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Metastatic MelanomaPhase 1NCT02357732

Study of the Anti-PD-1 Antibody Nivolumab in Combination With Dabrafenib and/or Trametinib

A Phase 1 study testing Nivolumab, Trametinib and Dabrafenib in people with Metastatic Melanoma, run by University of Pittsburgh.

Withdrawn

Withdrawn. The study stopped before anyone enrolled.

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Trial summary

This study evaluates nivolumab in combination drug treatments involving 1) nivolumab and dabrafenib 2) nivolumab and trametinib and 3) nivolumab, dabrafenib and trametinib in patients with BRAF or NRAS-mutated metastatic melanoma. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Metastatic Melanoma
What is being tested?
Nivolumab, Trametinib and Dabrafenib
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
0 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Aug 2015to Aug 2015
Phase
Phase 1
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Histologically confirmed metastatic melanoma (Stage IV) or unresectable Stage III melanoma with BRAF V600E/K or NRAS mutations.
  • Prior therapies for metastatic melanoma are allowed, including chemo-, cytokine-, immuno-, biological- and vaccine-therapy as long as they did not include BRAFi, MEKi, or nivolumab. Prior ipilimumab therapy will be allowed with a washout period of 8 weeks and if all autoimmune adverse events have resolved to grade 1.
  • Evidence of evaluable disease.
  • ECOG Performance Status of 0 or 1.
  • Stable CNS disease is allowed. Subjects with brain metastases are eligible if (a) metastases have been treated and there is no magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) evidence of progression for 4 weeks after treatment is complete and within 28 days prior to the first dose of nivolumab administration; or (b) if they are untreated but asymptomatic and do not require steroid therapy. Patients are excluded if they require high doses of systemic corticosteroids (> 10 mg/day prednisone equivalents) for at least 2 weeks prior to study drug administration, as this could result in immunosuppression.
  • Patients must have normal organ and marrow function as defined by the normal laboratory ranges. Screening laboratory values must meet the following criteria and should be obtained within 28 days prior to registration:
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  • WBC ≥ 2000/μL
  • Neutrophils ≥ 1500/μL
  • Platelets ≥ 100 x103/μL
  • Hemoglobin > 9.0 g/dL
  • Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 x ULN or creatinine clearance (CrCl) ≥ 40 mL/min (if using the Cockcroft-Gault formula below):
  • Female CrCl = (140 - age in years) x weight in kg x 0.85 72 x serum creatinine in mg/dL Male CrCl = (140 - age in years) x weight in kg x 1.00 72 x serum creatinine in mg/dL
  • AST/ALT ≤ 3 x ULN
  • Total Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN (except subjects with Gilbert Syndrome, who can have total bilirubin < 3.0 mg/dL)
  • Men and women age≥18 years.
  • Life expectancy of greater than12 weeks.
  • Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must be willing to use 2 methods of birth control or be surgically sterile, or abstain from heterosexual activity for the course of the study through 23 weeks (30 days plus the time required for nivolumab to undergo five half-lives) after the last dose of investigational drug. WOCBP are those who have not been surgically sterilized or have not been free from menses for > 1 year.
  • Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test (minimum sensitivity 25 IU/L or equivalent units of HCG) within 72 hours prior to the start of nivolumab.
  • Men who are sexually active with WOCBP must use any contraceptive method with a failure rate of less than 1% per year. Men receiving nivolumab and who are sexually active with WOCBP will be instructed to adhere to contraception for a period of 31 weeks after the last dose of investigational product. Women who are not of childbearing potential (i.e., who are postmenopausal or surgically sterile) and azoospermic men do not require contraception.
  • Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.

Who cannot join

  • Histologically confirmed metastatic melanoma (Stage IV) with NRAS and BRAF-wild type.
  • Grade 3/4 immune-related AEs on ipilimumab and required more than 12 weeks of immune suppression with corticosteroids.
  • History of interstitial lung disease or pneumonitis.
  • History of known glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency.
  • Active leptomeningeal metastases or untreated symptomatic brain metastases.
  • Active, known or suspected autoimmune disease. Subjects are permitted to enroll if they have vitiligo, type I diabetes mellitus, residual hypothyroidism due to autoimmune condition only requiring hormone replacement, psoriasis not requiring systemic treatment, or conditions not expected to recur in the absence of an external trigger.
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  • Require 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.
  • Known history of a positive test for hepatitis B virus or hepatitis C virus indicating acute or chronic infection.
  • Known history of testing positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or known acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). HIV-positive patients on combination antiretroviral therapy are ineligible because of the potential for pharmacokinetic interactions with dabrafenib and trametinib. In addition, these patients are at increased risk of lethal infections when treated with marrow-suppressive therapy. Appropriate studies will be undertaken in patients receiving combination antiretroviral therapy when indicated.
  • History of allergy or adverse drug reaction to the study drug components (nivolumab, dabrafenib, or trametinib) or drugs of similar chemical or biologic composition. Patients with a history of severe hypersensitivity reaction to any monoclonal antibody should also be excluded.
  • Patients who have had chemotherapy or radiotherapy within 4 weeks (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin C) prior to entering the study or those who have not recovered from adverse events due to agents administered more than 4 weeks earlier.
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.
  • Pregnant and/or breastfeeding women are excluded from this study. Because there is an unknown but potential risk for adverse events in nursing infants secondary to treatment of the mother with dabrafenib and trametinib, breastfeeding should be discontinued if the mother is treated with dabrafenib and trametinib. These potential risks may also apply to other agents used in this study.

