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A Study of IMC-A12 in Combination With Sorafenib in Participants With Advanced Cancer of the Liver

A Multicenter, Phase 2 Study Evaluating IMC-A12 in Combination With Sorafenib as First-Line Therapy for Patients With Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00906373
Enrollment
47
Registered
2009-05-21
Start date
2009-05-31
Completion date
2014-05-31
Last updated
2018-06-04

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Conditions

Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Keywords

Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Liver Neoplasms, Antibodies, Monoclonal

Brief summary

To determine if IMC-A12 given in combination with Sorafenib is safe and effective for participants with advanced liver cancer.

Detailed description

The purpose of this study is to determine progression-free survival (PFS) in participants with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma who have received no prior systemic therapy when treated with IMC-A12 administered every three weeks in combination with oral sorafenib administered twice daily.

Interventions

BIOLOGICALIMC-A12 (cixutumumab) - 10 milligrams/kilogram (mg/kg)

intravenous infusions 10 mg/kg on Day 1 of each 3-week cycle

BIOLOGICALIMC-A12 (cixutumumab) - 20 mg/kg

intravenous infusions 20 mg/kg on Day 1 of each 3-week cycle

DRUGSorafenib

400 milligrams (mg) twice per day orally

Sponsors

Eli Lilly and Company
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* The participant has histologically or cytologically confirmed, unresectable HCC * The participant has at least one target lesion measurable according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) guidelines. Target lesion(s) must not lay within a previously irradiated, ablated, or chemoembolized area. If a lesion does lie in such an area, there must be evidence of growth on successive imaging studies, including tumor hypervascularity, in order for such a lesion to be considered a target lesion * The participant has not received prior systemic therapy for HCC. Participants may have received prior embolization, chemoembolization, intra-arterial chemotherapy infusion, ethanol injection, radiofrequency ablation, or cryosurgery * The participant has fasting serum glucose \<160 milligrams/deciliter (mg/dL) or below the upper limit of normal (ULN) and/or hemoglobin A1C \<7%. If baseline nonfasting glucose \<160 mg/dL, fasting glucose measurement is not required * The participant has the ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document

