Pilot Study With CY, Pembrolizumab, GVAX, and IMC-CS4 (LY3022855) in Patients With Borderline Resectable Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas

A Pilot Study of a GVAX Pancreas Vaccine (With Cyclophosphamide) in Combination With a PD-1 Blockade Antibody (Pembrolizumab) and a Macrophage Targeting Agent (CSF1R Inhibitor) for the Treatment of Patients With Borderline Resectable Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas

This study will be looking at whether combining cyclophosphamide, pembrolizumab (an antibody that blocks negative signals to T cells), GVAX (pancreatic cancer vaccine), and IMC-CS4 (LY3022855) (an antibody that blocks a molecule called CSF1-R which prevents the bodies ability to fight cancer) is effective (anti-tumor activity) and safe in patients with borderline resectable pancreatic cancer.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Pancreatic Cancer
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Cyclophosphamide; Drug: GVAX; Drug: Pembrolizumab; Drug: IMC-CS4

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 12
• Phase: Early Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Maryland
    • Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21231
      • Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Have histologically or cytologically proven adenocarcinoma of the pancreas.
• Patient's acceptance to have a core biopsy.
• Presence of at least one measurable lesion.
• Must not have metastatic disease.
• Patients must have measurable disease, defined as at least one lesion that can be accurately measured in at least one dimension (longest diameter to be recorded) as >20 mm with conventional techniques or as >10 mm with spiral CT scan. See Section 10.1.2 for the evaluation of measurable disease.
• Must have received last dose of stereotactic body radiotherapy no longer than 28 days prior to enrollment.
• Must have received last dose of chemotherapy at least 14 days or longer prior to entry into the study.
• Age >18 years.
• ECOG performance status 0-1.
• Patient's blood, kidney and liver function must within normal limits
• Must use an acceptable form of birth control while on study.
• Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Currently is participating or has participated in a study using any investigational therapy within the past 28 days or is currently using an investigational device.
• Major surgery 28 days prior to study entry excluding minor procedures (dental work, skin biopsy, etc.), celiac plexus block, and biliary stent placement.
• Used any systemic steroids, immunosuppressant medications and anti-neoplastic treatment in the past 14 days.
• Prior treatment with immunotherapy agents (including, but not limited to: IL-2, interferon, anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-L2, anti-CD137, anti-OX-40, anti-CD40, or anti-CTLA-4 antibodies).
• Used any growth factors including, but not limited to, granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF), GM-CSF, erythropoietin, within 14 days of study drug administration. Use of such agents while on study is also prohibited.
• Received any prophylactic vaccine within 14 days of first dose of study drug or received a live vaccine within 30 days of study treatment.
• Currently have or have history of certain study-specified heart, liver, kidney, lung, neurological, psychological, immune or other medical conditions.
• History of any autoimmune disease: inflammatory bowel disease, (including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's Disease), rheumatoid arthritis, systemic progressive sclerosis (scleroderma), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) autoimmune vasculitis (e.g., Wegener's Granulomatosis), CNS or motor neuropathy considered to be of autoimmune origin (e.g., Guillian-Barre Syndrome, Myasthenia Gravis, Multiple Sclerosis). Patients with thyroid disease will be allowed.
• Has history of (non-infectious) pneumonitis that required steroids, history or evidence of interstitial lung disease or active, non-infectious pneumonitis.
• Has a pulse oximetry < 92% on room air.
• Evidence of ascites on imaging.
• Requires the use of home oxygen.
• Have known history of infection with HIV, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C.
• Have been diagnosed with another cancer in the past 5 years (except for superficial bladder cancer, non-melanoma skin cancers, or a low grade prostate cancer not requiring therapy)
• History of severe hypersensitivity reaction to any monoclonal antibody.
• Known or suspected hypersensitivity to GM-CSF, hetastarch, corn, dimethyl sulfoxide, fetal bovine serum, trypsin (porcine origin), yeast or any other component of GVAX pancreas vaccine.
• Pregnant or breastfeeding women.
• Positive pregnancy test during the study.
• Women sexually active with a fertile man and of childbearing potential unwilling or unable to use an acceptable method to avoid pregnancy for the entire study and for up to 120 days after the last dose of study drug.
• Unwilling or unable to follow the study schedule for any reason.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Intervention / Treatment

Experimental: Cyclophosphamide, GVAX, Pembrolizumab and IMC-CS4

Drug: Cyclophosphamide; 200 mg/m2 is to be administered as a 30 minute IV infusion one day prior to GVAX for a total of 8 doses. Other Names: Cytoxan CY; Other Names: CY; Drug: GVAX; 5E8 cells is to be administered one day after CY, pembrolizumab, and IMC-CS4/ LY3022855 for a total of eight doses. Other Names: Pancreatic cancer vaccine Panc 10.05 pcDNA1/GM-Neo, Panc 6.03 pcDNA1/GM-Neo; Other Names: Panc 10.05 pcDNA1/GM-Neo, Panc 6.03 pcDNA1/GM-Neo; Drug: Pembrolizumab; 200 mg will be administered as a 30 minute IV infusion one day prior to the GVAX pancreas vaccine for a total of 18 doses. Other Names: MK-3475 KEYTRUDA; Other Names: MK-3475, KEYTRUDA®; Drug: IMC-CS4; 75 mg for dose level 1 and 100 mg at dose level 2 will be administered (Day 1, Day 8 and Day 15) as a 30 minute(s) IV infusion one day prior to GVAX pancreas vaccine for a total 18 doses.; Other Names: LY3022855

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
CD8 T cell density in the primary tumor after neoadjuvant administration of combination immunotherapy by immunohistochemistry (IHC)	2 years
Number of participants experiencing study drug-related toxicities	2 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Progression free survival (PFS)	2 years
Overall survival (OS)	2 years
Disease free survival (DFS)	2 years
Objective response rate (ORR) by immune-related RECIST criteria (irRC)	2 years
Surgical resectability rate of borderline resectable pancreatic cancer (BRPC)	2 years
Pathologic response rate of patients with BRPC	2 years

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
• Collaborators: Eli Lilly and Company; Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Ana DeJesus, MD, Johns Hopkins University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): September 27, 2018
• Primary Completion (Actual): January 25, 2024
• Study Completion (Actual): January 25, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 11, 2017
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 11, 2017
• First Posted (Actual): May 15, 2017

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimated): January 29, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 26, 2024
• Last Verified: January 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: immunotherapy; antibody; Pembrolizumab; PD-1; GVAX; Borderline Resectable; Pancreas vaccine; IMC-CS4
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Carcinoma; Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial; Adenocarcinoma; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Antirheumatic Agents; Antineoplastic Agents; Immunosuppressive Agents; Immunologic Factors; Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating; Alkylating Agents; Myeloablative Agonists; Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological; Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors; Cyclophosphamide; Pembrolizumab
• Other Study ID Numbers: J1766; IRB00130267 (Other Identifier: JHMIRB)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: Yes
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No