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NCT Number: NCT03833661

M7824 Monotherapy in Locally Advanced or Metastatic Second Line (2L) Biliary Tract Cancer (Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer)

The study to evaluate M7824 monotherapy in participants with advanced or metastatic biliary tract cancer (BTC) who failed or were intolerant to first-line (1L) chemotherapy.

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Are participants with histologically or cytologically confirmed locally advanced or metastatic BTC.
  • Availability of tumor (primary or metastatic) archival material or fresh biopsies is mandatory
  • Participants with BTC must have failed or be intolerant to 1L systemic platinum-based chemotherapy administered for locally advanced or metastatic disease. Only one prior treatment line is allowed
  • Disease must be measurable with at least 1 unidimensionally measurable lesion by RECIST 1.1
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status (PS) of 0 to 1
  • Life expectancy >= 12 weeks as judged by the Investigator
  • Adequate hematological function defined by white blood cell (WBC) count >= 3 * 10^9/Litre with absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1.5 * 109/Litre, lymphocyte count >= 0.5 * 10^9/Litre, platelet count >=75 * 10^9/Litre, and hemoglobin (Hgb) >= 9 grams/decilitre
  • Adequate hepatic function defined by a total bilirubin level =< 1.5 * upper limit of normal (ULN), an aspartate aminotransferase (AST) level =< 2.5 * ULN, and an alanine aminotransferase (ALT) level =<2.5 * ULN. For participants with liver involvement in their tumor, AST =< 5.0 * ULN and ALT =< 5.0 * ULN is acceptable
  • Adequate coagulation function defined as prothrombin time (PT) or international normalized ratio (INR) =< 1.5 * ULN unless the participant is receiving anticoagulant therapy
  • Albumin >= 3.0 grams/decilitre
  • Hepatitis B virus (HBV) deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) positive participants must be treated and on a stable dose of antivirals
  • Adequate renal function defined by either creatinine =< 1.5 * ULN or an estimated creatinine clearance (CCr) > 40 milliliter (mL) per minute (min) according to the Cockcroft-Gault formula or by measure of CCr from 24-hour urine collection
  • Other protocol defined inclusion criteria could apply

Exclusion criteria

  • Ampullary cancer was excluded
  • Significant acute or chronic infections
  • Active autoimmune disease that might deteriorate when receiving an immunostimulatory agent
  • Interstitial lung disease or its history
  • Participants who were not eligible for or have not been treated with 1L systemic chemotherapy
  • Anticancer treatment within 21 days before the start of study intervention
  • Concurrent treatment with nonpermitted drugs
  • Prior participation in a M7824 clinical trial
  • Prior therapy with other immunotherapy or checkpoint inhibitors, such as anti-PD 1, anti PD L1, anti- cytotoxic T-cell lymphocyte-4 (CTLA-4) antibodies.
  • Pregnancy or breast feeding
  • Systemic anticancer treatment after failing 1L platinum-based chemotherapy
  • Other protocol defined exclusion criteria could apply

Treatment and study plan

M7824

Drug

Participants received an intravenous infusion of 1200 milligrams (mg) M7824 once every 2 weeks until confirmed disease progression, death, unacceptable toxicity or study withdrawal.

Other names: Bintrafusp alfa

Primary outcomes

  1. Percentage of Participants With Confirmed Objective Response According to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1) as Assessed by Independent Review Committee (IRC)

    Time frame: Time from first treatment up to 555 days

    Confirmed objective response was defined as the percentage of participants with a confirmed objective response of complete response (CR) or partial response (PR). CR: Disappearance of all evidence of target and non-target lesions. PR: At least 30% reduction from baseline in the sum of the longest diameter (SLD) of all lesions. Confirmed CR = at least 2 determinations of CR at least 4 weeks apart and before progression. Confirmed PR = at least 2 determinations of PR at least 4 weeks apart and before progression (and not qualifying for a CR). Confirmed objective response was determined according to RECIST v1.1 and as adjudicated by IRC.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Duration of Response (DOR) According to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1) as Assessed by Independent Review Committee (IRC)

    Time frame: Time from first documentation of objective response to data cutoff (assessed up to 736 days)

    DOR was defined for participants with confirmed response, as the time from first documentation of objective response (Complete Response [CR] or Partial Response [PR]) to the date of first documentation of progression disease (PD) or death due to any cause, whichever occurred first. CR: Disappearance of all evidence of target and non-target lesions. PR: At least 30% reduction from baseline in the SLD of all lesions. PD: At least a 20 percent (%) increase in the SLD, taking as reference the smallest SLD recorded from baseline or the appearance of 1 or more new lesions. DOR was determined according to RECIST v1.1 and assessed by IRC. Results were calculated based on Kaplan-Meier estimates.