Exclusion criteria

* The participant has brain metastases * The participant has acute hepatitis * The participant has poorly controlled diabetes mellitus. Participants with a history of diabetes mellitus are allowed to participate, provided that their blood glucose is within normal range and that they are on a stable dietary or therapeutic regimen for this condition * The participant has congestive heart failure \> class II New York Heart Association (NYHA), unstable angina pectoris, new onset of angina pectoris, myocardial infarction within the past 6 months, or cardiac ventricular arrhythmias requiring antiarrhythmic therapy * The participant has experienced a hemorrhage or bleeding event ≥ National Cancer Institute-Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI-CTCAE) Grade 3 within 4 weeks prior first dose of study therapy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Progression Free Survival (PFS)Date of first dose of study drug up PD or death up to 12 monthsPFS is defined as the time from date of first dose of study drug until the date of objective PD or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first. PD defined as a ≥20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter (LD) of target lesions using as reference the smallest sum LD since baseline or ≥1 new lesions. Participants who died without PD were considered to have progressed on the date of death. Participants who were alive and without PD were censored at the time of the last objective tumor assessment. Participants who did not progress and are subsequently lost to follow-up were censored at the date of their last objective tumor assessment before loss to follow-up. Participants who progressed or died after ≥2 missed tumor assessment visits were censored at the date of their last objective tumor assessment before missed assessments. Participants who begin a new anticancer therapy were censored at the date of their last objective tumor assessment before initiation of new therapy.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Pharmacokinetic (PK): Maximum Concentration (Cmax) Cycle 1Cycle 1, Day 1: Predose, 1 hour (h), 2 h, 168 h, 336 h, and 504 h after start of infusion (immediately prior to Cycle 2)
PK: Minimum Concentration (Cmin) Cycle 1Cycle 1, Day 1: Predose, 1 h, 2 h, 168 h, 336 h, and 504 h after start of infusion (immediately prior to Cycle 2)
PK: Half-Life (t1/2) Cycle 1Cycle 1, Day 1: Predose, 1 h, 2 h, 168 h, 336 h, and 504 h after start of infusion (immediately prior to Cycle 2)
PK: Clearance (CL) Cycle 1Cycle 1, Day 1: Predose, 1 h, 2 h, 168 h, 336 h, and 504 h after start of infusion (immediately prior to Cycle 2)
PK: Area Under the Concentration Versus Time Curve (AUC) Cycle 1Cycle 1, Day 1: Predose, 1 h, 2 h, 168 h, 336 h, and 504 h after start of infusion (immediately prior to Cycle 2)
PK: Volume of Distribution at Steady State (Vss) Cycle 1Cycle 1, Day 1: Predose, 1 h, 2 h, 168 h, 336 h, and 504 h after start of infusion (immediately prior to Cycle 2)
PK: Cmax Cycle 3Cycle 3, Day 1: Predose, 2 h, 24 h, 48 h, 72 h, 168 h, 240 h, 336 h and 504 h after start of infusion (immediately prior to Cycle 4)
PK: Cmin Cycle 3Cycle 3, Day 1: Predose, 2 h, 24 h, 48 h, 72 h, 168 h, 240 h, 336 h and 504 h after start of infusion (immediately prior to Cycle 4)
Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs)First day of treatment up to 22 monthsClinically significant events were defined as serious adverse events (SAEs) and other non-serious AEs regardless of causality. A summary of SAEs and other non-serious AEs regardless of causality, is located in the Reported Adverse Events module.
PK: CL Cycle 3Cycle 3, Day 1: Predose, 2 h, 24 h, 48 h, 72 h, 168 h, 240 h, 336 h and 504 h after start of infusion (immediately prior to Cycle 4)
PK: AUC Cycle 3Cycle 3, Day 1: Predose, 2 h, 24 h, 48 h, 72 h, 168 h, 240 h, 336 h and 504 h after start of infusion (immediately prior to Cycle 4)
PK: Vss Cycle 3Cycle 3, Day 1: Predose, 2 h, 24 h, 48 h, 72 h, 168 h, 240 h, 336 h and 504 h after start of infusion (immediately prior to Cycle 4)
Percentage of Participants With Complete Response (CR) and Partial Response (PR) [Objective Response Rate (ORR)]Date of first dose of study drug to PD up to 12 monthsResponse was defined using Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST, version 1.0) criteria. CR was defined as the disappearance of all target and nontarget lesions and the normalization of tumor marker levels. PR was defined as having a ≥30% decrease in the sum of LD of target lesions taking as reference the baseline sum LD. Participants who did not have a tumor response assessment for any reason were considered nonresponders and were included in the denominator when calculating the response rate. Percentage of participants was calculated as: CR + PR / total number of participants in the treatment group \* 100.
Overall Survival (OS)Date of first dose of study drug to date of death up to 22 monthsOS was defined as the time from the date of first dose of study drug to the date of death from any cause. If the participant was alive at the end of the follow-up period or was lost to follow-up, OS was censored on the last date the participant was known to be alive.
Time to Disease Progression (TTP)Date of first dose of study drug to date of PD up to 12 monthsTTP is defined as the time from the date of first dose of study drug until the date of objective disease progression. Participants without PD were censored at the time of the last objective tumor assessment. Participants who did not progress and lost to follow-up were censored at the date of the last objective tumor assessment before loss to follow-up. Participants who began new anticancer therapy prior to PD or death were censored at date of last tumor assessment prior to new therapy. Participants who died or had PD after ≥2 missed tumor assessments were censored at date of last tumor assessment prior to the missed assessments.
Duration of Response (DOR)Date of first occurrence of CR or PR to first date of PD or death up to 8 monthsDuration of CR or PR was defined as time from first objective assessment of CR or PR until first date of PD or death from any cause. Response was defined using RECIST v 1.0 criteria. CR was defined as disappearance of all target and nontarget lesions and normalization of tumor marker levels. PR was defined as a ≥30% decrease in the sum of LD of target lesions taking as reference the baseline sum LD. PD defined as a ≥20% increase in the sum of LD of target lesions using as reference the smallest sum LD since baseline or ≥1 new lesions. Participants with no PD, who discontinued treatment for toxicity or a reason other than PD, or were lost to follow-up, were censored at date of last tumor assessment. Participants who began new anticancer therapy prior to PD or death were censored at date of last tumor assessment prior to new therapy. Participants who died or had PD after ≥2 missed tumor assessments were censored at date of last tumor assessment prior to the missed assessments
The Number of Participants With Serum Anti-Cixutumumab Antibody Assessment (Immunogenicity)Predose, immediately prior to the first Cycle 3 and Cycle 5 infusions (3-week cycle) and 30 days after last dose of study drugA participant's serum sample was considered positive for antibodies against cixutumumab if it exhibited a post-treatment antibody level that exceeded the positive upper cut point determined from the anti-cixutumumab level seen in healthy untreated individuals. A participant was considered to have an anti-cixutumumab response if there were 2 consecutive positive samples or if the final sample tested was positive.
PK: t1/2 Cycle 3Cycle 3, Day 1: Predose, 2 h, 24 h, 48 h, 72 h, 168 h, 240 h, 336 h and 504 h after start of infusion (immediately prior to Cycle 4)

