Clinical trial • Not applicable • Oncology

NIVOLUMAB for Metastatic renal cell carcinoma

Not applicable trial of NIVOLUMAB for Metastatic renal cell carcinoma.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Oncology
Trial Disease
Metastatic renal cell carcinoma
Trial Stage
Not applicable
Drug Modality
Monoclonal antibody | Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
12-12-2023
First CTIS Authorization Date
02-04-2024

Trial design

Randomised, nivolumab-ipilimumab (nivo-ipi) versus ici-vegfr tki combination (as described in main objective); specific agent/dose/schedule for the ici-vegfr tki arm not specified in the record-controlled Not applicable trial in France, Czechia, Netherlands and others.

Randomised
Yes
Comparator
Nivolumab-ipilimumab (NIVO-IPI) versus ICI-VEGFR TKI combination (as described in main objective); specific agent/dose/schedule for the ICI-VEGFR TKI arm not specified in the record
Biomarker Stratified
True, biomarker: PDL1 (PDL1(+) vs PDL1(-))
Target Sample Size
150

Stratification factors

  • PDL1 status

Eligibility

Recruits 150 Participants must be adults (≥ 18 years) and able to understand, sign and date a written informed consent form prior to any protocol-specific procedures. The protocol explicitly excludes persons deprived of their freedom or under guardianship (cannot undergo required medical follow-up). No paediatric assent procedures are described (adults only)..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Pregnant or breastfeeding females.
Vulnerable Population
Participants must be adults (≥ 18 years) and able to understand, sign and date a written informed consent form prior to any protocol-specific procedures. The protocol explicitly excludes persons deprived of their freedom or under guardianship (cannot undergo required medical follow-up). No paediatric assent procedures are described (adults only).

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"-Histologically confirmed metastatic (AJCC Stage IV) renal cell carcinoma with a clear-cell component"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Fertile men with a female partner of childbearing potential must agree to use malecondom plus spermicide. Also, it is recommended their women of childbearing potentialpartner use a highly effective method of contraception"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Female subjects of childbearing potential must not be pregnant at screening"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Intermediate- or poor-risk mRCC as defined by IMDC classification."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Adult male or female patients (≥ 18 years of age at inclusion)."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) ≥70%."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Adequate organ and marrow function, according to investigator assessment and a.Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1000/μL (≥ 1.5 GI/L) b.Platelets ≥ 100,000/μL (≥ 100 GI/L) c.Hemoglobin ≥ 8 g/dL (≥ 80 g/L) d.Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 5 xULN. e.Calculated creatinine clearance ≥ 30 mL/min (≥ 0.67 mL/sec) using the CKD-EPI equation"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Patient should understand, sign, and date the written informed consent form prior to anyprotocol-specific procedures performed"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Patient should be able and willing to comply with study visits and procedures as per protocol"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Patients must be affiliated to a social security system or beneficiary of the same"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Female patients must either be of non-reproductive potential or must have a negativeserum pregnancy test within 14 days prior to the administration of study drug.Childbearing potential women must have agreed to use at least one highly effectivecontraceptive method during treatment on this trial and for up to 6 months after the lastdose of study treatment"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"-Prior systemic anticancer therapy for mRCC including investigational agents. Note: One prior systemic adjuvant therapy is allowed for completely resected RCC and ifrecurrence occurred at least 6 months after the last dose of adjuvant therapy."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Uncontrolled brain metastases (adequately treated with radiotherapy and/orradiosurgery prior to randomization are eligible). Subjects who are neurologicallysymptomatic as a result of their CNS metastasis or are receiving systemic corticosteroidtreatment (prednisone equivalent > 10 mg/day) at the planned time of randomizationare not eligible"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Concomitant oral anti-vitamin K anticoagulation. An exception is the use of LMWH ordirect oral anticoagulants (DOAC), if considered safe by investigator assessment"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-The subject has uncontrolled, significant intercurrent or recent illness such as thefollowing conditions: a.Cardiovascular i.Congestive heart failure (CHF) class III or IV as defined by the NewYork Heart Association, unstable angina pectoris, myocardialinfarction, serious cardiac arrhythmias (e.g., ventricular flutter,ventricular fibrillation, Torsades de pointes). ii.Uncontrolled hypertension despite optimal antihypertensive treatment. iii.Stroke, or other symptomatic ischemic event or severe thromboembolicevent (e.g., symptomatic pulmonary embolism [PE], incidental PE isacceptable if deemed safe by the investigator) within 3 months beforerandomization. b.Active GI bleeding or symptomatic Gastrointestinal (GI) tract obstruction c.Clinically significant bleeding including uncontrolled hematuria, hematemesis,or hemoptysis d.Autoimmune disease that has been symptomatic or requiredimmunosuppressive systemic treatment within the past two years from the dateof randomization. Note: Patients with a history of Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis are always excluded e.Any condition requiring systemic treatment with either corticosteroids (> 10 mgdaily prednisone equivalent) or other immunosuppressive medications within14 days of randomization. Note: Inhaled, intranasal, intra-articular, or topical steroids are permitted.Adrenal replacement steroid doses > 10 mg daily prednisone equivalent arepermitted. Transient short-term use of systemic corticosteroids for allergicconditions (e.g., contrast allergy) is also allowed. f.Active infection requiring systemic treatment. g.Major surgery (e.g., nephrectomy, GI surgery, removal of brain metastasis)within 4 weeks prior to randomization or serious non-healing wound/ulcer/bonefracture. disorders"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Pregnant or breastfeeding females."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Any other active malignancy at time of randomization or diagnosis of anothermalignancy within 3 years prior to randomization that requires active treatment, exceptfor locally curable cancers that have been apparently cured"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Persons deprived of their freedom or under guardianship, or for whom it would be impossible to undergo the medical follow-up required by the trial, for geographic, socialor psychological reasons"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Überempfindlichkeit gegen einen der Wirkstoffe oder gegen einen der Hilfsstoffe, die während der Studie verabreicht werden"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"-Overall Survival (OS)","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-Progression-free survival according to RECIST 1.1 NB: Progression-free survival is a co-primary endpoint in the PDL1(-) population","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured according to RECIST 1.1 criteria"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-Objective Response Rate (ORR) according to RECIST 1.1","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured according to RECIST 1.1 criteria"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-Percentage of patients experiencing a deterioration of ≥3 points on the NFKSI-19 scorein the first twelve months after randomization; Mean Change from Baseline in EQ-VAS andResponse frequencies for the EQ-5D-5L dimensions","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Health-related quality of life instruments: NFKSI-19 deterioration ≥3 points; mean change from baseline in EQ-VAS; response frequencies for EQ-5D-5L dimensions"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-Median treatment duration (per treatment)","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-Time to subsequent systemic therapy, defined as the time from the date ofrandomisation to the date of next subsequent systemic therapy. In absence of subsequenttherapy, the data will be censored at the date of last follow-up; Patients dying without receivinga subsequent treatment will be censored at the date of death.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Defined as time from randomisation to start of next subsequent systemic anticancer therapy; censoring described in endpoint text"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-Percentage of subjects experiencing grade 3-5 AEs, percentage of patientsexperiencing treatment-related grade 3-5 AEs, Percentage of patients experiencing AE grade≥2leading to the modification of administration of a study drug","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Safety graded by CTCAE (grade 3-5 events and treatment-related events); AE grade ≥2 leading to modification captured"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-Health economic evaluation through the incremental cost per Quality-adjusted life year(QALY), incremental net monetary benefit in the two patient subgroups (PDL1(+) and PDL1(-)respectively)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Health economic analysis using incremental cost per QALY and incremental net monetary benefit in PD-L1 subgroups"}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
1073
Recruitment Window Months
97
Consent Approach
Written informed consent required from each participant (must understand, sign and date the ICF prior to any protocol-specific procedures). Participants are adults (≥18) and provide consent themselves. Country-specific ICFs and information sheets are provided (documents in the dossier reference local ICFs for France, Germany, Netherlands, Italy, Greece, Finland, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark etc). No paediatric assent procedures are described.

