Study of Neoadjuvant Nivolumab in Patients With Non-metastatic Stage II-IV Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma

June 10, 2020 updated by: Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

Phase I Study of Neoadjuvant Nivolumab in Patients With Non-metastatic High-risk Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma

This study will evaluate the use of nivolumab before surgery in patients with high-risk clear cell renal cell carcinoma who are eligible for nephrectomy. Nivolumab is an antibody that may help activate the immune system by blocking the function of an inhibitory molecule, Programmed cell death-1 (PD-1).

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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17

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287
        • The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria (abbreviated):

  1. Confirmed non-metastatic high-risk clear cell renal cell carcinoma (T2a-T4NanyM0 or TanyN1M0)
  2. Schedule to undergo either partial or radical nephrectomy as part of treatment plan
  3. Patient agrees to have a tumor biopsy
  4. ECOG performance status of 0 or 1
  5. Adequate organ and marrow function defined by study-specified laboratory tests
  6. Must use acceptable form of birth control while on study and for approximately 31 weeks post-treatment completion
  7. Willingness and ability to comply with scheduled visits, treatment plans, lab tests and other study procedures

Exclusion Criteria (abbreviated):

  1. Other active malignancies within last 3 years (with some exceptions for skin, prostate, cervical, or breast cancer)
  2. Need for urgent or emergent nephrectomy to relieve symptoms
  3. Prior treatment for RCC including surgery, radiation, thermoablation or systemic therapy
  4. Surgery within 28 days of starting study treatment (some exceptions for minor procedures)
  5. Received live vaccine for infectious diseases within 28 days of starting study treatment
  6. Prior treatment with any antibody or drug targeting T-cell costimulation or immune checkpoint pathways (anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-L2, anti-CTLA-4, etc)
  7. Use of immunosuppressive doses of systemic medications within 14 days prior to starting study drug.
  8. Current use of immunosuppressive agents
  9. History of severe hypersensitivity reaction to other monoclonal antibodies
  10. Current signs or symptoms of severe progressive or uncontrolled hepatic, hematologic, gastrointestinal, endocrine, pulmonary or cardiac disease other than directly related to RCC
  11. Uncontrolled psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.
  12. Active infection requiring therapy.
  13. Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related illness.
  14. Positive tests for Hepatitis B surface antigen or Hepatitis C ribonucleic acid (RNA).
  15. History of autoimmune disease or syndrome requiring systemic steroids or immunosuppressants (some exceptions apply).
  16. Pulse oximetry of <92% on room air
  17. Pregnant or breastfeeding women

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

A group or subgroup of participants in a clinical trial that receives a specific intervention/treatment, or no intervention, according to the trial's protocol.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Experimental: Nivolumab
3 mg/kg, IV (in the vein) on day 1 of each 2-week cycle, for a total of 3 doses prior to nephrectomy.
Drug: Nivolumab
3 mg/kg, IV (in the vein) on day 1 of each 2-week cycle, for a total of 3 doses prior to nephrectomy.
Other Names:
  • BMS-936558
  • MDX-1106
  • Opdivo

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Safety as assessed by number of participants experiencing adverse events
Time Frame: From the first dose of nivolumab treatment through 100 days post-surgery
Number of participants experiencing any adverse event as defined by Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 4.0 (CTCAE v4.0)
From the first dose of nivolumab treatment through 100 days post-surgery

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Objective Tumor Response Rate (by RECIST)
Time Frame: Assessed at baseline, prior to surgery, and 3 months after surgery
Number of patients achieving a complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST)
Assessed at baseline, prior to surgery, and 3 months after surgery
Objective Tumor Response Rate (by irRC)
Time Frame: Assessed at baseline, prior to surgery, and 3 months after surgery
Number of patients achieving a complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) by immune-related response criteria (irRC)
Assessed at baseline, prior to surgery, and 3 months after surgery
Quality of Life as assessed by the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Kidney Symptom Index (FKSI) -15 questionnaire
Time Frame: Baseline, 2 weeks, 4 weeks, prior to surgery, and at 1-, 3-, 6-, and 12-months after surgery
Total score range 0-60 with higher scores indicating a less symptomatic respondent.
Baseline, 2 weeks, 4 weeks, prior to surgery, and at 1-, 3-, 6-, and 12-months after surgery
Metastasis-Free Survival
Time Frame: 12 months post-operatively, then every 6 months for 5 years
Number of months without evidence of metastasis.
12 months post-operatively, then every 6 months for 5 years
Overall Survival
Time Frame: 12 months post-operatively, then every 6 months for 5 years
Number of months alive.
12 months post-operatively, then every 6 months for 5 years

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

Collaborators

Collaborators

An organization other than the sponsor that provides support for a clinical study. This support may include activities related to funding, design, implementation, data analysis, or reporting.
Bristol-Myers Squibb

Investigators

Investigators

A researcher involved in a clinical study. Related terms include site principal investigator, site sub-investigator, study chair, study director, and study principal investigator.
  • Principal Investigator: Mohamad E Allaf, M.D, Department of Urology and The Brady Urological Institute at Johns Hopkins

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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February 1, 2016

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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June 9, 2020

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
June 9, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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October 6, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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October 13, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

First Posted

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October 14, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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June 12, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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June 10, 2020

Last Verified

Last Verified

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June 1, 2020

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • J15179
  • IRB00068726 (Other Identifier: JHMIRB)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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