Nivolumab for Treatment of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Skin

April 17, 2024 updated by: Martin Laimer, MD, MSc, Salzburger Landeskliniken

Phase II Study of Nivolumab (Group 1) and Nivolumab Plus Relatlimab (Group 2) in Patients With Locally Advanced/ Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Skin

To determine the Objective Response Rate (ORR) of immunotherapy with Nivolumab (Group 1) and Nivolumab plus Relatlimab (Group 2) in patients with locally advanced/metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the skin using Response Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST1.1) per site assessment (Time Frame Group 2: From first dose up to 5 years)

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Recruiting

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

Enrollment

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61

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

Study Contact

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Study Contact Backup

  • Name: Roland Lang, PhD
  • Phone Number: 58200 +4357255
  • Email: r.lang@sak.at

Study Locations

  • Austria
      • Graz, Austria, 8020
        • Recruiting
        • Universitätsklinikum Graz - LKH, Klinische Abteilung für Onkologie
        • Contact:
      • Innsbruck, Austria, 6020
        • Recruiting
        • LKH Innsbruck Universitätsklinik für Dermatologie und Venerologie
        • Contact:
      • Klagenfurt, Austria, 9020
        • Completed
        • Klinikum Klagenfurt Am Worthersee
      • Salzburg, Austria, 5020
        • Recruiting
        • Universitätsklinik für Dermatologie und Allergologie der Paracelsus medizinischen Privatuniversität Salzburg
        • Contact:
        • Contact:
      • St.Pölten, Austria, 3100
        • Recruiting
        • Abteilung für Haut- und Geschlechtskrankheiten, Universitätsklinikum St. Pölten Karl Landsteiner Privatuniversität für Gesundheitswissenschaften
        • Contact:
      • Vienna, Austria, 1090
      • Wels, Austria, 4600

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

14 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Men and women, 18 years of age and older on day of signing written informed consent
  2. Histologically or cytologically documented locally-advanced and/or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the skin (stage III/IV AJCC 2010) that is incurable
  3. Archival tumor tissue available for evaluation of PD-L1 and LAG-3 expression
  4. Measurable disease based on Response Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1)
  5. Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks
  6. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance status of 0-2

  7. Screening laboratory values must meet the following criteria and should be obtained within 14 days prior to registration:

    • WBC ≥ 2000/μl
    • Neutrophils ≥ 1500/μL
    • Platelets ≥ 100 x103/μL
    • Hemoglobin > 9.0 g/dL
    • Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 x ULN or creatinine clearance (CrCl) ≥ 40 mL/min (if using the Cockcroft-Gault formula below):

    Female CrCl = (140 - age in years) x weight in kg x 0.85/72 x serum creatinine in mg/dL Male CrCl = (140- age in years) x weight in kg x 1.00/72 x serum creatinine in mg/dL

    • AST/ALT ≤ 3 x ULN
    • Total Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN (except subjects with Gilbert Syndrome, who can have total bilirubin < 3.0 mg/dL)
    • Negative pregnancy test and effective contraception (Pearl-Index <1) for for women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) if the risk of conception exists
  8. Prior radiotherapy must have been completed at least 2 weeks prior to study drug administration
  9. Prior systemic antibiotic treatment must have been completed at least 30 days prior to stool sample collection

