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VAccination in Early and ADvanced Prostate caNCEr (ADVANCE)

Primary Purpose

Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer, Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer

Status
Unknown status
Phase
Phase 1
Locations
United Kingdom
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
ChAdOx1-MVA 5T4 vaccine
Nivolumab Infusion [Opdivo]
Sponsored by
University of Oxford
About
Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - undefined (Adult, Older Adult)MaleDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

For all participants:

  • Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate cancer
  • Any antineoplastic therapy must have been completed a minimum of 28 days prior to enrolment
  • Systemic antimicrobial therapy must have been completed a minimum of 7 days prior to enrolment
  • An archival specimen of tumour tissue should be available
  • Baseline laboratory parameters must meet the following criteria:

Haemoglobin ≥ 80 g/L, White cell count ≥ 2.0 x10^9/L, Neutrophils ≥ 1.5 x10^9/L, Lymphocytes ≥ 0.5 x10^9/L, Platelets ≥ 100 x10^9/L, Creatinine Clearance ≥ 40 ml/min by Cockcroft Gault formulation, Total Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 ULN, Alanine Aminotransferase ≤ 1.5 ULN, Amylase ≤ 1.5 ULN

For surgical cohort:

  • Clinically localised or locally advanced disease deemed operable by the treating consultant urological surgeon i.e.: Gleason score ≤ 7, local tumour stage ≤T3c and deemed operable, no evidence of metastases (Nx/N0 and Mx/M0), no evidence of high grade Gleason 5 disease, PSA ≤ 20 ng/ml
  • Scheduled for and considered fit for radical prostatectomy

For advanced metastatic cohort:

  • Evidence of at least one distant metastasis based on MRI, CT, PET or bone scintigraphy
  • Established on and suitable to continue with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) using any luteinizing hormone releasing hormone (LHRH) agonist
  • On treatment with anti-androgen therapy using either abiraterone (Zytiga®) or enzalutamide (Xtandi®) and demonstrating evidence of disease progression at the time of enrolment
  • Suitable to continue therapy with either abiraterone or enzalutamide at the time of enrolment at discretion of their managing clinician
  • Patients who have received chemotherapy following progression on androgen-targeting therapies are eligible
  • Satisfactory functional status defined as ECOG Performance Status ≤ 1

Exclusion Criteria:

For all participants:

  • Any prior diagnosis or clinical suspicion of autoimmune disease
  • History of allergic disease or reaction likely to be exacerbated by any component of the vaccine, e.g. egg products
  • Other prior malignancy with an estimated ≥ 30% chance of relapse within 2 years
  • Participation in another research study involving an investigational product or investigational surgical procedure in the 30 days preceding enrolment, or planned use during the study period
  • Any prior exposure to checkpoint inhibitor drugs including anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, or anti-CTLA-4 monoclonal antibodies or any prior treatment with investigational vaccines
  • Administration of immunoglobulins and/or any blood products within the one month preceding the planned administration of the study drugs
  • Seropositive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)
  • Seropositive for hepatitis C virus (antibodies to HCV)
  • Any confirmed or suspected immunocompromised state
  • Any history of hereditary angioedema, acquired angioedema, or idiopathic angioedema
  • History of anaphylaxis in relation to vaccination or any clinically significant allergic disease likely to be exacerbated by any component of the vaccine or checkpoint inhibitor preparations

For advanced metastatic cohort:

  • The treating oncologist estimates a subject's life expectancy to be ≤ 6 months
  • Any active, previously treated, or suspected intracranial or leptomeningeal metastases

Sites / Locations

  • Department of Oncology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
  • Cancer and Haematology Centre, Churchill Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm Type

Experimental

Experimental

Arm Label

Intermediate risk prostate cancer

Advanced metastatic prostate cancer

Arm Description

ChAdOx1.5T4 on week 0 followed by booster injection of MVA.5T4 and nivolumab infusion on week 1. Patients will undergo radical prostatectomy on week 6.

ChAdOx1.5T4 on week 0 followed by booster injections of MVA.5T4 on week 4, ChAdOx1.5T4 on week 12 and MVA.5T4 on week 16. Nivolumab infusions are to be administered on week 4, 8 and 12.