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Pre-assignment details

Participants who died or had progressive disease (PD) were considered to complete the study.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Cohort 1 - 10 mg/kg Cixutumumab
Cixutumumab: 10 mg/kg administered by IV infusion on Day 1 of each 3-week cycle. Sorafenib: 400 mg administered orally, twice daily on Days 1 through 21 of each 3-week cycle. Treatment cycles were repeated until there was evidence of PD, toxicity, or participant withdrawal.
6
Cohort 2 - 20 mg/kg Cixutumumab
Cixutumumab: 20 mg/kg administered by IV infusions on Day 1 of each 3-week cycle Sorafenib: 400 mg administered orally, twice daily on Days 1 through 21 of each 3-week cycle Treatment cycles were repeated until there was evidence of PD, toxicity, or participant withdrawal.
41
Total47

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001
Overall StudyOther01
Overall StudyStill on treatment at cutoff date02
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject05

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicCohort 2 - 20 mg/kg CixutumumabTotalCohort 1 - 10 mg/kg Cixutumumab
Age, Continuous63.7 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 8.79
64.2 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.05
67.3 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.06
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
8 Participants9 Participants1 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
33 Participants38 Participants5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
American Indian or Alaska Native
1 Participants1 Participants0 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Asian
7 Participants7 Participants0 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Black or African American
2 Participants2 Participants0 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
1 Participants1 Participants0 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Other
2 Participants2 Participants0 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
White
28 Participants34 Participants6 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
41 Participants47 Participants6 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
8 Participants9 Participants1 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
33 Participants38 Participants5 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
6 / 641 / 41
serious
Total, serious adverse events
4 / 615 / 41

Outcome results

Primary

Progression Free Survival (PFS)

PFS is defined as the time from date of first dose of study drug until the date of objective PD or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first. PD defined as a ≥20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter (LD) of target lesions using as reference the smallest sum LD since baseline or ≥1 new lesions. Participants who died without PD were considered to have progressed on the date of death. Participants who were alive and without PD were censored at the time of the last objective tumor assessment. Participants who did not progress and are subsequently lost to follow-up were censored at the date of their last objective tumor assessment before loss to follow-up. Participants who progressed or died after ≥2 missed tumor assessment visits were censored at the date of their last objective tumor assessment before missed assessments. Participants who begin a new anticancer therapy were censored at the date of their last objective tumor assessment before initiation of new therapy.

Time frame: Date of first dose of study drug up PD or death up to 12 months

Population: All randomized participants in Cohort 2 who received any amount of study drug, per the protocol efficacy analysis was only performed for Cohort 2. Participants censored = 10.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Cohort 2 - 20 mg/kg CixutumumabProgression Free Survival (PFS)2.9 months
Secondary

Duration of Response (DOR)

Duration of CR or PR was defined as time from first objective assessment of CR or PR until first date of PD or death from any cause. Response was defined using RECIST v 1.0 criteria. CR was defined as disappearance of all target and nontarget lesions and normalization of tumor marker levels. PR was defined as a ≥30% decrease in the sum of LD of target lesions taking as reference the baseline sum LD. PD defined as a ≥20% increase in the sum of LD of target lesions using as reference the smallest sum LD since baseline or ≥1 new lesions. Participants with no PD, who discontinued treatment for toxicity or a reason other than PD, or were lost to follow-up, were censored at date of last tumor assessment. Participants who began new anticancer therapy prior to PD or death were censored at date of last tumor assessment prior to new therapy. Participants who died or had PD after ≥2 missed tumor assessments were censored at date of last tumor assessment prior to the missed assessments

Time frame: Date of first occurrence of CR or PR to first date of PD or death up to 8 months

Population: All randomized participants in Cohort 2 who received any amount of study drug, per the protocol efficacy analysis was only performed for Cohort 2. Participants censored = 1.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Cohort 2 - 20 mg/kg CixutumumabDuration of Response (DOR)7.1 months
Secondary

Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs)

Clinically significant events were defined as serious adverse events (SAEs) and other non-serious AEs regardless of causality. A summary of SAEs and other non-serious AEs regardless of causality, is located in the Reported Adverse Events module.

