Constitutional Mismatch Repair Deficiency SyndromePhase 1NCT04500548
Testing the Combination of Two Immunotherapy Drugs (Nivolumab and Ipilimumab) in Children, Adolescent, and Young Adult Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Cancers That Have an Increased Number of Genetic Changes, The 3CI Study
A Phase 1 study testing Biospecimen Collection, Ipilimumab and Nivolumab in people with Constitutional Mismatch Repair Deficiency Syndrome and Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 9 sites in 2 countries.
Trial summary
This phase Ib trial investigates the side effects of the combination of nivolumab and ipilimumab, and to see how well they work in treating patients with cancers that have come back (relapsed) or does not respond to treatment (refractory) and have an increased number of genetic changes. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 12 months to 25 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Constitutional Mismatch Repair Deficiency Syndrome, Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm, Lynch Syndrome
- What is being tested?
- Biospecimen Collection, Ipilimumab and Nivolumab
- Type of treatment
- Injection or infusion, Surgery or procedure
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 0 participants
- Where
- 9 sitesin 2 countries
- Study dates
- 11 May 2021to 21 Jun 2022
- Phase
- Phase 1
- 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 12 months to 25 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child, Adult
Who may be able to join
- PART 1: Patients must have histologically or cytologically confirmed malignancy at the time of initial diagnosis, relapse, or recurrence. Patients must have recurrent or refractory cancer for which standard curative or palliative measures do not exist or are no longer effective
- Patients with multiple concurrent and/or sequential neoplasms are eligible
- Patients with central nervous system (CNS) tumors are eligible, except those with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma
- Patients with lymphoma are eligible; patients with leukemia are excluded
- Chemotherapy-naive patients are eligible in cases where first-line therapy does not include chemotherapy (e.g., surgery only for ependymoma management)
- PART 1: Patients must have evidence of one or more of the following criteria in current or previous tumor:
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- Microsatellite instability (MSI-H)
- Mutation causing functional loss of mismatch repair gene expression (MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, PMS2, EPCAM, MSH3)
- Hypermutation in any tumor (including primary malignancy for patients with relapse or previous cancer diagnoses)
- Functional mutation of POLE or POLD1 genes
- A syndrome linked to hypermutant cancer predisposition such as congenital mismatch repair deficiency (CMMRD), Lynch syndrome, or xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) is also permitted
- Other factors or sequencing evidence not listed above but which may be predictive of hypermutant cancer may be permitted after discussion with the protocol principal investigator
- PART 1: A tumor tissue specimen must be provided for molecular profiling, including TMB analysis. The specimen may be archival or prospective, from a medically necessary surgery, biopsy, or excision. Tissue will not be obtained solely for this trial. A specimen from the time of most recent relapse/progression is preferred, but not mandatory
- Tissue is preferred. However, if necessary, previously extracted DNA may be used with the approval of the protocol principal investigator if extracted in a clinically certified laboratory and prepared in an Foundation Medicine Inc. (FMI), TMB assay-compatible manner
- PART 1: All patients and/or their parents or legally authorized representatives must have the ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent. Assent, where appropriate, will be obtained according to local policy. Patients with impaired decision-making capacity will not be excluded
- PART 2: Patients must have histologically or cytologically confirmed malignancy at the time of initial diagnosis, relapse, or recurrence. Patients must have recurrent or refractory cancer for which standard curative or palliative measures do not exist or are no longer effective
- Patients with multiple concurrent and/or sequential neoplasms are eligible
- Patients with CNS tumors are eligible, except those with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma or bulky tumors
- Patients with lymphoma are eligible (provided other criteria, such as bone marrow function, are met); patients with leukemia are excluded
- Chemotherapy-naive patients are eligible in cases where first-line therapy does not include chemotherapy (e.g., surgery only for ependymoma management)
- PART 2: Patients must have measurable disease
- Patients with neuroblastoma without measurable soft tissue but with iobenguane (MIBG) avid disease are eligible
- Patients with bone marrow only disease are excluded
