A Study to Find the Best Dose of BI 905711 in Combination With Chemotherapy and to Test Whether This Dose Helps People With Advanced Gastrointestinal Cancers

A Phase Ia/Ib, Open Label, Multicentre, Dose Escalation Study of BI 905711 in Combination With Chemotherapy Followed by Expansion Cohorts in Patients With Advanced Gastrointestinal Cancers

This study is open to adults with advanced colorectal cancer or with advanced pancreatic cancer. The study has 2 parts. In the first part, participants with colorectal cancer get a medicine called BI 905711 combined with chemotherapy and bevacizumab. The purpose of the first part is to find the highest BI 905711 dose participants can tolerate. In the second part, participants with colorectal cancer or pancreatic cancer get BI 905711 combined with chemotherapy. Some participants also get bevacizumab. The second part tests whether BI 905711 makes tumours shrink. Participants get BI 905711, chemotherapy and bevacizumab about every 2 weeks as an infusion into a vein. Participants can stay in the study as long as they benefit from treatment and can tolerate it. The doctors regularly check the health of the participants and note any health problems that could have been caused by the study treatment. The doctors also monitor the size of the tumour.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Gastrointestinal Cancer, Metastatic
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Bevacizumab; Drug: BI 905711; Drug: FOLFIRI

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 13
• Phase: Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Belgium
  • Leuven, Belgium, 3000
    • UZ Leuven
• China
  • Beijing, China, 100036
    • Beijing Cancer Hospital
• France
  • Poitiers, France, 86021
    • HOP la Milétrie
• Japan
  • Chiba, Kashiwa, Japan, 277-8577
    • National Cancer Center Hospital East
• United States
  • Texas
    • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
      • The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Signed and dated written informed consent in accordance with International Council of Harmonisation-Good Clinical Practice (ICH-GCP) and local legislation prior to admission to the trial.
• Of legal adult age (according to local legislation) at screening.
• Histologically or cytologically confirmed, advanced unresectable or metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma.
• Colorectal adenocarcinoma (CRC): Patients who have Progressive disease (PD) after prior oxaliplatin-based first line therapy or within 6 months after the end of oxaliplatin-based adjuvant therapy.
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤1.
• Life expectancy ≥ 3 months in the opinion of the investigator.
• Availability and willingness to provide tumor tissue (fresh biopsy or archival) for biomarker analysis. Only non-significant risk procedures per the investigator's judgment will be used to obtain any biopsies specified in this study. In case a fresh tumor biopsy cannot be obtained, the recruitment of the patient may proceed on a case-by-case basis after agreement between the investigator and BI. In such a case, an archived tumor tissue specimen must be submitted.

• Adequate hepatic, pancreatic, renal and bone marrow functions as defined by all of the below:

  • Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x institutional upper level of normal (ULN).
  • Alanine transaminase (ALT) and Aspartate transaminase (AST) ≤2.5 x institutional ULN or ≤5 x institutional ULN for patients with known liver metastases.
  • Serum creatinine ≤1.5x institutional ULN. If creatinine is > 1.5 x ULN, patient is eligible if concurrent creatinine clearance ≥ 50 ml/min (≥ 0.05L/min) (measured or calculated by Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) formula or Japanese version of CKD-EPI formula for Japanese patients).
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 x 1^9/L, ≥ 1.5 x 10^3/μL, or ≥ 1500/mm^3
  • Platelets ≥ 100 x 10^9/L, ≥ 100 x 10^3/μL, or ≥ 100 x 10^3/mm^3
  • Hemoglobin (Hb) ≥ 8.5 g/dl, ≥ 85 g/L, or ≥ 5.3 mmol/L (without transfusion within previous week) Serum lipase ≤ 1.5 institutional ULN (Only for CRC cohort); >1.5 - 2.0 x ULN or asymptomatic >2.0 - 5.0 x ULN if related to Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) (Only for PDAC cohort) Further inclusion criteria apply.

Exclusion criteria:

• Any prior irinotecan-based therapy in the metastatic setting.

