Clinical trial • Phase I/II • Oncology|Neurology

A49 for Glioblastoma

Phase I/II trial of A49 for Glioblastoma. open-label, adaptive. 90 participants.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Oncology|Neurology
Trial Disease
Glioblastoma
Trial Stage
Phase I/II
Drug Modality
Peptide/protein/enzyme|Oligonucleotide

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
31-05-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
05-09-2024

Trial design

open-label, adaptive Phase I/II trial across 5 sites in France.

Open Label
Yes
Adaptive
True, Phase 1 includes dose-escalation to assess maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and select the recommended Phase 2a dose; predefined peptide dose levels 50 μg, 100 μg and 250 μg with a fixed 1 mg Litenimod co-administration are specified.
Biomarker Stratified
True, HLA-A2 positivity and PTPRZ1 expression in tumor required for Phase 1 (used to select eligible patients)
Single Multiple Or Escalation Dose Combined
Yes
Target Sample Size
90
Trial Duration For Participant
365

Eligibility

Recruits 90 Vulnerable population not selected. Patients under legal protection (protection of the court, or in curatorship or guardianship) are explicitly excluded. The study requires free, informed and written consent signed by adult participants; consent/assent procedures for minors are not described and only adult informed consent forms are listed (adult SIS and ICF)..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Breast-feeding or pregnant women
Vulnerable Population
Vulnerable population not selected. Patients under legal protection (protection of the court, or in curatorship or guardianship) are explicitly excluded. The study requires free, informed and written consent signed by adult participants; consent/assent procedures for minors are not described and only adult informed consent forms are listed (adult SIS and ICF).

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Age between 18 and 75 years old\n- Free, informed and written consent signed\n- Histologically confirmed glioblastoma\n- Patients previously treated with concurrent radiotherapy (at least 45 Gy) with concomitant temozolomide, before the beginning of the 6 additional monthly cycles of temozolomide. Radiation therapy must have been completed 28 to 45 days prior to the first study treatment.\n- Karnofsky Performance Status ≥ 60%\n- Phase 1 only : Patients must be human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-A2 positive\n- Phase 1 only : PTPRZ1 expression in the tumor\n- Available tumor tissue for post hoc (retrospective) assessment of TERT promoter mutations and MGMT promoter methylation status\n- Life expectancy ≥ 3 months\n- Adequate organ function laboratory values within 15 days before initiation of treatment (see table in section 6.1)\n- Women or Male of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must use contraceptive methods during and for 180 days after the last dose of temozolomide or up to 120 days after the last dose of vaccine, whichever is longer (see section 6.3). No sperm donation during the study and until 7 months after the end of the treatment period.\n- Patient affiliated to the social security scheme"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Known extracranial metastatic or leptomeningeal disease\n- Grade 4 astrocytoma IDH mutant\n- Steroid requirement >10 mg prednisone daily (or equivalent) at time of inclusion\n- Patients with prior malignancy active within the last 3 years\n- Patients receiving immunomodulatory or immunosuppressive therapy\n- Carmustine wafers (GliadelR) implantation during surgery\n- Phase 1 only: patient eligible and willing to be treated with Optune (TTF fields)\n- History of autoimmune disease (lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease...)\n- Previous treatment with bevacizumab or other Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) antagonists\n- Patient with any medical or psychiatric condition or disease, which would make the patient inappropriate for entry into this study\n- Uncontrolled active systemic fungal, bacterial, viral, or other infection within the previous 4 weeks or requirement for intravenous (IV) antibiotics within the last two weeks\n- Breast-feeding or pregnant women\n- Contra-indications to MRI\n- Contra-indications to investigational medicinal product and/or to auxiliary medicinal products\n- Participation to another interventional clinical trial, clinical investigation or another interventional study or being in the exclusion period at the end of a previous study\n- Patient unable to follow the procedures and constraints of the protocol\n- Patient under legal protection (protection of the court, or in curatorship or guardianship)"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 1 : Safety. Safety AEs will be evaluated and graded according to CTCAE v5.0 a) clinically at D0, W2, W4, W6, M2, M3, M4, M5, M7, M9, M11 and M12 ; b) with blood samples at D0, W2, W4, W6, M2, M3, M5, M7, M9, M11 and M12 ; c) with cerebral MRI at baseline, M2, M3 and every 2 months thereafter. Phase 2a : immune efficacy: anti-TERT specific T cell responses in peripheral blood using IFN-gamma ELISPOT at 2 months post first immunizations.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Phase 1: Safety assessed by AEs graded according to CTCAE v5.0, evaluated clinically at D0, W2, W4, W6, M2, M3, M4, M5, M7, M9, M11 and M12; blood samples collected at D0, W2, W4, W6, M2, M3, M5, M7, M9, M11 and M12; cerebral MRI at baseline, M2, M3 and every 2 months thereafter. Phase 2a: immune efficacy measured as anti-TERT specific T cell responses in peripheral blood using IFN-gamma ELISPOT at 2 months post first immunizations."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Evolution over time of anti-PTPRZ1 and anti-TERT immune T cell responses triggered by the vaccination protocol in peripheral blood using IFN-gamma ELISPOT before and during treatment (W2 for phase 1 only, W4, M2, M3, M5, M7, M9 and M12)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured in peripheral blood by IFN-gamma ELISPOT at specified timepoints (W2 phase 1 only, W4, M2, M3, M5, M7, M9, M12)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Short and long-time safety, assessed clinically at D0, W2, W4, W6, M2, M3, M4, M5, M7, M9, M11 and M12 and with blood samples at D0, W2, W4, W6, M2, M3, M5, M7, M9, M11 and M12","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Clinical safety assessments at listed visits and laboratory assessments on blood samples at listed visits; AEs graded per CTCAE v5.0."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Progression free survival with cerebral MRI at baseline, M2, M3 and every 2 months thereafter","definition_or_measurement_approach":"PFS assessed by cerebral MRI at baseline, M2, M3 and then every 2 months using RANO 2.0 criteria."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Overall survival","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Overall survival measured from enrollment to death (no additional measurement details provided)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Quality of life by EORTC QLQ30 and BN20 questionnaires at baseline and at 5 months","definition_or_measurement_approach":"QoL assessed using EORTC QLQ-C30 and BN20 questionnaires at baseline and month 5."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Cardiac safety in a cohort of 8 patients enrolled in the Phase 2a study assessed at D0 (pre injection and D0 + 3 hours), day 7, W2 and M2 and with blood samples at D0, W2 and M2","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Cardiac safety assessments at specified timepoints (D0 pre and D0+3h, day 7, W2, M2) and blood sampling at D0, W2, M2 in cohort of 8 patients."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Circulating anti-melanin antibodies at baseline and M2 in a cohort of 8 patients enrolled in the Phase 2a","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measurement of circulating anti-melanin antibodies at baseline and month 2 in a cohort of 8 phase 2a patients."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
90
Recruitment Window Months
40
Consent Approach
Free, informed and written consent signed by adult participants. Subject information and informed consent forms for adults are provided (documents list includes adult ICFs and French-language materials). No assent or paediatric consent procedures are described; consent materials available in French (French-language documents present).

