KAZ954 Alone and With PDR001, NZV930 and NIR178 in Advanced Solid Tumors

A Phase I/Ib, Open-label, Multi-center, Study of KAZ954 as a Single Agent and in Combination With Spartalizumab, NZV930 and NIR178 in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors

The primary objective of the trial was to characterize the safety, tolerability, and maximum tolerated dose (MTD)/recommended dose (RD) for expansion of single agent KAZ954 and KAZ954 in combination with PDR001, NIR178 and NZV930.

Study Overview

• Status: Terminated
• Conditions: Solid Tumors
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: KAZ954; Drug: PDR001; Drug: NIR178; Drug: NZV930

Detailed Description

The purpose of this trial was to explore the clinical utility of several therapies in patients with advanced cancer.

This is a multi-center, open-label Phase I/Ib study. The study consisted of a dose escalation part and a dose expansion part testing KAZ954 as a single agent or KAZ954 in combination with PDR001, NZV930 and NIR178.

The dose escalation part estimated the MTD and/or RD and tested different dosing schedules. The dose escalation arm KAZ954 + NZV930 was not opened.

The dose expansion part of the study was planned to use the MTD/RDE determined in the dose escalation part to assess the activity, safety and tolerability of the investigational products in patients with specific types of cancer. The dose expansion part of the study was not started.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 77
• Phase: Early Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Canada
  • Ontario
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 2M9
      • Novartis Investigative Site
• Hong Kong
  • Shatin New Territories, Hong Kong
    • Novartis Investigative Site
• Italy
  • MI
    • Milano, MI, Italy, 20162
      • Novartis Investigative Site
    • Milano, MI, Italy, 20133
      • Novartis Investigative Site
• Japan
  • Shizuoka
    • Sunto Gun, Shizuoka, Japan, 411 8777
      • Novartis Investigative Site
• Singapore
  • Singapore, Singapore, 119074
    • Novartis Investigative Site
• Spain
  • Catalunya
    • Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain, 08035
      • Novartis Investigative Site
• Taiwan
  • Taipei, Taiwan, 10002
    • Novartis Investigative Site
• United States
  • California
    • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095
      • University of California LA
  • Connecticut
    • New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06511
      • Yale University Yale Cancer Center
  • Illinois
    • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
      • Northwestern University Med School
  • Missouri
    • Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110
      • WA Uni School Of Med Dept. of Siteman Cancer Center
  • Texas
    • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
      • Uni Of TX MD Anderson Cancer Cntr

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 99 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients with metastatic and/or advanced malignancies not amenable to curative treatment by surgery.

Must have a site of disease amenable to biopsy and be a candidate for tumor biopsy according to the treating institution's guidelines. Patient must be willing to undergo a new tumor biopsy at screening and during the study.

ECOG Performance Status of <2.

Exclusion Criteria:

Presence of symptomatic central nervous system (CNS) metastases, or CNS metastases that require concurrent treatment - including surgery, radiation and/or corticosteroids.

History of severe hypersensitivity reaction to any ingredient of study drug(s) and other mAbs and/or their excipients.

Impaired cardiac function HIV Known history of tuberculosis Systemic chronic steroid therapy

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.

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

4

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Arm A; KAZ954	Drug: KAZ954; KAZ954 will be administered in every arm.
Experimental: Arm B; KAZ954 + PDR001	Drug: KAZ954; KAZ954 will be administered in every arm.; Drug: PDR001; KAZ954 + PDR001
Experimental: Arm C; KAZ954 + NIR178	Drug: KAZ954; KAZ954 will be administered in every arm.; Drug: NIR178; KAZ954 + NIR178
Experimental: Arm D; KAZ954 + NZV930	Drug: KAZ954; KAZ954 will be administered in every arm.; Drug: NZV930; KAZ954 + NZV930

