Clinical trial • Phase II • Oncology

ONFEKAFUSP ALFA for Unresectable and/or metastatic soft tissue sarcoma

Phase II trial of ONFEKAFUSP ALFA for Unresectable and/or metastatic soft tissue sarcoma.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Oncology
Trial Disease
Unresectable and/or metastatic soft tissue sarcoma
Trial Stage
Phase II
Drug Modality
Other antibody | Small molecule
Orphan Drug
Yes

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
22-03-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
01-05-2024

Trial design

Randomised, open-label, arm 1: dtic on day 1 and l19tnf on days 1, 3 and 5 every 3 weeks (recommended dtic dose in tumour activity part: 1000 mg/m2; l19tnf 13 μg/kg on days 1, 3 and 5). arm 2: dtic on day 1 every 3 weeks (1000 mg/m2 as used in the study).-controlled, adaptive Phase II trial across 22 sites in France, Germany, Italy and others.

Randomised
Yes
Open Label
Yes
Comparator
Arm 1: DTIC on Day 1 and L19TNF on Days 1, 3 and 5 every 3 weeks (recommended DTIC dose in tumour activity part: 1000 mg/m2; L19TNF 13 μg/kg on Days 1, 3 and 5). Arm 2: DTIC on Day 1 every 3 weeks (1000 mg/m2 as used in the study).
Adaptive
True, safety run-in with cohort-based evaluation: initial cohort of 6 patients treated with DTIC 1000 mg/m2 Day 1 + L19TNF 13 μg/kg Days 1,3,5 every 3 weeks; if ≥2 patients experience unacceptable toxicities in observation period Day1–21, enrollment is stopped at that dose and 6 patients are treated with DTIC 850 mg/m2 + L19TNF 13 μg/kg. DSMB reviews safety data and decides on proceeding to tumour activity phase; stopping and dose modification rules specified for safety run-in.
Single Multiple Or Escalation Dose Combined
Yes
Target Sample Size
86
Trial Duration For Participant
365

Eligibility

Recruits 86 Protected adults (persons under legal protection measures or unable to express consent) are explicitly excluded. Participants must provide evidence of a personally signed and dated informed consent document; only adult ICFs are provided (no assent for minors as inclusion is 18–80 years). Consent documents/I CFs are available in country-appropriate language versions (documents exist for France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain) and the protocol requires informed consent from the participant..

