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PI Pembro in Combination With Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Liver Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Primary Purpose

Colorectal Cancer, Colorectal Adenocarcinoma, Stage IVA Colorectal Cancer

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 1
Locations
United States
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT)
Pembrolizumab
Sponsored by
University of Wisconsin, Madison
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Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Colorectal Cancer

Eligibility Criteria

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

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Willing and able to provide written informed consent/assent for the trial
  • Be >/= 18 years of age on day of signing consent.
  • Have a diagnosis of histologically confirmed metastatic colorectal cancer to the liver (no other sites of metastatic disease)

    * Histologic confirmation of a colorectal primary tumor is acceptable if accompanied by radiographic evidence of metastatic disease

  • Tumor must be mismatch repair (MMR) proficient as determined by microsatellite instability or immunohistochemistry for for MMR proteins

    • Microsatellite instability testing must be MSI-stable or MSI-low
    • Or IHC for MMR proteins must demonstrate intact MMR proteins
  • Participant must be candidate for SBRT to at least one intrahepatic lesion. There is no limit on the number of intrahepatic lesions the patient may have
  • Participant must be a surgical candidate with therapeutic goal of eradicating all known disease with one additional surgery. Portal venous embolization is permitted to ensure resectability.
  • Prior resection of extra-hepatic metastatic disease allowed if completed more than 12 months previous to study enrollment and now new extra-hepatic disease has been found
  • Have measurable disease based on RECIST 1.1
  • Fresh or archived colorectal cancer tissue, preferably from a hepatic metastatic site. Archival tissue is acceptable for enrolled into this study. Participants who have no archival tissue available do not need to undergo a new biopsy solely for the purpose of this study
  • Participants must have received at least one prior line or chemotherapy including an irinotecan or oxaliplatin-fluoropyrimidine-based systemic treatment for colorectal cancer
  • Have performance status of 0 or 1 on the ECOG Performance Scale
  • Demonstrate an adequate organ function as defined in Table 1. These labs should be repeated if not completed within 10 days of SBRT treatment initiation
  • Female participants of childbearing potential should have a negative urine or serum pregnancy test within 10 days of initiating SBRT. If the urine test is positive or cannot be confirmed as negative, a serum pregnancy test will be required
  • Female participants of childbearing potential should 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 120 days after the last dose of study medication (Reference Section 5.7.2). Participants of childbearing potential are those who have not been surgically sterilized or have not been free from menses for >1 year
  • Male participant should agree to use an adequate method of contraception starting with the first dose of study therapy through 120 days after the last dose of study therapy

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Current participation and receiving study therapy or previous participation in a study of an investigational agent and received study therapy or used an investigational device within 4 weeks of the initiation of SBRT
  • Prior anti-cancer monoclonal antibody (mAb) within 4 weeks prior to study Day 1 (first day of SBRT treatment) or who has not recovered (i.e. < Grade 1 or at baseline) from adverse events due to agents administered more than 4 weeks earlier
  • Prior chemotherapy, targeted small molecule therapy, or radiation therapy within 2 weeks prior to study Day 1 or who has not recovered (i.e. < Grade 1 or at baseline) from adverse events due to a previously administered agent. Prior radiotherapy to the liver is not allowed

