Phase Ib/II Study of Carboplatin + M6620 + Avelumab in PARPi-resistant Ovarian Cancer

A Phase Ib Safety Run-in and Randomized Phase II, Open-label Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of M6620 in Combination With Avelumab and Carboplatin in Comparison to Standard of Care Therapy in Participants With PARPi-resistant Recurrent Ovarian, Primary Peritoneal, or Fallopian Tube Cancer

The study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of avelumab in combination with M6620 + carboplatin in participants with PARPi-resistant, recurrent, platinum sensitive ovarian, primary peritoneal, or fallopian tube cancer.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Ovarian Cancer
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: M6620; Drug: Avelumab; Drug: Carboplatin

Detailed Description

The study was intended to be a phase Ib/II trial, but after completing Phase 1b and confirming the safe combination dose, the sponsor decided not to conduct Phase II.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 3
• Phase: Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Belgium
  • Leuven, Belgium
    • UZ Leuven
  • Liège, Belgium
    • CHU Sart Tilman
  • Wilrijk, Belgium
    • GZA Ziekenhuizen - Campus Sint-Augustinus
• United Kingdom
  • London, United Kingdom
    • Royal Marsden Hospital
  • Cornwall
    • Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom
      • Royal Cornwall Hospital
  • Surrey
    • Sutton, Surrey, United Kingdom
      • Royal Marsden Hospital
• United States
  • California
    • Greenbrae, California, United States, 94904
      • Marin Cancer Care, Inc.
  • Connecticut
    • Stamford, Connecticut, United States, 06904
      • The Stamford Hospital
  • Michigan
    • Saginaw, Michigan, United States, 48604
      • Covenant Health Care
  • New York
    • New York, New York, United States, 10065-6007
      • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    • New York, New York, United States, 11041
      • Mount Sinai - PRIME
  • Oklahoma
    • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104
      • Peggy & Charles Stephenson Oklahoma Cancer Ctr
  • Texas
    • Dallas, Texas, United States, 75251
      • Mary Crowley Cancer Research Centers

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 16 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Female participants with recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer who have disease progression following maintenance treatment with a PARPi as defined below:

  1. Participant must have histologically diagnosed epithelial ovarian, primary peritoneal, or fallopian tube cancer, with nonmucinous histology
  2. Participants must have completed at least 2 previous courses of platinum containing therapy (for example, carboplatin or cisplatin) and had documented response (complete response [CR] or partial response [PR]) to the last platinum-based treatment prior to treatment with a PARPi
  3. Participant has received the last dose of platinum-containing treatment at least 6 months prior to study enrollment
  4. Participant has documented disease progression (radiological) after at least 4 months of maintenance treatment with PARPi following a response to platinum-based chemotherapy.
• Confirmed breast cancer gene (BRCA) 1/2 mutation status or agree to its testing on samples collected in the study.
• Available formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tumor biopsies.
• Part A: Optional 2 paired on-treatment biopsies on Day 2 of Cycle 1 (first biopsy) and Day 2 of Cycle 1 or Cycle 2 (second biopsy) respectively, before and after M6620 administration, if assessed as feasible at low risk by the interventional radiologist.
• Part B: Histological tissue specimen (tissue block or 8 to 10 unstained slides) must be available. An archival tumor biopsy is acceptable if obtained after the last progression on PARPi treatment and is less than 4 months old. Otherwise, participants must be willing to undergo mandatory biopsy during the Screening Period to obtain sufficient tissue for histological assessment. Participants need to have an attempted biopsy. However, participants who have measurable disease documented by a radiologist as not feasible or safe to be biopsied are eligible to enter the study
• Measurable disease according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1).
• Other protocol defined inclusion criteria could apply

Exclusion Criteria:

• Treatment with a nonpermitted drug/intervention as listed below:

