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5-Azacitidine Plus PD-1/PD-L1 Inhibitor With PD-1/PD-L1 Refractory Tumors

Phase I Study of 5-Azacitidine Plus PD-1/PD-L1 Inhibitor in Patients With PD-1/PD-L1 Refractory Tumors

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07404332
Enrollment
35
Registered
2026-02-11
Start date
2026-02-11
Completion date
2031-02-28
Last updated
2026-05-28

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

Conditions

Locally Advanced Solid Tumor, Metastatic Tumor, Solid Tumor

Brief summary

This is a Phase I study to determine the optimal biological dose (OBD) of 5-Azacitidine in combination with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors in patients with tumors refractory to PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors, for which such treatments have been approved.

Detailed description

This is a Phase I study to determine the optimal biological dose (OBD) of 5-Azacitidine in combination with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors in patients with tumors refractory to PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors, for which such treatments have been approved. This Phase I study will assess 6 doses of 5-Azacitidine (5, 10, 15, 25, 50 and 75 mg/m2) in combination with a PD1/PD-L1 inhibitor. The PD1/PD-L1 inhibitor will be given at standard of care dosing approved by the FDA for this indication.

Interventions

5-Azacitidine (Azacitidine) is a nucleoside analogue chemotherapy drug

DRUGPembrolizumab

Pembrolizumab is a high-affinity humanized monoclonal antibody that functions as immune checkpoint inhibitor

DRUGNivolumab

Nivolumab is a high-affinity humanized monoclonal antibody that functions as immune checkpoint inhibitor

DRUGCemiplimab

Cemiplimab is a high-affinity humanized monoclonal antibody that functions as immune checkpoint inhibitor

Sponsors

Mohammed Milhem
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Written and voluntary informed consent. * At least 18 years of age or older. * Histologically and radiologically confirmed locally advanced or metastatic unresectable solid tumor malignancy for which PD-1 or PD-L1 therapy is already approved by the FDA. Locally advanced is defined as unresectable in the opinion of the treating physician. A repeat biopsy is required if previous biopsy tissue is unavailable. * At least one Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST 1.1) - defined target lesion. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 (fully active, able to carry on all pre-disease performance without restriction), 1 (restricted in physically strenuous activity but ambulatory and able to carry out work of a light or sedentary nature, such as light housework or office work), or 2 (ambulatory and capable of self-care but unable to carry out any work activities, spending more than 50% of waking hours up and about). * Documented progression on PD1 or PD-L1 inhibitors. * Recovery from any acute toxicity associated with prior therapy to grade 1. * Renal function (creatinine level within normal institutional limit, or creatinine clearance \>15 mL/min/1.73 m2 for patients with creatinine levels above institutional normal, calculated using the Cockcroft-Gault formula). * Liver function (AST/ALT \<3.0 X institutional upper limit of normal OR \<5 X institutional upper limit of normal in cases of liver metastasis; total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal). * Adequate hematological lab values including: * Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC) ≥ 1.0 X 109/L * Platelets ≥ 100X109/L * Hemoglobin ≥ 7.0 g/dL * Female subjects of childbearing potential and non-sterilized male subjects who intend to be sexually active during the study must agree to use a highly effective method of contraception from time of screening, throughout the whole duration of the drug treatment, and during the 6-month post-treatment washout period. * Patients may have previously received a hypomethylating agent, as long as it was not given in combination with ipilimumab. * Patients may have previously received ipilimumab but must have relapsed or progressed while on therapy. * Patients must have adequate archival tissue available for the purpose of downstream methylation status assessment, immunohistochemistry, RNA expression (10 slides at 5µM). If archival tissue is not available, a repeat biopsy is required.

Exclusion criteria

* Patients with a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment has the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen. * Patients with active, untreated metastases in the central nervous system. * Patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding. * Patients who have an active infection. * Patients with significant hematologic, hepatic, and renal function impairment. * Patients who are being treated for any concurrent medical condition requiring the use of systemic steroids or history of long-term use of systemic steroids. * Patients who have a history of inflammatory bowel disease or a history of symptomatic autoimmune disease. * Patients who have had any major surgical procedure or significant traumatic injury within 28 days prior to study enrollment. * Patients who have received chemotherapy, immunosuppressive agents or any investigational drug within 28 days prior to starting the study drugs. * Patients who have any underlying medical condition which, in the treating physician's opinion, will make the administration of study drugs hazardous or obscure the interpretation of adverse events.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Incidence of dose-limiting toxicities and responses as defined by CTCAE v5.0Treatment initiation through 30 days +/- 7 days post completion of therapyAssess the safety and tolerability of 5-Azacitidine Plus PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Proportion of participants with a complete response (CR)Treatment initiation through five yearsThe proportion of patients with a pathologic complete response, defined as disappearance of all target lesions, disappearance of all non-target lesions and normalization of tumor marker level
Proportion of participants with a partial response (PR)Treatment initiation through five yearsAt least a 30% decrease in the sum of the LD of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum LD
Overall Survival (OS)Treatment initiation through five yearsTime from study treatment initiation to death due to any cause
Progression Free Survival (PFS)Treatment initiation through five yearsTime from study treatment initiation to disease progression or death due to any cause

Countries

United States

Contacts

CONTACTMohammed Milhem, MD
mohammed-milhem@uiowa.edu+1 319 356 2324
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORMohammed Milhem, MD

University of Iowa

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: May 29, 2026