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A Study Comparing Vemurafenib Versus Vemurafenib Plus Cobimetinib in Participants With Metastatic Melanoma

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Malignant Melanoma
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT01689519
Lead Sponsor
Hoffmann-La Roche
Brief Summary

To evaluate the efficacy of vemurafenib in combination with cobimetinib (GDC-0973), compared with vemurafenib and placebo, in previously untreated BRAF V600 mutation-positive patients with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic melanoma, as measured by progression-free survival (PFS), assessed by the study site investigator.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
495
Inclusion Criteria
  • Participants with histologically confirmed melanoma, either unresectable stage IIIc or stage IV metastatic melanoma, as defined by the American Joint Committee on Cancer 7th edition. Unresectability of stage IIIc disease must have confirmation from a surgical oncologist
  • Participants must be naïve to treatment for locally advanced unresectable or metastatic disease (ie, no prior systemic anti-cancer therapy for advanced disease; stage IIIc and IV). Prior adjuvant immunotherapy (including ipilimumab) is allowed
  • Documentation of BRAF V600 mutation-positive status in melanoma tumor tissue (archival or newly obtained tumor samples) using the cobas 4800 BRAF V600 mutation test
  • Measurable disease per RECIST v1.1
  • Eastern Clinical Oncology Group performance status of 0 or 1
  • Consent to provide archival for biomarker analyses
  • Consent to undergo tumor biopsies for biomarker analyses
  • Life expectancy greater than or equal to (≥) 12 weeks
  • Adequate hematologic and end organ function
Exclusion Criteria
  • History of prior rapidly accelerated fibrosarcoma or mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway inhibitor treatment

  • Palliative radiotherapy within 14 days prior to the first dose of study treatment

  • Major surgery or traumatic injury within 14 days prior to first dose of study treatment

  • Active malignancy other than melanoma that could potentially interfere with the interpretation of efficacy measures. Participants with a previous malignancy within the past 3 years are excluded except for participants with resected basal cell carcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, melanoma in-situ, carcinoma in-situ of the cervix, and carcinoma in-situ of the breast

  • History of or evidence of retinal pathology on ophthalmological examination that is considered a risk factor for neurosensory retinal detachment, retinal vein occlusion, or neovascular macular degeneration

  • Uncontrolled glaucoma with intraocular pressure

  • Serum cholesterol ≥ Grade 2

  • Hypertriglyceridemia ≥ Grade 2

  • Hyperglycemia (fasting) ≥ Grade 2

  • History of clinically significant cardiac dysfunction

  • Participants with active central nervous system (CNS) lesions (including carcinomatous meningitis) are excluded. However, participants are eligible if:

    1. All known CNS lesions have been treated with stereotactic therapy or surgery, AND
    2. There has been no evidence of clinical and radiographic disease progression in the CNS for ≥ 3 weeks after radiotherapy or surgery
  • Current severe, uncontrolled systemic disease

  • History of malabsorption or other condition that would interfere with absorption of study drugs

  • Pregnant, lactating, or breast feeding women

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Placebo + VemurafenibVemurafenibParticipants will receive placebo orally once daily on Days 1-21 of each 28-day cycle plus vemurafenib 960 milligrams (mg) orally twice a day on Days 1-28 of each 28-day cycle until disease progression, death, unacceptable toxicity, or withdrawal of consent, whichever occurs earliest.
Placebo + VemurafenibPlaceboParticipants will receive placebo orally once daily on Days 1-21 of each 28-day cycle plus vemurafenib 960 milligrams (mg) orally twice a day on Days 1-28 of each 28-day cycle until disease progression, death, unacceptable toxicity, or withdrawal of consent, whichever occurs earliest.
Cobimetinib + VemurafenibVemurafenibParticipants will receive cobimetinib 60 mg orally once daily on Days 1-21 of each 28-day cycle plus vemurafenib 960 mg orally twice a day on Days 1-28 of each 28-day cycle until disease progression, death, unacceptable toxicity, or withdrawal of consent, whichever occurs earliest.
Cobimetinib + VemurafenibCobimetinibParticipants will receive cobimetinib 60 mg orally once daily on Days 1-21 of each 28-day cycle plus vemurafenib 960 mg orally twice a day on Days 1-28 of each 28-day cycle until disease progression, death, unacceptable toxicity, or withdrawal of consent, whichever occurs earliest.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Progression-free SurvivalBaseline to the 21 July 2019 data cut-off (up to 7 years, 6 months)

Progression-free survival was defined as the time from randomization to the first occurrence of disease progression, as determined by the investigator using Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors v1.1, or death from any cause, whichever came first. Disease progression was defined as: (1) at least a 20% increase in the sum (the increase in the sum must be at least 5 mm) of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum during the study; (2) unequivocal progression of existing non-target lesions; or (3) the appearance of 1 or more new lesions.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall SurvivalBaseline to the 21 July 2019 data cut-off (up to 7 years, 6 months)

Overall survival was defined as the time from randomization until the date of death from any cause.

