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Avelumab With Bempegaldesleukin With or Without Talazoparib or Enzalutamide in Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors

A Phase 1b/2 Study to Evaluate Safety and Clinical Activity of Avelumab in Combination With Bempegaldesleukin(NKTR-214) With or Without Talazoparib or Enzalutamide in Participants With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors

Status
Terminated
Phases
Phase 1Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04052204
Enrollment
3
Registered
2019-08-09
Start date
2019-12-30
Completion date
2020-09-29
Last updated
2021-10-14

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

Conditions

Metastatic Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer (mCRPC), Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck (SCCHN)

Brief summary

Evaluation of the combination of avelumab + bempegaldesleukin (NKTR-214 ) in locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck ( metastatic SCCHN) and avelumab + bempegaldesleukin (NKTR-214) + talazoparib or enzalutamide in metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC).

Detailed description

Phase 1b/ Phase 2 Design Phase 1b will be the sequential dose-finding study. Once the Phase 1b component is completed, Phase 2 will be initiated to further evaluate the safety and anti-tumor activity across combinations of therapy. Combination A will enroll participants with SCCHN. Combination B and C will enroll participants with mCRPC

Interventions

DRUGavelumab

Investigational fully human anti-PD-L1 monoclonal antibody

Investigational CD122-biased cytokine agonist

DRUGtalazoparib

poly (adenosine diphosphate \[ADP\] ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitor

DRUGenzalutamide

androgen receptor inhibitor

Sponsors

EMD Serono
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
Nektar Therapeutics
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
Astellas Pharma Inc
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
Pfizer
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SEQUENTIAL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Intervention model description

Combination A: Avelumab + Bempegaldesleukin (NKTR-214) for treatment of locally recurrent (not amendable for treatment with curative intent) or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck Combination B: Avelumab + Bempegaldesleukin (NKTR-214) + Talazoparib for treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). Phase 2 will enroll participants with DDR defect positive mCRPC. Combination C: Avelumab + Bempegaldesleukin (NKTR-214) + Enzalutamide for Treatment of mCRPC

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Participants must be ≥ 18 years old. * Participants with SCCHN or mCRCP. * Participants must have histological diagnosis of solid tumors and provide tumor tissue. * Measurable disease by RECIST v1.1 with at least 1 measurable lesion. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status (PS) 0 or 1. * Adequate bone marrow, renal and liver function * Highly effective contraceptive use by men with the ability to father a child or women of childbearing potential. * A WOCBP must have a negative highly sensitive pregnancy test (\[urine or serum\] as required by local regulations) at C1D1. * Signed and dated informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

