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Mesotheliomas PleuralPhase 3AtezoMesoNCT04996017

Atezolizumab Versus Placebo for the Adjuvant Treatment of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma (Atezomeso)

A Phase 3 study testing Atezolizumab 1200 mg in 20 ML Injection in people with Mesotheliomas Pleural, run by Gruppo Oncologico Italiano di Ricerca Clinica at 19 sites in Italy.

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Trial summary

This is a multicentric double-blind, placebo controlled, phase III trial. In this study, patients who underwent to a surgical resection of pleural mesothelioma and are without signs of macroscopic residual disease will be randomized 2:1 to receive atezolizumab or placebo. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Mesotheliomas Pleural
What is being tested?
Atezolizumab 1200 mg in 20 ML Injection
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
162 participants
Where
19 sitesItaly
Study dates
14 Dec 2021to 30 Jun 2029
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

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

  • Signed informed Consent Form
  • Age ≥ 18 years on day of signing informed consent
  • Histologically confirmed malignant pleural mesothelioma
  • Surgical resection (P/D), without macroscopic residual. For stage I patient without visceral involvement a total pleurectomy is allowed
  • Absence of measurable or non-measurable disease assessed with CT scan after surgery
  • Patients must have received at least no 4 cycles of platinum/pemetrexed
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  • perioperative chemotherapy as per local practice (neoadjuvant or adjuvant or both). Less than 4 cycles of chemotherapy are allowed for clinical decisions
  • In patients previously treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy, randomization
  • should occur within 50 days from surgical resection.
  • In patients treated with adjuvant chemotherapy, randomization should occur
  • within 30 ±7 days from last dose of adjuvant treatment.
  • Performance status of 0-1 on the ECOG Performance Scale
  • Availability of a representative tumor specimen for exploratory biomarker research (see Section 4.5.6 for information on tumor specimens) A formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tumor specimen in a paraffin block (preferred) or at least 10 slides containing unstained, freshly cut, serial sections must be submitted along with an associated pathology report prior to study enrollment.
  • Adequate hematologic and end-organ function, defined by the following laboratory test results, obtained within 14 days prior to initiation of study treatment: ANC ³ 1.5 ´ 109/L (1500/mL) without granulocyte colony-stimulating factor support Lymphocyte count ³ 0.5 ´ 109/L (500/mL) Platelet count ³ 100 ´ 109/L (100,000/mL) without transfusion Hemoglobin 9 g/dL Patients may be transfused to meet this criterion. AST, ALT, and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) £ 2.5 ´ upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Bilirubin £ 1.5 ´ ULN with the following exception:
  • Patients with known Gilbert disease: bilirubin level £ 3 ´ ULN. Creatinine £ 1.5 ´ ULN Albumin ³ 25 g/L (2.5 g/dL) For patients not receiving therapeutic anticoagulation: INR or aPTT £ 1.5 ´ ULN
  • For women of childbearing potential: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use contraception, as defined below: Women must remain abstinent or use contraceptive methods with a failure rate of < 1% per year during the treatment period and for 5 months after the final dose of atezolizumab. Women must refrain from donating eggs during this same period.
  • A woman is considered to be of childbearing potential if she is postmenarcheal, hasnot reached a postmenopausal state (³12 continuous months of amenorrhea with no identified cause other than menopause), and is not permanently infertile due to surgery (i.e., removal of ovaries, fallopian tubes, and/or uterus) or another cause as determined by the investigator (e.g., Müllerian agenesis). Examples of contraceptive methods with a failure rate of <1% per year include bilateral tubal ligation, male sterilization, hormonal contraceptives that inhibit ovulation, hormone-releasing intrauterine devices, and copper intrauterine devices.
  • The reliability of sexual abstinence should be evaluated in relation to the duration of the clinical trial and the preferred and usual lifestyle of the patient. Periodic abstinence (e.g., calendar, ovulation, symptothermal, or postovulation methods) andn withdrawal are not acceptable methods of contraception. If required per local guidelines or regulations, locally recognized acceptable methods of contraception and information about the reliability of abstinence will be described in the local Informed Consent Form.
  • Women with a positive pregnancy test at enrollment or prior to administration of study medication will be excluded.

