Clinical trial • Phase II/III • Oncology

CEMIPLIMAB for Non-small cell lung cancer

Phase II/III trial of CEMIPLIMAB for Non-small cell lung cancer.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Oncology
Trial Disease
Non-small cell lung cancer
Trial Stage
Phase II/III
Drug Modality
Monoclonal antibody

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
14-06-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
07-10-2024

Trial design

Randomised, placebo comparator arm (placebo) versus cemiplimab (cemiplimab 350 mg intravenous infusion; continuation up to 12 months stated in objectives).-controlled Phase II/III trial across 18 sites in France, Italy, Spain and others.

Randomised
Yes
Comparator
Placebo comparator arm (Placebo) versus CEMIPLIMAB (Cemiplimab 350 mg intravenous infusion; continuation up to 12 months stated in objectives).
Target Sample Size
142
Trial Duration For Participant
365

Eligibility

Recruits 142 Vulnerable population selected. Participants must be capable of giving signed informed consent ("Capable of giving signed informed consent which includes compliance with the requirements and restrictions listed in the informed consent form (ICF) and in this protocol"). Age at registration is ≥18 years. Subject information and ICF documents are provided (available in French and Dutch). No procedures for assent or guardian consent for minors are specified..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Registration phase: Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must have a negative serum or highly sensitive urine pregnancy test within 7 days prior to the first dose of treatment.
Vulnerable Population
Vulnerable population selected. Participants must be capable of giving signed informed consent ("Capable of giving signed informed consent which includes compliance with the requirements and restrictions listed in the informed consent form (ICF) and in this protocol"). Age at registration is ≥18 years. Subject information and ICF documents are provided (available in French and Dutch). No procedures for assent or guardian consent for minors are specified.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Registration phase: Histologic or cytologic confirmation of NSCLC. If small-cell elements present, participant will be ineligible."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Registration phase: Patients of childbearing / reproductive potential should agree to use adequate birth control measures, as defined by the protocol, during the study treatment period and for: • At least 6 months after the last dose of pemetrexed-if pemetrexed was administered. • At least 6 months after the last dose of cemiplimab/placebo."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Registration phase: Women who are breast feeding should discontinue nursing prior to the first dose of study treatment and until: • At least 6 months after the last dose of pemetrexed, if pemetrexed was administered. • At least 6 months after the last dose of cemiplimab/placebo."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Registration phase: Capable of giving signed informed consent which includes compliance with the requirements and restrictions listed in the informed consent form (ICF) and in this protocol."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- At randomization: Stable disease, partial or complete response according to RECIST v.1.1 after 4 cycles of induction treatment and radical treatment of all residual disease (if applicable). Patients with progressive disease will be excluded."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- At randomization: Anticipated life expectancy >12 weeks"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- At randomization: Hepatic function: • Serum total bilirubin ≤1.5x ULN (or ≤3x ULN, if liver metastases or in patients with history of Gilbert syndrome) • AST and/or ALT ≤3x ULN (or ≤5x ULN, if liver metastases)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- At randomization: Renal function: GFR based on MDRD equation ≥30 mL/min"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- At randomization: Bone marrow function: • Haemoglobin ≥9.0 g/dL • ANC ≥1.5 x 10^9/L • Platelet count ≥100 x 10^9/L"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- At randomization: WOCBP must have a negative serum or highly negative urine pregnancy test within 7 days prior to the first dose of consolidation treatment."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Registration phase: Synchronous oligometastatic disease at diagnosis – and still oligometastatic at registration into the study - defined as maximum 5 metastases, in maximum 3 organs. Hilar, mediastinal and/or supraclavicular lymph nodes are not considered as metastases."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Registration phase: Measurable disease according to RECIST 1.1."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Registration phase: Age at registration ≥18 years"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Registration phase: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (ECOG PS)/ World Health Organization (WHO) 0-1."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Registration phase: Hepatic function: • Serum total bilirubin ≤1.5x upper limit of normal (ULN), or ≤3x ULN, if liver metastases or in patients with history of Gilbert syndrome • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and/or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤3x ULN (or ≤5x ULN, if liver metastases)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Registration phase: Renal function: Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) based on the modification of diet in renal disease (MDRD) equation ≥30 mL/min"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Registration phase: Bone marrow function: • Haemoglobin ≥9.0 g/dL • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1.5 x 10^9/L • Platelet count ≥100 x 10^9/L"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Registration phase: Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must have a negative serum or highly sensitive urine pregnancy test within 7 days prior to the first dose of treatment."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Registration phase: Presence of malignant pleural, pericardial and/or peritoneal effusion."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Registration phase: History of any solid or haematological malignancy in the past 3 years before registration. Exceptions include patients who underwent successful definitive treatment of basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, or any in-situ carcinoma(s)."