QUILT-3.090: NANT Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) Vaccine: Subjects With SCC Who Have Progressed

QUILT-3.090: NANT Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) Vaccine: Molecularly Informed Integrated Immunotherapy Combining (haNK) Cell Therapy With Adenoviral and Yeast-based Vaccines to Induce T-cell Responses in Subjects With SCC Who Have Progressed on or After Platinum-based Chemotherapy and Anti-programmed Cell Death Protein 1 (PD-1)/Programmed Death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) Therapy

This is a phase 1b/2 study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of metronomic combination therapy in subjects with SCC who have progressed on or after previous platinum-based chemotherapy and anti-PD-1/PD-L1 therapy. Phase 2 will be based on Simon's two-stage optimal design.

Study Overview

• Status: Terminated
• Conditions: Squamous Cell Carcinoma
• Intervention / Treatment: Biological: ETBX-051; Drug: Leucovorin; Drug: nab-Paclitaxel; Biological: ETBX-011; Biological: GI-4000; Drug: Cyclophosphamide; Drug: Capecitabine; Drug: Aldoxorubicin HCl; Biological: ETBX-061; Biological: GI-6207; Biological: GI-6301; Drug: Cisplatin; Procedure: SBRT; Biological: haNK for infusion; Drug: Fluorouracil; Biological: ETBX-021; Drug: Avelumab; Drug: bevacizumab; Drug: Cetuximab; Drug: Necitumumab; Biological: N-803

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. Treatment in the study will be discontinued if the subject experiences progressive disease (PD) or unacceptable toxicity (not corrected with dose reduction), withdraws 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 who experience ongoing stable disease (SD) or an ongoing partial response (PR) at 1 year may enter the maintenance phase at the Investigator's and Sponsor's discretion. Subjects may remain in the maintenance phase of the study for up to 1 year. The duration of the maintenance phase can exceed 1 year if the subject continues to benefit, per the Investigator's and Sponsor's discretion. Treatment will continue in the maintenance phase until the subject experiences PD or unacceptable toxicity (not corrected with dose reduction), withdraws consent, or if the Investigator feels it is no longer in the subject's best interest to continue treatment. The time on study treatment, including both the induction and maintenance phases, is up to 2 years. The duration of the study may exceed 2 years if the subject remains in the maintenance phase for more than 1 year, as described above.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 4
• Phase: Phase 2; Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • California
    • El Segundo, California, United States, 90245
      • Chan Soon-Shiong Institute for Medicine

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 IRB or Independent Ethics Committee (IEC) guidelines.
3. Histologically-confirmed HNSCC or squamous NSCLC with progression on or after platinum-based chemotherapy and anti-PD-1/PD-L1 therapy.
4. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 2.
5. Have at least 1 measurable lesion of ≥ 1.0 cm.
6. Must have a recent formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tumor biopsy specimen following the conclusion of the most recent anticancer treatment. If an historic specimen is not available, the subject must be willing to undergo a biopsy during the screening period, if considered safe by the Investigator. If safety concerns preclude collection of a biopsy during the screening period, a tumor biopsy specimen collected prior to the conclusion of the most recent anticancer treatment may be used.
7. Must be willing to provide blood samples prior to the start of treatment on this study.
8. Must be willing to provide a tumor biopsy specimen 8 weeks after the start of treatment, if considered safe by the Investigator.
9. Ability to attend required study visits and return for adequate follow-up, as required by this protocol.
10. 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. Effective contraception includes surgical sterilization (eg, vasectomy, tubal ligation), two forms of barrier methods (eg, condom, diaphragm) used with spermicide, intrauterine devices (IUDs), and abstinence.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. 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.
2. Systemic autoimmune disease (eg, lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, Addison's disease, or autoimmune disease associated with lymphoma).
3. History of organ transplant requiring immunosuppression.
4. History of or active inflammatory bowel disease (eg, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis).

