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Urothelial CancerPhase 2NCT04501094

A Phase II Study of Bintrafusp Alfa (M7824) in Checkpoint Inhibitor Naive and Refractory Subjects With Urothelial Carcinoma

A Phase 2 study testing Bintrafusp alfa (M7824) in people with Urothelial Cancer, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 1 site in United States.

Terminated

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

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Trial summary

Background: Metastatic urothelial carcinoma is lethal and has no cure. Response rates to current treatments are modest. Researchers want to find new strategies to treat the disease. In this study, they will test a drug called Bintrafusp alfa (M7824). Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Urothelial Cancer
What is being tested?
Bintrafusp alfa (M7824)
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
26 Oct 2020to 13 Oct 2021
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

  • Ability to understand the purpose of the study, provide signed and dated informed consent, and able to comply with all procedures.
  • Male or female patients aged greater than or equal to 18 years of age at time of consent.
  • Patients with histologically confirmed diagnosis of urothelial carcinoma of the urinary tract, including the renal pelvis, ureter, bladder, or urethra. Differentiation with variant histologies (e.g. squamous cell differentiated) will be permitted. Mixed histologies are required to have a dominant urothelial/transitional cell pattern.
  • Patients must have metastatic disease defined as new or progressive lesions on cross- sectional imaging. Radiological evaluation should occur within 21 days prior to enrollment.
  • Patient must have evaluable and measurable disease, per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1.
  • Patients may have been previously treated with prior cytotoxic chemotherapy regimen or targeted agent. Patients may have received any number of prior cytotoxic agents.
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  • Patients may have had prior immunomodulating therapy including therapy targeting the Programmed death-1 (PD-1)/Programmed Cell Death Ligand 1 (PD-L1 axis (cohort 2A and B) but excluding prior treatment with Bintrafusp Alfa (M7824).
  • Pre-treatment tissue biopsy and/or archival tissue availability for PD-L1 expression testing is mandatory for enrollment.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status less than or equal to 2
  • Required laboratory values reflective of organ function are listed below:
  • Absolute neutrophil count greater than or equal to 1000/microliter
  • Platelets greater than or equal to 75,000 microliter
  • Hemoglobin greater than or equal to 9 g/dL (erythrocyte transfusions are allowed to achieve acceptable Hgb)
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)/Serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT)/Alanine aminotransferase (ALT)/Serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (SGPT) less than or equal to 1.5 institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) with the following exception:
  • ---Patients with liver involvement who have AST and ALT less than or equal to 5 ULN may be enrolled.
  • Total bilirubin within normal limits with the following exceptions:
  • Patients with known Gilbert disease who have serum bilirubin level less than or equal to 3 ULN may be enrolled.
  • Patients with tumor liver involvement bilirubin with less than or equal to 3.0 ULN.
  • International normalized ratio (INR) and activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) less than or equal to 1.5 ULN
  • ---This applies only to patients who are not receiving therapeutic anticoagulation; patients receiving therapeutic anticoagulation (such as low-molecular-weight heparin or warfarin) should be on a stable dose.
  • Creatinine clearance (CrCl) greater than or equal to 30 mL/min/1.73 m^2 (glomerular filtration rate (GFR) may be used in place of CrCl. Creatinine clearance or estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) should be calculated per institutional standard)
  • The effects of M7824 on the developing human fetus are unknown. For this reason, women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use strict and effective contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) during treatment and for at least 65 days for women and 125 days for men, after the last dose of M7824 administration. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while she or her partner is participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately.
  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive patients are eligible if on stable dose of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), cluster of differentiation 4 (CD4) counts are greater than 350 cells/mm3 and viral load is undetectable.
  • Patients with previously treated brain or central nervous system (CNS) metastases are eligible provided that the subjects have recovered from any acute effects of radiotherapy and is not requiring steroids, and any whole brain radiation therapy or any stereotactic radiosurgery was completed at least 2 weeks prior to M7824 administration.
  • Hepatitis B virus (HBV) positive patients are eligible-they must have been treated and on a stable dose of antivirals (eg, entecavir, tenofovir, or lamivudine; adefovir or interferon are not allowed) at study entry and with planned monitoring and management according to appropriate labeling guidance.
  • Hepatitis C virus (HCV) positive patients are eligible if participants are on active HCV therapy at study entry and on a stable dose without documented clinically significant impaired liver function test or hematologic abnormalities and with planned monitoring and management according to appropriate labeling guidance.
  • Cohort 1A Cisplatin Ineligible Specific Inclusion Criteria (first-line for metastatic cisplatin-ineligible):
  • No prior chemotherapy for inoperable locally advanced or metastatic or recurrent Urothelial Carcinoma (UC)
  • ---For patients who received prior adjuvant/neoadjuvant chemotherapy or chemoradiation for UC, a treatment-free interval > 12 months between the last treatment administration and the date of recurrence is required in order to be considered treatment naive in the metastatic setting. Prior local intravesical chemotherapy or immunotherapy is allowed if completed at least 4 weeks prior to the initiation of study treatment.
  • Ineligible ("unfit") for chemotherapy or cisplatin-based chemotherapy as defined by any one of the following criteria:
  • Impaired renal function (CrCl > 30 but < 60 mL/min); GFR should be calculated per institutional standard.
  • A hearing loss (measured by audiometry) of 25 decibels (dB) at two contiguous frequencies
  • Grade greater than or equal to 2 peripheral neuropathy (i.e., sensory alteration or paresthesias including tingling)
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance score of 2
  • Patient declines chemotherapy after informed discussion with the study doctor
  • Cohort 1B Refractory Post-platinum Therapy Specific Inclusion Criteria (second-line for metastatic disease):
  • --Disease progression during or following treatment with a platinum-containing regimen for inoperable locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma or disease recurrence. Examples of regimens include cisplatin + gemcitabine (GC), methotrexate + vinblastine sulfate + doxorubicin + cisplatin (MVAC), and carboplatin + gemcitabine (CarboGem).
  • ---Patients who received prior adjuvant/neoadjuvant chemotherapy and progressed within 12 months of treatment with a platinum-containing adjuvant/neoadjuvant regimen will be considered as second-line patients.
  • Cohort 2A Checkpoint Inhibitor Previously Treated Patients that Previously Achieved a Complete Response (CR) or Partial Response (PR) Specific Inclusion Criteria:
  • --Patients must have been treated with at least one treatment of a PD-1/PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitor for advance or metastatic UC and achieved a complete response or partial response by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 criteria.
  • Cohort 2B Checkpoint inhibitor previously treated patients that previously had stable disease (SD) or progressive disease (PD)
  • Specific Inclusion Criteria:
  • Patients must have been treated with at least one treatment of a PD-1/PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitor for advance or metastatic UC and had stable disease or a progressive disease by RECIST 1.1 criteria.

