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Summary
EudraCT Number:	2017-001277-17
Sponsor's Protocol Code Number:	2017/2536
National Competent Authority:	France - ANSM
Clinical Trial Type:	EEA CTA
Trial Status:	Ongoing
Date on which this record was first entered in the EudraCT database:	2018-01-15
Trial results

Index
A. PROTOCOL INFORMATION
B. SPONSOR INFORMATION
C. APPLICANT IDENTIFICATION
D. IMP IDENTIFICATION
D.8 INFORMATION ON PLACEBO
E. GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE TRIAL
F. POPULATION OF TRIAL SUBJECTS
G. INVESTIGATOR NETWORKS TO BE INVOLVED IN THE TRIAL
N. REVIEW BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY OR ETHICS COMMITTEE IN THE COUNTRY CONCERNED
P. END OF TRIAL

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A. Protocol Information

A.1

Member State Concerned

France - ANSM

A.2

EudraCT number

2017-001277-17

A.3

Full title of the trial

Adjuvant immunotherapy after salvage surgery in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma : phase 2 trial evaluating the efficacy and the toxicity of nivolumab alone, and of the combination nivolumab and ipilimumab

A.3.1

Title of the trial for lay people, in easily understood, i.e. non-technical, language

Adjuvant immunotherapy after salvage surgery in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

A.3.2

Name or abbreviated title of the trial where available

ADJORL1

A.4.1

Sponsor's protocol code number

2017/2536

A.7

Trial is part of a Paediatric Investigation Plan

A.8

EMA Decision number of Paediatric Investigation Plan

B. Sponsor Information
B.Sponsor: 1
B.1.1	Name of Sponsor	Gustave Roussy
B.1.3.4	Country	France
B.3.1 and B.3.2	Status of the sponsor	Non-Commercial
B.4 Source(s) of Monetary or Material Support for the clinical trial:
B.4.1	Name of organisation providing support	BMS
B.4.2	Country	France
B.5 Contact point designated by the sponsor for further information on the trial
B.5.1	Name of organisation	Gustave Roussy
B.5.2	Functional name of contact point	Sponsor CRA
B.5.3	Address:
B.5.3.1	Street Address	114, rue Edouard Vaillant
B.5.3.2	Town/ city	Villejuif
B.5.3.3	Post code	94800
B.5.3.4	Country	France
B.5.6	E-mail	khadidja.berrouane@gustaveroussy.fr

D. IMP Identification
D.IMP: 1
D.1.2 and D.1.3	IMP Role	Test
D.2	Status of the IMP to be used in the clinical trial
D.2.1	IMP to be used in the trial has a marketing authorisation	No
D.2.5	The IMP has been designated in this indication as an orphan drug in the Community	No
D.2.5.1	Orphan drug designation number
D.3 Description of the IMP
D.3.1	Product name	Nivolumab
D.3.2	Product code	BMS-936558
D.3.4	Pharmaceutical form	Concentrate for solution for infusion
D.3.4.1	Specific paediatric formulation	No
D.3.7	Routes of administration for this IMP	Intravenous use
D.3.8 to D.3.10 IMP Identification Details (Active Substances)
D.3.8	INN - Proposed INN	Nivolumab
D.3.9.2	Current sponsor code	BMS-936558
D.3.9.3	Other descriptive name	NIVOLUMAB
D.3.9.4	EV Substance Code	SUB122750
D.3.10	Strength
D.3.10.1	Concentration unit	mg/ml milligram(s)/millilitre
D.3.10.2	Concentration type	equal
D.3.10.3	Concentration number	10
D.3.11 The IMP contains an:
D.3.11.1	Active substance of chemical origin	No
D.3.11.2	Active substance of biological/ biotechnological origin (other than Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP)	Yes
	The IMP is a:
D.3.11.3	Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP)	No
D.3.11.3.1	Somatic cell therapy medicinal product	No
D.3.11.3.2	Gene therapy medical product	No
D.3.11.3.3	Tissue Engineered Product	No
D.3.11.3.4	Combination ATIMP (i.e. one involving a medical device)	No
D.3.11.3.5	Committee on Advanced therapies (CAT) has issued a classification for this product	No
D.3.11.4	Combination product that includes a device, but does not involve an Advanced Therapy	No
D.3.11.5	Radiopharmaceutical medicinal product	No
D.3.11.6	Immunological medicinal product (such as vaccine, allergen, immune serum)	No
D.3.11.7	Plasma derived medicinal product	No
D.3.11.8	Extractive medicinal product	No
D.3.11.9	Recombinant medicinal product	Yes
D.3.11.10	Medicinal product containing genetically modified organisms	No
D.3.11.11	Herbal medicinal product	No
D.3.11.12	Homeopathic medicinal product	No
D.3.11.13	Another type of medicinal product	No
D.IMP: 2
D.1.2 and D.1.3	IMP Role	Test
D.2	Status of the IMP to be used in the clinical trial
D.2.1	IMP to be used in the trial has a marketing authorisation	No
D.2.5	The IMP has been designated in this indication as an orphan drug in the Community	No
D.2.5.1	Orphan drug designation number
D.3 Description of the IMP
D.3.1	Product name	Ipilimumab
D.3.2	Product code	BMS-734016
D.3.4	Pharmaceutical form	Concentrate for solution for infusion
D.3.4.1	Specific paediatric formulation	No
D.3.7	Routes of administration for this IMP	Intravenous use
D.3.8 to D.3.10 IMP Identification Details (Active Substances)
D.3.8	INN - Proposed INN	IPILIMUMAB
D.3.9.2	Current sponsor code	BMS-734016
D.3.9.4	EV Substance Code	SUB29397
D.3.10	Strength
D.3.10.1	Concentration unit	mg/ml milligram(s)/millilitre
D.3.10.2	Concentration type	equal
D.3.10.3	Concentration number	5
D.3.11 The IMP contains an:
D.3.11.1	Active substance of chemical origin	No
D.3.11.2	Active substance of biological/ biotechnological origin (other than Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP)	Yes
	The IMP is a:
D.3.11.3	Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP)	No
D.3.11.3.1	Somatic cell therapy medicinal product	No
D.3.11.3.2	Gene therapy medical product	No
D.3.11.3.3	Tissue Engineered Product	No
D.3.11.3.4	Combination ATIMP (i.e. one involving a medical device)	No
D.3.11.3.5	Committee on Advanced therapies (CAT) has issued a classification for this product	No
D.3.11.4	Combination product that includes a device, but does not involve an Advanced Therapy	No
D.3.11.5	Radiopharmaceutical medicinal product	No
D.3.11.6	Immunological medicinal product (such as vaccine, allergen, immune serum)	No
D.3.11.7	Plasma derived medicinal product	No
D.3.11.8	Extractive medicinal product	No
D.3.11.9	Recombinant medicinal product	Yes
D.3.11.10	Medicinal product containing genetically modified organisms	No
D.3.11.11	Herbal medicinal product	No
D.3.11.12	Homeopathic medicinal product	No
D.3.11.13	Another type of medicinal product	No

