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NCT Number: NCT02599324

Study to Evaluate Ibrutinib Combination Therapy in Patients With Selected Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Tumors

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of single agent ibrutinib or the combination treatments of ibrutinib with everolimus, paclitaxel, docetaxel, pembrolizumab or cetuximab in selected advance gastrointestinal and genitourinary tumors.

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 1 / Phase 2

Primary location

Seoul National University Bundang Hospital /ID# 1128-0982, Seongnam, Gyeonggido, South Korea

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

RCC (clear cell), urothelial carcinoma (UC) (transitional cell), gastric or gastro-esophageal junctional (GEJ) adenocarcinoma, or K-RAS or N-RAS wild-type EGFR expressing CRC For cohort 1 RCC: minimum of 1 and maximum of 4 prior regimens, one or more of which must have included a VEGF-TKI For UC cohort 2: minimum of 1 and maximum of 2 prior regimens, one of which must have included a platinum-based regimen For UC cohort 5: Minimum of 1 and maximum of 2 prior regimens, one of which must have included a checkpoint inhibitor.

For UC cohort 6:

Locally advanced or mUC who are not eligible for cisplatin chemo with a PDL-1 score (CPS) of ≥ 10 without prior treatment.

Locally advanced or mUC who have progressed on platinum chemo or within 12 months of neo- or adjuvant therapy with a platinum chemotherapy. A minimum of 1 and maximum of 2 prior therapies.

For cohort 3 gastric or GEJ adenocarcinoma: minimum of 1 and maximum of 3 prior regimens one of which must have included a fluoropyrimidine regimen For cohort 4 CRC: minimum of 2 and maximum of 4 prior regimens, which must have included both an irinotecan and an oxaliplatin based regimen unless unable to tolerate irinotecan chemotherapy

Laboratory:

Adequate hematologic function:

Absolute neutrophil count ≥1500 cells/mm3 (1.5 x 109/L) Platelet count >80,000 cells/mm3 (80 x 109/L) for cohort 1 (RCC) Platelet counts >100,000 cells/mm3 (100 x 109/L) for all UC cohorts Hemoglobin ≥8.0 g/dL. for cohort 1 (RCC),all UC cohorts, and cohort 3 (GC) Hemoglobin ≥9.0 g/dL for cohort 4 (CRC)

Adequate hepatic and renal function defined as:

Serum aspartate transaminase (AST) and/or alanine transaminase (ALT) ≤5.0 x upper limit of normal (ULN) if liver metastases, or ≤3 x ULN without liver metastases Alkaline phosphatase <3.0 x ULN or ≤5.0 x ULN if liver or bone metastases present Bilirubin ≤1.5 x ULN (unless bilirubin rise is due to Gilbert's syndrome or of non-hepatic origin, such as hemolysis) with the exception of subjects in the GC cohort where docetaxel is administered, these subjects must have bilirubin within normal limits (WNL) Estimated Creatinine Clearance ≥30 mL/min (Cockcroft-Gault)

Exclusion criteria

Prior treatment with:

Everolimus or temsirolimus (RCC cohort 1) Any taxane (UC cohort of ibrutinib + paclitaxel) (cohort 2) Checkpoint inhibitors (UC cohort 6) Any taxane (GC cohort 3) Cetuximab or panitumumab (CRC cohort 4)

For all Cohorts:

Concomitant use of warfarin or other Vitamin K antagonists History of stroke or intracranial hemorrhage within 6 months prior to enrollment Major surgery within 4 weeks of first dose of study drug Requires treatment with strong CYP3A inhibitors known bleeding disorders or hemophilia

UC cohort 6 only:

Subjects who have an active, known or suspected autoimmune disease. Evidence of clinically significant interstitial lung disease or active, noninfectious pneumonitis.

Non-steroid immunosuppressive medications within 14 days before the first dose of ibrutinib and pembrolizumab.

Subjects in whom prior anti PD-1 / anti-PD-L1 therapy was intolerable and required discontinuation of treatment.

Treatment and study plan

Ibrutinib

Drug

Ibrutinib administered orally once daily with 8 ounces (approximately 240 mL) of water.

Everolimus

Drug

Everolimus 10 mg tablets should be taken orally once daily at the same time every day, either consistently with food or consistently without food. Four (4) x 2.5 mg tablets or two (2) x 5.0 mg tablets may be substituted if 10 mg tablet strength is not available.

paclitaxel

Drug

Paclitaxel should be administered as a 60-minute (±10 minutes) infusion. Paclitaxel should be given at a dose level of 80 mg/m^2, once weekly, in continual 3 weekly cycles.

docetaxel

Drug

Docetaxel administered as a 60 minute infusion (±10 minutes) at a dose level of 60 - 75 mg/m^2 (according to local institutional standard of care), given continually in 21-day cycles.

