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Metastatic Pancreatic AdenocarcinomaPhase 1/2NCT02620865

BATS With in Combination With Low Dose IL-1 and GM-CSF for Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

A Phase 1/2 study testing Aldesleukin, Antibody Therapy and Fluorouracil in people with Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma and Recurrent Pancreatic Carcinoma, run by Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This phase Ib/II trial studies the side effects and best dose of bispecific antibody armed activated T-cells when given together with aldesleukin and sargramostim and to see how well they work in treating patients with pancreatic cancer that has spread from where it started to nearby tissue or lymph nodes (locally… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
Aldesleukin, Antibody Therapy and Fluorouracil
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
2 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Dec 2015to 21 Jun 2021
Phase
Phase 1/2
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

  • Histological or cytological proof of pancreatic adenocarcinoma; must have locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer who have received at least first line chemotherapy and may have responding, stable or progressive disease
  • Expected survival >= 3 months
  • Karnofsky performance scale (KPS) >= 70% or Southwestern Oncology Group (SWOG) performance status 0 or 1
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1,000/mm^3
  • Lymphocyte count >= 400/mm^3
  • Platelet count >= 75,000/mm^3
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  • Hemoglobin >= 8 g/dL
  • Serum creatinine < 2.0 mg/dl, creatinine clearance >= 50 ml/mm (can be calculated or measured)
  • Total bilirubin =< 2 mg/dl (biliary stent is allowed)
  • Serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) and serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) < 5.0 times normal
  • Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) >= 45% at rest (multigated acquisition scan [MUGA] or echocardiogram [Echo])
  • Females of childbearing potential, and males, must be willing to use an effective method of contraception
  • Females of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test within 7 days of being registered for protocol therapy

Who cannot join

  • Any chemotherapy related toxicities from prior treatment (> grade 2 per Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events [CTCAE] version [v]4.0)
  • Known hypersensitivity to cetuximab or other EGFR antibody
  • Treatment with any investigational agent within 14 days prior to being registered for protocol therapy
  • Symptomatic brain metastasis
  • Chronic treatment with systemic steroids or another immuno-suppressive agent
  • Serious non-healing wound, ulcer, bone fracture, major surgical procedure, open biopsy or significant traumatic injury within 28 days prior to being registered for protocol therapy
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  • Active liver disease such as cirrhosis, chronic active hepatitis or chronic persistent hepatitis
  • Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
  • Active bleeding or a pathological condition that is associated with a high risk of bleeding (therapeutic anticoagulation is allowed)
  • Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy
  • A serious uncontrolled medical disorder that in the opinion of the investigator may be jeopardized by the treatment with protocol therapy
  • Females must not be breastfeeding
  • Patient (Pt) may be excluded if, in the opinion of the principal investigator (PI) and investigator team, the pt is not capable of being compliant

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Wayne State University/Karmanos Cancer Institute

    Detroit, Michigan, 48201

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About this study

Official title: Phase Ib/II Treatment of Advanced Pancreatic Cancer With Anti-CD3 x Anti-EGFR-Bispecific Antibody Armed Activated T-Cells (BATs) in Combination With Low Dose IL-2 and GM-CSF

This phase Ib/II trial studies the side effects and best dose of bispecific antibody armed activated T-cells when given together with aldesleukin and sargramostim and to see how well they work in treating patients with pancreatic cancer that has spread from where it started to nearby tissue or lymph nodes (locally advanced) or other places in the body (metastatic). Bispecific antibody armed activated T-cells are the patient's own T cells that are coated with a bispecific antibody comprising 2 antibodies chemically joined together. These antibodies have specific targets and binding properties that may give the T cells a greater ability to seek out, attach to, and kill more cancer cells.

Read the detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. Confirm in a single dose phase I (3 to 6 patients [pts]) that 8 infusions of 10^10 epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) bispecific antibody armed activated T cells (BATs) given twice per week in combination with interleukin (IL)-2 (aldesleukin) (300,000 IU/m^2/day) and granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) (sargramostim) (250 ug/m^2/twice weekly) beginning 3 days before the 1st infusion and ending on the day of the last infusion is safe.

II. Perform a phase II clinical trial to estimate the clinical efficacy of 8 infusions of 10^10 EGFR BATs in combination with IL-2 and GM-CSF in 39 evaluable pts (including the 3-6 pts in the single dose phase I).

