Phase III Double Blinded Trial of Immune-Based Therapy With a Live Biotherapeutic MO-03 or Placebo for Frontline Therapy of Advanced Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma [BioFront Trial]
Summary
This phase III trial compares the effect of adding live biotherapy, MO-03, to standard of care (SOC) immunotherapy, including ipilimumab, nivolumab, axitinib, pembrolizumab, cabozantinib, and lenvatinib, to SOC immunotherapy alone in treating patients with clear cell renal cell cancer that may have spread from where it first started (primary site) to nearby tissue, lymph nodes, or distant parts of the body (advanced) or that has spread from where it first started to other places in the body (metastatic). Studies have shown that gut health (the gut microbiome) may impact the effectiveness of immunotherapy. The microbiome includes all of the bacteria and organisms naturally found in the digestive tract. MO-03, a type of biotherapy, contains material from living organisms that may help keep the digestive tract healthy and may help to increase the effect of immunotherapy. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as ipilimumab, nivolumab, pembrolizumab, may help the body's immune system attack the tumor, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Axitinib, cabozantinib, and lenvatinib are a type of angiogenesis inhibitor and tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) that block certain proteins which may help keep tumor cells from growing and may also help prevent the growth of new blood vessels that tumors need to grow. Adding MO-03 to SOC immunotherapy may be more effective than SOC immunotherapy alone in treating patients with advanced or metastatic clear cell renal cell cancer.
Detailed description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. To compare investigator assessed progression-free survival of participants with advanced clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) randomized to standard of care immunotherapy (IO)-based combination regimen plus placebo versus IO-based combination regimen plus clostridium butyricum CBM 588 probiotic strain (MO-03) in an intent-to-treat analysis. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. For the safety run-in: To assess the safety of MO-03 when added to each of the following standard frontline treatment regimens for advanced renal cell carcinoma: cabozantinib/nivolumab, axitinib/pembrolizumab (MK-3475) and lenvatinib/pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in the first 50 randomized patients after receiving at least two cycles of treatment. II. To compare investigator assessed Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 response (confirmed and unconfirmed complete response and partial response) between the study arms. III. To compare overall survival (OS) between the study arms. IV. To compare investigator assessed progression free survival (PFS) rates between the study arms at 12 months and at 24 months. V. To evaluate the qualitative and quantitative toxicities between the study arms. ADDITIONAL OBJECTIVES: I. To compare time to subsequent systemic therapy between the study arms. II. To evaluate the potential impact of concomitant medications, specifically antibiotics, proton pump inhibitors (PPI) and steroids, on the activity of MO-03 in combination with standard immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) based regimen. TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE BANKING OBJECTIVE: I. To bank archival tissue, blood and stool samples for future contemporary translational studies. OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms and are assigned to 1 of 4 regimens based on risk status. ARM 1: Patients receive MO-03 orally (PO) twice daily (BID) on days 1-42 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 42 days for up to 3 years in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. In addition, intermediate or poor-risk patients also receive SOC immunotherapy regimens 1, 2, 3, or 4 and favorable risk patients receive SOC immunotherapy regimens 2, 3, or 4. ARM 2: Patients receive placebo PO BID on days 1-42 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 42 days for up to 3 years in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. In addition, intermediate or poor-risk patients also receive SOC immunotherapy regimens 1, 2, 3, or 4 and favorable risk patients receive SOC immunotherapy regimens 2, 3, or 4. REGIMEN 1: Patients receive SOC ipilimumab intravenously (IV) over 30-90 minutes and nivolumab IV or nivolumab and recombinant human hyaluronidase subcutaneously (SC) every 21 days for up to 4 infusions in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. After completing 4 infusions, patients continue to receive nivolumab IV or nivolumab and recombinant human hyaluronidase SC every 14 or 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. REGIMEN 2: Patients receive SOC axitinib PO BID for up to 3 years in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also receive SOC pembrolizumab IV every 21 or 42 days for up to 2 years in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. REGIMEN 3: Patients receive SOC cabozantinib PO once daily (QD) for up to 3 years in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also receive SOC nivolumab IV or nivolumab and recombinant human hyaluronidase SC every 14 or 28 days for up to 2 years in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. REGIMEN 4: Patients receive SOC lenvatinib PO QD for up to 3 years in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also receive SOC pembrolizumab IV every 21 or 42 days for up to 2 years in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. All patients also undergo computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and blood sample collection throughout the study. Additionally, patients with suspected bone metastasis may undergo bone scan throughout the study and patients with suspected brain metastasis may undergo brain MRI throughout the study After completion of study treatment, patients are followed every 6 months for the first 2 years then once a year for years 3-5.
