AzTrials
AzTrials

SarcomaPhase 2NCT02609984

Study to Compare the Safety and Efficacy of CMB305 With Atezolizumab to Atezolizumab Alone in Participants With Sarcoma (IMDZ-C232/V943A-002)

A Phase 2 study testing CMB305 and atezolizumab in people with Sarcoma and Myxoid/Round Cell Liposarcoma, run by Immune Design, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, New Jersey USA) at 18 sites in United States.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

Official record
Search all trials

Trial summary

This is an open-label Phase 2 randomized study that will examine the use of the study agents, CMB305 (sequentially administered LV305 which is a dendritic cell-targeting viral vector expressing the New York Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma 1 gene [NY-ESO-1] and G305 which is a NY-ESO-1 recombinant protein plus… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
CMB305 and atezolizumab
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
89 participants
Where
18 sitesUnited States
Study dates
29 Apr 2015to 6 Feb 2019
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

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

  • Locally advanced, relapsed, or metastatic sarcoma with measurable tumor burden following therapy, as defined by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1); the total of all lesions must be ≤12 cm (for synovial sarcoma) or ≤15 cm (for myxoid/round cell liposarcoma [MRCL])
  • Tumor histology consistent with synovial sarcoma or MRCL
  • Tumor specimen positive for NY-ESO-1 expression by immunohistochemistry (IHC)
  • Inadequate response, relapse, and/or unacceptable toxicity with ≥1 prior systemic, surgical, or radiation cancer therapies
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1

Who cannot join

  • Investigational therapy within 4 weeks prior to CMB305 dosing
  • Prior administration of other NY-ESO-1-targeting immunotherapeutics
  • Prior treatment with CD137 agonists or immune checkpoint blockade therapies, including anti-cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA-4), anti-programmed cell death receptor 1 (PD-1), and anti-programmed cell death ligand (PD-L1) therapeutic antibodies, or any other antibody or drug targeting T-cell costimulation
  • Treatment with systemic immunostimulatory agents (including but not limited to interleukin-2) within 4 weeks or five half-lives of the drug, whichever is shorter, prior to first dose
  • Significant immunosuppression
  • Other cancer therapies, including chemotherapy, radiation, biologics or kinase inhibitors within 3 weeks prior to the first scheduled dosing
Show all 14Show fewer
  • History of autoimmune disease, including but not limited to myasthenia gravis, myositis, autoimmune hepatitis, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, vascular thrombosis associated with antiphospholipid syndrome, Wegener's granulomatosis, Sjögren's syndrome, Guillain-Barré syndrome, multiple sclerosis, vasculitis, or glomerulonephritis
  • History of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (including pneumonitis), drug-induced pneumonitis, organizing pneumonia (i.e., bronchiolitis obliterans, cryptogenic organizing pneumonia), risk of pulmonary toxicity, or evidence of active pneumonitis on screening chest computed tomography (CT) scan. History of radiation pneumonitis in the radiation field (fibrosis) is permitted
  • History of other cancer within 3 years
  • Evidence of active tuberculosis or recent (<1 week prior to first scheduled dosing) clinically significant infection requiring systemic therapy
  • Evidence of active hepatitis B (HepB), hepatitis C (HepC), or Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection
  • Known active or untreated central nervous system (CNS) metastases
  • Pregnant, planning to become pregnant within 6 months of treatment, or nursing
  • Known allergy(ies) to any component of CMB305, atezolizumab, or severe allergic reactions to monoclonal antibodies, fusion proteins, or Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell products

Trial locations and contacts

18 sites in 1 country.

