Clinical trial • Phase II • Oncology|Gastroenterology

BEVACIZUMAB for Advanced hepatocellular carcinoma|Liver transplant recipient

Phase II trial of BEVACIZUMAB for Advanced hepatocellular carcinoma|Liver transplant recipient. open-label, none/not specified-controlled, adaptive.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Oncology|Gastroenterology
Trial Disease
Advanced hepatocellular carcinoma|Liver transplant recipient
Trial Stage
Phase II
Drug Modality
Monoclonal antibody

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
07-08-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
19-03-2025

Trial design

open-label, none/not specified-controlled, adaptive Phase II trial across 11 sites in France.

Open Label
Yes
Comparator
None/Not specified
Adaptive
True, Two-stage phase 2 trial design (two-stage) mentioned; no further details on interim analyses or stopping rules provided in the CTIS record.
Target Sample Size
64
Trial Duration For Participant
730

Eligibility

Recruits 64 No vulnerable population selected. Patients must provide written informed consent; 'Patient not having signed consent' is listed as an exclusion. Trial enrolls adults only (over 18), no assent procedures for minors are described..

Pregnancy Exclusion
- Pregnant or breastfeeding woman
Vulnerable Population
No vulnerable population selected. Patients must provide written informed consent; 'Patient not having signed consent' is listed as an exclusion. Trial enrolls adults only (over 18), no assent procedures for minors are described.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- All patients over 18 and under 90 years old: -\twho underwent LT more than 6 months ago (to prevent the higher risk of ACR which exists within the first months after LT and to deal with populations with a lowered immunosuppressive regimen long after LT)\n- -\tECOG Performance Status of 0 or 1\n- -\tFor women of childbearing potential and men: agreement to remain abstinent or use effective contraception during treatment and at least: o\t5 months after the end of the treatment with atezolizumab, o\t6 months after the end of the treatment with bevacizumab\n- -\tIf cirrhosis,Child-Pugh class A\n- -\twith HCC recurrence diagnosis according to the EASL diagnostic criteria\n- -\twith advanced HCC not accessible to surgery and locoregional treatment\n- -\twith at least one measurable untreated lesion\n- -\tWith a proposal for Atezo-Beva in first line treatment made in a multidisciplinary meeting\n- -\tECOG Performance Status of 0 or 1\n- -\tFor women of childbearing potential and men: agreement to remain abstinent\n- -\tChild-Pugh class A\n- -\tAdequate hematologic and end-organ function, defined by the following laboratory test results, obtained within 14 days prior to initiation of study treatment, unless otherwise specified: o\tANC ≥ 1.5 x 109/L (1500/µL) without granulocyte colony-stimulating factor support o\tLymphocyte count ≥ 0.5 x 109/L (500/µL) o\tPlatelet count ≥ 75 x 109/L (75,000/µL) without transfusion o\tHemoglobin ≥ 90 g/L (9 g/dL). Patients may be transfused to meet this criterion. o\tAST, ALT ≤ 5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) o\tSerum bilirubin ≤ 3x ULN o\tcreatinine clearance≥40 mL/min (calculated using the Cockcroft-Gault formula) o\tFor patients not receiving therapeutic anticoagulation: INR or aPTT ≤ 2x ULN o\tUrine dipstick for proteinuria < 2+ (within 7 days prior to initiation of study treatment). Patients discovered to have ≥ 2+ proteinuria on dipstick urinalysis at baseline should undergo a 24-hour urine collection and must demonstrate <1 g of protein in 24 hours"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"-\tHistory of ACR within 3 months before starting Atezo-Beva treatment -\tBanff score for acute cellular rejection ≥ 3 on liver biopsy performed before the initiation of the treatment -\tPregnant or breastfeeding woman -\tPatient not affiliated to a beneficiary or entitled social security scheme or to the PUMA -\tPatient not having signed consent -\tHistory of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, organizing pneumonia, drug-induced pneumonitis, or idiopathic pneumonitis, or evidence of active pneumonitis on screening chest CT-scan -\tHistory of malignancy other than HCC within 5 years prior to screening, with the exception of malignancies with a negligible risk of metastasis or death -\tUntreated or incompletely treated esophageal and/or gastric varices with bleeding or high-risk for bleeding -\tA prior bleeding event due to esophageal and/or gastric varices within 6 months prior to initiation of study treatment. -\tInadequately controlled arterial hypertension -\tPrior history of hypertensive crisis or hypertensive encephalopathy -\tHistory of intestinal obstruction and/or clinical signs or symptoms of GI obstruction including sub-occlusive disease related to the underlying disease or requirement for routine parenteral hydration -\tSerious, non-healing or dehiscing wound, active ulcer, or untreated bone fracture Metastatic disease that involves major airways or blood vessels, or centrally located mediastinal tumor masses"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-\tprior arterial thromboembolic reactions including cerebrovascular accidents, transient ischaemic attacks and myocardial infarctions;"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-\tSignificant cardiovascular disease (such as New York Heart Association Class II or greater cardiac disease, myocardial infarction, or cerebrovascular accident) within 3 months prior to initiation of study treatment, unstable arrhythmia, or unstable angina"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-\tInadequately controlled arterial hypertension"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-\tHistory of leptomeningeal disease"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-\tActive tuberculosis"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-\tSevere infection within 4 weeks prior to initiation of study treatment, including, but not limited to, hospitalization for complications of infection, bacteremia, or severe pneumonia"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-\tPrior history of hypertensive crisis or hypertensive encephalopathy"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-\tHistory of intestinal obstruction and/or clinical signs or symptoms of GI obstruction including sub-occlusive disease related to the underlying disease or requirement for routine parenteral hydration"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-\tSerious, non-healing or dehiscing wound, active ulcer, or untreated bone fracture"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-\tMetastatic disease that involves major airways or blood vessels, or centrally located mediastinal tumor