Geography

Total Number Of Participants
1073

France

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
12-12-2023
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
22-12-2025
Processing Time Days
741
Number Of Participants
450

Czechia

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
22-04-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
24-09-2025
Processing Time Days
520
Number Of Participants
100

Netherlands

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
26-08-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
22-11-2024
Processing Time Days
88
Number Of Participants
70

Austria

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
26-08-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
25-11-2024
Processing Time Days
91
Number Of Participants
15

Finland

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
03-04-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
18-07-2025
Processing Time Days
106
Number Of Participants
20

Italy

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
20-02-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
13-03-2026
Processing Time Days
386
Number Of Participants
150

Germany

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
22-09-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
30-04-2026
Processing Time Days
220
Number Of Participants
100

Greece

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
16-10-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
19-01-2026
Processing Time Days
95
Number Of Participants
80

Denmark

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
28-10-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
05-02-2026
Processing Time Days
100
Number Of Participants
20

Belgium

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
31-12-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
17-03-2026
Processing Time Days
76
Number Of Participants
68

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Institut Gustave Roussy
Organisation Type
Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
Country Of Registered Address
France

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
OPDIVO 10 mg/mL concentrate for solution for infusion.
Active Substance
NIVOLUMAB
Modality
Monoclonal antibody
Routes Of Administration
Intravenous infusion (solution for infusion)
Route
Intravenous infusion
Authorisation Status
Authorised
Maximum Dose
480 mg; 3 mg/kg (weight-based regimen) as indicated in product entries
Investigational Product Name
KEYTRUDA 25 mg/mL concentrate for solution for infusion
Active Substance
PEMBROLIZUMAB
Modality
Monoclonal antibody
Routes Of Administration
Intravenous infusion
Route
Intravenous infusion
Authorisation Status
Authorised
Maximum Dose
400 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
Maximum Dose
1 mg/kg
Investigational Product Name
LENVIMA 10 mg hard capsules
Active Substance
LENVATINIB
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
Oral
Route
Oral
Authorisation Status
Authorised
Maximum Dose
20 mg
Investigational Product Name
AXITINIB SANDOZ 5 mg, comprimé pelliculé
Active Substance
AXITINIB
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
Oral
Route
Oral
Authorisation Status
Authorised
Maximum Dose
10 mg
Investigational Product Name
CABOMETYX 40 mg film-coated tablets
Active Substance
CABOZANTINIB
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
Oral
Route
Oral
Authorisation Status
Authorised
Maximum Dose
40 mg
Combination Treatment
Yes

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