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Head and Neck CancerPhase 1/2NCT06054477

Study of ALE.C04 in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer

A Phase 1/2 study testing ALE.C04 and Pembrolizumab in people with Head and Neck Cancer and Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, run by Alentis Therapeutics AG at 22 sites in 8 countries.

Terminated

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

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety profile of ALE.C04 monotherapy and in combination with pembrolizumab, to characterize pharmacokinetics profile of ALE.C04, recommended Phase II dose (RP2D) for ALE.C04 in combination with pembrolizumab and to assess anti-tumor activity of ALE.C04 in combination with… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
ALE.C04 and Pembrolizumab
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
21 participants
Where
22 sitesin 8 countries
Study dates
30 Oct 2023to 12 Feb 2025
Phase
Phase 1/2
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 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Be willing and able to provide written informed consents
  • Be 18 years of age on day of signing informed consent.
  • Have histologically or cytologically confirmed Recurrent or Metastatic (R/M) Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC) that is considered incurable by local therapies.
  • Have provided tissue for claudin-1 (CLDN1), programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) and biomarker analysis in a central Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)-certified laboratory.
  • Have measurable disease based on RECIST 1.1 as determined by the site.
  • Have a performance status of 0 or 1 on the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Scale.
  • Have results from testing of human papillomavirus (HPV) status for oropharyngeal cancer

Who cannot join

  • Has progressive disease (PD) within 6 months of completion of curatively intended systemic treatment for locoregionally advanced HNSCC (Phase II randomized combination part only).
  • Has had radiation therapy (or other non-systemic therapy) within 2 weeks prior to randomization or patient has not fully recovered (i.e., ≤Grade 1 or at baseline) from adverse events due to a previously administered treatment. Palliative radiotherapy to a limited field is allowed.
  • Severe immune-related adverse events leading to discontinuation of prior immune-oncology agent only for Phase I dose escalation monotherapy and combination and Phase II monotherapy.
  • Has known active central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis.
  • Dermatological conditions requiring active pharmacological treatment including psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, excessively dry skin or recurrent conjunctivitis, scleroderma, vitiligo, or any other active autoimmune dermatological disorder.
  • Has a history or current evidence of any condition, therapy, or laboratory abnormality that might confound the results of the clinical study, interfere with the patient's participation for the full duration of the clinical study, or is not in the best interest of the patient to participate, in the opinion of the treating investigator.
  • Has received prior therapy with an anti-programmed death (PD)-1, anti-PD-L1 or anti-PD-L2 (Phase II randomized combination part only).

Trial locations and contacts

22 sites in 8 countries.

22 sites in 8 countries

United States7 sites
  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114

  • Gabrail Cancer Center Research

    Canton, Ohio, 44718

  • Karmanos Cancer Institute

    Detroit, Michigan, 48201

  • Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Gilbert, Arizona, 85234

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    Lake Saint Louis, Missouri, 63110

  • University of Southern California USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Los Angeles, California, 90033

  • Yale University Yale Cancer Center

    New Haven, Connecticut, 06510

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Spain4 sites
  • Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology

    Barcelona, 08035

  • MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Madrid

  • Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela

    Santiago de Compostela

  • Incliva Biomedical Research Institute - Hospital Clinico Universitario Valencia

    Valencia

Other trials in Spain

France3 sites
  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Bordeaux - Hospitalier Saint-Andre

    Bordeaux, 33075

  • Oncopole Claudius Regaud, Iuct-Oncopole

    Toulouse, 31059

  • Institut Gustave Roussy

    Villejuif

Other trials in France

Italy3 sites
  • Candiolo cancer Center,FPO IRCCS

    Candiolo, Piedmont, 10060

  • Fondazione Irccs Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori Di Milano

    Milan

  • Istituto Europeo Di Oncologia S.R.L.

