Clinical trial • Phase II • Oncology

DOMVANALIMAB for Neuroendocrine carcinoma (gastro-enteropancreatic or unknown primary)

Phase II trial of DOMVANALIMAB for Neuroendocrine carcinoma (gastro-enteropancreatic or unknown primary).

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Oncology
Trial Disease
Neuroendocrine carcinoma (gastro-enteropancreatic or unknown primary)
Trial Stage
Phase II
Drug Modality
Monoclonal antibody | Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
24-10-2025
First CTIS Authorization Date
22-02-2026

Trial design

Randomised, open-label, two arms: 1) folfiri + zimberelimab + domvanalimab: zimberelimab 480 mg iv q4w over a 60-minute (±5 minutes) infusion; followed 30-45 minutes later by domvanalimab 1600 mg iv q4w over a 60-minute (±5 minutes) infusion; folfiri given day 1 (+/-3) and day 15 (+/-3) of each 28-day cycle with antiemetic as per center, irinotecan 180 mg/m² iv over 120 min, calcium folinate 400 mg/m² or levofolinate 200 mg/m² iv over 2 hours, then 5-fu 400 mg/m² iv bolus (<10 min) and 2400 mg/m² continuous iv infusion over 46 hours; 2) folfiri alone: same folfiri schedule and doses as above.-controlled Phase II trial across 23 sites in France.

Randomised
Yes
Open Label
Yes
Comparator
Two arms: 1) FOLFIRI + Zimberelimab + Domvanalimab: Zimberelimab 480 mg IV Q4W over a 60-minute (±5 minutes) infusion; followed 30-45 minutes later by Domvanalimab 1600 mg IV Q4W over a 60-minute (±5 minutes) infusion; FOLFIRI given day 1 (+/-3) and day 15 (+/-3) of each 28-day cycle with antiemetic as per center, irinotecan 180 mg/m² IV over 120 min, calcium folinate 400 mg/m² or levofolinate 200 mg/m² IV over 2 hours, then 5-FU 400 mg/m² IV bolus (<10 min) and 2400 mg/m² continuous IV infusion over 46 hours; 2) FOLFIRI alone: same FOLFIRI schedule and doses as above.
Real World Control
Yes
Target Sample Size
77

Eligibility

Recruits 77 No vulnerable populations selected. Informed consent required from adult participants (patient must sign the informed consent form). Assent for minors not applicable (age ≥ 18 years). Subject information and consent forms for adults are provided; languages not specified..