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Registration phase: Any uncontrolled, intercurrent illness or clinical situation that would, in the judgment of investigator, limit compliance with study requirements."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Registration phase: Any uncontrolled active infection, defined as an infection ≥ grade 3 according to CTCAE version 5.0."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Registration phase: Any autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years (defined as any use of disease modifying agents, corticosteroids or immunosuppressive drugs). Replacement therapy (e.g., thyroxine for hypothyroidism or insulin for type I diabetes) is not considered a form of systemic treatment. The following treatments are allowed: • Intranasal, inhaled and topical steroids as well as local steroid injections (e.g., intra articular injection). • Systemic corticosteroids at physiologic doses not to exceed 10 mg/day of prednisone or its equivalent. • Systemic corticosteroid replacement therapy for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency. • Steroids as premedication for hypersensitivity reactions (e.g., CT scan premedication)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Registration phase: Receipt of live vaccines (including attenuated) within 30 days of first study treatment."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Registration phase: Participation in any other clinical study involving an investigational drug or device within 4 weeks before registration."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Registration phase: History of documented allergic reaction or acute hypersensitivity reaction attributed to antibody treatments."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Registration phase: Sensitivity to any of the study interventions, or components thereof, or other allergy that, in the opinion of the investigator, contraindicates participation in the study."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Registration phase: Any psychological, familial, sociological or geographical condition potentially hampering compliance with the study protocol, understanding and completion of questionnaires and followup schedule; those conditions should be assessed and discussed with the patient before the enrolment in the trial"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- At randomization: Use of immunosuppressive corticosteroid doses (>10 mg prednisone daily or equivalent) within 2 weeks prior to the first dose of cemiplimab/placebo. Patients who require brief courses of steroids (e.g., as prophylaxis for imaging studies due to hypersensitivity to contrast agents) can be included."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Registration phase: Known active hepatitis B or C, defined as a positive HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) result or positive HCV RNA."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Registration phase: Known active HIV infection, defined as >200 copies of HIV per ml of blood."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Registration phase: History of interstitial lung disease (e.g., idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, organizing pneumonia) or history of non-infectious pneumonitis that required systemic glucocorticoids to assist with management. A history of radiation pneumonitis in the radiation field is permitted as long as pneumonitis resolved ≥12 months prior to registration."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Registration phase: Immunosuppressive corticosteroid doses (>10 mg prednisone daily or equivalent) within 2 weeks prior to the first dose of cemiplimab. Patients who require brief courses of steroids (e.g., as prophylaxis for imaging studies due to hypersensitivity to contrast agents) can be included."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Registration phase: Presence of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Registration phase: Tumour known to be positive for EGFR exon 19 or 21 mutations, ALK translocations or ROS1 fusions."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Registration phase: Prior pneumonectomy, radiotherapy (including mediastinal radiotherapy), chemotherapy, immune-check inhibitors or targeted therapy for lung cancer within the last 3 years before registration."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Registration phase: Previously treated brain metastases that are radiologically non-stable."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Progression Free Survival according to RECIST 1.1","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured as progression-free survival according to RECIST v1.1"}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Overall survival","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured as overall survival (OS)"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Time to disease progression","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured as time to disease progression"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Time to development of new metastatic lesions","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured as time to development of new metastatic lesions"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Time to progression in oligometastatic lesions initially present at registration","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured as time to progression in initially present oligometastatic lesions"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- AEs according to NCI-CTCAE v5.0 and SAEs","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Adverse events graded according to NCI-CTCAE v5.0; SAEs recorded per standard definitions"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Patient-reported symptoms and treatment side-effects as measured by the EORTC QLQ-C30 and IL316 questionnaires.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Patient-reported outcomes collected using EORTC QLQ-C30 and IL316 questionnaires"}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
142
Recruitment Window Months
119
Consent Approach
Informed consent must be signed by the participant ('Capable of giving signed informed consent...'). Age at registration ≥18 years. Subject information and informed consent form (L1_SIS and ICF) documents are provided for publication; ICFs available in French and Dutch (L1_SIS and ICF_FR, L1_SIS and ICF_NL). No assent or guardian consent procedures for minors are specified.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
18
Total Number Of Participants
142

