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CancerPhase 1/2NCT03123783

CD40 Agonistic Antibody APX005M (Sotigalimab) in Combination With Nivolumab

A Phase 1/2 study testing APX005M and Nivolumab in people with Cancer and Non Small Cell Lung Cancer Metastatic, run by Apexigen America, Inc. at 23 sites in 2 countries.

Completed

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

Official record
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Trial summary

This study is a Phase 1-2 open-label dose escalation study of the immuno-activating monoclonal antibody APX005M administered in combination with nivolumab to adult subjects with non-small cell lung cancer or metastatic melanoma. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
APX005M and Nivolumab
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
140 participants
Where
23 sitesin 2 countries
Study dates
10 Jul 2017to 16 Nov 2020
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

  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed, immunotherapy naïve or PD-1/PD-L1 pre-treated, metastatic or locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer not amenable to curative treatment. Subjects may be treatment naive or could have received one prior platinum based chemotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer and subjects with a documented activating mutation (e.g., EGFR, ALK, ROS) must also have received the appropriate therapy and progressed
  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed unresectable or metastatic melanoma that progressed during treatment with an anti-PD-1/PD-L1 therapy and had confirmation of PD>=4 weeks later. Subjects with BRAF activating mutation could have also received a BRAF inhibitor and/or MEK inhibitor regimen prior to anti-PD-1/PD-L1 therapy.
  • Measurable disease by RECIST 1.1
  • ECOG performance status of 0 or 1
  • Adequate bone marrow, liver and kidney function
  • Negative pregnancy test for women of child bearing potential
  • Agreement to use effective methods of contraception per the protocol requirements

Who cannot join

  • Previous exposure to any immunomodulatory agents (e.g., anti- CD40, anti-PD-1/PD-L1, anti-CTLA-4, IDO inhibitors) except PD-1/PD-L1 targeting agents in the subsets of patients that must have previous treatment with anti-PD-1/PD-L1 therapy
  • Second malignancy (solid or hematologic) within the past 3 years except locally curable cancers that have been apparently cured
  • Active, known, clinically serious infections within the 14 days prior to first dose of investigational product
  • Use of systemic corticosteroids or other systemic immunosuppressive drugs
  • Active, known or suspected autoimmune disease
  • History of (non-infectious) pneumonitis that required corticosteroids or current pneumonitis
  • History of interstitial lung disease
  • History of life-threatening toxicity related to prior anti-PD-1/PD-L1 treatment for subjects with metastatic melanoma or NSCLC.

Trial locations and contacts

23 sites in 2 countries.

23 sites in 2 countries

United States13 sites
  • University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center (UMGCCC)

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21201

  • University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44106

  • City of Hope

    Duarte, California, 91010

  • Tennessee Oncology

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37203

  • Yale University

    New Haven, Connecticut, 06520

  • Nebraska Cancer Specialists

    Omaha, Nebraska, 68130

  • University of Nebraska Medical Center

    Omaha, Nebraska, 68198

  • Abramson Cancer Center of The University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104

  • Fox Chase Cancer Center

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19111

  • Hem-Onc Associates of the Treasure Coast

    Port Saint Lucie, Florida, 32952

  • Fox Chase Center

    Rockledge, Pennsylvania, 19046

  • SUNY Upstate Medical Hospital

    Syracuse, New York, 13210

  • University of Arizona Cancer Center

    Tucson, Arizona, 85724

Other trials in United States

Spain10 sites
  • Hospital Quirón Dexeus

    Barcelona, 08028

  • H. Vall d'Hebron

    Barcelona, 08035

  • H. Clinic i Provincial

    Barcelona, 08036

  • H. Insular de Gran Canaria

    Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

  • H. Lucus Augusti

    Lugo, 27003

  • H. Doce de Octubre

    Madrid, 28041

  • H. HM Sanchinnarro

    Madrid, 28050

  • H. de Málaga

    Málaga, 29010

  • H. La Fe

    Valencia, 46014

  • H. General de Valencia

    Valencia de Alcántara, 46014

Other trials in Spain

About this study

Official title: A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of the CD40 Agonistic Antibody APX005M Administered in Combination With Nivolumab in Subjects With Non-small Cell Lung Cancer and Subjects With Metastatic Melanoma

This study is a Phase 1-2 open-label dose escalation study of the immuno-activating monoclonal antibody APX005M administered in combination with nivolumab to adult subjects with non-small cell lung cancer or metastatic melanoma. The Phase 1 portion is intended to establish the maximum tolerated dose and the recommended phase 2 dose of APX005M when administered in combination with nivolumab. The Phase 2 portion of the study will evaluate safety and efficacy of the combination.