    Milan, 20141

Other trials in Italy

Singapore2 sites
  • National Cancer Centre Singapore

    Singapore, 168583

  • Tan Tock Seng Hospital

    Singapore, 308433

Other trials in Singapore

Canada1 site
  • University Health Network, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre

    Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1Z5

Other trials in Canada

Hong Kong1 site
  • Prince Of Wales Hospital

    Hong Kong

Other trials in Hong Kong

Switzerland1 site
  • Inselspital, University Hospital Bern

    Bern, 3010

Other trials in Switzerland

About this study

Official title: A Phase I/II, Open-Label, Multi-Center Study of ALE.C04 as a Single Agent and in Combination With Pembrolizumab in Adult Patients With Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety profile of ALE.C04 monotherapy and in combination with pembrolizumab, to characterize pharmacokinetics profile of ALE.C04, recommended Phase II dose (RP2D) for ALE.C04 in combination with pembrolizumab and to assess anti-tumor activity of ALE.C04 in combination with pembrolizumab in patients with Head and Neck Cancer.

Read the detailed description

The study comprises a phase I and a phase II. The phase I dose escalation part for both ALE.C04 monotherapy and in combination with pembrolizumab and a recommended dose for expansion (RDE) part for ALE.C04 in combination with pembrolizumab. The phase II comprises a 1:1 randomized 2 arms assessing ALE.C04 and pembrolizumab given in combination versus pembrolizumab monotherapy

Being tested
ALE.C04, Pembrolizumab
Keywords
Immunotherapy, Anti-Claudin1, ALE.C04, Phase I/II
Medical subject headings
Head and Neck Neoplasms, Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck

What participants receive

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

Study groups in NCT06054477
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Phase 1 Dose EscalationExperimentalALE.C04 single agent: Three planned doses of ALE.C04 and ALE.C04 in combination with pembrolizumab. Once a certain dose level of ALE.C04 is considered safe and well tolerated, the first cohort of patients receiving ALE.C04 at a lower dose level combined with pembrolizumab will be initiated
Receives: Drug: ALE.C04; Drug: Pembrolizumab
Phase 1 Recommended Dose for ExpansionExperimentalTwo ALE.C04 dose levels (higher or lower) will be considered for the combination with pembrolizumab
Receives: Drug: ALE.C04; Drug: Pembrolizumab
Phase 2 Randomized Combination partActive comparatorALE.C04 at RP2D combined to pembrolizumab compared to pembrolizumab monotherapy
Receives: Drug: ALE.C04; Drug: Pembrolizumab

What is being measured

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

  1. Incidence of Dose Limiting Toxicity (DLT)

    Phase I dose escalation

    Measured: 21 days

  2. Incidence and severity of adverse events (AEs), serious adverse events (SAEs)

    Descriptive statistics will be used to summarize results

    Measured: Up to 30 days after last dose - Approximately 4.5 years

  3. Confirmed Objective Response Rate (ORR) by investigators assessment according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1

    Proportion of patients with confirmed Complete Response (CR) or Partial Response (PR) according to RECIST 1.1 for Phase II

    Measured: Up to 4.5 year

  4. Confirmed Progression Free Survival (PFS) by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR) assessment according to RECIST1.1

    Time from start of study treatment to first documentation of objective progressive disease (PD) as per RECIST1.1 or to death due to any causes whichever come first during phase II

    Measured: Up to 4.5 year

Secondary outcomes (18)
  1. Confirmed ORR by investigators assessment according to RECIST1.1

    Proportion of patients with confirmed CR or PR according to RECIST1.1

    Measured: up to 4.5 year

  2. Confirmed immune Objective Response Rate (iORR) by investigators assessment according to immune RECIST

    Proportion of patients with confirmed immune CR or immune PR according to immune RECIST

    Measured: up to 4.5 year

  3. Disease Control Rate (DCR) as per investigator assessment according to RECIST1.1

    Proportion of patients with CR, PR or Stable Disease (SD) according to RECIST1.1

    Measured: up to 4.5 years

  4. Immune Disease Control Rate (iDCR) as per investigator assessment according to immune RECIST

    Proportion of patients with immune CR, immune PR or immune SD according to immune RECIST

    Measured: up to 4.5 years

  5. Duration Of Response (DOR)

    The time from first documentation of objective response to the first documentation of PD per RECIST 1.1 or to death due to any cause, whichever comes first.

    Measured: up to 4.5 years

  6. Immune Duration Of Response (iDOR)

    The time from first documentation of objective response to the first documentation of immune PD per immune RECIST or to death due to any cause, whichever comes first.