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. Determine if infusions of EGFR BATs significantly increase cellular or humoral anti-pancreatic cancer (PC) responses by peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) at different time points after last EGFR BATs infusion and if those responses persist beyond 2 months (mos).

II. Obtain original tumor paraffin blocks prior to treatment and evaluate blocks for cluster of differentiation (CD)3, CD4, CD8, programmed cell death (PD)1/programmed cell death ligand (PDL)1, monocytes subpopulations, myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC), and cytoplasmic interferon (IFN)-gamma and IL-10 by immunohistochemical staining to quantitate type and number of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) in the tumor microenvironment to estimate whether the type and number correlate with clinical responses.

III. To determine the time to progression (TTP).

OUTLINE: This is a phase Ib, dose-escalation study of anti-CD3 x anti-EGFR-bispecific antibody armed activated T-cells followed by a phase II study.

Patients receive one of the following standard chemotherapy regimens at the discretion of the treating physician: gemcitabine hydrochloride intravenously (IV) over 30 minutes; gemcitabine hydrochloride IV over 30 minutes and paclitaxel albumin-stabilized nanoparticle formulation IV over 30-40 minutes; oxaliplatin IV over 2 hours, fluorouracil IV over 46 hours and leucovorin calcium IV over 2 hours; or fluorouracil IV over 46 hours, leucovorin calcium IV over 2 hours, irinotecan hydrochloride IV, and oxaliplatin IV over 2 hours. Approximately 2 weeks after standard chemotherapy completion, patients receive anti-CD3 x anti-EGFR-bispecific antibody armed activated T-cells IV over 5-30 minutes twice weekly for 4 weeks. Patients also receive aldesleukin subcutaneously (SC) and sargramostim SC on day -3 before the first anti-CD3 x anti-EGFR-bispecific antibody armed activated T-cells infusion and continuing twice weekly until the final infusion.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up for 18 months.

Being tested
Aldesleukin, Antibody Therapy, Fluorouracil, Gemcitabine Hydrochloride, Irinotecan Hydrochloride
Medical subject headings
Pancreatic Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • AldesleukinBiological

    Also called 125-L-Serine-2-133-interleukin 2, Proleukin, r-serHuIL-2, Recombinant Human IL-2

    Given SC

  • Antibody TherapyBiological

    Also called passive antibody therapy

    Given anti-CD3 x anti-EGFR-bispecific antibody armed activated T-cells IV

  • FluorouracilDrug

    Also called 5-Fluoro-2,4(1H, 3H)-pyrimidinedione, 5-Fluorouracil, 5-Fluracil, 5-FU

    Given IV

  • Gemcitabine HydrochlorideDrug

    Also called dFdCyd, Difluorodeoxycytidine Hydrochloride, Gemzar, LY-188011

    Given IV

  • Irinotecan HydrochlorideDrug

    Also called Campto, Camptosar, Camptothecin 11, Camptothecin-11

    Given IV

  • Laboratory Biomarker AnalysisOther

    Correlative studies

  • Leucovorin CalciumDrug

    Also called Adinepar, Calcifolin, Calcium (6S)-Folinate, Calcium Folinate

    Given IV

  • OxaliplatinDrug

    Also called 1-OHP, Dacotin, Dacplat, Diaminocyclohexane Oxalatoplatinum

    Given IV

  • Paclitaxel Albumin-Stabilized Nanoparticle FormulationDrug

    Also called ABI 007, ABI-007, Abraxane, Albumin-bound Paclitaxel

    Given IV

  • SargramostimBiological

    Also called 23-L-Leucinecolony-Stimulating Factor 2, DRG-0012, Leukine, Prokine

    Given SC

Study groups in NCT02620865
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Treatment (anti-CD3 x anti-EGFR BATs)ExperimentalPatients receive one of the following standard chemotherapy regimens at the discretion of the treating physician: gemcitabine hydrochloride IV over 30 minutes; gemcitabine hydrochloride IV over 30 minutes and paclitaxel albumin-stabilized nanoparticle formulation IV over 30-40 minutes; oxaliplatin IV over 2 hours, fluorouracil IV over 46 hours and leucovorin calcium IV over 2 hours; or fluorouracil IV over 46 hours, leucovorin calcium IV over 2 hours, irinotecan hydrochloride IV, and oxaliplatin IV over 2 hours. Approximately 2 weeks after standard chemotherapy completion, patients receive anti-CD3 x anti-EGFR-bispecific antibody armed activated T-cells IV over 5-30 minutes twice weekly for 4 weeks. Patients also receive aldesleukin SC and sargramostim SC on day -3 before the first anti-CD3 x anti-EGFR-bispecific antibody armed activated T-cells infusion and continuing twice weekly until the final infusion.
Receives: Biological: Aldesleukin; Biological: Antibody Therapy; Drug: Fluorouracil; Drug: Gemcitabine Hydrochloride; Drug: Irinotecan Hydrochloride; Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis; Drug: Leucovorin Calcium; Drug: Oxaliplatin; Drug: Paclitaxel Albumin-Stabilized Nanoparticle Formulation; Biological: Sargramostim

