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Recurrent Endometrial CancerPhase 2NCT04197219

Pembrolizumab With Axitinib in Recurrent Endometrial Cancer

A Phase 2 study testing Pembrolizumab and Axitinib in people with Recurrent Endometrial Cancer, run by Case Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Withdrawn

Withdrawn. The study stopped before anyone enrolled.

Official record
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Trial summary

The main purpose of this study is to see if adding the experimental medication, axitinib, to usual treatment with pembrolizumab will work better than pembrolizumab alone. The study team will look at overall safety and side effects of the combination of axitinib and pembrolizumab to see how well it is tolerated. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 19 years and older, women only
Conditions the study is for
Recurrent Endometrial Cancer
What is being tested?
Pembrolizumab and Axitinib
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
0 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
1 Feb 2021to 1 Dec 2026
Phase
Phase 2
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 19 years and older
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Subjects must have recurrent endometrial cancer with deficient mismatch repair system. Mismatch repair deficiency is defined by 1. Immunohistochemistry with loss of expression of one of these proteins in tumor tissue as defined by standard of care: MLH1, MSH2, MSH6 and PMS2, 2. Microstaellite (MSI) unstable by PCR per standard of care, 3. MSI high by next generation sequencing using commercial platform specifically CARIS, TEMPUS or Foundation testing.
  • Subjects must have histologically confirmed endometrioid, clear cell, high grade serous, undifferentiated carcinoma or mixed histology.
  • Must have had prior therapy with a PD1 inhibitor, pembrolizumab.
  • Up to 5 prior lines of therapy are allowed.
  • Prior anti-angiogenesis therapy is not allowed. Bevacizumab if given with chemotherapy in primary or adjuvant setting is allowed if treatment-free interval exceeded 6 months.
  • Subjects must have measurable disease based on RECIST 1.1 with at least one target lesion.
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  • Subjects must have an ECOG performance status of 0-1.
  • Subjects must have normal organ and marrow function as defined below within 14 days of enrollment unless otherwise indicated:
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dl (may have been transfused)
  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mcL
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mcL
  • Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x the upper limit of normal (ULN) range
  • AST (SGOT) and ALT (SGPT) ≤ 2.5 X ULN orAST and ALT levels ≤ 5 x ULN (for subjects with documented metastatic disease to the liver).
  • Estimated Creatinine clearance ≥ 30 mL/min according to the Cockcroft-Gault formula (or local institutional standard method)
  • TSH within normal institutional limits. If elevated, patient can be eligible if evaluated by an endocrine specialist, placed on replacement therapy and deemed eligible with no current or prior autoimmune disease.
  • Subjects must have the ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.
  • Negative serum or urine pregnancy test at screening for women of childbearing potential.
  • Willing to use highly effective contraception throughout the study and for at least 30 days after last treatment administration if childbearing potential exists
  • Availability of an archival FFPE tumor tissue block from primary diagnosis specimen, metastatic, or recurrent site. If an FFPE tissue block cannot be provided then 15 unstained slides (10 minimum) will be acceptable. Please refer to the laboratory manual for complete details.
  • Urinary protein <2+ by urine dipstick. If dipstick is >2+, then 24-hour urinary protein <2 g per 24 hours is required.
  • No evidence of uncontrolled hypertension as documented by 2 baseline blood pressure (BP) readings taken at least 1 hour apart whether same visit or different visits. The baseline systolic BP readings must be <140 mm Hg, and the baseline diastolic BP readings must be <90 mm Hg. The use of antihypertensive medications to control BP is allowed.

