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MelanomaPhase 1/2REVEALNCT03435640

REVEAL Study of NKTR-262 in Combination With NKTR-214 and Nivolumab in Patients With Locally Advanced / Metastatic Solid Tumor Malignancies

A Phase 1/2 study testing NKTR-262, bempegaldesleukin and nivolumab in people with Melanoma and Merkel Cell Carcinoma, run by Nektar Therapeutics at 14 sites in United States.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

Official record
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Trial summary

Patients received intratumoral (IT) injections of NKTR-262 in 3-week cycles for up to 3 cycles; bempegaldesleukin with or without nivolumab was administered every 3 weeks (q3w), and treatment continued until unacceptable toxicity, death, or disease progression per RECIST 1.1. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
NKTR-262, bempegaldesleukin and nivolumab
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
64 participants
Where
14 sitesUnited States
Study dates
15 Mar 2018to 9 May 2022
Phase
Phase 1/2
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Histologically confirmed diagnosis of a locally advanced (not amenable to curative therapy such as surgical resection) metastatic cancer of the following histologies: melanoma (MEL), Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), renal cell carcinoma (RCC), colorectal cancer, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), or sarcoma.
  • Life expectancy > 12 weeks as determined by the Investigator.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 or 1.
  • Measurable disease per RECIST 1.1.
  • Patients enrolled in Cohorts 1-10, Cohort A, Cohort B and Phase 2 Doublet must be refractory to all therapies known to confer clinical benefit to their disease.
  • Fresh tumor tissue available for cellular characterization and programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-L1) status.
  • Injected lesions (up to two) must be between 20 mm and 90 mm in diameter for IT injection; lesions must be accessible for baseline and on-treatment biopsies. Any liver lesion targeted for injection must not exceed 50 mm at the time of injection.
  • Demonstrated adequate organ function within 14 days of Cycle 1 Day 1 (C1D1).

Who cannot join

  • Use of an investigational agent or an investigational device within 21 days before administration of first dose of study drug(s).
  • Patients treated with prior interleukin-2 (IL-2).
  • Patients who have been previously treated with a toll-like receptor (TLR) agonist (excluding topical agents) and patients who have received experimental cancer vaccines.
  • Patients who have received systemic interferon (IFN)α within the previous 6 months prior to enrollment to the study.
  • Other active malignancy, except non-melanomic skin cancer
  • Evidence of clinically significant interstitial lung disease or active, noninfectious pneumonitis.
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  • Prior surgery or radiotherapy within 14 days of initiating study drug(s). Patients must have recovered from all radiation-related toxicities, not required corticosteroids and have not had radiation pneumonitis.
  • Prolonged Fridericia's corrected QT interval (QTcF) > 450 ms for men and > 470 ms for women at Screening.
  • History of unstable or deteriorating cardiac disease within the previous 6 months prior to screening including but not limited to the following:
  • Unstable angina or myocardial infarction.
  • Congestive heart failure (NYHA Class III or IV).
  • Uncontrolled clinically significant arrhythmias.
  • Patients with a history of any retinal disorders (e.g., retinal detachment, diabetic retinopathy, retinal hemorrhage, macular degeneration).
  • Uveal melanoma will be excluded
  • Patients with tumor that invade the superior vena cava or other major blood vessels.
  • Additional general and tumor specific inclusion and exclusion criteria will apply.

Trial locations and contacts

14 sites in 1 country.

14 sites in 1 country

United States14 sites
  • Winship Cancer Center, Emory University Hospital

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30322

  • Cleveland Clinic

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44195

  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    Dallas, Texas, 75390

  • Henry Ford Health System

    Detroit, Michigan, 48202

  • Duke University Medical Center

    Durham, North Carolina, 27710

  • University of Kansas Research Center

    Fairway, Kansas, 66205

  • MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030

  • UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center

    La Jolla, California, 92093

  • Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10065

  • Providence Portland Medical Center

    Portland, Oregon, 97213

  • HonorHealth

    Scottsdale, Arizona, 85258

  • Seattle Cancer Care Alliance

    Seattle, Washington, 98109

  • Moffitt Cancer Center

    Tampa, Florida, 33612

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About this study

Official title: A Phase 1/2, Open-label, Multicenter, Dose Escalation and Dose Expansion Study of NKTR-262 in Combination With Bempegaldesleukin (NKTR-214) With or Without Nivolumab in Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumor Malignancies

Patients received intratumoral (IT) injections of NKTR-262 in 3-week cycles for up to 3 cycles; bempegaldesleukin with or without nivolumab was administered every 3 weeks (q3w), and treatment continued until unacceptable toxicity, death, or disease progression per RECIST 1.1. Based on Phase 1 results of the study, the decision was made not to start the Phase 2 part of the study and the study was terminated.

Read the detailed description

Cancer treatments that couple pharmacological activation of tumor antigen presentation with activation and expansion of CD8+ T and natural killer (NK) cells in the tumor environment have the potential to induce an effective anti-tumor immune response in patients. NKTR-262 is a small molecule agonist of toll-like receptors (TLRs) 7/8 designed to be retained in the tumor micro-environment in order to activate antigen-presenting cells (APC), such as dendritic cells, to create new antigen-specific cytotoxic T cells. As a CD122-biased agonist, bempegaldesleukin monotherapy increases newly proliferative CD8+ T cells in tumors. NKTR-262 plus bempegaldesleukin is expected to increase expansion of antigen-specific CD8+ T cells. In preclinical studies, a single IT injection of NKTR-262 plus IV bempegaldesleukin resulted in complete abscopal effects in tumor models. Preliminary clinical data show bempegaldesleukin plus nivolumab enhances immune-stimulatory responses. The REVEAL trial will assess safety and anti-tumor activity of NKTR-262 with bempegaldesleukin +/- nivolumab for the treatment of selected cancers.

