Clinical trial • Phase III • Oncology
Melphalan for Uveal melanoma | Liver metastases
Phase III trial of Melphalan for Uveal melanoma | Liver metastases.
Overview
- Trial Therapeutic Area
- Oncology
- Trial Disease
- Uveal melanoma | Liver metastases
- Trial Stage
- Phase III
- Drug Modality
- Small molecule | Monoclonal antibody
Key dates
- Initial CTIS Submission Date
- 24-01-2024
- First CTIS Authorization Date
- 24-04-2024
Trial design
Randomised, two arms: 1) percutaneous hepatic perfusion (php) in combination with ipilimumab and nivolumab. melphalan (alkeran) administered via php: melphalan 3.0 mg/kg body weight (maximum dose 220 mg) will be administered at each php procedure. 2) ipilimumab and nivolumab only (yervoy (ipilimumab) and opdivo (nivolumab)). ipilimumab product record: doseuom mg/kg, max daily 3 mg/kg, max total 12 mg/kg. nivolumab product record: max daily dose 480 mg.-controlled Phase III trial in Sweden, Norway.
- Randomised
- Yes
- Comparator
- Two arms: 1) Percutaneous hepatic perfusion (PHP) in combination with ipilimumab and nivolumab. Melphalan (Alkeran) administered via PHP: Melphalan 3.0 mg/kg body weight (maximum dose 220 mg) will be administered at each PHP procedure. 2) Ipilimumab and nivolumab only (YERVOY (ipilimumab) and OPDIVO (nivolumab)). Ipilimumab product record: doseUom mg/kg, max daily 3 mg/kg, max total 12 mg/kg. Nivolumab product record: max daily dose 480 mg.
- Target Sample Size
- 50
Eligibility
Recruits 50 No vulnerable populations selected; participants are adults (≥18) and must provide signed informed consent..
- Pregnancy Exclusion
- Pregnant or breastfeeding or expecting to conceive or father children within the projected duration of the study, starting with the screening visit through 150 days after the last dose of study drug.
- Vulnerable Population
- No vulnerable populations selected; participants are adults (≥18) and must provide signed informed consent.
Inclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- Patient is ≥18 years.\n- Signed informed consent.\n- ECOG performance status of 0 or 1.\n- Histologically or cytologically confirmed liver metastasis of uveal melanoma.\n- Measurable disease by computed tomography (CT) per RECIST 1.1 criteria with at least one target lesion identified in the liver.\n- No previous treatment for uveal melanoma metastases, except patients that have confirmed progression on tebentafusp, or after surgical resection or ablative treatments (e.g., radiofrequency ablation or stereotactic body radiation therapy).\n- Patient deemed suitable for percutaneous hepatic perfusion.\n- Female patient of childbearing potential should have a negative urine or serum pregnancy test within 72 hours prior to receiving the first treatment. If the urine test is positive or cannot be confirmed as negative, a serum pregnancy test will be required.\n- Female patients of childbearing potential must be willing to use an adequate method of contraception, for the course of the study through 150 days after the last dose of study medication. Note: Abstinence is acceptable if this is the usual lifestyle and preferred contraception for the subject.\n- Male patients of childbearing potential must agree to use an adequate method of contraception, starting with the first dose of study therapy through 150 days after the last dose of study therapy. Abstinence is acceptable if this is the usual lifestyle and preferred contraception for the subject."}
Exclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- Life expectancy of less than 6 months.\n- More than 50% of the liver volume replaced by tumor as measured by CT.\n- Extrahepatic disease as measured by CT of thorax and abdomen.\n- History of congestive heart failure, active cardiac conditions, including unstable coronary syndromes (unstable or severe angina, recent myocardial infarction), significant arrhythmias and severe valvular disease that precludes the use of general anesthesia.\n- History or evidence of clinically significant pulmonary disease e.g. severe COPD that precludes the use of general anesthesia.\n- Patients who are unable to undergo general anesthesia for any reason.\n- Reduced renal function defined as S-Creatinine >=1.5xULN or Creatinine Clearance < 40 mL/min, calculated using the Cockroft and Gault formula.\n- Reduced hepatic function (defined as AST, ALT, bilirubin>2.5*ULN and PK-INR>1.5) or medical history of liver cirrhosis (Child-Pugh Class B or C) or evidence of portal hypertension by history, endoscopy or radiology.\n- Hemoglobin <90 g/L or platelets <100x109/L or neutrophils <1.5x109/L\n- Use of live vaccines four weeks before or after the last study treatment.\n- History of severe reactions to monoclonal antibodies, melphalan, heparin or iodine contrast.\n- Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), hepatitis B or hepatitis C.\n- Active autoimmune disease or a documented history of autoimmune disease requiring systemic immunomodulatory treatment. Diabetes, rematoid arthritis, psoriasis, atopic dermatitis and hypothyroidism are excepted.\n- A condition 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.\n- Concomitant therapy with any other anti-cancer therapy, concurrent medical conditions requiring use of immunosuppressive medications or use of other investigational drugs.\n- Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or requires active treatment.\n- Pregnant or breastfeeding or expecting to conceive or father children within the projected duration of the study, starting with the screening visit through 150 days after the last dose of study drug.\n- A history or current evidence of any condition, therapy, or laboratory abnormality that might confound the results of the study, interfere with the patient’s participation for the full duration of the study, or is not in the best interest of the patient to participate in the opinion of the treating investigator."}
Endpoints
Primary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- Progression-free survival (PFS)","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
Secondary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- Incidence and severity of adverse events (AEs) and serious adverse events (SAEs)\n- Objective response rate (ORR)\n- Clinical benefit rate (CBR)\n- Hepatic progression-free survival (hPFS)\n- Extrahepatic progression-free survival (xhPFS)\n- Overall survival (OS)\n- Melanoma-specific survival (MSS)\n- Duration of response (DOR)\n- Quality of Life (QoL)\n- ctDNA zero-conversion rate at 24 weeks\n- Predictive and prognostic biomarker discovery","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
Recruitment
- Planned Sample Size
- 50
- Recruitment Window Months
- 56
- Consent Approach
- Signed informed consent required from participants (adults ≥18). Subject information and informed consent forms are listed in the application (documents L1_Subject info and ICF associated with Norway, protocol synopses with _NOR and _SE and appendices labelled Norsk), indicating available materials for Norway and Sweden; no detailed multilingual list or assent processes for minors (not applicable) provided in the dataset.
