Clinical trial • Phase II • Oncology

RUXOTEMITIDE for Malignant melanoma, resectable, stage III-IV

Phase II trial of RUXOTEMITIDE for Malignant melanoma, resectable, stage III-IV. open-label. 27 participants.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Oncology
Trial Disease
Malignant melanoma, resectable, stage III-IV
Trial Stage
Phase II
Drug Modality
Peptide/protein/enzyme|Monoclonal antibody

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
21-12-2023
First CTIS Authorization Date
24-04-2024

Trial design

open-label Phase II trial across 2 sites in Norway.

Open Label
Yes
Target Sample Size
27

Eligibility

Recruits 27 Vulnerable population selected. Participants must be capable of giving signed informed consent. Subject information and informed consent form (SIS and ICF) documents for adults are listed; no details on assent or under-18 consent are provided..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Pregnant or breastfeeding.
Vulnerable Population
Vulnerable population selected. Participants must be capable of giving signed informed consent. Subject information and informed consent form (SIS and ICF) documents for adults are listed; no details on assent or under-18 consent are provided.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Participant must be 18 years of age inclusive, at the time of signing the informed consent."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Histologically confirmed, clinically detectable stage III-IV(M1a) melanoma, judged fully resectable and eligible for neoadjuvant treatment by consensus at a multidisciplinary tumor board. Patients with melanoma of cutaneous (including acral) or mucosal (including conjunctival) origin are eligible. Clinically detectable is defined as being apparent and measurable by radiological assessments or physical examination"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Measurable disease as per RECIST version 1.1 criteria."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Judged medically fit to undergo the planned surgery by the surgical team."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Have at least one superficial cutaneous, subcutaneous or lymph node lesion available for injection with a maximum mean longest perpendicular diameter (LPD) of 5.0 cm."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Willing to undergo an additional tumor biopsy and submit biopsy and surgical specimens"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Adequate organ function as defined below: a. Hemoglobin > 9 g/dL b. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.0 x 109/L c. Platelet count ≥ 80 x 109/L e. Serum bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) f. AST and ALT ≤2.5 x ULN g. Albumin >30 g/L h. Serum creatinine ≤1.5 X ULN OR measured creatinine clearance (CL) >30 mL/min"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Capable of giving signed informed consent."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Uveal melanoma. Patients with acral, mucosal or conjunctival melanoma are eligible."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Currently taking immunosuppressive agents or use of systemic corticosteroids (≥10 mg of prednisolone or equivalent) or other systemic immunosuppressive drugs within 28 days prior to study drug administration. Topical and inhaled corticosteroids are allowed."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Have received a live vaccine within 30 days prior to first dose of treatment"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Have received an investigational drug within 4 weeks to day 1, or are scheduled to receive one during the treatment period"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Pregnant or breastfeeding."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Any reason why, in the opinion of the investigator, the patient should not participate."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- History of brain, bone, liver metastases or leptomeningeal metastases."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients with stage IV disease having ≥4 metastatic sites."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- A history or current evidence of any condition, therapy, or laboratory abnormality that might confound the results of the trial, interfere with the subject’s participation for the full duration of the trial, or is not in the best interest of the subject to participate, in the opinion of the treating Investigator."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Active autoimmune disease requiring systemic immunomodulatory treatment. Replacement therapy (e.g. physiologic doses of corticosteroids, insulin, thyroxine) is allowed."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patient has history of, or any evidence of interstitial lung disease (ILD) or non-infectious pneumonitis that required systemic corticosteroids."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Prior malignancy that require concurrent therapy."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Allergy/hypersensitivity to prophylactic treatments; known hypersensitivity to pembrolizumab or LTX-315 or any of their excipients"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Previous treatment with anti-cancer immunotherapy, including (but not limited to) CTLA-4 or PD-1 inhibitors. Prior non-immunotherapy adjuvant treatment (e.g. dabrafenib + trametinib or radiotherapy), and regional therapy such as ECT or ILP is permitted (≥ 12 weeks prior to enrollment)."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Rate of pathologic complete response (cPR)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured by rate of pathological response (pCR) as stated in the main objective."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Frequency, nature and severity of AE according to NCI CTCAE v 5.0: •\tAll AEs •\tLTX-315 treatment-related AEs •\tPembrolizumab treatment-related AEs The proportion of patients who received surgery as planned Number of doses of LTX-315 and pembrolizumab recieved","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Adverse events characterized and graded according to NCI CTCAE v5.0; includes overall AEs and treatment-related AEs for LTX-315 and pembrolizumab; also records surgery receipt and number of doses received."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Objective response rate (ORR), i.e. rate of CR or PR as per RECIST version 1.1 prior to surgery Pathologic response rate (pCR + pPR) Rate of major pathologic response (MPR) defined as pCR and pnCR","definition_or_measurement_approach":"ORR assessed per RECIST v1.1 prior to surgery; pathologic response rates (pCR and pPR) and MPR definitions provided in endpoint text."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Event free survival (EFS), defined as time from start of treatment to progression of disease per RECIST version 1.1 that precludes surgery, recurrence (local or distant) or death. Recurrence free survival (RFS), defined as the time from surgery to recurrence or death. Overall Survival (OS)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"EFS defined as time from treatment start to progression precluding surgery, recurrence or death; RFS defined from surgery to recurrence or death; OS measured as time to death from any cause."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Patient reported outcomes (PRO)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"PROs collected as specified (details not provided in the JSON)."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
27
Recruitment Window Months
91
Consent Approach
Participants must be capable of giving signed informed consent. Subject information and informed consent form (SIS and ICF) documents for adults are listed; no details on assent, language options, or proxy consent are provided in the record.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
2
Total Number Of Participants
27

Norway

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
27-03-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
09-02-2026
Processing Time Days
684
Number Of Sites
2
Number Of Participants
27

Sites

Site Name
Helse Bergen HF
Department Name
Oncology department
Contact Person Name
Liv Iren Hansen Vinnem
Site Name
Oslo University Hospital HF
Department Name
Department of Canser Research
Contact Person Name
Henrik Jespersen
Contact Person Email
hejes@ous-hf.no

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Oslo University Hospital HF
Organisation Type
Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
Country Of Registered Address
Norway

Third parties

  • {"country":"","full_name":"Lytix Biopharma AS","duties_or_roles":"Monetary support","organisation_type":""}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
LTX-315
Active Substance
RUXOTEMITIDE
Modality
Peptide/protein/enzyme
Routes Of Administration
Intratumoral
Route
Intratumoral
Maximum Dose
200 mg
Investigational Product Name
Pembrolizumab
Active Substance
Pembrolizumab
Modality
Monoclonal antibody
Combination Treatment
Yes

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