About this study

Official title: A Phase I Study of the Anti-PD-1 Antibody Nivolumab in Combination With Dabrafenib and/or Trametinib in Patients With BRAF or NRAS-mutated Metastatic Melanoma

This study evaluates nivolumab in combination drug treatments involving 1) nivolumab and dabrafenib 2) nivolumab and trametinib and 3) nivolumab, dabrafenib and trametinib in patients with BRAF or NRAS-mutated metastatic melanoma.

Read the detailed description

Patients are being asked to take part in this clinical research study because they have BRAF- or NRAS-mutated metastatic melanoma. If they participate they will receive the investigational drug nivolumab in combination with dabrafenib and/or trametinib based on their medical diagnosis, BRAF V600 test results and/or NRAS-mutated status.

The research study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of the two drugs nivolumab and dabrafenib or nivolumab and trametinib. Once this is evaluated, then additional subjects will be enrolled for treatment with the triplicate (all 3 drugs) of nivolumab, dabrafenib and trametinib together.

A treatment cycle will be 28 days, coinciding with the administration of nivolumab. The DLT evaluation period will be restricted to cycle 1, although toxicities in subsequent cycles will be closely evaluated. In trametinib-containing arms, a loading dose will be given on days 1 and 2 of cycle 1 to allow steady state concentrations to be achieved within one week of administration.

In the absence of treatment delays due to adverse event(s), treatment may continue for 3 years or until one of the following criteria applies:

  • Disease progression
  • Intercurrent illness that prevents further administration of treatment
  • Unacceptable adverse event(s)
  • Patient decides to withdraw from the study
  • General or specific changes in the patient's condition render the patient unacceptable for further treatment in the judgment of the investigator

Patients will be considered evaluable for toxicity if they receive 1 complete cycle of therapy, or if they experience dose limiting toxicities (DLTs). Definition of DLTs include:

  • Any Grade 2 drug-related uveitis or eye pain or blurred vision that does not respond to topical therapy and does not improve to Grade 1 severity within the re-treatment period OR requires systemic treatment
  • Any Grade 3 non-skin, drug-related adverse event lasting > 7 days, with the following exceptions for drug-related laboratory abnormalities, uveitis, pneumonitis, bronchospasm, diarrhea, colitis, neurologic adverse event, hypersensitivity reactions, and infusion reactions
  • Grade 3 drug-related uveitis, pneumonitis, bronchospasm, diarrhea, colitis, neurologic adverse event, hypersensitivity reaction, or infusion reaction of any duration requires discontinuation
  • Grade 3 drug-related laboratory abnormalities do not require treatment discontinuation except the following: Grade 3 drug-related thrombocytopenia > 7 days or associated with bleeding requires discontinuation; Any drug-related liver function test (LFT) abnormality that meets the following criteria require discontinuation - AST or ALT > 8 x ULN; Total bilirubin > 5 x ULN; Concurrent AST or ALT > 3 x ULN and total bilirubin > 2 x ULN;
  • Any Grade 4 drug-related adverse event or laboratory abnormality, except for the following events which do not require discontinuation:
  • Isolated Grade 4 amylase or lipase abnormalities that are not associated with symptoms or clinical manifestations of pancreatitis and decrease to < Grade 4 within 1 week of onset.
  • Isolated Grade 4 electrolyte imbalances/abnormalities that are not associated with clinical sequelae and are corrected with supplementation/appropriate management within 72 hours of their onset
  • Any dosing interruption lasting > 6 weeks with the following exceptions:
  • Dosing interruptions to allow for prolonged steroid tapers to manage drug-related adverse events are allowed. Prior to re-initiating treatment in a subject with a dosing interruption lasting > 6 weeks, the Investigator must be consulted. Tumor assessments should continue as per protocol even if dosing is interrupted
  • Dosing interruptions > 6 weeks that occur for non-drug-related reasons may be allowed if approved by the Investigator. Prior to re-initiating treatment in a subject with a dosing interruption lasting > 6 weeks, the Investigator must be consulted. Tumor assessments should continue as per protocol even if dosing is interrupted Any adverse event, laboratory abnormality, or intercurrent illness which, in the judgment of the Investigator, presents a substantial clinical risk to the subject with continued nivolumab dosing.