Who cannot join

  • Patient with macroscopic residual disease after surgery, evaluated with CT scan
  • after surgery or adjuvant therapy
  • Subjects with active, known or suspected autoimmune disease. Subjects with vitiligo, type I diabetes mellitus, residual hypothyroidism due to autoimmune condition only requiring hormone replacement, psoriasis not requiring systemic treatment, or conditions not expected to recur in the absence of an external trigger are permitted to enroll
  • Additional malignancy in the last 5 years. Exceptions include basal cell carcinoma of the skin, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, or in situ cervical cancer that has undergone potentially curative therapy
  • Active infection requiring systemic therapy
  • Patient with positive result to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) (HIV 1/2
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  • antibodies) test
  • Active Hepatitis B (e.g., HBsAg reactive) or Hepatitis C (e.g., HCV RNA [qualitative] is detected) 7. History of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, organizing pneumonia (e.g., bronchiolitis
  • obliterans), drug-induced pneumonitis, or idiopathic pneumonitis, or evidence of
  • active pneumonitis on screening chest computed tomography (CT) scan. NOTE:
  • History of radiation pneumonitis in the radiation field (fibrosis) is permitted
  • Known active tuberculosis
  • Significant cardiovascular disease (such as New York Heart Association Class II or
  • greater cardiac disease, myocardial infarction, or cerebrovascular accident) within 3 months prior to initiation of study treatment, unstable arrhythmia, or unstable
  • angina
  • Major surgical procedure, other than for diagnosis, within 4 weeks prior to initiation of
  • study treatment, or anticipation of need for a major surgical procedure during the
  • study
  • Severe infection within 4 weeks prior to initiation of study treatment, including, but
  • not limited to, hospitalization for complications of infection, bacteremia, or severe
  • pneumonia
  • Prior allogeneic stem cell or solid organ transplantation
  • Any other disease, metabolic dysfunction, physical examination finding, or clinical laboratory finding that contraindicates the use of an investigational drug, may affect the interpretation of the results, or may render the patient at high risk from treatment complications
  • Treatment with a live, attenuated vaccine within 4 weeks prior to initiation of study treatment, or anticipation of need for such a vaccine during atezolizumab treatment or within 5 months after the final dose of atezolizumab15. Current treatment with anti-viral therapy for HBV
  • Treatment with investigational therapy within 28 days prior to initiation of study
  • treatment
  • Prior treatment with CD137 agonists or immune checkpoint blockade therapies, including anti-CTLA-4, anti-PD-1, and anti-PD-L1 therapeutic antibodies
  • Treatment with systemic immunostimulatory agents (including, but not limited to, interferon and interleukin 2 [IL-2]) within 4 weeks or 5 drug elimination half-lives (whichever is longer) prior to initiation of study treatment
  • Treatment with systemic immunosuppressive medication (including, but not limited to, corticosteroids, cyclophosphamide, azathioprine, methotrexate, thalidomide, and anti-TNF-a agents) within 2 weeks prior to initiation of study treatment, or anticipation of need for systemic immunosuppressive medication during study treatment, with the following exceptions:
  • Patients who received acute, low-dose systemic immunosuppressant medication or a one-time pulse dose of systemic immunosuppressant medication (e.g., 48 hours of corticosteroids for a contrast allergy) are eligible for the study after Scientific Responsible approval has been obtained
  • Patients who received mineralocorticoids (e.g., fludrocortisone), corticosteroids for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or asthma, or low-dose corticosteroids for orthostatic hypotension or adrenal insufficiency are eligible for the study
  • History of severe allergic anaphylactic reactions to chimeric or humanized antibodies or fusion proteins
  • Known hypersensitivity to Chinese hamster ovary cell products or to any component of the atezolizumab formulation
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding, or intention of becoming pregnant during study treatment or within 5 months after the final dose of study treatment
  • Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test result within 14 days prior to initiation of study treatment.

