A Randomized Phase 2 Study of Cemiplimab ± ISA101b in HPV16-Positive OPC

December 28, 2023 updated by: ISA Pharmaceuticals

A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 2 Study of Cemiplimab Versus the Combination of Cemiplimab With ISA101b in the Treatment of Subjects With HPV16-Positive Oropharyngeal Cancer (OPC)

This will be a blinded, placebo-controlled, randomized, phase 2 study in which subjects will be randomly assigned 1:1 to cemiplimab plus placebo or cemiplimab plus ISA101b.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Active, not recruiting

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

This study will assess the ability of ISA101b to improve Overall Response Rate in subjects with HPV16 positive OPC, when combined with cemiplimab, an investigational anti-PD-1 antibody being developed by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals. ISA101b is a therapeutic cancer vaccine that induces specific immune responses to the oncogenic E6 and E7 antigens from HPV16. Trials in HPV16 driven malignancies indicate it has activity in HPV16 driven malignancies including oropharyngeal and cervical cancers. Cemiplimab, also known as REGN2810, is in late stage trials and appears to have similar activity to approved anti PD-1 antibodies in a number of malignancies .

Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

Enrollment

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194

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

Study Contact

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Study Locations

  • Belgium
      • Antwerp, Belgium
        • University Hospital Antwerp
  • Brazil
      • Brasília, Brazil
        • DFSATR/Oncologia D'Or
      • Sao Paulo, Brazil
        • Instituto do Cancer do Estado de Sao Paulo
  • Czechia
      • Olomouc, Czechia
        • University Hospital Olomouc
      • Prague, Czechia
        • Nemocnice Na Bulovce
  • France
      • Lyon, France
        • Centre Léon Bérard
      • Marseille, France
        • CHU La Timone
      • Nice, France
        • Antoine Lacassagne Center
      • Paris, France
        • Gustave Roussy
      • Paris, France
        • Hôpitaux Universitaires Pitie Salpêtrière Charles Foix
  • Germany
      • Ulm, Germany
        • Universitaetsklinikum Ulm
  • Hungary
      • Nyiregyhaza, Hungary
        • Szabolcs Szatmar Bereg Megyei Korhazak Es Egyetemi Oktatokorhaz
      • Pecs, Hungary
        • University of Pecs Department of Oncotherapy
      • Szolnok, Hungary
        • Hetenyi Geza Korhaz-Rendelointezet
  • Italy
      • Brescia, Italy
        • ASST Spedali Civili Brescia, Department of Medical Oncology
      • Milan, Italy
        • Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori
      • Milan, Italy
        • Azienda Ospedaliera San Paolo Polo Universitario
      • Naples, Italy
        • National Cancer Institute - IRCCS "Fondazione G. Pascale"
      • Rome, Italy
        • National Cancer Institute Regina Elena, IRCCS
  • Mexico
      • Oaxaca, Mexico
        • Consultorio de Oncología Médica
  • Netherlands
      • Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1066CX
        • Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek Ziekenhuis
      • Nijmegen, Netherlands
        • Radboud University Medical Center
      • Utrecht, Netherlands, 3584 CX
        • University Medical Center Utrecht
  • Poland
      • Gliwice, Poland
        • Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Institute of Oncology
      • Kielce, Poland
        • Swietokrzyskie Oncology Center Kielce
  • Spain
      • Barcelona, Spain
        • Vall d'Hebron
      • Barcelona, Spain
        • Hospital Duran i Reynals - Institut Catala dOncologia ICO
      • Barcelona, Spain
        • Hospital Clinic of Barcelona
      • Santander, Spain
        • Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla Santander
  • United Kingdom
      • Aberdeen, United Kingdom
        • Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
      • Chelsea, United Kingdom
        • The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation
      • London, United Kingdom
        • Guy's Hospital
      • Sutton, United Kingdom
        • The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
      • Taunton, United Kingdom
        • Beacon Centre Musgrove Park Hospital
  • United States
    • California
      • Duarte, California, United States, 91010
        • City of Hope
      • San Diego, California, United States, 92093
        • Moores Cancer Center at the UC San Diego Health
      • San Francisco, California, United States, 94115
        • University of California San Francisco
    • Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60208
        • Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110
        • Washington University School of Medicine
    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10029
        • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    • Ohio
      • Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45069
        • University of Cincinnati Cancer Institute
    • Oregon
      • Portland, Oregon, United States, 97213
        • Providence Portland Medical Center
    • Pennsylvania
      • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15232
        • UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
    • Texas
      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
        • M. D. Anderson Cancer Center