Pregnancy Exclusion
17. Pregnancy or breast-feeding.
Vulnerable Population
Protected adults (persons under legal protection measures or unable to express consent) are explicitly excluded. Participants must provide evidence of a personally signed and dated informed consent document; only adult ICFs are provided (no assent for minors as inclusion is 18–80 years). Consent documents/I CFs are available in country-appropriate language versions (documents exist for France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain) and the protocol requires informed consent from the participant.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- 1. Male or female, 18 to 80 years of age.\n- 10. Evidence of a personally signed and dated informed consent document indicating that the subject has been informed of all pertinent aspects of the study.\n- 11. Willingness and ability to comply with the scheduled visits, treatment plan, laboratory tests and other study procedures.\n- 2. Histologically or cytologically confirmed advanced unresectable or metastatic soft tissue sarcoma (STS), Grade 2 - 3 according to the FNCLCC grading system. Participants with bone sarcomas including Ewing sarcoma, Kaposi's sarcoma and gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) will be excluded.\n- 3. Subjects who received at least two prior systemic therapies (e.g., anthracyclines, taxanes, ifosfamide, gemcitabine, trabectedin, pazopanib, eribulin) for advanced or metastatic disease including at least one prior therapy based on anthracyclines as monotherapy or in combination. Neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapies can be considered as a prior line of treatment if the time to recurrence from completion of treatment was ≤ 12 months. Previous therapy with anthracyclines is not compulsory in situations of contraindications to this class of drugs. All previous therapies must have completed ≥ 3 weeks (21 days) prior to study treatment start.\n- 4. Evidence of disease progression after prior line of therapy advanced or metastatic disease.\n- 5. Patients must have at least one unidimensionally measurable lesion by computed tomography as defined by RECIST criteria v.1.1. If only one lesion is present at screening this lesion should not have been irradiated during previous treatments.\n- 6. Life expectancy of at least 3 months in the judgment of the investigator.\n- 7. ECOG ≤ 2.\n- 8. Documented negative test for HIV-HBV-HCV. For HBV serology: the determination of HBsAg and anti-HBcAg-Ab is required. In patients with serology documenting previous exposure to HBV (i.e., anti-HBs Ab with no history of vaccination and/or anti-HBc Ab), negative serum HBV-DNA is required. For HCV: HCV-RNA or HCV antibody test. Subjects with a positive test for HCV antibody but no detection of HCV-RNA indicating no current infection are eligible.\n- 9. Female patients: negative serum pregnancy test at screening for women of childbearing potential (WOCBP)*. WOCBP must agree to use, from the screening to six months following the last administration of L19TNF and/or DTIC, highly effective contraception methods, as defined by the \"Recommendations for contraception and pregnancy testing in clinical trials\" issued by the Head of Medicine Agencies' Clinical Trial Facilitation Group (www.hma.eu/ctfg.html) and which include, for instance, progesterone-only or combined (estrogen- and progesterone-containing) hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation, intrauterine devices, intrauterine hormone-releasing systems, bilateral tubal occlusion, vasectomized partner or sexual abstinence. Male patients: Male subjects able to father children must agree to use two acceptable methods of contraception from the screening to six months following the last administration of L19TNF and/or DTIC (e.g. condom with spermicidal gel). Double-barrier contraception is required.*Women of childbearing potential are defined as females who have experienced menarche, are not postmenopausal (12 months with no menses without an alternative medical cause) and are not permanently sterilized (e.g., tubal occlusion, hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy or bilateral salpingectomy)"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- 1. Anti-cancer treatment with radiation therapy (with the exception of radiation of single lesions for palliative reasons, e.g. pain management which then are not taken as indicator lesions for iRECIST response), chemotherapy, targeted therapies, immunotherapy, or other antitumor therapies within 3 weeks prior to study treatment start.\n- 10. Heart insufficiency (> Grade II, New York Heart Association (NYHA) criteria).\n- 11. Clinically significant cardiac arrhythmias.\n- 12. Abnormalities observed during baseline ECG and echocardiogram investigations that are considered as clinically significant by the investigator.\n- 13. Uncontrolled hypertension.\n- 14. Ischemic peripheral vascular disease (Grade IIb-IV according to Leriche-Fontaine classification).\n- 15. Severe non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy or proliferative diabetic retinopathy.\n- 16. Major trauma including major surgery (such as abdominal/cardiac/thoracic surgery) within 4 weeks of administration of study treatment.\n- 17. Pregnancy or breast-feeding.\n- 18. Requirement of chronic administration of corticosteroids or other immunosuppressant drugs. Limited use of corticosteroids to treat or prevent acute hypersensitivity reactions is not considered an exclusion criterion.\n- 19. Presence of active and uncontrolled infections or other severe concurrent disease, which, in the opinion of the investigator, would place the patient at undue risk or interfere with the study.\n- 2. Subjects who participated in an investigational drug or device study within 3 weeks prior to study treatment start.\n- 20. Known active or latent tuberculosis (TB).\n- 21. Concurrent malignancies other than soft-tissue sarcoma, unless the patient has been disease-free for at least 2 years.\n- 22. Serious, non-healing wound, ulcer or bone fracture.\n- 23. Allergy to study medication or excipients in study medication.\n- 24. Deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism or other acute vascular events within 6 months.\n- 25. Anticoagulation therapy with P2Y12 antagonists (e.g., clopidogrel, ticagrelor) and vitamin K antagonists (e.g., phenprocoumon, warfarin).\n- 26. Concurrent use of other anti-cancer treatments or agents other than study medication.\n- 27. Protected adults (i.e., persons referred to as adults who are under legal protection measure or unable to express their consent) or persons under the protection of justice.\n- 3. Previous treatment with TNF or L19TNF or DTIC.\n- 4. Known history of allergy to intravenously administered human proteins/peptides/antibodies and any other constituent of the product.\n- 5. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) < 1.5 x 109/L, platelets < 100 x 109/L and hemoglobin (Hb) < 9.0 g/dl, with the exception of values lower than these due to cytologically or histologically proven marrow metastasis, which will not constitute exclusion criteria.\n- 6. Chronically impaired renal function as expressed by creatinine clearance < 60 mL/min or serum creatinine > 1.5 ULN.\n- 7. Inadequate liver function (ALT or AST ≥ 3 x ULN, ALP or GGT ≥ 2.5 x ULN, or total bilirubin ≥ 1.5 x ULN). For patients with metastatic lesions in the liver ALT, AST, GGT or ALP ≥ 5 x ULN.\n- 8. Any severe concomitant condition which in the opinion of investigators makes it undesirable for the patient to participate in the study or which could jeopardize compliance with the protocol.\n- 9. History within the last year of cerebrovascular disease and/or acute or subacute coronary syndromes including myocardial infarction, unstable or severe stable angina pectoris."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- The following primary efficacy endpoint will be considered: − Progression-free survival (PFS) in according to RECIST v.1.1","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Progression-free survival (PFS) assessed according to RECIST v1.1 between arms (time from randomisation to documented radiographic progression or death), as stated in the protocol."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- The following key secondary endpoint will be considered: − Overall survival (OS)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Overall survival (OS) assessed between arms; OS reported at planned timepoints (assessments specified at 12, 24 and 36 months in the protocol's secondary objectives)."}