- PART 2: Patients must have confirmation of cancer with a TMB of >= 10 mutations (mut)/megabase (Mb) as determined by an next generation sequencing (NGS) targeted cancer gene panel performed by Foundation Medicine Inc. (FMI). Proof of TMB eligibility can be from Part 1 participation or a previously acquired FMI report
- PART 2: Patients must have recovered from the acute toxic effects of all prior anti-cancer therapies (with the exception of alopecia and lymphopenia)
- Previous treatment with nivolumab and/or other anti-PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors is permitted
- Previous treatment with ipilimumab and/or other anti-CTLA-4 inhibitors is permitted
- Previous treatment with combined anti-PD-1/PD-L1 and anti-CTLA-4 inhibitors is not be permitted
- PART 2: The following time periods apply for prior therapy. Patients must have:
- Cytotoxic chemotherapy: At least 21 days prior to treatment initiation from the last dose of cytotoxic or myelosuppressive chemotherapy; at least 42 days if prior nitrosourea (such as lomustine, CCNU)
- Hematopoietic growth factors: At least 7 days prior to treatment initiation from the last dose of short-acting growth factor; at least 14 days for long-acting
- Anti-cancer agents not known to be myelosuppressive: At least 7 days prior to treatment initiation from the last dose
- Interleukins, interferons, and cytokines (other than hematopoietic growth factors): At least 21 days prior to treatment initiation from the last dose
- Antibodies: At least 21 days prior to treatment initiation from the last dose and toxicity related to prior antibody therapy must be recovered to grade =< 1
- Radiotherapy: At least 14 days prior to treatment initiation from local radiotherapy; at least 150 days from total body irradiation (TBI), craniospinal radiotherapy, or radiation to >= 50% of the pelvis; at least 42 days from other substantial bone marrow radiation
- Radiopharmaceutical therapy (e.g., 131I-MIBG): At least 42 days prior to treatment initiation from systemically administered radiopharmaceutical therapy
- Autologous stem cell infusion including boost infusion: At least 42 days prior treatment initiation
- Cellular therapy: At least 42 days prior to treatment initiation from any type of cellular therapy
- PART 2: Lansky play score >= 50 if =<16 years of age; Karnofsky performance scale >= 50 if =< 16 years of age. Patients unable to walk due to paralysis but who are using a wheelchair will be considered ambulatory for the purpose of assessing performance status
- PART 2: Peripheral absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 750/mm^3 (0.75 x 10^9/L)
- PART 2: Platelet count >= 75,000/mm^3 (75 x 10^9/L), transfusion independent, defined as not receiving platelet transfusions at least 7 days prior to treatment initiation
- PART 2: Creatinine clearance or radioisotope glomerular filtration rate (GFR) >= 60 mL/min/1.73 m^2; OR serum creatinine based on age/gender as follows:
- Age: 1 to < 2 years; Maximum serum creatinine: 0.6 mg/dL; 53 umol/L (male); 0.6 mg/dL; 53 umol/L (female)
- Age: 2 to < 6 years; Maximum serum creatinine: 0.8 mg/dL; 71 umol/L (male); 0.8 mg/dL; 71 umol/L (female)
- Age: 6 to < 10 years; Maximum serum creatinine: 1 mg/dL; 88 umol/L (male); 1 mg/dL; 88 umol/L (female)
- Age: 10 to < 13 years; Maximum serum creatinine: 1.2 mg/dL; 106 umol/L (male); 1.2 mg/dL; 106 umol/L (female)
- Age: 13 to < 16 years; Maximum serum creatinine: 1.5 mg/dL; 133 umol/L (male); 1.4 mg/dL; 124 umol/L (female)
- Age: >= 16 years; Maximum serum creatinine: 1.7 mg/dL; 150 umol/L (male); 1.4 mg/dL; 124 umol/L (female)
- PART 2: Bilirubin (sum of conjugated and unconjugated) =< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age
- PART 2: Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase [SGPT]) =< 135 U/L (i.e., 3 x ULN). For the purposes of this study, the ULN for ALT (SGPT) is 45 U/L
- PART 2: No evidence of dyspnea at rest, no exercise intolerance due to pulmonary insufficiency, and pulse oximetry >= 92% while breathing room air
- PART 2: No signs or symptoms of heart failure in a patient who has no history of congestive heart failure, no prior exposure to cardiotoxic drugs, and no radiotherapy to the heart; OR shortening fraction of >= 27% or ejection fraction of >= 50% by echocardiogram
- PART 2: Serum lipase =< ULN at screening
- PART 2: Patients with treated CNS metastasis are eligible if there is no evidence of progression for at least 4 weeks after CNS-directed treatment as ascertained by clinical examination and brain imaging (magnetic resonance imaging [MRI] or computed tomography [CT] scan) during screening
- Patients with new or progressive CNS metastasis (active metastasis) or leptomeningeal disease are eligible if the treating physician determines that immediate CNS-directed treatment is not required and is unlikely to be required for at least 6 weeks after treatment initiation, and a risk-benefit analysis (discussion) by the patient and investigator favors participation in the trial