Who cannot join

  • History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to M7824 investigational agents used in the study.
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.
  • Symptomatic central nervous system metastasis.
  • Subjects unwilling to accept blood products as medically indicated
  • Pregnant women are excluded from this study because M7824 is an agent with the potential for teratogenic or abortifacient effects. Because there is an unknown but potential risk for adverse events in nursing infants secondary to treatment of the mother with M7824, breastfeeding should be discontinued if the mother is treated with these agents.
  • Patients with any active or recent history of a known or suspected autoimmune disease (with the exception of diabetes type I, vitiligo, psoriasis, or hypo- or hyperthyroid diseases not requiring immunosuppressive treatment) or recent history of a syndrome that required treatment with either systemic corticosteroids (>10 mg daily prednisone equivalent) or immunosuppressive medications. Inhaled steroids and adrenal replacement steroid doses up to 10 mg daily prednisone equivalents are permitted in the absence of active autoimmune disease.
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  • Patients with a currently active second malignancy other than non-melanoma skin cancers or cervical carcinoma in situ or incidental organ-confined prostate cancer found on cystoprostatectomy (provided that the following criteria are met: Stage T2N0M0 or lower; Gleason score <= 3+4, prostate-specific antigen (PSA) undetectable). Patients are not considered to have a currently active malignancy if they have completed therapy and are free of disease for >= 2 years and currently do not require systemic therapy.
  • Patients who have received or will receive a live vaccine within 30 days prior to the first administration of study intervention. Seasonal flu vaccines that do not contain a live virus are permitted. Locally approved COVID vaccines are permitted.
  • Patients having tumor lesion(s) in the liver or chest which are 10 cm or larger.
  • Patients previously treated with M7824.
  • Patients previously treated with PD-1/PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitors (for Cohorts 1A and 1B only)