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

   1. Absolute neutrophil count < 1,000 cells//mm^3.
   2. Uncorrectable grade 3 anemia (hemoglobin < 8 g/dL).
   3. Platelet count < 75,000 cells/mm^3.
   4. Total bilirubin greater than the upper limit of normal (ULN; unless the subject has documented Gilbert's syndrome).
   5. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST [SGOT]) or alanine aminotransferase (ALT [SGPT]) > 2.5 × ULN (> 5 × ULN in subjects with liver metastases).
   6. Alkaline phosphatase levels > 2.5 × ULN (> 5 × ULN in subjects with liver metastases, or >10 × ULN in subjects with bone metastases).
   7. Serum creatinine > 2.0 mg/dL or 177 μmol/L.
   8. Serum anion gap > 16 mEq/L or arterial blood with pH < 7.3.
6. Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic > 160 mm Hg and/or diastolic > 110 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. Subjects with uncontrolled hypertension should be medically managed on a stable regimen to control hypertension prior to study entry.
7. Serious myocardial dysfunction defined by ECHO as absolute left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) 10% below the institution's lower limit of predicted normal.
8. Dyspnea at rest due to complications of advanced malignancy or other disease requiring continuous oxygen therapy.
9. Positive results of screening test for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
10. 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.
11. Known hypersensitivity to any component of the study medication(s).
12. Subjects taking any medication(s) (herbal or prescribed) known to have an adverse drug reaction with any of the study medications.
13. Concurrent or prior use of a strong cytochrome P450 (CYP)3A4 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.
14. Concurrent or prior use of a strong CYP2C8 inhibitor (gemfibrozil) or moderate CYP2C8 inducer (rifampin) within 14 days before study day 1.
15. Participation in an investigational drug study or history of receiving any investigational treatment within 30 days prior to screening for this study, except for testosterone-lowering therapy in men with prostate cancer.
16. Assessed by the Investigator to be unable or unwilling to comply with the requirements of the protocol.
17. Concurrent participation in any interventional clinical trial.
18. 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 Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) Vaccine; Combination of agents were administered in this study: Aldoxorubicin HCl, ETBX-011, ETBX-021, ETBX-051, ETBX-061, GI-4000, GI-6207, GI-6301, haNK, N-803, avelumab, bevacizumab, capecitabine, cetuximab, cisplatin, cyclophosphamide, fluorouracil, leucovorin, nab-paclitaxel, necitumumab, SBRT.

Biological: ETBX-051; Ad5 [E1-, E2b-]-Brachyury vaccine; Drug: Leucovorin; L-Glutamic acid, N-[4-[[(2-amino-5-formyl-1,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydro-4-oxo-6-pteridinyl)methyl]amino]benzoyl]-, calcium salt; Drug: nab-Paclitaxel; Benzenepropanoic acid, β-(benzoylamino)-α-hydroxy-(2aR, 4S, 4aS, 6R, 9S, 11S, 12S, 12aR, 12bS)-6,12b-bis(acetyloxy)-12-(benzoyloxy)-2a, 3, 4, 4a, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 12a, 12b-dodecahydro-4,11-dihydroxy-4a, 8, 13, 13-tetramethyl-5-oxo-7,11-methano-1H-cyclodeca[3,4]benz[1,2-b]oxet-9-y1ester,(αR,βS)-(9CI) bound to albumin; Biological: ETBX-011; Ad5 [E1-, E2b-]-CEA; Biological: GI-4000; Vaccine derived from recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast expressing mutant Ras proteins; Drug: Cyclophosphamide; 2-[bis(2-chloroethyl)amino]tetrahydro-2H-1,3,2-oxazaphosphorine 2-oxide monohydrate; Drug: Capecitabine; 5'-deoxy-5-fluoro-N-[(pentyloxy) carbonyl]-cytidine; Drug: Aldoxorubicin HCl; Aldoxorubicin hydrochloride; Biological: ETBX-061; Ad5 [E1-, E2b-]-MUC1; Biological: GI-6207; Vaccine derived from recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast expressing mutant CEA proteins; Biological: GI-6301; Vaccine derived from recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast expressing mutant Brachyury yeast proteins; Drug: Cisplatin; cis-diamminedichloroplatinum(II); Procedure: SBRT; Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy; Biological: haNK for infusion; NK-92 [CD16.158V, ER IL-2]; Drug: Fluorouracil; 5-fluoro-2,4 (1H,3H)-pyrimidinedione; Biological: ETBX-021; Ad5 [E1-, E2b-]-HER2; Drug: Avelumab; Recombinant human anti-PD-L1 IgG1 monoclonal antibody; Drug: bevacizumab; Recombinant human anti-VEGF IgG1 monoclonal; Drug: Cetuximab; Cetuximab is an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) antagonist.; Drug: Necitumumab; Necitumumab is a recombinant human lgG1 monoclonal antibody.; Biological: N-803; Recombinant human superagonist interleukin-15 (IL-15) complex [also known as IL-15N72D:IL-15RuSu/IgGI Fe complex1); Other Names: Formerly known as ALT-803

