune checkpoint inhibitor. Patients who did not progress on but discontinued the VEGF-targeted agent for toxicity or intolerability are permitted.
* For patients in Part B with HCC, demonstrated PD during or after the most recent treatment regimen. Prior treatment history must include progression during or after treatment with a VEGF-targeted agent. Patients who did not progress on but discontinued the VEGF-targeted agent for toxicity or intolerability are permitted.
* For Part B patients in the tumor biopsy subsets only, must have tumor tissue that is accessible for pretreatment and on-treatment tumor biopsy in the opinion of the Investigator and be willing to undergo pretreatment and on-treatment biopsies per protocol
* Serum creatinine clearance ≥ 30 mL/min per Cockcroft-Gault formula or serum creatinine ≤ 2.0 x the upper limit of normal (ULN)
* Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN (≤ 3 x ULN if elevated because of Gilbert's syndrome and ≤ 2 x ULN for patients with HCC or patients with known liver metastases)
* Aspartate aminotransferase (AST/SGOT) and alanine aminotransferase/serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (ALT/SGPT) \< 2.5 x ULN (\< 5 x ULN if liver metastasis or for patients with HCC)
* For patients with HCC, Child-Pugh class A or B7 with a serum albumin ≥ 2.8 g/dL (≥ 28 g/L)
* Adequate hematologic function, defined as absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.0 x 109/L, hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL, and platelet count ≥ 100 x 109/L. For patients with HCC, platelet count ≥ 75 x 109/L without transfusion
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-1
* Patients with NSCLC must have histologically confirmed locally advanced and/or metastatic Stage IV NSCLC
* Patients with NSCLC must have demonstrated progressive disease during or after the most recent treatment regimen


* ≥ 18 years of age
* Advanced RCC of any histology or advanced HCC previously treated with at least one systemic anticancer therapy OR histologically or cytologically confirmed metastatic or unresectable adenocarcinoma or squamous cell NSCLC
* Patients with HCC must have unresectable disease, Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) Stage B (not eligible for transcatheter arterial chemoembolization) or Stage C
* At least 1 measurable lesion per RECIST 1.1
* Patients with HCC must have at least 1 measurable target lesion according to modified RECIST (mRECIST)
* ECOG performance status of 0-1
* ANC ≥1500/µL (1.5 x 109/L)
* Platelets ≥100 000/µL (≥ 100 x 109/L)
* Hemoglobin for participants with RCC: ≥9.0 g/dL; for participants with HCC: ≥8.5 g/dL
* Creatinine OR measured or calculated creatinine clearance (GFR can also be used in place of creatinine or CrCl) ≤1.5 × ULN OR ≥30 mL/min for participant with creatinine levels \>1.5 × institutional ULN
* Total bilirubin ≤1.5 × ULN OR direct bilirubin ≤ULN for participants with total bilirubin levels \>1.5 × ULN
* AST (SGOT) and ALT (SGPT) ≤2.5 × ULN (≤5 × ULN for participants with liver metastases)
* International normalized ratio (INR) OR prothrombin time (PT) Activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) ≤1.5 × ULN unless participant is receiving anticoagulant therapy as long as PT or aPTT is within therapeutic range of intended use of anticoagulants
* For patients with HCC, Child-Pugh Class A or B7 with a serum albumin ≥ 2.8 g/dL (≥ 28 g/L)
* Willingness of male and female patients who are not surgically sterile or postmenopausal to use medically acceptable methods of birth control for the duration of the study drug period (or beginning 14 days before the initiation of pembrolizumab for oral contraception), including 75 days after the last dose of CHS-388 or 120 days after the last dose of pembrolizumab; male patients must refrain from donating sperm during this period. Sexually active men, and women using oral contraceptive pills, should also use barrier contraception with spermicide. Azoospermic male patients and WCBP who are continuously not heterosexually active are exempt from contraceptive requirements. However, female patients must still undergo pregnancy testing as described in this section.