Geography
- Total Number Of Sites
- 7
- Total Number Of Participants
- 50
Sweden
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 27-03-2024
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 24-04-2024
- Processing Time Days
- 28
- Number Of Sites
- 6
- Number Of Participants
- 40
Sites
- Site Name
- Norrlands University Hospital
- Department Name
- Umeå University Hospital Dept. of Oncology 907 37 Umeå, Sweden
- Contact Person Name
- Sara Wirén
- Contact Person Email
- sara.wiren@regionvasterbotten.se
- Site Name
- Karolinska University Hospital
- Department Name
- Karolinska University Hospital Dept. K7 Oncology – Pathology 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
- Contact Person Name
- Hildur Helgadottir
- Contact Person Email
- hildur.helgadottir@sll.se
- Site Name
- Linkoping University Hospital Region Ostergotland
- Department Name
- Linköping University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden
- Contact Person Name
- Sander Ellegård
- Contact Person Email
- sander.ellegard@regionostergotland.se
- Site Name
- Region Skane Skanes Universitetssjukhus
- Department Name
- Skåne University Hospital Dept. of Oncology 222 42 Lund, Sweden
- Contact Person Name
- Ana Carneiro
- Contact Person Email
- ana.carneiro@med.lu.se
- Site Name
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital-Vastra Gotalandsregionen
- Department Name
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital Dept. of Oncology Blå stråket 2 SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
- Contact Person Name
- Lars Ny
- Contact Person Email
- lars.ny@vgregion.se
- Site Name
- Uppsala University Hospital
- Department Name
- Uppsala University Hospital Dept. of Oncology 751 85 Uppsala, Sweden
- Contact Person Name
- Gustav Ullenhag
- Contact Person Email
- gustav.ullenhag@igp.uu.se
Norway
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 02-02-2026
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 13-03-2026
- Processing Time Days
- 39
- Number Of Sites
- 1
- Number Of Participants
- 10
Sites
- Site Name
- Oslo Universitetssykehus HF
- Department Name
- Department of oncology
- Contact Person Name
- Henrik Jespersen
- Contact Person Email
- hejes@ous-hf.no
Sponsor
Primary sponsor
- Full Name
- Vaestra Goetalandsregionen
- Organisation Type
- Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
- Country Of Registered Address
- Sweden
Investigational products
- Investigational Product Name
- Alkeran 50 mg pulver och vätska till injektionsvätska, lösning
- Active Substance
- Melphalan
- Modality
- Small molecule
- Routes Of Administration
- Intraarterial use (administered via hepatic artery during PHP)
- Route
- Intraarterial via hepatic artery during PHP
- Authorisation Status
- Authorised (marketingAuthNumber 11674, Sweden)
- Starting Dose
- 3.0 mg/kg body weight (maximum dose 220 mg) administered at each PHP procedure
- Dose Levels
- 3.0 mg/kg per PHP (maximum 220 mg); no escalation scheme specified
- Frequency
- Administered at each PHP procedure
- Maximum Dose
- 220 mg
- Investigational Product Name
- YERVOY 5 mg/ml concentrate for solution for infusion
- Active Substance
- Ipilimumab
- Modality
- Monoclonal antibody
- Routes Of Administration
- Intravenous infusion
- Route
- Intravenous infusion
- Authorisation Status
- Authorised (marketing authorisation EU/1/11/698/001)
- Maximum Dose
- Maximum daily dose recorded 3 mg/kg; maximum total 12 mg/kg
- Investigational Product Name
- OPDIVO 10 mg/mL concentrate for solution for infusion.
- Active Substance
- Nivolumab
- Modality
- Monoclonal antibody
- Routes Of Administration
- Intravenous infusion
- Route
- Intravenous infusion
- Authorisation Status
- Authorised (marketing authorisation EU/1/15/1014/001)
- Maximum Dose
- Maximum daily dose recorded 480 mg
- Combination Treatment
- Yes
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