Immunotherapy in Combination With Prednisone and Sirolimus for Kidney Transplant Recipients With Unresectable or Metastatic Skin Cancer
NCT ID: NCT05896839
Last Updated: 2025-11-10
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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
PHASE1/PHASE2
16 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2024-07-24
2027-01-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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I. To evaluate the proportion of kidney transplant recipients with selected advanced cutaneous cancers who at 14 weeks after administration of prednisone, sirolimus, nivolumab, and ipilimumab experience complete response (CR), partial response (PR), or stable disease (SD) without allograft loss.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVE:
I. To estimate the objective response rate (ORR), rate of allograft loss, and durations of progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in the study population.
EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:
I. To characterize correlates of the host immune response including, but not limited to:
Ia. Histopathological characteristics of allograft rejection/loss; Ib. Immunological changes in the tumor microenvironment (e.g., changes in T-cell subset populations or expression of immune checkpoint molecules) in paired biopsies obtained pre-treatment and on-treatment; Ic. Characteristics of anti-programmed death-1 (PD-1)-associated immune-mediated adverse reactions (IMARs) in this patient population treated with immunosuppression; Id. To identify upregulated immune-related genes using multiplex quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR).
II. To observe whether changes in donor-derived cell-free deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) (dd-cfDNA) as a marker for allograft rejection.
III. To compare baseline patient allograft/donor characteristics, to include human leukocyte antigen (HLA) status, date of transplant, presence of donor specific antibodies, history of prior rejection, and Calculated Panel Reactive Antibodies score, in patients who experience and do not experience rejection while on this study.
IV. To observe the objective response rate (ORR) of patients who achieve PR/CR or stable disease for \>= 6 months with eventual progressive disease requiring re-induction with nivolumab + ipilimumab (receive \> 4 doses of nivolumab + ipilimumab).
OUTLINE:
Patients receive sirolimus orally (PO) and prednisone PO daily, starting 7 days prior to cycle 1 day 1 of immunotherapy. Patients also receive nivolumab intravenously (IV) over 30 minutes and ipilimumab IV over 30 minutes on day 8 of cycle 1 and day 1 of cycle 2. Six weeks after the first dose of nivolumab and ipilimumab, patients undergo tumor response assessment. Patients who achieve stable disease (SD), partial response (PR), or complete response (CR) receive nivolumab IV on day 1 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 4 weeks for a total of 24 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients who had disease progression at this time or any time on trial may receive nivolumab IV and ipilimumab IV on day 1 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 3 weeks for 2 cycles, in the absence of unacceptable toxicity. Patients are then assessed for tumor response again after 6 weeks and receive nivolumab monotherapy if they achieve SD, PR, or CR. If patients have progressive disease, they may receive nivolumab monotherapy or discontinue study treatment.
Patients may undergo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) during screening, undergo tumor biopsy on study and undergo computed tomography (CT) scan and blood sample collection throughout the study. Patients may undergo kidney biopsy if rejection is suspected.
Patients follow up every 12 weeks for 1 year after stopping therapy, then every 16 weeks for the second year after stopping and then every 20 weeks for up to 5 years.
Conditions
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Study Design
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TREATMENT
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Study Groups
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Treatment (nivolumab and ipilimumab)
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Biopsy Procedure
Undergo tumor biopsy
Biospecimen Collection
Undergo blood sample collection
Computed Tomography
Undergo CT scan
Ipilimumab
Given IV
Kidney Biopsy
Undergo kidney biopsy
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Undergo MRI
Nivolumab
Given IV
Prednisone
Given PO
Sirolimus
Given PO
Interventions
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Biopsy Procedure
Undergo tumor biopsy
Biospecimen Collection
Undergo blood sample collection
Computed Tomography
Undergo CT scan
Ipilimumab
Given IV
Kidney Biopsy
Undergo kidney biopsy
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Undergo MRI
Nivolumab
Given IV
Prednisone
Given PO
Sirolimus
Given PO
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Patient's age must be \>= 18 years. Because no dosing or adverse event (AE) data are currently available on the use of nivolumab and ipilimumab in kidney transplant recipients \<18 years of age, children are excluded from this study, but may be eligible for future pediatric trials
* Patients must have histologically or cytologically confirmed non-uveal melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, Merkel cell carcinoma, or cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma for which standard non-immunological medical, surgical, or radiation therapy would be insufficient (i.e., patients who are not surgical candidates). Patients with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma or Merkel cell carcinoma may enroll without prior medical therapy (e.g., cetuximab or chemotherapy respectively). Non-immunologic standard therapies that patients must have received, refused or for which patients were ineligible include:
* For patients with BRAF-mutant melanoma, prior therapies include BRAF/MEK inhibitors
* For patients with Basal cell carcinoma, prior therapies include hedgehog pathway inhibitors
* Patients must have measurable disease as defined by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 criteria, i.e., at least one lesion that can be accurately measured in at least one dimension (longest diameter to be recorded for non-nodal lesions and short axis for nodal lesions) as \>= 20 mm by chest x-ray or as \>= 10 mm with CT scan, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or calipers by clinical exam is preferred, but not required
* Patients must have Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status =\< 2 (Karnofsky \>= 60%) performance status criteria
* Leukocytes \>= 2,000/mcL
* Absolute neutrophil count \>= 1,500/mcL
* Platelets \>= 50,000/mcL
* Total bilirubin =\< 1.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN)
* Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase \[SGOT\])/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase \[SGPT\]) =\< 2.5 x institutional ULN
* Serum creatinine =\< 3 x ULN
* dd-cfDNA =\< 1.0% and =\< 61% increase
* The effects of nivolumab and ipilimumab on the developing human fetus are unknown. For this reason, and because other therapeutic agents used in this trial are known to be teratogenic, women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) receiving nivolumab must continue contraception for a period of 5 months after the last dose of nivolumab. Women who are not of childbearing potential (i.e., who are postmenopausal or surgically sterile) as well as azoospermic men do not require contraception.