* Progressed on CHS-388 by RECIST 1.1
* Did not experience prior Grade ≥ 3 toxicity related to CHS-388
* Willingness to undergo pretreatment core or excisional biopsy if deemed safe and tumor is accessible, in the opinion of the Investigator
* Has received no systemic anticancer therapies between CHS-388 doses


* No more than 3 prior lines of systemic therapy for unresectable or metastatic disease with prior radiologic progression on or following platinum-based chemotherapy and prior anti-PD-(L)1 therapy whether given alone or in combination


* ≥ 18 years of age
* Histologically or cytologically confirmed metastatic or unresectable adenocarcinoma or squamous cell NSCLC
* No more than 3 prior lines of systemic therapy for unresectable or metastatic disease with prior radiologic progression on or following platinum-based chemotherapy and prior anti-PD-(L)1 therapy whether given alone or in combination
* At least 1 measurable lesion per RECIST 1.1
* ECOG performance status of 0-1
* ANC ≥1500/µL (1.5 x 109/L)
* Platelets ≥100 000/µL (≥ 100 x 109/L)
* Hemoglobin for participants with RCC: ≥9.0 g/dL
* Creatinine OR measured or calculated creatinine clearance (GFR can also be used in place of creatinine or CrCl) ≤1.5 × ULN OR ≥30 mL/min for participant with creatinine levels \>1.5 × institutional ULN
* Total bilirubin ≤1.5 × ULN OR direct bilirubin ≤ULN for participants with total bilirubin levels \>1.5 × ULN
* AST (SGOT) and ALT (SGPT) ≤2.5 × ULN (≤5 × ULN for participants with liver metastases)
* International normalized ratio (INR) OR prothrombin time (PT) Activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) ≤1.5 × ULN unless participant is receiving anticoagulant therapy as long as PT or aPTT is within therapeutic range of intended use of anticoagulants
* Willingness of male and female patients who are not surgically sterile or postmenopausal to use medically acceptable methods of birth control for the duration of the study drug period (or beginning 14 days before the initiation of pembrolizumab for oral contraception), including 75 days after the last dose of CHS-388 or 180 days after the last dose of toripalimab; male patients must refrain from donating sperm during this period. Sexually active men, and women using oral contraceptive pills, should also use barrier contraception with spermicide. Azoospermic male patients and WCBP who are continuously not heterosexually active are exempt from contraceptive requirements. However, female patients must still undergo pregnancy testing as described in this section.

Exclusion Criteria

* Previously received an anti-IL-27 antibody or anti-IL-27 targeted therapy
* For patients in Part B with renal cell carcinoma (RCC), non-clear cell RCC histology
* For patients with HCC, known fibrolamellar or mixed hepatocellular cholangiocarcinoma
* History of Grade 4 allergic or anaphylactic reaction to any monoclonal antibody therapy or any excipient in the study drugs
* Major surgery within 4 weeks prior to Screening
* Unstable or severe uncontrolled medical condition (eg, unstable cardiac function, unstable pulmonary condition including pneumonitis and/or interstitial lung disease, uncontrolled diabetes) or any important medical illness or abnormal laboratory finding that would, in the Investigator's judgment, increase the risk to the patient associated with his or her participation in the study