- PART 2: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV): Infected patients on effective anti-retroviral therapy with undetectable viral load within 6 months prior to treatment initiation are eligible
- Note: Routine screening for HIV status prior to enrollment is not required
- PART 2: Hepatitis B virus (HBV): Patients with evidence of chronic infection with undetectable viral load are eligible. Suppressive therapy, if indicated, is allowed
- Note: Routine screening for HBV status prior to enrollment is not required
- PART 2: Hepatitis C virus (HCV): Infected patients currently on treatment with undetectable viral load are eligible. Patients with history of infection must have been treated and cured
- Note: Routine screening for HCV status prior to enrollment is not required
- PART 2: Patients must provide a pre-treatment tumor tissue specimen (baseline sample) for correlative exploratory biology studies. The specimen may be archival or prospective, from a medically necessary surgery, biopsy, or excision. Tissue will not be obtained solely for this trial. A specimen from the time of most recent relapse/progression is preferred, but not mandatory. Submission of a representative sample from all available lesions (archival and prospective) is strongly encouraged. If available, residual tissue from Part 1 may be used to fulfill the baseline tissue sample requirement; however additional tissue may be required if residual tissue is insufficient
- PART 2: All patients and/or their parents or legally authorized representatives must have the ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent. Assent, where appropriate, will be obtained according to local policy. Patients with impaired decision-making capacity will not be excluded
Who cannot join
- PART 1: Patients with history of autoimmune disease
- PART 1: Patients with history of interstitial lung disease or pneumonitis are not eligible
- PART 1: Patients who have received solid organ transplant or allogenic stem cell transplant are not eligible
- PART 1: Patients who have been previously treated with a combination of anti-PD-1/PD-L1 and anti-CTLA-4 inhibitors are not eligible
- PART 2: Patients requiring systemic corticosteroids or other forms of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to treatment initiation are not eligible
- Following treatment initiation, systemic corticosteroids or other forms of immunosuppressive therapy are permitted if administered for the treatment of toxicity, tumor flare, or pseudo-progression and can be tapered. In most cases study treatment must be held until the dose is tapered to 10 mg/day prednisone or equivalent. The protocol principal investigator must be consulted prior to resuming treatment
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- Physiologic corticosteroids up to 5 mg/day prednisone or equivalent are permitted
- Topical, ocular, intra-articular, intra-nasal, inhaled corticosteroids are permitted
- Patients with CNS tumors receiving steroids for intracranial mass effect must be able to discontinue these at least 7 days prior to treatment initiation
- PART 2: Patients who are receiving other anticancer agent(s) are not eligible
- PART 2: Patients who are receiving or have received any other investigational agent(s) within 14 days prior to treatment initiation are not eligible
- PART 2: Patients with CNS tumors with any of the following characteristics on imaging are not eligible:
- Tumor with any evidence of uncal herniation or mass effect leading to severe midline shift
- Tumor > 6 cm in single maximal dimension
- Tumor that in the opinion of the investigator shows significant mass effect
- PART 2: Patients with uncontrolled intercurrent illness/condition that would limit compliance with the study requirements are not eligible. This includes, but is not limited to, ongoing active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association class III or IV), unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, psychiatric illness/social situations
- PART 2: The study agents have the potential for teratogenic or abortifacient effects. Females of reproductive potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 72 hours prior to treatment initiation. Additional pregnancy tests (serum or urine) should be obtained during study participation in accordance with local standards and guidelines
- Females of reproductive potential may not participate unless they have agreed to use an effective method of contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry, for the duration of treatment, and as follows:
- A period of 5 months after the last dose of nivolumab
- A period of 3 months after the last dose of ipilimumab
- Should a female patient become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while she or her partner is participating in this study, she should inform the investigator immediately
- Due to the unknown but potential risk for adverse events (AEs) in nursing infants secondary to treatment of the mother with the study agents, breastfeeding must be discontinued if the mother is treated on study