  • Melanoma (1st-line and relapsed/refractory)
  • Merkel Cell Carcinoma (2nd-line and relapsed/refractory)
  • Triple Negative Breast Cancer (1st- and 2nd-line and relapsed/refractory)
  • Renal Cell Carcinoma (1st-line and relapsed/refractory)
  • Colorectal Cancer (2nd-line and relapsed/refractory; MSI non-high)
  • Colorectal Cancer (2nd 3rd-line+, I-O therapy naive; relapsed/refractory; MSI high)
  • Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (2nd-line and relapsed/refractory)
  • Sarcoma (2nd-line and relapsed/refractory)
Being tested
NKTR-262, bempegaldesleukin, nivolumab
Keywords
Bempegaldesleukin (NKTR-214), NKTR-262, Nivolumab, Opdivo®, Metastatic, Locally advanced, Relapsed/Refractory, TLR7/8, CD122
Medical subject headings
Melanoma, Carcinoma, Merkel Cell, Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms, Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck, Carcinoma, Renal Cell, Colorectal Neoplasms, Sarcoma, Neoplasm Metastasis

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • NKTR-262Drug

    During Phase 1 Doublet: Patients receive escalating doses of NKTR-262 IT (starting dose 0.03 mg) in 3-week treatment cycles. During Phase 1 Doublet (Cohort A), Phase 2 Doublet: Patients were to receive the RP2D of NKTR-262.

    During Phase 1 Triplet (Cohort B), and Phase 2 Triplet: Patients receive the RP2D of NKTR-262.

  • bempegaldesleukinDrug

    Also called NKTR-214

    During Phase 1 Doublet (Cohort A), and proposed Phase 2 Doublet: Patients receive 0.006 mg/kg bempegaldesleukin administered in 3-week treatment cycles.

    During Phase 1 Triplet (Cohort B), and proposed Phase 2 Triplet: Patients receive 0.006 mg/kg bempegaldesleukin administered in 3-week treatment cycles.

  • nivolumabDrug

    Also called Opdivo®

    During Phase 1 Triplet (Cohort B), and proposed Phase 2 Triplet: Patients receive a nivolumab flat dose of 360 mg administered in 3-week treatment cycles.

Study groups in NCT03435640
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
NKTR-262 + bempegaldesleukin or + bempegaldesleukin with nivolumabExperimentalPhase 1: NKTR-262 in escalating doses, combined with bempegaldesleukin. The goal of this dose escalation part of the study is to establish a recommended Phase 1b dose for NKTR-262 + bempegaldesleukin with nivolumab, followed by a dose-confirmation cohort.
Receives: Drug: NKTR-262; Drug: bempegaldesleukin; Drug: nivolumab

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Number of Participants Experiencing Dose-Limiting Toxicities (DLTS)

    DLTs were assessed in Cohort 1 through Cohort 9, which had dose levels of NKTR-262 as 0.03mg, 0.06mg, 0.06mg, 0.12mg, 0.24mg, 0.48mg, 0.96mg, 1.92mg, and 3.84mg in combination with bempegaldesleukin (bempeg).

    There was only 1 DLT that occurred in one of the Cohort 9 patients. Therefore, the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of NKTR 262 was not reached.

    Measured: The DLT window is 21 days following NKTR-262 single agent administration (Cycle 1) and an additional 9 days when combined with bempeg for staggered dosing administration (Cohorts 1 and 2), or 7 days for the same day administration (Cohort 3 and higher).

  2. Objective Response Rate (ORR) Per RECIST 1.1 in Cohort A and Cohort B at Recommended Phase 2 Dose (RP2D)

    Objective Response Rate (ORR) per RECIST 1.1 in Cohort A and Cohort B at Recommended Phase 2 Dose (RP2D).

    ORR is defined as the percentage of subjects with evidence of a confirmed complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) as per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) Version 1.1 and as assessed by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR).

    Measured: From Cycle 1 Day 1 to 100 days after the last dose of study drug or the date for new anti-cancer therapy, whichever is earlier.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted19 Feb 2018
  2. Study start15 Mar 2018
  3. Primary completion9 May 2022
  4. Study completion9 May 2022

Why it stopped: Based on the overall results from the Phase 1 part of the study the sponsor decided to end the study. The decision was not due to safety reasons.

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 1/2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
64 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03435640
Sponsor's protocol ID
17-262-01
Other IDs
2018-004625-84, 2018
Acronym
REVEAL
Status last verified
Feb 2023
First submitted
6 Feb 2018
Last updated
8 Mar 2023
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Rolig AS, Rose DC, McGee GH, Rubas W, Kivimae S, Redmond WL. Combining bempegaldesleukin (CD122-preferential IL-2 pathway agonist) and NKTR-262 (TLR7/8 agonist) improves systemic antitumor CD8+ T cell cytotoxicity over BEMPEG+RT. J Immunother Cancer. 2022 Apr;10(4):e004218. doi: 10.1136/jitc-2021-004218.

    PubMed 35444059

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1/2 study testing NKTR-262, bempegaldesleukin and nivolumab in people with Melanoma and Merkel Cell Carcinoma, run by Nektar Therapeutics at 14 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 8 inclusion and 16 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 8 Mar 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 14 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this combined phase mean?

Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 8 Mar 2023). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Number of Participants Experiencing Dose-Limiting Toxicities (DLTS) (time frame: The DLT window is 21 days following NKTR-262 single agent administration (Cycle 1) and an additional 9 days when combined with bempeg for staggered dosing administration (Cohorts 1 and 2), or 7 days for the same day administration (Cohort 3 and higher).). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03435640, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 8 Mar 2023.

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