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CompletedNCT02178722Updated Feb 14, 2022Results posted

Study to Explore the Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of MK-3475 in Combination With INCB024360 in Participants With Selected Cancers

A Phase 1/2 interventional study of MK-3475 and INCB024360 in Microsatellite-instability (MSI) High Colorectal Cancer (CRC), Endometrial Cancer and Head and Neck Cancer, sponsored by Incyte Corporation. Completed at 24 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-02-14.

Sponsored by Incyte Corporation · Phase 1/2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
444
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study was to assess the safety, tolerability, and efficacy when combining MK-3475 and INCB024360 in participants with certain cancers. This study was conducted in 2 phases, Phase 1 and Phase 2.

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Conditions studied

  • Microsatellite-instability (MSI) High Colorectal Cancer (CRC)
  • Endometrial Cancer
  • Head and Neck Cancer
  • Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)
  • Gastric Cancer
  • Lung Cancer
  • Lymphoma
  • Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)
  • Ovarian Cancer
  • Solid Tumors
  • UC (Urothelial Cancer)
  • Melanoma
  • Bladder Cancer
  • Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC)
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In context

Microsatellite Instability

52 studies on the registry are indexed under Microsatellite Instability; 10 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 444 is above the median of 49 across 28 interventional studies indexed under Microsatellite Instability.

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Lead sponsor

Incyte Corporation is the lead sponsor of 288 studies on the registry; 34 are open to participants now.

Of its 149 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 95 (64%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

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

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Inclusion criteria

  • Subjects with histologically or cytologically non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), melanoma, transitional cell carcinoma of the genitourinary (GU) tract, renal cell cancer, triple negative breast cancer, adenocarcinoma of the endometrium or squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (Phase 1).
  • Subjects with confirmed melanoma, NSCLC, transitional cell carcinoma of the GU tract, TNBC, SCCHN, ovarian cancer, MSI high colorectal cancer (CRC), RCC, gastric cancer, HCC and DLBCL (Phase 2).
  • > 12 weeks.
  • (ECOG) performance status 0 - 1.
  • Presence of per (RECIST) 1.1 or Lugano Classification for subjects with DLBCL.
  • Laboratory and medical history parameters within protocol-defined range.
  • For Phase 1: Subjects who have advanced or disease as noted above that have received at least one prior therapy or have advanced or metastatic disease for which no curative treatment is available may be enrolled.
  • For Phase 2 expansion cohorts: Subjects with NSCLC, melanoma ( naïve, primary melanoma, relapsed melanoma), transitional cell carcinoma of the GU tract, SCCHN, ovarian cancer, MSI high CRC, RCC, DLBCL, TNBC, gastric cancer, and HCC.

    • Phase 2 expansion: NSCLC

      • Subjects who have received at least 1 prior platinum-based therapy. Subjects who have a non-platinum-based regimen may be enrolled with medical monitor approval.
      • Tumors with epidermal growth factor receptor mutation positive or anaplastic lymphoma kinase fusion oncogene positive treated with a tyrosine kinase inhibitor are permitted; however, subjects should have progressed on or be intolerant to the targeted therapy.
      • Subjects must not have received immunotherapy with programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1) or cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen (CTLA-4) targeted therapy.
    • Phase 2 expansion: Melanoma

      • Documentation of V600E-activating BRAF mutation status.
      • Prior systemic therapy requirements.
      • Melanoma immune checkpoint-naïve: Subjects must not have received immunotherapy with anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, or anti-CTLA-4 therapy. Exception: Prior anti-CTLA-4 in the setting would be permitted.
      • Primary refractory melanoma: Subjects must have received prior treatment with anti-PD-1 or anti-PD-L1 therapy (alone or as part of a combination) in the advanced or metastatic setting and have progressive disease as their best response to treatment that is confirmed 4 weeks later.
      • Relapsed melanoma: Subjects must have received prior anti-PD-1 or anti-PD-L1 therapy (alone or as part of a combination) in the advanced or metastatic setting and achieved partial response ore complete response but later have confirmed progressive disease.
      • Subjects enrolling in the primary refractory or relapsed melanoma must be willing to undergo mandatory pretreatment and on-treatment .
      • Ocular melanoma is excluded.
    • Phase 2 expansion: Transitional cell carcinoma of the GU tract

      • Metastatic or locally advanced and not amenable to curative therapy with disease progression on or after platinum-based chemotherapy or alternative therapy if platinum-based therapy is not appropriate.
      • Prior PD-1 or CTLA-4 targeted therapies are excluded
    • Phase 2 expansion: SCCHN