* Known prior severe hypersensitivity to investigational products or any component in their formulations, including known severe hypersensitivity reactions to monocolonal antibodies. * Known history of: immune-mediated colitis, inflammatory bowel disease, pneumonitis, or pulmonary fibrosis. * Active or prior autoimmune disease that might deteriorate when receiving an immunostimulatory agent. * Prior organ transplantation including allogenic stem cell transplantation. * Vaccination within 4 weeks prior to C1D1 and while on trial is prohibited except for administration of inactivated vaccines. * Known symptomatic brain lesions requiring steroids. * Known history of testing positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV or known acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). * Positive HBV surface antigen or HCV test indicating acute or chronic infection.. * Active infection requiring systemic therapy * Clinically significant (i.e., active) cardiovascular disease including the following: documented left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \<50% by ECHO/MUGA; cerebral vascular accident/stroke or transient ischemic attack; myocardial infarction; unstable angina; congestive heart failure or serious cardiac arrhythmia (uncontrolled, clinically significant) requiring medication. * Diagnosis of any other malignancy within 2 years prior to C1D1, except for adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, carcinoma in situ of the breast, bladder or of the cervix and for Combination A only, low-grade (Gleason 6 or below) prostate cancer on surveillance with no plans for treatment intervention (e.g., surgery, radiation, or castration) or adequately treated prostate cancer. * Current use of immunosuppressive medication at the time of study enrollment. * Major surgery within 4 weeks prior to study enrollment. * Conditions that may impair intake or absorption such as inability to swallow capsules or tablets; known malabsorption syndrome; or baseline diarrhea ≤ Grade 1. * Participation in other studies involving investigational drug(s) within 2 weeks prior to C1D1.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants With Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLT)Cycle 1 of the treatment period (28 days)DLTs were graded according to NCI- CTCAE version 4.03 and coded using the latest version of Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities (MedDRA) preferred term (PT) as event category and MedDRA primary system organ class (SOC) body term as Body System category.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Time to Tumor Response (TTR)Approximately 8 months (246 days).TTR was defined, for participants with objective response, as the time from the date of first dose of study treatment to the first documentation of objective response (Complete Response or Partial Response) which was subsequently confirmed. As there were no objective responses in the study, no participant met the definition of analysis population.
Progression-Free Survival (PFS)Approximately 8 months (246 days).Progression-Free Survival (PFS) was defined as the time from the date of first dose of study treatment to the date of the first documentation of PD or death due to any cause, whichever occurred first. PFS data were censored on the date of the last adequate tumor assessment for participants who did not have an event (PD or death), for participants who started new anti-cancer therapy prior to an event, or for participants with an event after two or more missing tumor assessments. Participants who did not have an adequate baseline tumor assessment or who did not have any adequate post-baseline tumor assessments were censored on the date of first dose of study treatment unless death occurred on or before the time of the second planned tumor assessment, in which case the death was considered an event. PFS time was summarized using the Kaplan-Meier method.
Overall Survival (OS)Approximately 8 months (246 days).Overall survival (OS) was defined as the time from the date of first dose of study treatment to the date of death due to any cause. Participants last known to be alive were censored at date of last contact. OS time was summarized using the Kaplan-Meier method.
Pharmacokinetic (PK) Parameters - Cmax and Ctrough for Avelumab and NKTR-214Blood samples were collected on Day 1 and Day 15 in Cycle 1 and Cycle 2 for avelumab. Blood samples were collected on Day 1, Day 3, Day 4 and Day 8 in Cycle 1, Day1 and Day 8 in Cycle 2 for NKTR-214.Cmax was defined as the maximum observed plasma concentration at the end of infusion. Ctrough was defined as the predose concentration at the end of dosing interval.
Duration of Response (DR)Approximately 8 months (246 days).DR was defined, for participants with a confirmed Objective Response (OR), as the time from the first documentation of OR to the date of first documentation of progressive disease (PD) or death due to any cause. The documentation of PD was defined using Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1. If a subject had not had an event (PD or death), DR was censored at the date of last adequate tumor assessment. As there were no objective responses in the study, no participant met the definition of analysis population.
Number of Participants With Positive Neutralizing Antibody (nAb) ResultsDay 1 of Cycle 1, 2 and EOTnAb in serum samples was determined and reported separately for nAb never-positive, nAb ever-positive, baseline nAb positive, treatment-induced nAb, transient nAb response, persistent nAb response.
PD-L1 Expression Level in Baseline and On-treatment Tumor TissueOn-treatment biopsy is required to be collected on Cycle 1 between Days 9 and 14 for participants in Combination A.PD-L1 expression level in baseline tumor tissue, and in on-treatment tumor tissue was defined as the number of PD-L1 positive cells and/or qualitative assessment of PD-L1 staining on tumor and/or inflammatory cells in regions of interest. PD-L1 expression level in baseline tumor tissue and in on-treatment tumor tissue were under pathological analyses, assisted by image analysis. Participants were classified as positive or negative according to scoring algorithms and cut-offs established from internal or external sources.
Number of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events(TEAEs), Serious TEAEs, TEAEs Leading to Death and Infusion-Related Reactions (IRRs) During On-treatment PeriodApproximately 6 months (190 days)Adverse events (AEs) were any untoward medical occurrences in a participant or clinical study participants, temporally associated with the use of study intervention, whether or not considered related to the study intervention. Treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) were those events with onset dates occurring during the on-treatment period. On-treatment period was defined as the time from the first dose of study treatment through minimum (30 days + last dose of study treatment). A Serious Adverse Event (SAE) was defined as any untoward medical occurrence that, at any dose: a. Results in death, b. Was life-threatening, c. Required inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, d. Resulted in persistent disability/incapacity, e. Was a congenital anomaly/birth defect. Causality to study treatment was determined by the investigator.
Number of Participants With Laboratory Abnormalities With NCI-CTCAE Grade >= 3 - Safety Analysis SetDay 1, Day 15 of each treatment cycleLiver Function Tests of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and total bilirubin (TBILI) were used to assess possible drug induced liver toxicity. The number of participants with at least one of the following laboratory results were summarized below: 1. (ALT ≥3 × ULN or AST ≥3 × ULN) post-baseline. 2. TBILI ≥2 × ULN post-baseline. 3. (ALP ≤2 × ULN or missing) post-baseline.
Number of Participants With Positive Anti-Drug Antibody (ADA) ResultsDay 1 of Cycle 1, 2 and end of treatment (EOT).ADA against avelumab and NKTR-214 in serum samples was determined and reported separately for ADA never-positive, ADA ever-positive participants, baseline ADA positive, treatment-boosted ADA, treatment-induced ADA, transient ADA response, persistent ADA response. For all participants, blood for ADA samples was drawn from the contralateral arm of the avelumab and NKTR-214 infusion.