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Incidence of Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLTs)	A dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) is defined as an adverse event or abnormal laboratory value of Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) grade ≥ 3 assessed as unrelated to disease, disease progression, inter-current illness or concomitant medications, which occurs within the DLT period. The DLT period for Schedule 1 is 28 days and covers two infusions. The DLT period for Schedule 2 and Schedule 3 is 35 days to cover two infusions of the Experimental dose. Other clinically significant toxicities may be considered to be DLTs, even if not CTCAE grade 3 or higher.	Up to 35 days
Incidence of adverse events and serious adverse events during the on-treatment period	Number of participants with AEs (any AE regardless of seriousness) and SAEs, including changes from baseline in vital signs, electrocardiograms and laboratory results qualifying and reported as AEs. The on-treatment period is defined from the day of first administration of study treatment up to 30 days after the date of its last administration.	Up to approximately 52 weeks (KAZ954 single agent), 20 weeks (KAZ954+PDR001) and 24 weeks (KAZ954+NIR178)
Number of participants with dose interruptions and dose reductions	Number of participants with at least one dose interruption or reduction of KAZ954 and its combination partners during study treatment to assess tolerability.	Up to approximately 48 weeks (KAZ954 single agent), 16 weeks (KAZ954+PDR001) and 20 weeks (KAZ954+NIR178)
Dose intensity of study treatment	Dose intensity of KAZ954 and its combination partners computed as the ratio of actual cumulative dose received and actual duration of exposure.	Up to approximately 48 weeks (KAZ954 single agent), 16 weeks (KAZ954+PDR001) and 20 weeks (KAZ954+NIR178)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Overall Response Rate (ORR) per RECIST v1.1	ORR is the percentage of patients with a best overall response of complete response (CR) or partial response (PR), based on local investigator assessment per Response Evaluation Criteria for Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1. For RECIST v1.1, CR=Disappearance of all non-nodal target lesions. In addition, any pathological lymph nodes assigned as target lesions must have a reduction in short axis to < 10 mm; PR= At least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameter of all target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum of diameters.	Up to approximately 48 weeks (KAZ954 single agent), 16 weeks (KAZ954+PDR001) and 20 weeks (KAZ954+NIR178)
Overall Response Rate (ORR) per iRECIST	ORR is the percentage of patients with a best overall response of complete response (iCR) or partial response (iPR), based on local investigator assessment per immune-related RECIST (iRECIST). For iRECIST, the principles used to determine objective tumor response are largely unchanged from RECIST v1.1, while the major change of iRECIST is the concept of 'resetting the bar' if RECIST v1.1 progression is followed by tumor shrinkage. Unlike RECIST v1.1, iRECIST requires the confirmation of progression.	Up to approximately 48 weeks (KAZ954 single agent), 16 weeks (KAZ954+PDR001) and 20 weeks (KAZ954+NIR178)
Disease Control Rate (DCR) per RECIST v1.1	DCR is the percentage of patients with a best overall response of complete response (CR), partial response (PR) or stable disease (SD), based on local investigator assessment per Response Evaluation Criteria for Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1. For RECIST v1.1, CR=Disappearance of all non-nodal target lesions. In addition, any pathological lymph nodes assigned as target lesions must have a reduction in short axis to < 10 mm; PR= At least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameter of all target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum of diameters; SD= Neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR or CR nor an increase in lesions which would qualify for progression.	Up to approximately 48 weeks (KAZ954 single agent), 16 weeks (KAZ954+PDR001) and 20 weeks (KAZ954+NIR178)
