QUILT-3.049: NANT Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) Vaccine: Combination Immunotherapy in Subjects With TNBC Who Have Progressed on or After Anthracycline-based Chemotherapy

NANT Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) Vaccine: Combination Immunotherapy in Subjects With TNBC Who Have Progressed on or After Anthracycline-based Chemotherapy

This is a phase 1b/2 study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of metronomic combination therapy in subjects with metastatic or unresectable TNBC who have progressed on or after anthracycline-based chemotherapy or who have refused anthracycline-based chemotherapy.

Study Overview

• Status: Withdrawn
• Conditions: Triple Negative Breast Cancer
• Intervention / Treatment: Biological: avelumab; Drug: capecitabine; Drug: cisplatin; Drug: cyclophosphamide; Drug: nab-paclitaxel; Radiation: Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy; Biological: GI-4000; Biological: GI-6207; Biological: GI-6301; Biological: haNK; Drug: 5-Fluorouracil; Biological: ETBX-051; Biological: bevacizumab; Drug: Leucovorin; Drug: Lovaza; Biological: ALT-803; Biological: ETBX-011; Biological: ETBX-061

Detailed Description

Treatment will be administered in 2 phases, an induction and a maintenance phase, as described below. Subjects will continue induction treatment for up to 1 year or until they experience progressive disease (PD) or experience unacceptable toxicity (not correctable with dose reduction), withdraw consent, or if the Investigator feels it is no longer in the subject's best interest to continue treatment. Those who have a complete response (CR) in the induction phase will enter the maintenance phase of the study. Subjects may remain on the maintenance phase of the study for up to 1 year. Treatment will continue in the maintenance phase until the subject experiences PD or unacceptable toxicity (not correctable with dose reduction), withdraws consent, or if the Investigator feels it is no longer in the subject's best interest to continue treatment.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Phase: Phase 2; Phase 1

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age ≥ 18 years.
2. Able to understand and provide a signed informed consent that fulfills the relevant Institutional Review Board (IRB) or Independent Ethics Committee (IEC) guidelines.
3. Histologically confirmed metastatic or unresectable TNBC that has either progressed on or after anthracycline-based chemotherapy or subject has refused anthracycline-based chemotherapy.
4. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 2.
5. Have at least 1 measurable lesion of ≥ 1.5 cm.
6. Must have a recent tumor biopsy specimen obtained following the conclusion of the most recent anticancer treatment. If a historic specimen is not available, the subject must be willing to undergo a biopsy during the screening period.
7. Must be willing to provide blood samples, and, if considered safe by the Investigator, a tumor biopsy specimen at 8 weeks after the start of treatment.
8. Ability to attend required study visits and return for adequate follow-up, as required by this protocol.
9. Agreement to practice effective contraception for female subjects of child-bearing potential and non-sterile males. Female subjects of child-bearing potential must agree to use effective contraception for up to 1 year after completion of therapy, and non-sterile male subjects must agree to use a condom for up to 4 months after treatment.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. History of persistent grade 2 or higher (CTCAE Version 4.03) hematologic toxicity resulting from previous therapy.
2. Within 5 years prior to first dose of study treatment, any evidence of other active malignancies or brain metastasis except controlled basal cell carcinoma; prior history of prostate cancer that is not under active systemic treatment (except hormonal therapy) and with undetectable prostate-specific antigen (PSA) (< 0.2 ng/mL); and bulky (≥ 1.5 cm) disease with metastasis in the central hilar area of the chest and involving the pulmonary vasculature.
3. Serious uncontrolled concomitant disease that would contraindicate the use of the investigational drug used in this study or that would put the subject at high risk for treatment-related complications.
4. Systemic autoimmune disease (eg, lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, Addison's disease, autoimmune disease associated with lymphoma).
5. History of organ transplant requiring immunosuppression.
6. History of or active inflammatory bowel disease (eg, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis).
7. Requires whole blood transfusion to meet eligibility criteria.

