Clinical trial • Phase II • Oncology

Celecoxib for Colon adenocarcinoma

Phase II trial of Celecoxib for Colon adenocarcinoma. Randomised. 353 participants.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Oncology
Trial Disease
Colon adenocarcinoma
Trial Stage
Phase II
Drug Modality
Small molecule | Monoclonal antibody

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
14-10-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
12-11-2024

Trial design

Randomised Phase II trial in Netherlands.

Randomised
Yes
Biomarker Stratified
True - MMR status (dMMR vs pMMR)
Target Sample Size
353

Eligibility

Recruits 353 No vulnerable populations selected. Only adults (patients at least 18 years of age) are eligible. Signed written informed consent is required. Subject information and informed consent forms are documented (e.g., L1L2 PIF MSI, L1L2 PIF MSS); no assent procedures for minors are indicated..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Current pregnancy or breastfeeding
Vulnerable Population
No vulnerable populations selected. Only adults (patients at least 18 years of age) are eligible. Signed written informed consent is required. Subject information and informed consent forms are documented (e.g., L1L2 PIF MSI, L1L2 PIF MSS); no assent procedures for minors are indicated.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"-Signed written informed consent"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test (minimum sensitivity 25 IU/L or equivalent units of HCG) within 7 days prior to the start of nivolumab"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Men who are sexually active with WOCBP must use any contraceptive method with a failure rate of less than 1% per year. Men receiving nivolumab and who are sexually active with WOCBP will be instructed to adhere to contraception for a period of 31 weeks after the last dose of investigational product. Women who are not of childbearing potential (i.e., who are postmenopausal or surgically sterile as well as azoospermic men do not require contraception"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-CT-scan must be performed within 28 days prior to registration"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Patients at least 18 years of age"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Non-metastatic adenocarcinoma of the colon (and rectosigmoid considered as nonrectal and not undergoing neoadjuvant treatment)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-dMMR cohorts 3+6: >cT3 and/or N+"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Colonoscopy must be performed after informed consent to obtain study-specific biopsies. If biopsies are not possible, patients cannot be included in the study"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-WHO performance status of 0 or 1"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Screening laboratory tests must meet the following criteria and should be obtained within 7 days prior to randomization/registration: WBC > 2.0 x 10^9/L, ANC > 1.5x10^9/L, platelets > 100 x 10^9/L, Hemoglobin > 5.0mmol/L. Transfusion is allowed to obtain an adequate hemoglobin level. Liver function tests: total bilirubin < 1.5 upper limit of normal (ULN) (except for subjects with Gilbert syndrome, who can have total bilirubin <3.0 mg/dL); alkaline phosphatase <2.5 ULN; transaminases (ASAT/ALAT) <3 x ULN; LDH < 2 x ULN"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Creatinine clearance (Cockcroft-Gault) of >40 ml/min"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP)* must use appropriate method(s) of contraception. WOCBP should use an adequate method to avoid pregnancy for 23 weeks (30 days plus the time required for nivolumab to undergo five half-lives) after the last dose of investigational drug"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"-Signs of distant metastases on CT-scan and physical examination"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Current pregnancy or breastfeeding"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Clinical obstruction"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Clinical symptoms or radiological suspicion of perforation"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Previous treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors targeting including but not limited to CTLA-4, PD-1 or PD-L1"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Previous treatment with chemotherapy"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Radiotherapy prior to or planned post-surgery radiotherapy for disease under study"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Active malignancies other than disease under study within 3 years prior to inclusion, except for malignancies with a negligible recurrence rate (e.g. <10% in 5 years)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-History of allergy to study drug components"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-History of severe hypersensitivity reaction to any monoclonal antibody"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Intercurrent illnesses, including but not limited to infections, unstable angina pectoris"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Underlying medical conditions that, in the Investigator’s opinion, will make the administration of the study drug hazardous or obscure the interpretation of toxicity determination of adverse events"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Positive test for hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) or hepatitis C virus ribonucleic acid (HCV antibody) indicating acute or chronic infection"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Active autoimmune disease or a documented history of autoimmune disease, or other medical conditions requiring systemic steroid or immunosuppressive medications, except for subjects with vitiligo, diabetes mellitus type 1, residual hypothyroidism due to autoimmune condition only requiring hormone replacement, psoriasis or resolved childhood asthma/atopy not requiring systemic treatment"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Conditions requiring systemic treatment with either corticosteroids (> 10 mg daily prednisone equivalents) or other immunosuppressive medications within 14 days of study drug administration. Inhaled or topical steroids and adrenal replacement doses > 10 mg daily prednisone equivalents are permitted in the absence of active autoimmune disease"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Live vaccines in the 4 weeks prior to inclusion"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-History of uncontrolled medical or psychiatric illness"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Psychological, familial, sociological or geographical condition potentially hampering compliance with the study protocol and follow-up schedule"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"-Efficacy as measured by major pathologic response rate (≤10% residual viable tumor (RVT))","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Major pathologic response defined as ≤10% residual viable tumor (RVT) assessed on surgical pathology"}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"-To assess the major pathological response rate (MPR, <10% viable tumor rest) and complete response rate and whether response correlates with DFS","definition_or_measurement_approach":"MPR defined as <10% viable tumor; correlation with disease-free survival (DFS) to be evaluated"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-To find biomarkers and evaluation strategies able to accurately assess complete and nearcomplete responses in order to pursue organ-sparing treatment (omission of surgery) in this patient population in future trials","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Exploratory biomarker discovery and validation using tissue and blood-based assays"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-To expand current exploratory translational analyses","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Expansion of translational analyses (e.g., RNA sequencing, immune profiling)"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-Analysis of immune cell infiltration and the difference with inflamed pMMR tumors pre- and post-treatment: why is there no pathological response in pMMR tumors showing immune activation? And are there any differences between complete and near-complete responders?","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Pre- and post-treatment biopsy analysis of immune cell infiltration and phenotype"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-Primary readout will be the effect of therapy on intratumoral T-cell infiltration, CD4, CD8 infiltration and immune checkpoints upregulation (including but not limited to PDL1 and LAG3 assessment for nivo/rela cohorts) in the time interval pre- and post-treatment in biopsies","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Quantitative and qualitative assessment of T-cell infiltration and immune checkpoint markers in paired biopsies"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-Immunogenic mutational load will be determined by tumor tissue DNA WES. Peripheral blood DNA WES will also be performed and used as a control for somatic mutation sorting (only genes relating to colon cancer and/or immune-related genes, deemed informational for this study, will be assessed)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Tumor and peripheral blood whole exome sequencing (WES) to determine mutational load"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-Immune suppressive pathways, IFN-y induced gene expression and COX2 induced gene expression changes will be analyzed by use of RNA sequencing on pre- and post-therapy tissue","definition_or_measurement_approach":"RNA sequencing on paired tissue to analyse pathway and gene expression changes"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-Date of relapse, as determined by disease recurrence or disease-related death during follow-up after surgery. Follow-up will be performed according to local and/or national guidelines","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Relapse date determined by clinical/radiological recurrence or disease-related death; follow-up per local/national guidelines"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-Safety, evaluated by the incidence and severity of irAEs, SAEs and the frequency of delays of surgery >2 weeks from the intended date due to treatment related complications (if not a primary objective of the cohort)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Safety assessed by incidence/severity of immune-related AEs (irAEs), serious adverse events (SAEs), and surgery delay frequency"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-To evaluate health-related quality of life through patient reported outcome measures","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Patient-reported outcome instruments/questionnaires to assess health-related quality of life"}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
353
Recruitment Window Months
179
Consent Approach
Signed written informed consent is required from all participants (adults ≥18). Subject information and informed consent forms are documented (e.g., L1L2 PIF MSI version 7.1 and L1L2 PIF MSS version 2.1); specific pregnancy-related information sheets are available (e.g., PIF Zwangere proefpersoon). No assent procedures for minors are indicated.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
8
Total Number Of Participants
353

