Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor (ICI)-Drug-Drug Interaction (DDI) Study

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseEarly Phase 1
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorIndiana University

About this trial

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) (also called "immunotherapy") are an effective family of anti-cancer drugs, but they can cause serious side effects. Some evidence suggests these side effects might happen because ICIs interact with other drugs that you may already be taking, making those drugs work differently, or causing more side effects. The purpose of this study is to see whether ICIs impact how the liver processes other drugs. To do this, participants will be given a probe cocktail of 7 different FDA-approved drugs that are processed in different ways in the liver.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

≥ 18 years old at the time of informed consent

Diagnosed with cancer AND initiating therapy with single agent or combination therapy that includes an immune checkpoint inhibitor (e.g., atezolizumab, cemiplimab, durvalumab, ipilimumab, nivolumab, pembrolizumab, relatlimab, tremelimumab)

Ability to provide written informed consent and HIPAA authorization

Disqualifiers

Actively pregnant or breastfeeding

Body weight less than 50 kg or a BMI >35

Low baseline hemoglobin, defined as <10 g/dL

Note: if a prospective patient's hemoglobin returns to the normal range, they can be re-screened for trial inclusion)

Trial design

Design model

Crossover

Treatments tested in this trial

  • ICI Therapy

    Drug

    Low dose of a cocktail of probe substrates for eight major CYP enzymes/drug transporters.

Treatment groups

80 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Cohort 1Experimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Cohort 2Experimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Change in plasma concentrations from drug exposure during ICI therapy

Time frame
baseline (before start of ICI therapy) up to day 84
2

Toxicity concentrations for CYP/transporter substrate drugs in plasma

Time frame
baseline (day before Cycle 1 start) up to day 84
3

Associations between pro-inflammatory cytokine concentrations and CYP/transporter probe drug concentrations in plasma

Time frame
baseline (day before Cycle 1 start) up to day 84

Secondary outcomes

1

Assess associations between T cells populations and CYP/transporter probe drug concentrations

Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs)

Time frame
baseline (day before Cycle 1 start) up to day 84
2

Concentrations of endogenous biomarkers

Plasma or urine

Time frame
baseline (day before Cycle 1 start) up to day 84
3

CYP/transporter endogenous biomarker concentrations

Plasma or urine correlated with plasma concentrations of pro-inflammatory cytokines

Time frame
baseline (day before Cycle 1 start) up to day 84
4

Correlation of concentration of population of activated T cells and CYP/transporter endogenous biomarkers

Plasma or urine

Time frame
baseline (day before Cycle 1 start) up to day 84

Other outcomes

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