- Males will not be required to use contraceptive measures
- Note: Females of reproductive potential are defined as those who are past the onset of menarche and are not surgically sterile (i.e., bilateral salpingectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, complete hysterectomy)
- PART 2: Patients with history of autoimmune disease (such as autoimmune thyroid disease or inflammatory bowel disease) that has required systemic treatment within 2 years prior to treatment initiation are not eligible
- Asymptomatic laboratory abnormalities (e.g., antinuclear antibody [ANA], rheumatoid factor, altered thyroid studies) are permitted in the absence of an autoimmune disorder diagnosis
- Atopy-related conditions (e.g., asthma, allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis) are permitted
- Replacement therapy (e.g., thyroxine, insulin, physiological corticosteroid replacement therapy) is not considered a form of systemic treatment
- PART 2: Patients with history of interstitial lung disease or pneumonitis are not eligible
- PART 2: Patients who have received solid organ transplant or allogenic stem cell transplant are not eligible
- PART 2: Patients with previous grade 4 life-threatening reaction or other adverse reaction that in the opinion of the investigator would preclude retreatment with ipilimumab, nivolumab, and/or other PD-1/PD-L1 antibodies are not eligible
- PART 2: Patients who in the opinion of the investigator may not be able to comply with the safety monitoring requirements of the study are not eligible
Trial locations and contacts
9 sites in 2 countries.
9 sites in 2 countries
United States7 sites
Children's Hospital Colorado
Aurora, Colorado, 80045
Baylor College of Medicine/Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030
University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center - University Hospital
Madison, Wisconsin, 53792
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford University
Palo Alto, California, 94304
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104
Seattle Children's Hospital
Seattle, Washington, 98105
Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri, 63110
Canada2 sites
Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8
British Columbia Children's Hospital
Vancouver, British Columbia, V6H 3V4
About this study
Official title: 3CI Study: Childhood Cancer Combination Immunotherapy. Phase Ib and Expansion Study of Nivolumab Combination Immunotherapy in Children, Adolescent and Young Adult (CAYA) Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Hypermutant Cancers
This phase Ib trial investigates the side effects of the combination of nivolumab and ipilimumab, and to see how well they work in treating patients with cancers that have come back (relapsed) or does not respond to treatment (refractory) and have an increased number of genetic changes. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as nivolumab and ipilimumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Tumor mutational burden (TMB) is the total amount of genetic changes or "mutations" found in tumor cells. Some studies in adults with cancer have shown that patients with a higher TMB (an increased number of genetic changes) are more likely to respond to immunotherapy drugs. There is also evidence that nivolumab and ipilimumab can shrink or stabilize cancer in adult patients with cancer. This study is being done to help doctors learn if the combination of nivolumab and ipilimumab can help children, adolescents, and young adults patients live longer.
Read the detailed description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
- To confirm the safety and tolerability of nivolumab-based combination therapy in children, adolescent and young adult (CAYA) patients with relapsed/refractory hypermutant cancers (including solid tumors, central nervous system [CNS] tumors, neuroblastoma, and lymphoma).
Ia. To determine the tolerability, define and describe the toxicities, and determine the recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) of nivolumab and ipilimumab combination therapy in CAYA patients with relapsed/refractory hypermutant cancers.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVE:
- To assess objective overall response rate (ORR) to the nivolumab-based combination therapy in CAYA patients with relapsed/refractory hypermutant cancers within the confines of a Phase 1b study.
EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:
- To assess clinical benefit rate (CBR) (objective response and stable disease for at least two [2] protocol reassessments), progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS) following nivolumab-based combination therapy in CAYA patients with relapsed/refractory hypermutant cancers.
II. To explore correlations between tumor genotype (including tumor mutation burden [TMB], specific gene mutations, etc.) and response to nivolumab-based combination therapy in CAYA patients with relapsed/refractory hypermutant cancers.
