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NCT Number: NCT03278665

4SC-202 in Combination With Pembrolizumab in Patients Primary Refractory/Non-responding to Prior Anti-PD-1 Therapy

Phase Ib/II open-label, multi-center study with a priming cycle of 4SC-202 to evaluate the safety, tolerability and preliminary efficacy of combination treatment with 4SC-202 and Pembrolizumab. A dose expansion cohort at the Recommended Phase Two Dose (RPTD) will be added.

Adult patients with advanced (unresectable or metastatic) cutaneous melanoma primary refractory or non-responding to anti-PD-1 therapy as most current systemic anti-cancer therapy and for whom no standard therapy is available, will be enrolled. The last administration of anti-PD-1 therapy must have been performed within 6 months prior to screening.

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Key information

Conditions

Malignant Melanoma Melanoma Neoplasms Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue Neuroectodermal Tumors Neuroendocrine Tumors Nevi and Melanomas Skin Diseases Skin Neoplasms Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 1 / Phase 2

Primary location

Universitätsklinikum Essen, Essen, Germany

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Main Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with unresectable stage III or stage IV cutaneous melanoma, as per American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) (Version 8) staging system (must have been histologically confirmed at least once during course of disease). Patients with metastatic tumor of unknown primary site and histology of melanoma are eligible.
  • Patients must be primary refractory or non-responding to anti-PD-1 therapy (either as monotherapy or in combination with Ipilimumab)
  • Measurable disease by computer tomography (CT) or Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) per immune-related response evaluation criteria in solid tumors (irRECIST) 1.1 criteria, with longest diameter for non-nodal lesions ≥ 10 mm and ≥ 15 mm in short axis for nodal lesions
  • At least one tumor site (either primary site or metastasis) must be accessible for sequential biopsies and patient must consent to the 2 mandatory biopsies. This requirement is not applicable for continuous dosing schedules and may be waived by the sponsor in other individual cases.

Main Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who achieved a CR or PR, during or after prior anti-PD-1 mono- or anti-CTLA-4/anti-PD-1 combination therapy
  • Patients with symptomatic brain metastases/central nervous system (CNS) involvement
  • Patients with inadequate organ function
  • Therapy with agents known to prolong the QT interval and increase the risk for Torsades de Pointes

Treatment and study plan

4SC-202 in combination with Pembrolizumab

Drug

4SC-202 in combination with Pembrolizumab

Primary outcomes

  1. Incidence of Adverse Events [Safety and Tolerability]

    Time frame: Up to 114 weeks

    Safety and tolerability of the combination of 4SC-202 and Pembrolizumab will be assessed from adverse events.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Objective Response Rate (ORR)

    Time frame: Up to 102 weeks

    The Objective Response Rate (ORR) will be defined as the percentage of patients who have achieved a confirmed response of at least Immune-related Complete Response (irCR) or Immune-related Partial Response (irPR)

  2. Best Overall Response (BOR)

    Time frame: Up to 102 weeks

    The Best Overall Response defined as the best among all confirmed overall responses (irCR is better than irPR is better than irSD)

  3. Disease Control Rate (DCR)

    Time frame: Up to 102 weeks

    The Disease Control Rate (DCR) will be defined as the percentage of patients who have achieved a confirmed response of at least irCR or irPR or a response of irSD

  4. Duration of Response (DOR)

    Time frame: Up to 102 weeks

    Duration of response (DOR) is defined as the time from the first documentation of response to the date of disease progression. Patients who have no documented disease progression at the end of the study or who are lost to follow-up or who receive additional anti-neoplastic therapy after discontinuing 4SC-202 and Pembrolizumab will be censored at the date of their last extent of disease assessment or on the first date of additional therapy, respectively.

  5. Progression Free Survival (PFS)

    Time frame: Up to 102 weeks

    The time from first dosing (C1D1) to date of first observed progression or death from any cause (whichever comes first). Patients who have not progressed while on study and have not died while on study will be censored at the last evaluable assessment date.

  6. Time to Progression (TTP)

    Time frame: Up to 102 weeks

    The time from first dosing (C1D1) to first date of first observed progression. Patients who have not progressed while on study, have not died while on study or experienced a non-disease- related death will be censored at the last evaluable assessment date.

  7. Overall Survival (OS)

    Time frame: Up to 102 weeks

    The Overall Survival (OS) is defined as the time from first dosing (C1D1) to date of death from any cause. Patients who have not died while on study will be censored at the last evaluable assessment date

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

4SC AG

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Registry information

Official study title

An Open-label Phase Ib/II, Multi-center Study of 4SC-202 in Combination With Pembrolizumab in Patients With Unresectable Stage III/Metastatic Stage IV Cutaneous Melanoma Primary Refractory/Non-responding to Prior Anti-PD-1 Therapy

Acronym: SENSITIZE

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Sep 12, 2017
Registry last updated
Feb 4, 2022

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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