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Study of Pembrolizumab Combination With Chemotherapy in Platinum-sensitive Recurrent Low-grade Serous Ovarian Cancer (PERCEPTION)

Primary Purpose

Ovarian Cancer, Low Grade Serous Carcinoma, Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma

Status
Recruiting
Phase
Phase 2
Locations
Germany
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Pembrolizumab
Sponsored by
North Eastern German Society of Gynaecological Oncology
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Eligibility
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Ovarian Cancer focused on measuring Pembrolizumab, Chemotherapy, Platinum-Sensitive

Eligibility Criteria

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

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Female, age at least 18 years.
  • Histologically diagnosed low-grade serous ovarian cancer, fallopian tube cancer, or primary peritoneal cancer.
  • Patients must have completed at least 1 previous course of platinum-containing therapy (e.g., combination with carboplatin or cisplatin. Maintenance therapy with bevacizumab and/or endocrine agents is allowed).
  • Progression or recurrence after platinum-containing therapy, occurring no sooner than 6 months after completion of the last dose of platinum chemotherapy (platinum sensitive disease).
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 or 1.
  • Women of childbearing potential should not become pregnant while on the Product and should not be pregnant at the beginning of treatment. A pregnancy test should be performed on all women of childbearing potential prior to receiving the Product. Women of childbearing potential must agree to follow contraceptive guidance during the treatment period and for 6 months after receiving the last dose of the study therapy.
  • The participant (or legally acceptable representative if applicable) provides written informed consent for the trial.
  • Availability of archival tumor tissue sample or newly obtained core or excisional biopsy of a tumor lesion not previously irradiated. Formalin-fixed, paraffin embedded (FFPE) tissue blocks are preferred to slides. Newly obtained biopsies are preferred to archived tissue.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • High-grade ovarian cancer.
  • Persistent ≥Grade 2 hematologic toxicity from prior cancer therapy Note: Participants must have recovered from all AEs due to previous therapies to ≤Grade 1 or baseline. Participants with ≤Grade 2 neuropathy may be eligible.

Note: If participant received major surgery, they must have recovered adequately from the toxicity and/or complications from the intervention prior to starting study treatment.

  • Has received prior therapy with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, or anti PD L2 agent or with an agent directed to another stimulatory or co-inhibitory T-cell receptor (e.g., CTLA-4, OX 40, CD137).
  • Is eligible for carboplatin-based doublet therapy in combination with bevacizumab in the relapse situation, since no treatment with bevacizumab has been administered in the first line therapy.
  • Has received prior systemic anti-cancer therapy including investigational agents within 4 weeks.
  • Has received prior radiotherapy within 2 weeks of start of study treatment. Participants must have recovered from all radiation-related toxicities, not require corticosteroids, and not have had radiation pneumonitis. A 1-week washout is permitted for palliative radiation (≤2 weeks of radiotherapy) to non-CNS disease.
  • Has received a live vaccine within 30 days prior to the first dose of study drug. Examples of live vaccines include, but are not limited to, the following: measles, mumps, rubella, varicella/zoster (chicken pox), yellow fever, rabies, Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG), and typhoid vaccine. Seasonal influenza vaccines for injection are generally killed virus vaccines and are allowed; however, intranasal influenza vaccines (e.g., FluMist®) are live attenuated vaccines and are not allowed.
  • Is currently participating in or has participated in a study of an investigational agent or has used an investigational device within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study treatment.

Note: Participants who have entered the follow-up phase of an investigational study may participate as long as it has been 4 weeks after the last dose of the previous investigational agent.

