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Seneca Valley Virus-001 After Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer

A Randomized Double-Blinded Phase II Study of NTX-010, a Replication-Competent Picornavirus, After Standard Platinum-Containing Cytoreductive Induction Chemotherapy in Patients With Extensive Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer

Status
Terminated
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01017601
Enrollment
59
Registered
2009-11-20
Start date
2010-01-31
Completion date
2014-11-15
Last updated
2017-05-08

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Conditions

Lung Cancer

Keywords

extensive stage small cell lung cancer

Brief summary

RATIONALE: A virus called Seneca Valley virus-001 (NTX-010) may be able to kill tumor cells without damaging normal cells. It is not yet known whether NTX-010 is more effective than a placebo in treating small cell lung cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying NTX-010 to see how well it works compared with a placebo when given after chemotherapy in treating patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer.

Detailed description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * To compare the progression-free survival (PFS) of patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer treated with Seneca Valley virus-001 (NTX-010) vs placebo. Secondary * To compare the overall survival (OS) of patients treated with NTX-010 vs placebo. * To describe the adverse events profile and safety of NTX-010 in this patient population. * To determine the antitumor response rate, as assessed by RECIST criteria, and duration of tumor response in this patient population. * To assess the quality of life of this patient population. Exploratory * To determine the relationship between the presence of neutralizing antibodies and PFS. * To assess whether or not a slow viral clearance is associated with better response as determined by PFS. * To determine any potential impact of the presence of one or several neuroendocrine markers in the tumor sample (synaptophysin, chromogranin, or CD56) on PFS and OS. * To determine any potential relationship between presence of cell surface determinants of NTX-010 tropism in the tumor tissue and clinical outcomes such as improved PFS and OS. * To determine any potential relationship between the loss of integrity of IFN signaling in the tumor tissue and clinical outcomes such as improved PFS and OS. * To assess whether or not the presence of circulating tumor cells permissive to NTX-010 is associated with better clinical outcomes as determined by PFS and OS. OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to ECOG performance status (0 vs 1), tumor response to standard chemotherapy (partial response vs stable disease vs complete response), and time between completion of chemotherapy to randomization 1 month (≤1 month) vs 2 months (\>1 month but ≤ 2 months) vs 3 months (\> 2 months but ≤ 3 months). Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms. * Arm I: Patients receive a single dose of Seneca Valley virus-001 (NTX-010) IV over 1 hour on day 1. * Arm II: Patients receive a single dose of placebo IV over 1 hour on day 1. In both arms, patients may also undergo prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI) daily on days 22-35 if they have not previously undergone PCI or whole-brain radiotherapy. Quality of life is assessed at baseline and then periodically during the study. Blood samples are collected periodically for viral clearance and antiviral neutralizing antibody levels, circulating tumor cells, and other biomarker laboratory studies. After completion of study therapy, patients are followed up periodically for up to 5 years.

