Pembrolizumab, Lenvatinib and IL-15 Superagonist N-803 in Combination With HER2 Targeting Autologous Dendritic Cell (AdHER2DC) Vaccine in Participants With Advanced or Metastatic Endometrial Cancer

NCT06253494RecruitingPHASE1, PHASE2INTERVENTIONAL

Summary

Key Facts

Lead Sponsor

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Enrollment

60

Start Date

2024-05-14

Completion Date

2026-12-31

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Official Title

Pembrolizumab, Lenvatinib and IL-15 Superagonist N-803 in Combination With HER2 Targeting Autologous Dendritic Cell (AdHER2DC) Vaccine in Participants With Advanced or Metastatic Endometrial Cancer

Interventions

AdHER2DC vaccinePembrolizumabN-803LenvatinibPATHWAY HER2 (4B5) assay

Conditions

Endometrial CancerCancer of EndometriumCarcinoma of EndometriumEndometrial Carcinoma

Eligibility

Age Range

18 Years – 120 Years

Sex

ALL

* INCLUSION CRITERIA:
* Histologically confirmed endometrial cancer.
* Radiographically confirmed metastatic or locally advanced disease.
* Evaluable (measurable or non-measurable) disease, per RECIST 1.1.
* HER2 IHC 1+, 2+ or 3+ tumor confirmed by PATHWAY HER2 (4B5) test. NOTE: The HER2 status in participants who had prior anti-HER2 therapy should be confirmed in the tumor tissue obtained after completing the anti-HER2 therapy.
* Participants must have received and progressed after at least one (1) line of systemic therapy for endometrial cancer.
* Age \>=18 years.
* ECOG performance status \<=2.
* Participants must have available tumor tissue or be willing to undergo a mandatory research biopsy. NOTE: Samples must be collected after HER2 directed therapy if the participant had anti-HER2 therapy.
* Participants must have adequate organ and marrow function as defined below:

  * Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \> 1,000/microliter
  * Platelets \> 100,000/microliter
  * Hemoglobin (Hgb) \> 9 g/dL (any number of transfusions within 60 days before apheresis is allowed)
  * Total bilirubin \<=1.5 X upper limit of normal (ULN). NOTE: In participants with Gilbert s Syndrome or known liver metastasis, total bilirubin \<=3.0 X ULN is allowed
  * Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) / Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) \<=3.0 X ULN. NOTE: AST/ALT \<=5.0 X ULN is allowed in participants with known liver metastasis
  * An estimated creatinine clearance (CrCl) \<=1.5 X ULN OR \>30 mL/min/1.73 m2 for participants with creatinine levels \>1.5 X ULN (calculated creatinine clearance (CrCl) (eGFR may also be used in place of CrCl)
  * Dip stick urine protein \< 3 or urine protein \< 1 gram (g)/24 hour if dip stick urine is \>= 3+
* Hepatitis B virus (HBV)-infected participants can be enrolled if HBV DNA is undetectable. Hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected participants can be enrolled if HCV RNA level is undetectable.
* Participants with previously treated non-active brain metastases or central nervous system metastases more than 28 days from definitive radiotherapy or surgery are eligible.
* Individuals of child-bearing potential (IOCBP) must agree to use highly effective contraception (hormonal, intrauterine device (IUD), tube ligation, a partner has had the previous vasectomy, abstinence) at the time of study entry, for the duration of study treatment, and up to 6 months after the last dose of the study drug(s).
* Nursing participants must be willing to discontinue nursing from study treatment initiation through 6 months after the last dose of the study drug(s).
* Participants must be able to understand and be willing to sign a written informed consent document.