Disease Control Rate (DCR) per iRECIST	DCR is the percentage of patients with a best overall response of complete response (iCR), partial response (iPR), stable disease (iSD), based on local investigator assessment per immune-related RECIST (iRECIST). For iRECIST, the principles used to determine objective tumor response are largely unchanged from RECIST v1.1, while the major change of iRECIST is the concept of 'resetting the bar' if RECIST v1.1 progression is followed by tumor shrinkage. Unlike RECIST v1.1, iRECIST requires the confirmation of progression.	Up to approximately 48 weeks (KAZ954 single agent), 16 weeks (KAZ954+PDR001) and 20 weeks (KAZ954+NIR178)
Progression-Free Survival (PFS) per RECIST v1.1	For assessment per RECIST v1.1, PFS is the time from date of start of treatment to the date of event defined as the first progression or death due to any cause. If a subject had not had an event, PFS was censored at the date of last adequate tumor assessment. PFS was analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier method.	Up to approximately 52 weeks (KAZ954 single agent), 20 weeks (KAZ954+PDR001) and 24 weeks (KAZ954+NIR178)
Progression-Free Survival (iPFS) per iRECIST	For assessment per iRECIST, iPFS is the time from date of start of treatment to the date of event defined as the first documented confirmed progression or death due to any cause. If a subject had not had an event, iPFS was censored at the date of last adequate tumor assessment. PFS was analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier method.	Up to approximately 52 weeks (KAZ954 single agent), 20 weeks (KAZ954+PDR001) and 24 weeks (KAZ954+NIR178)
Maximum observed serum concentration (Cmax) of KAZ954	Pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters were calculated based on free KAZ954 serum concentrations by using non-compartmental methods. Cmax is defined as the maximum (peak) observed concentration following a dose.	Cycle 1 Day 1 (C1D1) and Cycle 3 Day 1 (C3D1): pre-dose, 1, 24, 72, 168, 240 and 360 hours after the end of the infusion. The duration of the infusion was 2 hours. One cycle=28 days
Maximum observed serum concentration (Cmax) of PDR001	PK parameters were calculated based on PDR001 serum concentrations by using non-compartmental methods. Cmax is defined as the maximum (peak) observed concentration following a dose.	Cycle 1 Day 1 (C1D1) and Cycle 3 Day 1 (C3D1): pre-dose, 1, 168, 336 and 672 hours after the end of the infusion. The duration of the infusion was 30 minutes. One cycle=28 days
Maximum observed plasma concentration (Cmax) of NIR178 and its metabolite NJI765	PK parameters were calculated based on NIR178 and NJI765 plasma concentrations by using non-compartmental methods. Cmax is defined as the maximum (peak) observed concentration following a dose.	Cycle 1 Day 1 (C1D1) and Cycle 2 Day 1 (C2D1): pre-dose, 15 minutes, 1, 2, 4 and 6 hours after morning dose and 12 hours after evening dose. One cycle=28 days
Area under the serum concentration-time curve from time zero to 14 days post dose (AUC0-14d) of KAZ954	PK parameters were calculated based on free KAZ954 serum concentrations by using non-compartmental methods. The linear trapezoidal method was used for area under the curve (AUC) calculation.	Cycle 1 Day 1 (C1D1) and Cycle 3 Day 1 (C3D1): pre-dose, 1, 24, 72, 168, 240 and 360 hours after the end of the infusion. The duration of the infusion was 2 hours. One cycle=28 days
Area under the serum concentration-time curve from time zero to the time of the last quantifiable concentration (AUClast) of PDR001	PK parameters were calculated based on PDR001 serum concentrations by using non-compartmental methods. The linear trapezoidal method was used for AUC calculation.	Cycle 1 Day 1 (C1D1) and Cycle 3 Day 1 (C3D1): pre-dose, 1, 168, 336 and 672 hours after the end of the infusion. The duration of the infusion was 30 minutes. One cycle=28 days
Area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time zero to the time of the last quantifiable concentration (AUClast) of NIR178 and its metabolite NJI765	PK parameters were calculated based on NIR178 and NJI765 plasma concentrations by using non-compartmental methods. The linear trapezoidal method was used for AUC calculation.	Cycle 1 Day 1 (C1D1) and Cycle 2 Day 1 (C2D1): pre-dose, 15 minutes, 1, 2, 4 and 6 hours after morning dose and 12 hours after evening dose. One cycle=28 days