Read the detailed description

APX005M-002 is an open-label Phase 1-2 study and comprises a dose-escalation portion (Phase 1) followed by a Phase 2 tumor specific portion.

Eligible subjects with non-small cell lung cancer or metastatic melanoma will receive intravenous APX005M in combination with nivolumab until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity or death, whichever occurs first.

Study objectives include:

  • Determine the maximum tolerated dose and the recommended phase 2 dose of APX005M when given in combination with nivolumab
  • Evaluate safety of the APX005M and nivolumab combination
  • Evaluate the objective response rate, duration of response and median PFS by RECIST 1.1 in subjects with non-small cell lung cancer or metastatic melanoma receiving APX005M in combination with nivolumab
  • Determine the PK of APX005M
Being tested
APX005M, Nivolumab
Keywords
CD40, Immunotherapy, Nivolumab, APX005M, PD-1
Medical subject headings
Neoplasms, Melanoma, Lung Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • APX005MDrug

    APX005M is a CD40 agonistic monoclonal antibody

  • NivolumabDrug

    Also called Opdivo

    Nivolumab is an immune checkpoint (PD-1) blocking antibody

Study groups in NCT03123783
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Phase 1b escalation 0.03 mg/kgExperimentalNon-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) or metastatic melanoma APX005M 0.03 mg/kg and nivolumab 360 mg every 3 weeks
Receives: Drug: APX005M; Drug: Nivolumab
Phase 1b escalation 0.1 mg/kgExperimentalNon-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) or metastatic melanoma APX005M 0.1 mg/kg and nivolumab 360 mg every 3 weeks
Receives: Drug: APX005M; Drug: Nivolumab
Phase 1b escalation 0.3 mg/kgExperimentalNon-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) or metastatic melanoma APX005M 0.3 mg/kg and nivolumab 360 mg every 3 weeks
Receives: Drug: APX005M; Drug: Nivolumab
Phase 2 expansion Cohort 1ExperimentalImmunotherapy naïve, metastatic or locally advanced NSCLC APX005M 0.3 mg/kg and nivolumab 360 mg every 3 weeks
Receives: Drug: APX005M; Drug: Nivolumab
Phase 2 expansion Cohort 2ExperimentalMetastatic melanoma progressing during treatment with anti-PD-1/PD-L1 therapy APX005M 0.3 mg/kg and nivolumab 360 mg every 3 weeks
Receives: Drug: APX005M; Drug: Nivolumab
Phase 2 expansion Cohort 3ExperimentalMetastatic or locally advanced NSCLC progressing during treatment with anti-PD-1/PD-L1: * Group A: best response of progressive disease or with stable disease < 16 weeks * Group B: tumor response or with stable disease ≥ 16 weeks
Receives: Drug: APX005M; Drug: Nivolumab

What is being measured

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

  1. Number of Participants Experiencing Dose-limiting Toxicities (DLTs)

    All toxicities were graded according to the NCI-CTCAE version 4.03. DLT was defined as any of the following events attributed to APX005M and nivolumab combination:

    • Grade 4 hematologic toxicity lasting ≥ 7 days (except asymptomatic lymphopenia)
    • Grade 3 or 4 neutropenia with a single temperature of >38.3◦ C (101◦ F) or a sustained temperature of ≥38◦ C (100.4◦ F) for more than one hour
    • Grade 4 thrombocytopenia or Grade ≥3 thrombocytopenia with signs or symptoms of bleeding or requiring platelet transfusion
    • Grade 4 non-hematologic toxicity
    • Grade 3 non-hematologic toxicity lasting >3 days despite optimal supportive care
    • Any Grade ≥ 3 non-hematologic laboratory value if: medical intervention is required to treat the subject, abnormality leads to hospitalization, or abnormality persists for >1 week
    • Failure to recover from a treatment-related AE to baseline or ≤ Grade 1 within 12 weeks of last dose of investigational product
    • Grade 5 toxicity.

