E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Histologically Confirmed Stage III (unresectable) or Stage IV Melanoma |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Cancer [C04] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 17.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | PT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10025671 |
E.1.2 | Term | Malignant melanoma stage IV |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10029104 - Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps) |
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E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 17.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | PT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10025670 |
E.1.2 | Term | Malignant melanoma stage III |
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 | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
The primary objective of this trial are:
- To determine the rate and frequency of high-grade (CTCAE v4.0 Grade 3 or higher), treatment-related, select adverse events in subjects with histologically confirmed stage III (unresectable) or stage IV melanoma and progression post prior treatment containing an anti-CTLA-4 monoclonal antibody, treated with nivolumab (BMS-936558) at a dose of 3 mg/kg every two weeks for a maximum of 24 months. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
The secondary objectives:
- To characterize the outcome (duration of treatment and grade of resolution) of high-grade (CTCAE v4.0 Grade 3 or higher), select adverse events in subjects with histologically confirmed stage III (unresectable) or stage IV melanoma and progression post prior treatment containing an anti-CTLA-4 monoclonal antibody, treated with nivolumab (BMS-936558) at a dose of 3 mg/kg every 2 weeks for a maximum of 24 months.
- To estimate overall survival (OS) in all treated subjects
- To estimate Investigator-assessed best overall response (BOR)
Exploratory objectives: Refer to study protocol |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
a) Subjects must have signed and dated an IRB/IEC approved written informed consent form in accordance with regulatory and institutional guidelines. This must be obtained before the performance of any protocol-related procedures that are not part of normal subject care.
b) Subjects must be willing and able to comply with scheduled visits, treatment schedule, laboratory tests, and other requirements of the study.
2. Target Population
a) Subjects with histologically confirmed malignant melanoma
b) Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status:
i) PS 0 to 1 (Cohort 1)
ii) PS 2 (Cohort 2; maximum of 300; clinical risk benefit ratio of Cohort 2 will be
monitored by the Scientific Steering Committee and evaluated after treatment of n = 50 for at least 2 months)
c) Previously treated unresectable stage III or stage IV melanoma as per the American Joint Committee on Cancer 2010 Guidelines 30 regardless of BRAF mutation status
d) Subjects must have experienced evaluable RECIST 1.1-defined evaluable disease progression
e) Prior treatment with chemotherapy, interferon (adjuvant setting), IL-2, BRAF/MEK inhibitors for subjects with known BRAF mutations, MEK inhibitors for NRAS mutations, and cKIT inhibitor subjects with known cKIT mutations are allowed
f) Subjects are eligible if CNS metastases are treated and subjected are neurologically returned to baseline (except for residual signs or symptoms related to the CNS treatment) for at least 2 weeks prior to enrollment. In addition, subjects must be either off corticosteroids or on a stable or decreasing dose of ≤10 mg daily prednisone (or equivalent)
g) Prior chemotherapy or immunotherapy (tumor vaccine, cytokine, or growth factor given to control the cancer) must have been completed at least 4 weeks before study drug administration, and all adverse events have either returned to baseline or stabilized
h) Prior palliative radiotherapy must have been completed at least 2 weeks prior to study drug administration
i) Prior targeted therapy must have been completed at least 2 weeks prior to study drug administration
j) Prior anti-CTLA-4 therapy must have been completed at least 6 weeks before study drug administration
k) Prior radiotherapy or radiosurgery must have be completed at least 2 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug
l) Primary uveal/ocular and mucosal melanoma are allowed
m) Screening laboratory values must meet the following criteria prior to commencement of treatment:
i) WBCs ≥ 2000/μL
ii) Neutrophils ≥1500/μL
iii) Platelets ≥ 100 x 10³/μL
iv) Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL
v) Serum creatinine of ≤ 1.5 X ULN or creatinine clearance > 40 mL/minute (using Cockcroft/Gault formula)
(1) Female CrCl= [(140- age in years) x weight in kg x 0.85) ÷(72 x serum creatinine in mg/ dL)]
(2) Male CrCl= [(140- age in years) x weight in kg x 1.00) ÷(72 x serum creatinine in mg/ dL)]
vi) AST ≤ 3 X ULN
vii)ALT ≤ 3 X ULN
viii) Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5x ULN (except patients with Gilbert Syndrome who must have total bilirubin < 3.0 mg/dL)
n) Subject Re-enrollment: This study does not permit the re-enrollment of a subject that has discontinued the study as a pre-treatment failure.