  • 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.
  • Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 3 years. Note: Participants with basal cell carcinoma of the skin, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, or carcinoma in situ (e.g. breast carcinoma, cervical cancer in situ) that have undergone potentially curative therapy are not excluded.
  • Has known active CNS metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis. Participants with previously treated brain metastases may participate provided they are radiologically stable, i.e. without evidence of progression for at least 4 weeks by repeat imaging (note that the repeat imaging should be performed during study screening), clinically stable and without requirement of steroid treatment for at least 14 days prior to first dose of study treatment.
  • Has a bleeding tumor
  • Has hypersensitivity to any of the study drugs the patient will be treated with and/or to any of the excipients of the study drugs the patient will be treated with.
  • 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 (e.g., thyroxine, insulin, or physiologic corticosteroid replacement therapy for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency, etc.) is not considered a form of systemic treatment.
  • Has a history of (non-infectious) pneumonitis that required steroids or has current pneumonitis.
  • Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy.
  • Has a known history of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).
  • Has a known history of Hepatitis B (defined as Hepatitis B surface antigen [HBsAg] reactive) or known active Hepatitis C virus (defined as HCV RNA [qualitative] has been detected) infection.
  • Has a known history of active TB (Bacillus Tuberculosis).
  • Has a history or current evidence of any condition, therapy, or laboratory abnormality that might confound the results of the study, interfere with the subject's participation for the full duration of the study, or is not in the best interest of the subject to participate, in the opinion of the treating investigator.
  • Has had an allogenic tissue/ solid organ transplant.
  • Has known psychiatric or substance abuse disorders that would interfere with cooperation with the requirements of the trial.
  • Is pregnant or breastfeeding, or expecting to conceive within the projected duration of the study, starting with the screening visit through 6 months after the last dose of trial treatment.
  • Patients unable to be regularly followed for any reason (geographic, familiar, social, psychologic, housed in an institution e.g. prison because of a court agreement or administrative order).
  • Subjects that are depending on the sponsor/CRO or investigational site as well as on the investigator.

Sites / Locations

  • Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Virchow KlinikumRecruiting
  • Kliniken Essen MitteRecruiting

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm Type

Other

Arm Label

Pembrolizumab + Chemotherapie

Arm Description

pembrolizumab in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy (investigator's choice: carboplatin + gemcitabine or carboplatin + pegylated liposomal doxorubicin)

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

12-month (48 weeks) progression free survival (PFS) rate
The primary objective of this clinical trial is 12-month Progression Free Survival (PFS) rate after start of treatment. Tumor progression will be assessed with local imaging per irRECIST 1.1 and is defined according to RECIST criteria. Start of therapy will be counted when the patient receives the first dose of pembrolizumab.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Response rate (SD, PR or CR) after 6, 12, 18 and 24 months
Stable Disease, Partial Response or CR will be evaluated per irRECIST 1.1 after 6, 12,18 and 24 months
Ki-67
Marker of proliferation Ki-67 Obtain archival tumor tissue sample or newly obtained core or excisional biopsy of a tumor lesion not previously irradiated for routine determination of PD-1, PD-L1 and Ki-67 status
Time of next medical intervention
Time of next medical intervention due to tumor progress
Quality of life until 6 months after progress
Patients are asked to answer the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30 (QLQ-C30). Responses of questions 1-28 are based on a 4-point scale (1=not at all; 4=Very much), with a higher score indicating a high degree of symptomatology and must therefore be assessed negatively. Responses of questions 29 and 30 are based on a 7-point scale (1=Very poor; 7=Excellent), with a higher score indicating a better global health status.
TFST and response to first subsequent treatment
Time to first subsequent treatment and response to first subsequent treatment will be evaluated.
Safety Endpoints - safety of combination therapy (ctx and pembrolizumab) according to CTCAE 5.0 criteria will be used as endpoint
The safety objective is to characterize the safety and tolerability of pembrolizumab in combination with chemotherapy in subjects with advanced low grade ovarian cancer. The following safety parameters will be analyzed: adverse events and serious adverse events graded per NCI CTCAE, Version 4.0 criteria with time to onset/recovery, causality and outcome; changes in laboratory values, vital signs since baseline, treatment discontinuations and reason for discontinuation, death and cause of death etc. concomitant medications will be collected with time and reasons of use. These are routine safety parameters collected and analyzed in Phase II /III oncology trials. Furthermore, specific immune-related adverse events (irAEs) will be collected
PFS (time-to-event) and PFS rate after 6, 12, 18 and 24 months
Progression Free Survival (time to event) and PFS rate after 6, 12, 18 and 24 months after start of treatment. Tumor progression will be assessed with local imaging per irRECIST 1.1 and is defined according to RECIST criteria. Start of therapy will be counted when the patient receives the first dose of pembrolizumab
Quality of life 2 until 6 months after progress
Patients are asked to answer the EORTC QoL Questionnaire-Ovarian Cancer (QLQ-OV28). Responses are based on a 4-point scale (1=Not at all; 4=Very much), with a lower score indicating better symptoms.

