Ovarian Clear Cell AdenocarcinomaPhase 2NCT05231122
Pembrolizumab Combined With Bevacizumab With or Without Agonist Anti-CD40 CDX-1140 for the Treatment of Patients With Recurrent Ovarian Cancer
A Phase 2 study testing Anti-CD40 Agonist Monoclonal Antibody CDX-1140, Bevacizumab and Pembrolizumab in people with Ovarian Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma and Platinum-Sensitive Ovarian Carcinoma, run by Roswell Park Cancer Institute at 2 sites in United States.
Trial summary
This phase II trial tests whether pembrolizumab combined with bevacizumab with or without agonist anti-CD40 CDX-1140 works to shrink tumors in patients with ovarian cancer that has come back (recurrent). Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older, women only
- Conditions the study is for
- Ovarian Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma, Platinum-Sensitive Ovarian Carcinoma, Recurrent Endometrial Serous Adenocarcinoma
- What is being tested?
- Anti-CD40 Agonist Monoclonal Antibody CDX-1140, Bevacizumab and Pembrolizumab
- Type of treatment
- Injection or infusion
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 80 participants
- Where
- 2 sitesUnited States
- Study dates
- 12 Mar 2024to 15 Mar 2027
- Phase
- Phase 2
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
- Women only
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Age >= 18 years of age.
- Recurrent serous (low grade or high grade), endometrioid, or clear cell recurrent epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer.
- Participant can be either platinum-sensitive or platinum-resistant, no more than 4 prior lines of treatment, and BRCA status must be known.
- Neoadjuvant + adjuvant is considered one line.
- Participants may have received a prior PARPi, this will not be considered a separate line of therapy if received in maintenance.
- Participants may have received a prior anti-PD1/anti-PDL1 therapy or bevacizumab, these will not be considered a separate line of therapy.
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- Any chemotherapy regimen change due to toxicity in the absence of disease progression will be considered part of the same line of therapy.
- Hormonal therapy for OC (e.g. Tamoxifen, aromatase inhibitors etc.) will not count as a separate line of prior therapy.
- Anticipated lifespan greater than 6 months.
- Have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1.
- Patient has measurable disease per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 criteria present.
- All residual toxicity related to prior anti-cancer therapies (excluding alopecia, grade 2 fatigue, vitiligo, endocrinopathies on stable replacement therapy, grade 2 neuropathy from taxanes or platinum and grade 2 hearing loss from platinum) must be resolved to grade 1 severity or less (or returned to baseline) prior to receipt of study treatment.
- Absolute neutrophil count (ANC): >= 1,500 /mcL.
- Platelets: >= 100,000 / mcL.
- Hemoglobin: >= 8 g/dL or 5.0 mmol/L transfusion allowed with adequate bone marrow function
- Creatinine clearance >= 50 mL/min.
- Total bilirubin: =< 2 X upper limit of normal (ULN) except patients with Gilbert's syndrome or liver involvement, who must have a total bilirubin =< 3 mg/dL.
- Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ( serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase [SGOT] ) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ( serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase [SGPT]): =< 2.5 X ULN OR =< 5 X ULN for participants with liver metastases.
- Albumin: > 2.5 mg/dL.
- International normalized ratio (INR) OR prothrombin time (PT) activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) =< 1.5 x ULN unless participant is receiving anticoagulant therapy as long as PT or aPTT is within therapeutic range of intended use of anticoagulants.
- Participant must be willing to undergo core or excisional biopsy of a tumor lesion within 7 days prior to the first dose of investigational product and after 3 cycles of treatment(prior to cycle 4-day 1: mandatory only if available) and, at the end of treatment (optional). Participants for whom newly obtained samples cannot be provided at baseline (e.g., inaccessible or subject safety concern), may submit an archived specimen, only upon agreement from the Prinicipal Investigator, if available).
- A woman of childbearing potential must have a negative urine or serum pregnancy within 72 hours prior to receiving the first dose of study medication. If the urine test is positive or cannot be confirmed as negative, a serum pregnancy test will be required.