Other endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Efficacy of L19TNF in combination with DTIC compared to DTIC alone as assessed by considering the following endpoints: Progression-free survival (PFS) at 3, 6, 9 and 12 months according to RECIST v.1.1 between arms; -\tProgression-free survival (iPFS) at 3, 6, 9 and 12 months according to iRECIST in Arm1; -\tObjective response rate (ORR, consisting of CR plus PR; only the non-irradiated lesions are measured) according to RECIST v.1.1 between arms; -\tObjective response rate (ORR, consisting of iCR plus iPR; only the non-irradiated lesions are measured) according to iRECIST in Arm1; -\tOverall survival (OS) at 12, 24 and 36 months between arms.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Efficacy endpoints include PFS and iPFS assessed by RECIST v1.1 and iRECIST at specified timepoints (3, 6, 9, 12 months); ORR by RECIST v1.1 and iRECIST; OS at 12/24/36 months as defined in protocol."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Safety of L19TNF in combination with DTIC as assessed by considering the following endpoints: -\tAdverse events (AEs), serious adverse events (SAE) and drug induced liver injury (DILI) assessment based on CTCAE v.5.0; -\tStandard laboratory (hematology, biochemistry and urinalysis) parameters; -\tPhysical examination findings including assessment of vital signs and physical measurements; -\tAssessment of the formation of human anti-fusion protein antibodies (HAFA) against L19TNF; -\tCharacterization of pharmacokinetics (PK) of L19TNF, DTIC and AIC.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Safety endpoints: AEs/SAEs graded per CTCAE v5.0, laboratory parameters (hematology, biochemistry, urinalysis), vital signs, HAFA immunogenicity testing for anti-fusion protein antibodies; PK characterization of L19TNF, DTIC and AIC per protocol-specified sampling."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Quality of life of L19TNF in combination with DTIC compared to DTIC alone as assessed by considering the following endpoints: -\tHealth-related Quality of life (HRQol)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) assessed using EORTC QLQ-C30 at baseline and at 3, 6, 9 and 12 months (as specified in protocol)."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
98
Recruitment Window Months
60
Consent Approach
Participants must provide a personally signed and dated informed consent form prior to any study procedures. Only adult consent is used (eligible ages 18–80). Consent and subject information sheets are provided in country-appropriate language versions (documents exist for France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and translated protocol synopses), and the ICFs are the responsibility of the investigator/site. Protected adults under legal protection are excluded; no assent process is described because minors are excluded.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
22
Total Number Of Participants
98