    Measured: up to 4.5 years

  7. Progression Free Survival (PFS) evaluated by investigators

    The time from start of study treatment to first documentation of objective PD per RECIST1.1 following study therapy, or to death due to any cause, whichever comes first.

    Measured: up to 4.5 years

  8. Immune Progression Free Survival (iPFS) evaluated by investigators

    The time from start of study treatment to first documentation of objective immune PD per immune RECIST following study therapy, or to death due to any cause, whichever comes first.

    Measured: up to 4.5 years

  9. Overall Survival (OS)

    The time from start of study treatment to date of death due to any cause.

    Measured: up to 4.5 years

  10. Maximum serum concentration (Cmax) pharmacokinetics (PK) of ALE.C04

    Maximum serum concentration (Cmax) will be derived by non-compartmental analysis and summarized by dose cohort

    Measured: up to 4.5 years

  11. Minimum serum concentration (Cmin) pharmacokinetics (PK) of ALE.C04

    Minimum serum concentration will be derived by non-compartmental analysis and summarized by dose cohort

    Measured: up to 4.5 years

  12. Area under the concentration-time curve (AUC) pharmacokinetics (PK) of ALE.C04

    Area under the concentration-time curve will be derived by non-compartmental analysis and summarized by dose cohort

    Measured: up to 4.5 years

  13. Maximum serum concentration (Cmax) Pharmacokinetics (PK) of pembrolizumab

    Maximun Serum concentration (Cmax) by time point will be reported

    Measured: up to 4.5 years

  14. Minimum serum concentration (Cmin) Pharmacokinetics (PK) of pembrolizumab

    Minimum serum concentration (Cmin) by time point will be reported

    Measured: up to 4.5 years

  15. Area under the concentration-time curve (AUC) Pharmacokinetics (PK) of pembrolizumab

    Area under the concentration-time curve (AUC) by time point will be reported

    Measured: up to 4.5 years

  16. Immunogenicity of ALE.C04

    To assess the presence of serum anti-drug antibodies (ADA) against ALE.C04

    Measured: up to 4.5 years

  17. Change from baseline in European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire C30

    The C30 has 30 items in total. Among those items, 28 items are symptoms scales with score range from 1 to 4. A high score represents a high level of symptomatology. The 2 other items are global health status with score range of 1 to 7. A high score represents high quality of life.

    Measured: Phase II combination part only - Up to 4.5 year

  18. Change from baseline in European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Question Head and Neck module 43 (HN43)

    The HN43 has 43 items of symptoms scale with score range of 1 to 4. A high score represents a high level of symptomatology.

    Measured: Phase II combination part only - Up to 4.5 year

Timeline

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

  1. First posted26 Sep 2023
  2. Study start30 Oct 2023
  3. Primary completion12 Feb 2025
  4. Study completion12 Feb 2025

Why it stopped: Reprioritization of Trial

Resources

More details

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

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 1/2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
Phase 1 will consist of i) a dose escalation of ALE.C04 monotherapy evaluating approximately 3 dose levels of ALE.C04, ii) a dose escalation of ALE.C04 and pembrolizumab combination evaluating approximately 2 dose levels of ALE.C04 and iii) a randomized two RDEs evaluating two dose level of ALE.C04 combined with pembrolizumab to establish Recommended Phase 2 Dose (RP2D). Phase 2 will consist of a 1:1 randomized 2 arms comparing ALE.C04 (at the RP2D dose determined in the phase 1) combined to pembrolizumab with pembrolizumab alone.
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
21 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06054477
Sponsor's protocol ID
ALE.C04.01
Status last verified
Feb 2025
First submitted
7 Sep 2023
Last updated
17 Feb 2025
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1/2 study testing ALE.C04 and Pembrolizumab in people with Head and Neck Cancer and Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, run by Alentis Therapeutics AG at 22 sites in 8 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 7 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 17 Feb 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 22 sites in United States, Spain, France, Italy, Singapore and 3 more countries. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

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

What does this combined phase mean?

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

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

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

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early (reason given: Reprioritization of Trial). Results are not available in the source record.

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 Dose Limiting Toxicity (DLT) (time frame: 21 days). The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. 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 17 Feb 2025.

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