8. Inadequate organ function, evidenced by the following laboratory results:

   1. White blood cell (WBC) count < 3,500 cells/mm3.
   2. Absolute neutrophil count < 1,500 cells/mm3.
   3. Platelet count < 100,000 cells/mm3.
   4. Hemoglobin < 9 g/dL.
   5. Total bilirubin greater than the upper limit of normal (ULN; unless the subject has documented Gilbert's syndrome).
   6. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST [SGOT]) or alanine aminotransferase (ALT [SGPT]) > 2.5 × ULN (> 5 × ULN in subjects with liver metastases).
   7. Alkaline phosphatase levels > 2.5 × ULN (> 5 × ULN in subjects with liver metastases, or > 10 × ULN in subjects with bone metastases).
   8. Serum creatinine > 2.0 mg/dL or 177 μmol/L.
   9. International normalized ratio (INR) or activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) or partial thromboplastin time (PTT) >1.5 × ULN (unless on therapeutic anti-coagulation).
9. Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic > 150 mm Hg and/or diastolic > 100 mm Hg) or clinically significant (ie, active) cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular accident/stroke, or myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to first study medication; unstable angina; congestive heart failure of New York Heart Association grade 2 or higher; or serious cardiac arrhythmia requiring medication.
10. Dyspnea at rest due to complications of advanced malignancy or other disease requiring continuous oxygen therapy.
11. Positive results of screening test for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), or hepatitis C virus (HCV).
12. Current chronic daily treatment (continuous for > 3 months) with systemic corticosteroids (dose equivalent to or greater than 10 mg/day methylprednisolone), excluding inhaled steroids. Short-term steroid use to prevent IV contrast allergic reaction or anaphylaxis in subjects who have known contrast allergies is allowed.
13. Known hypersensitivity to any component of the study medication(s).
14. Subjects taking any medication(s) (herbal or prescribed) known to have an adverse drug reaction with any of the study medications.
15. Concurrent or prior use of a strong CYP3A4 inhibitor (including ketoconazole, itraconazole, posaconazole, clarithromycin, indinavir, nefazodone, nelfinavir, ritonavir, saquinavir, telithromycin, voriconazole, and grapefruit products) or strong CYP3A4 inducers (including phenytoin, carbamazepine, rifampin, rifabutin, rifapentin, phenobarbital, and St John's Wort) within 14 days before study day 1.
16. Concurrent or prior use of a strong CYP2C8 inhibitor (gemfibrozil) or moderate CYP2C8 inducer (rifampin) within 14 days before study day 1.
17. Participation in an investigational drug study or history of receiving any investigational treatment within 14 days prior to screening for this study, except for testosterone-lowering therapy in men with prostate cancer.
18. Assessed by the Investigator to be unable or unwilling to comply with the requirements of the protocol.
19. Concurrent participation in any interventional clinical trial.
20. Pregnant and nursing women.

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: Nant TNBC; avelumab, bevacizumab, capecitabine, cisplatin, cyclophosphamide, 5-fluorouracil, leucovorin, nab-paclitaxel, lovaza, stereotactic body radiation therapy, ALT-803, ETBX-011, ETBX-051, ETBX-061, GI-4000, GI-6207, GI-6301, and haNK.