Percentage of Participants With an Objective ResponseBaseline to the 21 July 2019 data cut-off (up to 7 years, 6 months)

An objective response was defined as a complete response or a partial response determined on two consecutive occasions ≥ 4 weeks apart. Responses were determined by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors v1.1. A complete response was defined as the disappearance of all target lesions or the disappearance of all non-target lesions and normalization of tumor marker level. A partial response was defined as at least a 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum of the longest diameter of target lesions.

Duration of ResponseBaseline to the 21 July 2019 data cut-off (up to 7 years, 6 months)

Duration of response was defined as the time from first occurrence of a documented confirmed objective response until the time of disease progression, as determined by investigator review of tumor assessments using Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors v1.1 or death from any cause during the study. Disease progression was defined as: (1) at least a 20% increase in the sum (the increase in the sum must be at least 5 mm) of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum during the study; (2) unequivocal progression of existing non-target lesions; or (3) the appearance of 1 or more new lesions.

Trial Locations

Locations (156)

UZ Antwerpen

🇧🇪

Edegem, Belgium

Velindre Cancer Centre

🇬🇧

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Lismore Base Hospital; Cancer Care & Haematology Unit

🇦🇺

Lismore, New South Wales, Australia

Chris O'Brien Lifehouse

🇦🇺

Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia

Launceston General Hospital; Gastroenterology Research

🇦🇺

Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

University Of Colorado

🇺🇸

Aurora, Colorado, United States

Greenslopes Private Hospital

🇦🇺

Greenslopes, Queensland, Australia

Fiona Stanley Hospital

🇦🇺

Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia

Washington University School of Medicine; Dept of Medicine/Div of Medical Oncology

🇺🇸

Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Ashford Cancer Centre

🇦🇺

Ashford SA, South Australia, Australia

Universitaetsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universitaet Mainz

🇩🇪

Mainz, Germany

Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation

🇺🇸

Santa Rosa, California, United States

Fachklinik Hornheide

🇩🇪

Muenster, Germany

Vseobecna fakultni nemocnice v Praze

🇨🇿

Praha 2, Czechia

Szegedi Tud.Egyetem Szent-Gyorgyi Albert Klin.Kozp.

🇭🇺

Szeged, Hungary

Soroka Medical Center; Oncology Dept

🇮🇱

Beer Sheva, Israel

Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital

🇦🇺

Herston, Queensland, Australia

Rhode Island Hospital; Investigational Services

🇺🇸

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Princess Alexandra Hospital

🇦🇺

Woolloongabba, New South Wales, Australia

Juravinski Cancer Clinic; Department of Oncology

🇨🇦

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Helios Klinikum Erfurt

🇩🇪

Erfurt, Germany

Multiscan s.r.o.

🇨🇿

Pardubice, Czechia

Fakultni nemocnice Hradec Kralove

🇨🇿

Hradec Kralove, Czechia

Universitätsklinikum Essen

🇩🇪

Essen, Germany

Nemocnice Na Bulovce

🇨🇿

Prague, Czechia

Princess Margaret Hospital; Department of Med Oncology

🇨🇦

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Universitätsklinikum "Carl Gustav Carus" der Technischen Universität Dresden

