Clinical trial • Phase II • Oncology

cemiplimab for Non-small cell lung cancer stage III (unresectable)

Phase II trial of cemiplimab for Non-small cell lung cancer stage III (unresectable).

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Oncology
Trial Disease
Non-small cell lung cancer stage III (unresectable)
Trial Stage
Phase II
Drug Modality
Monoclonal antibody|Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
04-10-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
19-12-2024

Trial design

Randomised, open-label, control arm: sequential hypofractionated chemo-radiotherapy (no cemiplimab) — dose/schedule not specified in part i/ii documents. experimental arm: addition of cemiplimab to sequential hypofractionated chemo-radiotherapy (investigational product libtayo cemiplimab 350 mg concentrate for solution for infusion is listed in product information). Phase II trial across 32 sites in France.

Randomised
Yes
Open Label
Yes
Comparator
Control arm: Sequential hypofractionated chemo-radiotherapy (no cemiplimab) — dose/schedule not specified in Part I/II documents. Experimental arm: addition of cemiplimab to sequential hypofractionated chemo-radiotherapy (investigational product LIBTAYO cemiplimab 350 mg concentrate for solution for infusion is listed in product information).
Target Sample Size
152

Eligibility

Recruits 152 Protected adults (under guardianship or curatorship) are explicitly excluded. Patients must sign and date an IRB/IEC approved written informed consent form before any protocol-related procedures; consent is provided by the participant (age ≥ 18 years)..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Positive pregnancy test or breastfeeding woman.
Vulnerable Population
Protected adults (under guardianship or curatorship) are explicitly excluded. Patients must sign and date an IRB/IEC approved written informed consent form before any protocol-related procedures; consent is provided by the participant (age ≥ 18 years).

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"-Patients must have signed and dated an IRB/IEC approved written informed consent form in accordance with regulatory and institutional guidelines. This must be obtained before the performance of any protocol related procedures that are not part of normal subject care."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Measurable disease according to RECIST 1.1 per investigator assessment. The radiological assessment has to be done within the timelines indicated"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Respiratory function: FEV1 ≥ 40% of theoretical value, DLCO ≥ 40%."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Bone marrow function: absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5.109/L, platelets ≥ 100.109/L, hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dl."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Expression of PD-L1 as assessed locally by the investigator center."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Renal and hepatic function: estimated creatinine clearance ≥ 45 ml/min, bilirubin ≤1.5xULN, AST ALT ≤3xULN, Albumin ≥28g/dl."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Participant has national health insurance coverage."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Effective method of contraception during the treatment and during the 6 months following the last dose for patients of childbearing potential and for male subjects who are sexually active with a woman of childbearing potential."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Patients must be willing and able to comply with scheduled visits, treatment schedule, and laboratory testing."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Age ≥ 18 years."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Histologically or cytologically confirmed locally advanced NSCLC stage IIIA non resectable, IIIB or IIIC accordingly to 8th classification TNM, UICC 2015."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Unfit or elderly patients as defined below: ≥ 70 years ; PS 0 to 1 ; Charlson sccore : watever OR < 70 years ; PS 0 to 1 ; Charslon score ≥ 3 OR < 70 years ; PS 2 ; Charlson sccore : watever"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Patients eligible for treatment with sequential radio-chemotherapy validated by multidisciplinary committee."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"-Immunotherapy or chemotherapy contra-indicated."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Weight loss ≥15% of total body weight in the last 6 months."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-ECOG PS upper 2"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Active autoimmune pathology. History of autoimmune pathology including myasthenia, Guillain-Barre syndrome, lupus erythematosus, antiphospholipid syndrome, Wegener's granulomatosis, glomerulonephritis, inflammatory bowel disease, vasculitis, sarcoidosis, uveitis. Autoimmune thyroid pathologies under replacement therapy as well as type 1 diabetes under insulin are authorized."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-History of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, organized pneumopathy or signs of active interstitial pulmonary pathology on CT scan."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Any immunosuppressive therapy received within 28 days and corticosteroids > 10mg/day of prednisone or equivalent received within 7 days prior the start of chemotherapy excepted hydrocortisone replacement for adrenal insufficiency or pituitary disease not considered immunosuppressive therapy."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Chronic active infection including tuberculosis, HIV, hepatitis B (HBsAg positive) or C. Patients with a history of cured hepatitis B (anti HBc and absence of negative HBs antigen) are eligible. In case of hepatitis C (anti HCV Ac) patients are eligible if the HCV PCR is negative."