About this trial
This study is a multicenter, open label phase I/ II trial to assess the safety and clinical efficacy of tebentafusp-tebn in combination with liver-directed therapies in HLA-A\*0201 positive patients with metastatic uveal melanoma. In Part 1 of the study, the Prinicipal Investigator will investigate the safety and efficacy of tebentafusp-tebn in combination with hepatic IE in patients with a low to moderate hepatic disease burden. In Part 2, the study will investigate the efficacy of tebentafusp-tebn in combination with TACE in patients with bulky hepatic disease.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Prior surgery or ablation for oligometastatic disease is allowable.
Palliative radiation of non-target lesions also allowable. ii. Part 2: Patients may have had prior systemic therapy with chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or targeted therapy. They can also have had prior liver directed therapy including surgery, ablation, immunoembolization, or radioembolization. However cannot have had more than two prior lines of treatment total.
Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm³
Hemoglobin > 8.0g/dL
Disqualifiers
Failure to meet any of the criteria set forth in the Inclusion criteria section
History of prior tebentafusp-tebn use
Prior chemoembolization in Part 2 is not permitted
History of severe immediate or delayed hypersensitivity reaction to biologic drugs, monoclonal antibodies, iodinated contrast agent
Trial design
Sequential
Treatments tested in this trial
Tebentafusp-Tebn
DrugDosing: All patients enrolled in this study will receive treatment with tebentafusp-tebn based on the approved step-up dosing regimen of 20 mcg on C1D1, 30 mcg on C1D8, then 68 mcg weekly beginning on C1D15 and thereafter. This escalated dose administered at C1D15 will be the dose used for the remainder of the treatment period unless dose reduction is implemented for toxicity. Beginning with C1D8, tebentafusp-tebn will be administered on the scheduled day (± 2 days), and consecutive infusions of tebentafusp-tebn must be administered at least 5 days apart.
GM-CSF (Sargramostim)
DrugRecombinant human GM-CSF (Sargramostim, Leukine®, Sanofi US) 1,500mg will be mixed with ethiodized oil (Ethiodol®). The GM-CSF/ethiodized oil mixture will be injected selectively into one of the hepatic lobes, followed by infusion of gelatin sponge particles to achieve the stasis of blood flow. This will repeat every 4 weeks.
BCNU
DrugPatients will be treated with hepatic artery infusion of 300mg BCNU (1,3-bis \[2-chloroethyl\]-1-nitrosourea, Carmustine) dissolved in ethiodized oil followed by embolization with gelatin sponge particles \[TACE with BCNU 300mg\]; every 4 weeks +/- 7 days in the case of either bilobar or unilobar metastasis
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Part 1A: Safety lead-in
Adverse events (AEs) according to NCI CTCAE Version 5.0. Safety and tolerability data will be presented by treatment arm using the safety population. Safety data will be summarized descriptively and will not be formally analyzed. AE presentation will include incidence, severity, and relationship to study drug.
Part 1A: Efficacy
6-month progression-free survival rate as determined by response criteria (RECIST 1.1). Will be summarized by count and percentage along with the two-sided 90% exact confidence interval (CI).
Part 1B: Progression-free Survival
Defined as the time from the date of randomization until the date of objective disease progression or death by any cause. The primary Progression-free Survival (PSF) analysis will use a one-sided log-rank test, with a type I error of 0.05. In addition, PFS will be analyzed using Cox proportional hazards model and the estimated HR with 90% Confidence Interval (CI) will be reported. Kaplan-Meier curves of PFS will be presented by treatment arm along with estimated medians PFS (CIs).
Part 2: 6-month progression-free survival rate
As determined by response criteria (RECIST 1.1). Defined as the proportion of patients alive and progression-free at 6 months after treatment initiation. Will be summarized by count and percentage. In addition, a two-sided 90% Confidence Interval (CI) based on the method of Koyama and Chen will be provided. This method is appropriate because it is proposed for Simon's 2-stage design, accounting for the inherent futility analysis.
Secondary outcomes
All toxicities using the NCI CTCAE Version 5.0
Safety and tolerability data will be presented by treatment arm using the safety population. Safety data will be summarized descriptively and will not be formally analyzed. AE presentation will include incidence, severity, and relationship to study drug.
Overall response rate (ORR)
Count and percentage of patients with a tumor response (Complete Response/Partial Response)
Liver-specific progression-free survival
As determined by response criteria (RECIST 1.1). Defined as the proportion of patients alive and progression-free at 6 months after treatment initiation. Will be summarized by count and percentage.
Overall survival
Measured from the start of the treatment to death due to any cause. Date and cause of death will be recorded. Any patient not known to have died at the time of analysis will be censored based on the last recorded date on which the patient was known to be alive. The cause of death will be categorized as either cancer-related or cancer-unrelated.
Sponsors and contacts
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Thomas Jefferson University
Lead sponsor
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University
Collaborator
Wills Eye
Collaborator