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Number of Participants With 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	30 days after last dose, up to 15.5 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Objective Response Rate by RECIST Version 1.1	Tumors were assessed at screening, and tumor response will be assessed every 8 weeks during the induction phase, and every 12 weeks during the maintenance phase by computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of target and non-target lesions in accordance with RECIST Version 1.1. An objective response is defined as a confirmed complete or partial overall response with confirmation occurring at least 4 weeks after the initial response is observed.	Tumors were assessed at screening, and tumor response will be assessed every 8 weeks during the induction phase, and every 12 weeks during the maintenance phase until disease progression, up to 11 months.
Objective Response Rate by irRC	Tumors were assessed at screening, and tumor response will be assessed every 8 weeks during the induction phase, and every 12 weeks during the maintenance phase by computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of target and non-target lesions in accordance with immune-related response criteria (irRC). An objective response is defined as a confirmed complete or partial overall response with confirmation occurring at least 4 weeks after the initial response is observed.	Tumors were assessed at screening, and tumor response will be assessed every 8 weeks during the induction phase, and every 12 weeks during the maintenance phase until confirmed disease progression, up to 11 months.
Progression Free Survival by RECIST Version 1.1.	Progression is defined using Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.1), as a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, or a measurable increase in a non-target lesion, or the appearance of new lesions PFS was evaluated using Kaplan-Meier methods. PFS was defined as the time from the date of first treatment to the date of disease progression or death (any cause) whichever occurs first. Subjects completing study follow-up or initiating a new anticancer therapy prior to documented PD was censored in the PFS analysis at the last known date the subject was progression free prior to completing follow-up or initiating the new therapy.	Tumors were assessed at screening, and tumor response was assessed every 8 weeks during the induction phase, and every 12 weeks during the maintenance phase until disease progression or death (any cause) whichever occurred first, up to 11 months.
Progression Free Survival by irRC	PFS was evaluated using Kaplan-Meier methods. PFS was defined as the time from the date of first treatment to the date of disease progression or death (any cause) whichever occurs first. Subjects completing study follow-up or initiating a new anticancer therapy prior to documented PD was censored in the PFS analysis at the last known date the subject was progression free prior to completing follow-up or initiating the new therapy.	Tumors were assessed at screening, and tumor response was assessed every 8 weeks during the induction phase, and every 12 weeks during the maintenance phase until disease progression or death (any cause) whichever occurred first, up to 11 months.
Overall Survival	OS was evaluated using Kaplan-Meier methods. OS was defined as the time from the date of first treatment to the date of death (any cause). Participants who were alive at the end of follow-up were censored in the OS analysis at the last known date alive.	Participants were assessed from screening to death.
Duration of Response (DOR) by RECIST Version 1.1 and irRC	DOR was defined as the time from the date of first response (PR or CR) to the date of disease progression or death (any cause) whichever occurred first. Responding subjects completed study follow-up or initiated a new anticancer therapy prior to documented PD was censored in the DOR analysis at the last known date the subject was progression free prior completing follow-up or initiating the new therapy.	Tumors were assessed at screening, and tumor response was assessed every 8 weeks during the induction phase, and every 12 weeks during the maintenance phase until disease progression or death (any cause) whichever occurred first, up to 11 months.
Disease Control Rate (Confirmed Complete Response, Partial Response, or Stable Disease Lasting for at Least 2 Months) by RECIST Version 1.1	Disease control is defined as subjects with a confirmed CR, PR, or SD lasting for at least 2 months	Up to 11 months
Quality of Life (QoL) by Patient Reported Outcomes	QoL was conducted via PROs using the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Head and Neck (FACT-H&N) or Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Lung (FACT-L) questionnaire. The FACT-H&N and FACT-L compilation of general questions divided into five QoL subscales: Physical Well-Being, Social/Family Well-Being, Emotional Well-Being, Functional Well-Being, and Additional Concerns. It uses 5-point Likert-type response categories ranging from 0 = 'not at all' to 4 = 'very much'. Each subscale consists of 6-12 questions to answer.	Up to 15.5 months
Disease Control Rate (Confirmed Complete Response, Partial Response, or Stable Disease Lasting for at Least 2 Months) by irRC	Disease control is defined as subjects with a confirmed CR, PR, or SD lasting for at least 2 months	Up to 11 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: ImmunityBio, Inc.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 9, 2018
• Primary Completion (Actual): April 17, 2019
• Study Completion (Actual): January 11, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 21, 2017
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 28, 2017
• First Posted (Actual): December 29, 2017

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 5, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 23, 2024
• Last Verified: August 1, 2020

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Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial; Neoplasms, Squamous Cell; Carcinoma; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Antirheumatic Agents; Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; Antimetabolites; Antineoplastic Agents; Immunosuppressive Agents; Immunologic Factors; Tubulin Modulators; Antimitotic Agents; Mitosis Modulators; Protective Agents; Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating; Alkylating Agents; Myeloablative Agonists; Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological; Angiogenesis Inhibitors; Angiogenesis Modulating Agents; Growth Substances; Growth Inhibitors; Micronutrients; Vitamins; Antidotes; Vitamin B Complex; Cyclophosphamide; Paclitaxel; Fluorouracil; Capecitabine; Bevacizumab; Leucovorin; Avelumab; Necitumumab; Cetuximab
• Other Study ID Numbers: QUILT-3.090

Drug and device information, study documents

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