E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
epithelial ovarian carcinoma |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
epithelial ovarian carcinoma |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Female diseases of the urinary and reproductive systems and pregancy complications [C13] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 18.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | PT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10061328 |
E.1.2 | Term | Ovarian epithelial cancer |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10029104 - Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps) |
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E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | Yes |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
To explore the effect of adding DCVAC/OvCa to Standard of Care
chemotherapy on OS in women with ovarian cancer who experienced
relapse ≤6 months after achieving complete remission following
standard first line (Pt-based) chemotherapy or did not reach complete
remission |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
Progression free survival (PFS)
Objective response rate (ORR) = complete response(CR) + partial response (PR)
Biological progression free interval
Immunological response
Safety
Changes in quality of life (QoL) |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
1. Female aged ≥18 years
2.Patients with histologically confirmed, FIGO (Féderation Internationale de Gynécologie et d’Obstétrique) stage III and IV epithelial ovarian, primary peritoneal, or fallopian tube carcinoma (serous, endometrioid or mucinous), who have undergone initial or interval debulking surgery but have not reached complete remission of more than 6 months after first line Platinum (Pt) based chemotherapy, for one of the following reasons:
Patients are Pt-refractory (no response)
Complete remission was not reached (partial responders)
Relapse within ≤6 months of remission (Pt-resistant)
3.Pt-based chemotherapy failure should have been confirmed by computerized tomography (CT)/magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan (Pt resistant) or by finding described as ‘did not reach complete clinical remission’ (Pt refractory or Pt partial response). Patients are selected to receive second line Standard of Care chemotherapy
4.Patients must have at least one measureable target lesion as defined by the RECIST 1.1 criteria
5.Laboratory criteria (results must be obtained <14 days before randomization, including results obtained before giving informed consent):
White blood cells (WBC) >4,000/mm3 (4.0 x109/L)
Neutrophil count >1,500/mm3 (1.5 x109/L)
Hemoglobin of at least 10g/dL (100g/L)
Platelet count of at least 100,000/mm3 (100 x109/L)
Total bilirubin within normal limits (benign hereditary hyperbilirubinaemias, e.g. Gilbert´s syndrome are permitted)
Serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) <2x upper limit of normal (ULN), serum creatinine ≤2.0mg/dL
Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) <2.0x ULN
6.Adequate coagulation parameters (results must be obtained <14 days before randomization, including results obtained before giving informed consent):
Activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) ≤1.5x ULN and
International Normalized Ratio (INR) ≤1.5
7.Life expectancy of at least 12 months based on Investigators judgment
8.Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance status 0-2
9.Signed informed consent including patient’s ability to comprehend its contents
10.Females of childbearing potential (assessed by Investigator) must have had a negative serum pregnancy test at screening (β human chorionic gonadotropin [β-HCG])
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1. FIGO I,II epithelial ovarian cancer
2. FIGO III, IV clear cells epithelial ovarian cancer
3. Non-epithelial ovarian cancer
4. Borderline tumors (tumors of low malignant potential)
5. Prior or current systemic anti-cancer therapy for ovarian cancer (for example chemotherapy, monoclonal antibody therapy, tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy, vascular endothelial growth factor [VEGF] therapy or hormonal therapy) except first line Pt-based chemotherapy (with or without bevacizumab)
6. Previous or concurrent radiotherapy to the abdomen and pelvis
7. Malignancy other than epithelial ovarian cancer, except those that have been in CR for a minimum of 3 years, and except carcinoma in-situ of the cervix or non-melanoma skin carcinomas
8. Patient co-morbidities:
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive, human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV) positive
- Active hepatitis B (HBV), active hepatitis C (HCV), active syphilis
- Evidence of active bacterial, viral or fungal infection requiring systemic treatment
- Clinically significant cardiovascular disease including:
- Symptomatic congestive heart failure
- Unstable angina pectoris
- Serious cardiac arrhythmia requiring medication
- Uncontrolled hypertension
- Myocardial infarction or ventricular arrhythmia or stroke within a 6 month period before inclusion, ejection fraction (EF) <40% or serious cardiac conduction system disorders, if a pacemaker is not present
- Pleural and pericardial effusion of any National Cancer Institute (NCI) common terminology criteria for adverse events (CTCAE) grade
- Peripheral neuropathy having a CTCAE ≥Grade 2
- Active autoimmune disease requiring treatment
- History of severe forms of primary immune deficiencies
- History or anaphylaxis or other serious reaction following vaccination
- Uncontrolled co-morbidities including psychiatric or social conditions which, in the Investigator’s opinion, would prevent participation in the trial
9. Known hypersensitivity to any constituent in the DCVAC/OvCa
10. Systemic immunosuppressive therapy for any reason
11. Refusal to sign the informed consent
12. Participation in a clinical trial using experimental therapy within the last 4 weeks before study entry; patients previously enrolled in protocol SOV01 who did not receive treatment with DCVAC/OvCa can be included in this study
13. Fertile woman of childbearing potential not willing to use highly effective method of contraception or combination of methods resulting into PEARL Index < 1 (implants, injectables, combinedcombination of oral contraceptives, with intrauterine devices or barrier method of contraception or spermicidal jelly, vasectomized / sterilized partner or sexual abstinence) for the study duration and at least six months afterwards
14. Pregnant or lactating women |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
OS (overall survival) until End of Study (EoS)
OS defined as the time from randomization until death due to any cause |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
- •PFS measured by modified RECIST. PFS is defined as the time from randomization to tumor progression or death from any cause.
•ORR = CR + PR measured by the RECIST 1.1 criteria
•Biological progression free interval defined by increasing CA 125 levels (PFIBIO)
•Immunological response – detection of entire anti-tumor response (samples to be collected and frozen)
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
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PFS is defined as the time from randomization to tumor progression or death from any cause |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | No |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | No |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | Yes |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | Yes |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
E.8.1.2 | Open | Yes |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | No |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | Yes |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | No |
E.8.2.3 | Other | Yes |
E.8.2.3.1 | Comparator description |
second line chemotherapy (paclitaxel, topotecan, liposomal doxorubicin) |
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E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 2 |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
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E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | Yes |
E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 3 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | Yes |
E.8.5.1 | Number of sites anticipated in the EEA | 17 |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | Yes |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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last visit on the last subject |
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 2 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 6 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 2 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 6 |