Netherlands

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
22-07-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
28-10-2025
Processing Time Days
463
Number Of Sites
8
Number Of Participants
353

Sites

Site Name
Spaarne Gasthuis Stichting
Department Name
Surgery
Contact Person Name
Steven Oosterling
Site Name
Flevoziekenhuis Stichting
Department Name
Surgery
Contact Person Name
Jimme Wiggers
Site Name
Haga Hospital
Department Name
Surgery
Contact Person Name
Tjeerd Aukema
Contact Person Email
t.aukema@hagaziekenhuis.nl
Site Name
Het Nederlands Kanker Instituut-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Ziekenhuis Stichting
Department Name
Gastroenterology
Contact Person Name
Myriam Chalabi
Contact Person Email
m.chalabi@nki.nl
Site Name
Stichting OLVG
Department Name
Gastroenterology
Contact Person Name
Anja van Lent
Contact Person Email
A.U.G.vanLent@olvg.nl
Site Name
Tergooiziekenhuizen
Department Name
Surgery
Contact Person Name
Eddy Hendriks
Contact Person Email
ehendriks@tergooi.nl
Site Name
Dijklander Ziekenhuis
Department Name
Surgery
Contact Person Name
Joris van den Broek
Contact Person Email
DOC@dijklander.nl
Site Name
Catharina Ziekenhuis Stichting
Department Name
Surgery
Contact Person Name
Pim Burger

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Het Nederlands Kanker Instituut-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Ziekenhuis Stichting
Organisation Type
Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
Country Of Registered Address
Netherlands

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
Celebrex 200 mg harde capsules
Active Substance
Celecoxib
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL
Route
Oral
Authorisation Status
prodAuthStatus: 2; marketingAuthNumber: RVG 25054
Maximum Dose
Max daily: 200 mg; Max total: 5600 mg
Investigational Product Name
anti-IL8 mAb
Active Substance
Anti-IL-8 human monoclonal antibody
Modality
Monoclonal antibody
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS
Route
Intravenous
Authorisation Status
prodAuthStatus: 1
Maximum Dose
Max daily: 2400 mg; Max total: 4800 mg
Investigational Product Name
OPDIVO 10 mg/mL concentrate for solution for infusion.
Active Substance
Nivolumab
Modality
Monoclonal antibody
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS
Route
Intravenous
Authorisation Status
prodAuthStatus: 2; marketingAuthNumber: EU/1/15/1014/004
Maximum Dose
Max daily: 480 mg; Max total: 1440 mg
Investigational Product Name
YERVOY 5 mg/ml concentrate for solution for infusion
Active Substance
Ipilimumab
Modality
Monoclonal antibody
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS
Route
Intravenous
Authorisation Status
prodAuthStatus: 2; marketingAuthNumber: EU/1/11/698/002
Maximum Dose
Max daily: 1 mg/kg
Investigational Product Name
RELATLIMAB
Active Substance
Relatlimab
Modality
Monoclonal antibody
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS
Route
Intravenous
Authorisation Status
prodAuthStatus: 2
Maximum Dose
Max daily: 160 mg; Max total: 480 mg
Combination Treatment
Yes

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