masses"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-\tPatient not having signed consent"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-\tBanff score for acute cellular rejection ≥ 3 on liver biopsy performed before the initiation of the treatment"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-\tPregnant or breastfeeding woman"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-\tPatient not affiliated to a beneficiary or entitled social security scheme or to the PUMA"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-\tHistory of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, organizing pneumonia, drug-induced pneumonitis, or idiopathic pneumonitis, or evidence of active pneumonitis on screening chest CT-scan"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-\tHistory of malignancy other than HCC within 5 years prior to screening, with the exception of malignancies with a negligible risk of metastasis or death"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-\tUntreated or incompletely treated esophageal and/or gastric varices with bleeding or high-risk for bleeding"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-\tA prior bleeding event due to esophageal and/or gastric varices within 6 months prior to initiation of study treatment"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-\tInadequately controlled arterial hypertension (defined as systolic blood pressure (BP) ≥ 160 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure > 100 mmHg), based on an average of ≥ 3 BP readings on ≥ 2 sessions Anti-hypertensive therapy to achieve these parameters is allowable."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-\thypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients of the SmPC of bevacizumab and the SmPC of atezolizumab"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-\thypersensitivity to Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cell products or other recombinant human or humanised antibodies"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Rate of ACR (defined by a Histological Banff score ≥ 5) at 6 months (confirmed by a second external expert center (Pr Calderaro, Mondor hospital).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"ACR defined by a Histological Banff score ≥ 5; assessed at 6 months and confirmation by a second external expert center (Pr Calderaro, Mondor hospital)."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Rate of ACR (defined by a Histological Banff score ≥ 5) at 24 months and at the end of Atezo-Beva treatment (confirmed by a second external expert center (Pr Calderaro, Mondor hospital).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"ACR defined by Histological Banff score ≥ 5; assessed at 24 months and at end of treatment; confirmation by a second external expert center."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- The PFS defined as the time from inclusion to disease progression according to RECIST 1.1 on imaging (CT-scan) performed every 3 months or death from any cause, whichever occurred first.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Progression-Free Survival measured from inclusion to progression per RECIST 1.1 on CT scanning every 3 months or death."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- The OS defined by the time from inclusion to death from any cause.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Overall Survival measured as time from inclusion to death from any cause."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- The ORR at 12 months is defined as the percentage of patients with a confirmed complete or partial response according to RECIST 1.1 criteria on imaging (CT-scan) performed every 3 months.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Objective Response Rate at 12 months per RECIST 1.1 on CT every 3 months (confirmed complete or partial responses)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-The Duration of response is defined by the time from first documentation of complete or partial response to disease progression or death according to RECIST 1.1 criteria on imaging (CT-scan) performed every 3 months.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Duration of Response measured from first documented complete/partial response to progression or death, per RECIST 1.1 on CT every 3 months."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- The time to deterioration of quality of life is defined as the time from inclusion to the first deterioration of quality of life as reported by the patient, with deterioration defined as a decrease from baseline of 10 points or more on the EORTC QLQ–C30 maintained for two consecutive assessments or a decrease of 10 points or more in one assessment followed by death from any cause within 3 weeks. Each quality of life evaluation will be reported by the patient using EORTC QLQ-C30 score fill formed","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time to deterioration defined as first deterioration ≥10 points on EORTC QLQ–C30 maintained for two consecutive assessments or a single ≥10-point decrease followed by death within 3 weeks; patient-reported using EORTC QLQ-C30."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Safety and adverse event will be assessed on the basis of the nature, frequency and severity of adverse events according to NCI Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events, version 4.0. The management of side effects usually observed under immunotherapy will be managed according to the American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guidelines (33).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Safety assessed by nature, frequency and severity of AEs per NCI CTCAE v4.0; management per ASCO guidelines."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- DSA will be assessed before the first injection and at D21, M3, M6, M12, M18, M24, and correlated to ACR, the PFS and OS will be evaluated. Dosage of DSA will be centralized in Pr Taupin’s lab (Hôpital Saint Louis, Paris).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Donor-specific antibodies measured at specified timepoints (pre-dose, D21, M3, M6, M12, M18, M24); correlated with ACR, PFS and OS; assays centralized at specified lab."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
64
Recruitment Window Months
48
Consent Approach
Written informed consent required from adult participants; 'Patient not having signed consent' is listed as an exclusion. Subject information and informed consent forms are listed (L1_SIS-ICF-majeur, L1_SIS-ICF-consentement genetique). Minors are excluded, so no assent procedures described. No languages specified in the CTIS record.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
11
Total Number Of Participants
64

