A Study of Durvalumab Plus Tremelimumab With Chemotherapy in Untreated ES-SCLC

A Phase I Study of Durvalumab (MEDI4736) Plus Tremelimumab in Combination With Platinum-based Chemotherapy in Untreated Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer and Performance Status 2

This study is designed to evaluate the safety and tolerability of durvalumab and tremelimumab in combination with intravenous (IV) carboplatin plus (+) etoposide in new patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC).

Study Overview

• Status: Terminated
• Conditions: Small Cell Lung Carcinoma
• Intervention / Treatment: Combination product: Durvalumab in combination with carboplatin and etoposide; Combination product: Durvalumab + Tremelimumab in combination with carboplatin and etoposide

Detailed Description

This Phase I, multicenter, study is designed to evaluate the safety and tolerability of durvalumab (anti-programmed death-ligand 1 [PD-L1] antibody) and tremelimumab (anti-cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 [CTLA-4] antibody) in combination with intravenous (IV) carboplatin plus (+) etoposide in treatment naïve patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) and performance status 2 (PS2). Eighteen patients with untreated ES-SCLC and PS2 will be enrolled. Cohort 1, which includes the first 6 subjects, will receive IV carboplatin and etoposide Q 3 weeks x 4 cycles. Durvalumab 1500 mg IV Q 3 weeks will be given with chemotherapy during cycles 3 and 4. This will be followed by durvalumab 1500 mg IV Q 4 weeks until disease progression. If 2 out of 6 patients have dose-limiting toxicities, then the study will be closed. Cohort 2, which will include 12 additional subjects, will receive chemotherapy Q 3 weeks x 4 cycles. Durvalumab 1500 mg IV + tremelimumab 75 mg IV Q 3 weeks will be given with chemotherapy during cycles 3 and 4, then durvalumab 1500 mg + tremelimumab 75 mg will be administered Q 3 weeks during cycles 5 and 6. This will be followed by durvalumab 1500 mg IV Q 4 weeks until disease progression.

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

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Nebraska
    • Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68198
      • University of Nebraska Medical Center

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 old at time of study entry (consent) and adult male or female (For Nebraska, ≥19 years old)
2. Histologically or cytologically confirmed ES-SCLC
3. Tumor biopsy or cytology should be obtained within 8 weeks of initiation of treatment.
4. Brain metastases; must be asymptomatic or treated and stable, off steroids for at least 1 month prior to study treatment.
5. Have not received any prior therapy for SCLC, except palliative radiation. If the patient received radiation, there must be measurable disease outside the radiation field.
6. Measurable disease or evaluable disease based on RECIST Version 1.1.
7. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group ECOG = 2
8. Body weight > 30 kg
9. No active secondary malignancy. Patients with other prior malignancies will be included, provided they have been disease-free for at least five years.
10. Adequate hematologic and end organ function
11. Women of childbearing potential must have a pregnancy test (urine or serum) proven negative within 14 days prior to registration.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Participation in another clinical study with an investigational product during the last 28 days.
2. Any previous chemotherapy and /or immunotherapy for SCLC
3. Current or prior use (≤ 14 days before first doses of study drugs) of immunosuppressive medication.
4. Any concurrent chemotherapy, IP, biologic, or hormonal therapy for cancer treatment.
5. History of another primary malignancy except for malignancy treated with curative intent and with no known active disease ≥5 years before the first dose of IP
6. History of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis
7. Paraneoplastic syndrome (PNS) of autoimmune nature, requiring systemic steroids or clinical symptomatology suggesting worsening of PNS
8. Active infection including tuberculosis, HIV, hepatitis B and C.
9. Active or prior documented autoimmune or inflammatory disorders
10. Uncontrolled cardiovascular disease
11. History of active primary immunodeficiency
12. Pregnant or lactating women
13. Known allergies, hypersensitivity, or intolerance to any of the study medications, excipients, or similar compounds.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Non-Randomized
• Interventional Model: Sequential Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Cohort 1; Durvalumab 1500 mg via IV infusion every 3 weeks, starting on Week 7, for up to a maximum of 2 doses/cycles followed by durvalumab maintenance monotherapy 1500 mg via IV infusion every 4 weeks, starting 4 weeks after Cycle 4.	Combination product: Durvalumab in combination with carboplatin and etoposide; 1500mg of durvalumab in combination with carboplatin and etoposide will be given every 3 weeks for Cycles 3 and 4.; Other Names: MEDI4736
Experimental: Cohort 2; Durvalumab 1500 mg plus tremelimumab 75 mg via IV infusion every 3 weeks, starting on Week 7, for up to a maximum of 2 doses/cycles followed by durvalumab monotherapy 1500 mg via IV infusion every 4 weeks, starting 4 weeks after the last infusion of the combination.	Combination product: Durvalumab + Tremelimumab in combination with carboplatin and etoposide; 1500mg of durvalumab plus 75mg of tremelimumab in combination with carboplatin and etoposide will be given every 3 weeks for Cycles 3 and 4. 1500mg of durvalumab plus 75mg of tremelimumab will be given every 3 weeks for Cycles 5 and 6.; Other Names: MEDI4736

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Incidence of Treatment-related Adverse Events with a Severity of 3 or higher (Safety and tolerability)	Evaluate the safety and tolerability profile of durvalumab + tremelimumab in combination with carboplatin and etoposide in ES-SCLC and PS2. Adverse events with a severity grade of 3 or higher per CTCAE guidelines will be used to assess this outcome.	3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Nebraska
• Collaborators: AstraZeneca
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Apar Ganti, MD, University of Nebraska

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): September 25, 2020
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 15, 2021
• Study Completion (Actual): December 15, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 29, 2019
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 23, 2019
• First Posted (Actual): May 24, 2019

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 28, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 24, 2023
• Last Verified: August 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Extensive stage small cell lung cancer
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Respiratory Tract Diseases; Neoplasms; Lung Diseases; Neoplasms by Site; Respiratory Tract Neoplasms; Thoracic Neoplasms; Carcinoma, Bronchogenic; Bronchial Neoplasms; Lung Neoplasms; Small Cell Lung Carcinoma; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Enzyme Inhibitors; Antineoplastic Agents; Immunologic Factors; Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; Topoisomerase II Inhibitors; Topoisomerase Inhibitors; Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological; Carboplatin; Etoposide; Etoposide phosphate; Durvalumab; Tremelimumab; Antibodies, Monoclonal
• Other Study ID Numbers: 0275-19-FB

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