Study of Rovalpituzumab Tesirine (SC16LD6.5) for Third-Line and Later Treatment of Subjects With Relapsed or Refractory Delta-Like Protein 3-Expressing Small Cell Lung Cancer

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: Small Cell Lung Cancer
• Interventions: Drug: Rovalpituzumab tesirine

• Registration Number: NCT02674568
• Lead Sponsor: AbbVie

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of rovalpituzumab tesirine as a third-line and later treatment for participants with relapsed or refractory delta-like protein 3 (DLL3) expressing small cell lung cancer (SCLC).

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-01-25
• Study First Submitted: 2016-01-29
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-02-03
• Study First Posted: 2016-02-04
• Primary Completion: 2018-10-19
• Study Completion: 2018-10-19
• Results First Submitted: 2019-09-30
• Results First Submitted QC: 2019-09-30
• Results First Posted: 2019-10-23
• Status Verified: 2021-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-07-28
• Last Update Posted: 2021-07-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 342

Inclusion Criteria

1. Adult aged 18 years or older

2. Histologically confirmed SCLC with documented disease progression after at least 2 prior systemic regimens, including at least one platinum-based regimen

3. DLL3-expressing SCLC based on central immunohistochemistry (IHC) assessment of banked or otherwise representative tumor tissue. Positive is defined as staining in ≥ 1% of tumor cells

4. Measurable disease as defined by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1

5. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1

6. Minimum life expectancy of at least 12 weeks

7. Subjects with a history of central nervous system (CNS) metastases must have documentation of stable or improved status based on brain imaging for at least 2 weeks after completion of definitive treatment and within 2 weeks prior to first dose of study drug, off or on a stable dose of corticosteroids

8. Recovery to Grade 1 of any clinically significant toxicity (excluding alopecia) prior to initiation of study drug administration

9. Adequate hematologic and organ function as confirmed by laboratory values

10. Last dose of any prior therapy administered by the following time intervals before the first dose of study drug:

    • Chemotherapy, small molecule inhibitors, radiation, and/or other investigational anticancer agents (excluding investigational monoclonal antibodies): 2 weeks
    • Immune-checkpoint inhibitors (i.e., anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, or anti-CTLA-4): 4 weeks
    • Other monoclonal antibodies, antibody-drug conjugates, radioimmunoconjugates, or T-cell or other cell-based therapies: 4 weeks (2 weeks with documented disease progression)

11. Females of childbearing potential must have a negative beta human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG) pregnancy test result within 7 days prior to the first dose of study drug. Females of non-childbearing potential are those who are postmenopausal greater than 1 year or who have had a bilateral tubal ligation or hysterectomy.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Any significant medical condition, including any suggested by screening laboratory findings that, in the opinion of the investigator or sponsor, may place the subject at undue risk from the study, including but not necessarily limited to uncontrolled hypertension and/or diabetes, clinically significant pulmonary disease (e.g., chronic obstructive pulmonary disease requiring hospitalization within 6 months) or neurological disorder (e.g., seizure disorder active within 6 months)

2. Documented history of a cerebral vascular event (stroke or transient ischemic attack), unstable angina, myocardial infarction, or cardiac symptoms consistent with New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III-IV within 6 months prior to their first dose of study drug

3. Recent or ongoing serious infection, including:

   • Any active grade 3 or higher (per National Cancer Institute's Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events [NCI CTCAE] version 4.03) viral, bacterial, or fungal infection within 2 weeks of the first dose of the study drug. Routine antimicrobial prophylaxis is permitted.
   • Known seropositivity for or active infection by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
   • Active Hepatitis B (by surface antigen expression or polymerase chain reaction) or C (by polymerase chain reaction) infection or on hepatitis-related antiviral therapy within 6 months of first dose of study drug.

4. Women who are breastfeeding

5. Systemic therapy with corticosteroids at >20 mg/day prednisone or equivalent within 1 week prior to the first dose of study drug

6. History of another invasive malignancy that has not been in remission for at least 3 years. Exceptions to the 3 year limit include nonmelanoma skin cancer, curatively treated localized prostate cancer, and cervical cancer in situ on biopsy or squamous intraepithelial lesion on pap smear

7. Prior exposure to a pyrrolobenzodiazepine (PBD)-based drug, or known hypersensitivity to rovalpituzumab tesirine or excipient contained in the drug formulation, unless undergoing retreatment with rovalpituzumab tesirine in the context of this protocol

