Adjuvant Therapy Based on Pathologic Response After Neoadjuvant Encorafenib Binimetinib in Melanoma

A Randomized Pilot Trial of Adjuvant Therapy Based on Pathologic Response After Neoadjuvant Encorafenib and Binimetinib in Advanced Melanoma

The purpose of this study is to assess rate of disease relapse and hazard rate of disease relapse after neoadjuvant therapy based on the statuses of pathologic complete response or non-pathologic complete response, and postoperative adjuvant therapy.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Melanoma Stage IV; BRAF V600 Mutation; Melanoma Stage III
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Encorafenib Pill; Drug: Binimetinib Pill; Drug: Nivolumab

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 50
• Phase: Early Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Krystal Victoria; Phone Number: 813-745-0218; Email: Krystal.Victoria@moffitt.org

Study Locations

• United States
  • Florida
    • Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612
      • Recruiting
      • Moffitt Cancer Center
      • Sub-Investigator: Andrew Brohl, MD
      • Sub-Investigator: Joseph Markowitz, MD, PhD
      • Sub-Investigator: Ahmad Tarhini, MD, PhD
      • Contact: Krystal Victoria; Phone Number: 813-745-0218; Email: Krystal.Victoria@moffitt.org
      • Principal Investigator: Zeynep Eroglu, MD
      • Sub-Investigator: Nikhil Khushaslani, MD

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age ≥ 18 years at the time of informed consent
• Histologically confirmed diagnosis of melanoma. Any primary or unknown origin is permitted.
• Melanoma must have a BRAFV600 mutation (using a CLIA-validated assay), either stage III (B/C/D) or Stage IV (AJCC 8th edition).
• ECOG performance status ≤ 2
• Adequate laboratory parameters as well:
• a. Hemoglobin ≥ 8 g/dL.
• b. Platelets ≥ 75 × 109/L;
• c. AST and ALT ≤ 2.5 × ULN; in participants with liver metastases ≤ 5 × ULN;
• d. Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × ULN and < 2 mg/dL; OR total bilirubin >1.5 × ULN with indirect bilirubin < 1.5 × ULN;
• e. Serum creatinine ≤ 2.0 × ULN
• Female participants of childbearing potential as described in protocol, must have a negative serum or urine β-HCG test result. Female participants of childbearing potential must agree to use methods of contraception that are highly effective or acceptable, as described in Section 4.3.1. Participants must agree to not use hormonal contraceptives, as encorafenib can result in decreased concentration and loss of efficacy. Male participants must agree to use methods of contraception that are highly effective or acceptable per protocol.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participants may have received prior therapy with BRAF and/or a MEK inhibitor if it was completed at least 6 months prior to study enrollment. Patients who had prior disease progression while on BRAF/MEK inhibitor therapy are not eligible. (Progression after stopping treatment is permitted.) Participants may have received prior therapy an anti-PD-1/PD-L1 or CTLA-4 inhibitor.
• Participants must not have had adverse events related to encorafenib and/or binimetinib specifically, that required discontinuation of one or both drugs due to toxicity.
• Participants who have had major surgery or radiotherapy ≤ 14 days prior to start of study treatment or who have not recovered from side effects of such procedure.
• Participants must be willing to avoid consuming grapefruit, pomegranates, star fruits, Seville oranges or products containing the juice during the study while they are taking encorafenib/binimetinib.
• Uncontrolled or symptomatic brain metastases or leptomeningeal carcinomatosis that are not stable, require steroids, are potentially life-threatening or have required radiation within 28 days prior to starting study drug. Patients with previously treated brain metastases may participate provided they are stable (e.g.,without evidence of progression by radiographic imaging for at least 28 days before the first dose of study treatment and neurologic symptoms have returned to baseline).
• Impaired cardiovascular function as below:
• a. Congestive heart failure requiring treatment (New York Heart Association Grade ≥ 3);
• b. presence of uncontrolled atrial fibrillation or uncontrolled paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia
• c. Baseline QTcF interval ≥ 500 ms.
• Known history of retinal vein occlusion (RVO)
• Current use of a prohibited medication (including herbal medications, supplements, or foods), as described in protocol, or use of a prohibited medication ≤ 1 week prior to the start of study treatment.
• Participants with a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment (in the opinion of the treating physician) does not have the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen are eligible for this trial.
• Participants with known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infection are eligible providing they are on effective anti-retroviral therapy and have undetectable viral load at their most recent viral load test and within 90 days prior to randomization.
• Participants with a known history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection must have been treated and cured. Participants with HCV infection who are currently on treatment must have an undetectable HCV viral load prior to randomization.
• Pregnancy or breast feeding.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

