JS001 Combined With Regorafenib in Patients With Advanced Colorectal Cancer

May 11, 2020 updated by: Ruihua Xu, Sun Yat-sen University

A Multi-center, Open-label, Phase I/II Clinical Trial of Tolerability, Safety and Efficacy of Recombinant Humanized Anti-PD-1 Monoclonal Antibody for Injection (JS001) Combined With Regorafenib in Patients With Advanced Colorectal Cancer

Colorectal cancer is one of the most common malignancies in China. Regorafenib is the standard multi-kinase inhibitor for refractory advanced colorectal cancer. In mice, regorafenib combined with anti-PD-1 was shown superior to regorafenib, which has not yet been verified in humans. JS001 is the Chinese anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody for injection which has been approved for melanoma. This study is the first multi-center, open-label, phase I/II clinical trial to evaluate tolerability, safety and efficacy of JS001 in combination with regorafenib tablet in patients with MSS/MSI-L/pMMR, relapsed or metastatic colorectal cancer who have failed or can not tolerate fluorouracil, oxaliplatin and irinotecan based systemic treatment. The phase I clinical trial is to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and dose limiting toxicity (DLT) of regorafenib tablet in this regimen, and select an acceptable safe dose for the phase II clinical trial to further determine safety and efficacy of this combination regimen in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Colorectal cancer is one of the most common malignancies in China, with incidence and mortality ranking the 3rd and 4th among malignancies in China. Regorafenib is the standard multi-kinase inhibitor for refractory metastatic colorectal cancer, with multiple anti-tumor effects by inhibiting targets related to tumor cell proliferation, tumor metastasis, tumor angiogenesis and tumor immune escape, howerver, its efficacy is limited. Immunotherapy has become standard treatment for mCRC patients with MSI-H/dMMR. Combination of anti-angiogenesis treatment and immunotherapy may have a better anti-tumor effect. In mice, regorafenib combined with anti-PD-1 was shown superior to regorafenib, which has not yet been verified in humans. JS001 is the Chinese anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody for injection which has been approved for melanoma. This study is the first multi-center, open-label, phase I/II clinical trial to evaluate tolerability, safety and efficacy of JS001 in combination with regorafenib tablet in patients with MSS/MSI-L/pMMR, relapsed or metastatic colorectal cancer who have failed or can not tolerate fluorouracil, oxaliplatin and irinotecan based systemic treatment. The phase I clinical trial is to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and dose limiting toxicity (DLT) of regorafenib tablet in this regimen, and select an acceptable safe dose for the phase II clinical trial to further determine safety and efficacy of this combination regimen in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

44

Phase

  • Phase 2
  • Phase 1

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

  • China
    • Guangdong
      • Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, 510060
        • Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center

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

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Males and females aged ≥18 years;
  2. Histologically or cytologically confirmed colon or rectal adenocarcinoma, with unresectable relapsed or metastatic disease;
  3. Microsatellite stability (MSS) or microsatellite instability-low (MSI-L), or proficient expression of DNA mismatch repair gene (pMMR);
  4. Patients who have failed, or can not tolerate after previous systemic treatment for relapsed or metastatic colorectal cancer, with no more than 3 months for disease progression after the last systemic treatment. The systemic treatment must contain fluorouracil, oxaliplatin and irinotecan, with or without targeted therapy (bevacizumab, cetuximab, and so on);
  5. With at least 1 measurable lesion according to RECIST 1.1 criteria; 1) Non-nodal lesions with the maximum diameter ≥10mm, or nodal lesions with the short axis ≥15mm; 2) For lesions previously treated locally with radiotherapy or ablation, if there is definite progression according to RECIST 1.1, and the maximum diameter ≥10mm, these can also be considered as measurable target lesions.
  6. ECOG score 0-1;
  7. Expected survival ≥3 months;
  8. Good organ function (without blood transfusion, use of hematopoietic stimulating factors, or transfusion of albumin or blood products within 14 days prior to examination):