France

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
11-04-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
13-03-2026
Processing Time Days
701
Number Of Sites
7
Number Of Participants
20

Sites

Site Name
Institut Paoli Calmettes
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Francois Bertucci
Principal Investigator Email
bertuccif@ipc.unicancer.it
Contact Person Name
Francois Bertucci
Contact Person Email
bertuccif@ipc.unicancer.it
Site Name
Institut Bergonie
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Antoine Italiano
Principal Investigator Email
A.Italiano@bordeaux.unicancer.fr
Contact Person Name
Antoine Italiano
Site Name
Centre Jean Perrin
Department Name
Oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Pascale Dubray Longeras
Contact Person Name
Pascale Dubray Longeras
Site Name
Centre Leon Berard
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Jean-Yves Blay
Principal Investigator Email
Jean-Yves.Blay@lyon.unicancer.fr
Contact Person Name
Jean-Yves Blay
Site Name
Institut Universitaire Du Cancer Toulouse-Oncopole
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Thibaud Valentin
Principal Investigator Email
Valentin.thibaud@iuct-oncopole.fr
Contact Person Name
Thibaud Valentin
Site Name
Besancon University Hospital Center
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Loic Chaigneau
Principal Investigator Email
ichaigneau@chu-besancon.fr
Contact Person Name
Loic Chaigneau
Contact Person Email
ichaigneau@chu-besancon.fr
Site Name
Institut Regional Du Cancer De Montpellier
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Nelly Fermin
Principal Investigator Email
nelly.fermin@icm.unicancer.fr
Contact Person Name
Nelly Fermin
Contact Person Email
nelly.fermin@icm.unicancer.fr

Germany

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
13-03-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
16-03-2026
Processing Time Days
733
Number Of Sites
4
Number Of Participants
30

Sites

Site Name
Klinikum rechts der Isar der TU Muenchen AöR
Department Name
Oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Krischan Braitsch
Principal Investigator Email
Krischan.Braitsch@mri.tum.de
Contact Person Name
Krischan Braitsch
Contact Person Email
Krischan.Braitsch@mri.tum.de
Site Name
HELIOS Klinikum Bad Saarow GmbH
Department Name
Oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Daniel Pink
Principal Investigator Email
daniel.pink@helios-gesundheit.de
Contact Person Name
Daniel Pink
Site Name
Universitaetsklinikum Muenster AöR
Department Name
Medicine A
Principal Investigator Name
Christoph Schliemann
Principal Investigator Email
Christoph.Schliemann@ukmuenster.de
Contact Person Name
Christoph Schliemann
Site Name
HELIOS Klinikum Berlin-Buch GmbH
Department Name
Oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Peter Reichardt
Principal Investigator Email
peter.reichardt@helios-gesundheit.de
Contact Person Name
Peter Reichardt

Italy

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
13-03-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
10-03-2026
Processing Time Days
727
Number Of Sites
4
Number Of Participants
13

Sites

Site Name
Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Emanuela Palmerini
Principal Investigator Email
emanuela.palmerini3@unibo.it
Contact Person Name
Emanuela Palmerini
Contact Person Email
emanuela.palmerini3@unibo.it
Site Name
Istituto Di Candiolo Fondazione Del Piemonte Per Loncologia IRCCS
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Sandra Aliberti
Principal Investigator Email
sandra.aliberti@ircc.it
Contact Person Name
Sandra Aliberti
Contact Person Email
sandra.aliberti@ircc.it
Site Name
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria San Luigi Gonzaga
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Lorenzo D'Ambrosio
Principal Investigator Email
lorenzo.dambrosio@unito.it
Contact Person Name
Lorenzo D'Ambrosio
Contact Person Email
lorenzo.dambrosio@unito.it
Site Name
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Michela Quirino
Principal Investigator Email
michela.quirino@policlinicogemelli.it
Contact Person Name
Michela Quirino

Poland

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
16-04-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
13-03-2026
Processing Time Days
696
Number Of Sites
1
Number Of Participants
15