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Patient is 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
  2. Prior therapy with CTLA-4, PD-1 or LAG-3 antibodies
  3. History of myocarditis, regardless of etiology
  4. Troponin T (TnT) or I (TnI) > 2× institutional upper limit of normal (ULN). Participants with TnT or TnI levels between > 1× to 2× ULN will be permitted if repeat levels within 24 hours are ≤ 1× ULN. If TnT or TnI levels are between > 1× to 2× ULN within 24 hours, the participant may undergo a cardiac evaluation and be considered for treatment, based on a favorable benefit/risk assessment by the Investigator. When repeat levels within 24 hours are not available, a repeat test should be conducted as soon as possible. If TnT or TnI repeat levels beyond 24 hours are < 2× ULN, the participant may undergo a cardiac evaluation and be considered for treatment, based on a favorable benefit/risk assessment by the Investigator
  5. A condition requiring systemic treatment with either corticosteroids (> 10 mg daily prednisone equivalents) 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
  6. Known active central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis
  7. Known additional malignancy that is progressing or requires active treatment. Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia that is stable under active therapy are eligible for inclusion.
  8. An active, known or suspected autoimmune disease. Subjects are permitted to enroll if they have 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
  9. Patients with serious intercurrent illness, requiring hospitalization
  10. Other serious illnesses, e.g. serious infections requiring antibiotics
  11. Known psychiatric or substance abuse disorders that would interfere with cooperation with the requirements of the trial
  12. Pregnancy (absence to be confirmed by ß-HCG urinary test, minimum sensitivity 25 IU/L or equivalent units of HCG)) or lactation period
  13. Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP): Refusal or inability to use effective means of contraception (Pearl-Index <1)
  14. History of testing positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or known acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
  15. Positive test for hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBV sAg) or hepatitis C virus ribonucleic acid (HCV antibody) indicating acute or chronic infection
  16. History or current evidence of any condition, therapy, or laboratory abnormality that might confound the results of the study, interfere with the patient's participation for the full duration of the study, or is not in the best interest of the patient to participate, in the opinion of the treating Investigator
  17. Known hypersensitivity reaction to any of the components of study treatment

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: Non-Randomized
  • 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
Nivolumab will be given on Day 1 of every 14-day cycle (Q2W) at a dose of 240 mg as an IV infusion until progression, unacceptable toxicity or discontinuation for other reasons for up to 2 years.
Drug: Nivolumab
Nivolumab will be given on Day 1 of every 14-day cycle (Q2W) at a dose of 240 mg as an IV infusion until progression, unacceptable toxicity or discontinuation for other reasons for up to 2 years.
Experimental: Nivolumab plus Relatlimab
Patients wil receive a fixed-dose combination of nivolumab 480 mg and relatlimab 160 mg by intravenous infusion every four weeks (Q4W) (Group 2) for up to two years after initial dosing or until PD - or absence of investigator-assessed clinical benefit
Drug: Nivolumab plus Relatlimab
Patients wil receive a fixed-dose combination of nivolumab 480 mg and relatlimab 160 mg by intravenous infusion every four weeks (Q4W) (Group 2) for up to two years after initial dosing or until PD - or absence of investigator-assessed clinical benefit

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
Objective Response Rate (ORR)
Time Frame: up to 5 years
using Response Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST1.1) per site assessment
up to 5 years

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
Overall Survival (OS)
Time Frame: up to 5 years
up to 5 years
Disease Control Rate (DCR)
Time Frame: up to 5 years
Disease Control Rate (DCR) using Response Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1 (RECIST1.1) per site assessment
up to 5 years
Duration of Response (DOR) in patients who achieve partial response (PR) or better
Time Frame: up to 5 years
up to 5 years
Progression Free Survival (PFS)
Time Frame: up to 5 years
up to 5 years
ORR and DCR for patients with PD-L1-positive tumor expression and/or positive LAG-3 expression of tumor-infiltrating cells
Time Frame: up to 5 years
up to 5 years
Number and severity of adverse events
Time Frame: up to 5 years
up to 5 years
DOR, PFS and OS for patients with PD-L1-positive tumor expression and/or positive LAG-3 expression of tumor-infiltrating cells
Time Frame: up to 5 years
up to 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.
Salzburger Landeskliniken

Collaborators

Collaborators

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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: Martin Laimer, MD, Salzburger Landeskliniken

Study record dates

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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.
March 6, 2017

Primary Completion (Estimated)

Primary Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention to collect final data for the primary outcome measure. Whether the clinical study ended according to the protocol or was terminated does not affect this date. For clinical studies with more than one primary outcome measure with different completion dates, this term refers to the date on which data collection is completed for all the primary outcome measures. The "anticipated" primary completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the primary completion date for the study.
December 1, 2026

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.
December 1, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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December 17, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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December 17, 2019

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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December 19, 2019

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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April 18, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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April 17, 2024

Last Verified

Last Verified

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April 1, 2024

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Terms related to this study

Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • CA209-587

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

Yes

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