🇩🇪

Dresden, Germany

Groupe Hospitalier Saint André - Hôpital Saint André

🇫🇷

Bordeaux, France

Fakultni nemocnice Ostrava

🇨🇿

Ostrava - Poruba, Czechia

Universitätsmedizin Göttingen

🇩🇪

Göttingen, Germany

Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg

🇩🇪

Heidelberg, Germany

The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Center; General Campus

🇨🇦

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Elbekliniken Buxtehude GmbH

🇩🇪

Buxtehude, Germany

Hopital Claude Huriez - CHU Lille

🇫🇷

Lille, France

Hopital Saint Eloi

🇫🇷

Montpellier, France

Toronto Sunnybrook Hospital

🇨🇦

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

CHU NANTES - Hôtel Dieu; Pharmacy

🇫🇷

Nantes, France

Hopital Robert Debre; DERMATOLOGIE

🇫🇷

Reims, France

Universitaetsklinikum Regensburg

🇩🇪

Regensburg, Germany

Fakultni nemocnice Kralovske Vinohrady

🇨🇿

Praha, Czechia

Masarykuv onkologicky ustav

🇨🇿

Brno, Czechia

Orszagos Onkologiai Intezet

🇭🇺

Budapest, Hungary

Chaim Sheba Medical Center

🇮🇱

Ramat Gan, Israel

Fakultní nemocnice Olomouc

🇨🇿

Olomouc, Czechia

CHU de Dijon - Hopital le Bocage

🇫🇷

Dijon, France

Hopital de la Timone

🇫🇷

Marseille, France

CHU Nice - Hopital de l'Archet 2

🇫🇷

Nice, France

Centre Eugene Marquis; Service d'oncologie

🇫🇷

Rennes, France

SRH Wald-Klinikum Gera; Klinik für Hautkrankheiten und Allergologie

🇩🇪

Gera, Germany

Universitaetsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein - Campus Kiel; Klinik fuer Allgemeine Innere Medizin

🇩🇪

Kiel, Germany

Klinikum Mannheim GmbH Universitätsklinikum

🇩🇪

Mannheim, Germany

Universitaetsklinikum Koeln; Hematology/Oncology

🇩🇪

Koeln, Germany

Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona

🇪🇸

Barcelona, Spain

Istituto Tumori Giovanni Paolo II IRCSS; Ospedale Oncologico Bari

🇮🇹

Bari, Puglia, Italy

Moscow city oncology hospital #62 of Moscow Healthcare Department

🇷🇺

Moscow, Russian Federation

McGill University Health Centre/Glen Site / Royal Victoria Hospital

🇨🇦

Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Austin Hospital

🇦🇺

Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia

TSBHI Altai Territorial oncological dispensary

🇷🇺

Barnaul, Russian Federation

FSBSI "N. N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center"

🇷🇺

Moscow, Russian Federation

Uni of Kansas Medical Center; Dept of Neurology

🇺🇸

Kansas City, Kansas, United States

University of Alabama at Birmingham

🇺🇸

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

University Hospitals of Cleveland

🇺🇸

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

University of Pittsburgh

🇺🇸

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute - W LA Office

🇺🇸

Los Angeles, California, United States

Florida Cancer Specialists - Broadway

🇺🇸

Fort Myers, Florida, United States

St. Luke's University Health network

🇺🇸

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

🇺🇸

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Lake Macquarie Private Hospital

🇦🇺

Gateshead, New South Wales, Australia

Melanoma Institute Australia

🇦🇺

North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Royal Adelaide Hospital; Hepatology

🇦🇺

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Peninsula and South Eastern Haematology and Oncology Group

🇦🇺

Frankston, Victoria, Australia

Ordensklinikum Linz Elisabethinen

🇦🇹

Linz, Austria

CHU Sart-Tilman

🇧🇪

Liège, Belgium

AZ Delta (Campus Rumbeke)

🇧🇪

Roeselare, Belgium

CHU Clermont Ferrand - Hôpital d'Estaing

🇫🇷

Clermont Ferrand cedex 1, France

St. Josef-Hospital; Studienambulanz

🇩🇪

Bochum, Germany

Universitaetsklinikum Freiburg

🇩🇪

Freiburg, Germany

Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

🇩🇪

Hannover, Germany

Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf

🇩🇪

Hamburg, Germany

Universitätsklinikum Wurzburg

🇩🇪

Würzburg, Germany

HADASSAH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, EIN KAREM; Oncology

🇮🇱

Jerusalem, Israel

Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Campus;Hematology-Oncology

🇮🇱

Petach Tikva, Israel

Tel Aviv Sourasky MC, Dana children's hospital;Oncology Division

🇮🇱

Tel Aviv, Israel

IOV - Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS

🇮🇹

Padova, Veneto, Italy

Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione G. Pascale

🇮🇹

Napoli, Campania, Italy

Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo Per Lo Studio e La Cura Dei Tumori

🇮🇹

Meldola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

A.O.U. Policlinico di Modena

🇮🇹

Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Papa Giovanni XXIII (Presidio Papa Giovanni XXIII)