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Safety - incidence of treatment-related adverse events.
Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v4.0
Efficacy - measure composite response rate defined as one of the following: 1) change in circulating tumour DNA, 2) change in serum PSA
Number of participants with 50% or more change in ctDNA or PSA concentration in the blood from baseline to 12 months post treatment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Evaluate immune responses to the vaccine antigen in the periphery
Number of participants with peripheral 5T4-specific T cell responses secondary to treatment
Evaluate immune cell subsets in the prostate secondary to treatment (for surgical cohort)
Number of participants with intraprostatic infiltration of CD3+CD8+ T cells secondary to treatment
Evaluate progression-free survival following study treatment (for advanced metastatic cancer cohort)
Number of participants experiencing progression-free survival at 6 and 12 months post treatment
Evaluate overall survival following study treatment (for advanced metastatic cancer cohort)
Number of participants experiencing overall survival at 6 and 12 months post treatment

Full Information

First Posted
January 4, 2019
Last Updated
November 27, 2020
Sponsor
University of Oxford
Collaborators
Vaccitech (UK) Limited
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT03815942
Brief Title
VAccination in Early and ADvanced Prostate caNCEr
Acronym
ADVANCE
Official Title
Phase I/II Open Label Non-randomised Safety and Efficacy Study of the Viral Vectored ChAd-MVA 5T4 Vaccine in Combination With PD-1 Checkpoint Blockade in Low- or Intermediate-risk Localized or Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer and Advanced Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
February 2020
Overall Recruitment Status
Unknown status
Study Start Date
December 10, 2018 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
March 10, 2021 (Anticipated)
Study Completion Date
July 10, 2021 (Anticipated)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Sponsor
Name of the Sponsor
University of Oxford
Collaborators
Vaccitech (UK) Limited

4. Oversight

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
No
Data Monitoring Committee
Yes

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
This is a clinical trial of a new treatment for prostate cancer that is a type of vaccine that could be a new way to treat cancer. A vaccine that could alert the immune system to the presence of cancer cells in the body may enable the immune system to target and kill those cells effectively. This vaccine is intended to work by making the immune system kill cells that have a special protein (called 5T4) that is present on the surface of cancer cells. The vaccine is made up of two recombinant viruses ("ChAdOx1"- chimpanzee adenovirus Ox1 and "MVA" - modified vaccinia Ankara) that have been designed to produce the 5T4 protein and have been modified so that they are weakened and cannot reproduce themselves within the body like normal viruses. Once injected into the body, these viruses make the 5T4 protein and help the body's immune system to learn to target this protein and destroy cancer cells. This vaccine will be used in combination with the immunotherapy drug called nivolumab which is an anti-PD-1 (Programmed Death protein-1) monoclonal antibody. This is a molecule that releases the brakes on the immune system and helps the immune system to kill cancer cells more efficiently. Nivolumab as a monotherapy was approved for treatment of several tumour types but not for the prostate cancer. This study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of ChAdOx1-MVA 5T4 vaccine in combination with nivolumab in low and intermediate risk prostate cancer patients who have elected to have their prostate removed and in patients with advanced metastatic prostate cancer.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer, Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Phase 1, Phase 2
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Non-Randomized
Enrollment
23 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
Intermediate risk prostate cancer
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
ChAdOx1.5T4 on week 0 followed by booster injection of MVA.5T4 and nivolumab infusion on week 1. Patients will undergo radical prostatectomy on week 6.
Arm Title
Advanced metastatic prostate cancer
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
ChAdOx1.5T4 on week 0 followed by booster injections of MVA.5T4 on week 4, ChAdOx1.5T4 on week 12 and MVA.5T4 on week 16. Nivolumab infusions are to be administered on week 4, 8 and 12.
Intervention Type
Biological
Intervention Name(s)
ChAdOx1-MVA 5T4 vaccine
Intervention Description
ChAdOx1.5T4 will be administered intramuscularly in an extremity (e.g. thigh) at a dose of 2.5 x10^10 virus particles followed by MVA.5T4 administered via the same route at the dose of 2x10^8 plaque forming units
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Nivolumab Infusion [Opdivo]
Other Intervention Name(s)
anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody
Intervention Description
Nivolumab is to be administered as a flat dose of 480 mg over approximately 60-minutes via IV infusion
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Safety - incidence of treatment-related adverse events.
Description
Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v4.0
Time Frame
From baseline to 12 months
Title
Efficacy - measure composite response rate defined as one of the following: 1) change in circulating tumour DNA, 2) change in serum PSA
Description
Number of participants with 50% or more change in ctDNA or PSA concentration in the blood from baseline to 12 months post treatment
Time Frame
From baseline to 12 months
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Evaluate immune responses to the vaccine antigen in the periphery
Description
Number of participants with peripheral 5T4-specific T cell responses secondary to treatment
Time Frame
From baseline to 12 months
Title
Evaluate immune cell subsets in the prostate secondary to treatment (for surgical cohort)
Description
Number of participants with intraprostatic infiltration of CD3+CD8+ T cells secondary to treatment
Time Frame
From baseline to radical prostatectomy, an expected average of 6 weeks
Title
Evaluate progression-free survival following study treatment (for advanced metastatic cancer cohort)
Description
Number of participants experiencing progression-free survival at 6 and 12 months post treatment
Time Frame
6-12 months
Title
Evaluate overall survival following study treatment (for advanced metastatic cancer cohort)
Description
Number of participants experiencing overall survival at 6 and 12 months post treatment
Time Frame
6-12 months

