SRS (Stereotactic Radiosurgery) Plus Ipilimumab

A Pilot Study of Stereotactic Radiosurgery Combined With Ipilimumab in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Melanoma Metastases in the Brain and Spine

This research is being done to look at the safety of using stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and Ipilimumab together to treat melanoma that has spread to the brain or spine. Both Ipilimumab and SRS are used alone for the treatment of melanoma that has spread. Standard of care uses both of these treatments but not together. By using them together, we expect better treatment of melanoma, but there might be an increase in side effects.

"Ipilimumab" is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of melanoma that has spread throughout the body. It works by activating your immune system to fight off cancer.

"Stereotactic radiosurgery" (SRS) is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of melanoma in the brain or spine. It uses radiation to treat tumors without needing to cut or use stitches.

The use of combining SRS and Ipilimumab in this research study is investigational. The word "investigational" means that this combination is not approved for marketing by the Food and Drug Administration but is allowed for use in this research study.

Study Overview

• Status: Terminated
• Conditions: Newly Diagnosed Melanoma Metastases in the Brain and Spine
• Intervention / Treatment: Biological: Ipilimumab; Procedure: Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS)

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 4
• Phase: Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Maryland
    • Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287
      • The Johns Hopkins Hospital

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients must have histologically confirmed diagnosis of melanoma. The pathologic confirmation may be from another metastatic site or from metastatic brain or spine lesions.
2. Patients must have Stage IV melanoma, with newly identified brain or spine metastases.

3. Patients must have measurable lesion in the brain or spine that is > 3 mm seen on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with contrast.

   NOTE: Contrasted pre-treatment MRI scan must be obtained ≤ 21 days prior to stereotactic radiosurgery treatment.

4. Karnofsky Performance Scale >70%

5. Patients must have normal organ and marrow function as defined below:

   leukocytes >3,000/mcL absolute neutrophil count >1,500/mcL platelets >100,000/mcL total bilirubin ≤2X institutional upper limit of normal AST(SGOT)/ALT(SGPT) <2.5 X institutional upper limit of normal creatinine within normal institutional limits OR According to Johns Hopkins MRI policy

6. Women of child bearing potential (WOCBP) using a reliable form of contraception during the study treatment period and for up to 12 weeks following the last dose of study drug [21].
7. Men must agree to the use of male contraception during the study treatment period and for at least 12 weeks after the last dose of study drug.
8. Ability to understand and the willingness to sign written informed consent document(s).

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Prior whole brain radiation or conventional radiation to the spine at the site of new lesion.
2. Prior chemotherapy within 28 days of starting treatment.
3. Prior therapy with investigational drugs within 28 days or at least 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) before study administration.
4. Prior therapy with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-PDL-2, or anti-CTLA-4 antibody.
5. Neurologic dysfunction that would confound the evaluation of neurologic and other adverse events.
6. Known allergy to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to ipilimumab.
7. Pregnant or breastfeeding women.
8. Known history of Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
9. Active infection requiring therapy, positive tests for Hepatitis B surface antigen or Hepatitis C ribonucleic acid (RNA) [11].
10. Active autoimmune disease, history of autoimmune disease or history of syndrome that required systemic steroids or immunosuppressive medications. Exceptions include those with vitiligo or resolved childhood asthma/atopy. Subjects with asthma who require intermittent use of bronchodilators (such as albuterol) will not be excluded from this study [11].
11. Use of any vaccines against infectious diseases (e.g. varicella, influenza, etc.) up to 4 weeks (28 days) before receiving ipilimumab.
12. Prisoners or subjects who are compulsorily detained for treatment of either a psychiatric or physical (e.g. infectious disease) illness.
13. Patients with both brain and spine metastases will be excluded from the trial.
14. Patients who are allergic to MRI contrast agent or have contraindication for MRI.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Non-Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Brain; A cohort of six (6) patients will be treated at Dosing Schedule 1. If the observed dose limiting toxicity (DLT) rate is less ≤33%, the dose cohort will be expended to a total of 15 patients. Brain and spine metastases will be evaluated as two separate cohorts. If the first schedule produces DLTs in >33% of patients, the Second Dosing schedule will be implemented. If the second dosing schedule produces DLTs in >33% of patients, the Third Dosing schedule will be implemented. After 6 patients were enrolled in a cohort, their safety and toxicity will be continuously monitored till 12 weeks (3 months) after the initial dose of Ipilimumab is given for evaluating dose-limiting toxicities.	Biological: Ipilimumab; Procedure: Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS)
Experimental: Spine; A cohort of six (6) patients will be treated at Dosing Schedule 1. If the observed dose limiting toxicity (DLT) rate is less ≤33%, the dose cohort will be expended to a total of 15 patients. Brain and spine metastases will be evaluated as two separate cohorts. If the first schedule produces DLTs in >33% of patients, the Second Dosing schedule will be implemented. If the second dosing schedule produces DLTs in >33% of patients, the Third Dosing schedule will be implemented. After 6 patients were enrolled in a cohort, their safety and toxicity will be continuously monitored till 12 weeks (3 months) after the initial dose of Ipilimumab is given for evaluating dose-limiting toxicities.	Biological: Ipilimumab; Procedure: Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Number of adverse events and severity of the adverse events.	To assess the safety profile of stereotactic radiosurgery with ipilimumab in combination to treat patients with newly diagnosed melanoma brain or spinal metastases.	2 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
To estimate local control rate in brain and spine	To estimate systematic control rate; To estimate progression-free survival	1 years

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Correlative Objective	To explore peripheral blood immune response during and after treatment	3 years

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Michael Lim, MD, Johns Hopkins Department of Neurosurgery

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: September 1, 2013
• Primary Completion (Actual): September 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 21, 2013
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 20, 2013
• First Posted (Estimate): September 25, 2013

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): November 15, 2016
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 10, 2016
• Last Verified: November 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Melanoma; Ipilimumab; Brain; Metastases; Spine; SRS(Stereotactic Radiosurgery))
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Neuroectodermal Tumors; Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal; Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue; Neoplastic Processes; Neuroendocrine Tumors; Nevi and Melanomas; Neoplasm Metastasis; Melanoma; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Antineoplastic Agents; Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological; Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors; Ipilimumab
• Other Study ID Numbers: J1382