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Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma Type 2Phase 2PAXIPEMNCT05096390

Axitinib +/- Pembrolizumab in First Line Treatment of mPRCC

A Phase 2 study testing Axitinib Oral Tablet [Inlyta] and Pembrolizumab Injection [Keytruda] in people with Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma Type 2, run by Centre Leon Berard at 12 sites in France.

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Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

Multicenter Phase II Study of Axitinib +/- Pembrolizumab in First Line Treatment for Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma (PRCC) Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma Type 2
What is being tested?
Axitinib Oral Tablet [Inlyta] and Pembrolizumab Injection [Keytruda]
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
72 participants
Where
12 sitesFrance
Study dates
1 Jun 2022to Jun 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 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Age ≥ 18 years on the day of signing informed consent.
  • Metastatic or locally advanced (inoperable) type 2 or mixed PRCC, histologically confirmed by central review: FFPE blocks (or all HES and IHC slides) with the initial histology report must be sent for central reading before confirmation of inclusion in the study.
  • No prior systemic treatment for renal cancer (chemotherapy, immunotherapy, anti-angiogenic drugs, or treatment under evaluation) even in adjuvant setting.
  • At least one measurable site of disease according to RECIST v1.1.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status (PS) ≤ 1 evaluated within 7 days prior to the date of inclusion.
  • In case of prior radiation therapy, discontinuation of irradiation for at least 3 weeks before first dose of study treatment, with at least 1 site kept/preserved for evaluation. Participants must have recovered from all radiation-related toxicities, not require corticosteroids, and not have had radiation pneumonitis. A 1-week washout is permitted for palliative radiation (≤ 2 weeks - limited field (<10% of the whole body)) to non-CNS disease.
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  • Adequate bone-marrow, hepatic, and renal functions within 14 days prior to the inclusion, with:
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dl ou ≥ 5.6 mmol/l, neutrophils ≥ 1 000/mm3 (1.0 G/l), Platelets ≥ 100 000/mm3 (100 G/l),
  • Serum creatinine ≤ 2 x ULN OR creatinine clearance ≥ 50 ml/min/1.73m2 (calculated using either MDRD or CKD-EPI formula),
  • AST and ALT ≤ 2.5 x ULN (or ≤ 5 x ULN in case of liver metastasis),
  • Total serum bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN (or direct bilirubin ≤ ULN for participants with total bilirubin levels >1.5 × ULN),
  • Absence of significant proteinuria (<0.5 g/24h) confirmed by urinary dipstick test. If the dipstick test is ≥ 2+, proteinuria will be quantitated on a complete 24h urine sample (< 1 g/l of protein/24h sample)
  • Covered by a medical/health insurance.
  • Willingness and ability to comply with scheduled visits, treatment plans, laboratory tests, and other study procedures.
  • Patients of childbearing potential accepting to use effective contraception or abstain from heterosexual activity during study treatment and within 4 months after final dose of study therapy or being surgically sterile. Refer to Appendix 1 for approved methods of contraception.
  • Signed and dated approved informed consent form before any study specific procedures or assessments.