What is being measured

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

  1. Median Overall Survival (OS)

    Descriptive statistics (point and exact 90% confidence interval estimates from the resultant Kaplan-Meier curve) will be generated for OS. The median OS will be estimated on an intention-to-treat basis (using all registered patients), and on a response-evaluable basis (using all patients who completed all BAT infusions) using the Kaplan-Meier method.

    Measured: Up to 18 months

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Biomarker Analysis (Including CD3, CD4, CD8, PD1, PDL1, Monocytes, MDSC, IFN-gamma, IL-10, and TILs) Assessed Using Immunohistochemistry

    Each biomarker and computed biomarker will be evaluated for normality and transformed (including non-parametric) if necessary to achieve normality. Summary statistics (including means, medians, and standard deviations) will be produced for each variable and subsequently associate each variable with OS using Cox regression. In addition, a threshold for each variable associating with OS will be defined using classification and regression trees.

    The tumor will be stained for inflammatory biomarkers. Specifically, T cells with undergo cytoplasmic staining for IFN and IL-10 and the level and ratio of these markers will be evaluated.

    Measured: Up to 18 months

  2. Incidence of Toxicity (CTCAE Version 4.0)

    Toxicity rates will be estimated using all treated patients.

    Measured: Up to 18 months

  3. Progression Free Survival (PFS)

    Descriptive statistics (point and exact 90% confidence interval estimates from the resultant Kaplan-Meier curve) will be generated for PFS. The median PFS will be estimated on an intention-to-treat basis (using all registered patients), and on a response-evaluable basis (using all patients who completed all BAT infusions) using the Kaplan-Meier method.

    Measured: Up to 18 months

  4. Quantitative Immune Response

    For the quantitative immune response variables, summary statistics (including means, medians, and standard deviations) will be produced pre- and post-BATs treatment. Subsequent analyses will compare the immune response variables (after a suitable transformation, if necessary) pre- and post-treatment using a paired t-test (or Wilcoxon sign ranked test if the data are not approximately normally distributed). To explore whether immune responses associate with clinical responses, the association between the baseline of each biomarker and clinical endpoints (such as response, or OS) will be analyze

    Measured: Up to 18 months

  5. TTP

    To explore whether immune responses associate with clinical responses, the association between the baseline of each biomarker and clinical endpoints (such as response, or OS) will be analyzed using logistic regression for binary endpoints and Cox regression for time to event endpoints.

    Measured: Up to 18 months

Timeline

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

  1. First posted3 Dec 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study startDec 2015
  3. Primary completion21 Jun 2021
  4. Study completion21 Jun 2021

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 1/2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
2 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02620865
Sponsor's protocol ID
2015-100
Other IDs
NCI-2015-01942, 2015-100, P30CA022453
Status last verified
Apr 2023
First submitted
1 Dec 2015
Last updated
15 May 2023
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Lum LG, Thakur A, Choi M, Deol A, Kondadasula V, Schalk D, Fields K, Dufrense M, Philip P, Dyson G, Aon HD, Shields AF. Clinical and immune responses to anti-CD3 x anti-EGFR bispecific antibody armed activated T cells (EGFR BATs) in pancreatic cancer patients. Oncoimmunology. 2020 Jun 10;9(1):1773201. doi: 10.1080/2162402X.2020.1773201.

    PubMed 32939319

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1/2 study testing Aldesleukin, Antibody Therapy and Fluorouracil in people with Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma and Recurrent Pancreatic Carcinoma, run by Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute at 1 site 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 13 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 15 May 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site 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 combined 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.

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 15 May 2023). 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?

Median Overall Survival (OS) (time frame: Up to 18 months). 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 NCT02620865, 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 15 May 2023.

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