EXCLUSION CRITERIA

* Administration of any standard of care or investigational checkpoint inhibitors (e.g., anti-CTLA, anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-TIGIT, anti-TIM3, or anti-LAG3 antibodies or small molecules) within 6 months prior to apheresis.
* History of grade 3 or 4 immune related adverse events from the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors.
* History of Lenvatinib use
* History of severe immediate hypersensitivity reaction to compounds similar to study drugs or their components (e.g., monoclonal antibody preparations).
* Surgery to abdomen/pelvis/chest within 3 months prior to apheresis.
* Other malignancies diagnosed within 24 months prior to apheresis. NOTE: Participants who completed treatment for in-situ carcinomas (e.g., breast, cervix, bladder), or basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin are eligible if no ongoing treatment is needed per Standard of Care.
* Arterial or venous thromboembolism within 6 months prior to apheresis.
* History of cerebrovascular accident or stroke (transient ischemic attack, hemorrhagic or ischemic) within 6 months prior to apheresis.
* Functional or objective cardiac dysfunction: New York Heart Association (NYHA) Functional Capacity III or IV or Objective Assessment C or D.
* Fridericia's corrected QT interval (QTcF) \>= 480 msec or evidence of third-degree AV block on screening electrocardiogram (ECG).
* Ejection fraction by screening echocardiogram \< 50 percent.
* Participants requiring therapeutic anticoagulation regimen(s) (e.g., warfarin, rivaroxaban, apixaban, dabigatran, edoxaban, low molecular weight heparin \[e.g., enoxaparin, dalteparin, tinzaparin\], heparin, fondaparinux).
* History of gastrointestinal or non-gastrointestinal fistula \>= Grade 3 (CTCAE v.5.0).
* Radiographic evidence of major blood vessel invasion/infiltration.
* History of hemoptysis or tumor bleeding within 1 month prior to apheresis.
* Current gastrointestinal malabsorption, gastrointestinal anastomosis, or any other condition that might affect the absorption of lenvatinib.
* Any form of primary immunodeficiency.
* Participants with active autoimmune disease or a history of autoimmune disease, which require immune suppressive treatment such as systemic corticosteroids or other systemic immune suppressants (e.g., methotrexate, cyclosporine, and biologics). NOTE: Participants with vitiligo, endocrine deficiencies on replacement dose are eligible.
* Systemic corticosteroid therapy of higher than a physiologic dose (the equivalent of prednisone 10 mg/day) within 14 days prior to apheresis. NOTE: Any topical steroid medications (e.g., corticosteroid creams, ointments, and eye drops) are allowed.
* Solid organ or allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients.
* Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive participants.
* Pregnancy (confirmed with beta-Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) serum or urine pregnancy test performed in IOCBP at screening).
* Uncontrolled intercurrent illness or situation that would limit compliance with study requirements.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes

Phase I: Estimate recommended RP2D of pembrolizumab, lenvatinib, N-803, and AdHER2DC vaccine in participants with HER2 positive endometrial cancer

Number of Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLT).

Time frame: Days 1-28 of Cycle 1

Phase II: Preliminarily assess the efficacy of a combination of pembrolizumab, lenvatinib, N-803, and AdHER2DC vaccine in participants with HER2 positive endometrial cancer

Defined as the time from the start of treatment to time of progression, death, or 6 months. The fraction who can be alive without progression at 6 months will be reported along with an 80% two-sided confidence interval (the lower bound is the one-sided 90% bound, which will be used to compare to an estimated 54-55% from the Makker 2022 result) and a 95% two-sided confidence interval.

Time frame: 6 months

Secondary Outcomes

Determine the safety of the combination of pembrolizumab, lenvatinib, N-803, and AdHER2DC vaccine in participants with HER2 positive endometrial cancer

For participants receiving 4 agents, their safety will be evaluated with respect to the grades and types of toxicities obtained. The results will be presented descriptively and tabled if appropriate.

Time frame: While on treatment (up to 1 year) and at the Safety Follow Up visit (30 days after treatment completion).

Locations

National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, United States

Linked Papers

2022-01-19

Lenvatinib plus Pembrolizumab for Advanced Endometrial Cancer

Standard therapy for advanced endometrial cancer after failure of platinum-based chemotherapy remains unclear. In this phase 3 trial, we randomly assigned, in a 1:1 ratio, patients with advanced endometrial cancer who had previously received at least one platinum-based chemotherapy regimen to receive either lenvatinib (20 mg, administered orally once daily) plus pembrolizumab (200 mg, administered intravenously every 3 weeks) or chemotherapy of the treating physician's choice (doxorubicin at 60 mg per square meter of body-surface area, administered intravenously every 3 weeks, or paclitaxel at 80 mg per square meter, administered intravenously weekly [with a cycle of 3 weeks on and 1 week off]). The two primary end points were progression-free survival as assessed on blinded independent central review according to the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors, version 1.1, and overall survival. The end points were evaluated in patients with mismatch repair-proficient (pMMR) disease and in all patients. Safety was also assessed. A total of 827 patients (697 with pMMR disease and 130 with mismatch repair-deficient disease) were randomly assigned to receive lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab (411 patients) or chemotherapy (416 patients). The median progression-free survival was longer with lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab than with chemotherapy (pMMR population: 6.6 vs. 3.8 months; hazard ratio for progression or death, 0.60; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.50 to 0.72; P<0.001; overall: 7.2 vs. 3.8 months; hazard ratio, 0.56; 95% CI, 0.47 to 0.66; P<0.001). The median overall survival was longer with lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab than with chemotherapy (pMMR population: 17.4 vs. 12.0 months; hazard ratio for death, 0.68; 95% CI, 0.56 to 0.84; P<0.001; overall: 18.3 vs. 11.4 months; hazard ratio, 0.62; 95% CI, 0.51 to 0.75; P<0.001). Adverse events of grade 3 or higher occurred in 88.9% of the patients who received lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab and in 72.7% of those who received chemotherapy. Lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab led to significantly longer progression-free survival and overall survival than chemotherapy among patients with advanced endometrial cancer. (Funded by Eisai and Merck Sharp and Dohme [a subsidiary of Merck]; Study 309-KEYNOTE-775 ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT03517449.).