Clinical trial • Phase IV • Oncology

CETUXIMAB for Metastatic colorectal cancer

Phase IV trial of CETUXIMAB for Metastatic colorectal cancer.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Oncology
Trial Disease
Metastatic colorectal cancer
Trial Stage
Phase IV
Drug Modality
Monoclonal antibody

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
05-11-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
08-01-2025

Trial design

Randomised, cetuximab alone (control) versus avelumab + cetuximab (experimental). doses and schedules not specified in the provided record. Phase IV trial in Italy.

Randomised
Yes
Comparator
Cetuximab alone (control) versus Avelumab + Cetuximab (experimental). Doses and schedules not specified in the provided record.
Target Sample Size
173

Eligibility

Recruits 173 No vulnerable populations selected (isVulnerablePopulationSelected=false). Informed consent: "Signed written informed consent before any trial-related procedure is undertaken that is not part of the standard patient management" is required from participants. Legal incapacity or limited legal capacity is listed as an exclusion criterion..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Pregnancy.
Vulnerable Population
No vulnerable populations selected (isVulnerablePopulationSelected=false). Informed consent: "Signed written informed consent before any trial-related procedure is undertaken that is not part of the standard patient management" is required from participants. Legal incapacity or limited legal capacity is listed as an exclusion criterion.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Signed written informed consent before any trial-related procedure is undertaken that is not part of the standard patient management\n- ECOG PS of 0 to 1 at trial entry.\n- Estimated life expectancy of more than 12 weeks.\n- Adequate hematological function defined by white blood cell (WBC) count ≥ 2.5 × 109 /L with absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 × 109 /L, lymphocyte count ≥ 0.5 × 109 /L, platelet count ≥ 100 × 109 /L, and hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL (may have been transfused).\n- Adequate hepatic function defined by a total bilirubin level ≤ 1.5 × the upper limit of normal (ULN) range and AST and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels ≤ 2.5 × ULN for all subjects or AST and ALT levels ≤ 5 x ULN (for subjects with documented metastatic disease to the liver).\n- Adequate renal function defined by an estimated creatinine clearance > 30 mL/min according to the Cockcroft-Gault formula (or local institutional standard method).\n- Effective contraception for both male and female subjects throughout the study and for at least 2 months after last study treatment administration if the risk of conception exists (Note: The effects of the trial drug on the developing human fetus are unknown; thus, women of childbearing potential and men must agree to use effective contraception, defined as 2 barrier methods, or 1 barrier method with a spermicide, an intrauterine device, or use of oral female contraceptive. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while she or her partner is participating in this trial, the treating physician should be informed immediately).\n- Male or female subjects aged ≥ 18 years.\n- Histologically proven diagnosis of colorectal adenocarcinoma.\n- Diagnosis of metastatic disease.\n- RAS (NRAS and KRAS exon 2,3 and 4) and BRAF wild-type in liquid biopsy at initial diagnosis (according to NGS, Foundation/Roche).\n- Efficacy of a first line therapy containing anti-EGFR drug with a major response achieved (i.e. complete or partial response according to RECIST criteria v1.1).\n- Received a second line therapy.\n- More than 4 months since the last dose of anti-EGFR drug administered in first line treatment before randomization.\n- Measurable disease according to RECIST criteria v1.1."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Any contraindication to cetuximab and/or avelumab\n- Active autoimmune disease that might deteriorate when receiving an immunostimulatory agent: - Subjects with diabetes type I, vitiligo, psoriasis, hypo- or hyperthyroid disease not requiring immunosuppressive treatment are eligible. - Subjects requiring hormone replacement with corticosteroids are eligible if steroids are administered only for the purpose of hormonal replacement and at doses ≤ 10 mg or equivalent prednisone per day. - Administration of steroids through a route known to result in a minimal systemic exposure (topical, intranasal, intro-ocular, or inhalation) are acceptable. - Active infection requiring systemic therapy.\n- . Previous or ongoing administration of systemic steroids for the management of an acute allergic phenomenon is acceptable as long as it is anticipated that the administration of steroids will be completed in 14 days, or that the daily dose after 14 days will be ≤ 10 mg per day of equivalent prednisone.\n- Known severe hypersensitivity to investigational product or any component in its formulations, including known severe hypersensitivity reactions to monoclonal antibodies (NCI CTCAE v 5 Grade ≥ 3), any history of anaphylaxis, or uncontrolled asthma (that is, 3 or more features of partially controlled asthma).