1) Platelet (PLT) count ≥100,000 /mm3; 2) Neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1,500 /mm3; 3) Hemoglobin (Hb) level ≥9.0 g/dl; 4) International normalized ratio (INR) ≤1.5; 5) Prothrombin time (PT) and activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) ≤1.5×ULN; 6) Glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) <7.5%; 7) Total bilirubin (TBIL) level ≤1.5×ULN; 8) Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) level ≤2.5×ULN (≤5×ULN in case of liver metastasis); 9) Alkaline phosphatase level ≤2.5×ULN (≤5×ULN in case of liver metastasis); 10) Serum creatinine (Cr) level ≤1.5×ULN and creatinine clearance ≥60 ml/min; 11) Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) ≤ULN; 12) Normal serum free thyroid hormone (T4); 13) Normal serum free triiodothyronine (T3); 14) Serum amylase ≤1.5×ULN; 15) Lipase ≤1.5×ULN. 9. Females of child bearing age must have a negative pregnancy test, and have to take contraception measures and avoid breast feeding during the study and for 3 months after the last dose; male subjects must agree to taken contraception measures during the study and for 3 months after the last dose.

10. Able to understand and willing to sign written informed consent form.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Diagnosis of any other malignancy at different primary site or of different histological type from colorectal cancer within 5 years prior to initiation of study treatment, except adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of cervix;
  2. Microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) or deficient expression of DNA mismatch repair gene (dMMR);
  3. Previous treatment with regorafenib, PD-1/PD-L1/PD-L2 antibody or any other antibody that acts on T cell costimulatory or checkpoint pathways;
  4. Known allergy to study drug or excipients, or allergy to similar drugs;
  5. Have received other anti-tumor treatment within 4 weeks prior to initiation of study treatment, or no more than 5 half lives from the last dose;
  6. Have participated in other clinical study and received drug within 4 weeks prior to initiation of study treatment;
  7. Have undergone major surgery or open biopsy, or have massive trauma within 4 weeks prior to initiation of study treatment;
  8. Have received immunosuppressants (excluding inhaled corticosteroids or ≤10 mg/day prednisone or other systemic steroids at equivalent pharmaphysiological dose) within 2 weeks prior to initiation of study treatment;
  9. Have vaccination with attenuated live vaccines within 4 weeks prior to initiation of the study treatment or plan to vaccinate during the study;
  10. CYP3A4 inducers or inhibitors should not be stopped within 1 week prior to initiation of study treatment and during the study;
  11. Known metastasis to central nervous system;
  12. Present or history of any autoimmune disease;
  13. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection (HIV antibody positive), or active hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection (HCV antibody positive), or active hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection (HBsAg or HBcAb positive, and HBV-DNA ≥2000 IU/ml (copies/ml)), or other severe infection requiring systemic antibiotic treatment, or unexplained body temperature >38.5℃ during screening period/before study treatment;
  14. Presence of pleural effusion, peritoneal effusion, or pericardial effusion;
  15. Development of the following diseases within 6 months prior to initiation of study treatment: myocardial infarction, severe/unstable angina, congestive heart failure above NYHA grade 2, poorly controlled arrhythmia;
  16. Poorly controlled hypertension (systolic blood pressure ≥140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mmHg);
  17. With bleeding tendency, or evident hemoptysis or other hemorrhagic events (e.g. gastrointestinal hemorrhage, hemorrhagic gastric ulcer) within 2 months prior to initiation of study treatment, or presence of hereditary or acquired bleeding or thrombotic tendency (e.g. hemophilia, coagulopathy, thrombocytopenia, etc.), or current/long-term thrombolytic or anticoagulant therapy (except aspirin ≤100 mg/day);
  18. Development of arterial/venous thrombotic events, e.g. cerebrovascular accident (transient ischemic attack, cerebral hemorrhage, cerebral infarction etc.), deep venous thrombosis, vasculitis, etc. within 6 months prior to initiation of study treatment;
  19. History of allogeneic organ transplantation or allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation;
  20. Seizure requiring drug (e.g. steroids or antiepileptic drugs) treatment;
  21. Presence of malabsorption disorder;
  22. Unable to swallow study drug;
  23. Presence of toxicities (except alopecia) of grade 2 and above (CTCAE V5.0) due to previous anti-tumor treatment or surgical procedure;
  24. History of drug abuse, illegal drug use or alcohol dependence;
  25. Patients with other severe acute or chronic conditions that may increase the risk of participation in the study and study treatment, or may interfere with interpretation of study results, and judged by the investigator as not suitable for participation in this clinical trial.

