LAG3 PET Imaging in Advanced Solid Tumors

University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG)

Status and phase: Active, not recruiting; Phase 2; Phase 1

Conditions: Metastatic Solid Tumor

Treatments: Other: 89Zr-DFO-REGN3767; Drug: Cemiplimab

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT04706715

202000570

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is an investigator-initiated, single-center, open-label clinical trial designed to evaluate the safety and PK of the PET tracer 89Zr-DFO-REGN3767 in patients prior to and during treatment.

Enrollment: 41 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Age ≥ 18 years at the time of signing informed consent.

2. Patients with histologically confirmed diagnosis of locally advanced or metastatic solid cancer types who, according to the opinion of the investigator, based on available clinical data, may benefit from PD1 antibody with or without platinum-based chemotherapy.

3. At least 1 lesion that is accessible per investigator's assessment and eligible for biopsy according to standard clinical care procedures.

4. Measurable disease, as defined by standard RECIST v1.1. Previously irradiated lesions should not be counted as target lesions except for lesions that have progressed after radiotherapy.

5. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1.

6. Life expectancy ≥ 12 weeks.

7. Adequate organ and bone marrow function as defined below:

   1. Hemoglobin ≥9.0 g/dL
   2. Absolute neutrophil count ≥1.5 x 109/L
   3. Absolute lymphocyte count ≥0.75 x 109/L
   4. Platelet count ≥100 x 109/L
   5. Serum creatinine ≤1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) or estimated glomerular filtration rate > 30 mL/min/1.73 m2. A 24-hour urine creatinine collection may substitute for the calculated creatinine clearance to meet eligibility criteria.
   6. Adequate hepatic function:

   i. Total bilirubin ≤1.5 x ULN (≤3 x ULN if liver tumor involvement); Patients with Gilbert's syndrome do not need to meet total bilirubin requirements, provided their total bilirubin is unchanged from their baseline. Gilbert's syndrome must be documented appropriately as past medical history.

   ii. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤2.5 x ULN (≤5 x ULN if liver tumor involvement) iii. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤2.5 x ULN (≤5 x ULN if liver tumor involvement) iv. Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) ≤2.5 x ULN (≤5 x ULN if liver or bone tumor involvement)

8. Signed informed consent.

9. Willingness and ability to comply with all protocol required procedures.

Exclusion criteria

1. Treatment with any approved anti-cancer therapy, investigational agent, or participation in another clinical trial with therapeutic intent within 28 days prior to 89Zr-DFO-REGN3767 injection.

2. Prior ICI treatment, including but not limited to anti-PD1 and anti-PD-L1 therapeutic antibodies.

3. Encephalitis, meningitis or uncontrolled seizures in the year prior to inclusion.

4. Any unresolved toxicity (>CTCAE grade 2) from previous anti-cancer therapy. Subjects with irreversible toxicity that is not reasonably expected to be exacerbated by the investigational product may be included (e.g., hearing loss, peripherally neuropathy)

5. Symptomatic, untreated brain metastasis, leptomeningeal disease, or spinal cord compression. Patients are eligible if central nervous system (CNS) metastases are adequately treated and neurologically stable for at least 2 weeks prior to enrollment.

6. Documented allergic or acute hypersensitivity reaction attributed to antibody treatments.

7. Major surgical procedure other than for diagnosis within 28 days prior to 89Zr-DFO-REGN3767 injection or anticipation of need for a major surgical procedure during the course of the study.

8. For patients that will be treated with cemiplimab in combination with platinum containing chemotherapy, the following additional criteria apply:

   • Age > 70 years
   • Leucopenia <3 x 109/L
   • Estimated glomerular filtration rate < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2
   • Cardiovascular disease, such as New York Heart Association cardiac disease (Class II or greater), unstable angina, unstable cardiac arrhythmias, myocardial infarction < 3 months ago, or cerebrovascular accident < 6 months ago.
   • Hearing loss
   • Any other exclusion criteria, according to the local clinical practice guidelines for the chosen chemotherapy regimen.

