Nivolumab and Ipilimumab Treatment in Prostate Cancer With an Immunogenic Signature

The primary objective is to test the following hypothesis: Patients with metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer that have progressed following at least one line of therapy and have an immunogenic signature will respond to combined PD-1 and CTLA4 inhibition.

Study Overview

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Conditions: Prostate Cancer
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Nivolumab & Ipilimumab

Detailed Description

This is a two-arm non-randomised, non-comparative phase II trial designed to assess the efficacy of nivolumab + ipilimumab in patients with metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer that have progressed following at least 1 line of therapy and have an specified immunogenic signature. The immunogenic signature is defined by the presence of at least one of the following:

• Mismatch repair deficiency by IHC
• Defective DNA repair detected by a targeted sequencing panel
• High inflammatory infiltrate defined on multiplexed IHC criteria.

Treatment consists of :

Cohort 1:

• Nivolumab 1 mg/kg + ipilimumab 3 mg/kg every three weeks for a maximum of 4 doses
• 6 week gap after last combination dose
• 480 mg flat dose of nivolumab every 4 weeks for up to one year, or until progression, unacceptable toxicity or withdrawal of consent.

Cohort 2:

• Nivolumab 3 mg/kg + ipilimumab 1 mg/kg every three weeks for a maximum of 4 doses
• 3 week gap after last combination dose
• 480 mg flat dose of nivolumab every 4 weeks for up to one year, or until progression, unacceptable toxicity or withdrawal of consent.

Patients must have ongoing androgen deprivation to maintain serum testosterone < 1.73 nmol/L.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 380
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United Kingdom
  • London, United Kingdom
    • University College London Hospital

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer.
• Histologically confirmed prostate adenocarcinoma.
• Patient has archival prostate cancer tissue available or is willing to undergo a new biopsy.
• Immunogenic biomarker positive disease - see Appendix 1 NB patients will be included in the trial if they meet all other eligibility criteria. Analysis of the ImS will take place after registration. Patients who do not have ImS positive disease will be withdrawn from the trial.
• WHO performance status of 0-1.
• Adequate haematological status.
• Adequate liver and renal function.
• Has had 1 or more lines of systemic treatment for mCRPC.
• Documented prostate cancer progression within 6 months prior to screening
• Ongoing androgen deprivation with serum testosterone <1.73 nmol/L.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any history of autoimmune disease, with the exception of patients with a history of autoimmune-related hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism who are in remission or on a stable dose of thyroid-replacement hormone.
• Patients with prior allogeneic stem cell or solid organ transplantation.
• Active invasive malignancy in the previous 2 years excluding non-melanoma skin cancer.
• History of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (including pneumonitis), drug-induced pneumonitis, organizing pneumonia (i.e. bronchiolitis obliterans, cryptogenic organizing pneumonia), or evidence of active pneumonitis on screening chest CT scan.

(History of radiation pneumonitis in the radiation field is permitted).