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Rovalpituzumab Tesirine	Rovalpituzumab tesirine	0.3 mg/kg rovalpituzumab tesirine administered intravenously on Day 1 of each 42-day cycle (every 6 weeks; Q6W) for 2 cycles. An additional 2 cycles of rovalpituzumab tesirine (retreatment) was permitted for eligible participants.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Overall Survival	up to 122.4 weeks; mean (SD) duration of follow-up was 29.0 (23.77) weeks	Overall survival is defined as the time from the first dose date to death for any reason. Participants who were alive at the clinical data cut-off were censored at the last known alive date. Based on Kaplan-Meier estimates.
Objective Response Rate	up to 122.4 weeks; mean (SD) duration of follow-up was 29.0 (23.77) weeks	Objective response is defined as a participant with the best overall response of complete response (CR) or partial response (PR), per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v 1.1, prior to receiving any subsequent anticancer therapy and retreatment, and is confirmed by a consecutive response assessment at least 4 weeks (28 days) from the initial determination of CR/PR. Analyzed based on response assessments from both the Independent Review Committee (IRC) and investigators.; CR: disappearance of all target lesions.Any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduction in short axis to \<10 mm.; PR: at least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum diameters.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Duration of Objective Response	up to 122.4 weeks; mean (SD) duration of follow-up was 29.0 (23.77) weeks	Duration of objective response is defined as the time from the date of first documented CR or PR of participants with a confirmed response to the documented date of progressive disease (PD) or death, whichever occurred first. Participants who neither progressed nor died are censored at the last evaluable disease assessment. Analyzed based on response assessments from both the IRC and investigators. Based on Kaplan-Meier estimates.; CR: disappearance of all target lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduction in short axis to \<10 mm.; PR: at least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum diameters.; PD: at least a 20% increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum on study (includes the baseline sum). The sum must also demonstrate an absolute increase of at least 5 mm. (The appearance of one or more new lesions is also considered progression.)
Duration of Clinical Benefit	up to 122.4 weeks; mean (SD) duration of follow-up was 29.0 (23.77) weeks	Duration of clinical benefit is defined as time from the date of first documented CR or PR or SD of ≥ 42 days from first dose date (-7 days to allow for scheduled visit window per the protocol) to the documented date PD or death, whichever occurs first. Analyzed based on response assessments from both the IRC and investigators.; CR: disappearance of all target lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduction in short axis to \<10 mm.; PR: at least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum diameters.; SD: neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for PD, taking as reference the smallest sum diameters while on study.
Clinical Benefit Rate	up to 122.4 weeks; mean (SD) duration of follow-up was 29.0 (23.77) weeks	Clinical benefit rate is defined as the percentage of participants with an overall response of CR or PR or stable disease (SD) with SD of a minimum duration of 42 days from the first dose date. Analyzed based on response assessments from both the IRC and investigators.; CR: disappearance of all target lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduction in short axis to \<10 mm.; PR: at least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum diameters.; SD: neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for PD, taking as reference the smallest sum diameters while on study.; PD: at least a 20% increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum on study (includes the baseline sum). The sum must also demonstrate an absolute increase of at least 5 mm. (The appearance of one or more new lesions is also considered progression.)
Overall Response Rate	up to 122.4 weeks; mean (SD) duration of follow-up was 29.0 (23.77) weeks	Overall response rate is defined as the percentage of participants with a response of CR or PR, regardless of confirmation, per RECIST v 1.1 prior to receiving any subsequent anticancer therapy and retreatment. Any participants not exhibiting a response (CR or PR) as defined above were considered non-responders. Analyzed based on response assessments from both the IRC and investigators.; CR: disappearance of all target lesions.Any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduction in short axis to \<10 mm.; PR: at least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum diameters.
Rovalpituzumab Tesirine Antibody-Drug Conjugate Plasma Concentrations by Study Visit	Cycle 1: Day 1, 30 minutes pre-infusion; Day 1, 30 minutes post-infusion; Day 3; Day 15; Day 29. Cycle 2: Day 1, 30 minutes pre-infusion; Day 1, 30 minutes post-infusion; Day 3; Day 15; Day 29; End of Treatment (up to Day 29).
Number of Anti-Therapeutic Antibody (ATA) Positive Participants	up to 122.4 weeks; mean (SD) duration of follow-up was 29.0 (23.77) weeks
Number of Participants With Treatment-Related Adverse Events (TEAEs) During Initial Treatment	From first dose of study drug through the end of the initial treatment period (84 ± 6 days)	An adverse event (AE) is defined as any untoward medical occurrence which does not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment. A serious adverse event (SAE) is any untoward medical occurrence that at any dose: is fatal or life-threatening; results in death or hospitalization; is disabling/incapacitating or a congenital anomaly/birth defect; is medically significant. AE severity was graded using the National Cancer Institute's Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE), version 4.03 terminology: grade 1=mild; grade 2=moderate; grade 3=severe; grade 4 life-threatening; grade 5=death. TEAEs were defined as AEs that were newly occurring or worsened following study treatment.
Progression-Free Survival	up to 122.4 weeks; mean (SD) duration of follow-up was 29.0 (23.77) weeks	Progression-free survival is defined as the time from the first dose date to the documented date of PD or death, whichever occurred first. Participants who neither progressed nor died were censored at the last evaluable disease assessment. Analyzed based on response assessments from both the IRC and investigators. Based on Kaplan-Meier estimates.; PD: at least a 20% increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum on study (includes the baseline sum). The sum must also demonstrate an absolute increase of at least 5 mm. (The appearance of one or more new lesions is also considered progression.)
Number of Participants With TEAEs Occurring in at Least 10% of All Participants During Initial Treatment	From first dose of study drug through the end of the initial treatment period (84 ± 6 days)	TEAEs were defined as AEs that were newly occurring or worsened following study treatment.