18 sites in 1 country

United States18 sites
  • University of Colorado Cancer Center

    Aurora, Colorado, 80045

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114

  • University of Vermont Cancer Center

    Burlington, Vermont, 05405

  • Levine Cancer Institute

    Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204

  • Northwestern University Feinburg School of Medicine

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611

  • Duke Cancer Institute

    Durham, North Carolina, 27710

  • University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics

    Iowa City, Iowa, 52242

  • Mayo Clinic of Jacksonville

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32224

  • Monter Cancer Research

    Lake Success, New York, 11042

  • Vanderbilt University

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37232

  • Stanford University Medical Center

    Palo Alto, California, 94304

  • Fox Chase cancer Center

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19111

  • Mayo Clinic Rochester

    Rochester, Minnesota, 10029

  • Georgia Cancer Specialists

    Sandy Springs, Georgia, 30342

  • Sarcoma Oncology Research Center

    Santa Monica, California, 90403

  • Scca/Fhcrc

    Seattle, Washington, 98109

  • Washington University in St. Louis

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110

  • MedStar Washington Hospital Center

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010

Other trials in United States

About this study

Official title: A Randomized, Open-Label, Phase 2 Trial of CMB305 (Sequentially Administered LV305 and G305) and Atezolizumab in Patients With Locally Advanced, Relapsed, or Metastatic Sarcoma Expressing NY-ESO-1

This is an open-label Phase 2 randomized study that will examine the use of the study agents, CMB305 (sequentially administered LV305 which is a dendritic cell-targeting viral vector expressing the New York Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma 1 gene [NY-ESO-1] and G305 which is a NY-ESO-1 recombinant protein plus glucopyranosyl lipid adjuvant-stable emulsion [GLA-SE]) in combination with atezolizumab or atezolizumab alone, in participants with locally advanced, relapsed or metastatic sarcoma (synovial or myxoid/round cell liposarcoma) expressing the NY-ESO-1 protein.

There is no formal primary hypothesis for this study.

Read the detailed description

This study is designed to investigate and examine the time to progression and overall survival for CMB305 in combination with atezolizumab or atezolizumab alone in the treatment of participants with sarcoma expressing NY-ESO-1 protein.

Being tested
CMB305, atezolizumab
Keywords
immunotherapy, CMB305, LV305, GLA-SE, atezolizumab, NY-ESO-1
Medical subject headings
Sarcoma, Liposarcoma, Myxoid, Sarcoma, Synovial, Liposarcoma

What participants receive

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

  • CMB305Biological

    A combination of LV305 administered intradermally (ID) and G305 administered intramuscularly (IM)

  • atezolizumabBiological

    Also called TECENTRIQ®

    IV Infusion

Study groups in NCT02609984
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
CMB305 (sequentially administered LV305 and G305)+AtezolizumabExperimentalParticipants received CMB305 treatment in combination with 1200 mg/day atezolizumab administered by intravenous (IV) infusion every 3 weeks (Q3W) for up to approximately 2 years. CMB305 treatment consisted of 2 doses of LV305 administered intradermally (ID) on Days 0 and 14 followed every 2 weeks with alternating doses of G305 administered intramuscularly (IM) and LV305. LV305 was administered at a dose of 1×10^10 vector genomes and G305 at a dose of 5 mcg glucopyranosyl lipid A stable emulsion mixed with 250 mcg of NY ESO-1 protein.
Receives: Biological: CMB305; Biological: atezolizumab
AtezolizumabActive comparatorParticipants received 1200 mg/day atezolizumab by IV infusion Q3W for up to approximately 2 years.
Receives: Biological: atezolizumab

What is being measured

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

  1. Progression-Free Survival (PFS) Per Modified Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1)

    PFS was defined as the time from randomization to the first documented progressive disease (PD) or death due to any cause, whichever occurred first, per RECIST 1.1 modified to use immune-related response criteria (irRC) confirmation and unidimensional tumor measurements as assessed by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR). PD was defined as ≥20% increase in tumor burden compared with nadir (at any single time point) in 2 consecutive observations ≥4 weeks apart. If there was no disease progression or death, participants were censored at the date of their last disease assessment. The PFS was analyzed using the product-limit (Kaplan-Meier) method for censored data.

    Measured: Up to approximately 36.1 months

  2. Overall Survival (OS)

    OS was determined for all participants and was defined as the time from randomization to death due to any cause. Participants were censored at the date of their last follow-up. The OS was analyzed using the product-limit (Kaplan-Meier) method for censored data.