Time frame: First day of treatment up to 22 months

Population: All randomized participants who received any amount of study drug.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Cohort 2 - 20 mg/kg CixutumumabNumber of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs)SAEs4 Participants
Cohort 2 - 20 mg/kg CixutumumabNumber of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs)Other Non-Serious AEs6 Participants
Cohort 2 - 20 mg/kg CixutumumabNumber of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs)SAEs15 Participants
Cohort 2 - 20 mg/kg CixutumumabNumber of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs)Other Non-Serious AEs41 Participants
Secondary

Overall Survival (OS)

OS was defined as the time from the date of first dose of study drug to the date of death from any cause. If the participant was alive at the end of the follow-up period or was lost to follow-up, OS was censored on the last date the participant was known to be alive.

Time frame: Date of first dose of study drug to date of death up to 22 months

Population: All randomized participants in Cohort 2 who received any amount of study drug, per the protocol efficacy analysis was only performed for Cohort 2. Participants censored = 19.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Cohort 2 - 20 mg/kg CixutumumabOverall Survival (OS)11.6 months
Secondary

Percentage of Participants With Complete Response (CR) and Partial Response (PR) [Objective Response Rate (ORR)]

Response was defined using Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST, version 1.0) criteria. CR was defined as the disappearance of all target and nontarget lesions and the normalization of tumor marker levels. PR was defined as having a ≥30% decrease in the sum of LD of target lesions taking as reference the baseline sum LD. Participants who did not have a tumor response assessment for any reason were considered nonresponders and were included in the denominator when calculating the response rate. Percentage of participants was calculated as: CR + PR / total number of participants in the treatment group \* 100.

Time frame: Date of first dose of study drug to PD up to 12 months

Population: All randomized participants in Cohort 2 who received any amount of study drug, per the protocol efficacy analysis was only performed for Cohort 2.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Cohort 2 - 20 mg/kg CixutumumabPercentage of Participants With Complete Response (CR) and Partial Response (PR) [Objective Response Rate (ORR)]12.2 percentage of participants
Secondary

Pharmacokinetic (PK): Maximum Concentration (Cmax) Cycle 1

Time frame: Cycle 1, Day 1: Predose, 1 hour (h), 2 h, 168 h, 336 h, and 504 h after start of infusion (immediately prior to Cycle 2)

Population: Zero participants analyzed. No PK analysis was done, the assay used for PK assessment was not reliable and the values obtained could not be used. The samples expired before a new assay was developed, so data were not collected.

Secondary

PK: Area Under the Concentration Versus Time Curve (AUC) Cycle 1

Time frame: Cycle 1, Day 1: Predose, 1 h, 2 h, 168 h, 336 h, and 504 h after start of infusion (immediately prior to Cycle 2)

Population: Zero participants analyzed. No PK analysis was done, the assay used for PK assessment was not reliable and the values obtained could not be used. The samples expired before a new assay was developed, so data were not collected.

Secondary

PK: AUC Cycle 3

Time frame: Cycle 3, Day 1: Predose, 2 h, 24 h, 48 h, 72 h, 168 h, 240 h, 336 h and 504 h after start of infusion (immediately prior to Cycle 4)

Population: Zero participants analyzed. No PK analysis was done, the assay used for PK assessment was not reliable and the values obtained could not be used. The samples expired before a new assay was developed, so data were not collected.

Secondary

PK: CL Cycle 3

Time frame: Cycle 3, Day 1: Predose, 2 h, 24 h, 48 h, 72 h, 168 h, 240 h, 336 h and 504 h after start of infusion (immediately prior to Cycle 4)

Population: Zero participants analyzed. No PK analysis was done, the assay used for PK assessment was not reliable and the values obtained could not be used. The samples expired before a new assay was developed, so data were not collected.

Secondary

PK: Clearance (CL) Cycle 1

Time frame: Cycle 1, Day 1: Predose, 1 h, 2 h, 168 h, 336 h, and 504 h after start of infusion (immediately prior to Cycle 2)

Population: Zero participants analyzed. No PK analysis was done, the assay used for PK assessment was not reliable and the values obtained could not be used. The samples expired before a new assay was developed, so data were not collected.