Patients will be followed for 2 years after removal from study or until death, whichever occurs first, through standard of care visits or by medical records review. Patients removed from study for unacceptable adverse event(s) will be followed until resolution or stabilization of the adverse event.

Being tested
Nivolumab, Trametinib, Dabrafenib
Keywords
Metastatic Melanoma
Medical subject headings
Melanoma

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Study groups in NCT02357732
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Nivolumab and Dabrafenib Combination (doublets)ExperimentalLevel -1, Nivolumab 1mg/kg IV every 2 weeks (q2 weeks); Dabrafenib 100mg by mouth (PO) twice a day(BID) every day (QD); Level 1, Nivolumab 1mg/kg IV q2 weeks; Dabrafenib 150mg PO BID QD; Level 2, Nivolumab 3mg/kg IV q2 weeks; Dabrafenib 150mg PO BID QD;
Receives: Drug: Nivolumab; Drug: Dabrafenib
Nivolumab and Trametinib Combination (doublets)ExperimentalLevel -1, Nivolumab 1mg/kg IV q2 weeks; Trametinib 1mg PO QD; Level 1, Nivolumab 1mg/kg IV q2 weeks; Trametinib 2mg PO QD; Level 2, Nivolumab 3mg/kg IV q2 weeks; Trametinib 2mg PO QD;
Receives: Drug: Nivolumab; Drug: Trametinib
Nivolumab, Dabrafenib and Trametinib Combination (triplet)ExperimentalLevel -1, Nivolumab 1mg/kg IV q2 weeks; Dabrafenib 150mg PO BID; Trametinib 1mg PO QD; Level 1, Nivolumab 1mg/kg IV q2 weeks; Dabrafenib 150mg PO BID; Trametinib 2mg PO QD; Level 2, Nivolumab 3mg/kg IV q2 weeks; Dabrafenib 150mg PO BID; Trametinib 2mg PO QD;
Receives: Drug: Nivolumab; Drug: Trametinib; Drug: Dabrafenib

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. To determine the Maximally Tolerated Dose and/or Recommended Phase II Dose (RP2D) of nivolumab in combination with dabrafenib and/or trametinib in patients with BRAF- or NRAS-mutated metastatic melanoma

    It is planned to determine the maximum tolerable dose with a modified version of the standard "up and down" (3+3) dose-finding method using cohorts of 3 patients. At the start of the trial, three patients will be placed on dose level 1. The decision rules based on the observed dose limiting toxicities (DLTs) in this and subsequent cohorts are given. Only DLTs observed in a patient during the first cycle (28 days) will be used for the dose escalation decisions. Patients will be considered evaluable for toxicity if they receive 1 complete cycle of therapy, or if they experience DLT; in-evaluable patients will be replaced.

    Measured: The first four weeks of dosing

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Antitumor Effects and Immune Related Response

    Response and progression will be evaluated in this study using the new international criteria proposed by the revised Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) guideline (version 1.1) and by the Immune Related Response Criteria. Changes in the largest diameter (unidimensional measurement) of the tumor lesions and the shortest diameter in the case of malignant lymph nodes are used in the RECIST criteria.

    Measured: Every twelve weeks for three years while on study drug

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted6 Feb 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study startAug 2015
  3. Primary completionAug 2015
  4. Study completionAug 2015

Why it stopped: PI decided not to proceed

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
0 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02357732
Sponsor's protocol ID
14-115
Status last verified
Dec 2015
First submitted
27 Jan 2015
Last updated
11 Dec 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing Nivolumab, Trametinib and Dabrafenib in people with Metastatic Melanoma, run by University of Pittsburgh.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 20 inclusion and 13 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: withdrawn, as of the sponsor's last update on 11 Dec 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study was withdrawn before enrolling participants, so there are no results.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

To determine the Maximally Tolerated Dose and/or Recommended Phase II Dose (RP2D) of nivolumab in combination with dabrafenib and/or trametinib in patients with BRAF- or NRAS-mutated metastatic melanoma (time frame: The first four weeks of dosing). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 11 Dec 2015.

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