A Phase 1b Trial of Lenvatinib Plus Nivolumab in Subjects With Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Overview
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Intervention
- Lenvatinib
- Conditions
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- Sponsor
- Eisai Co., Ltd.
- Enrollment
- 30
- Locations
- 6
- Primary Endpoint
- Part 1: Number of Participants With Dose-Limiting Toxicities (DLTs)
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- last year
Overview
Brief Summary
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the tolerability and safety of a combination of lenvatinib plus nivolumab in participants with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Participants must have confirmed diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with any of the following criteria:
- •Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of HCC, excluding fibrolamellar, sarcomatoid or mixed cholangio-HCC tumors
- •Clinically confirmed diagnosis of HCC according to American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases criteria, including cirrhosis of any etiology and/or chronic hepatitis B or C infection
- •Part 1: HCC for which no other appropriate therapy is available; Part 2: No prior systemic therapy for advanced/unresectable HCC
- •Participants categorized to stage B (not applicable for transarterial chemoembolization), or stage C based on Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer staging system
- •Child-Pugh score A
- •Participants must have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status of 0 to 1
- •Age greater than or equal to (\>=) 20 years at the time of informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
- •Active co-infection with hepatitis B and hepatitis C
- •Participants with any active, known, or suspected autoimmune disease
- •Participants being treated with drugs that strongly inhibit or induce CYP3A4 and that may be possibly used during this study
- •Females who are breastfeeding or pregnant
Arms & Interventions
Part 1: Lenvatinib Plus Nivolumab
Participants will receive specified doses of lenvatinib (oral) and nivolumab (intravenous) on specified days.
Intervention: Lenvatinib
Part 1: Lenvatinib Plus Nivolumab
Participants will receive specified doses of lenvatinib (oral) and nivolumab (intravenous) on specified days.
Intervention: Nivolumab
Part 2: Lenvatinib Plus Nivolumab
If tolerable in Part 1, participants will receive specified doses of lenvatinib and nivolumab on specified days until criteria for discontinuation are met.
Intervention: Lenvatinib
Part 2: Lenvatinib Plus Nivolumab
If tolerable in Part 1, participants will receive specified doses of lenvatinib and nivolumab on specified days until criteria for discontinuation are met.
Intervention: Nivolumab
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Part 1: Number of Participants With Dose-Limiting Toxicities (DLTs)
Time Frame: Cycle 1 (Cycle length = 28 days)
DLT was graded according to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 4.03 (CTCAE v4.03). DLT was defined as any of the following hematological or non-hematological toxicities considered to be at least possibly related to lenvatinib and/or nivolumab occurring during Cycle 1: 1) Febrile neutropenia or Grade 4 neutropenia for \>7 days; 2) Grade 4 thrombocytopenia and Grade 3 thrombocytopenia with bleeding; 3) Grade 4 anemia; 4) Clinical deterioration manifested by drug-related hepatic decompensation; 5) \>=Grade 3 non-hematological laboratory abnormalities with clinical symptoms that persisted; 6) Other Grade 3 toxicity lasting \>3 days or Grade 4 non-hematological toxicity of any duration; 7) Grade 2 uveitis, eye pain, or blurred vision that did not respond to topical therapy; 8) Failure to administer 8 or more dose of the planned administration number of study drug in Cycle 1 as a result of treatment-related toxicity.
Mean Change From Baseline in Vital Sign: Weight
Time Frame: Baseline, up to Month 53
Mean change from baseline in weight were evaluated.
Mean Change From Baseline in Vital Sign: Body Mass Index
Time Frame: Baseline, up to Month 53
Mean change from baseline in body mass index were evaluated.
Part 1 and Part 2: Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)
Time Frame: From the first dose of study drug until 30 days after the last dose (up to 53 months)
A TEAE was defined as an adverse event (AE) that emerged during treatment and until the 30 days after the last dose or until the participants initiated new anticancer therapy, whichever was earlier, was absent at pretreatment (Baseline) or reemerged during treatment, was present at pretreatment (Baseline) but stopped before treatment, or worsened in severity during treatment relative to the pretreatment state, when the AE was continuous. An SAE was any untoward medical occurrence that at any dose: resulted in death, was life-threatening (that is, participant was at immediate risk of death from AE as it occurred; this did not include an event that, had it occurred in a more severe form or was allowed to continue, might have caused death), required inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, resulted in persistent or significant disability/incapacity, was a congenital anomaly/birth defect (in the child of a participant who was exposed to the study drug).