    Measured: Up to approximately 36.1 months

Secondary outcomes (11)
  1. Number of Participants Experiencing a Dose-Limiting Toxicity (DLT)

    DLTs will be evaluated during the safety run-in period. Any treatment emergent Grade 3 or higher adverse event (AE) that occurs in the first 42 days after initiation of study treatment, that is deemed possibly, probably or definitely related to the combination of CMB305 and atezolizumab will be considered a DLT with the following exceptions:

    • Alopecia or vomiting (unless not controlled by optimal anti-emetics)
    • Hepatic enzyme elevations associated with the baseline Grade 2 abnormalities
    • Grade 3 laboratory AEs that are asymptomatic and return to baseline or to Grade 1 within 3 days, unless identified specifically as DLT by the investigator or the Data Monitoring Committee (DMC)
    • Grade 3 fatigue
    • Grade 3 systemic reactions (such as fever, headache, influenza like symptoms, myalgia, malaise, or nausea) that return to baseline or Grade 1 within 3 days of study inoculation

    Measured: Up to approximately 42 days

  2. Number of Participants Who Experienced At Least One Adverse Event (AE)

    An AE was defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered a study treatment and which does not necessarily have to have a causal relationship with this treatment. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign, symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product or protocol-specified procedure, whether or not considered related to the study treatment or protocol-specified procedure. Any worsening (i.e., any clinically significant adverse change in frequency and/or intensity) of a pre-existing condition that was temporally associated with the use of study treatment, was also an AE. The number of participants who experienced at least one AE is presented.

    Measured: Up to approximately 36.1 months

  3. Number of Participants Who Discontinued Study Treatment Due to an Adverse Event (AE)

    An AE was defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered a study treatment and which does not necessarily have to have a causal relationship with this treatment. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign, symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product or protocol-specified procedure, whether or not considered related to the study treatment or protocol-specified procedure. Any worsening (i.e., any clinically significant adverse change in frequency and/or intensity) of a pre-existing condition that was temporally associated with the use of study treatment, was also an AE. The number of participants who discontinued study treatment due to an AE is presented.

    Measured: Up to approximately 24 months

  4. Progression-Free Survival (PFS) Rate at Month 3 Per Modified Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1)

    PFS was defined as the time from randomization to the first documented PD or death due to any cause, whichever occurred first, per RECIST 1.1 modified to use irRC confirmation and unidimensional tumor measurements as assessed by BICR. PD was defined as ≥20% increase in tumor burden compared with nadir (at any single time point) in 2 consecutive observations ≥4 weeks apart. If there was no disease progression or death, participants were censored at the date of their last disease assessment. The PFS was analyzed using the product-limit (Kaplan-Meier) method for censored data. Participants were evaluated every 6 weeks with radiographic imaging to assess their response to treatment. The PFS rate was calculated as the percentage of participants with PFS at Month 3.

    Measured: Month 3

  5. Progression-Free Survival (PFS) Rate at Month 6 Per Modified Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1)

    PFS was defined as the time from randomization to the first documented PD or death due to any cause, whichever occurred first, per RECIST 1.1 modified to use irRC confirmation and unidimensional tumor measurements as assessed by BICR. PD was defined as ≥20% increase in tumor burden compared with nadir (at any single time point) in 2 consecutive observations ≥4 weeks apart. If there was no disease progression or death, participants were censored at the date of their last disease assessment. The PFS was analyzed using the product-limit (Kaplan-Meier) method for censored data. Participants were evaluated every 6 weeks with radiographic imaging to assess their response to treatment. The PFS rate was calculated as the percentage of participants with PFS at Month 6.

    Measured: Month 6

  6. Time to Next Treatment (TTNT)

    TTNT was the time from date of randomization to the start date of subsequent treatment. Participants were treated for up to approximately 2 years and then followed until next treatment or death. Participants who did not receive subsequent treatment were censored at the date of last contact or death. The TTNT was analyzed using the product-limit (Kaplan-Meier) method for censored data.

    Measured: Up to approximately 36.1 months

  7. Distant Metastasis Free Survival (DMFS)

    DMFS was the time between the date of randomization and the date of first distant metastasis or date of death (whatever the cause), whichever occurs first. Participants without metastasis and death were censored at the date of last contact or death. The DMFS was analyzed using the product-limit (Kaplan-Meier) method for censored data.

    Measured: Up to approximately 36.1 months

  8. Number of Participants Positive for Anti-New York Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma-1 (NY-ESO-1) Antibody at Baseline

    The number of participants with anti-NY-ESO-1 antibodies at baseline was measured using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) with recombinant NY-ESO1 protein. A titer of >1:100 was considered positive. The number of participants that were anti-NY-ESO-1 antibody positive at baseline is presented.