Pregnancy Exclusion
pregnant or breastfeeding woman
Vulnerable Population
No vulnerable populations selected. Informed consent required from adult participants (patient must sign the informed consent form). Assent for minors not applicable (age ≥ 18 years). Subject information and consent forms for adults are provided; languages not specified.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Man or woman aged ≥ 18 years old,\n- Patient with asymptomatic and/or previously treated brain metastasis\n- Poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) [or mixed tumor with NEC component is > 30%, the patient is eligible] with ki 67 > 20% from a gastrointestinal tract (from esophagus to anal canal) or biliopancreatic primary or an unknown primary cancer, locally advanced and/or metastatic,\n- Centralized review of the diagnostic by a consulting pathologist specialized in NET (TENPATH network), *please submit the pathologist's report and the molecular biology report if available\n- Recommendation of a second-line chemotherapy after progression (documented using the RECIST criteria v.1.1) and after a first-line chemotherapy treatment by cisplatin (or carboplatin) + etoposide or in the event of progression in the 6 months following the discontinuation of this first-line treatment,\n- Patient presenting at least one measurable target lesion according to the RECIST criteria v.1.1, in an area not previously irradiated,\n- General condition ≤ 1 (ECOG-PS),\n- Patient of childbearing age accepting to use a highly effective method of contraception during treatment and until 6 months after discontinuation of chemotherapy and 4 months after the last dose of domvanalimab and zimberelimab. Men sexually active must agree to use a highly effective method of contraception during treatment and for at least 6 months after discontinuation of chemotherapy and 4 months after the last dose of domvanalimab and zimberelimab, (In case of a “urine pregnancy test”, it must be a highly sensitive urine pregnancy test, in accordance with the recommendations of the CTFG regarding pregnancy risk management (Recommendations related to contraception and pregnancy testing in clinical trials)\n- Patient who signed the informed consent form\n- Patient affiliated to National French social security system"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Well differentiated neuroendocrine tumor whatever the grade\n- Partial and complete dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) deficiency: uracil level ≥ 16 ng/ml\n- Known Gilbert's syndrome\n- Total bilirubin level >1.5 x the upper limit of normal (ULN); ASAT and/or ALAT > 5 x ULN; TP < 50 % (Except for patient’s treated with Vitamin K antagonists or direct oral anticoagulants with INR <3 )\n- Neutrophils <1.5x109/l, platelets <100x109/l, hemoglobin < 9 g/dl\n- Chronic uncontrolled diarrhea, unresolved intestinal occlusion or subocclusion\n- History of anaphylactic reaction or known intolerance to atropine (sulfate) or to loperamide or to antiemetics administered in association with Folfiri\n- All treatment with concomitant anticonvulsive agents, CYP3A4 inducers (phenytoin, phenobarbital, carbamazepine); patients with these treatments should have stopped them, for at least 7 days before inclusion in the study\n- Chronic medical condition requiring the ongoing use of supra-physiologic doses of systemic corticosteroids (>10 mg/day of oral prednisone or equivalent) or systemic immunosuppressive medications. Immunosuppressive medications, including chronic systemic corticosteroids at supraphysiologic doses should have been stopped 14 days before the first dose (except for participants who require hormone replacement therapy such as hydrocortisone)\n- Active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years (i.e. with use of disease modifying agents, corticosteroids or immunosuppressive drugs). Replacement therapy (eg., thyroxine, insulin, or physiologic corticosteroid replacement therapy for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency, etc.) is not considered a form of systemic treatment\n- History of (non-infectious) pneumonitis that required steroids, or current pneumonitis\n- First-line chemotherapy other than cisplatin (or carboplatin) and etoposide\n- Antécédents de pneumonie (non infectieuse) ayant nécessité l'administration de stéroïdes ou pneumonie actuelle\n- Live attenuated vaccines within 28 days prior enrolment\n- Any concurrent anticancer therapy, including chemotherapy, radiotherapy (except palliative radiotherapy), immunotherapy, biologic, or hormonal treatment. Concurrent use of hormones for noncancer-related conditions is permitted\n- Known hypersensitivity to any investigational product (IP), or any excipient contained in the formulations of the study interventions\n- Known immunodeficiency or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection with HIV viral load ≥200 copies/mL or CD4+ T-cell count <350 cells/μL, or taking medications that may interfere with metabolism of study drugs\n- Known acute hepatitis B, known chronic hepatitis B infection with active untreated disease, or known active hepatitis C infection. In participants with a history of HBV or HCV, participants with detectable viral loads will be excluded\n- Serious infection requiring antibiotics within the last 14 days before enrolment.