    • Participants with < Grade 2 neuropathy are an exception to this criterion and may qualify for the study
    • If the participant received major surgery, they must have recovered adequately from the toxicity and/or complications from the intervention prior to starting therapy
  • Participant has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving systemic steroid therapy or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to the initiation of SBRT
  • Participant has a known history of active TB (Bacillus Tuberculosis)
  • Hypersensitivity to pembrolizumab or any of its excipients
  • Participant has had a prior anti-cancer monoclonal antibody (mAb) within 4 weeks prior to study Day 1 (first day or SBRT treatment) or who has not recovered (i.e., ≤ Grade 1 or at baseline) from adverse events due to agents administered more than 4 weeks earlier
  • Participant has had prior chemotherapy, targeted small molecule therapy, or radiation therapy within 2 weeks prior to study Day 1 or who has not recovered (i.e., ≤ Grade 1 or at baseline) from adverse events due to a previously administered agent. Prior radiotherapy to the liver is not allowed. (Notes: Participants with ≤ Grade 2 neuropathy are an exception to this criterion and may qualify for the study. If participant received major surgery, they must have recovered adequately from the toxicity and/or complications from the intervention prior to starting therapy.)
  • Participant has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or requires active treatment. Exceptions include basal cell carcinoma of the skin or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin that has undergone potentially curative therapy or in situ cervical cancer.
  • Participant has known active central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis. Participants with previously resected brain metastases may participate provided it has been at least 6 months and no CNS progression has been identified.
  • Participant has active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years (i.e. with use of disease modifying agents, corticosteroids or immunosuppressive drugs). Replacement therapy (eg., thyroxine, insulin, or physiologic corticosteroid replacement therapy for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency, etc.) is not considered a form of systemic treatment.
  • Participant has known history of, or any evidence of active, non-infectious pneumonitis.
  • Participant has an active infection requiring systemic therapy.
  • Participant has a history or current evidence of any condition, therapy, or laboratory abnormality that might confound the results of the trial, interfere with the participant's participation for the full duration of the trial, or is not in the best interest of the participant to participate, in the opinion of the treating investigator.
  • Participant has known psychiatric or substance abuse disorders that would interfere with cooperation with the requirements of the trial.
  • Participant is pregnant or breastfeeding, or expecting to conceive or father children within the projected duration of the trial, starting with the pre-screening or screening visit through 120 days after the last dose of trial treatment.
  • Participant has received prior therapy with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, or anti-PD-L2 agent.
  • Participant has a known history of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) (HIV 1/2 antibodies).
  • Participant has known active Hepatitis B (e.g., HBsAg reactive) or Hepatitis C (e.g., HCV RNA [qualitative or quantitative] is detected).
  • Participant has received a live vaccine within 30 days of planned start of study therapy.

Sites / Locations

  • University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm Type

Experimental

Arm Label

SBRT + Pembrolizumab

Arm Description

Subjects will receive stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) within 4 weeks of enrollment. Following SBRT, subjects will receive one cycle of pre-operative pembrolizumab given as an IV over approximately 30 minutes. Surgical management to remove all known sites of metastatic disease should occur 2 weeks post pembrolizumab treatment. Approximately 4-8 weeks after surgery subjects will being the second phase of pembrolizumab treatment. They will receive this treatment every 3 weeks (cycle) for 8 more cycles after surgery. Prior to the 5th cycle of pembrolizumab subjects will also have tumor imaging (CT or MRI).

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Recurrence rate at 1 year
Determine the recurrence rate at 1 year following clearance of metastatic disease in the setting of treatment with SBRT and pembrolizumab

Secondary Outcome Measures

Time to recurrence estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method
The 95% confidence of the median time to recurrence will be calculated using the Brookmeyer-Crowley method
Disease-free survival estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method
The 95% confidence of the median time to disease free survival calculated using the Brookmeyer-Crowley method.
Overall survival estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method
The 95% confidence of the median time to overall survival calculated using the Brookmeyer-Crowley method.

Full Information

First Posted
July 15, 2016
Last Updated
June 8, 2023
Sponsor
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Collaborators
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT02837263
Brief Title
PI Pembro in Combination With Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Liver Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Official Title
Pembrolizumab in Combination With Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Liver Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
January 2023
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
August 11, 2016 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
November 2, 2021 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
May 31, 2023 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Sponsor
Name of the Sponsor
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Collaborators
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

4. Oversight

Data Monitoring Committee
Yes

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
The purpose of this research study is: To find out how safe the study drug, pembrolizumab, is when combined with stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) to the liver. To see how well subjects can tolerate treatment with pembrolizumab and SBRT. To find out how often colorectal cancer comes back 1 year after surgically removing all known disease and being treated with SBRT and pembrolizumab.
Detailed Description
This is a phase 1b feasibility study to evaluate the use of PD-1 blockade in combination with ablative radiotherapy for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC). This study will examine the sequential combination of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) and pembrolizumab for patients for whom the goal is eradicating all known sites of disease. It is very likely that for many patients the SBRT therapy will be completed following other modalities including operative resection or ablation.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Colorectal Cancer, Colorectal Adenocarcinoma, Stage IVA Colorectal Cancer, Stage IVB Colorectal Cancer, Metastatic Carcinoma in the Liver