Secondary

PK: Cmax Cycle 3

Time frame: Cycle 3, Day 1: Predose, 2 h, 24 h, 48 h, 72 h, 168 h, 240 h, 336 h and 504 h after start of infusion (immediately prior to Cycle 4)

Population: Zero participants analyzed. No PK analysis was done, the assay used for PK assessment was not reliable and the values obtained could not be used. The samples expired before a new assay was developed, so data were not collected.

Secondary

PK: Cmin Cycle 3

Time frame: Cycle 3, Day 1: Predose, 2 h, 24 h, 48 h, 72 h, 168 h, 240 h, 336 h and 504 h after start of infusion (immediately prior to Cycle 4)

Population: Zero participants analyzed. No PK analysis was done, the assay used for PK assessment was not reliable and the values obtained could not be used. The samples expired before a new assay was developed, so data were not collected.

Secondary

PK: Half-Life (t1/2) Cycle 1

Time frame: Cycle 1, Day 1: Predose, 1 h, 2 h, 168 h, 336 h, and 504 h after start of infusion (immediately prior to Cycle 2)

Population: Zero participants analyzed. No PK analysis was done, the assay used for PK assessment was not reliable and the values obtained could not be used. The samples expired before a new assay was developed, so data were not collected.

Secondary

PK: Minimum Concentration (Cmin) Cycle 1

Time frame: Cycle 1, Day 1: Predose, 1 h, 2 h, 168 h, 336 h, and 504 h after start of infusion (immediately prior to Cycle 2)

Population: Zero participants analyzed. No PK analysis was done, the assay used for PK assessment was not reliable and the values obtained could not be used. The samples expired before a new assay was developed, so data were not collected.

Secondary

PK: t1/2 Cycle 3

Time frame: Cycle 3, Day 1: Predose, 2 h, 24 h, 48 h, 72 h, 168 h, 240 h, 336 h and 504 h after start of infusion (immediately prior to Cycle 4)

Population: Zero participants analyzed. No PK analysis was done, the assay used for PK assessment was not reliable and the values obtained could not be used. The samples expired before a new assay was developed, so data were not collected.

Secondary

PK: Volume of Distribution at Steady State (Vss) Cycle 1

Time frame: Cycle 1, Day 1: Predose, 1 h, 2 h, 168 h, 336 h, and 504 h after start of infusion (immediately prior to Cycle 2)

Population: Zero participants analyzed. No PK analysis was done, the assay used for PK assessment was not reliable and the values obtained could not be used. The samples expired before a new assay was developed, so data were not collected.

Secondary

PK: Vss Cycle 3

Time frame: Cycle 3, Day 1: Predose, 2 h, 24 h, 48 h, 72 h, 168 h, 240 h, 336 h and 504 h after start of infusion (immediately prior to Cycle 4)

Population: Zero participants analyzed. No PK analysis was done, the assay used for PK assessment was not reliable and the values obtained could not be used. The samples expired before a new assay was developed, so data were not collected.

Secondary

The Number of Participants With Serum Anti-Cixutumumab Antibody Assessment (Immunogenicity)

A participant's serum sample was considered positive for antibodies against cixutumumab if it exhibited a post-treatment antibody level that exceeded the positive upper cut point determined from the anti-cixutumumab level seen in healthy untreated individuals. A participant was considered to have an anti-cixutumumab response if there were 2 consecutive positive samples or if the final sample tested was positive.

Time frame: Predose, immediately prior to the first Cycle 3 and Cycle 5 infusions (3-week cycle) and 30 days after last dose of study drug

Population: Zero participants were analyzed. No assay was available to assess serum anti-cixutumumab antibodies.

Secondary

Time to Disease Progression (TTP)

TTP is defined as the time from the date of first dose of study drug until the date of objective disease progression. Participants without PD were censored at the time of the last objective tumor assessment. Participants who did not progress and lost to follow-up were censored at the date of the last objective tumor assessment before loss to follow-up. Participants who began new anticancer therapy prior to PD or death were censored at date of last tumor assessment prior to new therapy. Participants who died or had PD after ≥2 missed tumor assessments were censored at date of last tumor assessment prior to the missed assessments.

Time frame: Date of first dose of study drug to date of PD up to 12 months

Population: All randomized participants in Cohort 2 who received any amount of study drug, per the protocol efficacy analysis was only performed for Cohort 2. Participants censored = 14.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Cohort 2 - 20 mg/kg CixutumumabTime to Disease Progression (TTP)3.0 months

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026