Trial locations and contacts

19 sites in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Carmine Pinto, MD contact

0522296614

carmine.pinto@ausl.re.it

Erika Gervasi, BS contact

0522296858

erika.gervasi@ausl.re.it

19 sites in 1 country

Italy19 sites, 19 recruiting
  • Ospedaliera SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo di Alessandria

    Alessandria, 15121

    FEDERICA GROSSO, MD, 0131206183, fgrosso@ospedale.al.it

    Not yet recruiting
  • Istituto Tumori Bari

    Bari, 70121

    ANNAMARIA CATINO, MD, 080/5555442

    Not yet recruiting
  • Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico- Vittorio Emanuele Catania

    Catania, 95123

    HECTOR SOTO PARRA, MD, 3472603703, hsotoparra@yahoo.it

    Not yet recruiting
  • Ospedale Ss Annunziata

    Chieti, 66100

    MICHELE DE TURSI, MD, 0871358243, michele.detursi@unich.it

    Not yet recruiting
  • Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Ferrara

    Ferrara, 44121

    ANTONIO FRASSOLDATI, MD, a.frassoldati@ospfe.it

    Not yet recruiting
  • Villa Scassi

    Genova, 16121

    MANILO MENCOBONI, MD

    Not yet recruiting
  • Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo Per Lo Studio E La Cura Dei Tumori - Irccs

    Meldola, ITAòY, 47017

    ANGELO DELMONTE, MD, 0543 739100, angelodelmonte@irst.emr.it

    Not yet recruiting
  • Ospedale Dell'Angelo

    Mestre, 30174

    ALBERTO PAVAN, MD, 041 9657111

    Not yet recruiting
  • Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Di Modena

    Modena, 41100

    FAUSTO BARBIERI, MD, barbieri.fausto@policlinico.mo.it

    Not yet recruiting
  • Aorn Ospedale Dei Colli

    Naples, 80131

    VINCENZO MOTESARCHIO, MD, 0817065298, vincenzo.montesarchio@ospedalideicolli.it

    VINCENZO MONTESARCHIO, MD

    Recruiting
  • A.O.U. San Luigi Gonzaga

    Orbassano, 10043

    SILVIA NOVELLO, MD, silvia.novello@unito.it

    Not yet recruiting
  • Istituto Oncologico Veneto

    Padova, 35128

    GIULIA PASELLO, MD, 0498215608, giulia.pasello@ioveneto.it

    Not yet recruiting
  • Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Di Parma

    Parma, 43126

    MARCELLO TISEO, MD, 0521 702807, MTISEO@AO.PR.IT

    Not yet recruiting
  • Policlinico San Matteo

    Pavia, 27100

    PAOLO PEDRAZZOLI, MD, p.pedrazzoli@smatteo.pv.it

    Not yet recruiting
  • AUSL/IRCCS di Reggio Emilia

    Reggio Emilia

    Carmine Pinto, MD

    Not yet recruiting
  • IRCCS Regina Elena

    Roma, 00144

    FEDERICO CAPUZZO, MD, 06-52665698, federico.cappuzzo@ifo.gov.it

    Recruiting
  • Humanitas Cancer Center, IRCCS

    Rozzano, 20089

    ARMANDO SANTORO, MD, 02/8224.4080, armando.santoro@cancercenter.humanitas.it

    Not yet recruiting
  • Ospedale S. G. Moscati

    Taranto, 74121

    SALVATORE PISCONTI, MD

    Not yet recruiting
  • Azientda Sanitaria Universitaria Giuliano Isontina

    Trieste, 34100

    ALESSANDRA GUGLIELMI, MD, 0403992423, alessandra.guglielmi@asugi.sanita.fvg.it

    Not yet recruiting

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About this study

Official title: PHASE III STUDY WITH ATEZOLIZUMAB VERSUS PLACEBO IN MALIGNANT PLEURAL MESOTHELIOMA PATIENTS AFTER PLEURECTOMY/DECORTICATION

This is a multicentric double-blind, placebo controlled, phase III trial. In this study, patients who underwent to a surgical resection of pleural mesothelioma and are without signs of macroscopic residual disease will be randomized 2:1 to receive atezolizumab or placebo. Patients will be treated for 12 months or until recurrence, unacceptable toxicity or patient/physician decision, whichever occurs first.