  2. Durable Response Rate (DRR) According to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1) as Assessed by Independent Review Committee (IRC)

    Time frame: Time from first treatment to data cutoff (assessed up to 736 days)

    DRR was defined as the percentage of participants with confirmed objective response (CR or PR) with duration of at least 6 months. CR: Disappearance of all evidence of target and non-target lesions. PR: At least 30% reduction from baseline in the SLD of all lesions. PD: At least a 20 percent (%) increase in the SLD, taking as reference the smallest SLD recorded from baseline or the appearance of 1 or more new lesions. DRR was determined according to RECIST v1.1 and assessed by IRC.

  3. Number of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Treatment-Related TEAEs, Including Adverse Event of Special Interests (AESIs)

    Time frame: Time from first treatment to data cutoff (assessed up to 736 days)

    Adverse Event (AE) was defined any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered with a study drug, which does not necessarily had a causal relationship with this treatment. Serious AE was defined AE that resulted in any of the following outcomes: death; life threatening; persistent/significant disability/incapacity; initial/prolonged inpatient hospitalization; congenital anomaly/birth defect. TEAEs: TEAEs was defined as events with onset date or worsening during the on-treatment period. TEAEs included serious AEs and non-serious AEs. Treatment-related TEAEs: reasonably related to the study intervention. AESIs included Infusion-related reactions, Immune-related AEs, Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) inhibition mediated skin AE and anemia.

  4. Progression-Free Survival (PFS) According to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST Version 1.1) Assessed by Independent Review Committee (IRC)

    Time frame: Time from first administration of study drug until the first documentation of PD or death, assessed up to data-cutoff (736 days)

    PFS was defined as the time from first administration of study intervention until the first documentation of disease progression (PD) or death due to any cause, whichever occurred first. PD: At least a 20 percent (%) increase in the SLD, taking as reference the smallest SLD recorded from baseline or the appearance of 1 or more new lesions.

  5. Percentage of Participants With Confirmed Objective Response According to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1) as Assessed by the Investigator

    Time frame: Time from first treatment to data cutoff (assessed up to 736 days)

    Confirmed objective response was defined as the percentage of participants with a confirmed objective response of complete response (CR) or partial response (PR). CR: Disappearance of all evidence of target and non-target lesions. PR: At least 30% reduction from baseline in the sum of the longest diameter (SLD) of all lesions. Confirmed CR = at least 2 determinations of CR at least 4 weeks apart and before progression. Confirmed PR = at least 2 determinations of PR at least 4 weeks apart and before progression (and not qualifying for a CR). Confirmed objective response was determined according to RECIST v1.1 and as adjudicated by Investigator.

  6. Duration of Response (DOR) According to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1) as Assessed by the Investigator

    Time frame: Time from first documentation of objective response to data cutoff (assessed up to 736 days)

    DOR was defined for participants with confirmed response, as the time from first documentation of objective response (Complete Response [CR] or Partial Rresponse [PR]) to the date of first documentation of progression disease (PD) or death due to any cause, whichever occurred first. CR: Disappearance of all evidence of target and non-target lesions. PR: At least 30% reduction from baseline in the SLD of all lesions. PD: At least a 20 percent (%) increase in the SLD, taking as reference the smallest SLD recorded from baseline or the appearance of 1 or more new lesions. DOR was determined according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1) and assessed by Investigator. Results were calculated based on Kaplan-Meier estimates.

  7. Durable Response Rate (DRR) Acoording to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1) as Assessed by the Investigator

    Time frame: Time from first treatment to data cutoff (assessed up to 736 days)

    DRR was defined as the percentage of participants with confirmed objective response (CR or PR) with duration of at least 6 months. CR: Disappearance of all evidence of target and non-target lesions. PR: At least 30% reduction from baseline in the SLD of all lesions. PD: At least a 20 percent (%) increase in the SLD, taking as reference the smallest SLD recorded from baseline or the appearance of 1 or more new lesions. DRR was determined according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1) and assessed by Investigator.