Interventions

Given IV

OTHERplacebo

Given IV

Sponsors

National Cancer Institute (NCI)
CollaboratorNIH
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Histologically confirmed diagnosis of extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC) * No mixed histology * Presence of ≥ 1 neuroendocrine marker (synaptophysin, chromogranin, or CD56) in tumor tissue * Achieved partial response (PR), complete response (CR), or stable disease (SD) ≤ 12 weeks of completing 4-6 courses of platinum-based chemotherapy regimen for extensive-stage SCLC * Patients with PR or SD must have measurable disease, defined as ≥ 1 lesion whose longest diameter can be accurately measured as ≥ 2.0 cm but \< 10 cm by chest x-ray OR as ≥ 1.0 cm but \< 10 cm by CT scan, CT component of a PET/CT scan, or MRI * If CT scan is used, it must be used for both pre- and post-treatment tumor assessments * Measurable disease is not required for patients with CR * Brain metastases allowed provided they have been stable for ≥ 4 weeks after completion of prior radiotherapy PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: * ECOG performance status 0 or 1 * Life expectancy of ≥ 8 weeks * ANC ≥ 1,500/μL * Platelet count ≥ 100,000/μL * Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL * Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) OR direct bilirubin normal * AST ≤ 3 times ULN (≤ 5 times ULN if liver has tumor involvement) * Not pregnant or nursing * Negative pregnancy test * Fertile patients must use adequate contraception * Able to comply with study procedures to minimize virus exposure to others * Willing to provide required biologic specimens * Willing to return to NCCTG/CTSU enrolling institution for follow-up * Adequate lung function (i.e., not oxygen dependent) * The patient is eligible if not on a 24-hour oxygen schedule * No second primary malignancy within the past 5 years, except for the following: * Carcinoma in situ of the cervix * Non-melanomatous skin cancer * History of low-grade (Gleason score ≤ 6) localized prostate cancer (even if diagnosed \< 5 years prior to study entry) * Stage I breast cancer that was treated ≥ 5 years before study entry * Transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder (in situ) * No active hepatitis B or hepatitis C * No clinically significant infection * No significant traumatic injury within the past 4 weeks * No concurrent uncontrolled illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situation that would limit compliance with study requirements PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: * See Disease Characteristics * More than 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy (2 weeks for palliative radiotherapy to skeletal metastases) * Other prior radiation therapy (including WBRT, PCI, or Gamma Knife) is permitted as long as the following are true: * Recovered from prior radiotherapy (alopecia allowed) * No prior consolidation radiation therapy to the chest * No prior radiotherapy to \> 25% of bone marrow * For patients without brain metastases, WBRT or standard of care PCI completed ≥ 2 weeks before administration of NTX- 010/placebo * More than 365 days since prior immunotherapy or biologic therapy * More than 4 weeks since prior major surgery\* (i.e., laparotomy) or open biopsy * More than 2 weeks since prior minor surgery\* * No prior exposure to the Seneca Valley virus (NTX-010), as determined by negative serum antibodies * No concurrent combination antiretroviral therapy for HIV-positive patients NOTE: \*Insertion of a vascular access device is not considered major or minor surgery.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Progression-free SurvivalTime from randomization to the disease progression or death (up to 5 years)The progression-free survival (PFS) was defined as the time from date of randomization to the documentation of disease progression or death as a result of any cause, whichever comes first.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Overall SurvivalTime from randomization to death or last follow-up (up to 5 years)Overall survival was defined as the time from study enrollment (randomization) to the time of death from any cause or last follow-up.
Response Rate (Complete Response and Partial Response) as Assessed by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST)Up to 5 yearsA confirmed tumor response was defined as a complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) noted as the objective status on 2 consecutive evaluations at least 6 weeks apart. Response and progression will be evaluated in this study using the new international criteria proposed by the revised Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) guideline (version 1.1). Per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.1) for target lesions and assessed by MRI: Complete Response (CR), Disappearance of all non-nodal target lesions and each target lymph node must have reduction in short axis to \<1.0 cm.; Partial Response (PR), at least a 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameters of the non-nodal target lesions and the short axes of the target lymph nodes taking as reference the Baseline Sum of Diameters; Overall Response (OR) = CR + PR.
Duration of ResponseUp to 5 yearsDuration of response was defined as the time from the date at which the patient's earliest best objective status was first noted to be either a CR or PR to the earliest date progression was documented.
Number of Participants With at Least One Grade 3 or Above Adverse Events Assessed by NCI CTCAE v4.0Up to 23 monthsAdverse events were assessed by Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v4.0. Grading: Grade 1=Mild, Grade 2=Moderate, Grade 3=Severe, Grade 4=Life-threatening, Grade 5=Death. The maximum grade for each type of adverse events were recorded for each patient.
Change From Baseline to Day 20-29 in the LASA QOLDay 1 Cycle 1 prior to treatment (baseline) and day 20-29 (during the active monitoring phase)Quality of Life (QOL) was measured using the single-item Linear Analogue Self Assessment (LASA) on a 0-10 scale, with 0=as bad as it can be and 10=as good as it can be. The QOL scores was converted to a 100-point scale, with 0=Low QOL and 100=Best QOL. Change from baseline to day 20-29 was calculated by subtracting the baseline scores from the scores at day 20-29. Negative change indicates the QOL decrease and positive change indicates the QOL improvement.
Change From Baseline to Day 30-59 in the LASA QOLDay 1 Cycle 1 prior to treatment (baseline) and day 30-59 (during the active monitoring phase)Quality of Life (QOL) was measured using the single-item Linear Analogue Self Assessment (LASA) on a 0-10 scale, with 0=as bad as it can be and 10=as good as it can be. The QOL scores was converted to a 100-point scale, with 0=Low QOL and 100=Best QOL. Change from baseline to day 30-59 was calculated by subtracting the baseline scores from the scores at day 30-59. Negative change indicates the QOL decrease and positive change indicates the QOL improvement.
Clinical Significance Change From Baseline to Day 20-29 in the LASA QOLDay 1 Cycle 1 prior to treatment (baseline) and day 20-29 (during the active monitoring phase)Quality of Life (QOL) was measured using the single-item Linear Analogue Self Assessment (LASA) on a 0-10 scale, with 0=as bad as it can be and 10=as good as it can be. The QOL scores was converted to a 100-point scale, with 0=Low QOL and 100=Best QOL. Change from baseline to day 20-29 was calculated by subtracting the baseline scores from the scores at day 20-29. Clinical Significance change over time was determined by the percentage of patients that report an improvement of more than 10 points on the 0-100 point scale.
Clinical Significance Change From Baseline to Day 30-59 in the LASA QOLDay 1 Cycle 1 prior to treatment (baseline) and day 30-59 (during the active monitoring phase)Quality of Life (QOL) was measured using the single-item Linear Analogue Self Assessment (LASA) on a 0-10 scale, with 0=as bad as it can be and 10=as good as it can be. The QOL scores was converted to a 100-point scale, with 0=Low QOL and 100=Best QOL. Change from baseline to day 30-59 was calculated by subtracting the baseline scores from the scores at day 30-59. Clinical Significance change over time was determined by the percentage of patients that report an improvement of more than 10 points on the 0-100 point scale.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Recruitment details

