Neo-adjuvant Pembrolizumab in Primary Stage IV Ovarian Cancer

May 28, 2024 updated by: The Netherlands Cancer Institute

Feasibility Study of Neo-adjuvant Treatment With Carboplatin, Paclitaxel and Pembrolizumab in Primary Stage IV Serous Ovarian Cancer

This is a single arm feasibility study in patients with primary FIGO stage IV serous ovarian, peritoneal, or fallopian tube cancer to evaluate neo-adjuvant + adjuvant pembrolizumab for its capacity to induce and broaden T cell responses against tumor neo-antigens.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

Long-term survival in stage IV serous ovarian, peritoneal, and fallopian tube cancer is poor and has not significantly improved over the last decades. Standard treatment consists of debulking surgery and six courses of carboplatin and paclitaxel. Nevertheless, the disease recurs in >90% of women, usually within two years.

Since early observations that the presence of infiltrating T cells is associated with improved outcome, ovarian cancer is linked to a potential benefit of immunotherapy.10 More recently, T cell checkpoint blockade with anti-PD1 and anti-PDL1 have shown promising activity in platinum resistant ovarian cancer with objective and durable responses in 10-20% of patients. This finding raises the question whether anti-PD1 could also play a role in first line treatment of ovarian cancer.

To fully use the power of T cell checkpoint inhibition, sufficient TCR stimulation is required. Importantly, the amount of antigen that can provide this signal will correlate with tumor load, and because of this adjuvant immunotherapy may work most efficiently, when initiated prior to surgery. In addition, we postulate that antigen retrieval will increase after induction treatment with cytotoxic therapy.

To address these questions, we propose a feasibility study in patients with FIGO stage IV serous ovarian, peritoneal, or fallopian tube cancer in which we evaluate pembrolizumab added to standard treatment for its capacity to induce and broaden T cell responses against neo-antigens.

Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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33

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 2
  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

Study Contact

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  • Name: Gabe Sonke, MD
  • Phone Number: 9111 +3120512
  • Email: g.sonke@nki.nl

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • Netherlands
      • Amsterdam, Netherlands
        • Antoni van Leeuwenhoek

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

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Written informed consent for the trial.
  • Diagnosis of primary stage IV high-grade serous ovarian, peritoneal, or fallopian tube cancer.
  • Age >= 18 years on day of signing informed consent.
  • Willing and able to provide three tumor biopsies (1 FFPE, 2 fresh frozen) prior to start of treatment
  • Performance status of 0 or 1 on the ECOG Performance Scale.
  • Adequate organ function as defined in Table 1 of the protocol
  • Female subject of childbearing potential should have a negative urine or serum pregnancy within 72 hours prior to receiving the first dose of study medication. If the urine test is positive or cannot be confirmed as negative, a serum pregnancy test will be required.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Previously received treatment for ovarian, peritoneal, or fallopian tube cancer.

    • Has had a prior anti-cancer monoclonal antibody (mAb) within 4 weeks prior to study Day 1 or who has not recovered (i.e., ≤ Grade 1 or at baseline) from adverse events due to agents administered more than 4 weeks earlier.
    • Has had prior chemotherapy, targeted small molecule therapy, or radiation therapy within 2 weeks prior to study Day 1 or who has not recovered (i.e., ≤ Grade 1 or at baseline) from adverse events due to a previously administered agent.
  • Known additional malignancy, unless treated with curative intent without chemotherapy at least five years ago. In situ cancers, basal cell carcinoma of the skin or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin that have undergone potentially curative therapy within the past five years may also be eligible.
  • Currently participating and receiving study therapy or has participated in a study of an investigational agent and received study therapy or used an investigational device within 4 weeks of the first dose of treatment.
  • A diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving systemic steroid therapy or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to the first dose of trial treatment.
  • A known history of active TB (Bacillus Tuberculosis)
  • Hypersensitivity to pembrolizumab or any of its excipients.
  • Has had a prior anti-cancer monoclonal antibody (mAb) within 4 weeks prior to study

Study Plan

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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

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: Carboplatin, paclitaxel, pembrolizumab
Carboplatin AUC= 6 paclitaxel 80 mg/m2 Pembrolizumab 200 mg starting cycle 2
Drug: Carboplatin
Carboplatin AUC=6
Drug: Paclitaxel
paclitaxel 80 mg/m2
Drug: Pembrolizumab
200 mg flat dose, starting cycle 2

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of T-cells in peripheral blood
Time Frame: up to week 52
determine the number of T cells in peripheral blood samples and tissue samples
up to week 52

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
Toxicity; Incidence of toxicity, graded according to National Cancer Institute Common Toxicity Criteria (NCI-CTC) version 4.0
Time Frame: up to 30 days after end of treatment
Toxicity will be analyzed in patients who have received at least one administration of pembrolizumab.
up to 30 days after end of treatment
Response Rate
Time Frame: at week 12, debulking surgery
number of patients with no viable invasive tumor left in the resection specimen
at week 12, debulking surgery
Response rate according to RECIST
Time Frame: at week 3 and 6
Number of patients with partial or complete response according to RECIST
at week 3 and 6

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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The Netherlands Cancer Institute

Collaborators

Collaborators

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Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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November 1, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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June 1, 2023

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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March 5, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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December 19, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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April 19, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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April 24, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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May 29, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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May 28, 2024

Last Verified

Last Verified

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May 1, 2024

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • N16OPE

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

IPD Plan Description

to be determinated

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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