France

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
09-11-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
12-11-2025
Processing Time Days
368
Number Of Sites
11
Number Of Participants
64

Sites

Site Name
Les Hopitaux Universitaires De Strasbourg
Department Name
Hepato-gastroenterologie
Contact Person Name
BESCH Camille
Site Name
Hopital Beaujon
Department Name
Hepato-gastroenterologie
Contact Person Name
BOUATTOUR Mohamed
Contact Person Email
mohamed.bouattour@aphp.fr
Site Name
Hopital Paul Brousse
Department Name
Hepato-gastroenterologie
Contact Person Name
ROSMORDUC Olivier
Contact Person Email
olivier.rosmorduc@aphp.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Lille
Department Name
Maladies de l’appareil digestif et de la Nutrition
Contact Person Name
NINGARHARI Massih
Contact Person Email
massih.ningarhari@chu-lille.fr
Site Name
Hopitaux Universitaires Pitie Salpetriere
Department Name
Hepato-gastroenterologie
Contact Person Name
ALLAIRE Manon
Contact Person Email
manon.allaire@aphp.fr
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Department Name
Hepato-gastroenterologie
Contact Person Name
AMADDEO Giuliana
Contact Person Email
giuliana.amaddeo@aphp.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Montpellier
Department Name
Hepato-gastroenterologie
Contact Person Name
FAURE Stephanie
Contact Person Email
s-faure@chu-montpellier.fr
Site Name
Les Hopitaux Universitaires De Strasbourg
Department Name
Service d’Hépato-gastroentérologie
Contact Person Name
SAVIANO Antonio
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Rennes
Department Name
Hepato-gastroenterologie
Contact Person Name
UGUEN THOMAS
Contact Person Email
thomas.uguen@chu-rennes.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Regional Universitaire De Tours
Department Name
Chirurgie digestive, oncologique, endocrinienne, et Transplantation hépatique
Contact Person Name
SALAME Ephrem
Contact Person Email
e.salame@chu-tours.fr
Site Name
Hopital De La Croix-Rousse
Department Name
Hepato-gastroenterologie
Contact Person Name
Antonini Teresa
Contact Person Email
teresa.antonini@chu-lyon.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
BEVACIZUMAB
Active Substance
BEVACIZUMAB
Modality
Monoclonal antibody
Routes Of Administration
IV INFUSION
Route
IV INFUSION
Maximum Dose
15 mg/kg
Investigational Product Name
ATEZOLIZUMAB
Active Substance
ATEZOLIZUMAB
Modality
Monoclonal antibody
Routes Of Administration
IV INFUSION
Route
IV INFUSION
Maximum Dose
1200 mg
Combination Treatment
Yes

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