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Sym004 in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors

A Phase 1/2 interventional study of Sym004 in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer, sponsored by Symphogen A/S. Completed at 7 sites in 3 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-10-15.

Sponsored by Symphogen A/S · Phase 1/2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
111
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This trial is designed as a multi-centre, open label, dose-escalation, phase I trial and consists of five parts.

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Part A investigates the safety and pharmacokinetics (PK) of escalating weekly dosing of Sym004 in patients with recurrent advanced solid tumors.

Part B and C validates the safety, PK and efficacy of weekly dosing of Sym004 at the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) in a homogenous patient population with advanced metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) and wild-type Kirsten rat sarcoma (KRAS). Part B will be initiated when a safe dose has been established in Part A.

If MTD equals 12 mg/kg, then part C will explore the 9 mg/kg level.

Part D and E is to validate the safety, PK and efficacy when administered every 2 weeks at doses of 12 mg/kg and 18 mg/kg, respectively.

Part F is to validate safety, PK and efficacy when administered with a single loading dose of 9 mg/kg followed by weekly doses of 6 mg/kg.

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Conditions studied

  • Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Keywords

  • Advanced solid tumors
  • Metastatic colorectal Cancer
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In context

Colorectal Neoplasms

5,599 studies on the registry are indexed under Colorectal Neoplasms; 1,459 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 111 is above the median of 77 across 4,123 interventional studies indexed under Colorectal Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Symphogen A/S is the lead sponsor of 14 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Of its 10 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 7 (70%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Part A:

  1. Patients with refractory or recurrent advanced late stage solid tumors without available therapeutic options .

Part B, C, D, E and F:

  1. Patients with refractory or recurrent advanced mCRC and wild-type KRAS who have progressed on epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) Ab treatment.
  2. Patients wit confirmed response while on treatment anti-EGFR Ab treatment.
  3. Documented disease progression during or within 6 months after cessation of anti-EGFR Ab treatment.
  4. Patients must be willing to have a biopsy performed from a tumor lesion at screening and at Visit 6.

Part A, B, C, D, E and F:

  1. Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of cancer
  2. Failure and/or intolerance to standard chemotherapy
  3. Life expectancy of at least 3 months
  4. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤2

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients with clinically symptomatic brain metastases.
  2. Received the following treatments prior to Visit 2:

    • Cytotoxic or cytostatic anti-cancer chemotherapy within 4 weeks
    • Total resection or irradiation of the target lesion
    • Antibody therapy within 4 weeks and vaccines within 12 weeks
    • Tyrosin kinase inhibitors within 4 weeks
    • Any investigational agent within 4 weeks
  3. Diarrhea CTCAE >1
  4. Skin rash CTCAE >1
  5. Abnormal organ or bone marrow function.
  6. Use of immunosuppressive agents for the past 4 weeks prior to trial start, including systemic corticosteroids used at doses above 20mg/day of prednisolone or equivalent.
  7. History of other malignancy within 5 years prior to trial start, with the exception of basal cell carcinoma of the skin and carcinoma in situ of the cervix (not in Part A).
  8. Active severe infection, any other concurrent disease or medical conditions that are deemed to interfere with the conduct of the trial as judged by the investigator.
  9. Known HIV positive
  10. Known active hepatitis B or C
  11. Patients with known uncontrolled allergic conditions or allergy to the study drug and/or their components.
  12. Clinically significant cardiac disease including unstable angina, acute myocardial infarction within six months from Visit 1, congestive heart failure, and arrhythmia requiring therapy, with the exception of extra systoles or minor conduction abnormalities and controlled and well treated chronic atrial fibrillation.
  13. Significant concurrent, uncontrolled medical condition evaluated by the investigator to interfere with effect of the trial drug.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1 / Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
111 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Sym004

    Drug: Sym004

Interventions

  • DrugSym004

    In part A, patients in all dose cohorts will continue weekly treatment with the assigned dose of Sym004 until disease progression. In Part B, patients will continue weekly treatment with the tolerated dose of Sym004 until disease progression. In Part C, patients will receive weekly doses of Sym004 at the dose level below 12 mg/kg i.e. 9 mg/kg until disease progression. In Part D and E, patients will receive doses of Sym004 administered every 2 weeks at dose level 12 mg/kg and 18 mg/kg, respectively until disease progression. In Part F, patients will receive a single loading dose of 9 mg/kg followed by weekly doses of 6 mg/kg.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs)

    The AEs were used as a primary endpoint. AEs were summarized using descriptive statistics and presented overall by system organ class and preferred term. The frequencies of AEs were presented including number and percentages of participants with events and the total number of events.