• Previous systemic anti-cancer therapy within the specified timeframe from the last dose intake to the first dose of trial treatment as follows:

  • Any non-investigational drug, including anti-angiogenic agents (bevacizumab or ramucirumab or aflibercept) and anti-EGFR antibodies (cetuximab or panitumumab), within 14 days.
  • Any investigational drug or other antibodies including immune checkpoint inhibitors, within 28 days.
• Currently enrolled in another investigational device or drug trial. Patients who are in follow-up/observation for another clinical trial are eligible.
• Radiation therapy within 4 weeks prior to start of treatment. However, palliative radiotherapy for symptomatic metastasis is allowed if completed within 2 weeks prior to start of treatment.
• Any serious concomitant disease or medical condition affecting compliance with trial requirements or which are considered relevant for the evaluation of the efficacy or safety of the trial drug, such as neurologic, psychiatric, infectious disease or active ulcers (gastro-intestinal (GI) tract, skin) or laboratory abnormality that may increase the risk associated with trial participation or trial drug administration, and in the judgment of the Investigator, would make the patient inappropriate for entry into the trial.

• Known pathological condition of GI tract, liver and pancreas, excluding the disease under study, that may interfere with assessment of drug safety or may increase the risk of toxicity:

  • inflammatory bowel disease
  • chronic pancreatitis
  • other serious GI pathological conditions by judgment of the investigator e.g. autoimmune disease with GI involvement, unexplained active diarrhea CTCAE v5.0 grade ≥ 2.
• Known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.

• Any of the following laboratory evidence of hepatitis virus infection. Test results obtained in routine diagnostics are acceptable if done within 14 days before the informed consent date:

  • Positive results of hepatitis B surface (HBs) antigen
  • Presence of HBc antibody together with hepatitis B virus deoxyribonucleic acid (HBV-DNA)
  • Presence of hepatitis C ribonucleic acid (RNA) Further exclusion criteria.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

3

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: 0.6 mg/kg BI 905711 + FOLFIRI + bevacizumab; Patients with colorectal adenocarcinoma (CRC) received a single administration of 0.6 milligrams (mg) / kilograms (kg) of BI 905711 intravenously on Day 3 of each 14-day cycle. Patients also received FOLFIRI (irinotecan: 180 mg/squaremeters (m2) over 1.5 hours (hrs), leucovorin: 400 mg/m2 (in Japan: levoleucovorin: 200 mg/m2) over 2 hrs, fluorouracil: 400 mg/m2 bolus or 2400 mg/m2 46 hrs continuous infusion) in combination with bevacizumab, 5 mg/kg over 30 minutes (min) intravenously on Day 1 of each 14-day cycle.	Drug: Bevacizumab; Bevacizumab; Drug: BI 905711; BI 905711; Drug: FOLFIRI; FOLFIRI
Experimental: 1.2 mg/kg BI 905711 + FOLFIRI + bevacizumab; Patients with colorectal adenocarcinoma (CRC) received a single administration of 1.2 mg/kg of BI 905711 intravenously on Day 3 of each 14-day cycle. Patients also received FOLFIRI (irinotecan: 180 mg/m2 over 1.5 hours (hrs), leucovorin: 400 mg/m2 (in Japan: levoleucovorin: 200 mg/m2) over 2 hrs, fluorouracil: 400 mg/m2 bolus or 2400 mg/m2 46 hrs continuous infusion) in combination with bevacizumab, 5 mg/kg over 30 minutes (min) intravenously on Day 1 of each 14-day cycle.	Drug: Bevacizumab; Bevacizumab; Drug: BI 905711; BI 905711; Drug: FOLFIRI; FOLFIRI
Active Comparator: FOLFIRI + bevacizumab; Patients with colorectal adenocarcinoma (CRC) received FOLFIRI (irinotecan: 180 mg/m2 over 1.5 hours (hrs), leucovorin [or levoleucovorin]: 400 mg/m2 (in Japan: levoleucovorin: 200 mg/m2) over 2 hrs, fluorouracil: 400 mg/m2 bolus or 2400 mg/m2 46 hrs continuous infusion) in combination with bevacizumab, 5 mg/kg over 30 minutes (min) intravenously on Day 1 of each 14-day cycle.	Drug: Bevacizumab; Bevacizumab; Drug: FOLFIRI; FOLFIRI