Arms & interventions
- DrugAxitinib
Given PO
- ProcedureBiospecimen Collection
Undergo blood sample collection
- ProcedureBone Scan
Undergo bone scan
- DrugCabozantinib
Given PO
- DrugClostridium butyricum CBM 588 Probiotic Strain
Given PO
- ProcedureComputed Tomography
Undergo CT
- BiologicalIpilimumab
Given IV
- DrugLenvatinib
Given PO
- ProcedureMagnetic Resonance Imaging
Undergo MRI
- BiologicalNivolumab
Given IV
- DrugNivolumab and Recombinant Human Hyaluronidase
Given SC
- BiologicalPembrolizumab
Given IV
- DrugPlacebo Administration
Given PO
Outcome measures
Primary
Progression-free survival (PFS)
A Cox model will be used to test the treatment hazard ratio with stratification factors in the model as covariates for the futility and efficacy interim analyses and the final analysis.
Time frame: From date of randomization to date of first documentation of progression, or death due to any cause, assessed up to 5 years
Secondary
Incidence of adverse events (AEs) (Safety run-in)
Time frame: During the first 12 weeks (2 cycles [cycle length =42 days])
Overall survival
Time frame: From date of randomization to date of death due to any cause, assessed up to 5 years
PFS rates between the study arms
Time frame: At 12 and 24 months
Incidence of AEs between study arms
Time frame: Up to 90 days after last dose of study treatment
Eligibility criteria
Study locations (41)
Highlands Oncology Group - Fayetteville
Fayetteville, Arkansas, 72703
NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital and Fowler Family Cancer Center - Jonesboro
Jonesboro, Arkansas, 72401
Highlands Oncology Group - Rogers
Rogers, Arkansas, 72758
Highlands Oncology Group
Springdale, Arkansas, 72762
Illinois CancerCare-Bloomington
Bloomington, Illinois, 61704
Illinois CancerCare-Canton
Canton, Illinois, 61520
Illinois CancerCare-Carthage
Carthage, Illinois, 62321
Cancer Care Specialists of Illinois - Decatur
Decatur, Illinois, 62526
Decatur Memorial Hospital
Decatur, Illinois, 62526
Illinois CancerCare-Eureka
Eureka, Illinois, 61530
Illinois CancerCare-Galesburg
Galesburg, Illinois, 61401
Illinois CancerCare-Kewanee Clinic
Kewanee, Illinois, 61443
Illinois CancerCare-Macomb
Macomb, Illinois, 61455
Illinois CancerCare-Ottawa Clinic
Ottawa, Illinois, 61350
Illinois CancerCare-Pekin
Pekin, Illinois, 61554
Illinois CancerCare-Peoria
Peoria, Illinois, 61615
Illinois CancerCare-Peru
Peru, Illinois, 61354
Illinois CancerCare-Princeton
Princeton, Illinois, 61356
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Springfield, Illinois, 62702
Illinois CancerCare - Washington
Washington, Illinois, 61571
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 52403
Oncology Associates at Mercy Medical Center
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 52403
Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
Burlington, Massachusetts, 01805
Lahey Medical Center-Peabody
Peabody, Massachusetts, 01960
Trinity Health IHA Medical Group Hematology Oncology - Brighton
Brighton, Michigan, 48114
Trinity Health IHA Medical Group Hematology Oncology - Canton
Canton, Michigan, 48188
Trinity Health IHA Medical Group Hematology Oncology - Chelsea Hospital
Chelsea, Michigan, 48118
Trinity Health Saint Mary Mercy Livonia Hospital
Livonia, Michigan, 48154
Trinity Health IHA Medical Group Hematology Oncology Ann Arbor Campus
Ypsilanti, Michigan, 48197
Baptist Memorial Hospital and Cancer Center-Golden Triangle
Columbus, Mississippi, 39705
Baptist Cancer Center-Grenada
Grenada, Mississippi, 38901
Baptist Memorial Hospital and Cancer Center-Union County
New Albany, Mississippi, 38652
Baptist Memorial Hospital and Cancer Center-Oxford
Oxford, Mississippi, 38655
Baptist Memorial Hospital and Cancer Center-Desoto
Southhaven, Mississippi, 38671
Saint Francis Medical Center
Cape Girardeau, Missouri, 63703
Parkland Health Center - Farmington
Farmington, Missouri, 63640
Sainte Genevieve County Memorial Hospital
Sainte Genevieve, Missouri, 63670
Missouri Baptist Medical Center
St Louis, Missouri, 63131
Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital
Sullivan, Missouri, 63080
Baptist Memorial Hospital and Cancer Center-Collierville
Collierville, Tennessee, 38017
Baptist Memorial Hospital and Cancer Center-Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee, 38120