    Time frame: Visit 2 until first follow-up visit (up to 66 weeks)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Antitumor Activity

    Best Overall Response (OR) on the Full Analysis Set (FAS) according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1, based on central evaluation with confirmatory CT scan or MRI \[Complete Response (CR): disappearance of all target lesions; Partial Response (PR): at least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions; Progressive Disease (PD): at least a 20% increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions; Stable Disease (SD): neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for PD; Overall Response (OR): CR + PR\]. Baseline was defined as Visit 2 (pre-infusion). The outcome measure was measured from screening until PD.

    Time frame: Up to 62 weeks

  2. Antitumor Activity Endpoints - Time-to-event Endpoints

    Median Progression Free Survival (PFS) was defined as the time interval without PD from start of first infusion until death or documented PD (i.e. at least a 20% increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions) according to RECIST v1.1. Patients who died without confirmed PD were considered as progressed. Patients who died or showed PD more than 21 days after last treatment were censored (i.e. were considered alive without progression on Day 21 after last treatment). Patients without events were censored at date of last scan or 22 days after last treatment, whichever occurred first. Median Overall Survival (OS) was defined as the time from start of first infusion until date of death from any cause. Patients alive at the time of the analysis or prematurely withdrawn from the trial (e.g. lost to follow-up or consent withdrawn) were censored for the OS analysis. In any case of censoring, the date of censoring was the last time point documenting survival status.

    Time frame: Up to 62 weeks

  3. Terminal Half-Life (T½)

    For Part A, the endpoint was not calculated. For Parts B, C and F, the endpoint was calculated for each patient following the first and fourth Sym004 infusions. For Parts D and E, the endpoint was calculated for each patient following the first and third Sym004 infusions. T½ was estimated using non-compartmental methods and actual time points. Outcome Measure Time Frame: Parts B, C and F (Weekly dosing): Sample collection at Visit 2 (1st dose from end of infusion, 1-, 2-, 4-, 8-, 24-, 48-hours) until 1 week post-infusion (168-hours) and at Visit 5 (4th dose from end of infusion, 1-, 2-, 4-, 8-, 24-hours) until 1 week post-infusion (168-hours). Parts D, E (Dosing every second week): Sample collection at Visit 2 (1st dose from end of infusion, 1-, 2-, 4-, 8-, 24-, 48-hours) to end of 3rd dose (from end of infusion, 1-, 2-, 4-, 8-, 24-hours) until 2 weeks post-infusion (336 hours).

    Time frame: See Time Frame in the Outcome Measure Description

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Results

Posted Jul 12, 2017
Limitations and caveats
None reported

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestonePart A: Dose EscalationPart B: Dose Expansion CohortPart C: Dose Expansion CohortPart D: Dose Expansion CohortPart E: Dose Expansion CohortPart F: Dose Expansion Cohort
Started202913121720
Completed000000
Not completed202913121720
Withdrew: Lack of efficacy100000
Withdrew: Adverse event400012
Withdrew: Death012001
Withdrew: Physician decision010000
Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject001000
Withdrew: Progressive disease152710121617

Outcome measures

PrimaryNumber of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs)

The AEs were used as a primary endpoint. AEs were summarized using descriptive statistics and presented overall by system organ class and preferred term. The frequencies of AEs were presented including number and percentages of participants with events and the total number of events.