      • Histologically confirmed metastatic or recurrent squamous cell carcinoma not amenable to local therapy with curative intent (surgery or radiation with or without chemotherapy). Carcinoma of the nasopharynx, salivary gland, or * *Subjects must have received at least 1 prior systemic chemotherapy regimen that must have included a platinum-based therapy.
      • Prior PD-1 or CTLA-4 targeted therapies are excluded.
    • Phase 2 expansion: Ovarian cancer

      • Subjects with FIGO Stage Ic, Stage II, Stage III, Stage IV, recurrent, or persistent (unresectable) histologically confirmed epithelial ovarian cancer, primary peritoneal cancer, or fallopian tube carcinoma.
      • Subjects must have received a platinum-taxane-based regimen as therapy.
      • Prior PD-1 or CTLA-4 targeted therapies are excluded.
      • Borderline, low-malignant-potential epithelial carcinoma per histopathology is excluded.
    • Phase 2 expansion: Relapsed or refractory DLBCL

      • Prior stem-cell transplantation is excluded.
      • Must have received > or = 1 prior treatment regimen.
      • Not a candidate for curative therapy or hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (either due to disease burden, fitness, or preference).
      • Prior PD-1 or CTLA-4 targeted therapies are excluded.
    • Phase 2 expansion: TNBC

      • Histologically confirmed breast adenocarcinoma that is unresectable loco regional, or metastatic
      • Pathologically confirmed as triple negative, source documented, defined as both of the following:
      • Estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PgR) negative.
      • Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 () negative as per American Society of Clinical Oncology/College of American Pathologists guidelines.
      • Subject must have received at least 1 prior systemic regimen for advanced or metastatic disease
      • Prior PD-1 or CTLA-4 targeted therapies are excluded.
    • Phase 2 expansion: RCC

      • Subjects with histological or cytological confirmation of clear cell RCC.
      • Not curable by surgery.
      • Subjects must have received prior antiangiogenic therapy.
      • Subjects must not have received prior immunotherapy with anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, or anti-CTLA-4 therapy.
    • Phase 2 expansion: MSI high CRC

      • Subjects with histological confirmation of locally advanced unresectable or metastatic MSI high CRC.
      • MSI status is, respectively, determined by examining CRC tumor.
      • Subjects may have received no more than 2 lines of prior therapy for advanced disease.
    • Phase 2 expansion: Gastric Cancer

      • Must have histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.
      • Must have progression on or after therapy containing platinum/fluoropyrimidine or refused standard therapy.
      • Subjects may have received no more than 2 lines of prior therapy for advanced disease.
      • Prior PD-1 or CTLA-4 targeted therapies are excluded.
    • Phase 2 expansion: HCC

      • Must have histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of HCC (fibrolamellar and mixed hepatocellular/cholangiocarcinoma subtypes are not eligible).
      • Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) Stage C disease (Llovet et al 1999), or BCLC Stage B disease.
      • Subjects may have received no more than 2 lines of prior therapy for the advanced disease
      • Must have progressed on, refused, or were intolerant of sorafenib.
      • The following are excluded: Subjects with liver transplants, clear invasion of the bile duct or main portal branch(es), or hepatorenal syndrome, or subjects who have required esophageal variceal ablation within 28 days of starting study treatment.
      • Prior PD-1 or CTLA-4 targeted therapies are excluded.
    • Tumor biopsies are required. If a subject has inaccessible lesions, such as in ovarian cancer, HCC, or gastric cancer, or highly vascular lesions, such as RCC, enrollment may be considered with medical monitor approval, and archived tissue may be acceptable.
    • Females of and males who use adequate through 120 days post dose.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects who participated in any other study in which receipt of an study drug or device occurred within 2 weeks or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) prior to first dose.
  • Has received prior therapy with an , anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-L2, anti-CD137, or anti-Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen-4 (CTLA-4) antibody (including ipilimumab or any other antibody or drug specifically targeting T-cell co-stimulation or checkpoint pathways). Exception: Prior anti-CTLA-4 in the setting for subjects with melanoma would be permitted.
  • Has known active central nervous system (CNS) and/or carcinomatous meningitis. Subjects with previously treated may participate provided they are stable.
  • Has an active disease.
  • Has evidence of noninfectious pneumonitis that required or current pneumonitis.
  • use within 30 days of first dose of study medication.
  • Monoamine oxidase inhibitors.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(20)

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Histologically or cytologically confirmed

The diagnosis was confirmed by looking at a sample under a microscope: tissue from a biopsy or surgery (histology), or cells from a fluid or needle sample (cytology).

Your pathology report is the document that shows this.

Life expectancy

The study doctor’s estimate of how long someone is likely to live. Criteria use it so that people can stay in the study long enough for it to answer its question.