Who cannot join

  • Presence of brain metastases on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) or Computed Tomography-scan (CT-scan) performed within 28 days prior to inclusion. Patients with a history of brain metastases treated by surgery or stereotactic surgery, with normal brain MRI or CT-scan are allowed to participate.
  • Metastases with high risk of nervous compression or bone lesion with high risk of fracture.
  • Prior history of other malignancies other than PRCC (except for curatively treated basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or in situ uterine cervix carcinoma) unless the subjects has been free of the disease for at least 5 years.
  • Major surgical procedure, open biopsy, or serious none healing wound within 28 days prior to inclusion.
  • Significant cardiovascular disease, including:
  • Disorder of left ventricular function with a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) < 50%,
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  • Uncontrolled arterial hypertension under adapted medication: systolic blood pressure ≥ 150 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mmHg or both despite appropriate therapy, blood pressure must be monitored and controlled before inclusion, or patients under 3 antihypertensive therapies at screening,
  • Myocardial infarction, severe angina, or unstable angina within 6 months prior to inclusion,
  • History of serious ventricular arrhythmia (ie ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation),
  • Cardiac arrhythmias requiring anti-arrhythmic medications (except for atrial fibrillation that is well controlled with anti-arrhythmic medication),
  • Coronary or peripheral artery bypass graft or active coronary stent within 6 months prior to inclusion,
  • Veinous thrombosis or pulmonary embolism within 6 months prior to inclusion.
  • Any anti-coagulation therapy except prophylactic low dose.
  • History of auto-immune disease except thyroiditis more than 6 months ago.
  • History of any allograft.
  • HIV, HBV, HCV active infections.
  • Any active acute or chronic or uncontrolled infection/disorder that would impair the ability to evaluate the patient or the ability for the patient to complete the study.
  • Known history of active TB (Bacillus Tuberculosis).
  • Interstitial lung disease, respiratory insuffisancy whatever the cause.
  • Prior (non-infectious) pneumonitis requiring systemic corticosteroid therapy or current pneumonitis.
  • Inability to swallow oral medications, or presence of active inflammatory bowel disease, partial or complete bowel obstruction or chronic diarrhea.
  • History of severe hypersensitivity to another monoclonal antibody.
  • Known hypersensitivity to the active substances or to any of the excipients.
  • Receiving or having received immunosuppressive therapy or corticosteroids within 1 month prior to inclusion (except for hydrocortisone for substitution purposes).
  • Live vaccine within 30 days prior to the first dose of study drug. Examples of live vaccines include, but are not limited to, the following: measles, mumps, rubella, varicella/zoster (chicken pox), yellow fever, rabies, Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG), and typhoid vaccine. Seasonal influenza vaccines for injection are generally killed virus vaccines and are allowed; however, intranasal influenza vaccines (eg, FluMist®) are live attenuated vaccines and are not allowed. COVID-19 vaccine is allowed if non-living/inactivated.
  • Psychological, familial, sociological, or geographical conditions that would limit compliance with study protocol requirements or known psychiatric or substance abuse disorders that would interfere with cooperation with the requirements of the study.
  • Inclusion in another clinical trial, except for supportive care trials.
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding woman or patient expecting to conceive or father children within the projected duration of the study, starting with the screening visit through 4 months after the last dose of study treatment (mandatory negative serum or urinary pregnancy test at study entry for all women of childbearing potential).
  • Under or requiring tutorship or curatorship.

Trial locations and contacts

12 sites in 1 country.

12 sites in 1 country

France12 sites, 12 recruiting
  • Ico - Paul Papin

    Angers, 49055

    Remy DELVA, MD

    Not yet recruiting
  • CHU de BESANCON

    Besançon, 25030

    Fabien CALCAGNO, MD

    Not yet recruiting
  • Chu Bordeaux

    Bordeaux, 33000

    Marine GROSS-GOUPIL, MD

    Recruiting
  • Centre Jean Perrin

    Clermont-Ferrand, 63011

    Hakim MAHAMMEDI, MD

    Not yet recruiting
  • Centre Leon Berard

    Lyon, 69008

    Sylvie NEGRIER

    Recruiting
  • Institut Paoli-Calmettes

    Marseille, 13009

    Gwenaelle GRAVIS-MESCAM, MD

    Recruiting
  • Centre Antoine Lacassagne

    Nice, 06189

    Delphine BORCHIELLINI, MD

    Recruiting
  • Ap-Hp Hôpital Europeen Georges Pompidou

    Paris, 75004

    Stéphane OUDARD, PhD

    Not yet recruiting
  • Ico-Rene Gauducheau

    Saint-Herblain, 44805

    Fréderic ROLLAND, MD

    Not yet recruiting
  • Iuct-Oncopole Institut Claudius Regaud

    Toulouse, 31059

    Christine CHEVREAU, MD

    Recruiting
  • Institut de Cancerologie de Lorraine - Alexis Vautrin

    Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, 54519

    Lionnel GEOFFROIS, MD

    Recruiting
  • Gustave Roussy

    Villejuif, 94805

    Laurence ALBIGES, MD

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Multicenter Phase II Study of Axitinib +/- Pembrolizumab in First Line Treatment for Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma (PRCC)

Multicenter Phase II Study of Axitinib +/- Pembrolizumab in First Line Treatment for Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma (PRCC)

Read the detailed description

Papillary renal cell carcinoma (PRCC) is the second most common subtype of renal carcinoma accounting for approximatively 10-15% of all renal cancers. Different types of PRCC have been described on the basis of two histologic subtypes, type 1 in 25 to 30% cases, and type 2, with a worse prognosis reported for type 2 metastatic disease. There is currently no standard of care specifically dedicated to metastatic PRCC patients (mPRCC) and treatments developed for metastatic clear cell carcinomas are commonly used ; therefore, mPRCC enrollment in clinical trials is encouraged.

Clinical trials investigated treatments such as sunitinib, or everolimus approved for advanced clear cell carcinoma, or the dual kinase inhibitor directed both towards VEGF receptors (VEGFr) and the MET pathway foretinib, or more recently, the selective MET inhibitor savolitinib. Response rates (RR) were disappointing since generally below 15%, except in a subset of patients with MET germline alterations.