Full Information

First Posted
September 7, 2020
Last Updated
June 24, 2022
Sponsor
North Eastern German Society of Gynaecological Oncology
Collaborators
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT04575961
Brief Title
Study of Pembrolizumab Combination With Chemotherapy in Platinum-sensitive Recurrent Low-grade Serous Ovarian Cancer
Acronym
PERCEPTION
Official Title
Phase II Investigational Study of Pembrolizumab Combination With Chemotherapy in Platinum-sensitive Recurrent Low-grade Serous Ovarian Cancer
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
June 2022
Overall Recruitment Status
Recruiting
Study Start Date
February 22, 2022 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
November 1, 2023 (Anticipated)
Study Completion Date
November 1, 2025 (Anticipated)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Sponsor
Name of the Sponsor
North Eastern German Society of Gynaecological Oncology
Collaborators
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

4. Oversight

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
No
Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.
No
Data Monitoring Committee
No

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
This is a phase II, single arm, multi-centre study to assess the efficacy of pembrolizumab in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy (investigator's choice: carboplatin + gemcitabine or carboplatin + pegylated liposomal doxorubicin) administered concurrent to chemotherapy and in maintenance, in patients with low grade ovarian cancer (including patients with primary peritoneal and / or fallopian tube adenocarcinoma) having platinum-sensitive relapse (platinum-free interval > 6 months).
Detailed Description
In this study, we will evaluate efficacy and safety of pembrolizumab in combination with chemotherapy (physician's choice) in subjects with low-grade ovarian cancer. Patients will receive Pembrolizumab 200mg q3w until progression or unacceptable toxicity, for a maximum of 35 cycles PLUS one of the following standard chemotherapies for LGSOC (investigators' choice): Carboplatin AUC 4 + Gemcitabine 1000mg/m² (q3w for 3-6 cycles) or Carboplatin AUC 5 + pegylated liposomal Doxorubicin 30mg/m² (q4w for 3-6 cycles). As primary objective 12-month progression free survival (PFS) rate will be analysed. About 2 sites in Germany will participate in this study to recruit 33 patients in 24 months.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Ovarian Cancer, Low Grade Serous Carcinoma, Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma, Fallopian Tube Cancer
Keywords
Pembrolizumab, Chemotherapy, Platinum-Sensitive