Cetuximab

Drug

Cetuximab 400 mg/m^2 administered as a 120-minute IV infusion. The recommended subsequent weekly dose (all other infusions) is 250 mg/m^2 infused over 60 minutes.

Pembrolizumab

Drug

Pembrolizumab 200 mg intravenous (IV) every 3 weeks.

Primary outcomes

  1. Phase 1b: Number of Participants With Dose-Limiting Toxicities (DLTs) in Cohorts 1 to 6

    Time frame: 21 days after the initiation of therapy at the start of Cycle 1

    A DLT was defined as any Grade 3 (severe) or higher non-hematologic or Grade 4 (life-threatening) hematologic adverse event (AE) occurring during the DLT observation period that was considered to be at least possibly related to the study treatment (ibrutinib or drug combination).

  2. Phase 1b/2 RP2D: Progression-Free Survival (PFS) as Assessed by Investigator in Cohorts 1 and 2

    Time frame: Maximum time on study for Cohort 1 (Phase 1b/2 RP2D) was 37.4 months; for Cohort 2 (Phase 1b/2 RP2D) was 44.7 months.

    PFS is defined as the time from the date of first dose of study treatment to the date of first documentation of progressive disease (PD) or date of death from any cause, whichever occurs first, regardless of the use of subsequent anti-cancer treatment. PD was defined in accordance with Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria version 1.1. PD: At least a 20% increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum on study (this includes the baseline sum if that is the smallest on study), and an absolute increase of ≥ 5 mm, or unequivocal progression of existing non-target lesions or the appearance of new lesions.

  3. Phase 1b/2 RP2D: Overall Response Rate (ORR) as Assessed by Investigator in Cohorts 3 to 6

    Time frame: Maximum time on study (Phase 1b/2 RP2D) for Cohort 3 was 41.9 months; for Cohort 4 was 23.5 months; for Cohort 5 was 17.3 months; for Cohort 6 was 20.1 months.

    ORR is defined as the percentage of participants who have a best response of partial response (PR) or complete response (CR) to therapy in accordance with RECIST 1.1 criteria. CR: The disappearance of all target and non-target lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduction in short axis to < 10 mm. Normalization of tumor marker level, if relevant. All lymph nodes must be non-pathological in size (< 10 mm short axis). PR: At least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum diameters.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Phase 1b: ORR in Cohorts 1 to 6

    Time frame: Maximum time on study (Phase 1b only) for Cohort 1 was 37.4 months; for Cohort 2 was 44.7 months; for Cohort 3 was 41.9 months; for Cohort 4 was 34.2 months; for Cohort 5 was 17.3 months; for Cohort 6 was 20.1 months.

    ORR is defined as the percentage of participants who have a best response of partial response (PR) or complete response (CR) to therapy in accordance with RECIST 1.1 criteria. CR: The disappearance of all target and non-target lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduction in short axis to < 10 mm. Normalization of tumor marker level, if relevant. All lymph nodes must be non-pathological in size (< 10 mm short axis). PR: At least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum diameters.

  2. Phase 1b: Disease Control Rate (DCR) in Cohorts 1 to 6

    Time frame: Maximum time on study (Phase 1b only) for Cohort 1 was 37.4 months; for Cohort 2 was 44.7 months; for Cohort 3 was 41.9 months; for Cohort 4 was 34.2 months; for Cohort 5 was 17.3 months; for Cohort 6 was 20.1 months.

    DCR is is defined as the percentage of participants who have a best response of PR, CR, or stable disease (SD) to therapy in accordance with RECIST 1.1 criteria. CR: The disappearance of all target and non-target lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduction in short axis to < 10 mm. Normalization of tumor marker level, if relevant. All lymph nodes must be non-pathological in size (< 10 mm short axis). PR: 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 SOD since the treatment started (baseline or after). For SD, tthere was no need for confirmation by a subsequent imaging assessment.

  3. Phase 1b/2 RP2D: DCR in Cohorts 1 to 6

    Time frame: Maximum time on study (Phase 1b/2 RP2D) for Cohort 1 was 37.4 months; for Cohort 2 was 44.7 months; for Cohort 3 was 41.9 months; for Cohort 4 was 23.5 months; for Cohort 5 was 17.3 months; for Cohort 6 was 20.1 months. (Reverse Kaplan-Meier estimates)

    DCR is is defined as the percentage of participants who have a best response of PR, CR, or SD to therapy in accordance with RECIST 1.1 criteria. CR: The disappearance of all target and non-target lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduction in short axis to < 10 mm. Normalization of tumor marker level, if relevant. All lymph nodes must be non-pathological in size (< 10 mm short axis). PR: 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 SOD since the treatment started (baseline or after). For SD, tthere was no need for confirmation by a subsequent imaging assessment.