Mean Change From Baseline in Vital Sign: SpO2 (Oxygen Saturation)
Time Frame: Baseline, up to Month 53
Mean change from baseline in SpO2 were evaluated.
Number of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Markedly Abnormal Laboratory Values (TEMAVs)
Time Frame: From the first dose of study drug until 30 days after the last dose (up to 53 months)
Treatment-emergent markedly abnormal laboratory value was defined as a postbaseline laboratory value with grade 3 or higher, and with a grade increase from baseline, (that is \[i.e.\] increasing grade 0 to 3 or higher, grade 1 to 3 or higher, grade 2 to 3 or higher, grade 3 to 4 or 5, grade 4 to 5). Test abnormalities were graded by Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.03 as Grade 1 =mild; Grade 2 =moderate; Grade 3/Grade 4 =severe/life-threatening, Grade 5 =death.
Number of Participants With Highest Post-Baseline Values for Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status (ECOG-PS) Scale
Time Frame: Baseline, up to Month 53
Performance status assessments were based on 5-grade ECOG scale (from 0 to 4), where 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 (e.g., light house work, office work); 2=ambulatory and capable of all self-care but unable to carry out any work activities, up and about more than 50% of waking hours; 3=capable of only limited self-care, confined to bed or chair more than 50% of waking hours; 4=completely disabled, cannot carry on any self-care, totally confined to bed or chair; 5=dead.
Change From Baseline in Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF)
Time Frame: Baseline, up to Month 53
Change from baseline in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) were evaluated by multigated acquisition scan (MUGA) or echocardiogram.
Secondary Outcomes
- Part 1, AUC(0-Inf): Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Curve From Zero to Infinity for Lenvatinib(Cycle 1 Day 1: 0-24 hours post-dose (Cycle length=28 days))
- Part 1 and Part 2: Objective Response Rate (ORR) Based on Modified Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (mRECIST) Assessed by Investigator Review(From the first dose of study drug to the first date of documentation of PD or death, whichever occurred first (up to 52 months))
- Part 1, Tmax: Time to Reach the Cmax for Lenvatinib(Cycle 1 Day 1: 0-24 hours post-dose (Cycle length=28 days))
- Part 1, Cmax: Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration for Lenvatinib(Cycle 1 Day 1: 0-24 hours post-dose (Cycle length=28 days))
- Part 1, AUC(0-t): Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Curve From Zero Time to the Last Measurable Point for Lenvatinib(Cycle 1 Day 1 and Day 15: 0-24 hours post-dose (Cycle length=28 days))
- Part 1, Css,Max: Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration at Steady State for Lenvatinib(Cycle 1 Day 15: 0-24 hours post-dose (Cycle length=28 days))
- Part 1, Css,Min: Minimum Observed Plasma Concentration at Steady State for Lenvatinib(Cycle 1 Day 15: 0-24 hours post-dose (Cycle length=28 days))
- Part 1, Rac (Cmax): Accumulation Ratio of Cmax for Lenvatinib(Cycle 1 Day 1 and Day 15: 0-24 hours post-dose (Cycle length=28 days))
- Part 1, Rac (AUC0-t): Accumulation Ratio of AUC(0-t) for Lenvatinib(Cycle 1 Day 1 and Day 15: 0-24 hours post-dose (Cycle length=28 days))
- Part 1, t1/2: Terminal Elimination Phase Half-Life for Lenvatinib(Cycle 1 Day 1: 0-24 hours post-dose (Cycle length=28 days))
- Part 1, CL/F: Apparent Total Clearance for Lenvatinib(Cycle 1 Day 1: 0-24 hours post-dose (Cycle length=28 days))
- Part 1, Vz/F: Apparent Terminal Volume of Distribution for Lenvatinib(Cycle 1 Day 1: 0-24 hours post-dose (Cycle length=28 days))
- Part 1, Tss,Max: Time to Maximum Observed Concentration at Steady State For Lenvatinib(Cycle 1 Day 15: 0-24 hours post-dose (Cycle length=28 days))
- Part 1, MRT: Mean Residence Time for Lenvatinib(Cycle 1 Day 1: 0-24 hours post-dose (Cycle length=28 days))