\n- History of hypersensitivity to Polysorbate 80 that led to unacceptable toxicity requiring treatment cessation\n- Persisting toxicity related to prior therapy of Grade > 1 NCI- CTCAE v 5.0.\n- Known alcohol or drug abuse.\n- . Clinically significant (that is active) cardiovascular disease: cerebral vascular accident/stroke (<6 months prior to enrollment), myocardial infarction (<6 months prior to enrollment), unstable angina, congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association Classification Class ≥ II), or serious uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia requiring medication.\n- History of keratitis, ulcerative keratitis or severe dry eye. Since contact lent use is also a risk factor for keratitis and ulceration, it is not recommended\n- Other severe acute or chronic medical conditions including immune colitis, inflammatory bowel disease, immune pneumonitis, pulmonary fibrosis or psychiatric conditions including recent (within the past year) or active suicidal ideation or behavior; or laboratory abnormalities that may increase the risk associated with study participation or study treatment administration or may interfere with the interpretation of study results and, in the judgment of the investigator, would make the patient inappropriate for entry into this study.\n- Vaccination within 4 weeks of the first dose of avelumab and cetuximab and while on treatment is prohibited except for administration of inactivated vaccine (i.e. inactivated influenza vaccine).\n- Past or current history of malignancies other than colorectal carcinoma, except for curatively treated basal and squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or in situ carcinoma of the cervix.\n- Legal incapacity or limited legal capacity.\n- Pregnancy.\n- Breastfeeding.\n- Participation in a clinical study or experimental drug treatment within 30 days before enrollment\n- Subjects receiving immunosuppressive agents (such as steroids) for any reason, should be tapered off these drugs before initiation of the trial treatment, with the exception of: - Subjects with adrenal insufficiency, who may continue corticosteroids at physiologic replacement dose, equivalent to ≤ 10 mg prednisone daily - Intranasal, inhaled, topical steroids, - Local steroid injection (e.g., intra-articular injection) - Systemic corticosteroids at physiologic doses ≤ 10 mg/day of prednisone or equivalent - Steroids as premedication for hypersensitivity reactions (e.g., CT scan premedication)\n- All subjects with brain metastases, except those meeting the following criteria: - Brain metastases have been treated locally - No ongoing neurological symptoms related to the brain localization of the disease (sequelae that are a consequence of the treatment of the brain metastases are acceptable)\n- Prior organ transplantation, including allogeneic stem-cell transplantation\n- Significant acute or chronic infections including, among others: - Known history of positive test for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or known acquired immunodeficiency syndrome - Hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection at screening (positive HBV surface antigen or HCV RNA if anti-HCV antibody screening test positive)"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- The primary endpoint for the trial is OS time, defined as the interval from enrollment to death for every cause","definition_or_measurement_approach":"OS time defined as the interval from enrollment to death from any cause (as stated)."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- The overall response rate (ORR) according to RECIST 1.1 defined as the proportion of patients who have a partial or complete response to therapy","definition_or_measurement_approach":"ORR according to RECIST 1.1 defined as the proportion of patients with partial or complete response to therapy."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Progression free survival (PFS) according to RECIST 1.1 defined as the time from random assignment in the clinical trial to disease progression or death from any cause.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"PFS per RECIST 1.1 defined as time from random assignment to disease progression or death from any cause."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Safety endpoints include AEs, assessed throughout the trial and evaluated using the NCI- CTCAE version 5.0 (CTCAE v 5.0), clinical laboratory assessments, vital signs, and electrocardiogram (ECG) parameters","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Safety assessed via adverse events (AEs) throughout the trial evaluated using NCI CTCAE v5.0, plus clinical labs, vital signs, and ECG parameters."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
173
Recruitment Window Months
48
Consent Approach
Written informed consent required: "Signed written informed consent before any trial-related procedure is undertaken that is not part of the standard patient management". Participants are adults (≥18 years). Subject information and informed consent form documents are listed in the submissions; specific languages or age-specific assent documents are not specified in the provided record.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
27
Total Number Of Participants
173