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Phase 1
Interventional Study Model
Single Group Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
N/A
Enrollment
18 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
SBRT + Pembrolizumab
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Subjects will receive stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) within 4 weeks of enrollment. Following SBRT, subjects will receive one cycle of pre-operative pembrolizumab given as an IV over approximately 30 minutes. Surgical management to remove all known sites of metastatic disease should occur 2 weeks post pembrolizumab treatment. Approximately 4-8 weeks after surgery subjects will being the second phase of pembrolizumab treatment. They will receive this treatment every 3 weeks (cycle) for 8 more cycles after surgery. Prior to the 5th cycle of pembrolizumab subjects will also have tumor imaging (CT or MRI).
Intervention Type
Radiation
Intervention Name(s)
Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT)
Other Intervention Name(s)
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
Intervention Description
SBRT treatment will consist of 40-60 Gy delivered in five fractions prescribed to the planning target volume (PVT). Image guidance with MRI, megavoltage CT or cone beam CT scans would be required. SBRT will be initiated on Day 0. This should be initiated within 4 weeks of signing informed consent. An additional 2 weeks will be allowed if necessary due to SBRT treatment planning.
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Pembrolizumab
Other Intervention Name(s)
Pembro, Keytruda
Intervention Description
Pembrolizumab is a potent and highly selective humanized monoclonal antibody (mAb) of the IgG4/kappa isotype designed to directly block the interaction between PD-1 and its ligands, PD-L1 and PD-L2. KeytrudaTM (pembrolizumab) has recently been approved in the United Stated for the treatment of patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma and disease progression following ipilumumab and, if BRAF V600 mutation positive, a BRAF inhibitor.
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Recurrence rate at 1 year
Description
Determine the recurrence rate at 1 year following clearance of metastatic disease in the setting of treatment with SBRT and pembrolizumab
Time Frame
1 year
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Time to recurrence estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method
Description
The 95% confidence of the median time to recurrence will be calculated using the Brookmeyer-Crowley method
Time Frame
up to 6 years
Title
Disease-free survival estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method
Description
The 95% confidence of the median time to disease free survival calculated using the Brookmeyer-Crowley method.
Time Frame
up to 6 years
Title
Overall survival estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method
Description
The 95% confidence of the median time to overall survival calculated using the Brookmeyer-Crowley method.
Time Frame
up to 6 years
Other Pre-specified Outcome Measures:
Title
PET/MR imaging parameters
Description
Imaging biomarkers (SUVtot, SUVmean, SUVmax) will be summarized using standard descriptive statistics in terms of means, standard deviations, medians, and ranges. Percentage changes in imaging biomarkers will be calculated between assessment time points. Logistic regression analysis will be conducted to evaluate whether changes in imaging biomarkers predict the recurrence rate at 1 year following clearance of metastatic disease.
Time Frame
1 year
Title
Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes
Description
The number of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes will be summarized in terms of means and standard deviations for each assessment time point. A negative binomial regression or overdispersed Poisson regression model with patient specific random effects will be used to evaluate changes in the number of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes.
Time Frame
1 year
Title
Expression levels of PDL1
Description
Linear regression analysis will be conducted to examine the correlation between expression levels of PDL1 in colorectal cancer (CRC) liver metastases.
Time Frame
1 year

