Clinical trial • Phase I/II|Phase II • Oncology
RALUDOTATUG DERUXTECAN for Small cell lung cancer (extensive-stage)
Phase I/II|Phase II trial of RALUDOTATUG DERUXTECAN for Small cell lung cancer (extensive-stage). Randomised, adaptive. 61 participants.
Overview
- Trial Therapeutic Area
- Oncology
- Trial Disease
- Small cell lung cancer (extensive-stage)
- Trial Stage
- Phase I/II|Phase II
- Drug Modality
- Monoclonal antibody|ADC|Small molecule
Key dates
- Initial CTIS Submission Date
- 07-02-2024
- First CTIS Authorization Date
- 27-03-2024
Trial design
Randomised, adaptive Phase I/II|Phase II trial in Hungary, Poland, Austria and others.
- Randomised
- Yes
- Adaptive
- True, includes dose-escalation elements with DLT assessment as a primary safety endpoint (safety-driven escalation/adaptive design implied by DLT primary endpoint)
- Single Multiple Or Escalation Dose Combined
- Yes
- Target Sample Size
- 61
Eligibility
Recruits 61 No vulnerable population selected. Trial enrols adult patients only. Informed consent required from participants; subject information and consent forms provided (multiple language versions available). No assent or parental consent procedures for minors are described..
- Pregnancy Exclusion
- Arms A-D: Female participants are not pregnant or breastfeeding and are not a woman of childbearing potential (WOCBP) or if are a WOCBP, are abstinent from heterosexual intercourse or are using contraception during the intervention period and for at least 120 days after the last dose of pembrolizumab, pembrolizumab/quavonlimab, MK-4830, or favezelimab/pembrolizumab or 30 days after the last dose of lenvatinib, whichever occurs last
- Vulnerable Population
- No vulnerable population selected. Trial enrols adult patients only. Informed consent required from participants; subject information and consent forms provided (multiple language versions available). No assent or parental consent procedures for minors are described.
Inclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"-Arms A-E: Has histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of ES-SCLC in need of second-line therapy"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Arms A-E: Has submitted an archival tumor tissue sample or newly obtained core, incisional, or excisional biopsy of a tumor lesion not previously irradiated where such sample exists"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Arms A-E: Has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 1 assessed within 7 days before allocation/randomization"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Arms A-E: Participants who are Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive are eligible if they have received Hepatitis B virus (HBV) antiviral therapy for at least 4 weeks and have undetectable HBV viral load before randomization"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Arms A-E: Participants with history of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are eligible if HCV viral load is undetectable at screening"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Arms A-D: Has adequately controlled blood pressure (BP) with or without antihypertensive medications, defined as BP ≤150/90 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) with no change in antihypertensive medications within 1 week before allocation/randomization"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Arms A-E: Has a predicted life expectancy of >3 months"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Arm E: If capable of producing sperm, the participant agrees to refrain from donating sperm and abstain from penile-vaginal intercourse or use a penile/external condom when having penile-vaginal intercourse with a nonparticipant of childbearing potential who is not currently pregnant. The length of time required to continue contraception for the study intervention R-Dx-d is 120 days"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Arm E: A person of childbearing potential (POCBP) must use a contraceptive method that is highly effective (with a failure rate of <1% per year), with low user dependency, or if they adhere to penile-vaginal intercourse abstinence as their preferred and usual lifestyle (abstinent on a long-term and persistent basis), during the intervention period and for at least the time needed to eliminate the study intervention after the last dose of study intervention. In addition, the participant agrees not to donate eggs (ova, oocytes) to others or freeze/store eggs during this period for the purpose of reproduction. The length of time required to continue contraception for the study intervention R-Dx-d is 210 days"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Arms A-E: Has progressed on or after treatment with an anti-programmed cell death 1 (PD-1)/ programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) monoclonal antibody (mAb) administered as part of first-line platinum-based systemic therapy for ES-SCLC"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Arms A-E: Has ES-SCLC defined as Stage IV (T any, N any, M1a/b/c) by the American Joint Committee on Cancer, Eighth Edition"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Arms A-E: Has received 1 prior line of systemic therapy for small cell lung cancer (SCLC)"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Arms A-D: Male participants must be abstinent from heterosexual intercourse or agree to use contraception during treatment for at least 7 days after the last dose of lenvatinib. No contraception is required if the participant is receiving pembrolizumab, pembrolizumab/quavonlimab, MK-4830, or favezelimab/pembrolizumab"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Arms A-D: Female participants are not pregnant or breastfeeding and are not a woman of childbearing potential (WOCBP) or if are a WOCBP, are abstinent from heterosexual intercourse or are using contraception during the intervention period and for at least 120 days after the last dose of pembrolizumab, pembrolizumab/quavonlimab, MK-4830, or favezelimab/pembrolizumab or 30 days after the last dose of lenvatinib, whichever occurs last"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Arms A-D: Female participants must abstain from breastfeeding during the intervention period and for at least 120 days after the last dose of pembrolizumab, pembrolizumab/quavonlimab, MK-4830, or favezelimab/pembrolizumab or 7 days after the last dose of lenvatinib, whichever occurs last"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Arms A-E: A WOCBP must have a negative highly sensitive pregnancy test within 24 hours (for a urine test) or 72 hours (for a serum test) before the first dose of study treatment"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Arms A-E: Has measurable disease per RECIST 1.1 as assessed by local site investigator/radiology and verified by BICR"}
Exclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"-Arms A-D: Has had major surgery within 3 weeks before first dose of study treatment"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Arms A-D: Has a known history of, or active, neurologic paraneoplastic syndrome"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Arms A-D: Has received prior therapy with a receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) inhibitor or anti- cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA-4), anti-immunoglobulin-like transcript (ILT)-4, or anti-lymphocyte-activation gene 3 (LAG-3) agents"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Arms A-D: Has received prior therapy with an anti-PD-1/L1 agent and was permanently discontinued from that treatment due to a treatment-related adverse event"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Arms A-E: Has received prior systemic anticancer therapy including investigational agents within 4 weeks before start of study treatment"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Arms A-E: Has received prior radiotherapy within 2 weeks of start of study treatment"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Arms A-E: Has received lung radiation therapy >30 Gray (Gy) within 6 months before the first dose of study treatment"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Arms A-E: Has received a live or live attenuated vaccine within 30 days before the first dose of study treatment"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Arms A-D: Has received an investigational agent or has used an investigational device within 4 weeks prior to study intervention administration"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Arms A-D: Has radiographic evidence of encasement or invasion of a major blood vessel, or of intratumoral cavitation"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Arms A-D: Has symptomatic ascites, pleural effusion, or pericardial effusion"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Arms A-D: Has a preexisting ≥Grade 3 gastrointestinal or non-gastrointestinal fistula"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Arms A-D: Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy (in dosing exceeding 10 mg daily of prednisone equivalent) or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior the first dose of study treatment"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Arms A-E: Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 3 years"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Arms A-E: Has known active central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis. Participants with brain metastases may participate only if they satisfy all of the following: completed treatment (e.g., whole brain radiation treatment, stereotactic radiosurgery, or equivalent) ≥14 days before the first dose of study intervention; have no evidence of new or enlarging brain metastases confirmed by post-treatment repeat brain imaging (using the same modality) performed ≥4 weeks after pretreatment brain imaging; and are neurologically stable without the need for steroids for ≥7 days before the first dose of study intervention as per local site assessment. Participants with untreated brain metastases will be allowed if they are asymptomatic, the investigator determines there is no immediate CNS-specific treatment required, there is no significant surrounding edema, and the brain metastases are of 5 millimeter (mm) or less in size and 3 or less in number."}
- {"criterion_text":"-Arms A-E: Has a history of severe hypersensitivity reaction (≥Grade 3) to any study treatment and/or any of its excipients"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Arms A-E: Has an active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in past 2 years except replacement therapy (eg, thyroxine, insulin, or physiologic corticosteroid)"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Arms A-E: Has a history of (noninfectious) pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease that required steroids or has current pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Arms A-E: Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Arms A-D: Has a known history of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Arms A-D: Has concurrent active HBV or HCV"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Arms A-D: Has progressive disease as initial response to first-line systemic chemotherapy in combination with PD-1/L1 inhibitor for ES-SCLC"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Arms A-D: Has clinically significant cardiovascular disease or major arterial thromboembolic event within 12 months before first dose of study intervention, including New York Heart Association Class III or IV congestive heart failure, unstable angina, myocardial infarction, cerebral vascular accident, or cardiac arrhythmia associated with hemodynamic instability"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Arms A-D: Has had an allogenic tissue/solid organ transplant"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Arm E: Received prior treatment with a CDH6-targeted agent or an ADC that consists of an exatecan derivative that is a topoisomerase I inhibitor (eg, trastuzumab deruxtecan, datopotamab deruxtecan)"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Arm E: Has received an investigational agent or has used an investigational device within 4 weeks (or 5 half-lives, whichever is shorter) prior to study intervention administration"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Arm E: Has Chronic steroid treatment (>10 mg/day prednisone [or equivalent] per day), except for inhaled steroids for asthma or COPD, mineralocorticoids (e.g., fludrocortisone) for participants with orthostatic hypotension, topical steroids for mild skin conditions, low-dose supplemental corticosteroids for adrenocortical insufficiency, Premedication for treatment groups and/or premedication in case of any hypersensitivity, or intra-articular steroid injections"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Arm E: Is an HIV-infected participants with a history of Kaposi’s sarcoma and/or Multicentric Castleman’s Disease"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Arms A-D: Has active hemoptysis (bright red blood of at least 0.5 teaspoon) within 3 weeks before the first dose of study treatment"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Arms A-D: Has gastrointestinal malabsorption or any other condition that might affect oral study intervention absorption"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Arms A-D: Has serious nonhealing wound, ulcer, or bone fracture within 28 days before the start of study treatment"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Arms A-D: Has any major hemorrhage or venous thromboembolic events within 3 months before the start of study treatment"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Arms A-D: Has a history of inflammatory bowel disease"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Arms A-D: Has a history of a gastrointestinal perforation within 6 months before the start of study treatment"}
Endpoints
Primary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"-Number of Participants Experiencing Dose-Limiting Toxicities (DLTs)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"DLTs assessed by occurrence of dose-limiting toxicities in participants (safety/tolerability endpoint)."}
- {"endpoint_text":"-Number of Participants Who Experience at Least One Adverse Event (AE)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Count of participants experiencing at least one adverse event (AE) during study treatment (safety monitoring)."}
- {"endpoint_text":"-Number of Participants Who Discontinue Study Treatment Due to an Adverse Event (AE)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Count of participants who discontinue study treatment because of an AE."}
- {"endpoint_text":"-Objective Response Rate (ORR) Per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"ORR measured per RECIST 1.1 as assessed by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR)."}
Secondary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"-Progression-free Survival (PFS) Per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"PFS measured per RECIST 1.1 as assessed by BICR."}
- {"endpoint_text":"-Duration of Response (DOR) Per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"DOR measured per RECIST 1.1 as assessed by BICR."}
Recruitment
- Planned Sample Size
- 61
- Recruitment Window Months
- 99
- Consent Approach
- Informed consent is required from participants. Subject information and informed consent forms (ICFs) are provided and available in multiple country/language versions (documents listed for Poland, Italy, Spain, Austria). Consent is by the adult participant; no assent/parental consent procedures for minors are described.
Geography
- Total Number Of Sites
- 11
- Total Number Of Participants
- 61
Hungary
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 21-02-2024
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 24-07-2024
- Processing Time Days
- 154
- Number Of Sites
- 1
- Number Of Participants
- 2
Sites
- Site Name
- Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok Varmegyei Hetenyi Geza Korhaz-Rendelointezet
- Department Name
- Onkológiai Központ
- Contact Person Name
- Tibor Csőszi
- Contact Person Email
- dr.cstibor@freemail.hu
Poland
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 21-02-2024
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 07-07-2025
- Processing Time Days
- 502
- Number Of Sites
- 2
- Number Of Participants
- 6
Sites
- Site Name
- Warminsko-Mazurskie Centrum Chorob Pluc W Olsztynie
- Department Name
- Oddział Onkologii z Pododdziałem Chemioterapii
- Contact Person Name
- Andrzej Kazarnowicz
- Contact Person Email
- sekretariat@pulmonologia.olsztyn.pl
- Site Name
- Narodowy Instytut Onkologii Im. Marii Sklodowskiej-Curie Panstwowy Instytut Badawczy
- Department Name
- Klinika Nowotworów Płuca i Klatki Piersiowej
- Contact Person Name
- Dariusz Kowalski
- Contact Person Email
- paulina.kukwa@nio.gov.pl
Austria
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 21-02-2024
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 10-07-2025
- Processing Time Days
- 505
- Number Of Sites
- 2
- Number Of Participants
- 12
Sites
- Site Name
- Krankenhaus Nord Klinik Floridsdorf
- Department Name
- Department for Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
- Contact Person Name
- Maximilian Hochmair
- Contact Person Email
- maximilian.hochmair@gesundheitsverbund.at
- Site Name
- Stadt Wien Wiener Gesundheitsverbund
- Department Name
- Abteilung für Atemwegs- und Lungenkrankheiten Sanatoriumstraße 2
- Contact Person Name
- Marie-Kathrin Breyer
- Contact Person Email
- marie-kathrin.breyer@gesundheitsverbund.at
Spain
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 21-02-2024
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 26-08-2025
- Processing Time Days
- 552
- Number Of Sites
- 3
- Number Of Participants
- 21
Sites
- Site Name
- Institut Catala D'oncologia
- Department Name
- Medical oncology
- Contact Person Name
- María Jové
- Contact Person Email
- contactfortrialsicolh@iconcologia.cat
- Site Name
- Hospital Clinic De Barcelona
- Department Name
- Medical oncology
- Contact Person Name
- Laura Mezquita Perez
- Contact Person Email
- LMEZQUITA@clinic.cat
- Site Name
- Hospital Universitari Vall D Hebron
- Department Name
- Medical oncology
- Contact Person Name
- Pedro Rocha
- Contact Person Email
- pedrorocha@vhio.net
Italy
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 21-02-2024
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 25-03-2026
- Processing Time Days
- 763
- Number Of Sites
- 3
- Number Of Participants
- 18
Sites
- Site Name
- European Institute Of Oncology S.r.l.