  8. Progression-Free Survival (PFS) According to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1) as Assessed by the Investigator

    Time frame: Time from first administration of study drug until the first documentation of PD or death, assessed up to data-cutoff (736 days)

    PFS was defined as the time from first administration of study intervention until the first documentation of disease progression (PD) or death due to any cause, whichever occurred first. PD: At least a 20 percent (%) increase in the SLD, taking as reference the smallest SLD recorded from baseline or the appearance of 1 or more new lesions.

  9. Overall Survival (OS)

    Time frame: Time from first administration of study drug to data cutoff (assessed up to 736 days)

    OS was defined as the time from first administration of study intervention to the date of death due to any cause. The OS was analyzed by using the Kaplan-Meier method.

  10. Serum Pre-Dose Concentrations (Ctrough) of M7824

    Time frame: At Day 15, Day 29, Day 43, Day 85, Day 127, Day 169, Day 253, Day 337, Day 421 and Day 505

    Ctrough was defined as the concentration observed immediately before next dosing (corresponding to pre-dose or trough concentration for multiple dosing).

  11. Serum Concentration at End of Infusion (CEOI) of M7824

    Time frame: At Day 1 and Day 29

    Serum Concentration at End of Infusion (CEOI) of M7824 is reported.

  12. Number of Participants With Positive Antidrug Antibodies (ADA)

    Time frame: Time from first treatment to data cutoff (assessed up to 736 days)

    Serum samples were analyzed by a validated assay method to detect the presence of antidrug antibodies (ADA). Number of participants with positive ADA were reported.

  13. Percentage of Participants With Confirmed Objective Response According to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1) as Assessed by Independent Review Committee (IRC) According to Programmed Death Ligand 1 (PD-L1) Expression

    Time frame: Time from first treatment to data cutoff (assessed up to 736 days)

    Confirmed objective response was defined as the percentage of participants with a confirmed objective response of complete response (CR) or partial response (PR). CR: Disappearance of all evidence of target and non-target lesions. PR: At least 30% reduction from baseline in the sum of the longest diameter (SLD) of all lesions. Confirmed CR = at least 2 determinations of CR at least 4 weeks apart and before progression. Confirmed PR = at least 2 determinations of PR at least 4 weeks apart and before progression (and not qualifying for a CR). Confirmed objective response was determined according to RECIST v1.1 and as adjudicated by IRC through PD-L1 Subgroup: PD-L1 expression on tumor cells (TC) and on immune cells (IC) at baseline and in the following categories: <1%, >=1%, <5%, >=5%, <25%, >=25%, <50%, >=50% were reported.

  14. Percentage of Participants With Confirmed Objective Response as Per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1) Assessed by Independent Review Committee (IRC) According to Microsatellite Instability (MSI) Status

    Time frame: Time from first treatment to data cutoff (assessed up to 736 days)

    Confirmed OR was defined as the percentage of participants with a confirmed OR of CR or PR. CR: Disappearance of all evidence of target and non-target lesions. PR: At least 30% reduction from baseline in the sum of the longest diameter (SLD) of all lesions. Confirmed CR = at least 2 determinations of CR at least 4 weeks apart and before progression. Confirmed PR = at least 2 determinations of PR at least 4 weeks apart and before progression (and not qualifying for a CR). Confirmed OR was determined according to RECIST v1.1 and as adjudicated by IRC through MSI Status subgroups as:- MSI High = if participant is MSI High for any (at least one) test;- Microsatellite stable (MSS) or MSI Low = if participant is not MSI High for any test;- Unknown (missing) = no MSI tests available at baseline was reported. MSI high: if 2 or more unstable markers were detected in sample; MSI low: if 1 marker was unstable and remaining markers were stable and MSS if all markers were stable.

