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NCT Number: NCT04716634

Efficacy and Safety of Tislelizumab in Combination With Fruquintinib in Participants With Selected Solid Tumors

This was an open label, multicenter, Phase 2 study designed to assess the efficacy and safety of tislelizumab in combination with fruquintinib in participants with advanced or metastatic, unresectable gastric cancer (GC), or colorectal cancer (CRC) or non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The study was conducted in 2 parts. Part 1 was the safety run-in stage to determine dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) and recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D). Part 2 assessed the preliminary efficacy of tislelizumab in combination with fruquintinib in participants as measured by the overall response rate (ORR) and other efficacy and safety profiles.

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China

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About this study

This was an open label, multicenter, Phase 2 study designed to assess the efficacy and safety of tislelizumab in combination with fruquintinib in patients with advanced or metastatic, unresectable GC, and CRC or NSCLC. The study was conducted in 2 parts.

Part 1 of the study was the safety run-in stage which assessed dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) and RP2D. Part 2 began at RP2D. Participants enrolled in Part 1 at RP2D were counted towards Part 2; up to approximately 30 patients per cohort were enrolled at RP2D.

The primary outcome measure of the study was ORR as assessed by the investigator as per response evaluation criteria in solid tumors (RECIST) version (v) 1.1. Tislelizumab and fruquintinib were administered until disease progression, intolerable toxicity, death, withdrawal of consent or until the study terminates.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  • Signed informed consent form (ICF) and able to comply with study requirements.
  • At least 1 measurable lesion as defined by RECIST v1.1
  • Tumor tissue (archival tumor tissues as formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded blocks or approximately 15 unstained slides) for central laboratory assessment
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status less than or equal to (<=) 1
  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed, advanced or metastatic, unresectable adenocarcinoma of gastric or esophagogastric junction or colon or rectum, and histologically or cytologically confirmed, locally advanced (Stage IIIB) not amenable to curative surgery or radiotherapy, or metastatic (Stage IV) NSCLC

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  • Had at screening any central nervous system metastasis and/or leptomeningeal disease
  • Prior therapy targeting CTLA-4, PD-1, PD-L1 or programmed cell death protein ligand-2 (PD-L2) or any other antibody or drug specifically targeting T-cell costimulation or checkpoint pathways
  • Prior treatment with VEGFR-TKI or anti-VEGFR antibody (eg, ramucirumab)
  • Received more than 1 line of systemic treatment for advanced or metastatic, unresectable adenocarcinoma of gastric or esophagogastric junction, or more than 2 lines of systemic treatment for advanced or metastatic, unresectable adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum, or prior systemic therapy for advanced or metastatic NSCLC
  • Active autoimmune diseases or history of autoimmune diseases that may relapse, or history of interstitial lung disease, noninfectious pneumonitis, or uncontrolled lung diseases including but not limited to pulmonary fibrosis, acute lung diseases, etc.

NOTE: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.

Treatment and study plan

Tislelizumab

Drug

Tislelizumab is a humanized, immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)-variant monoclonal antibody against PD 1.

Other names: BGB-A317

FRUQUINTINIB

Drug

Fruquintinib is a potent, oral VEGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI)

Other names: HMPL-013

Primary outcomes

  1. Part 1: Number of Participants With Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLTs)

    Time frame: Up to 28 Days

    A DLT was defined as 1 of the following toxicities (Grade 3 or 4 Hematologic or Nonhematologic toxicities) occurring during the DLT assessment window and considered by the investigator to be related to 1 or more study drugs. All toxicities or adverse events (AEs) were graded according to the National Cancer Institute-Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 5.0 (NCI-CTCAE v5.0).

  2. Part 1: Recommended Phase 2 Dose (RP2D)

    Time frame: Up to 28 Days

    RP2D for Part 2 was determined by evaluating safety and DLTs in Part 1 participants.