- Department Name
- Divisione di Oncologia Toracica
- Contact Person Name
- Ester Del Signore
- Contact Person Email
- ester.delsignore@ieo.it
- Site Name
- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese
- Department Name
- U.O.C. Immunoterapia Oncologica
- Contact Person Name
- Michele Maio
- Contact Person Email
- maio@unisi.it
- Site Name
- Humanitas Research Hospital
- Department Name
- Unità Operativa Oncologia medica ed Ematologia
- Contact Person Name
- Armando Santoro
- Contact Person Email
- armando.santoro@cancercenter.humanitas.it
Sponsor
Primary sponsor
- Full Name
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
- Organisation Type
- Pharmaceutical company
- Country Of Registered Address
- United States
Contract research organisations
- Name
- Parexel International Corp.
- Responsibilities
- EUB services (call center and medical services)
- Name
- PPD International Holdings LLC
- Responsibilities
- code 4
- Name
- Bioclinica Inc.
- Responsibilities
- Central imaging
Third parties
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Parexel International Corp.","duties_or_roles":"EUB services (call center and medical services)","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Almac","duties_or_roles":"code 4","organisation_type":"Health care"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Signant Health","duties_or_roles":"code 7","organisation_type":"Industry"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Bioclinica Inc.","duties_or_roles":"Central imaging","organisation_type":"Laboratory/Research/Testing facility"}
- {"country":"Belgium","full_name":"PPD International Holdings LLC","duties_or_roles":"code 4","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Signant Health LLC","duties_or_roles":"code 3","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Neogenomics Laboratories Inc.","duties_or_roles":"code 4","organisation_type":"Laboratory/Research/Testing facility"}
Investigational products
- Investigational Product Name
- Raludotatug Deruxtecan
- Active Substance
- RALUDOTATUG DERUXTECAN
- Modality
- ADC
- Routes Of Administration
- INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
- Route
- INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
- Authorisation Status
- Investigational (prodAuthStatus 1)
- Investigational Product Name
- MK-4830
- Active Substance
- MK-4830
- Modality
- Monoclonal antibody
- Routes Of Administration
- INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
- Route
- INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
- Authorisation Status
- Investigational (prodAuthStatus 1)
- Investigational Product Name
- MK-1308A
- Active Substance
- PEMBROLIZUMAB, QUAVONLIMAB
- Modality
- Monoclonal antibody
- Routes Of Administration
- INTRAVENOUS USE
- Route
- INTRAVENOUS USE
- Authorisation Status
- Investigational (prodAuthStatus 1)
- 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 (marketing authorisation EU/1/15/1024/002)
- Investigational Product Name
- Lenvatinib
- Active Substance
- LENVATINIB
- Modality
- Small molecule
- Routes Of Administration
- ORAL USE
- Route
- ORAL USE
- Authorisation Status
- Investigational (prodAuthStatus 1 listed as IMP)
- Investigational Product Name
- MK-4280A
- Active Substance
- PEMBROLIZUMAB, FAVEZELIMAB
- Modality
- Monoclonal antibody
- Routes Of Administration
- INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
- Route
- INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
- Authorisation Status
- Investigational (prodAuthStatus 1)
- Combination Treatment
- Yes
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