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Repurposing statins as adjuvants for cancer patients receiving therapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors: the STARK trial

Status
Not yet recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
EU CTIS
Registry ID
CTIS2024-518500-47-00
Acronym
2024-518500-47-00
Enrollment
90
Registered
2025-07-16
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-07-16

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Conditions

Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC)

Brief summary

In Cohort 1, the immunomodulatory role of Atorvastatin will be assessed by comparing the relative change in the density (cells/mm2) of CD8+/PD-1+ cells from T0 to T1 (Cohort 1) between treatment arms, as assessed by multiplex immunofluorescence (mIF) on tumor samples., In Cohort 2, the proportion of patients with a decrease of at least 50% in the percent change of maximum VAF (maxVAF) in ctDNA in the first 6 weeks of treatment (maximum VAFT1−maximum VAFT0/maximum VAFT0) will be compared between treatment arms as a surrogate measure of treatment efficacy.

Detailed description

Efficacy endpoints focused on assessing the impact of adding Atorvastatin to ICI therapy on response rates and survival metrics, such as pathological complete-response rate (pCR) for Cohort 1 and Overall Response Rate (ORR), progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) for Cohort 2., Safety objectives will evaluate the risks associated with Atorvastatin and ICI-based therapy, including the incidence and severity of adverse events, graded according to NCI CTCAE v5.0., Translational objectives aimed to identify prognostic and predictive immune-metabolic markers influenced by Atorvastatin and ICI therapies, using technologies such as spatial profiling, RNA-sequencing (RNAseq), plasma metabolomics by Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography (UPLC)/Mass Spectrometry (MS) and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs).

Interventions

DRUGTORVAST 40 mg compresse rivestite con film

Sponsors

Universita Degli Studi Di Padova
Lead SponsorOTHER

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
In Cohort 1, the immunomodulatory role of Atorvastatin will be assessed by comparing the relative change in the density (cells/mm2) of CD8+/PD-1+ cells from T0 to T1 (Cohort 1) between treatment arms, as assessed by multiplex immunofluorescence (mIF) on tumor samples., In Cohort 2, the proportion of patients with a decrease of at least 50% in the percent change of maximum VAF (maxVAF) in ctDNA in the first 6 weeks of treatment (maximum VAFT1−maximum VAFT0/maximum VAFT0) will be compared between treatment arms as a surrogate measure of treatment efficacy.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Efficacy endpoints focused on assessing the impact of adding Atorvastatin to ICI therapy on response rates and survival metrics, such as pathological complete-response rate (pCR) for Cohort 1 and Overall Response Rate (ORR), progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) for Cohort 2., Safety objectives will evaluate the risks associated with Atorvastatin and ICI-based therapy, including the incidence and severity of adverse events, graded according to NCI CTCAE v5.0., Translational objectives aimed to identify prognostic and predictive immune-metabolic markers influenced by Atorvastatin and ICI therapies, using technologies such as spatial profiling, RNA-sequencing (RNAseq), plasma metabolomics by Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography (UPLC)/Mass Spectrometry (MS) and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs).

Countries

Italy

Outcome results

None listed

Source: EU CTIS · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026