10. Eligibility

Sex
Male
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: For all participants: Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate cancer Any antineoplastic therapy must have been completed a minimum of 28 days prior to enrolment Systemic antimicrobial therapy must have been completed a minimum of 7 days prior to enrolment An archival specimen of tumour tissue should be available Baseline laboratory parameters must meet the following criteria: Haemoglobin ≥ 80 g/L, White cell count ≥ 2.0 x10^9/L, Neutrophils ≥ 1.5 x10^9/L, Lymphocytes ≥ 0.5 x10^9/L, Platelets ≥ 100 x10^9/L, Creatinine Clearance ≥ 40 ml/min by Cockcroft Gault formulation, Total Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 ULN, Alanine Aminotransferase ≤ 1.5 ULN, Amylase ≤ 1.5 ULN For surgical cohort: Clinically localised or locally advanced disease deemed operable by the treating consultant urological surgeon i.e.: Gleason score ≤ 7, local tumour stage ≤T3c and deemed operable, no evidence of metastases (Nx/N0 and Mx/M0), no evidence of high grade Gleason 5 disease, PSA ≤ 20 ng/ml Scheduled for and considered fit for radical prostatectomy For advanced metastatic cohort: Evidence of at least one distant metastasis based on MRI, CT, PET or bone scintigraphy Established on and suitable to continue with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) using any luteinizing hormone releasing hormone (LHRH) agonist On treatment with anti-androgen therapy using either abiraterone (Zytiga®) or enzalutamide (Xtandi®) and demonstrating evidence of disease progression at the time of enrolment Suitable to continue therapy with either abiraterone or enzalutamide at the time of enrolment at discretion of their managing clinician Patients who have received chemotherapy following progression on androgen-targeting therapies are eligible Satisfactory functional status defined as ECOG Performance Status ≤ 1 Exclusion Criteria: For all participants: Any prior diagnosis or clinical suspicion of autoimmune disease History of allergic disease or reaction likely to be exacerbated by any component of the vaccine, e.g. egg products Other prior malignancy with an estimated ≥ 30% chance of relapse within 2 years Participation in another research study involving an investigational product or investigational surgical procedure in the 30 days preceding enrolment, or planned use during the study period Any prior exposure to checkpoint inhibitor drugs including anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, or anti-CTLA-4 monoclonal antibodies or any prior treatment with investigational vaccines Administration of immunoglobulins and/or any blood products within the one month preceding the planned administration of the study drugs Seropositive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) Seropositive for hepatitis C virus (antibodies to HCV) Any confirmed or suspected immunocompromised state Any history of hereditary angioedema, acquired angioedema, or idiopathic angioedema History of anaphylaxis in relation to vaccination or any clinically significant allergic disease likely to be exacerbated by any component of the vaccine or checkpoint inhibitor preparations For advanced metastatic cohort: The treating oncologist estimates a subject's life expectancy to be ≤ 6 months Any active, previously treated, or suspected intracranial or leptomeningeal metastases
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Adrian VS Hill
Organizational Affiliation
University of Oxford
Official's Role
Study Chair
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Department of Oncology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
City
Manchester
ZIP/Postal Code
M20 4BX
Country
United Kingdom
Facility Name
Cancer and Haematology Centre, Churchill Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
City
Oxford
ZIP/Postal Code
OX3 7LE
Country
United Kingdom

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Plan to Share IPD
Undecided

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