A Phase 1/2 interventional study of Novel combination of chemotherapy and immunotherapy in Cholangiocarcinoma, sponsored by University of Alabama at Birmingham. Terminated at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 89 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-11-05.
Sponsored by University of Alabama at Birmingham · Phase 1/2, Interventional, and Treatment
This pilot trial will be used to assess the activity, safety and feasibility of doublet immunotherapy and platinum-based chemotherapy in resectable intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma with high risk features. The hypothesis is that the combination of durvalumab/MEDI4736 and tremelimumab (doublet immunotherapy) with platinum-based chemotherapy (gemcitabine and cisplatin) will yield an objective of 52% and improve complete resection rates in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. This will facilitate margin negative resection and ultimately reduce recurrence rates and improve survival. Carrying out this trial in the neoadjuvant setting potentially allows improved overall survival and also provides an opportunity for discovery of biomarkers that may predict response to therapy.
All enrolled participants will receive the study intervention. Patients will receive up to 4 cycles of interventional agents prior to surgical resection. They will undergo imaging scans after the 2nd and 4th cycle (before surgery) of intervention agents. The short interval of scans (6 weeks) allows investigators to identify non responders. These patients may be encouraged to come off study and be treated based on the treating oncologist's choice. Since the investigational agents include 'standard of care' agents, a good argument can be made that these patients would not have benefitted from standard therapy only. Patients with at least stable disease after the 2nd treatment cycle will proceed with study interventions. However, patients with radiologic progression but who remain clinically stable may be allowed to continue treatment if the patient elects to, pending confirmation of progression and after a discussion between the investigator and sponsor-investigator.
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Subject must meet all of the following applicable inclusion criteria to participate in this study:
Measurable disease based on RECIST 1.1 and have 1 or more radiologic features compatible with high risk (for resection and recurrence) but still considered technically resectable per multidisciplinary tumor board (Surgical oncologist, radiologist and medical oncologist minimum) meeting. High risk features would include at least 1 of the following criteria-
Adequate normal organ and marrow function as defined below:
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 amenorrhoeic for 12 months without an alternative medical cause. The following age-specific requirements apply:
Exclusion Criteria:
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.]). The following are exceptions to this criterion:
History of another primary malignancy except for
Current or prior use of immunosuppressive medication within 14 days before the first dose of durvalumab or tremelimumab. The following are exceptions to this criterion:
Patients who have received prior anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1 or anti-CTLA-4:
Judgment by the investigator that the patient is unsuitable to participate in the study and the patient is unlikely to comply with study procedures, restrictions and requirements.
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This study has one arm. All enrolled patients will receive a combination of a platinum based chemotherapy regimen (gemcitabine and cisplatin) and a combination of two immune check point inhibitors, anti- CTLA4 (Tremelimumab) and anti PDL-1 (durvalumab). Gemcitabine will be administered (gemzar) intravenously, 1000mg/m2 on Day 1 and Day 8 of a 21 day cycle for up to 4 cycles. Cisplatin (Platinol) will be administered intravenously, 25mg//m2 on Day 1 and Day 8 of a 21 day cycle for up to 4 cycles. Tremelimumab will be administered intravenously, 300mg flat dose, on Day 1 of cycle 1 only. Durvalumab will be administered intravenously 1500mg on Day 1 of a 21 day cycle for 4 cycles.
Drug: Novel combination of chemotherapy and immunotherapy
This is a study of the combination of platinum based chemotherapy (gemcitabine and cisplatin) and doublet immunotherapy (durvalumab and tremelimumab) in the preoperative setting for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma with high risk features. Gemcitabine and cisplatin are chemotherapy agents used in the management of locally advanced and metastatic cholangiocarcinoma. Durvalumab is a programmed cell death ligand 1 (PDL1) blocking antibody, that improves the immune response against cancer. Tremelimumab is an antibody that targets cytotoxic T cell lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA4) on regulatory T cells. It also improves the immune response against cancer cells
Also known as: Cisplatin (Platinol), Gemcitabine (Gemzar), Durvalumab (Imfimzi), Tremelimumab
Objective Response Rate
We will obtain computerized tomography (CT) and/or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans to assess the response to the intervention agents. We are interested in determining the percentage of patients who achieve a complete response or partial response (complete response plus partial response equals to objective response) when treated with intervention agents.
Time frame: Assessments will occur after 2 cycles (6 weeks) of receiving treatment and after 4 cycles (12 weeks) of receiving treatment or before surgical resection, whichever happens first.
The Percentage of Participants That Complete Preoperative Therapy
We will assess the percentage of patients who receive all 4 cycles of preoperative therapy
Time frame: Baseline through 16 weeks of treatment
Determine the Safety of the Combination of Intervention Agents by Assessing the Percentage of Patients Who Experience Dose Limiting Toxicities or Develop Adverse Reactions
Adverse reactions will be monitored and documented based on the National Cancer Institute's Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 5.0. The percentage of patients who experience different grades of adverse events will be assessed
Time frame: Baseline through 16 weeks of treatment
Determine Changes in the Tumor mRNA Gene Expression Pattern, Phenotype of Circulating Cytotoxic T Cells, and Changes in Circulating Markers of Immunogenic Cell Death Following Treatment With Intervention Agents
We will compare the differences in the patterns between the responders and the non responders.
Time frame: Baseline through 24 months
| Milestone | Novel Combination of Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy |
|---|---|
| Started | 1 |
| Completed | 1 |
| Not completed | 0 |
We will obtain computerized tomography (CT) and/or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans to assess the response to the intervention agents. We are interested in determining the percentage of patients who achieve a complete response or partial response (complete response plus partial response equals to objective response) when treated with intervention agents.
| percentage of participants | Novel Combination of Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy |
|---|---|
| Objective Response Rate | 100 |
We will assess the percentage of patients who receive all 4 cycles of preoperative therapy
| Participants | Novel Combination of Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy |
|---|---|
| The Percentage of Participants That Complete Preoperative Therapy | 1 |
Adverse reactions will be monitored and documented based on the National Cancer Institute's Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 5.0. The percentage of patients who experience different grades of adverse events will be assessed
| Participants | Novel Combination of Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy |
|---|---|
| Determine the Safety of the Combination of Intervention Agents by Assessing the Percentage of Patients Who Experience Dose Limiting Toxicities or Develop Adverse Reactions | 1 |
We will compare the differences in the patterns between the responders and the non responders.
No measurements were reported for this outcome.
Collected over 16 weeks. Non-serious events are listed at a 5% frequency threshold.
| Group | Deaths | Serious | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novel Combination of Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy | 0/1 (0%) | 1/1 (100%) | 0/1 (0%) |
| Event | Novel Combination of Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy |
|---|---|
| hospitalizationGastrointestinal disorders | 1/1 |
| Age, Categorical(Participants) | Novel Combination of Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy |
|---|---|
| <=18 years | 0 |
| Between 18 and 65 years | 1 |
| >=65 years | 0 |
| Age, Continuous(years) | Novel Combination of Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy |
|---|---|
| Mean | 43 (43 to 43) |
| Sex: Female, Male(Participants) | Novel Combination of Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy |
|---|---|
| Female | 0 |
| Male | 1 |
| Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants) | Novel Combination of Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy |
|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Unknown or Not Reported | 0 |
| Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants) | Novel Combination of Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Asian | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| White | 0 |
| More than one race | 0 |
| Unknown or Not Reported | 0 |
| Region of Enrollment(participants) | Novel Combination of Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy |
|---|---|
| United States | 1 |
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