Randomization will be done via a centralized system and patients will be stratified histology (epithelioid vs non epithelioid) and stage (I vs

>I). Patients will be radiologically evaluated after surgical procedure before starting therapy and then every 12 weeks for 24 months or until disease progression. At screening patients should be without macroscopic residual disease. Quality of life questionnaire will be administered to patient at baseline and every 12 weeks. During the study baseline tumor blocks will be centrally analyzed to determinate biological characteristics and gene expression.

Being tested
Atezolizumab 1200 mg in 20 ML Injection, Placebo
Keywords
mesothelioma, Adjuvant therapy, immunotherapy
Medical subject headings
Mesothelioma, Malignant, Mesothelioma

What participants receive

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

  • Atezolizumab 1200 mg in 20 ML InjectionDrug

    Atezolizumab will be supplied as sterile liquid in 20-mL glass vials. The vial is designed to deliver 20 mL (1200 mg) of atezolizumab solution but may contain more than the stated volume to enable delivery of the entire 20 mL volume. For information on the formulation and handling of atezolizumab, refer to the Atezolizumab Investigator's Brochure.

  • PlaceboDrug

    Placebo will be supplied as sterile liquid in 20ml vials. the vial is designed

Study groups in NCT04996017
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Arm AExperimentalatezolizumab 1200mg every 21 days
Receives: Drug: Atezolizumab 1200 mg in 20 ML Injection
Arm BPlacebo comparatorPlacebo will be supplied by the sponsor and will be identical in appearance to atezolizumab and will comprise the same excipients but without atezolizumab every 21 days
Receives: Drug: Placebo

What is being measured

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

  1. To evaluate the efficacy of atezolizumab in patients with MPM in terms of DFS

    DFS, defined as the time from initiation of study treatment to first recurrence of disease or death for any cause, whichever occurs first.

    Measured: 12 weeks

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. To evaluate the safety of atezolizumab in patients with MPM

    Incidence, nature, frequency, duration, timing and severity of serious adverse events (SAEs) and non-serious adverse events (AEs) related to atezolizumab treatment graded by National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v. 5.

    Measured: 12 months

  2. To evaluate the efficacy of atezolizumab in patients with MPM in terms of OS

    OS, defined as the time from start of study drug to the date of death from any cause

    Measured: 12 months

Timeline

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

  1. First posted9 Aug 2021
  2. Study start14 Dec 2021
  3. Primary completion30 Jul 2027 (estimated)
  4. Study completion30 Jun 2029 (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 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
This is a multicentric double-blind, placebo controlled, phase III trial. In this study, patients who underwent to a surgical resection of pleural mesothelioma and are without signs of macroscopic residual disease will be randomized 2:1 to receive atezolizumab or placebo. Patients will be treated for 12 months or until recurrence, unacceptable toxicity or patient/physician decision, whichever occurs first. Randomization will be done via a centralized system and patients will be stratified histology (epithelioid vs non epithelioid) and stage (I vs \>I).
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Care provider
Enrolment
162 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04996017
Sponsor's protocol ID
GOIRC -03-2019
Acronym
AtezoMeso
Status last verified
Mar 2025
First submitted
25 May 2021
Last updated
13 Mar 2025
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing Atezolizumab 1200 mg in 20 ML Injection in people with Mesotheliomas Pleural, run by Gruppo Oncologico Italiano di Ricerca Clinica at 19 sites in Italy.

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 20 inclusion and 35 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 13 Mar 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 19 sites in Italy. 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. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. 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 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

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

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

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

Contact Carmine Pinto, MD (0522296614, carmine.pinto@ausl.re.it), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

To evaluate the efficacy of atezolizumab in patients with MPM in terms of DFS (time frame: 12 weeks). 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 13 Mar 2025.

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