Countries

Belgium, Poland, Spain, United States

Participant flow

Pre-assignment details

4 participants screened for this study, 1 of the 4 participants was a screen failure, 3 participants were enrolled and received study treatment in Combination A.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Avelumab + Bempegaldesleukin (NKTR-214) (Combination A)
NKTR-214 was administered prior to avelumab. NKTR-214 0.006 mg/kg was administered intravenously (IV) over 30 minutes every 2 weeks (Q2W). Avelumab 800 mg as a 1-hour IV infusion was administered after the NKTR-214 Q2W, at the investigational site on an outpatient basis on Day 1 and Day 15 of each 28-day cycle. Within the 2-day window, avelumab and NKTR-214 were administered on the same day. Dose reduction of NKTR-214 to 0.003 mg/kg Q2W was triggered if higher than expected toxicity is observed at the higher dose (risk of excessive toxicity ≥ 0.25).
3
Total3

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001FG002
Overall StudyDeath100
Overall StudyOther100
Overall StudyProgressive disease100

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicAvelumab + Bempegaldesleukin (NKTR-214) (Combination A)
Age, Continuous64.00 years
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
0 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
3 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
3 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
1 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
2 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
2 / 3
other
Total, other adverse events
3 / 3
serious
Total, serious adverse events
1 / 3

Outcome results

Primary

Number of Participants With Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLT)

DLTs were graded according to NCI- CTCAE version 4.03 and coded using the latest version of Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities (MedDRA) preferred term (PT) as event category and MedDRA primary system organ class (SOC) body term as Body System category.

Time frame: Cycle 1 of the treatment period (28 days)

Population: The DLT-evaluable analysis set included all enrolled participants in Phase 1b who receive at least one dose of the combination treatment and either experience DLT during the first cycle (28 days) of treatment, or complete the DLT observation period for the first cycle of treatment without a DLT.

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Avelumab + Bempegaldesleukin (NKTR-214) (Combination A)Number of Participants With Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLT)1 Participants
Secondary

Duration of Response (DR)

DR was defined, for participants with a confirmed Objective Response (OR), as the time from the first documentation of OR to the date of first documentation of progressive disease (PD) or death due to any cause. The documentation of PD was defined using Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1. If a subject had not had an event (PD or death), DR was censored at the date of last adequate tumor assessment. As there were no objective responses in the study, no participant met the definition of analysis population.

Time frame: Approximately 8 months (246 days).

Population: All participants treated in combination A who achieved an OR.

Secondary

Number of Participants With Laboratory Abnormalities With NCI-CTCAE Grade >= 3 - Safety Analysis Set

Liver Function Tests of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and total bilirubin (TBILI) were used to assess possible drug induced liver toxicity. The number of participants with at least one of the following laboratory results were summarized below: 1. (ALT ≥3 × ULN or AST ≥3 × ULN) post-baseline. 2. TBILI ≥2 × ULN post-baseline. 3. (ALP ≤2 × ULN or missing) post-baseline.

Time frame: Day 1, Day 15 of each treatment cycle

Population: The safety analysis set included all participants who received at least one dose of study drug.