Time frame:
Visit 2 until first follow-up visit (up to 66 weeks)
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs)
ParticipantsPart A: Dose EscalationPart B: Dose Expansion CohortPart C: Dose Expansion CohortPart D: Dose Expansion CohortPart E: Dose Expansion CohortPart F: Dose Expansion Cohort
Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs)202913121720
SecondaryAntitumor Activity

Best Overall Response (OR) on the Full Analysis Set (FAS) according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1, based on central evaluation with confirmatory CT scan or MRI \[Complete Response (CR): disappearance of all target lesions; Partial Response (PR): at least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions; Progressive Disease (PD): at least a 20% increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions; Stable Disease (SD): neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for PD; Overall Response (OR): CR + PR\]. Baseline was defined as Visit 2 (pre-infusion). The outcome measure was measured from screening until PD.

Time frame:
Up to 62 weeks
Reported as:
Number · percentage of participants
Antitumor Activity
percentage of participantsPart A: Dose EscalationPart B: Dose Expansion CohortPart C: Dose Expansion CohortPart D: Dose Expansion CohortPart E: Dose Expansion CohortPart F: Dose Expansion Cohort
Stable Disease45 (23.1 to 68.5)58.6 (38.9 to 76.5)46.2 (19.2 to 74.9)16.7 (2.1 to 48.4)70.6 (44.0 to 89.7)65 (40.8 to 84.6)
Progressive Disease40 (19.1 to 63.9)24.1 (10.3 to 43.5)30.8 (9.1 to 61.4)75 (42.8 to 94.5)17.6 (3.8 to 43.4)30 (11.9 to 54.3)
Partial Response0 (0 to 0)6.9 (0.8 to 22.8)7.7 (0.2 to 36.0)0 (0 to 0)0 (0 to 0)0 (0 to 0)
Missing15 (3.2 to 37.9)6.9 (0.8 to 22.8)7.7 (0.2 to 36.0)0 (0 to 0)11.8 (1.5 to 36.4)5 (0.1 to 24.9)
Not Evaluable0 (0 to 0)3.4 (0.1 to 17.8)7.7 (0.2 to 36.0)8.3 (0.2 to 38.5)0 (0 to 0)0 (0 to 0)
Statistical analysis
  • Part E: Dose Expansion Cohort vs Part F: Dose Expansion Cohort · Fisher Exact · p = 0.6645 (No adjustment, 5% significance level)
SecondaryAntitumor Activity Endpoints - Time-to-event Endpoints

Median Progression Free Survival (PFS) was defined as the time interval without PD from start of first infusion until death or documented PD (i.e. at least a 20% increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions) according to RECIST v1.1. Patients who died without confirmed PD were considered as progressed. Patients who died or showed PD more than 21 days after last treatment were censored (i.e. were considered alive without progression on Day 21 after last treatment). Patients without events were censored at date of last scan or 22 days after last treatment, whichever occurred first. Median Overall Survival (OS) was defined as the time from start of first infusion until date of death from any cause. Patients alive at the time of the analysis or prematurely withdrawn from the trial (e.g. lost to follow-up or consent withdrawn) were censored for the OS analysis. In any case of censoring, the date of censoring was the last time point documenting survival status.

Time frame:
Up to 62 weeks
Reported as:
Median · Months
Antitumor Activity Endpoints - Time-to-event Endpoints
MonthsPart A: Dose EscalationPart B: Dose Expansion CohortPart C: Dose Expansion CohortPart D: Dose Expansion CohortPart E: Dose Expansion CohortPart F: Dose Expansion Cohort
Progression Free Survival3 (1.4 to 5.1)3.6 (1.4 to 5.1)3.3 (1.2 to 5.2)1.4 (1.2 to 1.4)3.3 (1.4 to 5.1)3.1 (1.4 to 3.6)
Overall Survival7.9 (2.9 to 10.3)6.9 (3.8 to 10.4)6.2 (1.6 to 10.5)2.9 (1.1 to 13.5)6.3 (4 to 10.3)9.6 (5.5 to 12.6)
SecondaryTerminal Half-Life (T½)