WOCBP must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test (minimum sensitivity 25 IU/L or equivalent units of beta-human chorionic gonadotropin \[B-HCG\]) during the screening period. Follow-up evaluations will include interval sexual/menstrual histories as needed.
Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while she or her partner is participating in this study, she (or the participating partner) should inform the treating physician immediately.
WOCBP is defined as any female who has experienced menarche and who has not undergone surgical sterilization (hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy) or who is not postmenopausal. Menopause is defined clinically as 12 months of amenorrhea in a woman over 45 in the absence of other biological or physiological causes. Women under the age of 55 must have a documented serum follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) level less than 40 mIU/mL to be considered postmenopausal.
* Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients will be eligible for this trial if they are on effective antiretroviral regimens utilizing non-CYP-interactive agents and have an undetectable viral load. If there is evidence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, HBV viral load must be undetectable on suppressive therapy, if indicated. If there is history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, the patient must have been treated and have undetectable HCV viral load.
* Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. Legally authorized representatives may sign and give informed consent on behalf of study participants
Exclusion Criteria
* Patients unwilling or unable to undergo dialysis in the event of allograft failure
* Patients with prior evidence of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) or non-HLA donor-specific antibodies (DSA)
* Patients with a history of antibody- or cell-mediated allograft rejection within 3 months of study entry
* Potential trial participants should have recovered from clinically significant adverse events of their most recent therapy/intervention prior to enrollment
* Patients may have received prior anti-PD-(L)1 therapy; however, patients must not have any other checkpoint antibody targeting T-cell co-stimulation within 1 year of study enrollment. Prior history of adjuvant therapy is allowed if received over 1 year prior to enrollment. Prior receipt of oncolytic therapy (e.g., TVEC, RP1) is allowed
* Patients must not be receiving any other investigational agents
* Patients with leptomeningeal metastases, more than 3 untreated central nervous system (CNS) metastases, untreated brain metastases measuring \>1cm, or requiring treatment-dose steroids (\> 10 mg/day prednisone equivalents) for CNS-related symptoms. Exclusions are due to concerns regarding progressive neurologic dysfunction that would confound the evaluation of neurologic and other AEs. Patients with brain metastases meeting the above requirements are permitted to enroll
* Patients must not have a history of severe hypersensitivity reaction to any monoclonal antibody
* Patients must not have a history of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to other agents used in the study
* Patients must not have uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or any other significant condition(s) that would make this protocol unreasonably hazardous
* Pregnant women are excluded from this study because nivolumab and ipilimumab have the potential for teratogenic or abortifacient effects. Because there is an unknown but potential risk for AEs in nursing infants secondary to treatment of the mother, breastfeeding should be discontinued if the mother is treated with nivolumab or ipilimumab. These potential risks may also apply to other agents used in this study
* Patients with autoimmune disease that is active or might recur and affect vital organ function will be eligible only after consultation with the study PI. Guillain-Barre (GB) syndrome, bullous skin disease, Stevens Johnson syndrome, or toxic epidermal necrolysis will be excluded
* Patients must not have had evidence of active or acute diverticulitis, intra-abdominal abscess, GI obstruction and abdominal carcinomatosis which are known risk factors for bowel perforation should be evaluated for the potential need for additional treatment before coming on study. In addition, patients with a history of cardiac disease including coronary artery disease (CAD), myocardial infarction (MI), cardiomyopathy, arrhythmia, heart block, should have an evaluation by history pulmonary embolism (PE) and appropriate testing to allow evaluation of any events that may occur on study. These may include troponin, electrocardiogram (EKG), echocardiogram (ECHO) as clinically indicated and may include results already in the medical record if available
18 Years
ALL
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Sponsors
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National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NIH
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Evan J Lipson
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
JHU Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center LAO
Locations
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UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center
La Jolla, California, United States
Keck Medicine of USC Koreatown
Los Angeles, California, United States
Los Angeles General Medical Center
Los Angeles, California, United States
USC / Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
Los Angeles, California, United States
Sibley Memorial Hospital
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Aventura
Aventura, Florida, United States
UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Coral Gables
Coral Gables, Florida, United States
UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Deerfield Beach
Deerfield Beach, Florida, United States
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine-Sylvester Cancer Center
Miami, Florida, United States
UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Kendall
Miami, Florida, United States
UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Plantation
Plantation, Florida, United States
Emory University Hospital/Winship Cancer Institute
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Memorial Hospital East
Shiloh, Illinois, United States
University of Kentucky/Markey Cancer Center
Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Johns Hopkins University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Siteman Cancer Center at Saint Peters Hospital
City of Saint Peters, Missouri, United States
Siteman Cancer Center at West County Hospital
Creve Coeur, Missouri, United States
Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri, United States
Siteman Cancer Center-South County
St Louis, Missouri, United States
Siteman Cancer Center at Christian Hospital
St Louis, Missouri, United States
NYU Langone Hospital - Long Island
Mineola, New York, United States
Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone
New York, New York, United States
University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Huntsman Cancer Institute/University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Countries
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Facility Contacts
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Other Identifiers
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NCI-2023-04306
Identifier Type: REGISTRY
Identifier Source: secondary_id
ETCTN10614
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10614
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10614
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NCI-2023-04306
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