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Avelumab + Bempegaldesleukin (NKTR-214) (Combination A)Number of Participants With Laboratory Abnormalities With NCI-CTCAE Grade >= 3 - Safety Analysis Set3 Participants
Secondary

Number of Participants With Positive Anti-Drug Antibody (ADA) Results

ADA against avelumab and NKTR-214 in serum samples was determined and reported separately for ADA never-positive, ADA ever-positive participants, baseline ADA positive, treatment-boosted ADA, treatment-induced ADA, transient ADA response, persistent ADA response. For all participants, blood for ADA samples was drawn from the contralateral arm of the avelumab and NKTR-214 infusion.

Time frame: Day 1 of Cycle 1, 2 and end of treatment (EOT).

Population: The immunogenicity analysis set was a subset of the safety analysis set and included participants who had at least one ADA/nAb sample collected for avelumab, NKTR-214, or IL-2.

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Avelumab + Bempegaldesleukin (NKTR-214) (Combination A)Number of Participants With Positive Anti-Drug Antibody (ADA) ResultsNA Participants
Secondary

Number of Participants With Positive Neutralizing Antibody (nAb) Results

nAb in serum samples was determined and reported separately for nAb never-positive, nAb ever-positive, baseline nAb positive, treatment-induced nAb, transient nAb response, persistent nAb response.

Time frame: Day 1 of Cycle 1, 2 and EOT

Population: The immunogenicity analysis set was a subset of the safety analysis set and included participants who had at least one ADA/nAb sample collected for avelumab, NKTR-214, or IL-2.

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Avelumab + Bempegaldesleukin (NKTR-214) (Combination A)Number of Participants With Positive Neutralizing Antibody (nAb) ResultsNA Participants
Secondary

Number of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events(TEAEs), Serious TEAEs, TEAEs Leading to Death and Infusion-Related Reactions (IRRs) During On-treatment Period

Adverse events (AEs) were any untoward medical occurrences in a participant or clinical study participants, temporally associated with the use of study intervention, whether or not considered related to the study intervention. Treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) were those events with onset dates occurring during the on-treatment period. On-treatment period was defined as the time from the first dose of study treatment through minimum (30 days + last dose of study treatment). A Serious Adverse Event (SAE) was defined as any untoward medical occurrence that, at any dose: a. Results in death, b. Was life-threatening, c. Required inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, d. Resulted in persistent disability/incapacity, e. Was a congenital anomaly/birth defect. Causality to study treatment was determined by the investigator.

Time frame: Approximately 6 months (190 days)

Population: The safety analysis set included all participants who received at least one dose of study drug.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Avelumab + Bempegaldesleukin (NKTR-214) (Combination A)Number of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events(TEAEs), Serious TEAEs, TEAEs Leading to Death and Infusion-Related Reactions (IRRs) During On-treatment PeriodParticipants with all-causality TEAEs3 Participants
Avelumab + Bempegaldesleukin (NKTR-214) (Combination A)Number of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events(TEAEs), Serious TEAEs, TEAEs Leading to Death and Infusion-Related Reactions (IRRs) During On-treatment PeriodParticipants with grade ≥ 3 all-causality TEAEs2 Participants
Avelumab + Bempegaldesleukin (NKTR-214) (Combination A)Number of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events(TEAEs), Serious TEAEs, TEAEs Leading to Death and Infusion-Related Reactions (IRRs) During On-treatment PeriodParticipants with treatment-related TEAEs3 Participants
Avelumab + Bempegaldesleukin (NKTR-214) (Combination A)Number of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events(TEAEs), Serious TEAEs, TEAEs Leading to Death and Infusion-Related Reactions (IRRs) During On-treatment PeriodParticipants with grade ≥ 3 treatment-related TEAEs1 Participants
Avelumab + Bempegaldesleukin (NKTR-214) (Combination A)Number of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events(TEAEs), Serious TEAEs, TEAEs Leading to Death and Infusion-Related Reactions (IRRs) During On-treatment PeriodParticipants with serious all-causality TEAEs1 Participants
Avelumab + Bempegaldesleukin (NKTR-214) (Combination A)Number of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events(TEAEs), Serious TEAEs, TEAEs Leading to Death and Infusion-Related Reactions (IRRs) During On-treatment PeriodParticipants with serious treatment-related TEAEs1 Participants
Avelumab + Bempegaldesleukin (NKTR-214) (Combination A)Number of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events(TEAEs), Serious TEAEs, TEAEs Leading to Death and Infusion-Related Reactions (IRRs) During On-treatment PeriodParticipants with all-causality TEAEs leading to death1 Participants
Avelumab + Bempegaldesleukin (NKTR-214) (Combination A)Number of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events(TEAEs), Serious TEAEs, TEAEs Leading to Death and Infusion-Related Reactions (IRRs) During On-treatment PeriodParticipants with treatment-related TEAEs leading to death1 Participants
Avelumab + Bempegaldesleukin (NKTR-214) (Combination A)Number of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events(TEAEs), Serious TEAEs, TEAEs Leading to Death and Infusion-Related Reactions (IRRs) During On-treatment PeriodParticipants with IRRs0 Participants
Secondary