For Part A, the endpoint was not calculated. For Parts B, C and F, the endpoint was calculated for each patient following the first and fourth Sym004 infusions. For Parts D and E, the endpoint was calculated for each patient following the first and third Sym004 infusions. T½ was estimated using non-compartmental methods and actual time points. Outcome Measure Time Frame: Parts B, C and F (Weekly dosing): Sample collection at Visit 2 (1st dose from end of infusion, 1-, 2-, 4-, 8-, 24-, 48-hours) until 1 week post-infusion (168-hours) and at Visit 5 (4th dose from end of infusion, 1-, 2-, 4-, 8-, 24-hours) until 1 week post-infusion (168-hours). Parts D, E (Dosing every second week): Sample collection at Visit 2 (1st dose from end of infusion, 1-, 2-, 4-, 8-, 24-, 48-hours) to end of 3rd dose (from end of infusion, 1-, 2-, 4-, 8-, 24-hours) until 2 weeks post-infusion (336 hours).

Time frame:
See Time Frame in the Outcome Measure Description
Reported as:
Geometric mean · Hours
Terminal Half-Life (T½)
HoursPart A: Dose EscalationPart B: Dose Expansion CohortPart C: Dose Expansion CohortPart D: Dose Expansion CohortPart E: Dose Expansion CohortPart F: Dose Expansion Cohort
1st Dose—74.8 ± 20.961.8 ± 2065.6 ± 33.6108 ± 18.966.6 ± 21.2
3rd Dose—0 ± 00 ± 088.7 ± 41.8120.7 ± 25.50 ± 0
4th Dose—123.6 ± 38.9120.7 ± 23.50 ± 00 ± 091.7 ± 24

Adverse events

Collected over The Adverse Event (AE) reporting period for non-serious AEs started at Visit 2 (first dosing visit) and lasted until the first Follow-up Visit (4 weeks following last dose) or end of trial if the patient was withdrawn from the trial without the Follow-up Visits being performed. The AE reporting period for Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) started when the patient signed the informed consent and lasted until termination of the trial.. Non-serious events are listed at a 5% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Part A: Dose Escalation14/20 (70%)10/20 (50%)18/20 (90%)
Part B: Dose Expansion Cohort29/29 (100%)16/29 (55.2%)29/29 (100%)
Part C: Dose Expansion Cohort13/13 (100%)10/13 (76.9%)13/13 (100%)
Part D: Dose Expansion Cohort9/12 (75%)7/12 (58.3%)12/12 (100%)
Part E: Dose Expansion Cohort15/17 (88.2%)6/17 (35.3%)16/17 (94.1%)
Part F: Dose Expansion Cohort14/20 (70%)7/20 (35%)20/20 (100%)
Most frequent serious events
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Most frequent serious events
EventPart A: Dose EscalationPart B: Dose Expansion CohortPart C: Dose Expansion CohortPart D: Dose Expansion CohortPart E: Dose Expansion CohortPart F: Dose Expansion Cohort
Neoplasm malignantNeoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)7/209/296/134/121/172/20
HypomagnesemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders1/204/290/131/122/174/20
Jaundice cholestaticHepatobiliary disorders0/200/290/132/120/170/20
Gastric hemorrhageGastrointestinal disorders0/200/290/131/120/170/20
Performance status decreasedGeneral disorders0/200/290/131/120/170/20
JaundiceHepatobiliary disorders0/200/290/131/120/170/20
ConstipationGastrointestinal disorders1/200/291/130/120/170/20
Intestinal obstructionGastrointestinal disorders0/200/291/130/121/170/20
SubileusGastrointestinal disorders0/200/291/130/120/170/20
HyperbilirubinemiaHepatobiliary disorders0/201/291/130/120/170/20
Most frequent other events
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Most frequent other events
EventPart A: Dose EscalationPart B: Dose Expansion CohortPart C: Dose Expansion CohortPart D: Dose Expansion CohortPart E: Dose Expansion CohortPart F: Dose Expansion Cohort
RashSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders8/2023/2910/1311/1216/1718/20
HypomagnesemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders5/2017/296/137/1212/179/20
DiarrheaGastrointestinal disorders6/2010/297/134/1210/177/20
AstheniaGeneral disorders1/207/297/137/127/178/20
Skin fissuresSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders4/2010/294/132/122/1710/20
Dry skinSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders9/2014/295/132/125/173/20
PruritusSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders6/2013/295/131/127/175/20
Decreased appetiteMetabolism and nutrition disorders0/209/295/134/122/174/20
PyrexiaGeneral disorders1/203/290/131/122/177/20
Mucosal inflammationGeneral disorders6/2010/294/131/124/175/20