One-hundred twenty-one (121) participants were pre-registered and 59 participants were registered between January 2010 and January 2013. Study was terminated prematurely on 1/10/2013 due to an interim analysis that declared futility. No additional clinical and survival follow-up data are required as of 11/15/2014.

Pre-assignment details

Sixty-two participants were deemed screen failures: 26 progression, 21 did not meet eligibility criteria, 6 patient decision and 9 other reason. Out of the 59 randomized participants, there were 8 cancellations and one participant was found to be ineligible upon audit. All seventy-one participants mentioned above were excluded from all analyses.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Arm I (NTX-010)
Patients receive a single dose of Seneca Valley virus-001 (NTX-010) IV over 1 hour on day 1.
26
Arm II (Placebo)
Patients receive a single dose of placebo IV over 1 hour on day 1.
24
Total50

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001
Overall StudyDisease Progression1212
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject01

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicArm II (Placebo)TotalArm I (NTX-010)
Age, Continuous60 years63 years67 years
Cigarette History
Current Smoker
4 Participants11 Participants7 Participants
Cigarette History
Former Smoker
18 Participants37 Participants19 Participants
Cigarette History
Never Smoked
2 Participants2 Participants0 Participants
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status
0=Asymptomatic and fully active
7 Participants15 Participants8 Participants
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status
1=Symptomatic and fully ambulatory
17 Participants35 Participants18 Participants
Enrolling Group
Previously treated
20 Participants43 Participants23 Participants
Enrolling Group
Previously untreated
4 Participants7 Participants3 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
24 Participants48 Participants24 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants2 Participants2 Participants
Prior Radiation Therapy
No
15 Participants33 Participants18 Participants
Prior Radiation Therapy
Yes
9 Participants17 Participants8 Participants
Prior Response to Chemo
Complete Response (CR)
7 Participants14 Participants7 Participants
Prior Response to Chemo
Partial Response (PR)
12 Participants27 Participants15 Participants
Prior Response to Chemo
Stable Disease (SD)
5 Participants9 Participants4 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
24 participants50 participants26 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
14 Participants26 Participants12 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
10 Participants24 Participants14 Participants
Time between Completion of Chemo to Randomization
1 month
9 Participants19 Participants10 Participants
Time between Completion of Chemo to Randomization
2 months
10 Participants20 Participants10 Participants
Time between Completion of Chemo to Randomization
3 months
4 Participants10 Participants6 Participants
Time between Completion of Chemo to Randomization
Unknown
1 Participants1 Participants0 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
24 / 2617 / 24
serious
Total, serious adverse events
1 / 260 / 24

Outcome results

Primary

Progression-free Survival

The progression-free survival (PFS) was defined as the time from date of randomization to the documentation of disease progression or death as a result of any cause, whichever comes first.