III. To discover biomarkers predicting response of hypermutant CAYA cancers undergoing PD-1 blockade including tumor neoantigen formation, specific T-cell receptor rearrangements (TCRR) of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs), and detailed characterization and activation of the immune infiltrations including the TILs.
IV. To explore the use of minimally invasive methods to monitor and predict response to immune checkpoint inhibition in hypermutant cancers including assessment of circulating tumor deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and circulating T-cells immunophenotypic profiling (differentiation markers, cytokines, etc.).
OUTLINE:
PART I: Patients undergo collection of tissue samples for TMB level. Patients with elevated TMB may be eligible for Part II.
PART II: Patients are assigned to 1 of 2 dose levels.
DOSE LEVEL 1: Patients receive nivolumab intravenously (IV) over 30-90 minutes and ipilimumab IV over 30 minutes on day 1. Treatment repeats every 21 days for 4 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients then receive nivolumab IV over 30-90 minutes on days 1 and 15. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 23 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
DOSE LEVEL -1: Patients receive nivolumab IV over 30-90 minutes on days 1 and 15. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 26 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 30 days and then every 12 weeks for 1 year.
- Conditions
- Constitutional Mismatch Repair Deficiency Syndrome, Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm, Lynch Syndrome, Recurrent Lymphoma, Recurrent Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Recurrent Neuroblastoma
- Being tested
- Biospecimen Collection, Ipilimumab, Nivolumab
- Medical subject headings
- Turcot syndrome, Hematologic Neoplasms, Colorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary Nonpolyposis, Lymphoma, Neuroblastoma, Central Nervous System Neoplasms, Xeroderma Pigmentosum
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Biospecimen CollectionProcedure or surgery
Also called Biological Sample Collection, Biospecimen Collected, Sample Collection, Specimen Collection
Undergo collection of tissue samples
IpilimumabBiological
Also called Anti-Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte-Associated Antigen-4 Monoclonal Antibody, BMS 734016, BMS-734016, BMS734016
Given IV
NivolumabBiological
Also called ABP 206, BCD-263, BMS 936558, BMS-936558
Given IV
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Dose level -1 (nivolumab) | Experimental | PART I: Patients undergo collection of tissue samples for TMB level. Patients with elevated TMB may be eligible for Part II.
PART II: Patients receive nivolumab IV over 30-90 minutes on days 1 and 15. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 26 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Receives: Procedure: Biospecimen Collection; Biological: Nivolumab |
| Dose level 1 (nivolumab, ipilimumab) | Experimental | PART I: Patients undergo collection of tissue samples for TMB level. Patients with elevated TMB may be eligible for Part II.
PART II: Patients receive nivolumab IV over 30 minutes and ipilimumab IV over 30-90 minutes on day 1. Treatment repeats every 21 days for 4 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients then receive nivolumab IV over 30-90 minutes on days 1 and 15. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 23 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Receives: Procedure: Biospecimen Collection; Biological: Ipilimumab; Biological: Nivolumab |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Incidence of adverse events
Graded by the revised National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version (v)5.0.
Measured: Up to 30 days after last dose of study drug
Secondary outcomes (4)
Objective overall response rate (ORR)
The portion of patients achieving complete response (iCR/CR) or partial response (iPR/PR). Response duration is measured from the time of initial response until documented disease progression.
Measured: Up to 1 year
Clinical benefit rate (CBR)
The sum of the objective response (OR) and stable disease (iSD/SD) for at least two protocol reassessments periods.