Number of participants with anti-KAZ954 antibodies	KAZ954 immunogenicity was evaluated in serum samples. Patient anti-drug antibodies (ADA) status was defined as follows: ADA-negative at baseline: ADA-negative sample at baseline; ADA-positive at baseline: ADA-positive sample at baseline; ADA-negative post-baseline: ADA-negative sample at baseline and at least 1 post-baseline sample, all of which are ADA-negative samples; Treatment-reduced ADA-positive: ADA-positive sample at baseline and at least 1 post-baseline sample, all of which are ADA-negative samples; Treatment-induced ADA-positive: ADA-negative sample at baseline and at least 1 treatment-induced ADA-positive sample; Treatment-boosted ADA-positive: ADA-positive sample at baseline and at least 1 treatment-boosted ADA-positive sample	Baseline (before first dose) and post-baseline (assessed throughout the treatment, up to approximately 48 weeks, 16 weeks and 20 weeks for KAZ954 single agent, KAZ954+PDR001 and KAZ954+NIR178, respectively)
Number of participants with anti-PDR001 antibodies	PDR001 immunogenicity was evaluated in serum samples. Patient anti-drug antibodies (ADA) status was defined as follows: ADA-negative at baseline: ADA-negative sample at baseline; ADA-positive at baseline: ADA-positive sample at baseline; ADA-negative post-baseline: ADA-negative sample at baseline and at least 1 post-baseline sample, all of which are ADA-negative samples; Treatment-reduced ADA-positive: ADA-positive sample at baseline and at least 1 post-baseline sample, all of which are ADA-negative samples; Treatment-induced ADA-positive: ADA-negative sample at baseline and at least 1 treatment-induced ADA-positive sample; Treatment-boosted ADA-positive: ADA-positive sample at baseline and at least 1 treatment-boosted ADA-positive sample	Baseline (before first dose) and post-baseline (assessed throughout the treatment, up to approximately 16 weeks)
Overall Response Rate (ORR) using RECIST v1.1 and iRECIST by PD-L1 expression	Programmed Death-Ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression was assessed centrally using the 22C3 PharmDx assay. PD-L1 expression levels were defined based on the tumor proportion score (TPS). The PD-L1 expression levels were categorized as high (TPS ≥ 50%), medium (TPS 1% - 49%) and low (TPS <1%) expressors. ORR using RECIST v1.1 and iRECIST was summarized by PD-L1 expression.	Up to approximately 48 weeks (KAZ954 single agent), 16 weeks (KAZ954+PDR001) and 20 weeks (KAZ954+NIR178)
Progression Free Survival (PFS) using RECIST v1.1 and iRECIST by PD-L1 expression	Programmed Death-Ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression was assessed centrally using the 22C3 PharmDx assay. PD-L1 expression levels were defined based on the tumor proportion score (TPS). The PD-L1 expression levels were categorized as high (TPS ≥ 50%), medium (TPS 1% - 49%) and low (TPS <1%) expressors. PFS using RECIST v1.1 and iRECIST was summarized by PD-L1 expression.	Up to approximately 52 weeks (KAZ954 single agent), 20 weeks (KAZ954+PDR001) and 24 weeks (KAZ954+NIR178)

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals
• Investigators: Study Director: Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Publications and helpful links

Helpful Links

• Study Results
• A Plain Language Trial Summary is available on www.novctrd.com

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 20, 2020
• Primary Completion (Actual): September 15, 2023
• Study Completion (Actual): September 15, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 17, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 17, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): January 23, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 18, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 14, 2025
• Last Verified: May 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Immunotherapy; Solid Tumors; PDR001; Spartalizumab; KAZ954; NIR178; NZV930; Phase I/Ib
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neoplasms; Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological; Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors; Antineoplastic Agents; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Spartalizumab
• Other Study ID Numbers: CKAZ954A12101; 2019-002841-39 (EudraCT Number)

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