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NSCLC Stage IIPhase 2iRePNCT04865250

Predicting Response to Neoadjuvant ATEZOLIZUMAB Plus Carboplatin/Nab Paclitaxel in Resectable Non-squamous NSCLC

A Phase 2 study testing Atezolizumab 1200 mg abs day 1 q22 (iv) in people with NSCLC Stage II and NSCLC, Stage IIIA, run by University Hospital Heidelberg at 1 site in Germany.

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Trial summary

Exploratory study evaluating the potential of immune signature profiling for predicting response in patients with resectable Stage II, IIIA and select IIIB (T3N2 only) non-squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) to neoadjuvant ATEZOLIZUMAB plus Carboplatin/nab Paclitaxel Atezolizumab is given as intravenous… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
Atezolizumab 1200 mg abs day 1 q22 (iv)
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
20 participants
Where
1 siteGermany
Study dates
7 Jan 2021to 30 Dec 2026
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

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

  • Informed consent, patients age ≥ 18-year-old including, signed and dated
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 or 1
  • Histologically confirmed NSCLC of non-squamous histology, cStage II, IIIA or select IIIB (T3N2 only); for T-status ≤ T3 allowed; for N2 patients only IIIa1-3 Robinson classification allowed
  • Deemed surgically resectable with curative intent by an attending thoracic surgeon after adequate staging including PET-CT (positron emission tomography)
  • Adequate lung and cardiac function for intended lung resection according to German S3 regulation
  • Radiologically measurable disease as defined by response evaluation criteria in solid tumors RECIST v1.1
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  • Sufficient availability of the tissue sample from primary tumor before start of neoadjuvant treatment
  • Females of child-bearing potential must agree to use, and be able to comply with, effective contraception (</=1% failure rate annually) without interruption, 28 days prior to starting therapy (including dose interruptions), and while on study medication or for a period of 120 days after the last dose of study medication
  • Females must have a negative serum pregnancy test (β -hCG) result at screening and agree to ongoing pregnancy testing during the course of the study, and after the end of study therapy.
  • Male subjects must practice true abstinence or agree to use a condom during sexual contact with a pregnant female or a female of childbearing potential while participating in the study, during dose interruptions and for 6 months following treatment discontinuation, even if he has undergone a successful vasectomy.
  • adequate renal, hepatic, and bone marrow function as defined below
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) > 1500/μl
  • Platelet count ≥ 100000/μl
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dl (can be post-transfusion)
  • International normalized ratio (INR) ≤ 1.4 in patients not receiving anticoagulation; for patients receiving respective anticoagulation an INR ≤3.0 allowed
  • Activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) in patients not receiving anticoagulation; for patients receiving respective anticoagulation a PTT ≤2.5 ULN allowed
  • Bilirubin < 1.5 times ULN (for patients with known Gilbert disease Bilirubin ≤ 3 times ULN allowed)
  • ALT and AST < 2.5 times ULN
  • Creatinine ≤ 1.5 ULN or calculated creatinine clearance > 60 ml/min for subjects with creatinine levels > 1.5 ULN; for patients meeting the criterion of creatinine ≤ 1.5 ULN also a calculated creatinine clearance of > 30 ml/min is mandatory