\n- Prior immunotherapy, anti-PDL1/PD1 and/or anti-TIGIT and/or anti-CTLA4 type\n- Prior malignancy active within the previous 2 years except for locally curable cancers that have been apparently cured, such as basal or squamous cell skin cancer, superficial bladder cancer, or carcinoma in situ of the cervix, breast, or prostate cancer\n- pregnant or breastfeeding woman\n- Lack of efficient contraception (for men or women of reproductive age)\n- All medical, geographical, social, and psychological conditions or a legal situation that will not allow the patient to finish the study or sign an informed consent form\n- Patient with symptomatic brain metastasis\n- Any of the following uncontrolled progressive diseases in the 6 months before randomization: liver failure, renal insufficiency, respiratory distress, congestive heart failure (NYHA III-IV), unstable angina, myocardial infarction, significant arrhythmia"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- the overall survival defined as the length of time from randomization, that patients included in the study are still alive. Patients alive at last follow-up will be considered censored.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Overall survival measured from randomization until death; patients alive at last follow-up are censored."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- 12-months (6-months) overall survival rate defined as the percentage of patients included in the study who are still alive 12-months (6-months) after randomization.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Percentage of patients alive at 12 and 6 months after randomization."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Progression-free survival (PFS), defined as the time from randomization to disease progression or death, whatever the cause. Alive and no progressive patients at last follow-up will be considered as censored.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time from randomization to documented disease progression (per RECIST v1.1) or death; censoring at last follow-up if alive without progression."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Objective response rate (ORR) by local radiological evaluation using RECIST 1.1, defined as the proportion of patients with RECIST 1.1 complete or partial response. Patients with no radiological evaluation and patients with non-evaluable RECIST 1.1 response will be excluded.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Proportion of patients with complete or partial response per RECIST 1.1 on local radiological assessment; non-evaluable or missing radiology excluded."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Duration of Responses (DoR), defined as the time from response (complete or partial) to progression or death, estimated in patients who reached a response and are RECIST 1.1 evaluable.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time from first documented response (CR or PR) to progression or death among responders evaluable per RECIST 1.1."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Disease control rate by local radiological evaluation using RECIST 1.1, defined as the proportion of RECIST 1.1 evaluable patients in objective response or with stable disease.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Proportion of RECIST 1.1-evaluable patients achieving CR, PR, or stable disease."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Toxicity assessed by NCI CTCAE v5.0 grading,","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Adverse events graded per NCI CTCAE v5.0."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Patients-reported outcomes according to EQ 5D-5L & QLQ-C30 questionnaire for patients recruited prospectively","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Quality of life assessed using EQ-5D-5L and EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaires in prospectively recruited patients."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
77
Recruitment Window Months
72
Consent Approach
Informed consent required from adult participants; patients must sign the informed consent form. Subject information and informed consent forms for adults are provided in study documents. Assent for minors not applicable (age ≥ 18). Languages available not specified.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
23
Total Number Of Participants
77