3. Age and Reproductive Status
a) Men and women, aged ≥18 years
b) Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test (minimum sensitivity 25 IU/L or equivalent units of HCG) within 24 hours prior to the start of study drug.
c) Women must not be breastfeeding
d) WOCBP must agree to follow instructions for method(s) of contraception for the duration of treatment with study drug (s) nivolumab plus 5 half-lives of study drug nivolumab (5 times the half-life = 125 days) plus 30 days (duration of ovulatory cycle) for a total of 155 days or 23 weeks post-treatment completion.
e) Men who are sexually active with WOCBP must agree to follow instructions for method(s) of contraception for the duration of treatment with study drug nivolumab plus 5 half-lives of the study drug (125 days) plus 90 days (duration of sperm turnover) for a total of 31 weeks post-treatment completion.
f) Azoospermic males and WOCBP who are continuously not heterosexually active are exempt from contraceptive requirements. However, WOCBP subjects must still undergo pregnancy testing as described in this section. |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1. Target Disease Exceptions
a) Leptomeningeal metastases are excluded
b) Subjects with untreated, active CNS metastases are excluded
2. Medical History and Concurrent Diseases
a) Subjects with active, known, or suspected autoimmune disease. Subjects with Type I diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism only requiring hormone replacement, skin disorders (such as vitiligo, psoriasis, or alopecia) not requiring systemic treatment, or conditions not expected to recur in the absence of an external trigger are permitted to enroll.
b) Subjects with a condition requiring systemic treatment with either corticosteroids (>10 mg daily prednisone equivalent) or other immunosuppressive medications within 14 days of study drug administration. Inhaled or topical steroids and adrenal replacement steroid doses > 10 mg daily prednisone equivalent are permitted in the absence of active
autoimmune disease.
c) Subjects with previous malignancies (except non-melanoma skin cancers, in situ bladder cancer, gastric or colon cancers, cervical cancers/dysplasia or breast carcinoma in situ) are excluded unless a complete remission was achieved at least 2 years prior to study entry and no additional therapy is required or anticipated to be required during the study period
d) Any serious or uncontrolled medical disorder or active infection that, in the opinion of the investigator, may increase the risk associated with study participation, study drug administration, or would impair the ability of the subject to receive protocol therapy
e) Any treatment in a nivolumab trial or treatment in an ipilimumab trial
f) Known drug or alcohol abuse
3. Physical and Laboratory Test Findings
a) Any positive test for hepatitis B virus or hepatitis C virus indicating acute or chronic infection
b) Known history of testing positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or known acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
4. Allergies and Adverse Drug Reaction
a) History of severe hypersensitivity reactions to other monoclonal antibodies
b) History of allergy or intolerance (unacceptable adverse event) to study drug components or Polysorbate-80-containing infusions.