- Participants of childbearing potential must be willing to use 2 methods of birth control or be surgically sterile or abstain from heterosexual activity for the course of the study through 6 months after the last dose of study medication (participants of childbearing potential are those who have not been surgically sterilized or have not been free from menses for > 1 year). Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while she is participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately.
- Participant (or legal representative) must understand the investigational nature of this study and sign an Independent Ethics Committee/Institutional Review Board approved written informed consent form prior to receiving any study related procedure.
Who cannot join
- Primary platinum-refractory patients are excluded
- Has a nonepithelial cancer (germ cell tumors, sex cord-stromal tumors), borderline tumors, mucinous or seromucinous that is predominately mucinous, malignant Brenner's tumor, carcinosarcoma or undifferentiated carcinoma.
- Receipt of any antibody targeting T cell checkpoint or co-stimulation pathways within 4 weeks, use of any other monoclonal based therapies within 4 weeks, and all other immunotherapy (tumor vaccine, cytokine, or growth factor given to control the cancer) within 2 weeks prior to the planned start of study treatment.
- Has received prior systemic anticancer therapy (including investigational agents or maintenance therapy) within 28 days prior to the planned start of study treatment.
- Hormonal therapy is allowed until the time of randomization
- Progression on prior immune checkpoint blockade therapy.
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- Systemic radiation therapy within 4 weeks, prior focal radiotherapy within 2 weeks prior to the first dose of study treatment.
- Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy (in dosing exceeding 10 mg daily of prednisone equivalent) or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to the first dose of study drug
- Major surgery within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study treatment. Surgery requiring local/epidural anesthesia must be completed at least 72 hours before study drug administration and patients should be recovered.
- Known or prior malignancy requiring active treatment in the past 2 years. Exception: basal or squamous cell skin cancer or in situ cancers; or any other cancer from which the patient has been disease-free for at least 3 years.
- Active, untreated central nervous system metastases. Patients with brain metastases identified at screening may be rescreened after the lesion(s) have been appropriately treated; patients with treated brain metastases should be neurologically stable for 4 weeks post-treatment and prior to study enrollment, and off corticosteroids for at least 2 weeks before administration of study drugs, and treated lesions should demonstrate no new growth on the re-screening scan.
- History of (non-infectious) pneumonitis or has current pneumonitis, including grade 1 (asymptomatic; clinical or diagnostic observations only; intervention not indicated) pneumonitis.
- History of severe hypersensitivity reactions to other monoclonal antibodies (mAbs).
- Prior therapy with any anti-CD40 antibody.
- Hypersensitivity to bevacizumab, pembrolizumab, or any of its excipients.
- Has active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years except replacement therapy (eg., thyroxine, insulin, or physiologic corticosteroid)
- Known active or chronic viral hepatitis or history of any type of hepatitis within the last 6 months.
- Has an acute infection requiring systemic therapy
- Known immunodeficiency or active human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
- Concurrent active Hepatitis B (defined as HBsAg positive and/or detectable HBV DNA)and Hepatitis C virus (defined as anti-HCV Ab positive and detectable HCV RNA) infection. Note: Hepatitis B and C screening tests are not required unless known history of HBV and HCV infection
- Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy
- Known immunodeficiency or active HIV
- Has received any investigational vaccines (i.e., those not licensed or approved for emergency use). Note: Any licensed COVID-19 vaccine (including for Emergency Use) is allowed in the study as long as they are mRNA vaccines, adenoviral vaccines, or inactivated vaccines. These vaccines will be treated just as any other concomitant therapy.
- Investigational vaccines (i.e., those not licensed or approved for Emergency Use) are not allowed.
- Mental impairment that may compromise the ability to give informed consent and comply with the requirements of the study.
- Subject requires or is likely to require more than a two-week course of corticosteroids for intercurrent illness. Subject must complete the course of corticosteroids 2 weeks before screening to meet eligibility.
- Subject has a serious, non-healing wound, ulcer, or bone fracture.
- Subject has a clinically significant cardiovascular disease including:
- Uncontrolled hypertension < 150/90 mmHg (may be rescreened after adequate control)
- Myocardial infarction or unstable angina within 6 months prior to enrollment
- New York Heart Association (NYHA) Grade II or greater congestive heart failure.