* Is currently participating in or has participated in a study of an investigational agent or has used an investigational device within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug
* Previously received an anti-IL 27 antibody or anti-IL 27 targeted therapy (exception to patients who received CHS-388 in Part A or Part B)
* No prior systemic therapy for unresectable or metastatic disease
* Received \> 4 prior systemic regimens for unresectable or metastatic disease (prior PD-(L)1 inhibitors are allowed if the patient did not discontinue therapy due to ≥ Grade 3 drug-related toxicity)
* For patients with HCC, fibrolamellar histology or mixed hepatocellular cholangiocarcinoma
* For patients with HCC, moderate or severe ascites
* For patients with HCC, inability to undergo disease evaluation with triphasic computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging because of contrast allergy or other contraindication
* For patients with HCC, imaging findings consistent with ≥ 50% liver occupation by HCC tumors
* History of Grade 4 allergic or anaphylactic reaction to any monoclonal antibody therapy or any excipient in the study drugs
* Surgeries that required general anesthesia must be completed at least 2 weeks before first study drug administration
* Prior autologous stem cell transplant ≤ 3 months before the first dose
* Prior allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant within 6 months of the first dose or with a history of or current clinical Graft-Versus-Host Disease
* Has had an allogenic tissue/solid organ transplant
* Other unstable or severe uncontrolled medical condition (eg, unstable cardiac function, unstable pulmonary condition, uncontrolled diabetes) or any important medical illness or abnormal laboratory finding that would, in the Investigator's judgment, increase the risk to the patient associated with his or her participation in the study


* Is currently participating in or has participated in a study of an investigational agent or has used an investigational device within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug
* Previously received an anti-IL 27 antibody or anti-IL 27 targeted therapy (exception to patients who received CHS-388 in Part A or Part B)
* No prior systemic therapy for unresectable or metastatic disease
* Received \> 4 prior systemic regimens for unresectable or metastatic disease (prior PD-(L)1 inhibitors are allowed if the patient did not discontinue therapy due to ≥ Grade 3 drug-related toxicity)
* Has received prior therapy with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, or anti-PD-L2 agent or with an agent directed to another stimulatory or co-inhibitory T-cell receptor (e.g., CTLA-4, OX 40, CD137), and was discontinued from that treatment due to a ≥ Grade 3 irAE.

because of contrast allergy or other contraindication

* History of Grade 4 allergic or anaphylactic reaction to any monoclonal antibody therapy or any excipient in the study drugs
* Surgeries that required general anesthesia must be completed at least 2 weeks before first study drug administration
* Prior autologous stem cell transplant ≤ 3 months before the first dose
* Prior allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant within 6 months of the first dose or with a history of or current clinical Graft-Versus-Host Disease
* Has had an allogenic tissue/solid organ transplant
* Other unstable or severe uncontrolled medical condition (eg, unstable cardiac function, unstable pulmonary condition, uncontrolled diabetes) or any important medical illness or abnormal laboratory finding that would, in the Investigator's judgment, increase the risk to the patient associated with his or her participation in the study
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Coherus Oncology, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Koho Iizuka, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Coherus BioSciences

Locations

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City of Hope

Duarte, California, United States

Site Status

University of Southern California (USC) - Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status

UCSF Medical Center - Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

San Francisco, California, United States

Site Status

University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine (UMMSM)

Miami, Florida, United States

Site Status

Moffitt Cancer Center

Tampa, Florida, United States

Site Status

Dana Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

University of Michigan Health System (UMHS)

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Site Status

Washington University School of Medicine - St. Louis

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Site Status

Roswell Park

Buffalo, New York, United States

Site Status

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS) - The Mount Sinai Hospital (MSH)

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Site Status

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC) - Stephenson Cancer Center

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Site Status

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) - Hillman Cancer Center (University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI))

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC)

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Site Status

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas, Texas, United States

Site Status

The University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

South Texas Accelerated Research Therapeutics

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Site Status

University of Washington

Seattle, Washington, United States

Site Status

National University Hospital

Singapore, , Singapore

Site Status

National Cancer Center Singapore (NCCS)

Singapore, , Singapore

Site Status

Seoul National University Hospital

Seoul, , South Korea

Site Status

Severance Hospital

Seoul, , South Korea

Site Status

Asan Medical Center

Seoul, , South Korea

Site Status

Countries

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United States Singapore South Korea

Other Identifiers

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KEYNOTE-C16

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

MK-3475-C16

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

SRF388-101

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id