Italy

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
05-11-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
21-01-2026
Processing Time Days
442
Number Of Sites
27
Number Of Participants
173

Sites

Site Name
ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda
Department Name
Oncologia Medica Falck
Contact Person Name
Andrea Sartore Bianchi
Contact Person Email
andrea.sartorebianchi@unimi.it
Site Name
Ospedale ' Civile Maria Paterno' Arezzo
Department Name
Oncologia Medica
Contact Person Name
Stefano Cordio
Contact Person Email
stefano.cordio@asp.rg.it
Site Name
Fondazione Poliambulanza
Department Name
U.O. Oncologia
Contact Person Name
Alberto Zaniboni
Site Name
Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori
Department Name
OM1 - Oncologia Medica 1
Contact Person Name
Filippo Pietrantonio
Site Name
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona
Department Name
Oncologia Medica
Contact Person Name
Davide Melisi
Contact Person Email
davide.melisi@univr.it
Site Name
AORN San Giuseppe Moscati Avellino
Department Name
U.O.C. Oncologia Medica
Contact Person Name
Giuseppe Santabarbara
Site Name
Ospedale S G Moscati
Department Name
U.O.C. Oncologia Medica
Contact Person Name
Salvatore Pisconti
Site Name
IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione Pascale
Department Name
S.C. Oncologia Clinica Sperimentale Addome
Contact Person Name
Antonio Avallone
Site Name
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Universita' Degli Studi Della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli
Department Name
U.O.C. Oncoematologia
Contact Person Name
Fortunato Ciardiello
Site Name
Ospedale Vito Fazzi Lecce
Department Name
U.O. Oncologia Medica
Contact Person Name
Silvana Leo
Contact Person Email
lecce.oncologia@gmail.com
Site Name
ARNAS Civico Di Cristina Benfratelli
Department Name
U.O. Oncologia Medica
Contact Person Name
Livio Blasi
Site Name
IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino
Department Name
Oncologia Medica 1
Contact Person Name
Alessandro Pastorino
Site Name
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico Paolo Giaccone
Department Name
U.O.C. di Oncologia Medica
Contact Person Name
Fabio Fulfaro
Contact Person Email
fulfaronc@hotmail.com
Site Name
Azienda Sanitaria Locale Napoli 1 Centro
Department Name
U.O.C. Oncologia
Contact Person Name
Antonietta Fabbrocini
Site Name
Casa Sollievo Della Sofferenza
Department Name
U.O.C. Oncologia
Contact Person Name
Tiziana Pia Latiano
Contact Person Email
latianotiziana@gmail.com
Site Name
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Di Sassari
Department Name
U.O.C. di Oncologia Medica
Contact Person Name
Alessio Cogoni
Contact Person Email
alessio.cogoni@aouss.it
Site Name
Azienda Ospedaliera Ordine Mauriziano Di Torino
Department Name
S.C.D.U. Oncologia
Contact Person Name
Elisa Sperti
Contact Person Email
esperti@mauriziano.it
Site Name
Istituto Europeo Di Oncologia S.r.l.
Department Name
Div. Oncologia Medica Gastrointestinale e Tumori Neuroendocrini
Contact Person Name
Maria Giulia Zampino
Contact Person Email
maria.zampino@ieo.it
Site Name
ARNAS Garibaldi Di Catania
Department Name
U.O.C. Oncologia Medica
Contact Person Name
Roberto Bordonaro
Site Name
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti Umberto I G M Lancisi G Salesi
Department Name
S.O.D. Clinica Oncologica
Contact Person Name
Rossana Berardi
Site Name
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi
Department Name
Oncologia Medica
Contact Person Name
Lorenzo Antonuzzo
Contact Person Email
lorenzo.antonuzzo@unifi.it
Site Name
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Department Name
U.O.C. Oncologia Medica
Contact Person Name
Giampaolo Tortora
Site Name
Centro Di Riferimento Oncologico Di Aviano
Department Name
S.O.C. Oncologia Medica e Prevenzione Oncologica
Contact Person Name
Elena Ongaro
Contact Person Email
elena.ongaro@cro.it
Site Name
National Institute Of Gastroenterology Saverio De Bellis Research Hospital
Department Name
U.O. Oncologia Medica
Contact Person Name
Claudio Lotesoriere
Site Name
Istituto Romagnolo Per Lo Studio Dei Tumori Dino Amadori IRST S.r.l.
Department Name
S.C. Oncologia Medica
Contact Person Name
Laura Matteucci
Contact Person Email
laura.matteucci@irst.emr.it
Site Name
Azienda USL IRCCS Di Reggio Emilia
Department Name
S.C. Oncologia Provinciale
Contact Person Name
Carmine Pinto
Contact Person Email
carmine.pinto@ausl.re.it
Site Name
Pia Fondazione Di Culto E Religione Card G Panico
Department Name
U.O.C. Oncologia
Contact Person Name
Emiliano Tamburini
Contact Person Email
emilianotamburini@icloud.com

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Gruppo Oncologico Dell'Italia Meridionale
Organisation Type
Patient organisation/association
Country Of Registered Address
Italy

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
CETUXIMAB
Active Substance
CETUXIMAB
Modality
Monoclonal antibody
Routes Of Administration
IV INFUSION
Route
IV INFUSION
Authorisation Status
marketingAuthNumber: -; prodAuthStatus: 2
Maximum Dose
400 mg/m2
Investigational Product Name
AVELUMAB
Active Substance
AVELUMAB
Modality
Monoclonal antibody
Routes Of Administration
IV INFUSION
Route
IV INFUSION
Authorisation Status
marketingAuthNumber: -; prodAuthStatus: 2
Maximum Dose
800 mg/ml
Combination Treatment
Yes

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