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

    Bethesda, Maryland, 20892

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About this study

Background:

Metastatic urothelial carcinoma is lethal and has no cure. Response rates to current treatments are modest. Researchers want to find new strategies to treat the disease. In this study, they will test a drug called Bintrafusp alfa (M7824). The drug is a new immunotherapy that blocks the pathways that cancer cells use to stop the immune system from fighting cancer.

Read more

Objective:

To learn if M7824 can help the immune system's ability to fight urothelial cancer.

Eligibility:

People age 18 and older who have urothelial cancer that has spread to other parts of their body and they have been previously treated with chemotherapy or immunotherapy

Design:

Participants will be screened with a medical history and physical exam. They will have blood and urine tests. They will have imaging scans. They will have an electrocardiogram to measure heart function. Their ability to perform their normal activities will be evaluated. They may have a tumor biopsy. They will take a pregnancy test if needed.

Participants will repeat some of the screening tests during the study.

Treatment will be given in a series of 28-day cycles. Participants will get M7824 once every 2 weeks. It is given through an intravenous infusion. For this, a small plastic tube is put into an arm vein. They will get M7824 until their disease gets worse, they have unacceptable side effects, or they decide to stop treatment.

Participants will have a follow-up visit 30 days after treatment ends. Then they will be followed every 12 weeks in the clinic or by telephone/email. Follow-up will last indefinitely.

Read the detailed description

Background:

  • Metastatic urothelial carcinoma is lethal and incurable with a median overall survival of 14 months from diagnosis.
  • Immune checkpoint inhibitors targeting the Programmed death-1 (PD-1)/programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) pathway have greatly changed clinical management of metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC) improving survival by 3 months in the second-line setting.
  • Five PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors are Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved for for second-line metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC), two agents for first-line cisplatin-ineligible mUC. However, response rates are modest, ranging from15-20% in the second-line and 24% in the first-line cisplatin-ineligible.
  • Therefore, novel strategies are needed to extend benefit of immunotherapy to the remaining approximately 75% of non-responders.
  • Higher levels of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) are associated with immune escape, therapy resistance and poor outcomes in advanced malignancies. Non-responders to anti-PD-1/PD-L1 antibodies have also been found to have increased TGF-beta in the tumor microenvironment.
  • Bintrafusp alfa (M7824) is a novel first-in-class bifunctional fusion protein composed of a monoclonal antibody against PD-L1 fused to the extracellular domain of human TGF-beta receptor II (TGFbetaRII), which effectively functions to sequester or "trap" all three TGF-beta isoforms. A phase I study of M7824 (NCT02517398) demonstrated a manageable safety profile and clinical efficacy among patients with heavily pre-treated advanced solid tumors.
  • We hypothesize that M7824 is safe and improves outcomes in patients with checkpoint naive or refractory urothelial carcinoma.