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Phase 2
Interventional Study Model
Single Group Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
N/A
Enrollment
33 (Anticipated)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
Pembrolizumab + Chemotherapie
Arm Type
Other
Arm Description
pembrolizumab in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy (investigator's choice: carboplatin + gemcitabine or carboplatin + pegylated liposomal doxorubicin)
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Pembrolizumab
Other Intervention Name(s)
Keytruda
Intervention Description
Participants receive pembrolizumab 200 mg by intravenous (IV) infusion prior to chemotherapy on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for up to 35 cycles
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
12-month (48 weeks) progression free survival (PFS) rate
Description
The primary objective of this clinical trial is 12-month Progression Free Survival (PFS) rate after start of treatment. Tumor progression will be assessed with local imaging per irRECIST 1.1 and is defined according to RECIST criteria. Start of therapy will be counted when the patient receives the first dose of pembrolizumab.
Time Frame
12 month
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Response rate (SD, PR or CR) after 6, 12, 18 and 24 months
Description
Stable Disease, Partial Response or CR will be evaluated per irRECIST 1.1 after 6, 12,18 and 24 months
Time Frame
6, 12, 18 and 24 months
Title
Ki-67
Description
Marker of proliferation Ki-67 Obtain archival tumor tissue sample or newly obtained core or excisional biopsy of a tumor lesion not previously irradiated for routine determination of PD-1, PD-L1 and Ki-67 status
Time Frame
24 month
Title
Time of next medical intervention
Description
Time of next medical intervention due to tumor progress
Time Frame
24 month
Title
Quality of life until 6 months after progress
Description
Patients are asked to answer the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30 (QLQ-C30). Responses of questions 1-28 are based on a 4-point scale (1=not at all; 4=Very much), with a higher score indicating a high degree of symptomatology and must therefore be assessed negatively. Responses of questions 29 and 30 are based on a 7-point scale (1=Very poor; 7=Excellent), with a higher score indicating a better global health status.
Time Frame
6 month
Title
TFST and response to first subsequent treatment
Description
Time to first subsequent treatment and response to first subsequent treatment will be evaluated.
Time Frame
24 month
Title
Safety Endpoints - safety of combination therapy (ctx and pembrolizumab) according to CTCAE 5.0 criteria will be used as endpoint
Description
The safety objective is to characterize the safety and tolerability of pembrolizumab in combination with chemotherapy in subjects with advanced low grade ovarian cancer. The following safety parameters will be analyzed: adverse events and serious adverse events graded per NCI CTCAE, Version 4.0 criteria with time to onset/recovery, causality and outcome; changes in laboratory values, vital signs since baseline, treatment discontinuations and reason for discontinuation, death and cause of death etc. concomitant medications will be collected with time and reasons of use. These are routine safety parameters collected and analyzed in Phase II /III oncology trials. Furthermore, specific immune-related adverse events (irAEs) will be collected
Time Frame
24 month
Title
PFS (time-to-event) and PFS rate after 6, 12, 18 and 24 months
Description
Progression Free Survival (time to event) and PFS rate after 6, 12, 18 and 24 months after start of treatment. Tumor progression will be assessed with local imaging per irRECIST 1.1 and is defined according to RECIST criteria. Start of therapy will be counted when the patient receives the first dose of pembrolizumab
Time Frame
6, 12, 18 and 24 months
Title
Quality of life 2 until 6 months after progress
Description
Patients are asked to answer the EORTC QoL Questionnaire-Ovarian Cancer (QLQ-OV28). Responses are based on a 4-point scale (1=Not at all; 4=Very much), with a lower score indicating better symptoms.
Time Frame
6 month