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: JS001/regorafenib
recombinant humanized anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody for injection (JS001) in combination with regorafenib tablet
Drug: JS001
JS001 3 mg/kg, iv drip, d1, d15, q4w
Other Names:
  • recombinant humanized anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody for injection
Drug: regorafenib tablet
80/120/160 mg, po, d1-d21, Q4w.
Other Names:
  • STIVARGA

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Maximum tolerated dose (MTD)
Time Frame: 28 days after the first dose of JS001 and Regorafenib, assessed up to 8 months
The maximum dose that patients enrolled can tolerate during dose escalation of phase I clinical trial according to mTPI method
28 days after the first dose of JS001 and Regorafenib, assessed up to 8 months
Dose limiting toxicity (DLT)
Time Frame: 28 days after the first dose of JS001 and Regorafenib, assessed up to 8 months
Severe toxicity that may be related to JS001 or regorafenib during dose escalation of phase I clinical trial according to mTPI method
28 days after the first dose of JS001 and Regorafenib, assessed up to 8 months
Objective response rate (ORR)
Time Frame: from the initiation date of first cycle to the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 2 years
The ratio of patients who are evaluated as CR or PR
from the initiation date of first cycle to the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 2 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Progression free survival (PFS)
Time Frame: from the initiation date of first cycle to the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 2 years
The Kaplan-Meier survival from the initiation date of first cycle until the date of first documented progression or date of death
from the initiation date of first cycle to the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 2 years
Overall survival (OS)
Time Frame: from the initiation date of first cycle to the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 2 years
The Kaplan-Meier survival from the initiation date of first cycle until death from any cause or the last follow-up date.
from the initiation date of first cycle to the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 2 years
Disease control rate (DCR)
Time Frame: from the initiation date of first cycle to the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 2 years
Defined as the proportion of patients whose tumors shrink or remain stable for a certain period of time, including CR, PR and SD.
from the initiation date of first cycle to the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 2 years
Duration of response (DOR)
Time Frame: the first assessment of a tumor as PR or CR and the first assessment as PD or any cause of death or the last follow-up date, assessed up to 2 years.
defined as the time between the first assessment of a tumor as PR or CR and the first assessment as PD or any cause of death
the first assessment of a tumor as PR or CR and the first assessment as PD or any cause of death or the last follow-up date, assessed up to 2 years.
Severe toxicity
Time Frame: from the initiation date of first cycle to the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 2 years
≥ Grade 3 toxicities
from the initiation date of first cycle to the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 2 years
cfDNA
Time Frame: from the initiation date of first cycle to the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 2 years
The dynamic variation of circulating free DNA or cell free DNA (cfDNA) in immunotherapy efficacy and safety assessment
from the initiation date of first cycle to the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 2 years
Intestinal microorganism
Time Frame: from the initiation date of first cycle to the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 2 years
The composition of intestinal microorganism pre- and post-treatment tested by intestinal microorganism, the relationship between intestinal flora alpha diversity and beta diversity and immunotherapy response as well as between intestinal microorganism alpha diversity and beta diversity and treatment toxicity and tolerance.
from the initiation date of first cycle to the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 2 years

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Sun Yat-sen University

Collaborators

Shanghai Junshi Bioscience Co., Ltd.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Rui-hua Xu, PhD, Sun Yat-sen University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

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)

March 12, 2019

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2020

Study Completion (Anticipated)

November 20, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 14, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 10, 2019

First Posted (Actual)

May 13, 2019

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 12, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 11, 2020

Last Verified

May 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • JS001/Regorafenib in mCRC

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

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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