Who cannot join

  • Illness or condition that may interfere with a patient's capacity to understand, follow, and/or comply with study procedures
  • Treatment in any other clinical trial within 30 days before screening.
  • NSCLC Stage cT4
  • NSCLC stage cN3 or cN2 IIIA4 (bulky or fixed multi-station N2 disease) according to Robinson classification
  • NSCLC of squamous cell histology
  • Any prior therapy for lung cancer (including systemic therapy, radiotherapy or major surgery)
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  • Malignancies other than NSCLC within 5 years prior to study inclusion with the exception of malignancies with a negligible risk of metastasis or death (5-year OS > 90%) like localized prostate cancer, ductal carcinoma in situ, adequately treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix, Stage I uterine cancer or non-melanoma skin carcinoma
  • History of allogeneic tissue / solid organ transplant or allogeneic stem cell transplantation
  • Patients with active hepatitis B or C infections or a history of HIV infection
  • Pregnant or lactating women
  • Active autoimmune disease or history of severe autoimmune disease or immunodeficiency or a syndrome that requires systemic steroids or immunosuppressive agents
  • The following exceptions are granted:
  • patients with vitiligo, eczema, lichen simplex or resolved childhood asthma/atopy
  • subjects requiring intermittent use of bronchodilatators or local steroid injections
  • patients with hypothyroidism stable on hormone replacement
  • Treatment with systemic immunosuppressive medications (including but not limited to prednisone, cyclophosphamide, azathioprine, methotrexate, and anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) agents) within 2 weeks prior to Cycle 1, Day 1 (except low-dose steroids for adrenal failure or emesis prophylaxis)
  • History of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, interstitial lung disease, organizing pneumonia, drug-induced pneumonitis, or evidence of active pneumonitis on screening chest Computed Tomography (CT) scan
  • Prior treatment with cluster of differentiation 137 (CD137) agonist or immune checkpoint blockade therapies, anti-programmed-death-1 (anti-PD-1), and anti-PD-L1 therapeutic antibody
  • Live vaccine within 30 days prior to first dose of trial treatment
  • Cerebrovascular accident within the past 6 months
  • Severe infection or significant traumatic injury within the past 4 weeks
  • Clinically significant history of cardiovascular disease, including any of the following:
  • Myocardial infarction or unstable angina within the past 6 months
  • New York Heart Association class II, III-IV congestive heart failure
  • Poorly controlled cardiac arrhythmia despite medication, except rate-controlled atrial fibrillation
  • Known allergy or hypersensitivity to any component of the chemotherapy regimen Patients who have been incarcerated or involuntarily institutionalized by court order or by the authorities, as well as patients who are unable to consent because they do not understand the nature, significance and implications of the clinical trial

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Germany1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH

    Heidelberg, BaWü, 69126

    Martin Eichhorn, PD Dr. med.

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Exploratory Study Evaluating the Potential of Immune Signature Profiling for Predicting Response in Patients With Resectable Stage II, IIIA and Select IIIB (T3N2 Only) Non-squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) to Neoadjuvant ATEZOLIZUMAB Plus Carboplatin/Nab Paclitaxel

Exploratory study evaluating the potential of immune signature profiling for predicting response in patients with resectable Stage II, IIIA and select IIIB (T3N2 only) non-squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) to neoadjuvant ATEZOLIZUMAB plus Carboplatin/nab Paclitaxel

Atezolizumab is given as intravenous infusion at a fixed dose of 1200 mg, day 1 of each 21-day cycle (every 3 weeks) for 3 cycles during the neoadjuvant treatment phase, Carboplatin at an initial dose of AUC (area under curve) 5 mg/mL/min, intravenously day 1 of each 21-day cycle for 3 cycles during the neoadjuvant treatment Phase, and Nab-Paclitaxel (Abraxane) at 100 mg/m2, intravenously day 1, 8 and 15 of each 21-day cycle for 3 cycles during the neoadjuvant treatment phase. Surgery after the 3rd cycle Atezolizumab / Carboplatin / Nab-Paclitaxel is standard procedure.

Read the detailed description

In early stages of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), surgical treatment with curative intent is the treatment of choice. Adjuvant chemotherapy is standard of care for fully resected stage II, IIIA, or select IIIB [T3N2] NSCLC to improve survival outcome as compared to surgery alone. Neoadjuvant platinum-based chemotherapy has become a widely accepted alternative therapy. Chemotherapy regimens used in the adjuvant and neoadjuvant settings consist of platinum-based doublets. With the successful development of cancer immunotherapy in advanced NSCLC, several (neo)adjuvant studies of anti-PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors are currently being conducted in resectable early-stage NSCLC.

The IREP study explores neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy with three cycles of atezolizumab, carboplatin and nab-paclitaxel in patients with histologically confirmed and resectable non-squamous NSCLC Stage II, IIIA or select IIIB (T3N2 only). The primary endpoint of the study is the Major Pathologic Response (MPR) rate (≤10% residual viable tumor cells) at surgery. Secondary endpoints include EFS and OS, safety endpoints as well as analyses of molecular and immunological biomarkers that are predictive of response to the neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy treatment.