Who cannot join

  • Patients with sarcoma or carcinosarcoma
  • Mismatch repair proficient tumors
  • Patients with primary platinum refractory cancer defined as progressing during or within 3 months of completing primary platinum therapy.
  • Prior anti-cancer therapy within 3 weeks prior to study enrollment.
  • Known symptomatic brain metastases requiring steroids. Patients with previously diagnosed brain metastases are eligible if they have completed their treatment and have recovered from the acute effects of radiation therapy or surgery prior to study enrollment, have discontinued corticosteroid treatment for these metastases for at least 4 weeks and are neurologically stable.
  • Patients having received prior therapy with PD1 or PDL1 or CTLA4 inhibitors or other immunotherapeutic agents except pembrolizumab.
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  • Patients having received prior anti-VEGF therapy as explained above
  • Bowel obstruction (with or without gastrostomy tube) or inability to take oral medications
  • Patients with a prior or current bowel perforation or fistula
  • Uncontrolled hypertension defined as 140/90 or greater despite medical management with multiple medications
  • ECOG performance >1
  • Active autoimmune disease that might deteriorate when receiving an immune-stimulatory agent. Patients with diabetes type I, vitiligo, psoriasis, hypo- or hyperthyroid disease not requiring immunosuppressive treatment are eligible.
  • Patients currently on immunosuppressive therapy except:
  • Intra-nasal, inhaled, topical or local steroid injections (e.g., intra-articular injection)
  • Steroids as premedication for hypersensitivity reaction (e.g., CT scan premedication)."
  • Systemic corticosteroids at physiologic doses not exceeding 10 mg/day of prednisone or equivalent
  • Patients who are pregnant or breast feeding.
  • Known history of testing positive for HIV or known acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
  • Known history of immune-mediated colitis, inflammatory bowel disease, pneumonitis, pulmonary fibrosis.
  • Clinically significant (i.e., active) cardiovascular disease: cerebral vascular accident/stroke (< 6 months prior to enrollment), myocardial infarction (< 6 months prior to enrollment), unstable angina, congestive heart failure (≥ New York Heart Association Classification Class II), or serious cardiac arrhythmia requiring medication.
  • Individuals with a history of a different malignancy are ineligible except for the following circumstances: Individuals with a history of other malignancies are eligible if they have been disease-free for at least 3 years and are deemed by the investigator to be at low risk for recurrence of that malignancy. Individuals with the following cancers are eligible if diagnosed and treated within the past 5 years: breast cancer in situ, cervical cancer in situ, and basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin.
  • Prior organ transplantation including allogenic stem-cell transplantation.
  • Active infection requiring intravenous systemic therapy.
  • Known hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection (positive HBV surface antigen or HCV RNA if anti-HCV antibody screening test positive)
  • Vaccination within 4 weeks of the first dose of treatment and while on trials is prohibited except for administration of inactivated vaccines.
  • Known prior severe hypersensitivity to investigational product or any component in its formulations, including known severe hypersensitivity reactions to monoclonal antibodies (NCI CTCAE v5 Grade ≥ 3)"
  • Persistent toxicity related to prior therapy (NCI CTCAE v. 5 Grade > 1); however, alopecia, sensory neuropathy Grade ≤ 2, or other Grade ≤ 2 not constituting a safety risk based on investigator's judgment are acceptable.
  • Other severe acute or chronic medical conditions including immune colitis, inflammatory bowel disease, immune pneumonitis, pulmonary fibrosis or psychiatric conditions including recent (within the past year) or active suicidal ideation or behavior; or laboratory abnormalities that may increase the risk associated with study participation or study treatment administration or may interfere with the interpretation of study results and, in the judgment of the investigator, would make the patient inappropriate for entry into this study.
  • Gastrointestinal abnormalities including:
  • Inability to take oral medication;
  • Requirement for intravenous alimentation;
  • Treatment for active peptic ulcer disease in the past 6 months;
  • Active gastrointestinal bleeding, unrelated to cancer, as evidenced by clinically significant hematemesis, hematochezia or melena in the past 3 months without evidence of resolution documented by endoscopy or colonoscopy;
  • Malabsorption syndromes.
  • Requirement of anticoagulant therapy with oral vitamin K antagonists. Low-dose anticoagulants for maintenance of patency of central venous access device or prevention of deep venous thrombosis is allowed. Therapeutic use of low molecular weight heparin is allowed.
  • Evidence of inadequate wound healing.
  • Grade >3 hemorrhage within 4 weeks of patient enrollment.
  • Evidence of tumor involvement of the myocardium or pericardium or tumor thrombus extending to the heart.
  • Ongoing known cardiac dysrhythmias of NCI CTCAE Grade >2 or prolongation of the QTc interval to >500 msec.
  • Current use or anticipated need for treatment with drugs or foods that are known strong CYP3A4/5 inhibitors, including their administration within 10 days prior to patient enrollment (eg, grapefruit juice or grapefruit/grapefruit-related citrus fruits [eg, Seville oranges, pomelos], ketoconazole, miconazole, itraconazole, voriconazole, posaconazole, clarithromycin, telithromycin, indinavir, saquinavir, ritonavir, nelfinavir, amprenavir, fosamprenavir nefazodone, lopinavir, troleandomycin, mibefradil, and conivaptan). The topical use of these medications (if applicable), such as 2% ketoconazole cream, is allowed.
  • Current use or anticipated need for drugs that are known strong CYP3A4/5 inducers, including their administration within 10 days prior to patient enrollment, eg, phenobarbital, rifampin, phenytoin, carbamazepine, rifabutin, rifapentin, clevidipine, St John's wort.