c) Subjects with a known history of the following anti-CTLA-4 therapy related adverse reactions based on the CTCAE v4.0 criteria:
i. Grade ≥ 3 anti-CTLA-4 therapy-related adverse reaction except resolved nausea, fatigue, or endocrinopathies where clinical symptoms were able to be controlled with appropriate hormone replacement therapy
ii. Any ≥ Grade 2 eye pain or reduction of visual acuity that did not respond to
topical therapy and did not improve to ≤ Grade 1 severity within 2 weeks of
starting topical therapy or required systemic treatment
iii. Any ≥ Grade 3 sensory neurologic toxicity
iv. Any Grade 4 laboratory abnormalities, except AST, ALT, or T. bilirubin:
a) AST or ALT > 10 x ULN
b) T. bilirubin > 5 x ULN
v. Subjects who required infliximab or other immune suppressants including
mycophenolic acid for management of drug-related toxicities
vi. Any other anti-CTLA-4 therapy-related adverse event requiring permanent
discontinuation of anti-CTLA-4
vii. History of Grade ≥ 3 neurologic toxicity
viii. History of Grade ≥ allergy to study drug components
5. Sex and Reproductive Status
a) WOCBP who are pregnant or breastfeeding
b) Women with a positive pregnancy test at enrollment or prior to administration of study medication
6. Prohibited Treatments and/or Restricted Therapies
a) The following are prohibited during the study (unless used to treat a drug-related adverse event):
i) Immunosuppressive agents
ii) Immunosuppressive doses of systemic corticosteroids (except as stated in the Protocol in Section 3.4.3 or to treat a drug-related adverse event)
b) Any concurrent antineoplastic therapy (ie, chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, immunotherapy, non-palliative radiation therapy, or standard or investigational agents for treatment of melanoma)
c) Subjects who received prior therapy with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1 or anti-PD-L2, (or any other antibody or drug specifically targeting T-cell costimulation or checkpoint pathways except for anti-CTLA-4 therapy as described above)
d) Prior radiotherapy must have been completed at least 14 days prior to start of study treatment. See Protocol Section 3.4.2 for guidance on concomitant palliative radiotherapy.
e) Subjects may continue to receive hormone replacement therapy if initiated prior to first dose of study therapy
7. Other Exclusion Criteria
a) Prisoners or subjects who are involuntarily incarcerated
b) Subjects who are compulsorily detained for treatment of either a psychiatric or physical (eg, infectious disease) illness |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
The primary endpoints include:
- Rate and frequency for high-grade (CTCAE v4.0 Grade 3 or higher) treatment-related, select adverse events
- Rate and frequency of AEs regardless of causality
- Rate and frequency of treatment-related AEs
- Rate and frequency of any AEs of special interest (AEOSI), such as pulmonary, gastrointestinal, cutaneous, renal, hepatic, pancreatic, endocrine, infusion related, or hypersensitivity |
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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) |
The secondary endpoints include:
- Outcome (grade of resolution; duration of AE-specific treatment) of all high-grade (CTCAE v4.0 Grade 3 or higher) treatment-related adverse events
- Time to OS and survival at Years 1 and 2 after treatment and beyond.
- Investigator-assessed BOR
The exploratory endpoints include:
- Safety, tolerability, OS, and Investigator-assessed BOR in subjects with BRAF-mutated melanoma
- Safety, tolerability, OS, and Investigator-assessed BOR in subjects with inactive brain metastasis
- Safety, tolerability, OS, and Investigator-assessed BOR in subjects with Performance Status (0-1 or 2)
- Safety, tolerability, OS, and Investigator-assessed BOR in patients with uveal/ocular and mucosal melanoma
- Quality of Life as mean and change from baseline in domain scores and health status index based on EORTC-QLQ-C30 and EQ-5D of the full safety analysis set |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
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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 | Yes |
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 | No |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | No |
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 | No |
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) | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.2.3 | Other | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 1 |
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 | 210 |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | Yes |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
E.8.6.3 | If E.8.6.1 or E.8.6.2 are Yes, specify the regions in which trial sites are planned |
Austria |
Belgium |
Bulgaria |
Croatia |
Czech Republic |
Denmark |
Estonia |
Finland |
Germany |
Greece |
Hungary |
Iceland |
Ireland |
Italy |
Latvia |
Lithuania |
Malta |
Netherlands |
Norway |
Poland |
Portugal |
Romania |
Russian Federation |
Slovakia |
Slovenia |
Spain |
Sweden |
Switzerland |
United Kingdom |
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E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | No |
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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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 4 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 1 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 4 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 2 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 0 |