• Patients with interstitial lung disease that is symptomatic or may interfere with the detection or management of suspected drug-related pulmonary toxicity.
• Patients with risk factors for bowel perforation.
• History of grade ≥2 peripheral neuropathy.
• Received therapeutic oral or intravenous (IV) antibiotics within 14 days prior to enrolment (Patients receiving prophylactic antibiotics (e.g., for prevention of a urinary tract infection or COPD) are eligible).
• Patients must not have had systemic corticosteroid therapy (>10mg daily prednisone equivalent) for 14 days prior to study entry, or concomitant use of other immunosuppressive medications. The use of inhaled corticosteroids, physiologic replacement doses of glucocorticoids (i.e., for adrenal insufficiency), and mineralocorticoids (e.g., fludrocortisone) is allowed.
• Prior treatment with Sipuleucel-T, immune checkpoint targeting agents or other novel immune-oncology agents.
• Administration of a live, attenuated vaccine within 4 weeks prior to enrolment or anticipation that such a live, attenuated vaccine will be required during the study.
• Significant cardiovascular disease, such as New York Heart Association cardiac disease (Class II or greater), myocardial infarction within 3 months prior to enrolment, unstable arrhythmias, or unstable angina.
• Patients with uncontrolled Type 1 diabetes mellitus. Patients controlled on a stable insulin regimen are eligible.
• Patients with uncontrolled adrenal insufficiency.
• Patients with active hepatitis infection (defined as having a positive hepatitis B surface antigen [HBsAg] test at screening) or hepatitis C.
• Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related illness.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Nivolumab & Ipilimumab - Cohort 1; Patients will receive Nivolumab 1 mg/kg + ipilimumab 3 mg/kg every three weeks for a maximum of 4 doses followed by a 6 week gap after last combination dose. The patients will then receive 480 mg flat dose of nivolumab every 4 weeks for up to one year, or until progression, unacceptable toxicity or withdrawal of consent.	Drug: Nivolumab & Ipilimumab; Combination Therapy: Cohort 1: Nivolumab 1 mg/kg + ipilimumab 3 mg/kg every 3 weeks for a maximum of 4 cycles . Cohort 2 : Nivolumab 3mg/kg + ipilimumab 1mg/kg every 3 weeks for a maximum of 4 cycles. Treatment free gap after last combination dose : Cohort 1: 6 weeks; Cohort 2: 3 weeks Monotherapy: 480 mg flat dose of nivolumab every 4 weeks for up to 10 cycles, or until progression, unacceptable toxicity or withdrawal of consent
Experimental: Nivolumab & Ipilimumab - Cohort 2; Patients will receive Nivolumab 3 mg/kg + ipilimumab 1 mg/kg every three weeks for a maximum of 4 doses followed by a 3 week gap after last combination dose. The patients will then receive 480 mg flat dose of nivolumab every 4 weeks for up to one year, or until progression, unacceptable toxicity or withdrawal of consent.	Drug: Nivolumab & Ipilimumab; Combination Therapy: Cohort 1: Nivolumab 1 mg/kg + ipilimumab 3 mg/kg every 3 weeks for a maximum of 4 cycles . Cohort 2 : Nivolumab 3mg/kg + ipilimumab 1mg/kg every 3 weeks for a maximum of 4 cycles. Treatment free gap after last combination dose : Cohort 1: 6 weeks; Cohort 2: 3 weeks Monotherapy: 480 mg flat dose of nivolumab every 4 weeks for up to 10 cycles, or until progression, unacceptable toxicity or withdrawal of consent

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Composite response rate	Patients will be considered as having had a treatment response if any one of the following criteria are satisfied: Radiological response (RECIST 1.1); PSA response ≥50% confirmed by a second PSA test at least 4 weeks later (PCWG3 2016); Conversion of CTC count from ≥5 cells/7.5ml at baseline to <5 cells/7.5ml confirmed by a second CTC test at least 4 weeks later (PCWG3 2016)	Up to 5 years following the start of treatment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Overall survival	From date of registration until the date of first documented date of death from any cause, assessed up to 5 years.
Radiological progression free survival	From registration to objective disease progression or death from any cause, whichever comes first, assessed up to 5 years
PSA progression free survival	From registration to PSA progression free survival assessed up to 5 years
Change in patient reported outcome measures (NCI's PRO-CTCAE)	From registration until 5 years post treatment
Frequency and severity of adverse events	For 24 months post the start of trial treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University College, London
• Collaborators: Bristol-Myers Squibb
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Dr Mark Linch, University College London Hospitals

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 6, 2018
• Primary Completion (Actual): June 20, 2022
• Study Completion (Anticipated): June 1, 2027

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 15, 2017
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 17, 2017
• First Posted (Actual): February 23, 2017

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): September 28, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 26, 2022
• Last Verified: June 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Immunogenic signature
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neoplasms; Urogenital Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Genital Neoplasms, Male; Prostatic Diseases; Prostatic Neoplasms; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Antineoplastic Agents; Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological; Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors; Nivolumab; Ipilimumab
• Other Study ID Numbers: CA209-935

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