DEPECA-1 - A Phase II Study to Evaluate a First-line Systemic Therapy With Enfortumab Vedotin Plus Avelumab for Advanced and Metastatic Penile Carcinoma

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexMale
Age18+
SponsorInstitut für Klinische Krebsforschung IKF GmbH at Krankenhaus Nordwest

About this trial

The DEPECA-1 trial is the first systematic Phase II trial to evaluate response and survival to a combination of antibody-drug conjugate enfortumab vedotin plus the PD-L1 inhibitor avelumab in patients with locally advanced and metastatic penile squamous cell carcinoma (PeCa) in the 1st line setting.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Patient has ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent.

Patient is ≥ 18 years of age at time of signing the written informed consent.

Male patients with histologically confirmed diagnosis of penile squamous cell carcinoma.

Stage 3 (cT3) disease with a single lymph node involved (N1).

Disqualifiers

Previous systemic therapy for metastatic or locally advanced PeCa in the palliative setting.

Previous treatment with investigational drugs or devices within 30 days prior to the first dose of trial treatment.

Known active central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis.

Active, known, or suspected autoimmune disease requiring systemic treatment within the past 2 years. Patients with controlled autoimmune d disease not requiring systemic immunosuppressive treatment including diabetes type I, vitiligo, psoriasis, or hypo- or hyperthyroid diseases are eligible.

Trial design

Design model

Single group

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Avelumab

    Drug

    Avelumab, 1,200 mg IV

  • enfortumab vedotin

    Drug

    Enfortumab vedotin, 1.25 mg/kg IV

Treatment groups

25 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group
Group A: Combined therapy consisting of enfortumab vedotin and avelumabExperimental treatment 2 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Objective Response Rate (ORR)

Objective Response Rate (ORR) in 1st line as assessed by investigators, defined as the proportion of patients achieving a complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) according to RECIST 1.1 criteria.

Time frame
Up to 24 months.

Secondary outcomes

1

Progression-free survival (PFS)

Progression-free survival (PFS), defined as the time from the start of treatment to the first documented disease progression acc. to RECIST 1.1 criteria or death from any cause, whichever occurs first.

Time frame
Up to 5 years.
2

Overall Survival (OS)

Time from the start of treatment to death from any cause.

Time frame
Up to 5 years.
3

Duration of Response (DoR)

Time from the first documented response (CR or PR) to disease progression or death from any cause (whichever occurs first).

Time frame
Up to 5 years.
4

Disease Control Rate (DCR)

Disease Control Rate (DCR), defined as the proportion of patients achieving CR, PR, or stable disease (SD) according to RECIST 1.1 criteria.

Time frame
Up to 27 months.

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Institut für Klinische Krebsforschung IKF GmbH at Krankenhaus Nordwest

Lead sponsor

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Collaborator

Astellas Pharma GmbH

Collaborator

University Hospital Tuebingen

Collaborator