    Measured: Up to 21 days following first dose of APX005M and nivolumab

  2. Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) of APX005M + Nivolumab (Phase 1b)

    Establish the MTD dose of APX005M combined with 360 mg of nivolumab for which for which < 33% of DLT- evaluable participants experience a DLT. In Phase 1b, the RP2D was based on the overall safety and tolerability of the combination of APX005M and nivolumab by testing increasing doses up to 0.3 mg/kg APX005M + nivolumab.

    Measured: Up to 21 days following first dose of APX005M and nivolumab

  3. Phase 2 Evaluate the Objective Response Rate (ORR) by RECIST 1.1 and iRECIST in Each Cohort / Group

    ORR defined as the rate of patients who show as best overall response; either a complete response (CR) or a partial response (PR). The ORR can be evaluated by Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1. using computed tomography (CT) scans/magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Per RECIST v1.1, for target lesions and assessed by imaging: Complete Response, (CR), Disappearance of all target lesions and nontarget (NT) lesions; Partial Response (PR), >30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions and no PD in NT lesions or new lesions; Objective Response Rate (ORR)=CR + PR.

    Measured: From start of the treatment (Day 1) until disease progression, withdrawal of consent, death, initiation of any anticancer therapy, lost to follow-up, or termination by the Sponsor, whichever comes first (for Phase 2: maximum up to 27 months)

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. Safety of the APX005M and Nivolumab Combination (Phase 2)

    Number of participants with TEAEs are reported.

    Measured: Day 1 up to 30 days (or 100 days for SAEs and AEs with potential immunologic etiology) following the after the last dose of APX005M and/or nivolumab (from start of treatment up to 27 months)

  2. Duration of Response (DOR) as Per RECIST 1.1(Phase 2)

    Duration of Response is defined as the time from the first evidence of confirmed partial response (PR) or better by Per RECIST v1.1 to disease progression or death due to any cause; in subjects alive without progressive disease (PD), DOR was censored on the date of the last tumor assessment. PD is defined using RECIST v1.1, as a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, or a measurable increase in a non-target lesion, or the appearance of new lesions.

    Measured: Maximum up to 25 months

  3. Median Progression-free Survival (PFS) (Phase 2)

    Progression-free Survival (PFS) in each cohort, measured from first dose to the earlier of PD (by RECIST 1.1) or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first.

    Measured: From start of treatment (Day 1) up to 27 months

  4. 6-month PFS Rate (Phase 2)

    PFS rate in each cohort, measured from first dose to the earlier of PD (by RECIST 1.1) or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first.

    Measured: * Outcome Measure Time Frame From start of treatment (Day 1) to 6 months

Timeline

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

  1. First posted21 Apr 2017
  2. Study start10 Jul 2017
  3. Primary completion16 Nov 2020
  4. Study completion16 Nov 2020

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
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Sequential
Model description
Phase 1b dose escalation with up to 4 sequential dose levels. Followed by Phase 2 dose expansion at Recommended Phase 2 Dose in 3 parallel disease cohorts.
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
140 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03123783
Sponsor's protocol ID
APX005M-002
Status last verified
Dec 2023
First submitted
17 Apr 2017
Last updated
26 Dec 2023
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1/2 study testing APX005M and Nivolumab in people with Cancer and Non Small Cell Lung Cancer Metastatic, run by Apexigen America, Inc. at 23 sites in 2 countries.

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 7 inclusion and 8 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 26 Dec 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 23 sites in United States, Spain. 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 5 Dec 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?

Number of Participants Experiencing Dose-limiting Toxicities (DLTs) (time frame: Up to 21 days following first dose of APX005M and nivolumab). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. 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 26 Dec 2023.

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