    Measured: Baseline (Day 1)

  9. Number of Participants Positive for Anti-New York Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma-1 (NY-ESO-1) Antibody After Induction With Treatment

    The number of participants with anti-NY-ESO-1 antibodies induced after treatment was measured using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) with recombinant NY-ESO1protein. A titer of >1:100 was considered positive. The induction of anti-NY-ESO-1 antibody response was defined as a ≥4-fold increase in the titer or the presence of a newly positive response after the first dose of treatment. The number of participants that were anti-NY-ESO-1 antibody positive after induction with treatment is presented.

    Measured: Up to approximately 24 months

  10. Number of Participants Positive for Anti-New York Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma-1 (NY-ESO-1) T Cells at Baseline

    Anti-NY-ESO-1 CD4 and CD8 positive T-cell responses were measured by interferon gamma detecting enzyme-linked ImmunoSpot (ELISPOT) using isolated CD4 and CD8 positive T cells from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) expanded in vitro with a NY-ESO-1 peptide pool (20-mer peptides, 10-mer overlap) and considered positive if there were >50 spot-forming units/50,000 cells observed for NY-ESO-1 peptides and a ≥2-fold increase in spot-forming units compared with a negative control. The number of participants that were anti-NY-ESO-1 T cell positive at baseline is presented.

    Measured: Baseline (Day 1)

  11. Number of Participants Positive for Anti-New York Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma-1 (NY-ESO-1) T Cells After Induction With Treatment

    Anti-NY-ESO-1 CD4 and CD8 positive T-cell responses were measured by interferon gamma detecting enzyme-linked ImmunoSpot (ELISPOT) using isolated CD4 and CD8 positive T cells expanded with a NY-ESO-1 peptide (20-mer peptides, 10-mer overlap) and considered positive if there were >50 spot-forming units (SPU)/50,000 cells observed for NY-ESO-1 peptides and a ≥2-fold increase in SPU compared with a negative control. The induction of an anti-NYESO-1 CD4 or CD8 positive T-cell response was defined as de novo positive or ≥2-fold rise in the number of SPU after the first dose. A fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS)-based intracellular cytokine staining assay for interferon gamma or tumor necrosis factor alpha after stimulation with NY-ESO-1 peptide was also used and staining ≥2-fold above the baseline value was considered positive for T-cell responses. The number of participants that were anti-NY-ESO-1 T cell positive after induction with treatment is presented.

    Measured: Up to approximately 24 months

Timeline

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

  1. First posted20 Nov 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study start29 Apr 2015
  3. Primary completion6 Feb 2019
  4. Study completion6 Feb 2019

Why it stopped: This study did not meet the efficacy objective

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 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
89 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02609984
Sponsor's protocol ID
IMDZ-C232
Other IDs
V943A-002, IMDZ-C232
Status last verified
Jun 2020
First submitted
14 Nov 2015
Last updated
7 Jul 2020
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No

Publications

  • Chawla SP, Van Tine BA, Pollack SM, Ganjoo KN, Elias AD, Riedel RF, Attia S, Choy E, Okuno SH, Agulnik M, von Mehren M, Livingston MB, Keedy VL, Verschraegen CF, Philip T, Bohac GC, Yurasov S, Yakovich A, Lu H, Chen M, Maki RG. Phase II Randomized Study of CMB305 and Atezolizumab Compared With Atezolizumab Alone in Soft-Tissue Sarcomas Expressing NY-ESO-1. J Clin Oncol. 2022 Apr 20;40(12):1291-1300. doi: 10.1200/JCO.20.03452. Epub 2021 Jul 14.

    PubMed 34260265

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing CMB305 and atezolizumab in people with Sarcoma and Myxoid/Round Cell Liposarcoma, run by Immune Design, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, New Jersey USA) at 18 sites in United States.

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 5 inclusion and 14 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: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 7 Jul 2020. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 18 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

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 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

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

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 14 May 2020). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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?

Progression-Free Survival (PFS) Per Modified Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1) (time frame: Up to approximately 36.1 months). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02609984, which also lists 1 linked publication.

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 7 Jul 2020.

Free account

Log in to keep searching

You’ve used your 3 free searches. AzTrials is free: log in or create a free account to keep searching clinical trials and save the ones you want to follow.

Create a free accountLog in