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Renal Cancer MetastaticPhase 2NCT03736330

A Study of Anti-PD-1 Combinations of D-CIK Immunotherapy and Axitinib in Advanced Ranal Carcinoma

A Phase 2 study testing Combinations treatment in people with Renal Cancer Metastatic, run by Sun Yat-sen University at 1 site in China.

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Trial summary

Phase II clinical trial to investigate the safety, clinical activity and toxicity of combinations of D-CIK and low dose anti-PD-1 antibody in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma treated with axitinib. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age
Conditions the study is for
Renal Cancer Metastatic
What is being tested?
Combinations treatment
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
24 participants
Where
1 siteChina
Study dates
8 Sep 2018to 8 Nov 2021
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

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 Any age
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • advanced renal clear cell carcinoma confirmed by pathology: high-volume disease without systemic treatment(including primary lesion unable to surgery, multiple lymph node metastases or distant metastases), or achieved disease progression after treatment by the anti-angiogenesis therapy (TKI or mTOR inhibitors) or by cytokines or combination therapy
  • Predicted survival >=3 months
  • At least 1 measurable lesion
  • High-volume disease(meet one of the following criteria):1. More than 3 sites of lesions with or without primary lesions, and at least 1 lesion routine CT or spiral CT scan >=3cm; 2. Unresected primary lesions (> 10cm), accompanied by 2 metastatic lesions; 3. After nephrectomy, single metastasis, at least 3 metastases, and at least one lesion > 2cm; 4. After nephrectomy, multiple metastatic(>3 organs) and at least one lesion > 2cm.

Who cannot join

  • Prior treatment with anti-PD-1/PD-L1/PD-L2 antibody and Axitinib
  • Hypersensitivity to recombinant humanized anti-PD-1 monoclonal Abm or its components
  • Severe cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, uncontrollable severe hypertension and diabetes, severe renal insufficiency or uremia
  • Long-term use of immunosuppressive agents after organ transplantation
  • Immunosuppressive drugs are currently in use
  • People with a clear and serious infection
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  • Predicted survival<3 months
  • Patients with T cell lymphoma, myeloma
  • Patients with autoimmune diseases
  • HIV positive, or other immunodeficiency diseases
  • Pregnant or nursing

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Fangjian Zhou, MD.PhD contact

86-20-87343312

zhoufj@sysucc.org.cn

China1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University

    Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060

    Fang-Jian Zhou, M.D Ph.D, zhoufj@sysucc.org.cn

    Zhi-Ling Zhang, M.D Ph.D, zhangzhl@sysucc.org.cn

    Recruiting

Other trials in China

About this study

Official title: A Study of Anti-PD-1( Pembrolizumab) Combinations of D-CIK (Cytokine-induced Killer Cells Are Stimulated Using Mature Dendritic Cells) Immunotherapy and Axitinib in Advanced Ranal Carcinoma

Phase II clinical trial to investigate the safety, clinical activity and toxicity of combinations of D-CIK and low dose anti-PD-1 antibody in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma treated with axitinib.

Read the detailed description

This is a phase II, single arm study to investigate the safety and efficacy of pembrolizumab-activated autologous D-CIK cells (CIK:Cytokine-induced killer, D-CIK:CIK cells are stimulated using mature dendritic cells) with Axitinib in patients with advanced kidney cancer.

Heparinized peripheral blood was obtained from participants over a 1-week period. PBMCs(Peripheral blood mononuclear cells) were separated by Ficoll-Hypaque gradient centrifugation, suspended in X-VIVO 15 serum-free medium, and culture with 1000 U/ml rhIFN-γfor the first 24 h, followed by stimulation with 100 ng/ml OKT-3 , 1000 U/ml rhIL-2 and 100 U/ml IL-1α to activate the CIK.Dendritic cells were incubated with CIK. Fresh medium containing 1000 U/ml rhIL-2 was added every 2 days and the cell density was maintained at 2×10^6 cells/mL.D-CIK were harvested, washed, and resuspended after culture for 14 days. Before cell transfer,D-CIK were incubated with anti-PD-1 antibody(Pembrolizumab (Merck \& Co., Inc.) is a humanized IgG4 anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody that binds to PD-1 to prevent it from engaging with PD-L1 or PD-L2.), and a fraction of the D-CIK were collected to assess their number, phenotype, and viability of cells, and to test for possible contamination by bacteria, fungi, or endotoxins. Then, autologous D-CIK (1.0-1.5*10^10 cells) were transferred to patients via intravenous infusion.

The present study was designed with Simon's best two stage study to explore the efficacy and safety of low-dose pembrolizumab in the treatment of patients with advanced renal cancer by D-CIK re-transfusion combined with Axitinib in vitro. The expected effective rate of the combined treatment is set at 60%, and if the effective rate is less than 30%, the effective rate of the combined treatment is considered to be at an undesirable level. The best two-stage design is 3/8, 10/24. In the first stage, 8 patients need to be treated. If the number of effective cases is less than 3, the combined treatment is deemed ineffective and the trial needs to be terminated. If the number of effective cases is more than 3, the phase II trial will be continued, and a total of 24 subjects need to be included.

Being tested
Combinations treatment
Keywords
Ranal Carcinoma, Immunotherapy, Axitinib

What participants receive

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

  • Combinations treatmentBiological

    Also called pembrolizumab(Merck & Co., Inc.)