Measured: Up to 1 year
Progression-free survival
Measured: From study entry until documented disease progression or death, assessed up to 1 year
Overall survival
Measured: From study entry or initial diagnosis until death from any cause, assessed up to 1 year
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted5 Aug 2020
- Study start11 May 2021
- Primary completion21 Jun 2022
- Study completion21 Jun 2022
Why it stopped: Inadequate accrual rate
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Constitutional Mismatch Repair Deficiency SyndromeStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by National Cancer Institute (NCI)The sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Sequential
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 0 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Sponsor type
- US National Institutes of Health
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Daniel A Morgenstern, Principal investigator, Cancer Immunotherapy Trials Network
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04500548
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- NCI-2020-05617
- Other IDs
- NCI-2020-05617, PED-CITN-01, PED-CITN-01, P30CA015704, UM1CA154967
- Status last verified
- Jun 2026
- First submitted
- 4 Aug 2020
- Last updated
- 10 Jun 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- Yes
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: NCI is committed to sharing data in accordance with NIH policy. For more details on how clinical trial data is shared, access the link to the NIH data sharing policy page.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 10 Jun 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- 3CI Study: Childhood Cancer Combination Immunotherapy. Phase Ib and Expansion Study of Nivolumab Combination Immunotherapy in Children, Adolescent and Young Adult (CAYA) Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Hypermutant Cancers
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04500548
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- NCI-2020-05617
- Conditions
- Constitutional Mismatch Repair Deficiency Syndrome, Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm, Lynch Syndrome, Recurrent Lymphoma, Recurrent Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Recurrent Neuroblastoma
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- WithdrawnReason stopped: Inadequate accrual rate
- Enrolment
- 0 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)US National Institutes of Health
- Study start
- 11 May 2021 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 21 Jun 2022 (actual)
- Study completion
- 21 Jun 2022 (actual)
- First posted
- 5 Aug 2020 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This phase Ib trial investigates the side effects of the combination of nivolumab and ipilimumab, and to see how well they work in treating patients with cancers that have come back (relapsed) or does not respond to treatment (refractory) and have an increased number of genetic changes. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as nivolumab and ipilimumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Tumor mutational burden (TMB) is the total amount of genetic changes or "mutations" found in tumor cells. Some studies in adults with cancer have shown that patients with a higher TMB (an increased number of genetic changes) are more likely to respond to immunotherapy drugs. There is also evidence that nivolumab and ipilimumab can shrink or stabilize cancer in adult patients with cancer. This study is being done to help doctors learn if the combination of nivolumab and ipilimumab can help children, adolescents, and young adults patients live longer.
Detailed description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
- To confirm the safety and tolerability of nivolumab-based combination therapy in children, adolescent and young adult (CAYA) patients with relapsed/refractory hypermutant cancers (including solid tumors, central nervous system [CNS] tumors, neuroblastoma, and lymphoma).
Ia. To determine the tolerability, define and describe the toxicities, and determine the recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) of nivolumab and ipilimumab combination therapy in CAYA patients with relapsed/refractory hypermutant cancers.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVE:
- To assess objective overall response rate (ORR) to the nivolumab-based combination therapy in CAYA patients with relapsed/refractory hypermutant cancers within the confines of a Phase 1b study.
EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:
- To assess clinical benefit rate (CBR) (objective response and stable disease for at least two [2] protocol reassessments), progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS) following nivolumab-based combination therapy in CAYA patients with relapsed/refractory hypermutant cancers.
II. To explore correlations between tumor genotype (including tumor mutation burden [TMB], specific gene mutations, etc.) and response to nivolumab-based combination therapy in CAYA patients with relapsed/refractory hypermutant cancers.
III. To discover biomarkers predicting response of hypermutant CAYA cancers undergoing PD-1 blockade including tumor neoantigen formation, specific T-cell receptor rearrangements (TCRR) of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs), and detailed characterization and activation of the immune infiltrations including the TILs.
IV. To explore the use of minimally invasive methods to monitor and predict response to immune checkpoint inhibition in hypermutant cancers including assessment of circulating tumor deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and circulating T-cells immunophenotypic profiling (differentiation markers, cytokines, etc.).
OUTLINE:
PART I: Patients undergo collection of tissue samples for TMB level. Patients with elevated TMB may be eligible for Part II.
PART II: Patients are assigned to 1 of 2 dose levels.