Baseline characteristics

Part A: Dose escalation in patients with refractory or recurrent advanced solid tumors. Parts B, C, D, E and F: Dose expansion cohorts in patients wíth advanced anti-EGFR antibody refractory mCRC.

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)Part A: Dose EscalationPart B: Dose Expansion CohortPart C: Dose Expansion CohortPart D: Dose Expansion CohortPart E: Dose Expansion CohortPart F: Dose Expansion CohortTotal
<=18 years0000000
Between 18 and 65 years111645101157
>=65 years913977954
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Part A: Dose EscalationPart B: Dose Expansion CohortPart C: Dose Expansion CohortPart D: Dose Expansion CohortPart E: Dose Expansion CohortPart F: Dose Expansion CohortTotal
Female1314664649
Male71576131462
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Part A: Dose EscalationPart B: Dose Expansion CohortPart C: Dose Expansion CohortPart D: Dose Expansion CohortPart E: Dose Expansion CohortPart F: Dose Expansion CohortTotal
Hispanic or Latino5100107
Not Hispanic or Latino152813121620104
Unknown or Not Reported0000000
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)Part A: Dose EscalationPart B: Dose Expansion CohortPart C: Dose Expansion CohortPart D: Dose Expansion CohortPart E: Dose Expansion CohortPart F: Dose Expansion CohortTotal
Belgium0510039
United States110000011
Spain9241212171791
Disease duration
Disease duration(years)Part A: Dose EscalationPart B: Dose Expansion CohortPart C: Dose Expansion CohortPart D: Dose Expansion CohortPart E: Dose Expansion CohortPart F: Dose Expansion CohortTotal
Mean4.2 ± 2.73.6 ± 1.64.1 ± 2.72.8 ± 1.04.0 ± 2.93.8 ± 2.3NA ± NA
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Study locations

7 sites
  • South Texas Accelerated Research Therapeutics (START)
    San Antonio, Texas 78229, United States
  • UZ Brussel, Medische Oncologie
    Brussel, 1090, Belgium
  • UZ Gasthuisberg, Digestive Oncology Unit
    Brussel, 3000, Belgium
  • UZ Antwerp, Oncologie
    Edegem, 2650, Belgium
  • Medical Oncology Department, Vall d´Hebron University Hospital
    Barcelona, 08035, Spain
  • Servicio de Oncología Médica, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío
    Sevilla, 41013, Spain
  • Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia
    Valencia, 46010, Spain
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References and documents

Publications

  • Dienstmann R, Patnaik A, Garcia-Carbonero R, Cervantes A, Benavent M, Rosello S, Tops BB, van der Post RS, Argiles G, Skartved NJ, Hansen UH, Hald R, Pedersen MW, Kragh M, Horak ID, Braun S, Van Cutsem E, Tolcher AW, Tabernero J. Safety and Activity of the First-in-Class Sym004 Anti-EGFR Antibody Mixture in Patients with Refractory Colorectal Cancer. Cancer Discov. 2015 Jun;5(6):598-609. doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-14-1432. Epub 2015 May 11. PubMed 25962717 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 15, 2018, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01117428
Lead sponsor
Symphogen A/S
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 5, 2010
Start date
Mar 2010
Primary completion
Feb 2015
Completion
May 2015
Results posted
Jul 12, 2017
Last update
Oct 15, 2018

Study contacts

Josep Tabernero, MD, PhD
principal investigator · Vall d´Hebron University Hospital

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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