ECOG performance status

A scale of how much an illness limits everyday activity. For people being assessed to join a study, scores run from 0 (fully active) to 4; lower is more active.

0
Fully active, no restrictions.
1
Limited in strenuous activity, but walking and able to do light work, such as housework or office work.
2
Walking and able to look after yourself, but unable to work; up and about more than half of waking hours.
3
Able to look after yourself only in part; in bed or a chair more than half of waking hours.
4
Unable to look after yourself at all; in bed or a chair all day.

Studies most often ask for 0–1 or 0–2. Your doctor gives the score; the WHO scale uses the same steps. The full scale also has 5, which records death.

Measurable disease

The amount of disease can be tracked with a defined measurement, so the study can see whether it shrinks or grows. It might be a tumour measured on a scan or, in some blood cancers such as myeloma, a marker measured in blood or urine.

The criteria or the study team say which measurement counts — having no tumour visible on a scan does not by itself rule you out.

RECIST

The standard rules for measuring tumours on CT or MRI scans, to tell whether a cancer is shrinking, stable or growing during treatment.

“Measurable disease per RECIST 1.1” usually means at least one tumour 10 mm or more at its longest on a CT scan, or a lymph node 15 mm or more across its short axis.

Metastases

Cancer that has spread from where it began to other parts of the body. “Metastatic” cancer is cancer that has spread this way.

PD-1, PD-L1 and checkpoint inhibitors

PD-1, PD-L1 and CTLA-4 are proteins that act as brakes on the immune system. Checkpoint inhibitors, such as pembrolizumab or nivolumab, block them so the immune system can attack a cancer.

PD-L1 can also be measured in a tumour sample. Some scores count stained tumour cells only (TPS); others also count certain immune cells (CPS). The study names the score and the minimum it uses.

Relapsed and refractory

Relapsed: the illness came back after treatment had worked. Refractory: it did not respond to treatment, or stopped responding while still on it.

Adjuvant and neoadjuvant

Neoadjuvant treatment is given before the main treatment (usually surgery), often to shrink a tumour. Adjuvant treatment is given after it, to lower the chance of the cancer coming back.

Biopsy and archival tissue

A biopsy takes a small piece of tissue to examine. “Archival tissue” is a sample already taken, for example at diagnosis, and kept by the hospital.

Whether a stored sample will do depends on when it was taken, how much there is and what the study needs. Ask whether the study accepts your stored sample or needs a new biopsy.

Line of therapy

A line of therapy is one course of treatment, which may combine several drugs. First-line is the first course given; second-line follows when that stops working or is not tolerated.

“Two prior lines” means two courses that count separately under the study’s rules — not simply two drugs. Ask the study team if you are unsure how yours are counted.

Allogeneic and autologous transplant

Stem cell (bone marrow) transplants. Allogeneic uses cells from a donor; autologous uses your own cells, collected earlier and given back.

HER2

HER2 is a protein, made from the ERBB2 gene, that drives the growth of some cancers. A study may look for a level of the protein, extra copies of the gene, or a particular change in it.

In breast cancer, protein tests are read as HER2-positive, HER2-low or HER2-negative; other cancers use their own rules. Check which test result the study requires.

Childbearing potential

Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).

Criteria for people of childbearing potential usually ask for a negative pregnancy test and for contraception during the study and for a time after it.

Contraception

Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.

Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.

Investigational drug or device

A drug or device being studied in a clinical trial.

It may be new, or already approved and being studied for another use, dose or form. Criteria often leave out people who took part in another study of one within a recent period, commonly 30 days or five half-lives.

Brain metastases

Cancer deposits in the brain from a cancer that started elsewhere in the body (CNS metastases include the spinal cord).

Studies differ: some leave out any brain metastases, some accept ones treated and stable for some weeks. Check what this study allows.

Autoimmune disease

A condition in which the immune system attacks the body’s own tissues, such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, psoriasis, type 1 diabetes or inflammatory bowel disease.

Immunotherapy studies often leave out active autoimmune disease, and some name exceptions, such as thyroid disease on replacement hormone. Check the exceptions this study lists.

Corticosteroids (steroids)

Anti-inflammatory medicines such as prednisone, prednisolone and dexamethasone — not the anabolic steroids used for muscle.

Studies differ in what they allow: check which steroid medicines, routes (tablets, injections, creams, inhalers, eye drops) and doses this study accepts.