Atezolizumab is given as intravenous infusion at a fixed dose of 1200 mg day 1, carboplatin at an initial dose of AUC 5 mg/mL/min intravenously day 1 and nab-paclitaxel at 100 mg/m2 intravenously day 1, 8 and 15 of each 21-day cycle (every 3 weeks) for 3 cycles during the neoadjuvant treatment phase. Subsequent surgery is standard procedure with standard lobectomy / bi-lobectomy with systematic lymph node dissection.

Being tested
Atezolizumab 1200 mg abs day 1 q22 (iv)
Medical subject headings
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung

What participants receive

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

  • Atezolizumab 1200 mg abs day 1 q22 (iv)Drug

    Also called Carboplatin AUC5 day 1 q22 (iv), Nab-Paclitaxel 100 mg/m2 day 1,8,15 q22

    Immune checkpoint blockade antibody ATEZOLIZUMAB directed against PD-L1 (Programmed death-ligand 1); Carboplatin; Nab-Paclitaxel (iv)

Study groups in NCT04865250
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
treatmentExperimentalATEZOLIZUMAB; Carboplatin; Nab-Paclitaxel
Receives: Drug: Atezolizumab 1200 mg abs day 1 q22 (iv)

What is being measured

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

  1. Response to neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy with ATEZOLIZUMAB, Carboplatin and nab-Paclitaxel

    determined by Major Pathologic Response (MPR) (≤10% residual viable tumor cells) (pathologic regression grading according to Junker criteria) rate

    Measured: up to 5 months (after 9 weeks of neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy (3 cycles with 21 days per cycle) + surgery (4-8 additional weeks after completion of neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy)

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Response rate according to RECIST 1.1 criteria

    determined by Δ tumor size and Δ lymph node size

    Measured: pre-surgery after completion of neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy

  2. Response rate as determined by Δ PETactivity

    determined by standardized uptake value [SUV] (standard uptake value)

    Measured: pre-surgery after completion of neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy

  3. Event-free survival (EFS)

    time to any of the following events, whichever occurs first: progression of disease prior to surgery as defined by RECIST v1.1, local or distant disease recurrence, or death due to any cause

    Measured: up to 29 months after study inclusion; calculated from start of 1st cycle of neoadjuvant treatment, thus including three 21 day cycles+surgery, follow-up for 24 months after end of treatment visit; end of treatment visit takes place 6 weeks after surgery

  4. Overall survival (OS)

    time to death due to any cause

    Measured: up to 29 months after study inclusion; calculated from start of 1st cycle of neoadjuvant treatment, thus including three 21 day cycles+surgery, follow-up for 24 months after end of treatment visit; end of treatment visit takes place 6 weeks after surgery

  5. Number of patients attaining surgery as planned

    number of patients attaining surgery divided by the total number of patients included

    Measured: up to 5 months

Timeline

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

  1. First posted29 Apr 2021
  2. Study start7 Jan 2021
  3. Primary completion30 Nov 2024 (estimated)
  4. Study completion30 Dec 2026 (estimated)

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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
Model description
Exploratory, open-label, non-randomized, single treatment, phase II study
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
20 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04865250
Sponsor's protocol ID
iReP
Acronym
iReP
Status last verified
May 2024
First submitted
8 Mar 2021
Last updated
16 May 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Atezolizumab 1200 mg abs day 1 q22 (iv) in people with NSCLC Stage II and NSCLC, Stage IIIA, run by University Hospital Heidelberg at 1 site in Germany.

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 19 inclusion and 26 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 16 May 2024. 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 Germany. 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?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Dirk Jäger, Prof. med. (+49 6221 56 7229, Dirk.Jaeger@med.uni-heidelberg.de), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Response to neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy with ATEZOLIZUMAB, Carboplatin and nab-Paclitaxel (time frame: up to 5 months (after 9 weeks of neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy (3 cycles with 21 days per cycle) + surgery (4-8 additional weeks after completion of neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy)). 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 16 May 2024.

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