Overall Survival (OS)

Overall survival (OS) was defined as the time from the date of first dose of study treatment to the date of death due to any cause. Participants last known to be alive were censored at date of last contact. OS time was summarized using the Kaplan-Meier method.

Time frame: Approximately 8 months (246 days).

Population: All participants treated in Combination A.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Avelumab + Bempegaldesleukin (NKTR-214) (Combination A)Overall Survival (OS)2.56293 months
Secondary

PD-L1 Expression Level in Baseline and On-treatment Tumor Tissue

PD-L1 expression level in baseline tumor tissue, and in on-treatment tumor tissue was defined as the number of PD-L1 positive cells and/or qualitative assessment of PD-L1 staining on tumor and/or inflammatory cells in regions of interest. PD-L1 expression level in baseline tumor tissue and in on-treatment tumor tissue were under pathological analyses, assisted by image analysis. Participants were classified as positive or negative according to scoring algorithms and cut-offs established from internal or external sources.

Time frame: On-treatment biopsy is required to be collected on Cycle 1 between Days 9 and 14 for participants in Combination A.

Population: The biomarker analysis set for biomarkers that were only measured at screening was a subset of the safety analysis set and included participants who had at least one baseline biomarker assessment.

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Avelumab + Bempegaldesleukin (NKTR-214) (Combination A)PD-L1 Expression Level in Baseline and On-treatment Tumor TissueNA Participants
Secondary

Pharmacokinetic (PK) Parameters - Cmax and Ctrough for Avelumab and NKTR-214

Cmax was defined as the maximum observed plasma concentration at the end of infusion. Ctrough was defined as the predose concentration at the end of dosing interval.

Time frame: Blood samples were collected on Day 1 and Day 15 in Cycle 1 and Cycle 2 for avelumab. Blood samples were collected on Day 1, Day 3, Day 4 and Day 8 in Cycle 1, Day1 and Day 8 in Cycle 2 for NKTR-214.

Population: The PK parameter analysis set was a subset of the safety analysis set and included participants who had at least one of the PK parameters of interest for avelumab, NKTR-214, IL-2, talazoparib, enzalutamide, or N-desmethyl-enzalutamide.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Avelumab + Bempegaldesleukin (NKTR-214) (Combination A)Pharmacokinetic (PK) Parameters - Cmax and Ctrough for Avelumab and NKTR-214NA ug/mL
Secondary

Progression-Free Survival (PFS)

Progression-Free Survival (PFS) was defined as the time from the date of first dose of study treatment to the date of the first documentation of PD or death due to any cause, whichever occurred first. PFS data were censored on the date of the last adequate tumor assessment for participants who did not have an event (PD or death), for participants who started new anti-cancer therapy prior to an event, or for participants with an event after two or more missing tumor assessments. Participants who did not have an adequate baseline tumor assessment or who did not have any adequate post-baseline tumor assessments were censored on the date of first dose of study treatment unless death occurred on or before the time of the second planned tumor assessment, in which case the death was considered an event. PFS time was summarized using the Kaplan-Meier method.

Time frame: Approximately 8 months (246 days).

Population: All participants treated in Combination A.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Avelumab + Bempegaldesleukin (NKTR-214) (Combination A)Progression-Free Survival (PFS)1.69752 months
Secondary

Time to Tumor Response (TTR)

TTR was defined, for participants with objective response, as the time from the date of first dose of study treatment to the first documentation of objective response (Complete Response or Partial Response) which was subsequently confirmed. As there were no objective responses in the study, no participant met the definition of analysis population.

Time frame: Approximately 8 months (246 days).

Population: All participants treated in combination A who achieved an OR.

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