  1. Concurrent anticancer treatment (e.g., cytoreductive therapy, radiotherapy, immune therapy, cytokine therapy, monoclonal antibody, or targeted small molecule therapy) or any study intervention within 4 weeks prior to start of study intervention, or not recovered from AEs related to such therapies
  2. History of prior dose reductions or dose interruptions while receiving cisplatin or carboplatin due to toxicity from the platinum or intolerance to either agent, unless discussed with and approved by the Sponsor Medical Monitor
  3. Prior treatment with a PD-1/PD-L1 targeting agent

• Current use of the following medications at the time of enrollment:

  1. Immunotherapy or immunosuppressive drugs at the time of enrollment (for example (e.g.,) chemotherapy or systemic corticosteroids) EXCEPT for (a) intranasal, inhaled, topical steroids, or local steroid injection (e.g., intra articular injection), (b) systemic corticosteroids at physiologic doses less than or equals to (≤) 10 milligram per day (mg/day) of prednisone or equivalent, (c) steroids as premedication for hypersensitivity reactions (e.g., computed tomography [CT] scan premedication)
  2. Growth factors EXCEPT where indicated for treatment of study intervention related myelosuppression and for prophylaxis of repeat myelosuppression after initial occurrence
  3. Herbal remedies with immunostimulating properties (e.g., mistletoe extract) or known to potentially interfere with major organ function (e.g., hypericin)
  4. Other DNA damage repair inhibitors (except PARPi) (e.g., inhibitors of ATR, ataxia telangiectasia mutated [ATM] kinase, DNA-dependent protein kinase [DNA-PK], or Wee kinases).
• Other protocol defined exclusion criteria could apply

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: Part A: Carboplatin + M6620 + Avelumab

