A Phase 2 interventional study of Durvalumab and Tremelimumab in Advanced Biliary Tract Carcinoma, sponsored by GERCOR - Multidisciplinary Oncology Cooperative Group. Active, not recruiting at 28 sites in France. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-07-23.
Sponsored by GERCOR - Multidisciplinary Oncology Cooperative Group · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment
IMMUNO-BIL is a non-comparative randomized 1:1 phase II study. This study will assess the efficacy and safety of the combination of durvalumab plus tremelimumab with or without weekly paclitaxel in patients with advanced BTC after failure of platinum-based chemotherapy.
On the 25th June 2019, the maximum DLT event number was reached (6/10) in the durvalumab plus tremelimumab combination with paclitaxel Arm (Arm B). According to the Pocock boundary described in the protocol, GERCOR has updated the study to discontinue enrollment in Arm B (durvalumab plus tremelimumab with paclitaxel) . No safety concerns were raised by the IDMC in Arm A. Consequently, the study will resume with Arm A (durvalumab plus tremelimumab) only, without randomization.
Discontinuation of ARM B(June 2019): Durvalumab plus tremelimumab plus paclitaxel
One cycle equals 4 weeks (D1=D28); Durvalumab: 1,500 mg by IV infusion on D1, until progression or unacceptable toxicity or withdrawal of consent.
Tremelimumab: 75 mg by IV infusion on D1 for the first 4 cycles. Paclitaxel: 80 mg/m2, every week for 3 weeks (D1-D8-D15), by IV infusion, until progression or unacceptable toxicity or withdrawal of consent (at least 6 cycles, at the discretion of the investigator).
December 2020: Tremelimumab dosage modification based on the results of the Study 22 study (Kelley RK, et al. ASCO20 Virtual Scientific Program 2020) showing increased efficacy (response rate and progression-free survival) without safety concerns with one dose of tremelimumab 300 mg (cycle 1) instead of four doses of 75 mg (cycle 1 to cycle 4) in combination with durvalumab 1,500 mg Q4W in hepatocellular carcinoma. Following these results, we have changed the tremelimumab 75 mg x 4 schedule for the 300 mg x 1 schedule. The inclusion of 106 additional patients will be required to adequately evaluate the efficacy of this administration schedule.
ARM A : Durvalumab plus tremelimumab ( patients included before 31/12/2020) One cycle equals 4 weeks (D1=D28);
Durvalumab: 1,500 mg by IV infusion on D1, until progression or unacceptable toxicity or withdrawal of consent.
Tremelimumab: 75 mg by IV infusion on D1 for the first 4 cycles.
Biliary tract carcinoma (BTC, adenocarcinoma in more than 90% of cases) is the second primary liver tumor in incidence after hepatocellular carcinoma (2,000 new cases/year in France).
The prognosis of biliary malignancies is poor, with a 5-year overall survival rate (OS) of about 10-15%, most often due to late diagnosis, at an advanced stage.
In advanced BTC, the gemcitabine plus platinum (cisplatin [GEMCIS] or oxaliplatin [GEMOX]) doublet of chemotherapy is the standard first-line treatment and no targeted therapy has been validated in this indication to date. There is no second-line therapeutic standard; chemotherapy (mainly, 5-FU-based combination) yields limited median progression-free survival (PFS) and OS of abouty 2-3 months and 6-7 months respectively, justifying the exploration of new therapeutic options.
Immune therapies (mainly, immune checkpoint inhibitors [ICI]) have opened new opportunities in cancer therapy. Hence, anti-CTLA-4 and anti-PD-1/PD-L1 monoclonal antibodies (mAb) have demonstrated robust clinical activity and obtained FDA approval in several cancers. Recent data showed encouraging results with anti-PD-1 mAb as a monotherapy in PD-L1-positive pre-treated advanced BTC. The effects of ICI in combination with second-line chemotherapy in patients with advanced BTC have not been explored to date.
Platinum salts can induce "immunogenic cell death". Therefore, previous treatment with platinum may increase tumor immunogenicity and sensitivity to immune therapy, particularly, ICI. The second-line setting after failure of platinum-based chemotherapy may then be an optimal biological context for testing immune therapy in advanced BTC.
Durvalumab is a human immunoglobulin (Ig) G1 kappa (IgG1κ) anti-PD-L1 mAb. Tremelimumab is a human IgG2 anti-CTLA-4 mAb. Paclitaxel is a chemotherapy belonging to the taxane family. Taxanes may enhance the effect of immunotherapy by increasing the sensitivity of the tumor and activating the immune system. Taxanes are used in some patients with advanced biliary cancer.
These data suggest that BTC may be a good candidate for immune therapy. The combination of anti-CTL4 and anti-PD1/PD-L1 mAb is expected to be active in both immune-inflamed and non-inflamed BTC, and in PD-L1 high and low tumors.
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Adequate organ function, as defined by the following:
Evidence of post-menopausal status or negative urinary or serum pregnancy test for female pre-menopausal patients. Women will be considered post-menopausal if they have been amenorrheic for 12 months without an alternative medical cause. The following age-specific requirements apply:
Women \< 50 years of age would be considered post-menopausal if they have been amenorrheic for 12 months or more following cessation of exogenous hormonal treatments and if they have luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone levels in the post-menopausal range for the institution or underwent surgical sterilization (bilateral oophorectomy or hysterectomy).