Live vaccines

Vaccines made with a weakened form of the germ, such as measles–mumps–rubella (MMR), chickenpox and yellow fever. They can be risky when the immune system is weakened. Flu injections are not live; the nasal flu spray is.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 1 / Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
444 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Phase 1: MK-3475 + INCB024360

    Phase 1: MK-3475 + INCB024360 25 mg twice a day (BID) as starting dose, followed by dose escalations (Phase 1) until recommended phase 2 dose of INCB024360 is determined

    Drug: MK-3475 · Drug: INCB024360

  • Experimental
    Phase 2: MK-3475 + INCB024360

    (recommended phase 2 dose)

    Drug: MK-3475 · Drug: INCB024360

Interventions

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Phase 1: Percentage of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAE) and Serious Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events

    An adverse event is defined as the appearance of (or worsening of any pre-existing) undesirable sign(s), symptom(s), or medical condition(s) that occur after a participant provides informed consent. A TEAE is any adverse event either reported for the first time or worsening of a pre-existing event after first dose of study drug. Serious adverse event (SAE) is defined as an event that meets 1 of the following criteria: is fatal or life threatening, results in persistent or significant disability or incapacity, constitutes a congenital anomaly or birth defect, is clinically meaningful (i.e. defined as an event that jeopardizes the participant or requires potential medical or surgical intervention to prevent 1 of the outcomes listed above) or requires inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization.

    Time frame: Approximately 54 months

  2. Phase 2: Objective Response Rate (ORR)

    ORR was percentage of participants with best overall response \[complete response (CR) or partial response (PR)\], per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.0) for target lesions and assessed by MRI: Complete Response (CR), Disappearance of all target lesions; Partial Response (PR), \>=30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions; Overall Response (OR) = CR + PR.

    Time frame: Approximately 54 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Phase 2: Duration of Response (DOR)

    Duration of response is the time from the first overall response contributing to an objective response (complete or partial response) for DLBCL to the date of death or the date of first overall response of progressive diseasemeasured (by irRECIST for solid tumors or the Lugano Classification, whichever is earliest.

    Time frame: Up to 54 months

  2. Phase 2: Progression Free Survival (PFS)

    Progression-free survival is defined as number of days from the first day of taking study drug to the earlier of death or disease progression by irRECIST v1.1 for select solid tumors and modified Lugano Classification for DLBCL.

    Time frame: Up to 54 months

  3. Phase 2: Duration of Disease Control

    The duration of disease control is the time from the treatment start date to the first objective response of PD (by irRECIST v1.1 or Lugano Classification), death, or last tumor assessment date (if PD/death not present), for subjects with best overall response of SD or better.

    Time frame: Up to 54 months

  4. Phase 2: Overall Survival (OS)

    Overall survival is determined from the date of first dose until death due to any cause.

    Time frame: Up to 54 months

  5. Phase 2: Ordinal Categorical Response Score

    Ordinal categorical response score, determined by radiographic disease assessments per irRECIST v1.1. The 5-category ordinal response endpoint is determined at a given timepoint by classifying response into one of the following groups: 1 = Complete response per irRECIST v1.1 2 = Very good response, defined as \> 60% tumor reduction 3 = Minor response, defined as \> 30% to ≤ 60% tumor reduction 4 = Stable disease per irRECIST v1.1 5 = Progressive disease per irRECIST v1.1

    Time frame: Up to 54 months

  6. Phase 2: Percentage of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAE) and Serious Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events

    Time frame: Up to 54 months

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Results

Posted Dec 19, 2019
Limitations and caveats
Study enrollment was permanently discontinued on 17 May 2018 as a strategic decision.

Participant flow

Participants took part in the study at 22 investigative sites in the United States from 17July 2014 to 06 November 2020.

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestonePhase 1: Epacadostat 25 mg BIDPhase 1: Epacadostat 50 mg BIDPhase 1: Epacadostat 100 mg BIDPhase 1: Epacadostat 300 mg BIDPhase 2: Epacadostat 100 mg BID
Started4201820382
Completed00000
Not completed4201820382
Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject000233
Withdrew: Death2131212205
Withdrew: Lost to follow-up000211
Withdrew: Study terminated by sponsor2764128
Withdrew: Physician decision00003
Withdrew: Other00002

Outcome measures

PrimaryPhase 1: Percentage of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAE) and Serious Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events

An adverse event is defined as the appearance of (or worsening of any pre-existing) undesirable sign(s), symptom(s), or medical condition(s) that occur after a participant provides informed consent. A TEAE is any adverse event either reported for the first time or worsening of a pre-existing event after first dose of study drug. Serious adverse event (SAE) is defined as an event that meets 1 of the following criteria: is fatal or life threatening, results in persistent or significant disability or incapacity, constitutes a congenital anomaly or birth defect, is clinically meaningful (i.e. defined as an event that jeopardizes the participant or requires potential medical or surgical intervention to prevent 1 of the outcomes listed above) or requires inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization.