Drug: M6620; Participants received 90 milligrams per square meter (mg/m^2) of M6620, intravenously (IV) on Day 2 of every 3 weeks (Q3W) cycle for a maximum of 6 cycles in combination treatment with carboplatin and avelumab on Day 1. The M6620 dose may be de-escalated to 60 mg/m^2, or 40 mg/m^2.; Drug: Avelumab; Participants received IV infusion of avelumab 1600 mg on Day 1 of each Q3W cycle for maximum of 6 cycles in combination treatment with carboplatin and M6620. Thereafter, avelumab 800 mg intravenously on Day 1 of every two weeks as a maintenance mono-therapy until progressive disease (PD), unacceptable toxicity, withdrawal of consent, or death.; Drug: Carboplatin; Participants received carboplatin area under the concentration-time curve 5 on Day 1 of each Q3W cycle for a maximum of 6 cycles in combination treatment with avelumab and M6620.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Part A: Number of Participants With Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLTs)	DLT: any death not clearly due to underlying disease/extraneous causes/Grade(Gr) >=3 nonhematologic/Gr>=4 hematologic toxicity that was probably/definitely related to any of study interventions, individually/combination that occurred during DLT observation period, except for any of following: Gr3 infusion-related reaction; Transient (<=6hr) Gr3 flu-like symptoms/fever, controlled with medical management; Transient (<=72hr) Gr3 fatigue, local reactions, headache, nausea/emesis; Gr3 diarrhea, skin toxicity, liver function test increase; Single laboratory values out of normal range and controlled with medical management; Tumor flare phenomenon: local pain, irritation/rash, localized at sites of known/suspected tumor; Neutropenia (Gr3/4) for <7 days not associated with any infection; Gr3 thrombocytopenia for <7 days without clinically significant bleeding and not requiring platelet transfusion; Symptomatic thyroid dysfunction manageable with treatment.	Up to 3 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Part A: Number of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Treatment-Related TEAEs	An adverse event (AE) was defined as any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of study drug, whether or not considered related to the study drug. A serious AE was an AE that resulted in any of the following outcomes: death; life threatening; persistent/significant disability/incapacity; initial or prolonged inpatient hospitalization; congenital anomaly/birth defect or was otherwise considered medically important. TEAEs were defined as events that started or worsened after first dose of study intervention until 30 days after last dose. TEAEs included both serious and non-serious AEs. Treatment-related TEAE: reasonably related to the study intervention. The AE could medically (pharmacologically/clinically) be attributed to the study intervention under study in this clinical study protocol.	Time from first dose of study treatment up to 230 days
Part A: Number of Participants With Confirmed Best Overall Response (BOR)	Confirmed BOR according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1) and as assessed by an Investigator was defined as best response of any of the complete response (CR), partial response (PR), stable disease (SD) and progressive disease (PD) recorded from the date of randomization until disease progression/ recurrence (taking the smallest measurement recorded since the start of treatment as reference). CR: Disappearance of all evidence of target and non-target lesions. PR: At least 30% reduction from baseline in the sum of the longest diameter (SLD) of all lesions. SD: Neither sufficient increase to qualify for PD nor sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR. PD was defined as at least a 20% increase in the SLD, taking as reference the smallest SLD recorded from baseline or the appearance of 1 or more new lesions and unequivocal progression of non-target lesions. Number of participants with BOR in each category (CR, PR, SD, PD) were reported.	Time from first dose of study treatment up to 230 days
Part A: Progression-Free Survival (PFS)	PFS according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1) and as assessed by an Investigator was defined as the time from date of randomization until date of the first observation of progressive disease (PD) or death due to any cause within 12 weeks of the last tumor assessment in the absence of documented PD, whichever occurs first. PD was defined as at least a 20% increase in the sum of longest diameter (SLD), taking as reference the smallest SLD recorded from baseline or the appearance of 1 or more new lesions and unequivocal progression of non-target lesions. Participant wise data reported for this outcome measure.	Time from first dose of study treatment up to 230 days
Part A: Duration of Response (DoR)	DoR according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1) and as assessed by an Investigator was defined as the time from first documentation of objective response (Complete Response [CR] or Partial Response [PR]) to the date of first documentation of objective progression of disease (PD) or death due to any cause whichever occurs first. CR: Disappearance of all evidence of target and non-target lesions. PR: At least 30% reduction from baseline in the sum of the longest diameter (SLD) of all lesions. PD was defined as at least a 20% increase in the SLD, taking as reference the smallest SLD recorded from baseline or the appearance of 1 or more new lesions and unequivocal progression of non-target lesions. If a participant has not an event (PD or death), DoR was censored at the date of last adequate tumor assessment.	Time from first dose of study treatment up to 230 days