Sites

Site Name
Narodowy Instytut Onkologii Im. Marii Sklodowskiej-Curie Panstwowy Instytut Badawczy
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Hanna Kosela-Paterczyk
Principal Investigator Email
hanna.kosela-paterczyk@pib-nio.pl
Contact Person Name
Hanna Kosela-Paterczyk

Spain

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
13-03-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
16-03-2026
Processing Time Days
733
Number Of Sites
6
Number Of Participants
20

Sites

Site Name
Hospital Universitario Donostia
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Ana Paisan Ruiz
Principal Investigator Email
ana.paisanruiz@osakidetza.eus
Contact Person Name
Ana Paisan Ruiz
Contact Person Email
ana.paisanruiz@osakidetza.eus
Site Name
Hospital Universitari Vall D Hebron
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Claudia Maria Valverde Morales
Principal Investigator Email
cvalverde@vhio.net
Contact Person Name
Claudia Maria Valverde Morales
Contact Person Email
cvalverde@vhio.net
Site Name
Hospital Universitario Fundacion Jimenez Diaz
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Javier Martin Broto
Principal Investigator Email
jmartin@atbsarc.org
Contact Person Name
Javier Martin Broto
Contact Person Email
jmartin@atbsarc.org
Site Name
Hospital Clinico Universitario De Valencia
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Principal Investigator Name
José Alejandro Pérez Fidalgo
Principal Investigator Email
jafidalgo@incliva.es
Contact Person Name
José Alejandro Pérez Fidalgo
Contact Person Email
jafidalgo@incliva.es
Site Name
Hospital Universitario De Canarias
Department Name
Servicio de Oncologia
Principal Investigator Name
Josefina Cruz Jurado
Principal Investigator Email
jcruzjurado@gmail.com
Contact Person Name
Josefina Cruz Jurado
Contact Person Email
jcruzjurado@gmail.com
Site Name
Hospital Universitario Virgen De La Victoria
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Principal Investigator Name
María lsabel Sevilla García
Principal Investigator Email
isevilla02@yahoo.es
Contact Person Name
María lsabel Sevilla García
Contact Person Email
isevilla02@yahoo.es

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Philogen S.p.A.
Organisation Type
Pharmaceutical company
Country Of Registered Address
Italy

Contract research organisations

Name
Sofpromed Investigacion Clinica S.L.
Responsibilities
sponsorDuties code 1
Name
Opis S.r.l.
Responsibilities
sponsorDuties code 1

Third parties

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  • {"country":"Italy","full_name":"Opis S.r.l.","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties code 1","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
Fibromun
Active Substance
ONFEKAFUSP ALFA
Modality
Other antibody
Routes Of Administration
Intravenous infusion
Route
Intravenous infusion
Authorisation Status
Investigational medicinal product (no marketing authorisation listed in product dictionary)
Orphan Designation
Yes
Starting Dose
13 μg/kg (L19TNF given Days 1, 3 and 5 every 3 weeks in combination schedule)
Dose Levels
13 μg/kg
Frequency
Days 1, 3 and 5 every 3 weeks
Maximum Dose
Max daily dose 13 µg/Kg; max total dose amount 364 µg/Kg (per product data)
Dose Escalation Increase
Initial dose 13 μg/kg; no additional L19TNF dose escalation specified (safety run-in modifies DTIC dose if toxicity observed)
Investigational Product Name
Dacarbazine medac 1000 mg, powder for solution for infusion
Active Substance
DACARBAZINE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
Intravenous infusion
Route
Intravenous infusion
Authorisation Status
Marketing authorisation present (PL 11587/0011)
Starting Dose
1000 mg/m2 on Day 1 every 3 weeks (safety run-in used 1000 mg/m2; fallback dose 850 mg/m2 described)
Dose Levels
1000 mg/m2 (possible de-escalation to 850 mg/m2 in safety run-in)
Frequency
Day 1 every 3 weeks
Maximum Dose
Max daily dose 1000 mg/m2; max total dose amount 16000 mg/m2
Dose Escalation Increase
Initial 1000 mg/m2; if unacceptable toxicities observed in run-in, an 850 mg/m2 DTIC cohort is used (de-escalation alternative)
Combination Treatment
Yes

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