Time frame:
Approximately 54 months
Reported as:
Number · Percentage of Participants
Phase 1: Percentage of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAE) and Serious Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events
Percentage of ParticipantsPhase 1: Epacadostat 25 mg BIDPhase 1: Epacadostat 50 mg BIDPhase 1: Epacadostat 100 mg BIDPhase 1: Epacadostat 300 mg BID
SAE040.050.045.0
TEAS100.95.094.4100.
PrimaryPhase 2: Objective Response Rate (ORR)

ORR was percentage of participants with best overall response \[complete response (CR) or partial response (PR)\], per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.0) for target lesions and assessed by MRI: Complete Response (CR), Disappearance of all target lesions; Partial Response (PR), \>=30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions; Overall Response (OR) = CR + PR.

Time frame:
Approximately 54 months
Reported as:
Number · percentage of participants
Phase 2: Objective Response Rate (ORR)
percentage of participantsEpacadostat 100 mg BID+ Pembrolizumab 200 mg Q3W
Triple negative breast cancer11.1
Microsatellite-instability high colorectal cancer43.8
Gastric cancer22.2
Hepatocellular carcinoma16.7
Melanoma - immune checkpoint-naïve60.5
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) (tumor proportion score (TPS) < 50% or indeterminate)30.8
NSCLC programmed cell death ligand (PD-L1) low negative (TPS < 50%)24.4
Ovarian cancer8.1
Renal cell carcinoma32.4
Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck33.3
Transitional carcinoma of the genitourinary (GU) tract30.6
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma19.2
Primary Refractory Melanoma0.0
Relapsed Melanoma0.0
SecondaryPhase 2: Duration of Response (DOR)

Duration of response is the time from the first overall response contributing to an objective response (complete or partial response) for DLBCL to the date of death or the date of first overall response of progressive diseasemeasured (by irRECIST for solid tumors or the Lugano Classification, whichever is earliest.

Time frame:
Up to 54 months
Reported as:
Median · Months
Phase 2: Duration of Response (DOR)
MonthsEpacadostat 100 mg BID+ Pembrolizumab 200 mg Q3W
Hepatocellular CarcinomaNA (2.04 to NA)
Triple Negative Breast CancerNA (0.92 to NA)
Immune Checkpoint-naïve MelanomaNA (26.35 to NA)
NSCLC high positive (PD-L1 TPS ≥ 50%)12.44 (2.10 to 16.53)
NSCLC low/negative or indeterminate (PD-L1 TPS < 50% or indeterminate)11.93 (8.90 to 14.95)
NSCLC (TPS 0%)NA (7.43 to NA)
NSCLC Unknown10.84 (4.14 to NA)
Renal Cell Carcinoma16.95 (12.58 to NA)
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck11.33 (3.94 to 31.74)
Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the GU TractNA (10.64 to NA)
Ovarian CancerNA (5.75 to NA)
Gastric CancerNA (0.46 to NA)
MSI high Colorectal CancerNA (4.17 to NA)
DLBCL3.66 (0.72 to NA)
SecondaryPhase 2: Progression Free Survival (PFS)

Progression-free survival is defined as number of days from the first day of taking study drug to the earlier of death or disease progression by irRECIST v1.1 for select solid tumors and modified Lugano Classification for DLBCL.

Time frame:
Up to 54 months
Reported as:
Median · Months
Phase 2: Progression Free Survival (PFS)
MonthsEpacadostat 100 mg BID+ Pembrolizumab 200 mg Q3W
Hepatocellular Carcinoma5.49 (2.69 to 10.28)
Triple Negative Breast Cancer1.97 (1.87 to 2.92)
Immune Checkpoint-naïve Melanoma16.69 (6.24 to NA)
Primary Refractory Melanoma1.69 (1.25 to 2.14)
Relapsed Melanoma2.60 (2.14 to 4.21)
NSCLC4.09 (2.14 to 7.36)
Renal Cell Carcinoma4.50 (2.33 to 6.24)
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck4.37 (2.30 to 7.79)
Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the GU Tract4.40 (2.14 to 8.90)
Ovarian Cancer2.10 (1.97 to 2.83)
Gastric Cancer1.97 (1.41 to 2.07)
MSI high Colorectal Cancer6.11 (2.07 to NA)
DLBCL2.63 (1.87 to 4.01)
SecondaryPhase 2: Duration of Disease Control

The duration of disease control is the time from the treatment start date to the first objective response of PD (by irRECIST v1.1 or Lugano Classification), death, or last tumor assessment date (if PD/death not present), for subjects with best overall response of SD or better.