9. History of autoimmune disease, including but not limited to myasthenia gravis, myositis, autoimmune hepatitis, systemic lupus erythematous, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, vascular thrombosis associated with antiphospholipid syndrome, Wegener's granulomatosis, Sjögren's syndrome, Guillain-Barré syndrome, multiple sclerosis, vasculitis or glomerulonephritis.

   • Patients with a history of autoimmune-related hypothyroidism on a stable dose of thyroid replacement hormone may be eligible for his study.
   • Patients with controlled type I diabetes mellitus on a stable dose of insulin regimen may be eligible for this study.

10. History of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, organizing pneumonia (e.g., bronchiolitis obliterans), drug-induced pneumonitis, or idiopathic pneumonitis.

    • History of radiation pneumonitis in the radiation field (fibrosis) is permitted.

11. Treatment with systemic immunosuppressive medications (including but not limited to prednisone, cyclophosphamide, azathioprine, methotrexate, thalidomide, and anti-tumor necrosis factor agents) within 4 weeks prior to 89Zr-DFO-REGN3767 injection.

    • Patients who have received acute, low-dose, systemic immunosuppressant medications (e.g. a one-time of dexamethasone for nausea) may be enrolled in the study after discussion with and approval by the sponsor.
    • The use of inhaled corticosteroids for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, mineralocorticoids (e.g. fludrocortisone) for patients with orthostatic hypotension, and low-dose supplemental corticosteroids for adrenocortical insufficiency are allowed.

12. Prior allogeneic bone marrow transplantation or solid organ transplant.

13. Active infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B, hepatitis C or tuberculosis infection; or diagnosis of immunodeficiency

    • Patients will be tested for hepatitis C virus (HCV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) at screening.
    • Patients with known HIV infection who have controlled infection (undetectable viral load (HIV ribonucleic acid (RNA) polymerase chain reaction (PCR)) and CD4 count above 350 either spontaneously or on a stable antiviral regimen are permitted. For patients with controlled HIV infection, monitoring will be performed per local standards.
    • Patients with hepatitis B who have a controlled infection (serum HBV deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) PCR that is below the limit of detection AND receiving anti-viral therapy for hepatitis B) are permitted. Patients with controlled infections must undergo periodic monitoring of HBV DNA. Patients must remain on anti-viral therapy for at least 6 months beyond the last dose of investigational study drug.
    • Patients who are HCV antibody positive who have controlled infection (undetectable HCV RNA by PCR either spontaneously or in response to a successful prior course of anti-HCV therapy) are permitted.
    • Patients positive for HCV antibody are eligible only if PCR is negative for HCV RNA.

14. Active infection, that requires systemic antibiotics within 2 weeks prior to 89Zr-DFO-REGN3767 injection.

15. Any other diseases, metabolic dysfunction, physical examination finding, or clinical laboratory finding giving reasonable suspicion of a disease or condition that contraindicates the use of 89Zr-DFO-REGN3767, or that may affect the interpretation of the results or render the patient at high risk from complications.

16. Receipt of a live vaccine (including attenuated) within 30 days of planned start of study medication.

17. Altered mental status, or any psychiatric condition that would prohibit the understanding or rendering of informed consent.

18. Sponsor employee/member of the clinical site study team and/or his or her immediate family

19. Women with a positive serum chorionic gonadotropin HCG pregnancy test at the screening/baseline visit. Breastfeeding women are also excluded.

20. Women of childbearing potential* and sexually active men who are unwilling to practice highly effective contraception prior to the first dose of study therapy, during the study, and for at least 6 months after the last dose.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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41 participants in 2 patient groups

Dose finding cohort

Experimental group

Description:

In part A of this imaging trial, a dose finding study will be performed to establish safety, to assess the appropriate protein dose for PET-scanning and to assess the appropriate PET scanning interval. After completion of imaging, patients will start treatment with cemiplimab with or without platinum-based chemotherapy.

Treatment:

Drug: Cemiplimab

Other: 89Zr-DFO-REGN3767

Feasibility cohort

Experimental group

Description:

The purpose of part B of the study is to analyze the PK of 89Zr-DFO-REGN3767 in patients before and during treatment with cemiplimab with or without platinum-based chemotherapy.

Treatment:

Drug: Cemiplimab

Other: 89Zr-DFO-REGN3767