  4. Phase 1b/2 RP2D: PFS in Cohorts 3 to 6

    Time frame: Maximum time on study (Phase 1b/2 RP2D) for Cohort 3 was 41.9 months; for Cohort 4 was 23.5 months; for Cohort 5 was 17.3 months; for Cohort 6 was 20.1 months. (Reverse Kaplan-Meier estimates)

    PFS is defined as the time from the date of first dose of study treatment to the date of first documentation of PD or date of death from any cause, whichever occurs first, regardless of the use of subsequent anti-cancer treatment. PD was defined in accordance with RECIST 1.1 criteria.

  5. Phase 1b/2 RP2D: ORR in Cohorts 1 and 2

    Time frame: Maximum time on study for Cohort 1 (Phase 1b/2 RP2D) was 37.4 months; for Cohort 2 (Phase 1b/2 RP2D) was 44.7 months. (Reverse Kaplan-Meier estimates)

    ORR is defined as the percentage of participants who have a best response to therapy of PR or CR in accordance with RECIST 1.1 criteria. CR: The disappearance of all target and non-target lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduction in short axis to < 10 mm. Normalization of tumor marker level, if relevant. All lymph nodes must be non-pathological in size (< 10 mm short axis). PR: At least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum diameters.

  6. Phase 1b/2 RP2D: Overall Survival (OS) in Cohorts 1 to 6

    Time frame: Maximum time on study (Phase 1b/2 RP2D) for Cohort 1 was 37.4 months; for Cohort 2 was 44.7 months; for Cohort 3 was 41.9 months; for Cohort 4 was 23.5 months; for Cohort 5 was 17.3 months; for Cohort 6 was 20.1 months. (Reverse Kaplan-Meier estimates)

    OS is defined as the time from the date of first dose of study treatment to the date of death from any cause. Subjects who were not known to have died at the data extraction will be censored at date last known alive.

  7. Phase 1b/2 RP2D: Duration of Response (DOR) in Cohorts 1 to 6

    Time frame: Maximum time on study (Phase 1b/2 RP2D) for Cohort 1 was 37.4 months; for Cohort 2 was 44.7 months; for Cohort 3 was 41.9 months; for Cohort 4 was 23.5 months; for Cohort 5 was 17.3 months; for Cohort 6 was 20.1 months. (Reverse Kaplan-Meier estimates)

    DOR is defined for confirmed responders (PR or better) as time from the date of initial response (PR or better) to the date of first documentation of PD (according to RECIST 1.1) or death, whichever occurs first, regardless of use of subsequent anti-cancer treatment. Confirmed responders without documentation of PD or death or with unknown status at the data extraction were censored at the last adequate post-baseline disease assessment showing no evidence of PD. PD was defined as at least a 20% increase in the size of target lesions with an absolute increase of at least 5 mm, unequivocal progression of existing non-target lesions, or the appearance of one or more new lesions.

    Per protocol, participants in Phase 1b receiving the Phase 2 RP2D and participants in Phase 2 RP2D were analyzed together.

  8. Phase 1b: Observed Maximum Concentration (Cmax) for Ibrutinib and Its Metabolite PCI-45227 in Cohorts 1 to 4

    Time frame: Cycle 2 Day 1: predose, 1 h ± 15 min, 2 h ± 15 min, 4 h ± 15 min, 6 h ± 15 min postdose

    Actual collection times relative to ibrutinib administration were used for the calculation of pharmacokinetic parameters of ibrutinib and PCI-45227. For actual predose collection times that were < 0, these values were set equal to 0. Predose concentrations were applied as 24 hour concentrations in order to calculate steady-state (Cycle 2 Day 1) pharmacokinetic parameters for ibrutinib and PCI-45227. The Cmax was noted as observed.

  9. Phase 1b: Time to Cmax (Tmax) for Ibrutinib and Its Metabolite PCI-45227 in Cohorts 1 to 4

    Time frame: Cycle 2 Day 1: predose, 1 h ± 15 min, 2 h ± 15 min, 4 h ± 15 min, 6 h ± 15 min postdose

    Actual collection times relative to ibrutinib administration were used for the calculation of pharmacokinetic parameters of ibrutinib and PCI-45227. For actual predose collection times that were < 0, these values were set equal to 0. Predose concentrations were applied as 24 hour concentrations in order to calculate steady-state (Cycle 2 Day 1) pharmacokinetic parameters for ibrutinib and PCI-45227. The tmax was noted as observed.