- New onset on thromboembolic event or hemorrhage within 6 weeks prior to randomization
- Subject has organ allografts.
- Subject has clinical symptoms or signs of partial or complete gastrointestinal obstruction or require parenteral hydration and/or nutrition.
- Pregnant or nursing female participants.
- Known active alcohol or drug abuse.
- Unwilling or unable to follow protocol requirements.
- Any condition which in the investigator's opinion deems the participant an unsuitable candidate to receive study drug.
Trial locations and contacts
2 sites in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
United States2 sites, 2 recruiting
- Recruiting
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Buffalo, New York, 14263
Emese Zsiros, 716-845-8337, Emese.Zsiros@roswellpark.org
Emese Zsiros
- Recruiting
M D Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030
Amir A. Jazaeri, 877-632-6789, AAJazaeri@mdanderson.org
Amir A. Jazaeri
About this study
Official title: Randomized Phase 2 Clinical Trial of Pembrolizumab Combined With Bevacizumab With or Without Agonist Anti-CD40 CDX-1140 in Patients With Recurrent Ovarian Cancer
This phase II trial tests whether pembrolizumab combined with bevacizumab with or without agonist anti-CD40 CDX-1140 works to shrink tumors in patients with ovarian cancer that has come back (recurrent). Anti-CD40 CDX-1140 works by stimulating certain immune cells within the tumor and, when combined with other immunotherapy treatments, may increase antitumor antibody production. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as pembrolizumab and bevacizumab, may help the body's immune system, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Giving pembrolizumab and bevacizumab with anti-CD40 CDX-1140 may decrease symptoms, prolong survival, and improve quality of life in patients with ovarian cancer.
Read the detailed description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
- Determine the safety of anti-CD40 agonist monoclonal antibody CDX-1140 (CDX-1140) combined with pembrolizumab and bevacizumab in patients with recurrent ovarian cancer (Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events [CTCAE] version 5.0).
II. Determine the objective response rate (ORR) per immune related response criteria (immune-modified Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors [iRECIST]).
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
- Determine progression free survival (PFS), disease control rate (DCR) and overall survival (OS).
II. Changes in quality of life measures during the clinical trial (European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer [EORTC] Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30 [QLQ-C30], EORTC QLQ-Ovarian Cancer Module [OV28] and Multidimensional Fatigue Symptom Inventory-Short Form (MFSI-SF)].
EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:
- Pharmacokinetic (PK)/anti-drug antibody (ADA) analysis for CDX-1140. II. Evaluate the immunologic and phenotypic changes in blood samples. III. To obtain data on changes in tumor microenvironment prior to and subsequent to therapy and, to screen for potential biomarkers to predict clinical benefit.
IV. Microbiome analysis from stool, tumor tissue.
OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.
ARM I: Patients receive pembrolizumab intravenously (IV) over 30 minutes and bevacizumab IV over 30-90 minutes on day 1. Cycles repeat every 3 weeks until disease progression or development of unacceptable toxicity.
ARM II: Patients receive pembrolizumab IV over 30 minutes, bevacizumab IV over 30-90 minutes, and CDX-1140 IV over 90 minutes on day 1. Cycles repeat every 3 weeks until disease progression or development of unacceptable toxicity.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 30 days and then every 6 months for 2 years.
