E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Non small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) Stage: T1-3( ≤5cm)N0M0) |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Non small cell lung cancer that is smaller than 5cm with no evidence of spread to the lymph nodes or other part in the body. |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Cancer [C04] |
MedDRA Classification |
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 |
To assess the lung toxicity of nivolumab after stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for early stage non small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) (T1-3 (≤5cm) N0M0). |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
Secondary Objectives: To assess the overall safety of nivolumab after SBRT To assess the tolerability of nivolumab after SBRT To assess local, local-regional and distant disease relapse rates To assess the overall survival rates at 6, 12 and 24 months To assess the disease free survival (DFS) rates at 6, 12 and 24 months To measure health related quality of life (HRQoL)
Exploratory Objectives: To describe the relationship between lung function and the tolerability of nivolumab after SBRT To assess relapse rates and survival rates in relation to tumour PD-L1 status To assess relapse rates and survival rates according to squamous versus non-squamous histology To assess tumour biology and immune function changes with treatment
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
- Subjects must have signed and dated an Institutional Review Board/Independent Ethics Committee (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 - Subjects must be willing and able to comply with scheduled visits, treatment schedule, and laboratory tests - ECOG Performance status (PS) 0-2 - Minimum of first 5 patients to be PS 0-1 - PS 2 patients to be enrolled only following approval by the Independent Data Monitoring Committee (IDMC) - Patients with histological diagnosis of NSCLC, all histological sub-types are eligible - Tumour stage T1-3 (≤5cm), N0 M0 (UICC v.7) as determined by the local MDT based on minimum investigations of CT performed within 8 weeks of 1st dose of SBRT and FDG-PET performed within 6 weeks of 1st dose of SBRT. Where the radiological nodal status is equivocal then only eligible if possible nodal disease is subsequently confirmed as pathologically negative with mediastinoscopy or endoscopic bronchial or oesophageal ultra-sound biopsy as necessary - Not suitable for surgery because of medical co-morbidity, lesion is technically inoperable or patient declines surgery after surgical assessment (or option of assessment) - Peripheral lesions i.e. outside a 2cm radius of main airways and proximal bronchial tree. This is defined as 2cm from the bifurcation of the second order bronchus e.g. where the right upper lobe bronchus splits (See Appendix 4) - Screening laboratory values must meet the following criteria prior to commencement of treatment: i) WBCs ≥ 2000/μL ii) Neutrophils ≥1500/μL iii) Platelets ≥ 100 X10³/μL iv) Haemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL v) Serum creatinine of ≤ 1.5 X ULN or creatinine clearance (CrCl)/glomerular filtration rate (GFR) > 40 mL/minute (using Cockcroft/Gault formula or as assessed by local practice) (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 ≤ 1.5 X ULN (except subjects with Gilbert Syndrome, who must have total bilirubin < 50micrml/L) - No prior adjuvant or foreseen neo-adjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy is allowed - Males and Females ≥ 18 years of age - 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. - Women must not be breastfeeding during the study treatment and for a period up to 23 weeks post treatment completion (See Appendix 1) - WOCBP must agree to follow instructions for method(s) of contraception during the study treatment and for a total of 23 weeks post treatment completion (See Appendix 1) - Males who are sexually active with WOCBP must agree to follow instructions for method(s) for contraception for a total of 31 weeks post treatment completion |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
- Any tumour that is not clinically definable on the treatment planning CT scan e.g. surrounded by consolidation or atelectasis - Subjects with active, known autoimmune disease. Subjects with Type I diabetes mellitus, residual hypothyroidism due to an autoimmune condition requiring hormone replacement, psoriasis not requiring systemic treatment, or conditions not expected to recur in the absence of an external trigger are permitted to enrol. - Subjects with a condition requiring systemic treatment with either corticosteroids (> 10mg daily prednisone equivalent) or other immunosuppressive medications within 14 days of the first dose of study drug administration. Inhaled or topical steroids and adrenal replacement steroid doses > 10 mg daily prednisone or equivalent are permitted in the absence of active autoimmune disease - Subjects with previous malignancies (except non-melanoma skin cancers, and the following in situ cancers: bladder, gastric, colon, endometrial, cervical/dysplasia, melanoma or breast) are excluded unless a complete remission was achieved at least 2 years prior to study entry AND no additional therapy is required during the study period - Patient with known interstitial lung disease or active, non-infectious pneumonitis - Previous radiotherapy to the chest or mediastinum. Patients who have had previous breast radiotherapy may be eligible at the discretion of the principal investigator - 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 - All toxicities attributed to prior anti-cancer therapy other than alopecia and fatigue must have resolved to Grade 1 (NCI CTCAE v.4.0) or baseline before administration of study drug - Subjects must have recovered from the effects of major surgery or significant traumatic injury at least 14 days before the first dose of study treatment - Subjects who received prior therapy with anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-L2, anti-CD137, or anti-CTLA-4 antibody (including ipilimumab or any other antibody or drug specifically targeting T-cell co-stimulation or checkpoint pathways) or who have previously taken part in a randomized BMS clinical trial for nivolumab or ipilimumab - Known history of testing positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or known acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) - Positive test for hepatitis B virus (HBV) using HBV surface antigen (HBVsAg) test or positive test for hepatitis C virus (HCV) using HCV ribonucleic acid (RNA) or HCV antibody test indicating acute or chronic infection - Patients with a positive HCV antibody but no detection of HCV RNA indicating no current infection are eligible - Patients who have received a live vaccine within 30 days prior to the first dose of trial treatment - History of allergy to study drug components |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
Rate of grade ≥ 3 pneumonitis with nivolumab after stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) within 6 months of the final fraction of SBRT. A rate that exceeds 20% will be deemed unacceptable and will lead to a rejection of the null hypothesis. Further details are provided in the sample size justification |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
The rate of grade ≥ 3 pneumonitis events observed within the 6 month period from the final fraction of radiotherapy. This will be analysed when the final recruited patient has completed 6 months from their final fraction of SBRT |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
Secondary Endpoints - Frequency of treatment related adverse events of all grades and grade ≥ 3 as per CTCAE v. 4 - The proportion of patients receiving at least 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 doses within 16 weeks of commencing nivolumab after SBRT - Local, loco-regional and distant rates of relapse at 3, 6, 12 and 24 months - Overall survival rate (OS) of the 31 patients at 6, 12 and 24 months - Disease Free Survival (DFS) rate of the 31 patients at 6, 12 and 24 months - Estimation of the health related quality of life (HRQoL) score at each time point of analysis
Exploratory Endpoints - Assessment of rates of toxicity within percentage of predicted FEV1 bands - Assessment of rates of toxicity within percentage of predicted DLCO bands - OS and DFS rates in PD-L1 expressers (≥ 1%) and non-expressers (< 1%) - OS and DFS rates in squamous and non-squamous subgroups Analysis of research blood and biopsy samples
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
Secondary Endpoints - The overall safety and tolerability of treatment will be assessed for the entire duration of the treatment. - The proportion of patients receiving at least 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 doses within 16 weeks of commencing adjuvant nivolumab after SBRT will be calculated. - OS rate: in the overall population at 6, 12 and 24 months - DFS rate in the overall population at 6, 12 and 24 months - Local, loco-regional and distant rates of relapse at 3, 6, 12 and 24 months
Exploratory Endpoints will be analysed at the end of the study.
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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) | Yes |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | Yes |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description |
Use of IMP with Stereotactic body radiotherapy |
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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 | No |
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) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | No |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
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 | 2 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | No |
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 | 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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The end of study definition is defined as last patient last visit. |
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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 | 3 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 6 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 1 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 3 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 10 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 1 |