DOSE LEVEL 1: Patients receive nivolumab intravenously (IV) over 30-90 minutes and ipilimumab IV over 30 minutes on day 1. Treatment repeats every 21 days for 4 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients then receive nivolumab IV over 30-90 minutes on days 1 and 15. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 23 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
DOSE LEVEL -1: Patients receive nivolumab IV over 30-90 minutes on days 1 and 15. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 26 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 30 days and then every 12 weeks for 1 year.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Sequential
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Dose level -1 (nivolumab) | Experimental | Procedure: Biospecimen Collection, Biological: NivolumabPART I: Patients undergo collection of tissue samples for TMB level. Patients with elevated TMB may be eligible for Part II. PART II: Patients receive nivolumab IV over 30-90 minutes on days 1 and 15. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 26 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. |
| Dose level 1 (nivolumab, ipilimumab) | Experimental | Procedure: Biospecimen Collection, Biological: Ipilimumab, Biological: NivolumabPART I: Patients undergo collection of tissue samples for TMB level. Patients with elevated TMB may be eligible for Part II. PART II: Patients receive nivolumab IV over 30 minutes and ipilimumab IV over 30-90 minutes on day 1. Treatment repeats every 21 days for 4 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients then receive nivolumab IV over 30-90 minutes on days 1 and 15. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 23 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 12 months to 25 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult
Key inclusion criteria (63 listed)
- PART 1: Patients must have histologically or cytologically confirmed malignancy at the time of initial diagnosis, relapse, or recurrence. Patients must have recurrent or refractory cancer for which standard curative or palliative measures do not exist or are no longer effective
- PART 1: Patients must have evidence of one or more of the following criteria in current or previous tumor:
- PART 1: A tumor tissue specimen must be provided for molecular profiling, including TMB analysis. The specimen may be archival or prospective, from a medically necessary surgery, biopsy, or excision. Tissue will not be obtained solely for this trial. A specimen from the time of most recent relapse/progression is preferred, but not mandatory
- PART 1: All patients and/or their parents or legally authorized representatives must have the ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent. Assent, where appropriate, will be obtained according to local policy. Patients with impaired decision-making capacity will not be excluded
- PART 2: Patients must have histologically or cytologically confirmed malignancy at the time of initial diagnosis, relapse, or recurrence. Patients must have recurrent or refractory cancer for which standard curative or palliative measures do not exist or are no longer effective
Key exclusion criteria (32 listed)
- PART 1: Patients with history of autoimmune disease
- PART 1: Patients with history of interstitial lung disease or pneumonitis are not eligible
- PART 1: Patients who have received solid organ transplant or allogenic stem cell transplant are not eligible
- PART 1: Patients who have been previously treated with a combination of anti-PD-1/PD-L1 and anti-CTLA-4 inhibitors are not eligible
- PART 2: Patients requiring systemic corticosteroids or other forms of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to treatment initiation are not eligible
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Biospecimen CollectionAlso: Biological Sample Collection, Biospecimen Collected, Sample Collection, Specimen CollectionUndergo collection of tissue samples | Procedure or surgery | Dose level -1 (nivolumab), Dose level 1 (nivolumab, ipilimumab) |
| IpilimumabAlso: Anti-Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte-Associated Antigen-4 Monoclonal Antibody, BMS 734016, BMS-734016, BMS734016Given IV | Biological | Dose level 1 (nivolumab, ipilimumab) |
| NivolumabAlso: ABP 206, BCD-263, BMS 936558, BMS-936558Given IV | Biological | Dose level -1 (nivolumab), Dose level 1 (nivolumab, ipilimumab) |
Primary outcome
Incidence of adverse events
Time frame: Up to 30 days after last dose of study drug
Graded by the revised National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version (v)5.0.
4 secondary outcomes
Objective overall response rate (ORR)
Time frame: Up to 1 year
Clinical benefit rate (CBR)
Time frame: Up to 1 year
Progression-free survival
Time frame: From study entry until documented disease progression or death, assessed up to 1 year
Overall survival
Time frame: From study entry or initial diagnosis until death from any cause, assessed up to 1 year
Results and safety
The study was withdrawn before enrolling participants, so there are no results.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 10 Jun 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes. NCI is committed to sharing data in accordance with NIH policy. For more details on how clinical trial data is shared, access the link to the NIH data sharing policy page.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Daniel A Morgenstern principal investigator
Cancer Immunotherapy Trials Network
9 sites in 2 countries: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 1 study testing Biospecimen Collection, Ipilimumab and Nivolumab in people with Constitutional Mismatch Repair Deficiency Syndrome and Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 9 sites in 2 countries.
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 63 inclusion and 32 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: withdrawn, as of the sponsor's last update on 10 Jun 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 9 sites in United States, Canada. 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 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.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
The study was withdrawn before enrolling participants, so there are no results.
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?
Incidence of adverse events (time frame: Up to 30 days after last dose of study drug). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
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 10 Jun 2026.