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

Eligibility Criteria

The key requirements that people who want to participate in a clinical study must meet or the characteristics they must have. Eligibility criteria consist of both inclusion criteria (which are required for a person to participate in the study) and exclusion criteria (which prevent a person from participating). Types of eligibility criteria include whether a study accepts healthy volunteers, has age or age group requirements, or is limited by sex.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Males and females, ≥ 18 years of age.
  • Sign and date an Institutional Review Board/Independent Ethics Committee (IRB)/(IEC)-approved written informed consent form (ICF) in accordance with regulatory and institutional guidelines. This must be obtained before the performance of any protocol-related procedures that are not part of normal subject care.
  • Be willing and able to comply with scheduled visits, treatment schedule, laboratory testing, and other requirements of the study.
  • Diagnosed with histologically confirmed recurrent or metastatic HPV16 positive OPC, whose tumors express PD-L1 (Combined Positive Score [CPS] ≥1) and who are candidates for first line therapy with an PD-1 blocking antibody, AND subjects with recurrent or metastatic HPV16 positive OPC with disease progression on or after platinum containing chemotherapy.
  • HPV-16 genotyping will be determined by the specified central reference laboratory.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-1.
  • Measurable disease by computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) per RECIST 1.1 criteria.
  • Prior curative radiation therapy must have been completed at least 4 weeks prior to study drug administration. Prior focal palliative radiotherapy must have been completed at least 2 weeks before study drug administration.
  • Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test (minimum sensitivity 25 IU/L or equivalent units of human chorionic gonadotropin [HCG]) within 24 hours prior to the start of study drug.

Exclusion criteria:

  • Subjects with previously untreated metastatic or unresectable, recurrent HPV16 positive OPC whose tumors do not express PD-L1 (CPS<1) and who are therefore not candidates for monotherapy with an anti-PD-1 antibody.
  • Subjects with known brain metastases or leptomeningeal metastases.
  • Any serious or uncontrolled medical disorder that, in the opinion of the investigator, may increase the risk associated with study participation or study drug administration, impair the ability of the subject to receive protocol therapy, or interfere with the interpretation of study results.
  • History of other malignancy ≤ 3 years prior to entry into this trial with the exception of basal cell or squamous cell skin carcinoma which were treated with local resection only, or carcinoma in situ of the cervix, prostate or breast, or low grade non-muscle invasive superficial bladder cancer (TaLG)/carcinoma in situ of the bladder.
  • Subjects with active, known or suspected autoimmune disease. Subjects with vitiligo, type I diabetes mellitus, residual hypothyroidism due to autoimmune condition only requiring hormone replacement, psoriasis not requiring systemic treatment, or conditions not expected to recur in the absence of an external trigger are permitted to enroll.
  • Subjects with a condition requiring immunosuppressive doses of systemic medication such as steroids or absorbed topical steroids (doses ≥ 10 mg/day prednisone or equivalent) or other immunosuppressive medications within 14 days of study drug administration. Inhaled or topical steroids and adrenal replacement doses < 10 mg daily prednisone equivalents are permitted in the absence of active autoimmune disease.
  • Prior treatment with an anti-PD-1 antibody (e.g., nivolumab, pembrolizumab, cemiplimab), as well as an antibody targeting anti-PL-L1 anti-PD-L2, anti-CTLA-4 antibody, or any other antibody or drug specifically targeting T-cell co stimulation or immune checkpoint pathways.
  • Prior treatment with more than one chemotherapy regimen for the management of metastatic OPC.
  • Prior treatment with therapeutic anti-HPV vaccines including ISA101 or ISA101b. Subjects may have received a preventive HPV vaccine.
  • All toxicities attributed to systemic prior anti-cancer therapy other than alopecia and fatigue must have resolved to Grade 1 (NCI CTCAE) or baseline before administration of study drug. Subjects with toxicities attributed to systemic prior anticancer therapy that are not expected to resolve and result in long lasting sequelae, such as neuropathy after platinum based therapy, are permitted to enroll.
  • History of allergy to ISA101/ISA101b study drug components, e.g., ISA101/101b, Montanide, or Macrogolglycerol Ricinoleate, also known as cremophore.
  • History of allergy to cemiplimab and its excipients.

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: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Triple

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: Active ISA101b and cemiplimab.
ISA101b 3 times plus cemiplimab every 3 weeks for up to 24 months
Biological: ISA101b
Every 3 weeks for a total of 3 times
Drug: Cemiplimab
Every 3 weeks for up to 24 months
Placebo Comparator: Placebo and cemiplimab
Placebo 3 times plus cemiplimab every 3 weeks for up to 24 months
Drug: Cemiplimab
Every 3 weeks for up to 24 months
Other: Placebo
Every 3 weeks for a total of 3 times

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
Overall Response Rate
Time Frame: 25months
Measured using RECIST 1.1
25months
Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events as assessed by NCI CTCAE v5.0 "Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events as assessed by NCI CTCAE v5.0".
Time Frame: 25 months
25 months

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
Time Frame
Duration of response (DOR) by independent review in subjects randomized to receive ISA101b plus cemiplimab compared to placebo plus cemiplimab.
Time Frame: 25months
25months

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.
ISA Pharmaceuticals

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.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

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: Bonnie S. Glisson, MD, BS, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

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)

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
November 30, 2018

Primary Completion (Estimated)

Primary Completion

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September 1, 2024

Study Completion (Estimated)

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 1, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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August 11, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The date on which the study sponsor or investigator first submits a study record that is consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. The sponsor or investigator may need to revise and submit a study record one or more times before NLM's QC review criteria are met. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
September 11, 2018

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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September 13, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

The most recent date on which changes to a study record were made available on ClinicalTrials.gov. There may be a delay between when the changes were submitted to ClinicalTrials.gov by the study's sponsor or investigator (the last update submitted date) and the last update posted date.
December 29, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator submitted changes to a study record that are consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
December 28, 2023

Last Verified

Last Verified

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December 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • ISA101b-HN-01-17

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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