Time frame: Time from randomization to the disease progression or death (up to 5 years)

Population: All registered participants who have met eligibility criteria and started the treatment.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Arm I (NTX-010)Progression-free Survival1.7 months
Arm II (Placebo)Progression-free Survival1.7 months
Secondary

Change From Baseline to Day 20-29 in the LASA QOL

Quality of Life (QOL) was measured using the single-item Linear Analogue Self Assessment (LASA) on a 0-10 scale, with 0=as bad as it can be and 10=as good as it can be. The QOL scores was converted to a 100-point scale, with 0=Low QOL and 100=Best QOL. Change from baseline to day 20-29 was calculated by subtracting the baseline scores from the scores at day 20-29. Negative change indicates the QOL decrease and positive change indicates the QOL improvement.

Time frame: Day 1 Cycle 1 prior to treatment (baseline) and day 20-29 (during the active monitoring phase)

Population: All registered participants who have met eligibility criteria and who have completed both baseline and the time point of day 20-29 QOL assessments.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Arm I (NTX-010)Change From Baseline to Day 20-29 in the LASA QOL-9.0 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 17.9
Arm II (Placebo)Change From Baseline to Day 20-29 in the LASA QOL-5.7 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 31
p-value: 0.5Wilcoxon Rank Sum
Secondary

Change From Baseline to Day 30-59 in the LASA QOL

Quality of Life (QOL) was measured using the single-item Linear Analogue Self Assessment (LASA) on a 0-10 scale, with 0=as bad as it can be and 10=as good as it can be. The QOL scores was converted to a 100-point scale, with 0=Low QOL and 100=Best QOL. Change from baseline to day 30-59 was calculated by subtracting the baseline scores from the scores at day 30-59. Negative change indicates the QOL decrease and positive change indicates the QOL improvement.

Time frame: Day 1 Cycle 1 prior to treatment (baseline) and day 30-59 (during the active monitoring phase)

Population: All registered participants who have met eligibility criteria and who have completed both baseline and the time point of day 30-59 QOL assessments.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Arm I (NTX-010)Change From Baseline to Day 30-59 in the LASA QOL-6.7 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 26
Arm II (Placebo)Change From Baseline to Day 30-59 in the LASA QOL-1.0 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 11
p-value: 0.96Wilcoxon Rank Sum
Secondary

Clinical Significance Change From Baseline to Day 20-29 in the LASA QOL

Quality of Life (QOL) was measured using the single-item Linear Analogue Self Assessment (LASA) on a 0-10 scale, with 0=as bad as it can be and 10=as good as it can be. The QOL scores was converted to a 100-point scale, with 0=Low QOL and 100=Best QOL. Change from baseline to day 20-29 was calculated by subtracting the baseline scores from the scores at day 20-29. Clinical Significance change over time was determined by the percentage of patients that report an improvement of more than 10 points on the 0-100 point scale.

Time frame: Day 1 Cycle 1 prior to treatment (baseline) and day 20-29 (during the active monitoring phase)

Population: All registered participants who have met eligibility criteria and who have completed both baseline and the time point of day 20-29 QOL assessments.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Arm I (NTX-010)Clinical Significance Change From Baseline to Day 20-29 in the LASA QOL10 percentage of participants
Arm II (Placebo)Clinical Significance Change From Baseline to Day 20-29 in the LASA QOL28.6 percentage of participants
p-value: 0.54Fisher Exact
Secondary

Clinical Significance Change From Baseline to Day 30-59 in the LASA QOL

Quality of Life (QOL) was measured using the single-item Linear Analogue Self Assessment (LASA) on a 0-10 scale, with 0=as bad as it can be and 10=as good as it can be. The QOL scores was converted to a 100-point scale, with 0=Low QOL and 100=Best QOL. Change from baseline to day 30-59 was calculated by subtracting the baseline scores from the scores at day 30-59. Clinical Significance change over time was determined by the percentage of patients that report an improvement of more than 10 points on the 0-100 point scale.