France

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
20-09-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
08-10-2024
Processing Time Days
18
Number Of Sites
3
Number Of Participants
26

Sites

Site Name
Institut Paoli Calmettes
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Philippe Rochigneux
Principal Investigator Email
rochigneuxp@ipc.unicancer.fr
Contact Person Name
Philippe Rochigneux
Contact Person Email
rochigneuxp@ipc.unicancer.fr
Site Name
GIE Groupe hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph/Vinci
Department Name
Pneumology
Principal Investigator Name
Charles Naltet
Principal Investigator Email
cnaltet@ghpsj.fr
Contact Person Name
Charles Naltet
Contact Person Email
cnaltet@ghpsj.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier De La Cote Basque
Department Name
Oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Sophie Schneider
Principal Investigator Email
sschneider@ch-cotebasque.fr
Contact Person Name
Sophie Schneider
Contact Person Email
sschneider@ch-cotebasque.fr

Italy

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
04-09-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
11-10-2024
Processing Time Days
37
Number Of Sites
6
Number Of Participants
32

Sites

Site Name
Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale
Department Name
Medical oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Francesco Cortiula
Principal Investigator Email
francesco.cortiula@asufc.sanita.fvg.it
Contact Person Name
Francesco Cortiula
Site Name
Humanitas Mirasole S.p.A.
Department Name
Oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Sabrina Rossi
Principal Investigator Email
sabrina.rossi@cancercenter.humanitas.it
Contact Person Name
Sabrina Rossi
Site Name
Azienda Unita Sanitaria Locale Della Romagna
Department Name
Onco Hematology
Principal Investigator Name
Manolo D'Arcangelo
Principal Investigator Email
manolo.darcangelo@auslromagna.it
Contact Person Name
Manolo D'Arcangelo
Site Name
Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo
Department Name
Medical oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Francesco Agustoni
Principal Investigator Email
f.agustoni@smatteo.pv.it
Contact Person Name
Francesco Agustoni
Contact Person Email
f.agustoni@smatteo.pv.it
Site Name
Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Ovest Milanese
Department Name
Medical oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Andrea Luciani
Principal Investigator Email
andrea.luciani@asst-ovestmi.it
Contact Person Name
Andrea Luciani
Contact Person Email
andrea.luciani@asst-ovestmi.it
Site Name
Ospedale Mater Salutis Di Legnago
Department Name
Oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Jacopo Giuliani
Principal Investigator Email
jacopo.giuliani@aulss9.veneto.it
Contact Person Name
Jacopo Giuliani

Spain

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
05-09-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
08-10-2024
Processing Time Days
33
Number Of Sites
5
Number Of Participants
65

Sites

Site Name
Micancer Center S.L.P.
Department Name
Medical oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Carlos Cabrera Galvez
Principal Investigator Email
ccabrera@uomi.es
Contact Person Name
Carlos Cabrera Galvez
Contact Person Email
ccabrera@uomi.es
Site Name
Hospital Quironsalud Sagrado Corazon
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Juan Carlos Quero Guillen
Principal Investigator Email
jcquerog@seom.org
Contact Person Name
Juan Carlos Quero Guillen
Contact Person Email
jcquerog@seom.org
Site Name
Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor
Department Name
Medical oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Jacobo Rogado Revuelta
Principal Investigator Email
jacobo.rogado@gmail.com
Contact Person Name
Jacobo Rogado Revuelta
Contact Person Email
jacobo.rogado@gmail.com
Site Name
Hospital De La Santa Creu I Sant Pau
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Margarita Majem Tarruella
Principal Investigator Email
MMajem@santpau.cat
Contact Person Name
Margarita Majem Tarruella
Contact Person Email
MMajem@santpau.cat
Site Name
University Hospital Virgen Del Rocio S.L.
Department Name
Oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Reyes Bernabe Caro
Principal Investigator Email
reyesbernab@gmail.com
Contact Person Name
Reyes Bernabe Caro
Contact Person Email
reyesbernab@gmail.com

Netherlands

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
20-09-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
07-10-2024
Processing Time Days
17
Number Of Sites
1
Number Of Participants
3

Sites

Site Name
Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht
Department Name
Dept Pulmonary Disease
Principal Investigator Name
Lizza Hendriks
Principal Investigator Email
lizza.hendriks@mumc.nl
Contact Person Name
Lizza Hendriks
Contact Person Email
lizza.hendriks@mumc.nl

Belgium

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
28-08-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
08-01-2025
Processing Time Days
133
Number Of Sites
3
Number Of Participants
16

Sites

Site Name
Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc
Department Name
Pulmonology
Principal Investigator Name
Frank Aboubakar Nana
Principal Investigator Email
frank.aboubakar@saintluc.uclouvain.be
Contact Person Name
Frank Aboubakar Nana
Site Name
CHU Helora
Department Name
Oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Guillaume Grisay
Principal Investigator Email
guillaume.grisay@helora.be
Contact Person Name
Guillaume Grisay
Contact Person Email
guillaume.grisay@helora.be
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dinant Godinne Sainte-Elisabeth-UCL-Namur
Department Name
Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Division
Principal Investigator Name
Sebahat Ocak
Principal Investigator Email
sebahat.ocak@uclouvain.be
Contact Person Name
Sebahat Ocak
Contact Person Email
sebahat.ocak@uclouvain.be

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
European Organisation For Research And Treatment Of Cancer
Organisation Type
Patient organisation/association
Country Of Registered Address
Belgium

Third parties

  • {"country":"Spain","full_name":"Lodilat Logistica S.L.","duties_or_roles":"IMP Labelling, release and distribution to sites","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Luxembourg","full_name":"Luxembourg Institute Of Health","duties_or_roles":"Sample storage","organisation_type":"Laboratory/Research/Testing facility"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
CEMIPLIMAB
Active Substance
CEMIPLIMAB
Modality
Monoclonal antibody
Routes Of Administration
Intravenous infusion
Route
Intravenous infusion
Starting Dose
350 mg
Dose Levels
350 mg
Maximum Dose
5950 mg (total)
Investigational Product Name
Placebo
Modality
Other

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