Time frame:
Up to 54 months
Reported as:
Median · Months
Phase 2: Duration of Disease Control
MonthsEpacadostat 100 mg BID+ Pembrolizumab 200 mg Q3W
Hepatocellular Carcinoma10.38 (5.49 to NA)
Triple Negative Breast Cancer11.47 (4.01 to 12.65)
Immune Checkpoint-naïve Melanoma30.29 (25.03 to NA)
Relapsed Melanoma4.21 (NA to NA)
NSCLC Total14.42 (8.51 to 19.45)
Renal Cell Carcinoma13.39 (5.13 to 18.86)
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck9.18 (6.24 to 13.34)
Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the GU Tract15.36 (8.41 to 22.74)
Ovarian Cancer5.08 (3.29 to 7.79)
Gastric CancerNA (2.56 to NA)
MSI high Colorectal CancerNA (6.11 to NA)
DLBCL7.29 (4.01 to 10.91)
SecondaryPhase 2: Overall Survival (OS)

Overall survival is determined from the date of first dose until death due to any cause.

Time frame:
Up to 54 months
Reported as:
Median · Months
Phase 2: Overall Survival (OS)
MonthsEpacadostat 100 mg BID+ Pembrolizumab 200 mg Q3W
Hepatocellular CarcinomaNA (8.94 to NA)
Triple Negative Breast Cancer5.16 (4.60 to 7.46)
Immune Checkpoint-naïve MelanomaNA (NA to NA)
Primary Refractory MelanomaNA (NA to NA)
Relapsed MelanomaNA (2.60 to NA)
NSCLC14.62 (9.72 to 24.38)
Renal Cell CarcinomaNA (18.40 to NA)
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck8.34 (4.37 to 15.41)
Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the GU Tract13.44 (8.41 to NA)
Ovarian Cancer13.11 (8.34 to 25.92)
Gastric Cancer4.04 (1.97 to 15.84)
MSI high Colorectal CancerNA (8.15 to NA)
DLBCL11.79 (4.37 to NA)
SecondaryPhase 2: Ordinal Categorical Response Score

Ordinal categorical response score, determined by radiographic disease assessments per irRECIST v1.1. The 5-category ordinal response endpoint is determined at a given timepoint by classifying response into one of the following groups: 1 = Complete response per irRECIST v1.1 2 = Very good response, defined as \> 60% tumor reduction 3 = Minor response, defined as \> 30% to ≤ 60% tumor reduction 4 = Stable disease per irRECIST v1.1 5 = Progressive disease per irRECIST v1.1