About this study

Official title: Pembrolizumab With Axitinib in Recurrent Endometrial Cancer With Deficient Mismatch Repair System Post PD1 Exposure: Phase II Trial

The main purpose of this study is to see if adding the experimental medication, axitinib, to usual treatment with pembrolizumab will work better than pembrolizumab alone. The study team will look at overall safety and side effects of the combination of axitinib and pembrolizumab to see how well it is tolerated. Researchers will also want to take some research blood samples to explore what effects the combination of treatment has on participants' cells and immune system and to see if there are things in participants' blood that can predict a response or resistance to the combined treatment.

Read the detailed description

This is a Phase 2, open label study of pembrolizumab in combination with axitinib in adult women with recurrent endometrial cancer with deficient mismatch repair system. Twenty-six participants in total will be enrolled into the study. All participants enrolled will receive pembrolizumab as standard of care combined with axitinib.

Axitinib is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treatment in certain participants with advanced renal cell cancer but is considered investigational (experimental) in this study. However, it is not FDA approved for recurrent endometrial cancer. Axitinib is a type of drug called a tyrosine kinase inhibitor. It is thought to work by blocking tumor vasculature and decreasing the blood supply to the tumor. Also it has been shown to improve the function of immune cells within the tumor which may enable them to kill the tumor.

Pembrolizumab is an immunotherapy that is FDA approved to treat participants with recurrent endometrial cancer with deficient mismatch repair system (dMMR). dMMR means having genetic changes within the tumor that make it unstable and potentially able to benefit from immunotherapy. Pembrolizumab works by improving the function of the immune cells enabling them to kill cancer cells.

Axitinib given in combination with pembrolizumab has not been tested for endometrial cancer. In this study the combination of axitinib and pembrolizumab is experimental because it is not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Being tested
Pembrolizumab, Axitinib
Medical subject headings
Endometrial Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • PembrolizumabDrug

    200 mg IV day 1 of each cycle every 21 days

  • AxitinibDrug

    5 mg PO BID continuously

Study groups in NCT04197219
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Pembrolizumab & axitinibExperimentalAll participants enrolled will receive pembrolizumab as standard of care (SOC) combined with axitinib. Axitinib will be self-administered orally twice daily at 5 mg. On days when both drugs are administered, axitinib will be administered first, followed by pembrolizumab. Treatment will continue until disease progression or unacceptable grade 3/4 toxicities. For patients with a complete response to therapy, maintenance therapy with both drugs will be continued for 12 months.
Receives: Drug: Pembrolizumab; Drug: Axitinib

What is being measured

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

  1. Objective response rate (ORR) at 12 weeks by RECIST 1.1

    Percent of participants with ORR, defined as those having either a partial or complete response (according to RECIST 1.1) per investigator determination at 12 weeks from the date of study enrollment.

