4SC-202 in Combination With Pembrolizumab in Patients Primary Refractory/Non-responding to Prior Anti-PD-1 Therapy (SENSITIZE)

February 3, 2022 updated by: 4SC AG

An Open-label Phase Ib/II, Multi-center Study of 4SC-202 in Combination With Pembrolizumab in Patients With Unresectable Stage III/Metastatic Stage IV Cutaneous Melanoma Primary Refractory/Non-responding to Prior Anti-PD-1 Therapy

Phase Ib/II open-label, multi-center study with a priming cycle of 4SC-202 to evaluate the safety, tolerability and preliminary efficacy of combination treatment with 4SC-202 and Pembrolizumab. A dose expansion cohort at the Recommended Phase Two Dose (RPTD) will be added.

Adult patients with advanced (unresectable or metastatic) cutaneous melanoma primary refractory or non-responding to anti-PD-1 therapy as most current systemic anti-cancer therapy and for whom no standard therapy is available, will be enrolled. The last administration of anti-PD-1 therapy must have been performed within 6 months prior to screening.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

40

Phase

  • Phase 2
  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Essen, Germany
        • Universitätsklinikum Essen
      • Hannover, Germany
        • Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
      • Heidelberg, Germany
        • Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
      • München, Germany
        • Klinikum der Universität München
      • Tübingen, Germany
        • Universitatsklinikum Tubingen
      • Würzburg, Germany
        • Universitatsklinikum Wurzburg
      • Napoli, Italy
        • Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione "G. Pascale"

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Main Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with unresectable stage III or stage IV cutaneous melanoma, as per American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) (Version 8) staging system (must have been histologically confirmed at least once during course of disease). Patients with metastatic tumor of unknown primary site and histology of melanoma are eligible.
  • Patients must be primary refractory or non-responding to anti-PD-1 therapy (either as monotherapy or in combination with Ipilimumab)
  • Measurable disease by computer tomography (CT) or Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) per immune-related response evaluation criteria in solid tumors (irRECIST) 1.1 criteria, with longest diameter for non-nodal lesions ≥ 10 mm and ≥ 15 mm in short axis for nodal lesions
  • At least one tumor site (either primary site or metastasis) must be accessible for sequential biopsies and patient must consent to the 2 mandatory biopsies. This requirement is not applicable for continuous dosing schedules and may be waived by the sponsor in other individual cases.

Main Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who achieved a CR or PR, during or after prior anti-PD-1 mono- or anti-CTLA-4/anti-PD-1 combination therapy
  • Patients with symptomatic brain metastases/central nervous system (CNS) involvement
  • Patients with inadequate organ function
  • Therapy with agents known to prolong the QT interval and increase the risk for Torsades de Pointes

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: NA
  • Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: 4SC-202 + Pembrolizumab
Single arm study of 4SC-202 in combination with Pembrolizumab
4SC-202 in combination with Pembrolizumab

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Incidence of Adverse Events [Safety and Tolerability]
Time Frame: Up to 114 weeks
Safety and tolerability of the combination of 4SC-202 and Pembrolizumab will be assessed from adverse events.
Up to 114 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Objective Response Rate (ORR)
Time Frame: Up to 102 weeks
The Objective Response Rate (ORR) will be defined as the percentage of patients who have achieved a confirmed response of at least Immune-related Complete Response (irCR) or Immune-related Partial Response (irPR)
Up to 102 weeks
Best Overall Response (BOR)
Time Frame: Up to 102 weeks
The Best Overall Response defined as the best among all confirmed overall responses (irCR is better than irPR is better than irSD)
Up to 102 weeks
Disease Control Rate (DCR)
Time Frame: Up to 102 weeks
The Disease Control Rate (DCR) will be defined as the percentage of patients who have achieved a confirmed response of at least irCR or irPR or a response of irSD
Up to 102 weeks
Duration of Response (DOR)
Time Frame: Up to 102 weeks
Duration of response (DOR) is defined as the time from the first documentation of response to the date of disease progression. Patients who have no documented disease progression at the end of the study or who are lost to follow-up or who receive additional anti-neoplastic therapy after discontinuing 4SC-202 and Pembrolizumab will be censored at the date of their last extent of disease assessment or on the first date of additional therapy, respectively.
Up to 102 weeks
Progression Free Survival (PFS)
Time Frame: Up to 102 weeks
The time from first dosing (C1D1) to date of first observed progression or death from any cause (whichever comes first). Patients who have not progressed while on study and have not died while on study will be censored at the last evaluable assessment date.
Up to 102 weeks
Time to Progression (TTP)
Time Frame: Up to 102 weeks
The time from first dosing (C1D1) to first date of first observed progression. Patients who have not progressed while on study, have not died while on study or experienced a non-disease- related death will be censored at the last evaluable assessment date.
Up to 102 weeks
Overall Survival (OS)
Time Frame: Up to 102 weeks
The Overall Survival (OS) is defined as the time from first dosing (C1D1) to date of death from any cause. Patients who have not died while on study will be censored at the last evaluable assessment date
Up to 102 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Dirk Schadendorf, MD, Universitätsklinikum Essen

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (ACTUAL)

September 25, 2017

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

February 2, 2022

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

February 2, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 5, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 11, 2017

First Posted (ACTUAL)

September 12, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

February 4, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 3, 2022

Last Verified

February 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 4SC-202-2-2017

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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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