Women ≥ 50 years of age would be considered post-menopausal if they have been amenorrheic for 12 months or more following cessation of all exogenous hormonal treatments, had radiation-induced menopause with last menses > 1 year ago, had chemotherapy-induced menopause with last menses > 1 year ago, or underwent surgical sterilization (bilateral oophorectomy, bilateral salpingectomy or hysterectomy).
Women participants of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test within the 7 days prior to the first treatment administration. Both women participants of childbearing potential and men participants who are sexually active with women of childbearing potential must agree to use a reliable method of birth control (i.e. pregnancy rate \< 1% per year); women of childbearing potential will be instructed to adhere to contraception for a period of 180 days after the last dose of durvalumab and tremelimumab or 90 days after the last dose of durvalumab monotherapy or 6 months after the last dose of paclitaxel. Men participants who are sexually active with women of childbearing potential will be instructed to adhere to contraception and must refrain from sperm donation for a period of 180 days after the last dose of durvalumab and tremelimumab or 90 days after the last dose of durvalumab monotherapy or 6 months after the last dose of paclitaxel.
Exclusion Criteria:
Any unresolved toxicity NCI CTCAE Grade ≥ 2 from previous anticancer therapy with the exception of alopecia, vitiligo, and the laboratory values defined in the inclusion criteria
Any systemic steroid therapy (> 10 mg daily dose of prednisone or equivalent) whatever the duration of this corticotherapy
Note: The following are exceptions to this criterion:
Active infection including tuberculosis (clinical evaluation that includes clinical history, physical examination and radiographic findings, and TB testing in line with local practice), hepatitis B (known positive HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) result), hepatitis C, or human immunodeficiency virus (positive HIV 1/2 antibodies) Note: Patients with past HBV infection or resolved HBV infection (defined as having a negative HBsAg test and a positive hepatitis B core antigen [HBc] antibody test) are eligible.
Note: Patients positive for HCV antibody are eligible only if polymerase chain reaction testing is negative for HCV ribonucleic acid (RNA).
Active or prior documented autoimmune or inflammatory disorders (including inflammatory bowel disease [e.g., colitis or Crohn's disease], diverticulitis [with the exception of diverticulosis], systemic lupus erythematosus, Sarcoidosis syndrome, or Wegener syndrome [granulomatosis with polyangiitis, Graves' disease, rheumatoid arthritis, hypophysitis, uveitis, etc]), that has required systemic treatment (i.e. with use of disease modifying agents, corticosteroids or immunosuppressive drugs) Note: Patients with vitiligo, alopecia, or any chronic skin condition that does not require systemic therapy are exception to this criterion.
Note: History of autoimmune-related hypothyroidism on a stable dose of thyroid replacement hormone may be eligible.
Note: Controlled Type 1 diabetes mellitus on a stable insulin regimen may be eligible.
One cycle equals 4 weeks (D1=D28); Durvalumab: 1,500 mg by IV infusion on D1, until progression or unacceptable toxicity or withdrawal of consent. Tremelimumab: 300 mg by IV infusion on D1 at cycle 1 only.
Drug: Durvalumab · Drug: Tremelimumab
1500mg by intravenous (IV) infusion on D1 until progression or unacceptable toxicity or withdrawal of consent
Also known as: MEDI4736
300mg by IV infusion on D1 at cycle 1 only
Also known as: CP-675
Overall Survival (OS) in amended Arm A
OS - defined as the time from date of randomization to date of death. In the absence of confirmation of death, survival time will be censored at the date of the last clinical assessment
Time frame: At 6 months
Safety profile - All grade and severe (grade 3-5)
All grade and severe (grade 3-5) adevrse events, according to the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v 5.0
Time frame: From signature of informed consent to 3 months after last study treatment administration
RECIST v1.1 and iRECIST criteria in arm A and amended Arm A
RECIST v1.1 and iRECIST criteria comparison for tumor response evaluation in arm A and amended Arm A
Time frame: At 2 months, evaluation every 2 months during treatment period and end of treatment (until the date of first documented progression or date of death, assessed up to 30 months
Health-related Quality of life (HRQoL) assessed by EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire in Arm A and amended Arm A
A quality of life score is obtained according to the answers to the questionnaires.
Time frame: Baseline, every 2 months during treatment period and end of treatment (until the date of first documented progression or date of death)
Health-related Quality of life (HRQoL) assessed by EORTC QLQ-BIL21 questionnaire
A quality of life score is obtained according to the answers to the questionnaires.
Time frame: Baseline, every 2 months during treatment period and end of treatment (until the date of first documented progression or date of death)
Quality-Adjusted Time Without Symptoms of Disease or Toxicity of Treatment (Q-Twist) in arm A and amended Arm A
Q-TWiST analysis considers three health states, TOX, TWiST, and REL, and the duration of each state is calculated for every patient.
Time frame: assessed up to 30 months
Predictive markers of response in arm A and amended arm A
Evaluation of predictive markers of response in arm A and amended arm A
Time frame: Baseline, Month 2, Month 4, Month 8, Month 12, Month 18, Month 24 and end of study (until the date of first documented progression or date of death, assessed up 30 months
Progression free survival (PFS) in Arm A and Amended Arm A
PFS at 4 months according to iRECIST (centralized review of CT-scan imaging) Note: disease progression on CT-scan imaging must be confirmed by a new imaging at 4 weeks in order to meet iRECIST criteria.
Time frame: at 4 months
Overall Survival (OS) in Arm A
OS - defined as the time from date of randomization to date of death. In the absence of confirmation of death, survival time will be censored at the date of the last clinical assessment
Time frame: At 6 months
Plan to share: No
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