Time frame:
Up to 54 months
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Phase 2: Ordinal Categorical Response Score
ParticipantsEpacadostat 100 mg BID+ Pembrolizumab 200 mg Q3W
Hepatocellular Carcinoma — Complete Response - Score 10
Hepatocellular Carcinoma — Very Good Response - Score 22
Hepatocellular Carcinoma — Minor Response - Score 32
Hepatocellular Carcinoma — Stable Disease - Score 411
Hepatocellular Carcinoma — Progressive Disease - Score 58
Hepatocellular Carcinoma — Unable to Evaluable1
Triple Negative Breast Cancer — Complete Response - Score 11
Triple Negative Breast Cancer — Very Good Response - Score 21
Triple Negative Breast Cancer — Minor Response - Score 32
Triple Negative Breast Cancer — Stable Disease - Score 47
Triple Negative Breast Cancer — Progressive Disease - Score 519
Triple Negative Breast Cancer — Unable to Evaluable6
Immune Checkpoint-naïve Melanoma — Complete Response - Score 13
Immune Checkpoint-naïve Melanoma — Very Good Response - Score 217
Immune Checkpoint-naïve Melanoma — Minor Response - Score 36
Immune Checkpoint-naïve Melanoma — Stable Disease - Score 45
Immune Checkpoint-naïve Melanoma — Progressive Disease - Score 510
Immune Checkpoint-naïve Melanoma — Unable to Evaluable2
Primary Refractory Melanoma — Complete Response - Score 10
Primary Refractory Melanoma — Very Good Response - Score 20
Primary Refractory Melanoma — Minor Response - Score 30
Primary Refractory Melanoma — Stable Disease - Score 40
Primary Refractory Melanoma — Progressive Disease - Score 52
Primary Refractory Melanoma — Unable to Evaluable1
Relapsed Melanoma — Complete Response - Score 13
Relapsed Melanoma — Very Good Response - Score 24
Relapsed Melanoma — Minor Response - Score 35
Relapsed Melanoma — Stable Disease - Score 48
Relapsed Melanoma — Progressive Disease - Score 510
Relapsed Melanoma — Unable to Evaluable6
NSCLC — Complete Response - Score 14
NSCLC — Very Good Response - Score 23
NSCLC — Minor Response - Score 38
NSCLC — Stable Disease - Score 415
NSCLC — Progressive Disease - Score 524
NSCLC — Unable to Evaluable4
Renal Cell Carcinoma — Complete Response - Score 12
Renal Cell Carcinoma — Very Good Response - Score 26
Renal Cell Carcinoma — Minor Response - Score 34
Renal Cell Carcinoma — Stable Disease - Score 410
Renal Cell Carcinoma — Progressive Disease - Score 513
Renal Cell Carcinoma — Unable to Evaluable2
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck — Complete Response - Score 13
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck — Very Good Response - Score 24
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck — Minor Response - Score 35
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck — Stable Disease - Score 48
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck — Progressive Disease - Score 510
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck — Unable to Evaluable6
Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the GU Tract — Complete Response - Score 12
Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the GU Tract — Very Good Response - Score 24
Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the GU Tract — Minor Response - Score 35
Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the GU Tract — Stable Disease - Score 410
Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the GU Tract — Progressive Disease - Score 511
Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the GU Tract — Unable to Evaluable4
Ovarian Cancer — Complete Response - Score 11
Ovarian Cancer — Very Good Response - Score 20
Ovarian Cancer — Minor Response - Score 32
Ovarian Cancer — Stable Disease - Score 411
Ovarian Cancer — Progressive Disease - Score 516
Ovarian Cancer — Unable to Evaluable7
Gastric Cancer — Complete Response - Score 10
Gastric Cancer — Very Good Response - Score 21
Gastric Cancer — Minor Response - Score 35
Gastric Cancer — Stable Disease - Score 41
Gastric Cancer — Progressive Disease - Score 511
Gastric Cancer — Unable to Evaluable9
MSI high Colorectal Cancer — Complete Response - Score 11
MSI high Colorectal Cancer — Very Good Response - Score 23
MSI high Colorectal Cancer — Minor Response - Score 33
MSI high Colorectal Cancer — Stable Disease - Score 43
MSI high Colorectal Cancer — Progressive Disease - Score 55
MSI high Colorectal Cancer — Unable to Evaluable1
SecondaryPhase 2: Percentage of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAE) and Serious Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events
Time frame:
Up to 54 months
Reported as:
Number · Percentage of Participants
Phase 2: Percentage of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAE) and Serious Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events
Percentage of ParticipantsPhase 2: Epacadostat 100 mg BID
Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAE)100
Serious Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events51.0

Adverse events

Collected over Approximately 54 months. Non-serious events are listed at a 5% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Phase 1: Epacadostat 25 mg BID2/4 (50%)0/4 (0%)4/4 (100%)
Phase 1: Epacadostat 50 MG BID13/20 (65%)8/20 (40%)18/20 (90%)
Phase 1: Epacadostat 100 MG BID12/18 (66.7%)9/18 (50%)17/18 (94.4%)
Phase 1: Epacadostat 300 MG BID14/20 (70%)9/20 (45%)20/20 (100%)
Phase 2: Epacadostat 100 MG BID209/382 (54.7%)195/382 (51%)375/382 (98.2%)
Total250/444 (56.3%)221/444 (49.8%)434/444 (97.7%)
Most frequent serious events
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Most frequent serious events
EventPhase 1: Epacadostat 25 mg BIDPhase 1: Epacadostat 50 MG BIDPhase 1: Epacadostat 100 MG BIDPhase 1: Epacadostat 300 MG BIDPhase 2: Epacadostat 100 MG BIDTotal
SepsisInfections and infestations0/40/200/182/208/38210/444
Malignant neoplasm progressionNeoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)0/41/201/180/2033/38235/444
AnxietyPsychiatric disorders0/40/201/180/202/3823/444
Blood creatinine increasedInvestigations0/40/201/180/201/3822/444
Cardiac failureCardiac disorders0/40/201/180/200/3821/444
ColitisGastrointestinal disorders0/40/201/180/206/3827/444
Deep vein thrombosisVascular disorders0/40/201/180/203/3824/444
HaemorrhageVascular disorders0/40/201/180/200/3821/444
Meningitis asepticInfections and infestations0/40/201/180/202/3823/444
Mental status changesPsychiatric disorders0/40/201/180/201/3822/444
Most frequent other events
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Most frequent other events
EventPhase 1: Epacadostat 25 mg BIDPhase 1: Epacadostat 50 MG BIDPhase 1: Epacadostat 100 MG BIDPhase 1: Epacadostat 300 MG BIDPhase 2: Epacadostat 100 MG BIDTotal
ArthralgiaMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders4/49/204/186/2064/38287/444
ConstipationGastrointestinal disorders3/48/204/183/2086/382104/444
CoughRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders3/47/203/189/20100/382122/444
DiarrhoeaGastrointestinal disorders3/45/207/185/2099/382119/444
FatigueGeneral disorders3/413/209/1813/20185/382223/444
NauseaGastrointestinal disorders3/49/205/1811/20115/382143/444
Pain in extremityMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders3/43/200/185/2040/38251/444
PruritusSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders3/46/202/189/2078/38298/444
DepressionPsychiatric disorders2/42/200/182/2018/38224/444
DyspnoeaRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders2/42/206/185/2069/38284/444

Baseline characteristics

The safety evaluable population included all participants enrolled in the study who received at least 1 dose of study drug (epacadostat or pembrolizumab).

