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ADXS31-142 Alone and in Combination With Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in Participants With Previously Treated Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer (mCRPC)

Phase 1
Completed
Conditions
Prostate Cancer
Cancer
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT02325557
Lead Sponsor
Advaxis, Inc.
Brief Summary

A Phase 1/2 multicenter, dose determining, open-label study of ADXS31-142 monotherapy and a combination of ADXS31-142 and pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in participants with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. Part A will be dose-determining part of ADXS31-142 monotherapy. Part B will be dose-determining part of ADXS31-142 and pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in combination. Part B expansion will treat additional participants with the recommended dose from Part B.

Detailed Description

Part A of the study will be an open-label, Phase 1, multicenter, non-randomized, dose-determining trial of ADXS31-142 monotherapy in participants with mCRPC. The dose determining phase is intended to select a recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) for Part B.

Part B of the study will be an open-label, Phase 1-2, multicenter, non-randomized dose-determining trial of ADXS31-142 in combination with pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in participants with mCRPC. Part B will consist of a dose-determination phase followed by an expansion cohort phase. The dose-determining phase is intended to select an RP2D for the combination.

Dose escalation/de-escalation for this study will be explored by applying the modified toxicity probability interval design.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Have progressive mCRPC, on androgen deprivation therapy, based on at least one of the following criteria:

    1. Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) progression, defined as 25% increase over baseline value with an increase in the absolute value of at least 2 ng/mL that is confirmed by another PSA level with a minimum of a 1 week interval with a minimum PSA of 2 ng/mL.
    2. Progression of bi-dimensionally measurable soft tissue (nodal metastasis) assessed within 1 month prior to registration by computed tomography (CT) scan or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the abdomen and pelvis.
    3. Progression of bone disease (evaluable disease) (new bone lesion[s]) by bone scan.
  2. Has discontinued antiandrogens (bicalutamide, nilutamide) >6 weeks and enzalutamide >4 weeks prior to Day 1 of trial treatment

  3. Have a performance status of 0 or 1 on the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance scale.

Exclusion Criteria
  1. Received more than 3 prior systemic treatment regimens with chemotherapy, hormonal, or immunotherapy in the metastatic setting or received more than 1 prior chemotherapeutic regimen in the metastatic setting
  2. Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving any systemic steroid therapy or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to Day 1 of trial treatment. The use of physiologic doses of corticosteroids may be approved after consultation with the Sponsor.
  3. Has had a prior monoclonal antibody within 4 weeks prior to study Day 1 or who has not recovered (i.e., Grade ≤1 or at baseline) from adverse events due to agents administered more than 4 weeks earlier.
  4. Has had prior chemotherapy, targeted small molecule therapy, or radiation therapy within 2 weeks prior to study Day 1 or who has not recovered (i.e., Grade ≤1 or at baseline) from adverse events due to a previously administered agent.
  5. Has received prior therapy with an anti-programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1), anti-programmed death-ligand-1 (PD-L1), or anti-Programmed death-ligand-2 (PD-L2) agent or if the participant has previously participated in a Merck MK-3475 clinical trial.
  6. Has a contraindication to administration of ampicillin or trimethoprim/ sulfamethoxazole.
  7. Has implanted medical device(s) that pose a high risk for colonization and/or cannot be easily removed (e.g., prosthetic joints, artificial heart valves, pacemakers, orthopedic screw(s), metal plate(s), bone graft(s), or other exogenous implant(s)). NOTE: More common devices and prosthetics which include arterial and venous stents, dental and breast implants, and venous access devices (e.g., Port-a-Cath or Mediport) are permitted. Sponsor must be contacted prior to consenting any subject who has any other device and/or implant.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SEQUENTIAL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Part B: ADXS31-142 + PembrolizumabADXS31-142Participants received ADXS31-142 1 × 10\^9 CFU) IV Q3W (in a 12-week cycle) in combination with 200 mg pembrolizumab IV Q3W for three times, with a fourth pembrolizumab dose 3 weeks later (in 12 week-cycles) for up to 24 months or until disease progression or discontinuation.
Part A: ADXS31-142ADXS31-142Participants received ADXS31-142 1 × 10\^9 colony-forming units (CFU), 5 × 10\^9 CFU, or 1 × 10\^10 CFU intravenously (IV) every 3 weeks (Q3W) in a 12-week cycle for up to 24 months or until disease progression or discontinuation.
Part B: ADXS31-142 + PembrolizumabPembrolizumabParticipants received ADXS31-142 1 × 10\^9 CFU) IV Q3W (in a 12-week cycle) in combination with 200 mg pembrolizumab IV Q3W for three times, with a fourth pembrolizumab dose 3 weeks later (in 12 week-cycles) for up to 24 months or until disease progression or discontinuation.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse EventsFrom first dose up to 30 days after last dose (maximum duration: 108 weeks)

An adverse event (AE) was defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant or clinical investigation participant administered a pharmaceutical product and which does not necessarily have to have a causal relationship with this treatment. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding, for example), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product or protocol-specified procedure, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product or protocol-specified procedure. Adverse events with onset dates on or after the first dose of study medication and within 30 days following the last dose of study medication were considered "treatment emergent".

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall SurvivalFrom screening until progression or death (maximum duration: 104 weeks)

Overall survival is defined as the time from the date of start of study treatment until death due to any cause. Any participant not died at the time of analysis was censored based on the last recorded date on which the participant was known to be alive. The OS was estimated using Kaplan-Meier method.

Progression-free Survival, Assessed by RECIST Version 1.1From screening until progression or death (maximum duration: 104 weeks)

Progression-free survival (PFS) was defined as the time from randomization until objective tumor progression based on response evaluation criteria in solid tumors (RECIST) version 1.1 or death. The progressive disease is defined at least a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions. Participants who had not experienced disease progression or who were still alive at the time of evaluation were censored for the analysis. The PFS was estimated using Kaplan-Meier method.

Objective Response Rate (ORR)From screening until progression or death (maximum duration: 104 weeks)

The objective response rate (ORR) according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) Version 1.1 was defined as the number of participants with objective evidence of radiologic complete response (CR: disappearance of all target lesions) and partial response (PR: at least a 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameters of target lesions compared with baseline, in absence of new lesions or unequivocal progression of non-target lesions) as determined from investigator response assessments. Disease Control Rates are based upon confirmed events only.

Objective Response Rate According to Immune-related Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (irRECIST)From screening until progression or death (maximum duration: 104 weeks)

The ORR according to irRECIST was defined as the number of participants with objective evidence of radiologic immune-related CR (irCR: Disappearance of all target lesions) and immune-related PR (irPR: At least 30% decrease in tumor burden compared with baseline) as determined from investigator response assessments.

Trial Locations

Locations (4)

Recruiting

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Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Recrutiing

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

University of Colorado Health Sciences Center (UCHSC)

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Aurora, Colorado, United States

Site

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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