Ipilimumab With Nivolumab for Molecular-selected Patients With Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer (INSPIRE)

Phase 2 INSPIRE Trial: Ipilimumab With Nivolumab for Molecular- Selected Patients With Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of 4 cycles of combinatory immunotherapy (ipilimumab and nivolumab), followed by monotherapy nivolumab in participants with immunogenic metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.

Study Overview

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Conditions: Prostatic Neoplasms, Castration-Resistant
• Intervention / Treatment: Biological: Ipilimumab; Biological: Nivolumab

Detailed Description

Following molecular characterization (next-generation sequencing) a total of 75 mCRPC patients with a putative immunogenic subtype will be included within the phase 2 INSPIRE trial. As treatment we will be utilizing a combinatory regimen of nivolumab 3mg/kg and ipilimumab 1mg/kg for 4 doses, followed by nivolumab 480mg flat dose for up to one year. All participants will additionally undergo an on-trial metastatic tissue biopsy. Translational research will study immunological correlates and in-depth genomic/transcriptomic and multispectral immunohistochemical analyses of immune infiltrate.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 69
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Niven Mehra, PhD; Phone Number: +31-24-3610354; Email: niven.mehra@radboudumc.nl

Study Locations

• Netherlands
  • Gelderland
    • Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands, 6525GA
      • Radboudumc

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

In order to be eligible to participate in this study, a subject must meet all of the following criteria:

1. Written informed consent.
2. Histological diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the prostate. Patients who have no histological diagnosis must be willing to undergo a biopsy to prove prostate adenocarcinoma.
3. Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer (mCRPC), metastatic disease defined either as measurable disease by RECIST1.1 criteria or presence of bone-metastatic disease evaluable per PCWG3 criteria. For cohort 1, measurable disease is compulsory.
4. An immunogenic phenotype, consisting of one of the next criteria: 1, mismatch repair deficiency and/or a high mutational burden of >7 mutations per Mb (cluster A); 2, BRCA2 inactivation or BRCAness signature (cluster B); 3, a tandem duplication signature and/or CDK12 biallelic inactivation (cluster C)
5. Age ≥18 years.
6. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) 0-1.
7. PSA ≥ 2 ng/ml.
8. Documented willingness to use an effective means of contraception while participating in the study and for 7 months post last dose of treatment
9. Documented ongoing castrate serum testosterone <50 ng/dL (<2.0 nM).
10. Received prior castration by orchiectomy and/or ongoing Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone (LH-RH) agonist treatment.

11. Progression of disease by:

    1. PSA utilizing PCWG3 criteria
    2. Bone scan: disease progression as defined by at least 2 new lesions on bone scan.
    3. Soft tissue disease progression defined by modified RECIST 1.1.
    4. Clinical progression with worsening pain and the need for palliative radiotherapy for bone metastases.

12. Having a biopsiable metastatic lesion and willingness to undergo a baseline* and on treatment tumour biopsy for next-generation sequencing and biomarker analyses.

    • When sufficient FFPE material is available from a biopsy in castrate-state, one may apply for a waiver for a new baseline biopsy.

Exclusion Criteria:

A potential subject who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study:

1. Prior treatment with checkpoint immunotherapy (CTLA-4, or PD-1 and PD-L1 antagonists) for cohort 1. For cohort 2, patients may have prior treatment with monotherapy CTLA-4 or PD-1 or PD-L1.
2. Surgery or chemotherapy within 4 weeks prior to trial entry / randomisation into the study. Any other therapies for prostate cancer, other than GnRH analogue therapy and osteoporosis preventing agents, are not allowed.
3. Radiotherapy within 2 weeks prior to trial entry. Radiation-related side effects higher than grade 1, or above baseline.
4. Participation in another interventional clinical trial and any concurrent treatment with any investigational drug within 4 weeks prior to trial entry/randomisation.
5. History of seizure or any condition that may predispose to seizure including, but not limited to underlying brain injury, stroke, primary brain tumours, brain metastases, or alcoholism.
6. Untreated or symptomatic brain or leptomeningeal involvement.