France

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
15-12-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
22-02-2026
Processing Time Days
69
Number Of Sites
23
Number Of Participants
77

Sites

Site Name
Institut Paoli Calmettes
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Contact Person Name
Sandrine OZIEL-TAIEB
Contact Person Email
OZIELS@ipc.unicancer.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Poitiers
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Contact Person Name
Aurélie FERRU
Contact Person Email
AURELIE.FERRU@CHU-POITIERS.FR
Site Name
Institut Gustave Roussy
Department Name
Medical Oncology Department
Contact Person Name
Julien HADOUX
Contact Person Email
julien.hadoux@gustaveroussy.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Bordeaux
Department Name
HepatoGastroenterology and digestive oncology
Contact Person Name
Eric TERREBONNE
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Contact Person Name
Florence MARY
Contact Person Email
florence.mary@aphp.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Amiens Picardie
Department Name
HepatoGastroenterology and digestive oncology
Contact Person Name
Vincent HAUTEFEUILLE
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Prive Saint-Gregoire
Department Name
Oncology
Contact Person Name
Edith CARTON
Contact Person Email
edith.carton@icrb.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Et Universitaire De Limoges
Department Name
oncologic
Contact Person Name
Frédéric THUILLIER
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris (Créteil)
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Contact Person Name
Charlotte FENIOUX
Contact Person Email
Charlotte.fenioux@aphp.fr
Site Name
Centre Oscar Lambret
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Contact Person Name
Elisabeth GAYE
Contact Person Email
e-gaye@o-lambret.fr
Site Name
Hospices Civils De Lyon
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Contact Person Name
Thomas WALTER
Contact Person Email
thomas.walter@chu-lyon.fr
Site Name
Institut De Cancerologie Strasbourg Europe
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Contact Person Name
Meher BEN ABDELGHANI
Contact Person Email
m.ben-abdelghani@icans.eu
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Dijon
Department Name
HepatoGastroenterology
Contact Person Name
Côme LEPAGE
Contact Person Email
come.lepage@u-bourgogne.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Grenoble Alpes
Department Name
HepatoGastroenterology
Contact Person Name
Christelle D'ENGREMONT
Contact Person Email
cdengremont@chu-grenoble.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Reims
Department Name
HepatoGastroenterology
Contact Person Name
Marine PERRIER
Contact Person Email
mperrier@chu-reims.fr
Site Name
Hopital Beaujon
Department Name
Pancreatology and Digestive Oncology
Contact Person Name
Olivia HENTIC
Contact Person Email
olivia.hentic@aphp.fr
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris (Paris, Faubourg St Antoine)
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Contact Person Name
Pauline AFCHAIN
Contact Person Email
pauline.afchain@aphp.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Regional De Marseille
Department Name
oncologie digestive
Contact Person Name
Laetitia DAHAN
Contact Person Email
laetitia.dahan@ap-hm.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Caen Normandie
Department Name
HepatoGastroenterology
Contact Person Name
Karine BOUHIER-LEPORRIER
Contact Person Email
bouhierleporrier-k@chu-caen.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Rouen
Department Name
HepatoGastroenterology
Contact Person Name
Frederic DI FIORE
Contact Person Email
frederic.di-fiore@chu-rouen.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Montpellier
Department Name
Oncologie médicale
Contact Person Name
Eric ASSENAT
Contact Person Email
e-assenat@chu-montpellier.fr
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris (20 Rue Leblanc)
Department Name
Digestive oncology
Contact Person Name
Céline LEPERE
Contact Person Email
celine.lepere@aphp.fr
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris (1 Avenue Claude Vellefaux)
Department Name
HepatoGastroenterology and digestive oncology
Contact Person Name
Nelson LOURENCO
Contact Person Email
nelson.lourenco@aphp.fr

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Hospices Civils De Lyon
Organisation Type
Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
Country Of Registered Address
France

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
DOMVANALIMAB
Active Substance
DOMVANALIMAB
Modality
Monoclonal antibody
Routes Of Administration
IV INJECTION, IV INFUSION
Route
IV infusion
Authorisation Status
1
Starting Dose
1600 mg IV Q4W
Frequency
Q4W
Maximum Dose
1600 mg (per dosing record available)
Investigational Product Name
Zimberelimab
Active Substance
ZIMBERELIMAB
Modality
Monoclonal antibody
Routes Of Administration
IV INJECTION, IV INFUSION
Route
IV infusion
Authorisation Status
1
Starting Dose
480 mg IV Q4W
Frequency
Q4W
Maximum Dose
480 mg (per dosing record available)
Investigational Product Name
IRINOTECAN
Active Substance
IRINOTECAN HYDROCHLORIDE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
IV INJECTION, IV INFUSION
Route
IV infusion
Authorisation Status
2
Starting Dose
180 mg/m² IV on day 1 of 28-day cycle
Frequency
Day 1 and Day 15 of each 28-day cycle (FOLFIRI schedule)
Maximum Dose
180 mg/m² per dose (as specified)
Investigational Product Name
FLUOROURACIL
Active Substance
FLUOROURACIL
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
IV INJECTION, IV INFUSION
Route
IV bolus and continuous IV infusion
Authorisation Status
2
Starting Dose
400 mg/m² IV bolus then 2400 mg/m² continuous IV infusion over 46 hours (per cycle)
Frequency
Day 1 and Day 15 of each 28-day cycle (FOLFIRI schedule)
Investigational Product Name
CALCIUM LEVOFOLINATE
Active Substance
CALCIUM FOLINATE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
IV INJECTION, IV INFUSION
Route
IV infusion
Authorisation Status
2
Starting Dose
400 mg/m² or 200 mg/m² IV over 2 hours (as specified)
Frequency
Day 1 and Day 15 of each 28-day cycle (FOLFIRI schedule)
Combination Treatment
Yes

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