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Severe infections (including covid-19 infection) within 4 weeks prior to initiation of study treatment, including but not limited to hospitalization for complications of infection, bacteraemia, or severe pneumonia."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-History of neoplastic disease (other than NSCLC) less than 3 years old or progressive (except basal cell carcinoma of the skin and carcinoma in situ of the cervix)."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-History of thoracic radiotherapy."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Live attenuated vaccine received within 28 days of starting chemotherapy"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Patients eligible for treatment with concomitant radio-chemotherapy validated by multidisciplinary committee."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-History of organ or bone marrow transplantation."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Major surgery within 4 weeks of starting treatment."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Patient already included in another therapeutic trial."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Positive pregnancy test or breastfeeding woman."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Protected adults (under guardianship or curatorship)."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Inability to undergo medical monitoring of the study (for geographical, social and/or physical reasons)."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Patients unable to understand the study."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Stage I or II NSCLC."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Previously received a treatment with anti-PD1/PDL1, anti-CTLA, or other antineoplastic immunotherapy or chemotherapy for NSCLC."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Histology other than primary non-small cell lung cancer."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Known activating EGFR mutation or ALK or ROS1 translocation."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Metastatic NSCLC including brain metastasis."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Patients not eligible for curative radiotherapy (tumor extension, predictable dose constraints that cannot be met)."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Severe uncontrolled comorbidities or severe intercurrent disease: acute coronary syndrome less than 3 months old, unstable angina, heart failure with LVEF ≤30%, uncontrolled hypertension, Child B or C cirrhosis, severe sepsis, myocarditis or any other active conditions that would contraindicate chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or radiotherapy in the opinion of the investigator."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"-Progression-free survival (PFS)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured as progression-free survival (PFS)."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"-Objective response (ORR) and disease control (DCR) rates according to RECIST 1.1 criteria.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Response rates assessed according to RECIST 1.1 criteria (as stated)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-PFS rate at 12 months, 18 months and 3 years by treatment arm.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"PFS rates at specified time points by treatment arm."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-OS curve and OS rate at 12 months, 18 months and 3 years by treatment arm.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Overall survival (OS) curve and OS rates at specified time points by treatment arm."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-Neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy : Grade 3-4 toxicity rates by treatment arm according to CTCAE v5.0 up to 90 days after the end of immunotherapy","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Grade 3-4 toxicity rates graded per CTCAE v5.0 up to 90 days after end of immunotherapy, by treatment arm."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-Percentage of discontinuation after two cycles of systemic therapy.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Proportion of participants discontinuing treatment after two cycles."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-Toxic death rate.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Rate of deaths attributed to toxicity."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-Variation of respiratory function tests before neoadjuvant therapy and after neoadjuvant therapy (just before radiation) and after, at 3, 6 and 12 months.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Serial respiratory function tests measured baseline, pre-radiation, and at 3, 6 and 12 months."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-Global and specific quality of life questionnaire QLQ-C30 QLQ-LC29.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Health-related quality of life assessed using QLQ-C30 and QLQ-LC29 questionnaires."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-Consolidation immunotherapy : Acute and late grade 3-4 toxicity rates by treatment arm according to CTCAE v5.0 up to 90 days after the end of immunotherapy.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Grade 3-4 toxicity rates for consolidation immunotherapy per CTCAE v5.0 up to 90 days after end of immunotherapy, by arm."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
152
Recruitment Window Months
84
Consent Approach
Written IRB/IEC-approved informed consent must be signed and dated by the participant prior to any protocol-related procedures. Participants are adults (Age ≥ 18). Consent documents available in French (documents labelled FR-FR).