  15. Duration of Response (DOR) as Per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1) Assessed by an Independent Review Committee (IRC) According to Programmed Death Ligand 1 (PD-L1) Expression

    Time frame: Time from first documentation of objective response to data cutoff (assessed up to 736 days)

    DOR was defined for participants with confirmed response, as the time from first documentation of objective response (Complete Response [CR] or Partial Response [PR]) to the date of first documentation of progression disease (PD) or death due to any cause, whichever occurred first. CR: Disappearance of all evidence of target and non-target lesions. PR: At least 30% reduction from baseline in the SLD of all lesions. PD: At least a 20 percent (%) increase in the SLD, taking as reference the smallest SLD recorded from baseline or the appearance of 1 or more new lesions. DOR was determined according to RECIST v1.1 and as adjudicated by IRC through PD-L1 Subgroup: PD-L1 expression on tumor cells (TC) and on immune cells (IC) at baseline and in the following categories: <1%, >=1%, <5%, >=5%, <25%, >=25%, <50%, >=50% was reported.

  16. Duration of Response (DOR) as Per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1) Assessed by an Independent Review Committee (IRC) According to According to Microsatellite Instability (MSI) Status

    Time frame: Time from first documentation of objective response to data cutoff (assessed up to 736 days)

    DOR was defined for participants with confirmed response, as the time from first documentation of objective response (CR) or (PR) to the date of first documentation of PD or death due to any cause, whichever occurred first. CR: Disappearance of all evidence of target and non-target lesions. PR: At least 30% reduction from baseline in the SLD of all lesions. PD: At least a 20 % increase in the SLD, taking as reference the smallest SLD recorded from baseline or the appearance of 1 or more new lesions. DOR was determined according to RECIST v1.1 and as adjudicated by IRC through MSI Status subgroups as:- MSI High = if participant is MSI High for any (at least one) test;- MSS or MSI Low = if participant is not MSI High for any test;- Unknown (missing) = no MSI tests available at baseline was reported. MSI high: if 2 or more unstable markers were detected in sample; MSI low: if 1 marker was unstable and remaining markers were stable and MSS if all markers were stable.

  17. Durable Response Rate (DRR) as Per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1) Assessed by an Independent Review Committee (IRC) According to Programmed Death Ligand 1 (PD-L1) Expression

    Time frame: Time from first treatment to data cutoff (assessed up to 736 days)

    DRR was defined as the percentage of participants with confirmed objective response (CR or PR) with duration of at least 6 months. CR: Disappearance of all evidence of target and non-target lesions. PR: At least 30% reduction from baseline in the SLD of all lesions. PD: At least a 20 percent (%) increase in the SLD, taking as reference the smallest SLD recorded from baseline or the appearance of 1 or more new lesions. DRR was determined according to RECIST v1.1 and adjudicated by IRC through PD-L1 Subgroup: PD-L1 expression on tumor cells (TC) and on immune cells (IC) at baseline and in the following categories: <1%, >=1%, <5%, >=5%, <25%, >=25%, <50%, >=50% was reported.

  18. Durable Response Rate (DRR) as Per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1) Assessed by an Independent Review Committee (IRC) According to According to Microsatellite Instability (MSI) Status

    Time frame: Time from first treatment to data cutoff (assessed up to 736 days)

    DRR was defined as the percentage of participants with confirmed OR (CR or PR) with duration of at least 6 months. CR: Disappearance of all evidence of target and non-target lesions. PR: At least 30% reduction from baseline in the SLD of all lesions. PD: At least a 20 % increase in the SLD, taking as reference the smallest SLD recorded from baseline or the appearance of 1 or more new lesions. DRR was determined according to RECIST v1.1 and adjudicated by IRC through MSI Status subgroups as:- MSI High = if participant is MSI High for any (at least one) test;- MSS or MSI Low = if participant is not MSI High for any test;- Unknown (missing) = no MSI tests available at baseline was reported. MSI high: if 2 or more unstable markers were detected in sample; MSI low: if 1 marker was unstable and remaining markers were stable and MSS if all markers were stable.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

EMD Serono Research & Development Institute, Inc.

Industry

Collaborators

  • Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Registry information

Official study title

A Phase II, Multicenter, Open-label Study to Investigate the Clinical Efficacy of M7824 Monotherapy in Participants With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Biliary Tract Cancer Who Fail or Are Intolerant to First-line Platinum-Based Chemotherapy

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2022
First posted
Feb 7, 2019
Registry last updated
Oct 25, 2023

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