  3. Objective Response Rate (ORR) as Assessed by the Investigator Based on Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) Version (v)1.1

    Time frame: From date of randomization until the date of first documented progression or death from any cause, whichever came first (up to 2 years and 9 months)

    ORR was defined as the percentage of participants achieving a best overall response (BOR) of complete response (CR) or partial response (PR). Per RECIST v1.1., CR was defined as disappearance of all target lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduction in short axis to less than (<) 10 millimeters (mm). PR was defined as at least a 30 percent (%) decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum diameters.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Progression-Free Survival (PFS) as Assessed by Investigator Based on RECIST v1.1

    Time frame: From date of first dose of study drug until the date of first documented progression or death from any cause, whichever came first (up to 2 years and 9 months)

    PFS was defined as the time from the date of the first dose of study drug(s) to the date of the confirmed documentation of progressive disease (PD) or death, whichever occurs first. Median PFS was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method. Per RECIST v1.1, PD was defined as at least a 20% increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum on study.

  2. Disease Control Rate (DCR) as Assessed by the Investigator Based on RECIST v1.1

    Time frame: From date of randomization until the date of first documented progression or death from any cause, whichever came first (up to 2 years and 9 months)

    DCR was defined as the percentage of participants whose best overall response is CR, PR, or stable disease (SD) as assessed by investigator as per RECIST v1.1. Per RECIST v1.1., CR was defined as disappearance of all target lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduction in short axis to < 10 mm. PR was defined as at least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum diameters. SD: Neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for PD, taking as reference the smallest sum diameters while on study.

  3. Clinical Benefit Rate (CBR) as Assessed by the Investigator Based on RECIST v1.1

    Time frame: From date of randomization until the date of first documented progression or death from any cause, whichever came first (up to 2 years and 9 months)

    CBR was defined as the percentage of participants whose best overall response is CR, PR, or durable stable disease (SD) as assessed by the investigator per RECIST v1.1. Per RECIST v1.1., CR was defined as disappearance of all target lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduction in short axis to < 10 mm. PR was defined as at least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum diameters. SD: Neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for PD, taking as reference the smallest sum diameters while on study.

  4. Duration of Response (DOR) as Assessed by The Investigator Based on RECIST v1.1

    Time frame: From the first objective response to the date of first documentation of disease progression or death, whichever occurs first (up to 2 years and 9 months)

    DOR was defined as the time from the first occurrence of documented objective response to the time of progression as assessed by investigator per RECIST v1.1 or death from any cause, whichever occurs first. Median DOR was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method.

  5. Overall Survival (OS)

    Time frame: From the first dose of the study treatment to date of death from any cause (up to 2 years and 9 months)

    OS was defined as the time from the date of first dose to the date of death due to any cause. Median OS was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method.

  6. Number of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Serious TEAEs, Grade 3 or Higher TEAEs, TEAEs Leading to Death, TEAEs Related to Tislelizumab, TEAEs Related to Fruquintinib

    Time frame: From the date of the first dose of study drug up to 30 days after the last dose of study drug; up to approximately 2 years and 5 months.

    A TEAE was defined as an AE that had an onset date or a worsening in severity from baseline (pre-treatment) on or after the first dose of study drug(s) and up to 30 days following study drug(s) discontinuation or initiation of new anticancer therapy, whichever occurred first determined according to NCI-CTCAE v5.0. Treatment emergent serious Adverse Events (TESAEs): any untoward medical occurrence at any dose: resulted in death; was life threatening; required prolong inpatient hospitalization; resulted in persistent or significant disability/incapacity; resulted in a congenital anomaly/birth defect or was considered a significant medical event by the investigator. AEs were graded for severity using NCI-CTCAE v5.0, where Grade 1: Mild; Grade 2: Moderate; Grade 3: Severe; Grade 4 - Life-threatening consequences; and Grade 5: Death related to AE. The TEAEs leading to death in this data table exclude death due to disease under study.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

BeiGene

Industry

Collaborators

  • Hutchison Medipharma Limited

Registry information

Official study title

A Multicenter, Open-label Phase 2 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Tislelizumab in Combination With Fruquintinib in Patients With Selected Solid Tumors

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
Jan 20, 2021
Registry last updated
Mar 25, 2025

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