Objectives:

-To evaluate the activity of M7824 as determined by objective response rate (ORR) in two metastatic urothelial carcinoma cohorts:

  • Cohort 1: Checkpoint inhibitor naive
  • Cohort 1A: cisplatin ineligible
  • Cohort 1B: refractory post-platinum therapy
  • Cohort 2: Checkpoint inhibitor previously treated patients
  • Cohort 2A: previously achieved a Complete Response (CR)/Partial Response (PR)
  • Cohort 2B: previously had Stable Disease (SD)/Progressive Disease (PD)

Eligibility:

  • Patients must have a histologically confirmed diagnosis of metastatic urothelial cancer.
  • Patients may have been previously treated with prior cytotoxic chemotherapy regimen or targeted agent. Patients may have received any number of prior cytotoxic agents.
  • 18 years of age or older

Design:

  • This is an open label, non-randomized, single arm phase II trial of M7824 in checkpoint inhibitor naive and previously treated patients with urothelial carcinoma of the bladder.
  • M7824 (intravenous 1200 mg fixed dose) will be delivered every 2 weeks
  • Patients will receive treatment in cycles consisting of 4 weeks.
  • A maximum of 75 subjects will be enrolled in this trial.
Being tested
Bintrafusp alfa (M7824)
Keywords
TGF-Beta, Immune Therapy, PD-L1, Immunocytokine
Medical subject headings
Camurati-Engelmann Syndrome

What participants receive

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

  • Bintrafusp alfa (M7824)Drug

    Also called M7824

    1200 mg administered intravenous (IV) every two weeks

Study groups in NCT04501094
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
1/Arm 1-Treatment with Bintrafusp alfa (M7824)ExperimentalTreatment with Bintrafusp alfa (M7824)
Receives: Drug: Bintrafusp alfa (M7824)

What is being measured

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

  1. Proportion of Participants With an Objective Response Rate (ORR)

    The proportion of evaluable patients with objective response rate (ORR) defined as a partial response (PR) or complete response (CR) at the end of treatment with Bintrafusp alfa (M7824). Response was assessed by the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST)v1.1. Partial response is at least a 30% decrease in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum of diameters. Complete response is disappearance of all target lesions.

    Measured: From time measurement criteria are met for CR or PR (whichever is first recorded) until the first date that recurrent or progressive disease is objectively documented, approximately 3 months.

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Number of Participants With Toxicity Grade >1

    The number of participants with toxicity grade >1 assessed by the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE)v5.0. Grade 1 is mild, Grade 2 is moderate, Grade 3 is severe, Grade 4 is life-threatening, and Grade 5 is death related to adverse events.

    Measured: Until confirmed progression, unacceptable toxicity or trial withdrawal, approximately 4 months and 3 days for cohort 1B and 11 months and 17 days for cohort B.

  2. Number of Participants With Progression Free Survival (PFS)

    PFS is defined as the duration of time from start of treatment to time of progression or death, whichever occurs first. Progression was assessed by the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST)v1.1 and is defined as at least a 20% increase in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum on study; and the appearance of one or more new lesions.

    Measured: From start of treatment to time of progression or death, approximately 6 weeks (first scheduled restaging scan)

  3. Number of Participants That Survived

    Here is the number of participants that survived.

    Measured: Time from treatment to the date of death from any cause, approximately 11 months.

Timeline

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

  1. First posted6 Aug 2020
  2. Study start26 Oct 2020
  3. Primary completion19 Jan 2021
  4. Study completion13 Oct 2021

Why it stopped: Because of the low accrual and the safety concerns we closed the study.

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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
2 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04501094
Sponsor's protocol ID
200142
Other IDs
20-C-0142
Status last verified
Feb 2022
First submitted
5 Aug 2020
Last updated
22 Mar 2022
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: All individual participant data (IPD) recorded in the medical record will be shared with intramural investigators upon request. In addition, all large scale genomic sequencing data will be shared with subscribers to the database of Genotypes and Phenotypes (dbGaP).

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Bintrafusp alfa (M7824) in people with Urothelial Cancer, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) 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 43 inclusion and 11 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 22 Mar 2022. 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 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 22 Mar 2022). 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?

Proportion of Participants With an Objective Response Rate (ORR) (time frame: From time measurement criteria are met for CR or PR (whichever is first recorded) until the first date that recurrent or progressive disease is objectively documented, approximately 3 months.). 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 22 Mar 2022.

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