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
5
Total Number Of Participants
90

France

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
01-08-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
11-05-2026
Processing Time Days
648
Number Of Sites
5
Number Of Participants
90

Sites

Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Department Name
Neurologie
Principal Investigator Name
Antoine Carpentier
Principal Investigator Email
Antoine.carpentier@aphp.fr
Contact Person Name
Antoine Carpentier
Contact Person Email
Antoine.carpentier@aphp.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Regional De Marseille
Department Name
Neuro-oncologie
Principal Investigator Name
Emeline TABOURET
Principal Investigator Email
emeline.tabouret@ap-hm.fr
Contact Person Name
Emeline TABOURET
Contact Person Email
emeline.tabouret@ap-hm.fr
Site Name
CHU Besancon
Department Name
Neurologie
Principal Investigator Name
Clotilde VERLUT
Principal Investigator Email
cverlut@chu-besancon.fr
Contact Person Name
Clotilde VERLUT
Contact Person Email
cverlut@chu-besancon.fr
Site Name
Centre De Lutte Contre Le Cancer Eugene Marquis
Department Name
Oncologie Médicale
Principal Investigator Name
Elodie VAULEON
Principal Investigator Email
e.vauleon@rennes.unicancer.fr
Contact Person Name
Elodie VAULEON
Contact Person Email
e.vauleon@rennes.unicancer.fr
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Department Name
Neurologie
Principal Investigator Name
Ahmed IDBAIH
Principal Investigator Email
ahmed.idbaih@aphp.fr
Contact Person Name
Ahmed IDBAIH
Contact Person Email
ahmed.idbaih@aphp.fr

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Organisation Type
Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
Country Of Registered Address
France

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
Peptide A49 associated to melanin
Active Substance
A49
Modality
Peptide/protein/enzyme
Routes Of Administration
Subcutaneous
Route
Subcutaneous
Starting Dose
50 µg (peptide component)
Dose Levels
50 µg; 100 µg; 250 µg (peptide dose levels pre-specified in Phase 1) + Litenimod fixed 1 mg
Maximum Dose
250 µg (peptide)
Dose Escalation Increase
50 μg → 100 μg → 250 μg
Investigational Product Name
Peptide A52 associated to melanin
Active Substance
A52
Modality
Peptide/protein/enzyme
Routes Of Administration
Subcutaneous
Route
Subcutaneous
Starting Dose
50 µg (peptide component)
Dose Levels
50 µg; 100 µg; 250 µg (peptide dose levels pre-specified in Phase 1) + Litenimod fixed 1 mg
Maximum Dose
250 µg (peptide)
Dose Escalation Increase
50 μg → 100 μg → 250 μg
Investigational Product Name
Litenimod solution
Active Substance
LITENIMOD SODIUM
Modality
Oligonucleotide
Routes Of Administration
Subcutaneous
Route
Subcutaneous
Starting Dose
1 mg (fixed dose)
Dose Levels
1 mg (fixed dose co-administered with peptide dose levels)
Maximum Dose
1 mg (fixed)
Dose Escalation Increase
1 mg (fixed dose; peptide dose escalates alongside)
Combination Treatment
Yes

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