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Phase 1: Epacadostat 25 mg BIDPhase 1: Epacadostat 50 mg BIDPhase 1: Epacadostat 100 mg BIDPhase 1: Epacadostat 300 mg BIDPhase 2: Epacadostat 100 mg BIDTotal
Mean48.8 ± 18.0160.8 ± 12.9763.2 ± 13.6759.2 ± 13.0662.7 ± 11.6062.3 ± 11.92
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Phase 1: Epacadostat 25 mg BIDPhase 1: Epacadostat 50 mg BIDPhase 1: Epacadostat 100 mg BIDPhase 1: Epacadostat 300 mg BIDPhase 2: Epacadostat 100 mg BIDTotal
Female3969181208
Male1111211201236
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race/Ethnicity, Customized(Participants)Phase 1: Epacadostat 25 mg BIDPhase 1: Epacadostat 50 mg BIDPhase 1: Epacadostat 100 mg BIDPhase 1: Epacadostat 300 mg BIDPhase 2: Epacadostat 100 mg BIDTotal
White/Caucasian1201817337393
Black/African-American10021922
Asian10011517
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander100001
Other000099
Missing000022
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race/Ethnicity, Customized(Participants)Phase 1: Epacadostat 25 mg BIDPhase 1: Epacadostat 50 mg BIDPhase 1: Epacadostat 100 mg BIDPhase 1: Epacadostat 300 mg BIDPhase 2: Epacadostat 100 mg BIDTotal
Hispanic or Latino00111618
Not Hispanic or Latino4201719353413
Unknown00001010
Other000022
Missing000011
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Study locations

24 sites
  • UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center
    La Jolla, California 92093, United States
  • The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute
    Los Angeles, California 90025, United States
  • US Davis Cancer Center
    Sacramento, California 95817, United States
  • University Of Colorado Cancer Center
    Aurora, Colorado 80045, United States
  • University of Connecticut Health Center Carole And Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Farmington, Connecticut 06030-1601, United States
  • Miami Cancer Institute at Baptist Health, Inc
    Miami, Florida 33176, United States
  • Georgia Cancer Specialists affiliated with Northside Hospital Cancer Institute
    Atlanta, Georgia 30342, United States
  • The University of Chicago Medicine
    Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
  • St. Francis Cancer Center
    Topeka, Kansas 66618, United States
  • Greater Baltimore Cancer Center
    Baltimore, Maryland 21204, United States
  • St. Agnes Hospital Cancer Institute
    Baltimore, Maryland 21229, United States
  • The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders (RCCA MD LLC- Maryland Division)
    Bethesda, Maryland 20817, United States
  • University of Michigan Hospital and Health Systems
    Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
  • Health Partners Institute
    Saint Louis Park, Minnesota 55426, United States
  • Hackensack University Medical Center - John Theurer Cancer Center
    Hackensack, New Jersey 07601, United States
  • The Christ Hospital Hematology Oncology, Lindner Research Center
    Cincinnati, Ohio 45219, United States
  • University of Pennsylvania Hospital
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
  • Fox Chase Cancer Center
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19111-2497, United States
  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Hillman Cancer Center
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15232, United States
  • Greenville Health System Cancer Institute
    Greenville, South Carolina 29605, United States
  • West Cancer Center
    Germantown, Tennessee 38120, United States
  • Sarah Cannon Research Institute at Tennessee Oncology
    Nashville, Tennessee 37203-2173, United States
  • University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center At Dallas
    Dallas, Texas 75390, United States
  • Virginia Cancer Specialists
    Arlington, Virginia 22031, United States
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References and documents

Study documents

PDFs hosted by the registry, ClinicalTrials.gov.

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 Feb 14, 2022, 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
NCT02178722
Lead sponsor
Incyte Corporation
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jul 1, 2014
Start date
Jul 17, 2014
Primary completion
Nov 26, 2018
Completion
Nov 6, 2020
Results posted
Dec 19, 2019
Last update
Feb 14, 2022

Study contacts

Mark Jones, MD
study director · Incyte Corporation

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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