    Autologous dendritic and cytokine-induced killer cells (D-CIK)(1.0-1.5*10^10 cells)were incubated with low dose anti-PD-1 antibody(pembrolizumab, Merck \& Co., Inc.) and were transferred to participants via intravenous infusion .

Study groups in NCT03736330
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Combinations treatmentExperimentalDrug: Axitinib 5mg orally twice a day Combination Treatment:Anti-PD-1 Combinations of D-CIK Immunotherapy
Receives: Biological: Combinations treatment

What is being measured

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

  1. Objective Response Rate(ORR)by irRC and RECIST 1.1

    The treatment effect of Anti-PD-1 combinations of D-CIK immunotherapy and axitinib,will be assessed using irRC and RECIST 1.1 to determine tumor response.

    Measured: 3 years

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Progression-free Survival(PFS)by irRC and RECIST 1.1

    The treatment effect of Anti-PD-1 combinations of D-CIK immunotherapy and axitinib, will be assessed using irRC and RECIST 1.1 to determine progression-free survival time.

    Measured: 3 years

  2. Overall Survival (OS) by irRC and RECIST 1.1

    The treatment effect of Anti-PD-1 combinations of D-CIK immunotherapy and axitinib, will be assessed using irRC and RECIST 1.1 to determine overall survival time.

    Measured: 3 years

  3. Duration of Response (DOR) by irRC and RECIST 1.1

    The treatment effect of Anti-PD-1 combinations of D-CIK immunotherapy and axitinib, will be assessed using irRC and RECIST 1.1 to determine duration of response.

    Measured: 3 years

  4. The quality of life by EQ-5D-5L and NCCN-FACT FKSI-19 v2.0.

    The treatment effect of Anti-PD-1 combinations of D-CIK immunotherapy and axitinib, will be assessed using EQ-5D-5L and NCCN-FACT FKSI-19 v2.0.to determine the quality of life.

    Measured: 3 years

  5. Severity of adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v4.0

    Measured: 3 years

Timeline

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

  1. First posted9 Nov 2018
  2. Study start8 Sep 2018
  3. Primary completion8 Oct 2020 (estimated)
  4. Study completion8 Nov 2021 (estimated)

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 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Model description
Autologous D-CIK (1.0-1.5\*10\^10 cells) will be transferred to patients via intravenous infusion. Before cell transfer, D-CIK were incubated with anti-PD-1 antibody.
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
24 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03736330
Sponsor's protocol ID
2017-FXY-023-Urology
Status last verified
Nov 2018
First submitted
1 Nov 2018
Last updated
9 Nov 2018
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided: We did not decide whether to share the subject's personal information

Publications

  • Rini BI, Escudier B, Tomczak P, Kaprin A, Szczylik C, Hutson TE, Michaelson MD, Gorbunova VA, Gore ME, Rusakov IG, Negrier S, Ou YC, Castellano D, Lim HY, Uemura H, Tarazi J, Cella D, Chen C, Rosbrook B, Kim S, Motzer RJ. Comparative effectiveness of axitinib versus sorafenib in advanced renal cell carcinoma (AXIS): a randomised phase 3 trial. Lancet. 2011 Dec 3;378(9807):1931-9. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61613-9. Epub 2011 Nov 4.

    PubMed 22056247
  • Du Four S, Maenhout SK, De Pierre K, Renmans D, Niclou SP, Thielemans K, Neyns B, Aerts JL. Axitinib increases the infiltration of immune cells and reduces the suppressive capacity of monocytic MDSCs in an intracranial mouse melanoma model. Oncoimmunology. 2015 Jan 22;4(4):e998107. doi: 10.1080/2162402X.2014.998107. eCollection 2015 Apr.

    PubMed 26137411
  • Mahoney KM, Rennert PD, Freeman GJ. Combination cancer immunotherapy and new immunomodulatory targets. Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2015 Aug;14(8):561-84. doi: 10.1038/nrd4591.

    PubMed 26228759
  • Lee JH, Lee JH, Lim YS, Yeon JE, Song TJ, Yu SJ, Gwak GY, Kim KM, Kim YJ, Lee JW, Yoon JH. Adjuvant immunotherapy with autologous cytokine-induced killer cells for hepatocellular carcinoma. Gastroenterology. 2015 Jun;148(7):1383-91.e6. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2015.02.055. Epub 2015 Mar 4.

    PubMed 25747273
  • Chen CL, Pan QZ, Weng DS, Xie CM, Zhao JJ, Chen MS, Peng RQ, Li DD, Wang Y, Tang Y, Wang QJ, Zhang ZL, Zhang XF, Jiang LJ, Zhou ZQ, Zhu Q, He J, Liu Y, Zhou FJ, Xia JC. Safety and activity of PD-1 blockade-activated DC-CIK cells in patients with advanced solid tumors. Oncoimmunology. 2018 Jan 10;7(4):e1417721. doi: 10.1080/2162402X.2017.1417721. eCollection 2018.

    PubMed 29632736

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Combinations treatment in people with Renal Cancer Metastatic, run by Sun Yat-sen University at 1 site in China.

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 4 inclusion and 11 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 9 Nov 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in China. 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 phase mean?

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?

Results are not available in the source record.

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

Contact Fangjian Zhou, MD.PhD (86-20-87343312, zhoufj@sysucc.org.cn), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Objective Response Rate(ORR)by irRC and RECIST 1.1 (time frame: 3 years). 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 NCT03736330, which also lists 5 linked publications.

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 9 Nov 2018.

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