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WithdrawnNCT06084689EMPIREUpdated Sep 2, 2025

Targeting MDMD and PD1 in Tumors With Tertiary Lymphoid Structures

A Phase 2 interventional study of Ezabenlimab + BI907828 in Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Non Small Cell Lung Cancer and Triple Negative Breast Cancer, sponsored by Institut Bergonié. Withdrawn at 6 sites in France. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-09-02.

Sponsored by Institut Bergonié · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was withdrawn
Discontinuation of molecule development
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
0
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Phase II, multicenter, open-label, multi-cohort proof-of-concept study designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Ezabenlimab combined with BI 907828 in patients with unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors.

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This study is a phase II, multicenter, open-label, multi-cohort proof-of-concept study designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Ezabenlimab combined with BI 907828 in patients with unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors.

Inclusions will proceed independently for 2 cohorts of patients with TP53 wild-type and TLS+ tumors (TLS: tertiary lymphoid strucutres), as follows:

  • Cohort A: soft-tissue sarcomas

    • Single-arm phase II trial
    • 2-stage optimal Simon's design (Simon, 1989)
    • Primary endpoint: is Disease Control Rate (DCR) within 24 weeks of treatment onset, as per RECIST v1.1.
  • Cohort B: Solid tumors [non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) or triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) or MMS colorectal cancer (MSS-CCR) or biliary tract cancer (BTC)]

    • Single-arm phase II trial
    • 2-stage optimal Simon's design (Simon, 1989)
    • Primary endpoint: is Disease Control Rate (DCR) within 24 weeks of treatment onset, as per RECIST v1.1.
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Conditions studied

  • Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma
  • Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
  • Triple Negative Breast Cancer
  • Colorectal Cancer
  • Biliary Tract Cancer

Keywords

  • Tertiary lymphoid structures
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In context

Sarcoma

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Lead sponsor

Institut Bergonié is the lead sponsor of 119 studies on the registry; 16 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  1. Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis:

    • For cohort A: soft-tissue sarcoma. As recommended by the French NCI, diagnosis must be reviewed or confirmed by the RRePS Network (Réseau de référence en pathologie des sarcomes et des viscères) as recommended by the French NCI (Institut National du Cancer, Inca).
    • For cohort B: non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) or triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) or MMS colorectal cancer (MSS-CCR) or biliary tract cancer (BTC)
  2. Age ≥ 18 years,
  3. Advanced/unresectable and/or metastatic disease,
  4. Mature TLS positive status
  5. TP53-wild type status known (by molecular biology)
  6. Cohort A: MDM2 status known at the time of inclusion
  7. Cohort B: are eligible the following populations

    • NSCLC known PD-L1 tumor proportion score (TPS) \< 50% AND naïve from treatment with ICI (immune checkpoint inhibitors)
    • NSCLC exposed to anti-PD1 or PD-L1 based therapy with clinical benefit (clinical benefit is defined as objective response or stable disease for at least 4 months)
    • TNBC exposed to anti-PD1 or PD-L1 based therapy with clinical benefit (clinical benefit is defined as objective response or stable disease for at least 4 months)
    • MSS-CCR naïve from treatment with ICI
    • Biliary tract cancer exposed to anti-PD1 or PD-L1 based therapy with clinical benefit (clinical benefit is defined as objective response or stable disease for at least 4 months)
  8. Patients must have measurable disease (lesion in previously irradiated filed can be considered as measurable if progressive at inclusion according to RECIST v1.1) defined as per RECIST v1.1 with at least one lesion that can be measured in at least one dimension (longest diameter to be recorded) as > 10 mm with spiral CT scan.,
  9. Performance status 0-2
  10. Life expectancy ≥ 8 weeks,
  11. Adequate hematologic and end-organ function as defined per protocol
  12. Disease progression on prior treatment, or previously untreated disease with no available acceptable treatment
  13. Recovery to grade ≤ 1 from any adverse event (AE) derived from previous treatment (excluding alopecia and vitiligo of any grade and non-painful peripheral neuropathy grade ≤ 2) according to the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI-CTCAE, version 5.0),
  14. Ability to comply with the study protocol, in the investigator's judgment
  15. Female subjects of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 14 days prior to the first dose of study treatment. Serum or urine pregnancy test must be repeated within 72 hours prior to receiving the first dose of study medication,
  16. Both women of childbearing potential and men must agree to use two medically acceptable methods of contraception throughout the treatment period
  17. No prior or concurrent malignant disease diagnosed or treated in the last 2 years except for: a. superficial/non-invasive bladder cancer, or basal or squamous cell carcinoma in situ treated with curative intent; b. endoscopically resected GI cancers limited to the mucosal layer without recurrence in > 1 year,
  18. Voluntarily signed and dated written informed consent prior to any study specific procedure,
  19. Patients with a social security in compliance with the French law.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Prior treatment with ezabenlimab and/or BI 907828,
  2. Women who are pregnant or breast feeding,
  3. Participation to a study involving a medical or therapeutic intervention in the last 30 days,
  4. Previous enrolment in the present study,
  5. Patient unable to follow and comply with the study procedures because of any geographical, social or psychological reasons,
  6. Inability to swallow,
  7. History of severe allergic anaphylactic reactions to chimeric or humanized antibodies or fusion proteins,
  8. Known hypersensitivity to Chinese hamster ovary cell products or to any component of the ezabenlimab or BI 907828 formulation,
  9. Symptomatic or actively progressing central nervous system (CNS) metastases.
  10. History of leptomeningeal disease,
  11. Primary CNS tumors with any of the following characteristics:

    • History of intracranial hemorrhage or spinal cord hemorrhage
    • Neurosurgical resection or brain biopsy to the primary brain tumor within 28 days of Cycle 1 Day 1
  12. Any systemic anticancer treatment within 2 weeks or 5 half-lives (whichever is shorter) prior to start of ezabenlimab combined with BI 907828,
  13. Whole brain radiotherapy within 14 days prior to start of BI 754091 combined with BI 907828
  14. Stereotactic radiosurgery within 7 days prior to start of ezabenlimab combined with BI 907828
  15. Active bleeding, significant risk of haemorrhage (e.g. previous severe gastrointestinal bleeding, previous haemorrhagic stroke at any time), or current bleeding disorder (e.g. haemophilia, von Willebrand disease)
  16. History of or concurrent serious medical condition or abnormality in clinical laboratory tests that, in the investigator's judgment, precludes the patient's safe participation in and completion of the study or confounds the ability to interpret data from the study
  17. Incomplete recovery from any surgery prior to the start of ezabenlimab combined with BI 907828 that would interfere with the determination of safety or efficacy of ezabenlimab combined with BI 907828
  18. Significant cardiovascular disease, such as New York Heart Association cardiac disease (Class II or higher), myocardial infarction, or cerebrovascular accident within 3 months prior to enrollment, unstable arrhythmias, or unstable angina
  19. Uncontrolled tumor-related pain.
  20. Uncontrolled pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, or ascites requiring recurrent drainage procedures (once monthly or more frequently).
  21. Active or history of autoimmune disease or immune deficiency,
  22. History of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, organizing pneumonia (e.g., bronchiolitis obliterans), drug-induced pneumonitis, or idiopathic pneumonitis, or evidence of active pneumonitis on screening chest computed tomography (CT) scan. History of radiation pneumonitis in the radiation field (fibrosis) is permitted.
  23. Active tuberculosis
  24. Severe infection within 4 weeks prior to initiation of ezabenlimab combined with BI 907828, including, but not limited to, hospitalization for complications of infection, bacteremia, or severe pneumonia
  25. Treatment with therapeutic oral or IV antibiotics within 2 weeks prior to initiation of ezabenlimab combined with BI 907828.
  26. Prior allogeneic stem cell or solid organ transplantation
  27. Treatment with a live, attenuated vaccine within 4 weeks prior to initiation of ezabenlimab combined with BI 907828, or anticipation of need for such a vaccine during treatment or within 6 months after the final dose ezabenlimab combined with BI 907828. Seasonal flu vaccines that do not contain a live virus are permitted,
  28. Current treatment with anti-viral therapy for HBV
  29. Treatment with systemic immunostimulatory agents within 4 weeks or 5 drug elimination half-lives (whichever is longer) prior to initiation of ezabenlimab combined with BI 907828
  30. Treatment with systemic immunosuppressive medication within 2 weeks prior to initiation of ezabenlimab combined with BI 907828, or anticipation of need for systemic immunosuppressive medication during ezabenlimab combined with BI 907828.
  31. Patients with oral anticoagulation based on Vitamin K antagonist.
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Cohort A: soft-tissue sarcomas

    Soft-tissue sarcomas

    Drug: Ezabenlimab + BI907828

  • Experimental
    Cohort B: Solid tumors

    Solid tumors \[non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) or triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) or MMS colorectal cancer (MSS-CCR) or biliary tract cancer (BTC)\]

    Drug: Ezabenlimab + BI907828

Interventions

  • DrugEzabenlimab + BI907828

    A treatment cycle consists of 3 weeks. Both treatments will be administered on Day 1 of each cycle.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Disease control rate (DCR)

    Disease control rate (DCR), defined as the proportion of patients with disease control lasting for at least 24 weeks since treatment onset, will be reported.

    Time frame: 6 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Objective response rate

    Objective response rate (ORR), defined as the proportion of patients with objective response will be assessed, based on centralized radiological review, within 24 weeks of treatment onset.

    Time frame: 6 months

  2. Duration of response (DoR)

    Duration of response (DoR) defined as the time from documentation of tumor response (CR, Cru, PR, PRu) to disease progression (as per RECIST V1.1).

    Time frame: 1 year

  3. Progression-free survival (PFS)

    Progression-free survival (PFS) defined as the time from the first day of treatment to the first documented disease progression (as per RECIST v1.1) or death (due to any cause), whichever occurs first.

    Time frame: 1 year

  4. Overall survival

    Overall survival defined as the time from the first day of treatment to death (due to any cause).

    Time frame: 1 year

  5. Safety and tolerability of the combination

    Occurence of adverse events (AEs) and Serious adverse events (SAEs)

    Time frame: Throughout treatment period, an expected average of 6 months

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Study locations

6 sites
  • Institut Bergonié
    Bordeaux, 33076, France
  • Centre Georges François Leclerc
    Dijon, France
  • Centre Oscar Lambret
    Lille, 59000, France
  • Centre Léon Bérard
    Lyon, France
  • CHRU Poitiers
    Poitiers, France
  • Centre Eugène Marquis
    Rennes, France
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 2, 2025, 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
NCT06084689
Lead sponsor
Institut Bergonié
Collaborators
Boehringer Ingelheim
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 16, 2023
Start date
Jun 14, 2024
Primary completion
Jul 1, 2024 (estimated)
Completion
Jul 1, 2024 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 2, 2025

Study contacts

Antoine ITALIANO, MD, PhD
principal investigator · Institut Bergonié

Oversight

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