10. Eligibility

Sex
Female
Gender Based
Yes
Gender Eligibility Description
only women can get ovarian cancer
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Female, age at least 18 years. Histologically diagnosed low-grade serous ovarian cancer, fallopian tube cancer, or primary peritoneal cancer. Patients must have completed at least 1 previous course of platinum-containing therapy (e.g., combination with carboplatin or cisplatin. Maintenance therapy with bevacizumab and/or endocrine agents is allowed). Progression or recurrence after platinum-containing therapy, occurring no sooner than 6 months after completion of the last dose of platinum chemotherapy (platinum sensitive disease). Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 or 1. Women of childbearing potential should not become pregnant while on the Product and should not be pregnant at the beginning of treatment. A pregnancy test should be performed on all women of childbearing potential prior to receiving the Product. Women of childbearing potential must agree to follow contraceptive guidance during the treatment period and for 6 months after receiving the last dose of the study therapy. The participant (or legally acceptable representative if applicable) provides written informed consent for the trial. Availability of archival tumor tissue sample or newly obtained core or excisional biopsy of a tumor lesion not previously irradiated. Formalin-fixed, paraffin embedded (FFPE) tissue blocks are preferred to slides. Newly obtained biopsies are preferred to archived tissue. Exclusion Criteria: High-grade ovarian cancer. Persistent ≥Grade 2 hematologic toxicity from prior cancer therapy Note: Participants must have recovered from all AEs due to previous therapies to ≤Grade 1 or baseline. Participants with ≤Grade 2 neuropathy may be eligible. Note: If participant received major surgery, they must have recovered adequately from the toxicity and/or complications from the intervention prior to starting study treatment. Has received prior therapy with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, or anti PD L2 agent or with an agent directed to another stimulatory or co-inhibitory T-cell receptor (e.g., CTLA-4, OX 40, CD137). Is eligible for carboplatin-based doublet therapy in combination with bevacizumab in the relapse situation, since no treatment with bevacizumab has been administered in the first line therapy. Has received prior systemic anti-cancer therapy including investigational agents within 4 weeks. Has received prior radiotherapy within 2 weeks of start of study treatment. Participants must have recovered from all radiation-related toxicities, not require corticosteroids, and not have had radiation pneumonitis. A 1-week washout is permitted for palliative radiation (≤2 weeks of radiotherapy) to non-CNS disease. Has received a live vaccine within 30 days prior to the first dose of study drug. Examples of live vaccines include, but are not limited to, the following: measles, mumps, rubella, varicella/zoster (chicken pox), yellow fever, rabies, Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG), and typhoid vaccine. Seasonal influenza vaccines for injection are generally killed virus vaccines and are allowed; however, intranasal influenza vaccines (e.g., FluMist®) are live attenuated vaccines and are not allowed. Is currently participating in or has participated in a study of an investigational agent or has used an investigational device within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study treatment. Note: Participants who have entered the follow-up phase of an investigational study may participate as long as it has been 4 weeks after the last dose of the previous investigational agent. 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. Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 3 years. Note: Participants with basal cell carcinoma of the skin, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, or carcinoma in situ (e.g. breast carcinoma, cervical cancer in situ) that have undergone potentially curative therapy are not excluded. Has known active CNS metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis. Participants with previously treated brain metastases may participate provided they are radiologically stable, i.e. without evidence of progression for at least 4 weeks by repeat imaging (note that the repeat imaging should be performed during study screening), clinically stable and without requirement of steroid treatment for at least 14 days prior to first dose of study treatment. Has a bleeding tumor Has hypersensitivity to any of the study drugs the patient will be treated with and/or to any of the excipients of the study drugs the patient will be treated with. 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 (e.g., thyroxine, insulin, or physiologic corticosteroid replacement therapy for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency, etc.) is not considered a form of systemic treatment. Has a history of (non-infectious) pneumonitis that required steroids or has current pneumonitis. Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy. Has a known history of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Has a known history of Hepatitis B (defined as Hepatitis B surface antigen [HBsAg] reactive) or known active Hepatitis C virus (defined as HCV RNA [qualitative] has been detected) infection. Has a known history of active TB (Bacillus Tuberculosis). Has a history or current evidence of any condition, therapy, or laboratory abnormality that might confound the results of the study, interfere with the subject's participation for the full duration of the study, or is not in the best interest of the subject to participate, in the opinion of the treating investigator. Has had an allogenic tissue/ solid organ transplant. Has known psychiatric or substance abuse disorders that would interfere with cooperation with the requirements of the trial. Is pregnant or breastfeeding, or expecting to conceive within the projected duration of the study, starting with the screening visit through 6 months after the last dose of trial treatment. Patients unable to be regularly followed for any reason (geographic, familiar, social, psychologic, housed in an institution e.g. prison because of a court agreement or administrative order). Subjects that are depending on the sponsor/CRO or investigational site as well as on the investigator.
Central Contact Person:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name or Official Title & Degree
Lea-Jean Pietzke
Phone
+4930 403 6865 42
Email
lea.pietzke@noggo.de
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name or Official Title & Degree
Maren Keller, Dr.
Phone
+4930 403 6865 32
Email
maren.keller@noggo.de
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Virchow Klinikum
City
Berlin
ZIP/Postal Code
13353
Country
Germany
Individual Site Status
Recruiting
Facility Contact:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Jacek Grabowski, Dr.
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Jalid Sehouli, Prof.Dr.
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Radoslav Chekerov, Dr.
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Jacek Grabowski, Dr.
Facility Name
Kliniken Essen Mitte
City
Essen
ZIP/Postal Code
45136
Country
Germany
Individual Site Status
Recruiting
Facility Contact:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Florian Heitz, Dr.
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Florian Heitz, Dr.
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Philipp Harter, Dr.

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Plan to Share IPD
Yes
IPD Sharing Plan Description
Sciences may submit a request for scientific use of the data after the first publication. This request shall be examined by the working group. After signing an agreement, the anonymous data can be made available to the scientist (password protected).
IPD Sharing Time Frame
after first main publication

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