Axitinib which is indicated as second-line treatment in advanced clear cell carcinoma was investigated in a recent specific trial : the Axipap trial. This multicentric phase II trial was conducted after central pathology review to confirm the histologic subtype and a central review was performed to assess the primary endpoint : the 24 week progression free rate (24wPFR). With a median follow up time of 30 months this 24wPFR was found to be over 45%. The best response rate was 28.6% according to the investigators with a median duration of response near 8 months. The investigator assessed response rate was 35.7% in the type 2 subgroup indicating a more important effect of anti-VEGFr in this subtype than in the type 1. The median PFS was around 6 months and was virtually identical in both subtypes.

Recently, some preliminary results of the use of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in metastatic non clear cell carcinoma were made available. The PD1 directed antibody Pembrolizumab showed a 28% response rate in 118 patients with papillary tumors including a 6% complete remission rate ; the median duration of response was of 15.3 [2.8-21.0+] months. Atezolizumb (anti-PDL1) combined with Bevacizumab and Durvalumab (anti-PDL1) combined with savolitinib (Met directed TKI) obtained response rates in the same range. These preliminary results demonstrated the potential interest of combining axitinib with an immune check point inhibitor. The results of pembrolizumab as monotherapy were obtained in the largest subset with mPRC.

According to these results obtained, the combination of axitinib and pembrolizumab seems promising in type 2 papillary tumors.

Being tested
Axitinib Oral Tablet [Inlyta], Pembrolizumab Injection [Keytruda]
Keywords
PRCC

What participants receive

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

  • Axitinib Oral Tablet [Inlyta]Drug

    Axitinib 5 up to 10mg twice a day

  • Pembrolizumab Injection [Keytruda]Drug

    Pembrolizumab intravenously over 30 min minutes at 200 mg every 3 weeks

Study groups in NCT05096390
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
axitinib + pembrolizumabExperimentalAxitinib will be administrated orally 5 mg twice a day, with a dose adaptations to the manufacturer recommendations in both groups. Doses can be increased up to 10 mg twice daily. Pembrolizumab will be administrated intravenously (IV) over 30 minutes at the dose of 200 mg every 3 weeks according to recent summary of product characteristics (SPC) together with axitinib.
Receives: Drug: Axitinib Oral Tablet [Inlyta]; Drug: Pembrolizumab Injection [Keytruda]
axitinib alone (control)Active comparatorAxitinib will be administrated orally 5 mg twice a day, with a dose adaptations to the manufacturer recommendations in both groups. Doses can be increased up to 10 mg twice daily.
Receives: Drug: Axitinib Oral Tablet [Inlyta]

What is being measured

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

  1. Efficacy of axitinib + pembrolizumab versus axitinib in patients with locally advanced or metastatic type 2 papillary renal carcinoma in first-line treatment.

    6-month objective response rate (6m-ORR), defined as the proportion of patients with CR or PR at 6 months

    Measured: At 6 months for each patient

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Duration of response (DOR)

    Duration of response in each arm, calculated from the date of first documented response to the date of first documented progression or death.

    Measured: Week 4, 7, 9-10, 18-19, 27-28 then Months 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24

  2. Best overall response (BOR) using RECIST 1.1

    Best overall response in each arm, defined as the best response according to RECIST v1.1 recorded from baseline until the end of the study (treatment).

    Measured: Up to 24 months for each patient

  3. Progression-free survival (PFS)

    PFS in each arm, defined as the time from the date of first treatment administration to the date of documented progression or death from any cause.

    Measured: Up to 24 months for each patient

  4. Overall survival (OS)

    OS in each arm, defined as the time from the date of first treatment administration to the date of death from any cause.

    Measured: Up to 48 months

  5. Incidence of adverse events

    Safety profile, determined using NCI CTC-AE grading scale v5

    Measured: Up to 48 months

Timeline

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

  1. First posted27 Oct 2021
  2. Study start1 Jun 2022
  3. Primary completionOct 2024 (estimated)
  4. Study completionJun 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
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
Multicenter, randomized, prospective, phase II study
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
72 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05096390
Sponsor's protocol ID
PAXIPEM (ET21-023)
Other IDs
ET21-023
Acronym
PAXIPEM
Status last verified
Jan 2024
First submitted
14 Oct 2021
Last updated
25 Jan 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Axitinib Oral Tablet [Inlyta] and Pembrolizumab Injection [Keytruda] in people with Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma Type 2, run by Centre Leon Berard at 12 sites in France.

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 16 inclusion and 29 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 25 Jan 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 12 sites in France. 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?

Results are not available in the source record.

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

Contact Sylvie NEGRIER (0478782751 ext. +33, sylvie.negrier@lyon.unicancer.fr), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Efficacy of axitinib + pembrolizumab versus axitinib in patients with locally advanced or metastatic type 2 papillary renal carcinoma in first-line treatment. (time frame: At 6 months for each patient). 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 25 Jan 2024.

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