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Determination of the Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) of BI 905711	Maximum tolerated dose (MTD) was defined as the highest dose with less than 25% risk of the true dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) rate being equal or above 33% during the MTD evaluation period. The MTD was to be considered reached if one of the following criteria was fulfilled: the posterior probability of the true DLT rate in the target interval (0.16, 0.33) of the MTD was above 0.5, or at least 12 patients had been treated in Phase Ia, of which at least 6 at the MTD.	From cycle 1 Day 1 until the day before cycle 3 Day 1 (2 14-day treatment cycles), or end of the residual effect period (REP) (30 days + 5 days) in case of discontinuation before start of cycle 3, up to 35 days.
Number of Patients With Dose Limiting Toxicity (DLT) During MTD Evaluation	Number of patients with dose limiting toxicity (DLT) during MTD evaluation is presented.	From cycle 1 Day 1 until the day before cycle 3 Day 1 (2 14-day treatment cycles), or end of the REP (30 days + 5 days) in case of discontinuation before start of cycle 3, up to 35 days.
Confirmed Objective Response (OR)	Confirmed objective response (OR) as assessed by the investigator based on Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST 1.1) for target lesions and assessed by MRI in patients with measurable disease, defined as the best overall response of complete response (CR) or partial response (PR), from the first administration of trial medication until the earliest of progressive disease (PD), death or last evaluable tumor assessment before start of subsequent anti-cancer therapy.	From the first administration of trial medication until the earliest of progressive disease (PD), death or last evaluable tumor assessment before start of subsequent anti-cancer therapy, up to 54 weeks.
Number of PDAC Patients With DLTs During the MTD Evaluation Period Assessed in the First 6 Patients	In safety run-in part of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) cohort. Number of PDAC patients with DLTs during the MTD evaluation period assessed in the first 6 patients is presented.	From cycle 1 Day 1 until the day before cycle 3 Day 1 (2 14-day treatment cycles), or end of the REP (30 days + 5 days) in case of discontinuation before start of cycle 3, up to 35 days.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Maximum Measured Plasma Concentration of BI 905711 During the First Cycle (Cmax)	Maximum measured plasma concentration of BI 905711 during the first cycle (Cmax) in phase Ia is presented.	At 5 minutes (min) before start of BI 905711 infusion and at 30 min, 7 hours (hrs), 24 hrs, 48 hrs, 168 hrs and 336 hrs after BI 905711 infusion in cycle 1.
Maximum Measured Plasma Concentration of BI 905711 After Multiple Cycles (Cmax)	Maximum measured plasma concentration of BI 905711 after multiple cycles (Cmax) in phase Ia is presented.	Cycle 3: At 5 minutes (min) before start of BI 905711 infusion and at 30 min, 7 hours (hrs), 24 hrs, 48 hrs, 168 hrs and 336 hrs after BI 905711 infusion.
Area Under the Concentration-time Curve in Plasma of BI 905711 During the First Cycle (AUC0-336)	Area under the concentration-time curve in plasma of BI 905711 during the first cycle (AUC0-336) in phase Ia is presented.	At 5 minutes (min) before start of BI 905711 infusion and at 30 min, 7 hours (hrs), 24 hrs, 48 hrs, 168 hrs and 336 hrs after BI 905711 infusion in cycle 1.
Area Under the Concentration Time-curve in Plasma of BI 905711 After Multiple Cycles (AUC0-336)	Area under the concentration time-curve in plasma of BI 905711 after multiple cycles (AUC0-336) in phase Ia is presented.	Cycle 3: At 5 minutes (min) before start of BI 905711 infusion and at 30 min, 7 hours (hrs), 24 hrs, 48 hrs, 168 hrs and 336 hrs after BI 905711 infusion.
Progression Free Survival (PFS)	Progression-Free Survival (PFS) defined from date of start of treatment to the date of disease progression or death, whichever is earlier as assessed by the investigator according to RECIST 1.1 is presented.	From date of start of treatment to the date of disease progression or death, whichever is earlier as assessed by the investigator according to RECIST 1.1., up to 54 weeks.
Maximum Percentage Change From Baseline in the Sum of Longest Target Lesion Diameters	Radiological (CT Scan) tumor shrinkage, defined as the difference between the minimum post-baseline sum of longest diameters of target lesions and the baseline sum of longest diameters of the same set of target lesions according to RECIST 1.1. is presented. Negative values indicate a reduction in the sum of target lesion diameters and positive values indicate an increase. Median change from baseline was calculated for each patient and then summarized over all patients.	At baseline and every 8 weeks (± 7 days) until progression or start of further treatment for disease, up to 54 weeks.