Time frame: Day 1 Cycle 1 prior to treatment (baseline) and day 30-59 (during the active monitoring phase)

Population: All registered participants who have met eligibility criteria and who have completed both baseline and the time point of day 30-59 QOL assessments.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Arm I (NTX-010)Clinical Significance Change From Baseline to Day 30-59 in the LASA QOL22.2 percentage of participants
Arm II (Placebo)Clinical Significance Change From Baseline to Day 30-59 in the LASA QOL20.0 percentage of participants
p-value: 1Fisher Exact
Secondary

Duration of Response

Duration of response was defined as the time from the date at which the patient's earliest best objective status was first noted to be either a CR or PR to the earliest date progression was documented.

Time frame: Up to 5 years

Population: All participants with the patient's earliest best objective status was first noted to be a CR or PR.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Arm I (NTX-010)Duration of Response1.9 months
Arm II (Placebo)Duration of ResponseNA months
Secondary

Number of Participants With at Least One Grade 3 or Above Adverse Events Assessed by NCI CTCAE v4.0

Adverse events were assessed by Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v4.0. Grading: Grade 1=Mild, Grade 2=Moderate, Grade 3=Severe, Grade 4=Life-threatening, Grade 5=Death. The maximum grade for each type of adverse events were recorded for each patient.

Time frame: Up to 23 months

Population: All registered participants who have met eligibility criteria and started the treatment.

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Arm I (NTX-010)Number of Participants With at Least One Grade 3 or Above Adverse Events Assessed by NCI CTCAE v4.09 Participants
Arm II (Placebo)Number of Participants With at Least One Grade 3 or Above Adverse Events Assessed by NCI CTCAE v4.05 Participants
Secondary

Overall Survival

Overall survival was defined as the time from study enrollment (randomization) to the time of death from any cause or last follow-up.

Time frame: Time from randomization to death or last follow-up (up to 5 years)

Population: All registered participants who have met eligibility criteria and started the treatment.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Arm I (NTX-010)Overall Survival6.6 months
Arm II (Placebo)Overall Survival13.1 months
Secondary

Response Rate (Complete Response and Partial Response) as Assessed by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST)

A confirmed tumor response was defined as a complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) noted as the objective status on 2 consecutive evaluations at least 6 weeks apart. Response and progression will be evaluated in this study using the new international criteria proposed by the revised Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) guideline (version 1.1). Per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.1) for target lesions and assessed by MRI: Complete Response (CR), Disappearance of all non-nodal target lesions and each target lymph node must have reduction in short axis to \<1.0 cm.; Partial Response (PR), at least a 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameters of the non-nodal target lesions and the short axes of the target lymph nodes taking as reference the Baseline Sum of Diameters; Overall Response (OR) = CR + PR.

Time frame: Up to 5 years

Population: All registered participants who have met eligibility criteria and started the treatment.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
Arm I (NTX-010)Response Rate (Complete Response and Partial Response) as Assessed by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST)Stable Disease (SD)15.4 percentage of participants
Arm I (NTX-010)Response Rate (Complete Response and Partial Response) as Assessed by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST)Non-CR/non-PD3.9 percentage of participants
Arm I (NTX-010)Response Rate (Complete Response and Partial Response) as Assessed by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST)Progression Disease (PD)73.1 percentage of participants
Arm I (NTX-010)Response Rate (Complete Response and Partial Response) as Assessed by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST)Not evaluable3.9 percentage of participants
Arm I (NTX-010)Response Rate (Complete Response and Partial Response) as Assessed by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST)Confirmed Response (CR/PR)3.9 percentage of participants
Arm II (Placebo)Response Rate (Complete Response and Partial Response) as Assessed by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST)Not evaluable0 percentage of participants
Arm II (Placebo)Response Rate (Complete Response and Partial Response) as Assessed by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST)Confirmed Response (CR/PR)16.6 percentage of participants
Arm II (Placebo)Response Rate (Complete Response and Partial Response) as Assessed by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST)Stable Disease (SD)8.3 percentage of participants
Arm II (Placebo)Response Rate (Complete Response and Partial Response) as Assessed by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST)Progression Disease (PD)75.0 percentage of participants
Arm II (Placebo)Response Rate (Complete Response and Partial Response) as Assessed by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST)Non-CR/non-PD0 percentage of participants

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