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Phase II Trial Assessing the Efficacy of Immuno-Radiation Abscopal Effect in Patients With Metastatic Cancers

Phase II Trial Assessing the Efficacy of Immuno-Radiation Abscopal Effect in Patients With Metastatic Cancers (IRAM)

Status
Withdrawn
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03323424
Acronym
IRAM
Enrollment
0
Registered
2017-10-27
Start date
2019-01-01
Completion date
2026-02-01
Last updated
2020-01-30

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

Conditions

Metastatic Breast Cancer, Metastatic Colorectal Cancer, Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer

Keywords

Metastatic cancer, Abscopal effect, Ionizing radiation, Antibody-Dependant Cell Cytotoxicity (ADCC), Immuno-Radiation effect, Stereotactic Body Radio-Therapy (SBRT), Targeted therapies

Brief summary

The proposed theory is based on combination of radiation therapy with usual targeted therapies capable of ADCC (Antibody-Dependant Cell Cytotoxicity). This association could enhance in a additive/synergistic way the benefic impact of immune system activation on tumor control. Stereotactic Body Radio-Therapy (SBRT) will be combined with the first line chemotherapy for metastatic breast, colorectal or VADS (upper aerodigestive tract) cancers. The IRAM study objective is to highlight a possible abscopal effect of this combination for metastatic cancer patients.

Detailed description

Nowadays, metastatic cancer treatment is evolving with systemic treatments (target therapies and immunotherapies). Combinations and new therapeutic schemes have recently boosted the interest for an effect called abscopal. This effect is based on the immune-stimulating effect of high doses ionizing radiations, but also on synergistic association with systemic treatment with immunologic mechanisms. This effect could enhance the tumor local control, but also its distant control. Numerous preclinical evidences as well as some clinical case reports described the abscopal effect. Ongoing clinical studies are investigating with radiotherapy abscopal effect alone, or associated with immunotherapies (anti-CTLA-4, PD-1 or PDL-1). The present study proposes a new association, based on an original biological rational. The proposed theory is based on combination of radiation therapy with usual targeted therapies capable of ADCC (Antibody-Dependant Cell Cytotoxicity). This association could enhance in an additive/synergistic way the benefic impact of immune system activation on tumor control. In the present study, Stereotactic Body Radio-Therapy (SBRT) will be combined to the standard systemic treatment for first line treatment of metastatic breast, colorectal and VADS (upper aerodigestive tract) cancers. Indeed, these treatments have in common the use of target therapies capable of ADCC. The IRAM study objective is to highlight a possible abscopal effect of this combination for metastatic cancer patients.

Interventions

RADIATIONSystemic treatment + Stereotactic Body Radio-Therapy (SBRT)

According to the usual practice, patients will receive their systemic treatment, composed of : * Taxane + trastuzumab +pertuzumab for metastatic breast cancers; * FOLFOX or FOLFIRI + cetuximab for metastatic colorectal cancers; * 5FU-Platine + cetuximab for metastatic head and neck cancers; for six cycles and a maintenance of the targeted therapy until progression or unacceptable toxicity. If progression occurs before the 6th cycles, patients could receive a different line of treatment, according to the usual practice. In addition to the systemic treatment, patients randomized into this experimental group will receive a SBRT of 45Gy in 3 fractions for hepatic and pulmonary metastasis, 27Gy in 3 fractions for bone metastasis and 33 Gy in 3 fractions for intra-cranial metastasis.

According to the usual practice, patients will receive their systemic treatment, composed of : * Taxane + trastuzumab +pertuzumab for metastatic breast cancers; * FOLFOX or FOLFIRI + cetuximab for metastatic colorectal cancers; * 5FU-Platine + cetuximab for metastatic head and neck cancers; for six cycles and a maintenance of the targeted therapy until progression or unacceptable toxicity. If progression occurs before the 6th cycles, patients could receive a different line of treatment, according to the usual practice.

Sponsors

Saint-Louis Hospital, Paris, France
CollaboratorOTHER
Gustave Roussy, Cancer Campus, Grand Paris
CollaboratorOTHER
Institut de Cancérologie de la Loire
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Patients with a metastatic breast adenocarcinoma HER2+, a metastatic squamous carcinoma of VADS, or a colorectal adenocarcinoma with a wild status for RAS (NRAS and KRAS) * Patient presenting at least two measurable metastases (according to the RECIST v1.1 criteria): * At least one eligible to SBRT (hepatic, pulmonary, bone or intra-cranial metastasis, with a diameter between 1 and 4cm) * At least one non irradiated measurable metastasis * Performance Status corresponding to 0, 1, or 2 * Realisation of a PET (Positron Emission Tomography)-Scanner and a TAP (Thoraco-AbdominoPelvic)-Scanner 30 days maximum before inclusion * Informed consent patient * Patients affiliated to a social security scheme.

Exclusion criteria

* Patient presenting a known non-indication or contraindication to the first line treatment administered * Pregnant or nursing women * Patient with an another cancer during the 5 last years, excepting basocellular carcinoma, and skin epidermoid carcinoma * Patient presenting a non-controlled pain linked to the cancer * Patient presenting a non-controlled hypercalcemia or symptomatic hypercalcemia needing an ongoing use of bisphosphonates or denosumab. * Patient presenting an inflammatory pathology or active autoimmune pathology or history of. * Patient having received one or more vaccines during the 4 weeks preceding the beginning of the systemic treatment. * Patient currently using corticosteroids or other immune-suppressors during the two weeks before inclusion, and any other situation where this kind of treatments could be necessary during the study. * Patient deprive of liberty or under administrative supervision, patients with an impossible take care supervision for psychological or geographical reasons. * Stereotactic Body Radio-Therapy (SBRT) must not include metastases localized in the 3 centimeters of the structure previously irradiated. * Patient presenting serious active comorbidities defined by the protocol. * Known seropositivity to the HIV

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Survival rate without progression for patients with metastatic breast cancer18 monthsThe rate of survival without progression according to the RECIST (v1.1) criteria for patients with metastatic breast cancer will be calculated at 18 months after the beginning of the systemic treatment.
Survival rate without progression for metastatic head and neck cancer6 monthsThe rate of survival without progression according to the RECIST (v1.1) criteria for patients with head and neck cancer will be calculated at 6 months after the beginning of the systemic treatment.
Survival rate without progression for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer9 monthsThe rate of survival without progression according to the RECIST (v1.1) criteria for patients with colorectal cancer will be calculated at 9 months after the beginning of the systemic treatment.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Response rate on predetermined metastatic abscopal sites3 monthsThe response rate on predetermined metastatic abscopal sites will be evaluated at 3 months after the beginning of the systemic treatment according to the RECIST v1.1 criteria.
Response rate on the irradiated site3 monthsThe response rate on the irradiated site will be evaluated at 3 months after the beginning of the systemic treatment according to the RECIST v1.1 criteria.
Progression-free survival (PFS)5 yearsThe median PFS according to the RECIST v1.1 criteria will be reported at 5 years after the beginning of the systemic treatment.
Overall survival (OS)5 yearsThe OS will be reported at 5 years after the beginning of the systemic treatment.
Toxicity of the treatments combination6 cyclesDuring the first line of systemic treatment (six cycles of treatment maximum), the number and the grade (CTCAE v4.4) of toxicities related to the systemic treatment /Radiation therapy combination will be reported.

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

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