Trial of Atezolizumab Plus Chemotherapy After Progression on PD-1 or PD-L1 in Cisplatin-ineligible Patients With Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma

August 31, 2023 updated by: Nabil Adra

A Phase II Trial of Atezolizumab Plus Chemotherapy After Progression on PD-1 or PD-L1 Inhibitor in Cisplatin-ineligible Patients With Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma: HCRN GU17-295

This is a single arm phase II study assessing the activity of atezolizumab in combination with carboplatin + gemcitabine or docetaxel compared to historical controls of chemotherapy only in metastatic or recurrent urothelial carcinoma subjects. Subjects that received a PD 1 or PD-L1 inhibitor with no prior platinum chemotherapy for metastatic disease will be treated with atezolizumab + carboplatin + gemcitabine on trial. Subjects that received sequential or concurrent PD1/PDL1 inhibitor and carboplatin-based regimen will be treated with atezolizumab + docetaxel on trial.

Study Overview

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

6

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Indiana
      • Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202
        • Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center
    • Nebraska
      • Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68114
        • Nebraska Methodist Hosptial
    • New Mexico
      • Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87102
        • University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center
    • Ohio
      • Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45267
        • University of Cincinnati Cancer Institute

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Written informed consent and HIPAA authorization for release of personal health information prior to registration. NOTE: HIPAA authorization may be included in the informed consent or obtained separately.
  • Age ≥ 18 years at the time of consent.
  • ECOG Performance Status of 0-2 within 28 days prior to registration.
  • Histological or cytological confirmed metastatic or unresectable locally advanced urothelial carcinoma (primary tumor: renal pelvis, ureters, urinary bladder, or urethra).
  • Patients with mixed histologies are eligible.
  • Cisplatin ineligible at the time of diagnosis with metastatic urothelial carcinoma based on consensus definition with any of the following criteria: ECOG PS 2, creatinine clearance < 60mL/min, CTCAE v4 grade ≥ 2 hearing loss, CTCAE v4 grade ≥ 2 peripheral neuropathy, New York Heart Association (NYHA) class ≥ 3 heart failure.
  • Measurable disease according to RECIST 1.1 within 28 days prior to registration.
  • Must have had progressive metastatic disease after previous treatment with PD-1 or PD-L1 inhibitor (in the adjuvant or metastatic setting). Treatment regimen will be determined based on prior treatment:

    • PD1 or PDL1 inhibitor with no prior platinum chemotherapy for metastatic disease. These patients should be treated with atezolizumab + carboplatin + gemcitabine on trial.
    • Sequential or concurrent PD1/PDL1 inhibitor and carboplatin-based regimen. These patients should be treated with atezolizumab + docetaxel on trial.
  • Most recent therapy does not have to have been a checkpoint inhibitor. Intercurrent treatment is acceptable if subjects meet all other inclusion criteria.
  • A subject with prior brain metastasis may be considered if they have completed their treatment for brain metastasis at least 4 weeks prior to study registration, have been off of corticosteroids for ≥ 2 weeks, and are asymptomatic.
  • Previous neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy that was completed 6 months prior to study enrollment is allowed.
  • REQUIRED archival tumor tissue (prior to treatment with single agent PD-1 or PD-L1 inhibitor) must be identified prior to registration and obtained during the screening period. Confirmation of acquisition should occur prior to C1D1 treatment. Unavailability of tissue will render the subject ineligible for study. Biopsy should be excisional, incisional or core needle. Fine needle aspiration is insufficient. Sample requirement is FFPE block + 1 H&E stained slide or 25 unstained slides + 1 H&E stained slide.
  • Demonstrate adequate organ function as defined in the table below. All screening labs to be obtained within 28 days prior to registration.