Biological: avelumab; Fully human anti-PD-L1 IgG1 lambda monoclonal antibody; Drug: capecitabine; 5'-deoxy-5-fluoro-N-[(pentyloxy) carbonyl]-cytidine; Drug: cisplatin; (SP-4-2)-diamminedichloroplatinum(II); Drug: cyclophosphamide; 2-[bis(2-chloroethyl)amino]tetrahydro-2H-1,3,2-oxazaphosphorine 2-oxide monohydrate; Drug: nab-paclitaxel; 5β,20-Epoxy-1,2α,4,7β,10β,13α-hexahydroxytax-11-en-9-one 4,10-diacetate 2-benzoate 13-ester with (2R,3S)-N-benzoyl-3-phenylisoserine; Radiation: Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy; (SBRT); Biological: GI-4000; RAS yeast vaccine; Biological: GI-6207; CEA yeast vaccine; Biological: GI-6301; Brachyury yeast vaccine; Biological: haNK; NK-92 [CD16.158V, ER IL-2], Suspension for Intravenous [IV] Infusion (haNK™ for Infusion); Drug: 5-Fluorouracil; 5-fluoro-2,4 (1H,3H)-pyrimidinedione; Biological: ETBX-051; Ad5 [E1-, E2b-]-Brachyury; Biological: bevacizumab; Recombinant human anti-VEGF IgG1 monoclonal antibody; Drug: Leucovorin; Calcium N-[p-[[[(6RS)-2-amino-5-formyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4-hydroxy-6-pteridinyl]methyl]amino]benzoyl]-L-glutamate (1:1); Drug: Lovaza; omega-3-acid ethyl esters); Biological: ALT-803; recombinant human super agonist interleukin-15 (IL-15) complex; Biological: ETBX-011; adenovirus serotype-5 [Ad5] [E1-, E2b-]-CEA (carcinoembryonic antigen); Biological: ETBX-061; Ad5 [E1-, E2b-]-mucin 1 (MUC1)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events (AEs) and serious AEs (SAEs), graded using the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) Version 4.03.	Phase 1b primary endpoint (safety)	1 year
Objective response rate (ORR) by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) Version 1.1	Phase 2 primary endpoint (ORR by RECIST)	1 year
ORR by Immune-related response criteria (irRC )	Phase 2 primary endpoint (ORR by irRC)	1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
ORR by RECIST Version 1.1	Phase 1b secondary endpoint (ORR by RECIST)	1 year
ORR by irRC	Phase 1b secondary endpoint (ORR by irRC)	1 year
Progression-free survival (PFS) by RECIST Version 1.1	Phase 1b and 2 secondary endpoint (PFS by RECIST)	2 years
PFS by irRC	Phase 1b and 2 secondary endpoint (PFS by irRC)	2 years
Overall survival (OS): time from the date of first treatment to the date of death (any cause)	Phase 1b and 2 secondary endpoint (OS)	2 years
Duration of response (DR): time from the date of first response (partial response (PR) or complete response (CR)) to the date of disease progression or death (any cause) whichever occurs first	Phase 1b and 2 secondary endpoint (DR)	2 years
Disease control rate (DCR): confirmed complete response, partial response, or stable disease lasting for at least 2 months	Phase 1b and 2 secondary endpoint (DCR)	2 months
Incidence of treatment-emergent Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs), graded using the NCI CTCAE Version 4.03	Phase 2 secondary endpoint (AEs)	1 year
Patient-reported outcomes (PRO) using the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy (FACT) Breast Symptom Index (FBSI) questionnaire	Phase 1b and 2 secondary endpoint (PRO)	2 years

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: ImmunityBio, Inc.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Estimated): December 1, 2017
• Primary Completion (Estimated): January 1, 2019
• Study Completion (Actual): December 28, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 31, 2017
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 1, 2017
• First Posted (Actual): June 5, 2017

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 25, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 20, 2025
• Last Verified: October 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Skin Diseases; Breast Diseases; Breast Neoplasms; Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms; Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological; Antineoplastic Agents; Immunosuppressive Agents; Immunologic Factors; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Antirheumatic Agents; Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; Antimetabolites; Micronutrients; Tubulin Modulators; Antimitotic Agents; Mitosis Modulators; Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating; Alkylating Agents; Myeloablative Agonists; Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; Protective Agents; Angiogenesis Inhibitors; Angiogenesis Modulating Agents; Growth Substances; Growth Inhibitors; Antidotes; Vitamin B Complex; Vitamins; Capecitabine; Bevacizumab; Avelumab; Fluorouracil; Cyclophosphamide; Leucovorin; Paclitaxel
• Other Study ID Numbers: QUILT-3.049

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

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