Part A: Time to Progression (TTP)	TTP according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1) and assessed by an Investigator was defined as the time from first dose of study intervention until progression disease (PD). PD was defined as at least a 20% increase in the sum of longest diameter (SLD), taking as reference the smallest SLD recorded from baseline or the appearance of 1 or more new lesions and unequivocal progression of non-target lesions. Participant wise data reported for this outcome measure.	Time from first dose of study treatment up to 230 days
Part A: Time to First Subsequent Therapy (TFST)	The TFST was defined as the time from the date of randomization to the start date of the first subsequent anti-cancer therapy or death.	From date of randomization to the earliest date of first subsequent therapy or death, assessed up to 230 days
Part A: Area Under the Plasma Concentration-Time Curve From Time Zero to Last Quantifiable Concentration (AUC0-t) of M6620 and Avelumab	Area under the plasma concentration vs time curve from time zero to the last sampling time t at which the concentration was at or above the lower limit of quantification (LLOQ). AUC0-t was to be calculated according to the mixed log-linear trapezoidal rule.	Pre-dose, 0, 1, 2, 3 and 6 hours post-dose on Day 2 Cycle 1; post-dose 47 hours on Day 4 Cycle 1; pre-dose and at 0 hour on Day 2 Cycle 2 (each Cycle is 21 days)
Part A: Area Under the Plasma Concentration-Time Curve From Time Zero Extrapolated to Infinity (AUC0-inf) of M6620 and Avelumab	AUC0-inf was calculated by combining AUC0-t and AUCextra. AUCextra represents an extrapolated value obtained by Clast pred/Lambda z, where Clast pred was the calculated plasma concentration at the last sampling time point at which the measured plasma concentration is at or above the Lower Limit of quantification (LLOQ) and Lambda z was the apparent terminal rate constant determined by log-linear regression analysis of the measured plasma concentrations of the terminal log-linear phase.	Pre-dose, 0, 1, 2, 3 and 6 hours post-dose on Day 2 Cycle 1; post-dose 47 hours on Day 4 Cycle 1; pre-dose and at 0 hour on Day 2 Cycle 2 (each Cycle is 21 days)
Part A: Area Under the Plasma Concentration-Time Curve During a Dosing Interval (AUCtau)	AUCtau was defined as area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time zero to the end of the dosing interval (tau). AUCtau was calculated using the mixed log linear trapezoidal rule.	Pre-dose, 0, 1, 2, 3 and 6 hours post-dose on Day 2 Cycle 1; post-dose 47 hours on Day 4 Cycle 1; pre-dose and at 0 hour on Day 2 Cycle 2 (each Cycle is 21 days)
Part A: Terminal Rate Constant (Lambda z) of M6620 and Avelumab	Lambda z was determined from the terminal slope of the log-transformed plasma concentration curve using linear regression method.	Pre-dose, 0, 1, 2, 3 and 6 hours post-dose on Day 2 Cycle 1; post-dose 47 hours on Day 4 Cycle 1; pre-dose and at 0 hour on Day 2 Cycle 2 (each Cycle is 21 days)
Part A: Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of M6620 and Avelumab	Cmax was obtained directly from the concentration versus time curve.	Pre-dose, 0, 1, 2, 3 and 6 hours post-dose on Day 2 Cycle 1; post-dose 47 hours on Day 4 Cycle 1; pre-dose and at 0 hour on Day 2 Cycle 2 (each Cycle is 21 days)
Part A: Minimum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmin) of M6620 and Avelumab	Cmin was minimum observed plasma concentration obtained directly from the concentration versus time curve.	Pre-dose, 0, 1, 2, 3 and 6 hours post-dose on Day 2 Cycle 1; post-dose 47 hours on Day 4 Cycle 1; pre-dose and at 0 hour on Day 2 Cycle 2 (each Cycle is 21 days)
Part A: Time to Reach the Maximum Plasma Concentration (Tmax) of M6620 and Avelumab	Tmax was obtained directly from the concentration versus time curve.	Pre-dose, 0, 1, 2, 3 and 6 hours post-dose on Day 2 Cycle 1; post-dose 47 hours on Day 4 Cycle 1; pre-dose and at 0 hour on Day 2 Cycle 2 (each Cycle is 21 days)
Part A: Apparent Terminal Half-life (t1/2) of M6620 and Avelumab	t1/2 was the time measured for the concentration to decrease by one half. t1/2 was calculated by natural log 2 divided by Lambda z.	Pre-dose, 0, 1, 2, 3 and 6 hours post-dose on Day 2 Cycle 1; post-dose 47 hours on Day 4 Cycle 1; pre-dose and at 0 hour on Day 2 Cycle 2 (each Cycle is 21 days)

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: EMD Serono Research & Development Institute, Inc.
• Collaborators: Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Publications and helpful links

Helpful Links

• US Medical Information website, Medical Resources
• Trial Awareness and Transparency website

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): March 4, 2019
• Primary Completion (Actual): November 6, 2019
• Study Completion (Actual): November 6, 2019

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 3, 2018
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 11, 2018
• First Posted (Actual): October 12, 2018

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): November 13, 2020
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 21, 2020
• Last Verified: October 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Avelumab; Carboplatin; Fallopian Tube Cancer; Primary Peritoneal Cancer; Platinum sensitive ovarian cancer; Deoxy ribonucleic acid (DNA)-damage response inhibition
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Urogenital Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Carcinoma; Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial; Genital Neoplasms, Female; Endocrine System Diseases; Ovarian Diseases; Adnexal Diseases; Gonadal Disorders; Endocrine Gland Neoplasms; Ovarian Neoplasms; Carcinoma, Ovarian Epithelial; Antineoplastic Agents; Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological; Carboplatin; Avelumab
• Other Study ID Numbers: MS201943_0029; 2018-001534-17 (EudraCT Number)

Drug and device information, study documents

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