4

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Surveillance; Participants will receive 24 weeks of neoadjuvant encorafenib and binimetinib and then proceed to planned resection. If participants have pathologic complete response they will receive adjuvant treatment for 24 weeks. Imaging will be conducted every 12 weeks for at least one year after surgery, and every 24 weeks for at least two years post-surgery.	Drug: Encorafenib Pill; Encorafenib 450 mg will be administered orally once per day in continuous 28-day cycles; Drug: Binimetinib Pill; Binimetinib 45 mg will be administered orally twice per day in continuous 28-day cycles
Experimental: Encorafenib and Binimetinib after Pathologic Complete Response; Participants will receive 24 weeks of neoadjuvant encorafenib and binimetinib and then proceed to planned resection. If participants have pathologic complete response they will continue to receive encorafenib and binimetinib for 24 more weeks. Imaging will be conducted every 12 weeks for at least one year after surgery, and every 24 weeks for at least two years post-surgery.	Drug: Encorafenib Pill; Encorafenib 450 mg will be administered orally once per day in continuous 28-day cycles; Drug: Binimetinib Pill; Binimetinib 45 mg will be administered orally twice per day in continuous 28-day cycles
Experimental: Encorafenib and Binimetinib after Non-Pathologic Complete Response; Participants will receive 24 weeks of neoadjuvant encorafenib and binimetinib and then proceed to planned resection. If participants have non-pathologic complete response they will continue to receive encorafenib and binimetinib for 24 more weeks. Imaging will be conducted every 12 weeks for at least one year after surgery, and every 24 weeks for at least two years post-surgery.	Drug: Encorafenib Pill; Encorafenib 450 mg will be administered orally once per day in continuous 28-day cycles; Drug: Binimetinib Pill; Binimetinib 45 mg will be administered orally twice per day in continuous 28-day cycles
Experimental: Nivolumab after Non-Pathologic Complete Response; Participants will receive 24 weeks of neoadjuvant encorafenib and binimetinib and then proceed to planned resection. If participants have non-pathologic complete response they will receive nivolumab for 24 weeks. Imaging will be conducted every 12 weeks for at least one year after surgery, and every 24 weeks for at least two years post-surgery.	Drug: Encorafenib Pill; Encorafenib 450 mg will be administered orally once per day in continuous 28-day cycles; Drug: Binimetinib Pill; Binimetinib 45 mg will be administered orally twice per day in continuous 28-day cycles; Drug: Nivolumab; Nivolumab will be administered at a dose of 480 mg IV infusion over 30 minutes every 4 weeks.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Rate of Disease Relapse	Investigators will estimate the rate of disease relapse after neoadjuvant therapy based on pathologic complete response status and postoperative adjuvant therapy within each arm.	After surgery up to 24 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Relapse Free Survival	Relapse free survival is defined as time from surgery until disease relapse	After surgery up to 24 weeks
Rate of Pathologic Complete Response	Investigators will measure the rate of pathologic complete response after surgery.	At 26 weeks
Rate of Non-Pathologic Complete Response	Investigators will measure the rate of non-pathologic complete response after surgery.	At 26 weeks
Overall Response Rate	Overall response rate will be measured after neoadjuvant therapy (for participants who have measurable disease per RECIST 1.1 at start of neoadjuvant therapy).	Up to 26 weeks
Overall Survival	Overall survival will be measured from time of surgery to death from any cause.	After surgery, up to 5 years

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
• Collaborators: Pfizer
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Zeynep Eroglu, MD, Moffitt Cancer Center

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): May 24, 2021
• Primary Completion (Estimated): January 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): January 1, 2027

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 2, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 4, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): February 5, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): February 14, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 13, 2024
• Last Verified: February 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Skin
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Neuroectodermal Tumors; Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal; Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue; Neuroendocrine Tumors; Nevi and Melanomas; Melanoma; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Antineoplastic Agents; Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological; Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors; Nivolumab
• Other Study ID Numbers: MCC-20641

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: Yes
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: Yes