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Willing and able to provide written informed consent/assent for the trial Be >/= 18 years of age on day of signing consent. Have a diagnosis of histologically confirmed metastatic colorectal cancer to the liver (no other sites of metastatic disease) * Histologic confirmation of a colorectal primary tumor is acceptable if accompanied by radiographic evidence of metastatic disease Tumor must be mismatch repair (MMR) proficient as determined by microsatellite instability or immunohistochemistry for for MMR proteins Microsatellite instability testing must be MSI-stable or MSI-low Or IHC for MMR proteins must demonstrate intact MMR proteins Participant must be candidate for SBRT to at least one intrahepatic lesion. There is no limit on the number of intrahepatic lesions the patient may have Participant must be a surgical candidate with therapeutic goal of eradicating all known disease with one additional surgery. Portal venous embolization is permitted to ensure resectability. Prior resection of extra-hepatic metastatic disease allowed if completed more than 12 months previous to study enrollment and now new extra-hepatic disease has been found Have measurable disease based on RECIST 1.1 Fresh or archived colorectal cancer tissue, preferably from a hepatic metastatic site. Archival tissue is acceptable for enrolled into this study. Participants who have no archival tissue available do not need to undergo a new biopsy solely for the purpose of this study Participants must have received at least one prior line or chemotherapy including an irinotecan or oxaliplatin-fluoropyrimidine-based systemic treatment for colorectal cancer Have performance status of 0 or 1 on the ECOG Performance Scale Demonstrate an adequate organ function as defined in Table 1. These labs should be repeated if not completed within 10 days of SBRT treatment initiation Female participants of childbearing potential should have a negative urine or serum pregnancy test within 10 days of initiating SBRT. If the urine test is positive or cannot be confirmed as negative, a serum pregnancy test will be required Female participants of childbearing potential should 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 120 days after the last dose of study medication (Reference Section 5.7.2). Participants of childbearing potential are those who have not been surgically sterilized or have not been free from menses for >1 year Male participant should agree to use an adequate method of contraception starting with the first dose of study therapy through 120 days after the last dose of study therapy Exclusion Criteria: Current participation and receiving study therapy or previous participation in a study of an investigational agent and received study therapy or used an investigational device within 4 weeks of the initiation of SBRT Prior anti-cancer monoclonal antibody (mAb) within 4 weeks prior to study Day 1 (first day of SBRT treatment) or who has not recovered (i.e. < Grade 1 or at baseline) from adverse events due to agents administered more than 4 weeks earlier Prior chemotherapy, targeted small molecule therapy, or radiation therapy within 2 weeks prior to study Day 1 or who has not recovered (i.e. < Grade 1 or at baseline) from adverse events due to a previously administered agent. Prior radiotherapy to the liver is not allowed Participants with < Grade 2 neuropathy are an exception to this criterion and may qualify for the study If the participant received major surgery, they must have recovered adequately from the toxicity and/or complications from the intervention prior to starting therapy Participant has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving systemic steroid therapy or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to the initiation of SBRT Participant has a known history of active TB (Bacillus Tuberculosis) Hypersensitivity to pembrolizumab or any of its excipients Participant has had a prior anti-cancer monoclonal antibody (mAb) within 4 weeks prior to study Day 1 (first day or SBRT treatment) or who has not recovered (i.e., ≤ Grade 1 or at baseline) from adverse events due to agents administered more than 4 weeks earlier Participant has had prior chemotherapy, targeted small molecule therapy, or radiation therapy within 2 weeks prior to study Day 1 or who has not recovered (i.e., ≤ Grade 1 or at baseline) from adverse events due to a previously administered agent. Prior radiotherapy to the liver is not allowed. (Notes: Participants with ≤ Grade 2 neuropathy are an exception to this criterion and may qualify for the study. If participant received major surgery, they must have recovered adequately from the toxicity and/or complications from the intervention prior to starting therapy.) Participant has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or requires active treatment. Exceptions include basal cell carcinoma of the skin or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin that has undergone potentially curative therapy or in situ cervical cancer. Participant has known active central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis. Participants with previously resected brain metastases may participate provided it has been at least 6 months and no CNS progression has been identified. Participant has active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years (i.e. with use of disease modifying agents, corticosteroids or immunosuppressive drugs). Replacement therapy (eg., thyroxine, insulin, or physiologic corticosteroid replacement therapy for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency, etc.) is not considered a form of systemic treatment. Participant has known history of, or any evidence of active, non-infectious pneumonitis. Participant has an active infection requiring systemic therapy. Participant has a history or current evidence of any condition, therapy, or laboratory abnormality that might confound the results of the trial, interfere with the participant's participation for the full duration of the trial, or is not in the best interest of the participant to participate, in the opinion of the treating investigator. Participant has known psychiatric or substance abuse disorders that would interfere with cooperation with the requirements of the trial. Participant is pregnant or breastfeeding, or expecting to conceive or father children within the projected duration of the trial, starting with the pre-screening or screening visit through 120 days after the last dose of trial treatment. Participant has received prior therapy with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, or anti-PD-L2 agent. Participant has a known history of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) (HIV 1/2 antibodies). Participant has known active Hepatitis B (e.g., HBsAg reactive) or Hepatitis C (e.g., HCV RNA [qualitative or quantitative] is detected). Participant has received a live vaccine within 30 days of planned start of study therapy.
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Dustin Deming
Organizational Affiliation
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center
City
Madison
State/Province
Wisconsin
ZIP/Postal Code
53792
Country
United States

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Links:
URL
https://cancer.wisc.edu/
Description
UW Carbone Cancer Center Home Page

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