    • White blood cell (WBC) ≥ 2 k/mm3
    • Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 K/mm3
    • Hemoglobin (Hgb) ≥ 9 g/dL
    • Platelet >100k
    • Estimated creatinine clearance ≥ 30 mL/min
    • Bilirubin 1.5 ≤ (ULN)
    • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 1.5 × ULN
    • Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 1.5 × ULN
    • International Normalized Ratio (INR) or Prothrombin Time (PT) Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (aPTT) ≤ 2 × ULN (Note: This applies only to patients who are not receiving therapeutic anticoagulation; patients receiving therapeutic anticoagulation should be on a stable dose)
  • Females of childbearing potential (FOCBP) must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 28 days prior to registration. These women must also have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test (minimum sensitivity 25 IU/L or equivalent units of HCG) within 24 hours prior to the start of atezolizumab then every 6 weeks thereafter. NOTE: Females are considered of child bearing potential unless they are surgically sterile (have undergone a hysterectomy, bilateral tubal ligation, or bilateral oophorectomy) or is post-menopausal. Menopause is defined clinically as 12 months of amenorrhea in a woman over 45 in the absence of other biological or physiological causes. In addition, women under the age of 62 must have a documented serum follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) level less than 40 mIU/mL.
  • Females of childbearing potential and males must be willing to abstain from heterosexual activity or to use 2 forms of effective methods of contraception from the time of informed consent until 150 days (5 months) after treatment discontinuation. The two contraception methods can be comprised of two barrier methods, or a barrier method plus a hormonal method.
  • Men who are sexually active with FOCBP must use any contraceptive method with a failure rate of less than 1% per year. Men receiving atezolizumab and who are sexually active with WOCBP will be instructed to adhere to contraception for a period of 150 days (5 months) after the last dose of investigational product.
  • As determined by the enrolling physician or protocol designee, ability of the subject to understand and comply with study procedures for the entire length of the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Previous autoimmune complication from PD-1 or PD-L1 inhibitor requiring permanent discontinuation of therapy.
  • Previous permanent discontinuation from PD-1 or PD-L1 inhibitor due to an adverse event (patients who had temporary holds or discontinuation of PD-1 or PD-L1 inhibitor and then re-treated are eligible).
  • Any serious or uncontrolled medical disorder or active infection that would impair the ability of the subject to receive protocol therapy.
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding (NOTE: breast milk cannot be stored for future use while the mother is being treated on study).
  • 5. Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or required treatment ≤ 48 months of study registration. Exceptions: include malignancies with negligible risk of metastasis or death treated with expected curative outcome or undergoing surveillance per investigator's discretion (such as adequately treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix, basal or squamous cell skin cancer, ductal carcinoma in situ treated surgically with curative intent, or very low risk or low risk prostate cancer per NCCN guidelines).
  • Active central nervous system (CNS) metastases. Subjects with brain metastases are eligible if metastases have been treated and there is no magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) evidence of progression within 28 days prior to the first dose of atezolizumab administration. There must also be no requirement for immunosuppressive doses of systemic corticosteroids (> 10 mg/day prednisone equivalents) for at least 2 weeks prior to study drug administration.
  • Treatment with any investigational drug within 30 days prior to registration.
  • Subjects with an active or recent history of a known or suspected autoimmune disease or recent history of a syndrome that required systemic corticosteroids/immunosuppressive medications EXCEPT for syndromes which would not be expected to recur in the absence of an external trigger. (Subjects with vitiligo, autoimmune thyroiditis, or type I diabetes mellitus are permitted to enroll.).
  • As there is potential for hepatic toxicity with atezolizumab, drugs with a predisposition to hepatoxicity should be used with caution in subjects treated with atezolizumab-containing regimen.
  • Subjects should be excluded if they have known history of testing positive for hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBV sAg) or hepatitis C virus ribonucleic acid (HCV antibody) indicating acute or chronic infection. Testing is not required.
  • Subjects should be excluded if they have known history of testing positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or known acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Testing is not required.
  • History of allergy to atezolizumab or respective chemotherapy regimen (carboplatin + gemcitabine or docetaxel).

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Chemotherapy and Atezolizumab
Subjects that received a PD 1 or PD-L1 inhibitor with no prior platinum chemotherapy for metastatic disease will be treated with atezolizumab + carboplatin + gemcitabine on trial. Subjects that received sequential or concurrent PD1/PDL1 inhibitor and carboplatin-based regimen will be treated with atezolizumab + docetaxel on trial.
Carboplatin AUC 4 IV Day 1 of each 21 day cycle
Other Names:
  • paraplatin
Gemcitabine 1,000 mg/m2 IV Day 1 and Day 8 of each 21 day cycle
Other Names:
  • Gemzar
Atezolizumab 1,200 mg IV Day 1 of each 21 day cycle
Other Names:
  • Tecentriq
Docetaxel 75 mg/m2 IV Day 1 of each 21 day Cycle.
Other Names:
  • Taxotere

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Progression Free Survival (PFS)
Time Frame: From C1D1 until progression or death or up to a maximum of 26 months

Evaluate PFS among patients to be treated with atezolizumab in combination with carboplatin + gemcitabine or docetaxel, who have cisplatin-ineligible metastatic urothelial carcinoma and who have progressed on prior PD-1 or PD-L1 inhibitor. PFS defined as duration from date of treatment start until progression according to RECIST 1.1 criteria, or death from any cause.

Per RECIST 1.1 criteria, Progressive disease can be defined as at least a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum longest diameter recorded since the treatment started or the appearance of one or more new lesions.

From C1D1 until progression or death or up to a maximum of 26 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of Participants With Adverse Events as a Measure of Safety and Tolerability of Carboplatin + Gemcitabine or Docetaxel
Time Frame: From C1D1 until death or up to a maximum of 8 months
Assess the safety and tolerability of the combination of atezolizumab plus chemotherapy (carboplatin + gemcitabine or docetaxel) using CTCAE v4.03. Number of subjects who had any adverse events or events greater than grade 3 were reported in this outcome measure.
From C1D1 until death or up to a maximum of 8 months
Objective Response Rate (ORR) With RECIST 1.1
Time Frame: From C1D1 until death or up to a maximum of 28 months.

Objective response rate (ORR) using RECIST 1.1 defined as the proportion of all subjects with confirmed PR or CR according to RECIST 1.1, from the start of treatment until disease progression/recurrence (taking as reference for progressive disease the smallest measurements recorded since the start of treatment).