- Conditions
- Ovarian Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma, Platinum-Sensitive Ovarian Carcinoma, Recurrent Endometrial Serous Adenocarcinoma, Recurrent Fallopian Tube Carcinoma, Recurrent Fallopian Tube Endometrioid Adenocarcinoma, Recurrent Fallopian Tube Serous Adenocarcinoma
- Being tested
- Anti-CD40 Agonist Monoclonal Antibody CDX-1140, Bevacizumab, Pembrolizumab, Quality-of-Life Assessment, Questionnaire Administration
- Medical subject headings
- Fallopian Tube Neoplasms, Ovarian Neoplasms
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Anti-CD40 Agonist Monoclonal Antibody CDX-1140Biological
Also called Agonist CD40 Antibody CDX-1140, Anti-CD40 Agonistic Monoclonal Antibody CDX-1140, CDX 1140, CDX-1140
Given IV
BevacizumabBiological
Also called ABP 215, Anti-VEGF, Anti-VEGF Humanized Monoclonal Antibody, Anti-VEGF rhuMAb
Given IV
PembrolizumabBiological
Also called Keytruda, Lambrolizumab, MK-3475, SCH 900475
Given IV
Quality-of-Life AssessmentOther
Also called Quality of Life Assessment
Ancillary studies
Questionnaire AdministrationOther
Ancillary studies
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Arm I (pembrolizumab, bevacizumab) | Active comparator | Patients receive pembrolizumab IV over 30 minutes and bevacizumab IV over 30-90 minutes on day 1. Cycles repeat every 3 weeks until disease progression or development of unacceptable toxicity. Receives: Biological: Bevacizumab; Biological: Pembrolizumab; Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment; Other: Questionnaire Administration |
| Arm II (pembrolizumab, bevacizumab, CDX-1140) | Experimental | Patients receive pembrolizumab IV over 30 minutes, bevacizumab IV over 30-90 minutes, and CDX-1140 IV over 90 minutes on day 1. Cycles repeat every 3 weeks until disease progression or development of unacceptable toxicity. Receives: Biological: Anti-CD40 Agonist Monoclonal Antibody CDX-1140; Biological: Bevacizumab; Biological: Pembrolizumab; Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment; Other: Questionnaire Administration |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Incidence of adverse events
Evaluated according to National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for adverse events (NCI CTCAE) version (v)5.0. Will be summarized by cohort and grade using frequencies and relative frequencies.
Measured: Up to 2 years
Objective response rate (ORR)
Will be summarized by cohort (with or without CDX 1140) using frequencies and relative frequencies, with the ORR estimated using 90% confidence intervals obtained by Jeffrey's prior method. The final analysis will be performed on all n=80 (40 in each cohort) evaluable patients; and if the p-value is less than or equal to 0.10, then the triplet regimen will be considered superior with respect to response.
Measured: From first day of treatment Up to 6 months.
Secondary outcomes (4)
Progression free survival (PFS)
Will be summarized by cohort using standard Kaplan-Meier methods, with estimates of the median obtained with 90% confidence intervals. PFS will be compared between cohorts using a one-sided log-rank test.
Measured: From first day of treatment until disease progression or date of death from any cause, assessed up to 2 years
Overall survival (OS)
Will be summarized by cohort using standard Kaplan-Meier methods, with estimates of the median obtained with 90% confidence intervals. OS will be compared between cohorts using a one-sided log-rank test.
Measured: From first day of treatment until disease progression or date of death from any cause, assessed up to 2 years
Disease control rate (DCR)
Will be summarized by cohort using frequencies and relative frequencies, with the DCR estimated by cohort using 90% confidence intervals obtained by Jeffrey's prior method. The DCR will be compared between cohorts using a one-sided Cohran-Mantel-Haenszel test.
Measured: Up to 2 years
Quality of Life (QoL)EORTC QLQ-C30
European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) QLQ-30 consists of 28 questions with answers that range from 1 (Not At All) to 4 (Very Much) and 2 questions that range from 1 (Very Poor) to 7 (Excellent)
Measured: Up to 2 years
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted9 Feb 2022
- Study start12 Mar 2024
- Primary completion15 Mar 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion15 Mar 2027 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Ovarian Clear Cell AdenocarcinomaStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- 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 2
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Participant
- Enrolment
- 80 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Roswell Park Cancer Institute
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Celldex Therapeutics, United States Department of Defense
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Emese Zsiros, Principal investigator, Roswell Park Cancer Institute
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05231122
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- I 1277721
- Other IDs
- NCI-2021-13609, I 1277721, HT9425-23-1-1063
- Status last verified
- Aug 2026
- First submitted
- 24 Jan 2022
- Last updated
- 14 Aug 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- Yes
- FDA-regulated device
- No