Duration of Objective Response (OR)	The duration of OR is measured from the time measurement criteria are first met for complete response (CR)/ partial response (PR) (whichever is first recorded) until the first date that recurrent or progressive disease (PD) is objectively documented (taking as reference for PD the smallest measurements recorded on study) according to RECIST 1.1. .	From the time measurement criteria are first met for CR/PR (whichever is first recorded) until the first date that recurrent or PD is objectively documented, up to 54 weeks.
Disease Control	Disease control, defined as complete response (CR), partial response (PR), or stable disease (SD) lasting at least 16 weeks according to RECIST 1.1 from the start of treatment until the earliest of PD, death or last evaluable tumor assessment and before start of subsequent anti-cancer therapy.	From the start of treatment until the earliest of PD, death or last evaluable tumor assessment and before start of subsequent anti-cancer therapy, up to 54 weeks.
Maximum Measured Plasma Concentration of BI 905711 During the First Cycle (Cmax) in Phase Ib	Maximum measured plasma concentration of BI 905711 during the first cycle (Cmax) in phase Ib is presented.	At 5 minutes (min) before start of BI 905711 infusion and at 30 min, 7 hours (hrs), 24 hrs, 48 hrs, 168 hrs and 336 hrs after BI 905711 infusion in cycle 1.
Maximum Measured Plasma Concentration of BI 905711 After Multiple Cycles (Cmax) in Phase Ib	Maximum measured plasma concentration of BI 905711 after multiple cycles (Cmax) in phase Ib is presented.	Cycle 3: At 5 minutes (min) before start of BI 905711 infusion and at 30 min, 7 hours (hrs), 24 hrs, 48 hrs, 168 hrs and 336 hrs after BI 905711 infusion.
Area Under the Concentration-time Curve of BI 9057 During the First Treatment Cycle (AUC0-t2) in Phase Ib	Area under the concentration-time curve of BI 9057 during the first treatment cycle (AUC0-t2) in phase Ib is presented.	At 5 minutes (min) before start of BI 905711 infusion and at 30 min, 7 hours (hrs), 24 hrs, 48 hrs, 168 hrs and 336 hrs after BI 905711 infusion in cycle 1.
Area Under the Concentration-time Curve of BI 9057 After Multiple Cycles (AUC0-t2) in Phase Ib	Area under the concentration-time curve of BI 9057 after multiple cycles (AUC0-t2) in phase Ib is presented.	Cycle 3: At 5 minutes (min) before start of BI 905711 infusion and at 30 min, 7 hours (hrs), 24 hrs, 48 hrs, 168 hrs and 336 hrs after BI 905711 infusion.

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim

Publications and helpful links

Helpful Links

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Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): November 24, 2021
• Primary Completion (Actual): October 23, 2023
• Study Completion (Actual): November 14, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 11, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 11, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): October 21, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 25, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 17, 2025
• Last Verified: February 1, 2025

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Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Digestive System Neoplasms; Digestive System Diseases; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms; Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological; Antineoplastic Agents; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Angiogenesis Inhibitors; Angiogenesis Modulating Agents; Growth Substances; Growth Inhibitors; Bevacizumab
• Other Study ID Numbers: 1412-0003; 2021-003041-37 (EudraCT Number)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

IPD Plan Description

Clinical studies sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim, phases I to IV, interventional and non-interventional, are in scope for sharing of the raw clinical study data and clinical study documents, except for the following exclusions:

1. studies in products where Boehringer Ingelheim is not the license holder;
2. studies regarding pharmaceutical formulations and associated analytical methods, and studies pertinent to pharmacokinetics using human biomaterials;
3. studies conducted in a single center or targeting rare diseases (because of limitations with anonymization).

For more details refer to: https://www.mystudywindow.com/msw/datasharing

Drug and device information, study documents

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