🇮🇹

Bergamo, Lombardia, Italy

Asst Degli Spedali Civili Di Brescia

🇮🇹

Brescia, Lombardia, Italy

Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori

🇮🇹

Milano, Lombardia, Italy

A.O.U. Senese Policlinico Santa Maria Alle Scotte

🇮🇹

Siena, Toscana, Italy

Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum; Cardiology

🇳🇱

Leiden, Netherlands

Auckland City Hospital

🇳🇿

Auckland, New Zealand

Waikato Hospital

🇳🇿

Hamilton, New Zealand

Radiumhospitalet

🇳🇴

Oslo, Norway

BHI of Omsk region Clinical Oncology Dispensary

🇷🇺

Omsk, Russian Federation

Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena

🇪🇸

Seville, Sevilla, Spain

Clinica Universitaria de Navarra

🇪🇸

Pamplona, Navarra, Spain

MD Anderson Cancer Center

🇪🇸

Madrid, Spain

Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre

🇪🇸

Madrid, Spain

Hospital General Universitario de Valencia

🇪🇸

Valencia, Spain

Länssjukhuset Ryhov

🇸🇪

Jönköping, Sweden

Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet

🇪🇸

Zaragoza, Spain

Sahlgrenska Sjukhuset

🇸🇪

Mölnlycke, Sweden

Akademiska Sjukhuset

🇸🇪

Uppsala, Sweden

Kantonsspital Graubuenden

🇨🇭

Chur, Switzerland

Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre

🇬🇧

Bristol, United Kingdom

Addenbrooke's Hospital

🇬🇧

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Western General Hospital

🇬🇧

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre

🇬🇧

Glasgow, United Kingdom

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust

🇬🇧

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Barts and the London NHS Trust.

🇬🇧

London, United Kingdom

St George's Hospital; Courtyard Clinic

🇬🇧

London, United Kingdom

Royal Marsden Hospital - Fulham

🇬🇧

London, United Kingdom

Royal Marsden Hospital - London

🇬🇧

London, United Kingdom

Freeman Hospital

🇬🇧

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Nottingham University Hospitals; QMC Campus

🇬🇧

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Southampton General Hospital

🇬🇧

Southampton, United Kingdom

Skånes Universitetssjukhus

🇸🇪

Lund, Sweden

Hôpital Ambroise Paré - Boulogne-Billancourt; Respiratory

🇫🇷

Boulogne Billancourt, France

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble - Albert Michallon

🇫🇷

La Tronche, France

Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud

🇫🇷

Pierre Benite, France

Royal Cornwall Hospital

🇬🇧

Truro, United Kingdom

New Cross Hospital

🇬🇧

Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

Klinikum der Ludwigs-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen

🇩🇪

München, Germany

Universitätsklinikum Tübingen

🇩🇪

Tuebingen, Germany

Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago

🇪🇸

Santiago de Compostela, LA Coruña, Spain

Fakultni nemocnice Motol; Neurologicka klinika

🇨🇿

Praha, Czechia

University of California Davis Health System

🇺🇸

Sacramento, California, United States

Northwestern Center For Clinical Research

🇺🇸

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Orlando Health Inc.

🇺🇸

Orlando, Florida, United States

Mount Sinai Medical Center

🇺🇸

Miami Beach, Florida, United States

U of L - Physicians Pulmonology; Dept of Neuroradiology and Dept of Diagnostic Radiology

🇺🇸

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Novant Health Oncology Specialists

🇺🇸

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Inselspital-Universitaetsspital Bern

🇨🇭

Bern, Switzerland

Landesklinikum St. Pölten

🇦🇹

St. Pölten, Austria

Medizinische Universität Wien

🇦🇹

Wien, Austria

Institut Jules Bordet; Department of Medical Oncology

🇧🇪

Bruxelles, Belgium

Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc

🇧🇪

Bruxelles, Belgium

Jessa Zkh (Campus Virga Jesse)

🇧🇪

Hasselt, Belgium

London Health Sciences Centre · Victoria Hospital;Department of Pediatrics

🇨🇦

London, Quebec, Canada

Bekes Megyei Kozponti Korhaz Pandy Kalman Tagkorhaza

🇭🇺

Gyula, Hungary

Somogy Megyei Kaposi Mor Oktato Korhaz

🇭🇺

Pecs, Hungary

Rambam Health Care Campus

🇮🇱

Haifa, Israel

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center; Department of Medicine

🇺🇸

Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States

BC Cancer Agency Vancouver Island Cancer Centre

🇨🇦

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

🇺🇸

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Istituto Nazionale Tumori Regina Elena IRCCS

🇮🇹

Roma, Lazio, Italy

Amsterdam UMC Location VUMC

🇳🇱

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Maastricht University Medical Center

🇳🇱

Maastricht, Netherlands

Pyatigorsky Oncologic Dispensary

🇷🇺

Pyatigorsk, Russian Federation

Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro di Genova

🇮🇹

Genova, Liguria, Italy

The Alfred Hospital

🇦🇺

Prahan, Victoria, Australia

Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre-East Melbourne

🇦🇺

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Royal Hobart Hospital

🇦🇺

Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Royal Darwin Hospital

🇦🇺

Casuarina, Northern Territory, Australia

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