    Complete response (CR): Disappearance of all target lesions

    Partial response (PR): At least a 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter (LD) of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum LD

    Measured: Up to 12 weeks from start of treatment

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. Average overall Survival (OS)

    Average number in months from the date of study enrollment to the date of death (any cause) or last known date of follow up if otherwise lost to follow up.

    Measured: Assessed up to 60 months

  2. Clinical benefit rate

    Clinical benefit, defined by percent of participants with ORR and stable disease at 12 weeks

    Measured: Up to 12 weeks from start of treatment

  3. Number of participants with grade 3 and 4 immune and non-immune related toxicities assessed via NCI CTCAE v.5.03

    Number of participants with grade 3 and 4 immune and non-immune related toxicities assessed via National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE) v.5.03

    Measured: 90 days from end of treatment

  4. Average progression-free survival (PFS)

    Average number of months from the date of study enrollment to the date of an event of disease progression (according to RECIST 1.1) per investigator determination or to the date of death (any cause).

    Measured: 12 months from end of treatment

Timeline

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

  1. First posted13 Dec 2019
  2. Study start1 Feb 2021 (estimated)
  3. Primary completion1 Jan 2025 (estimated)
  4. Study completion1 Dec 2026 (estimated)

Why it stopped: PI is leaving institution

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
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
0 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04197219
Sponsor's protocol ID
CASE4819
Status last verified
Nov 2020
First submitted
16 Oct 2019
Last updated
5 Nov 2020
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No: This is a single institution study and the IPD data are not planned to be shared outside the institution.

Publications

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  • Dizon DS. Treatment options for advanced endometrial carcinoma. Gynecol Oncol. 2010 May;117(2):373-81. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2010.02.007. Epub 2010 Mar 12.

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  • Bradford LS, Rauh-Hain JA, Schorge J, Birrer MJ, Dizon DS. Advances in the management of recurrent endometrial cancer. Am J Clin Oncol. 2015 Apr;38(2):206-12. doi: 10.1097/COC.0b013e31829a2974.

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  • Howitt BE, Shukla SA, Sholl LM, Ritterhouse LL, Watkins JC, Rodig S, Stover E, Strickland KC, D'Andrea AD, Wu CJ, Matulonis UA, Konstantinopoulos PA. Association of Polymerase e-Mutated and Microsatellite-Instable Endometrial Cancers With Neoantigen Load, Number of Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes, and Expression of PD-1 and PD-L1. JAMA Oncol. 2015 Dec;1(9):1319-23. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2015.2151.

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  • Le DT, Durham JN, Smith KN, Wang H, Bartlett BR, Aulakh LK, Lu S, Kemberling H, Wilt C, Luber BS, Wong F, Azad NS, Rucki AA, Laheru D, Donehower R, Zaheer A, Fisher GA, Crocenzi TS, Lee JJ, Greten TF, Duffy AG, Ciombor KK, Eyring AD, Lam BH, Joe A, Kang SP, Holdhoff M, Danilova L, Cope L, Meyer C, Zhou S, Goldberg RM, Armstrong DK, Bever KM, Fader AN, Taube J, Housseau F, Spetzler D, Xiao N, Pardoll DM, Papadopoulos N, Kinzler KW, Eshleman JR, Vogelstein B, Anders RA, Diaz LA Jr. Mismatch repair deficiency predicts response of solid tumors to PD-1 blockade. Science. 2017 Jul 28;357(6349):409-413. doi: 10.1126/science.aan6733. Epub 2017 Jun 8.

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Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Pembrolizumab and Axitinib in people with Recurrent Endometrial Cancer, run by Case Comprehensive Cancer Center.

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 21 inclusion and 41 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 5 Nov 2020. 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 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?

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?

Objective response rate (ORR) at 12 weeks by RECIST 1.1 (time frame: Up to 12 weeks from start of treatment). 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 NCT04197219, which also lists 33 linked publications.

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 5 Nov 2020.

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