7. Inadequate organ and bone marrow function as evidenced by:

   1. hemoglobin <6.2 mmol/L
   2. Absolute neutrophil count <1.0 x 109/L
   3. Platelet count < 75 x 109/L
   4. Albumin <30 g/dL.
   5. AST / SGOT and/or ALT / SGPT ≥ 2.5 x ULN (≥ 5 x ULN if liver metastases present)
   6. Total bilirubin ≥ 1.5 x ULN (except for patient with documented Gilbert's disease)
   7. Serum Creatinine > 1.5 x ULN
8. Any of the following cardiac criteria; a. Any clinically significant abnormalities in rhythm conduction, or morphology of a resting ECG (e.g., complete left bundle branch block, third degree heart block) c. Experience of any of the following procedures or conditions in the preceding six months: coronary artery bypass graft, angioplasty, vascular stent, myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure NYHA ≥ Grade2 d. Uncontrolled hypotension defined as systolic blood pressure (BP) <90mmHg and/or diastolic BP <50mmHg
9. Clinically significant history of liver disease consistent with Child-Pugh Class B or C, including viral or other hepatitis, current alcohol abuse, or cirrhosis.
10. History of clinically relevant auto-immune disease (including Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis). Any other finding giving reasonable suspicion of a disease or condition that contraindicates the use of nivolumab or ipilimumab or that may affect the interpretation of the results or renders the patients at high risk from treatment complications.
11. Need for chronic corticosteroid therapy of >10 mg of prednisolone or >0.5mg of dexamethasone per day or an equivalent dose of other anti-inflammatory corticosteroid. Patients in which corticosteroids cannot be stopped prior to entering the trial are allowed a maximum of 10mg of prednisolone per day or equivalent. In the case of corticosteroid discontinuation, a 2-week (14 days) washout is required with a mandatory PSA check prior to starting the trial. If the PSA has declined compared to the value obtained prior to stopping corticosteroids, patients will not be eligible for study. Patients can only enter the study with a confirmed PSA increase.
12. Malignancies other than prostate cancer within 3 years prior to trial entry / randomization, except for adequately treated basal or squamous cell skin cancer and non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.
13. Active second malignancy, except basal or squamous cell skin cancer and non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. Other treated malignancies with curative intent, including colorectal cancer, may be included following PI consent.
14. Unresolved clinically significant toxicity from prior therapy except for alopecia and Grade 1 peripheral neuropathy.
15. Inability to comply with study and follow-up procedures.
16. Patients with predominant small cell or neuroendocrine prostate cancer are not eligible.
17. Patients without measurable lesion per RECIST1.1, and with a superscan on bone scintigraphy not evaluable per PCWG3 criteria, are not eligible

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: Treatment arm; Combinatory regimen of nivolumab 3mg/kg and ipilimumab 1mg/kg, followed by nivolumab 480mg flat dose (Q4w) to up to one year. This regimen will be given to participants in both cohort 1 and 2.	Biological: Ipilimumab; 4 courses of 1mg/kg q3w; Other Names: Yervoy, BMS-734016, MDXOIO, MDX-CTLA4; Biological: Nivolumab; 4 courses of 3mg/kg q3w, followed by maintenance flat dose (480mg, q4w, for 10 doses); Other Names: Opdivo, BMS-936558, MDX1106, ONO-4538

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Efficacy endpoint: DCR	For patients with RECIST1.1 evaluable disease this includes a change from baseline in tumour volume as measured by PR or CR by best ORR, or an SD, all lasting longer than 6mo, and the absence of clinical disease progression. In patients without RECIST1.1 evaluable disease, disease control is defined by the absence of new measurable lesions and unequivocal PD of non-target lesions on CT scan, the absence of bone progression as defined by the PCWG3 criteria, and the absence of clinical disease progression	At inclusion, Weeks 7, 17, 29, and 41, and 30 days after last dose given at week 49

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Safety endpoint: adverse effects	Percentage of Grade 3/4 and 5 treatment-related adverse effects	At inclusion, Weeks 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29, 33, 37, 41, 45, and 49, and at end of treatment (typically at one year, or earlier when treatment is stopped prematurely)
Efficacy endpoint: BRR	Biochemical response rate (BRR) at week 13 and maximal PSA decline according to PCWG3 criteria	BRR at Week 13, PSA at inclusion, Weeks 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29, 33, 37, 41, 45, 49 and at end of treatment (typically one year, or earlier when treatment is stopped prematurely)
Efficacy endpoint: rPFS	Radiographic progression free survival per irRECIST1.1 immune-related response criteria	At inclusion, Weeks 7, 17, 29, and 41, and 30 days after last dose given at week 49
Efficacy endpoint: ORR	Best objective response rate (ORR) per RECIST1.1 criteria (cohort A1 only)	At inclusion, Weeks 7, 17, 29, and 41, and 30 days after last dose given at week 49
Efficacy endpoint: OS	Overall survival	Follow-up of 1 year following trial discontinuation (onwards from the 30-day safety follow-up visit).
Efficacy in the BRCA, CDK12 and MSI/hTMB subgroups	DCR, ORR, BRR, rPFS and OS per subgroup	At inclusion, Weeks 7, 17, 29, and 41, and 30 days after last dose given at week 49
Efficacy in the subgroup of patients with prior RT	DCR, ORR, BRR, rPFS and OS in patients with and without prior radiotherapy	At inclusion, Weeks 7, 17, 29, and 41, and 30 days after last dose given at week 49

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Translational endpoint: biomarkers	To further optimize and validate predictive and early response immunogenic signatures from biomarkers in tissue and blood, associating with an objective response and disease control (DCR) of at least 6 months.	Through study completion, an average of 2 years

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Radboud University Medical Center
• Collaborators: Bristol-Myers Squibb
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Niven Mehra, PhD, Radboud University Medical Center

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 19, 2021
• Primary Completion (Estimated): August 15, 2024
• Study Completion (Estimated): February 15, 2026

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 6, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 18, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): January 20, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 16, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 12, 2024
• Last Verified: April 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Immunotherapy; mCRPC; Immune checkpoint inhibitors
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neoplasms; Urogenital Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Genital Neoplasms, Male; Prostatic Diseases; Urogenital Diseases; Male Urogenital Diseases; Genital Diseases, Male; Genital Diseases; Prostatic Neoplasms; Prostatic Neoplasms, Castration-Resistant; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Antineoplastic Agents; Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological; Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors; Nivolumab; Ipilimumab
• Other Study ID Numbers: MOURO048 - INSPIRE; 2020-001240-25 (EudraCT Number); CA184-585 (Other Identifier: Bristol Meyers Squibb)

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