  10. Phase 1b: Time of Last Observed Concentration (Tlast) for Ibrutinib and Its Metabolite PCI-45227 in Cohorts 1 to 4

    Time frame: Cycle 2 Day 1: predose, 1 h ± 15 min, 2 h ± 15 min, 4 h ± 15 min, 6 h ± 15 min postdose

    Actual collection times relative to ibrutinib administration were used for the calculation of pharmacokinetic parameters of ibrutinib and PCI-45227. For actual predose collection times that were < 0, these values were set equal to 0. Predose concentrations were applied as 24 hour concentrations in order to calculate steady-state (Cycle 2 Day 1) pharmacokinetic parameters for ibrutinib and PCI-45227. The tlast was noted as observed.

  11. Phase 1b: Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve From Time 0 to Hour 24 (AUC0-24h) for Ibrutinib and Its Metabolite PCI-45227 in Cohorts 1 to 4

    Time frame: Cycle 2 Day 1: predose, 1 h ± 15 min, 2 h ± 15 min, 4 h ± 15 min, 6 h ± 15 min postdose

    Actual collection times relative to ibrutinib administration were used for the calculation of pharmacokinetic parameters of ibrutinib and PCI-45227. For actual predose collection times that were < 0, these values were set equal to 0. Predose concentrations were applied as 24 hour concentrations in order to calculate steady-state (Cycle 2 Day 1) pharmacokinetic parameters for ibrutinib and PCI-45227. The AUC0-24h was calculated by the linear trapezoidal method.

  12. Phase 1b: Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve to Last Observed Time Point (AUClast) for Ibrutinib and Its Metabolite PCI-45227 in Cohorts 1 to 4

    Time frame: Cycle 2 Day 1: predose, 1 h ± 15 min, 2 h ± 15 min, 4 h ± 15 min, 6 h ± 15 min postdose

    Actual collection times relative to ibrutinib administration were used for the calculation of pharmacokinetic parameters of ibrutinib and PCI-45227. For actual predose collection times that were < 0, these values were set equal to 0. Predose concentrations were applied as 24 hour concentrations in order to calculate steady-state (Cycle 2 Day 1) pharmacokinetic parameters for ibrutinib and PCI-45227. The AUClast was calculated by the linear trapezoidal method.

  13. Phase 1b: Terminal Elimination Half-Life (t1/2term) for Ibrutinib and Its Metabolite PCI-45227 in Cohorts 1 to 4

    Time frame: Cycle 2 Day 1: predose, 1 h ± 15 min, 2 h ± 15 min, 4 h ± 15 min, 6 h ± 15 min postdose

    Actual collection times relative to ibrutinib administration were used for the calculation of pharmacokinetic parameters of ibrutinib and PCI-45227. For actual predose collection times that were < 0, these values were set equal to 0. Predose concentrations were applied as 24 hour concentrations in order to calculate steady-state (Cycle 2 Day 1) pharmacokinetic parameters for ibrutinib and PCI-45227. The apparent t1/2term was calculated by ln(2)/λz, where λz is the apparent elimination rate constant obtained by linear regression of three or more log-transformed data points in the terminal phase (not including Cmax).

  14. Phase 1b: Terminal Elimination Rate Constant (λz) for Ibrutinib and Its Metabolite PCI-45227 in Cohorts 1 to 4

    Time frame: Cycle 2 Day 1: predose, 1 h ± 15 min, 2 h ± 15 min, 4 h ± 15 min, 6 h ± 15 min postdose

    Actual collection times relative to ibrutinib administration were used for the calculation of pharmacokinetic parameters of ibrutinib and PCI-45227. For actual predose collection times that were < 0, these values were set equal to 0. Predose concentrations were applied as 24 hour concentrations in order to calculate steady-state (Cycle 2 Day 1) pharmacokinetic parameters for ibrutinib and PCI-45227. The λz is the apparent elimination rate constant obtained by linear regression of three or more log-transformed data points in the terminal phase (not including Cmax).

  15. Phase 1b: Apparent Total Clearance at Steady-State (CLss/F) for Ibrutinib in Cohorts 1 to 4

    Time frame: Cycle 2 Day 1: predose, 1 h ± 15 min, 2 h ± 15 min, 4 h ± 15 min, 6 h ± 15 min postdose

    Actual collection times relative to ibrutinib administration were used for the calculation of pharmacokinetic parameters of ibrutinib and PCI-45227. For actual predose collection times that were < 0, these values were set equal to 0. Predose concentrations were applied as 24 hour concentrations in order to calculate steady-state (Cycle 2 Day 1) pharmacokinetic parameters for ibrutinib and PCI-45227. Apparent total CLss/F (Cycle 2 Day 1) was calculated as dose/AUC0-24h.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Pharmacyclics LLC.

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Phase 1b/2 Study of Ibrutinib Combination Therapy in Selected Advanced Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Tumors

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2021
First posted
Nov 6, 2015
Registry last updated
Nov 18, 2023

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