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Phase II study evaluating the efficacy and safety of preoperative immunotherapy (pembrolizumab with eftilagimod alfa) in combination with radiotherapy in patients with operable soft tissue sarcomas.

A Phase II, single-arm clinical trial evaluating efficacy and safety of pembrolizumab in combination with a soluble LAG-3 protein, eftilagimod alpha, and radiotherapy in neoadjuvant treatment of patients with soft tissue sarcomas (EFTISARC-NEO). - EFTISARC-NEO/NIO-0004

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
EU CTR
Registry ID
EUCTR2022-003845-36-PL
Enrollment
40
Registered
2023-02-22
Start date
2023-04-13
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-01-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Resectable soft tissue sarcomas MedDRA version: 20.0 Level: SOC Classification code 10029104 Term: Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps) System Organ Class: 10029104 - Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)

Interventions

Product Name: EFTILAGIMOD ALPHA Product Code: IMP321 Pharmaceutical Form: Solution for injection INN or Proposed INN: Eftilagimod alfa CAS Number: 1800476-36-1 Current Sponsor code: IMP321 Other descr

Sponsors

Narodowy Instytut Onkologii im. Marii Sklodowskiej-Curie – Panstwowy Instytut Badawczy
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: -Willing and able to provide written informed consent for the trial. -Be = 18 years of age on day of signing informed consent. -Performance status of 0 to 1 on the ECOG Performance Scale. -Primary or locally recurrent deep-seated extremities, girdles and/or superficial trunk (thoracic or abdominal wall) soft tissue sarcoma -Grade 2 or 3 tumors according FNCLCC. -Size of the primary tumor >5 cm at instrumental staging (CT, MRI), or locally recurrent of any size; - Measurable disease based on RECIST 1.1; -Non-metastatic disease. -No previous systemic treatment for sarcoma. Are the trial subjects under 18? no Number of subjects for this age range: F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 40 F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Ewing sarcoma, Alveolar and embryonal rhabdomyoarcoma. -Previous treatment with eftilagimod alpha, anty-PD-1 or ant-PD-L1. -Prior radiotherapy to tumor-involved sites. -Subjects with active, known or suspected autoimmune disease or inflammatory bowel disease, which, in the opinion of the investigator, might impair the subject’s tolerance of trial treatment. Subjects with vitiligo, type I diabetes mellitus, residual hypothyroidism due to autoimmune condition only requiring replacement therapy, psoriasis not requiring systemic treatment, or conditions not expected to recur in the absence of an external trigger are permitted to enroll. -A concomitant disease that, in the opinion of the investigator, poses an unacceptable risk to the patient if he or she participates in the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Main Objective: Evaluation of the efficacy of pembrolizumab and eftilagimod alfa in combination with preoperative radiotherapy in patients with resectable soft tissue sarcomas by analyzing the pathological response in the postoperative material.;Secondary Objective: Secondary Objectives: • assessment of the pathological response according to EORTC-STBSG criteria • assessment of radiological response according to RECIST 1.1 criteria • assessment of disease-free survival (DFS), local relapse-free survival (LRFS) and distant metastasis free survival (DMFS) and overall survival (OS) • evaluation of the safety of the combination of pembrolizumab with eftilagimod alfa • assessment of patients' quality of life (EORTC QLQ-C30 scale and FACT- G);Primary end point(s): The primary endpoint of the study is the pathological response, defined as percentage of fibrosis and hyalinization found in the surgical specimen after completion of preoperative treatment.;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: Histopathological examination of the excised tumor - resection in the 11th - 12th week of the study.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary end point(s): -Treatment safety profile. -Number of patients completing neoadjuvant treatment and having a curative surgery according to the protocol. -Disease-free survival time (DFS) - Local recurrence-free survival (LRFS) - Distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS) - Overall survival (OS) -Overall response rate (ORR) by RECIST 1.1 criteria. -Exploratory endpoints include the search for biomarkers and correlations between their occurrence and response to treatment.;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: Adverse reactions - on every visit. Survival based on imaging studies performed every 12 weeks.

Countries

Poland

Contacts

Public ContactKatarzyna Kozak

Narodowy Instytut Onkologii im. Marii Sklodowskiej-Curie Panstwowy Instytut Badawczy (NIO-PIB)

katarzyna.kozak@pib-nio.pl22 546 20 51

Outcome results

None listed

Source: EU CTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026