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
32
Total Number Of Participants
152

France

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
27-11-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
13-05-2026
Processing Time Days
532
Number Of Sites
32
Number Of Participants
152

Sites

Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Creteil
Department Name
Service de pneumologie
Contact Person Name
Jean Bernard AULIAC
Contact Person Email
contact@ifct.fr
Site Name
CHU Nantes
Department Name
Service d'Oncologie Médicale
Contact Person Name
Judith RAIMBOURG
Contact Person Email
contact@ifct.fr
Site Name
Sainte Catherine Institut Du Cancer Avignon-Provence
Department Name
Service de pneumologie
Contact Person Name
Nicolas POUREL
Contact Person Email
contact@ifct.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Regional Et Universitaire De Brest
Department Name
Service d’Oncologie Radiothérapie
Contact Person Name
François LUCIA
Contact Person Email
contact@ifct.fr
Site Name
Groupe Hospitalier De La Region De Mulhouse Et Sud Alsace
Department Name
Service de pneumologie
Contact Person Name
Didier DEBIEUVRE
Contact Person Email
contact@ifct.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Rennes
Department Name
Service de pneumologie
Contact Person Name
Charles RICORDEL
Contact Person Email
contact@ifct.fr
Site Name
Centre Henri Becquerel
Department Name
Service de radiothérapie
Contact Person Name
Sébastien THUREAU
Contact Person Email
contact@ifct.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Regional Universitaire De Tours
Department Name
Service de pneumologie
Contact Person Name
Delphine CARMIER
Contact Person Email
contact@ifct.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Bordeaux
Department Name
Service de pneumologie
Contact Person Name
Camille CHAUTEMPS
Contact Person Email
contact@ifct.fr
Site Name
Georges-Pompidou European Hospital
Department Name
Service d'Onco-radiothérapie
Contact Person Name
Catherine DURDUX
Contact Person Email
contact@ifct.fr
Site Name
Centre Oscar Lambret
Department Name
Département Oncologie Générale
Contact Person Name
Florence LE TINIER
Contact Person Email
contact@ifct.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Le Mans
Department Name
Service de pneumologie
Contact Person Name
Olivier MOLINIER
Contact Person Email
contact@ifct.fr
Site Name
Clinique Victor Hugo
Department Name
Service de radiothérapie
Contact Person Name
Ossama DIDAS
Contact Person Email
contact@ifct.fr
Site Name
INSTITUT DE CANCEROLOGIE DE L’OUEST (ICO), SITE P PAPIN
Department Name
Service de pneumologie
Contact Person Name
Frédéric BIGOT
Contact Person Email
contact@ifct.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Toulouse
Department Name
Service de pneumologie
Contact Person Name
Julien MAZIERES
Contact Person Email
contact@ifct.fr
Site Name
Centr Georges Francois Leclerc
Department Name
Service de pneumologie
Contact Person Name
Etienne MARTIN
Contact Person Email
contact@ifct.fr
Site Name
Hopital Saint Louis
Department Name
Service de Cancérologie-Radiothérapie
Contact Person Name
Sophie GUILLERM
Contact Person Email
contact@ifct.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Rouen
Department Name
Clinique Pneumologique
Contact Person Name
Florian GUISIER
Contact Person Email
contact@ifct.fr
Site Name
Hospices Civils De Lyon
Department Name
Service de pneumologie
Contact Person Name
Sébastien COURAUD
Contact Person Email
contact@ifct.fr
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Department Name
Service de Pneumologie et Oncologie Thoracique
Contact Person Name
Etienne GIROUX LEPRIEUR
Contact Person Email
contact@ifct.fr
Site Name
Centre Regional Lutte Contre Le Cancer
Department Name
Service de radiothérapie
Contact Person Name
Delphine ANTONI
Contact Person Email
contact@ifct.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Regional D'Angers
Department Name
Service de pneumologie
Contact Person Name
Youssef OULKHOUIR
Contact Person Email
contact@ifct.fr
Site Name
Hopital Tenon
Department Name
Service de radiothérapie
Contact Person Name
Eleonor RIVIN DEL CAMPO
Contact Person Email
contact@ifct.fr
Site Name
Institut Universitaire contre le Cancer
Department Name
Département de radiothérapie
Contact Person Name
Jonathan KHALIFA
Contact Person Email
contact@ifct.fr
Site Name
Centre Francois Baclesse
Department Name
Service de pneumologie
Contact Person Name
Hubert CURCIO
Contact Person Email
contact@ifct.fr
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Department Name
Service de pneumologie
Contact Person Name
Valérie GOUNANT
Contact Person Email
contact@ifct.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Caen Normandie
Department Name
Service de pneumologie
Contact Person Name
Jeannick MADELAINE
Contact Person Email
contact@ifct.fr
Site Name
Georges-Pompidou European Hospital
Department Name
Service d'Onco-radiothérapie
Contact Person Name
Philippe GIRAUD
Contact Person Email
contact@ifct.fr
Site Name
Institut De Cancerologie De Lorraine
Department Name
Service d'Oncologie Médicale
Contact Person Name
Jean-Christophe FAIVRE
Contact Person Email
contact@ifct.fr
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Department Name
Service de pneumologie
Contact Person Name
Marie WISLEZ
Contact Person Email
contact@ifct.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Regional De Marseille
Department Name
Service d'Oncologie Multidisciplinaire & Innovations Thérapeutiques
Contact Person Name
Laurent GREILLIER
Contact Person Email
contact@ifct.fr
Site Name
Centre De Lutte Contre Le Cancer Eugene Marquis
Department Name
Département de radiothérapie
Contact Person Name
Loïg DUVERGE
Contact Person Email
contact@ifct.fr

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Intergroupe Francophone De Cancerologie Thoracique
Organisation Type
Patient organisation/association
Country Of Registered Address
France

Contract research organisations

Name
EvidentIQ Germany GmbH
Responsibilities
sponsorDuties codes 3,7; contact: info@evidentiq.com

Third parties

  • {"country":"Germany","full_name":"EvidentIQ Germany GmbH","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes 3,7 (contact: info@evidentiq.com)","organisation_type":"Industry"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
LIBTAYO 350 mg concentrate for solution for infusion.
Active Substance
cemiplimab
Modality
Monoclonal antibody
Routes Of Administration
Intravenous infusion (concentrate for solution for infusion)
Route
Intravenous infusion
Authorisation Status
Marketing authorisation EU/1/19/1376/001 (product record present)
Starting Dose
350 mg
Maximum Dose
1400 mg
Investigational Product Name
PACLITAXEL
Active Substance
paclitaxel
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
Intravenous infusion
Route
Intravenous infusion
Authorisation Status
No marketing authorisation number provided in product record
Maximum Dose
1440 mg/m2
Investigational Product Name
CARBOPLATIN
Active Substance
carboplatin
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
Intravenious infusion
Route
Intravenious infusion
Authorisation Status
No marketing authorisation number provided in product record
Maximum Dose
2400 mg
Combination Treatment
Yes

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