Per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.0) for target lesions and assessed by MRI: Complete Response (CR), Disappearance of all target lesions; Partial Response (PR), >=30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions; Overall Response (OR) = CR + PR

From C1D1 until death or up to a maximum of 28 months.
Objective Response Rate (ORR) With irRECIST
Time Frame: From C1D1 until death or up to a maximum of 28 months.

ORR defined as the proportion of all subjects with confirmed PR or CR using immunerelated response criteria (irRECIST), from the start of treatment until disease progression/recurrence (taking as reference for progressive disease the smallest measurements recorded since the start of treatment).

Per irRECIST for target lesions Complete Response (irCR), Disappearance of all target lesions; Partial Response (irPR), >=30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions; Overall Response (OR) = irCR + irPR.

From C1D1 until death or up to a maximum of 28 months.
Clinical Benefit Rate (CBR) With RECIST 1.1
Time Frame: From C1D1 until death or up to a maximum of 28 months.
Clinical benefit rate (CBR) of treatment (defined by proportion of all subjects with stable disease for at least 3 months, partial response, or complete response) using RECIST 1.1 from the start of treatment until disease/recurrence(taking as reference for progressive disease the smallest measurements recorded since the start of treatment). Per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.0) for target lesions and assessed by MRI: Complete Response (CR), Disappearance of all target lesions; Partial Response (PR), >=30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for PD, taking as reference the smallest sum longest diameter since the treatment started; Clinical Benefit Rate (CBR) = CR +PR +SD (for atleast 3 months).
From C1D1 until death or up to a maximum of 28 months.
Clinical Benefit Rate (CBR) With irRECIST
Time Frame: From C1D1 until death or up to a maximum of 28 months.

Clinical benefit rate (CBR) of treatment (defined by proportion of all subjects with stable disease for at least 3 months, partial response, or complete response) using irRECIST from the start of treatment until disease progression/recurrence (taking as reference for progressive disease the smallest measurements recorded since the start of treatment).

Per irRECIST for target lesions: Complete Response (irCR), Disappearance of all target lesions; Partial Response (irPR), >=30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for irPR nor sufficient increase to qualify for irPD, taking as reference the smallest sum longest diameter since the treatment started; Clinical Benefit Rate (CBR) = irCR +irPR +irSD (for atleast 3 months).

From C1D1 until death or up to a maximum of 28 months.
PFS by irRECIST
Time Frame: From C1D1 until progression or death or up to a maximum of 26 months
PFS defined as duration from date of treatment start until progression according to irRECIST criteria or death from any cause. Per irRECIST criteria, Progressive disease can be defined as at least a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum longest diameter recorded since the treatment started or the appearance of one or more new lesions.
From C1D1 until progression or death or up to a maximum of 26 months
Overall Survival (OS)
Time Frame: From C1D1 until death or up to a maximum of 28 months
OS defined by the date of treatment start to date of death from any cause.
From C1D1 until death or up to a maximum of 28 months
Progression Free Survival (PFS) Compared to Historical Controls
Time Frame: From C1D1 until progression or death or up to a maximum of 26 months

To compare Progression Free Survival(PFS) with the historical control, Null hypothesis - Patients receiving atezolizumab plus chemotherapy (carboplatin +gemcitabine or docetaxel) will have a median PFS of 4 months.

Alternative hypothesis - Patients receiving atezolizumab plus chemotherapy (carboplatin + gemcitabine or docetaxel) will have a median PFS of 7.2 months.

Progression Free Survival defined as duration from date of treatment start until progression according to RECIST 1.1 criteria, or death from any cause.Per RECIST 1.1 criteria, Progressive disease can be defined as at least a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum longest diameter recorded since the treatment started or the appearance of one or more new lesions.

From C1D1 until progression or death or up to a maximum of 26 months
Progression Free Survival (PFS) for Atezolizumab + Carboplatin and Gemcitabine
Time Frame: From C1D1 until death or progression or up to a maximum of 26 months
Evaluate PFS for atezolizumab + carboplatin and gemcitabine. PFS defined as duration from date of treatment start until progression according to RECIST 1.1 criteria, or death from any cause.Per RECIST 1.1 criteria, Progressive disease can be defined as at least a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum longest diameter recorded since the treatment started or the appearance of one or more new lesions.
From C1D1 until death or progression or up to a maximum of 26 months
Progression Free Survival (PFS) for Atezolizumab + Docetaxel
Time Frame: From C1D1 until progression or death
Evaluate PFS for atezolizumab + docetaxel. PFS defined as duration from date of treatment start until progression according to RECIST 1.1 criteria, or death from any cause. Per RECIST 1.1 criteria, Progressive disease can be defined as at least a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum longest diameter recorded since the treatment started or the appearance of one or more new lesions.
From C1D1 until progression or death

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Nabil Adra, MD, Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

December 19, 2018

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 8, 2022

Study Completion (Actual)

May 18, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 8, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 8, 2018

First Posted (Actual)

November 9, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 13, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 31, 2023

Last Verified

August 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

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

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