D.8 Information on Placebo

E. General Information on the Trial

E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation

E.1.1

Medical condition(s) being investigated

high risk recurrent head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC)

E.1.1.1

Medical condition in easily understood language

high risk recurrent head and neck cancer

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	20.0
E.1.2	Level	PT
E.1.2	Classification code	10067821
E.1.2	Term	Head and neck cancer
E.1.2	System Organ Class	10029104 - Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)

E.1.3

Condition being studied is a rare disease

E.2 Objective of the trial

E.2.1

Main objective of the trial

To evaluate two years disease-free survival (DFS) after salvage surgery followed by nivolumab (first cohort of patients), or followed by nivolumab-ipilimumab combination (NIC; second cohort of patients).

E.2.2

Secondary objectives of the trial

To evaluate toxicity, overall survival, quality of life.
To correlate these endpoints with HPV status.
To evaluate DFS in high and low risk subgroups determined by immunoscore, a prognostic test based on type and location of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes; to evaluate DFS in subgroups determined by immunohistochemical expression of PDL1.
To characterize Pharmacokinetic of the agents and explore Pharmacodynamic

E.2.3

Trial contains a sub-study

E.3

Principal inclusion criteria

• Recurrence or second primary of HNSCC in a previously irradiated area at a dose ≥ 50 Gys
• HNSCC of oral cavity, oro and hypopharynx, larynx only if extralaryngeal spread (rT4), isolated nodal recurrence
• Patient who has received salvage surgery with curative intent and macroscopic complete resection
- for cohorts 1 and 2: similarly to inclusion criteria of previous reirradiation trials, more than 6 months between radiotherapy and salvage surgery
- for cohorts 1bis and 2bis: less than 6 months between radiotherapy and salvage surgery
• Recurrence of bad prognosis justifying an adjuvant treatment:
- clinically infiltrative recurrence or second primary; or nodal recurrence upper or equal to 3 cm, or association of local and nodal recurrence;
- superficial recurrence, but histologic gravity signs on surgical specimen indicating a high risk of recurrence after salvage surgery (histologic involvement of surgical margins or margins less than 3mm, perineural spread or vascular emboli, multiples invaded nodes). Nodal recurrence without tumor recurrence and inferior to 3cm, but with capsular rupture at histologic examination.
• Sufficient healing for beginning adjuvant treatment within 8 weeks (+/- 2 weeks) of salvage surgery
• No distant metastases, confirmed by CT or PET scan
• Male and female between 18 and 75 years (included)
• ECOG 0 or 1
• Immunosuppressive doses of systemic medication, such as steroids or absorbed topical steroids (doses > 10 mg/day prednisone or equivalent) must be discontinued at least 2 weeks before study drug administration
• Screening laboratory values must meet the following criteria (using CTCAE v4) and should be obtained within 14 days to the administration of the first study treatment.: WBC > 2000/μL. Polynuclear neutrophils >1.5 x 109/L. Platelets > 75 x 109/L. Hemoglobin > 8.0 g/dL. ALAT/ASAT< 3.0 x ULN. Bilirubin < 1.5 x ULN (except Gilbert Syndrome : < 3.0 mg/dL). Creatinine clearance > 40 mL/min (measured or calculated by Cockroft and Gault formula) or serum creatinine < 2.0 x ULN
• Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum β-HCG pregnancy test within 24 hours prior to the administration of the first study treatment.
• Sexually active women of childbearing potential must agree to use a highly effective method of contraception or to abstain from sexual activity during the study and for at least 5 months after the last study treatment administration. Sexually active males patients must agree to use condom during the study and for at least 7 months after the last study treatment administration. Also, it is recommended their women of childbearing potential partner use a highly effective method of contraception.
• Women who are breastfeeding should discontinue nursing prior to the first dose of study drug and until 5 months after the last dose.
• Patient should understand, sign, and date the written informed consent form prior to any protocol-specific procedures performed. Patient should be able and willing to comply with study visits and procedures as per protocol.
• Patients must be affiliated to a social security system or beneficiary of the same

E.4

Principal exclusion criteria

• Recurrent or metastatic carcinoma of the nasopharynx, squamous cell carcinoma that originated from the skin and salivary gland, or non-squamous histologies (eg, mucosal melanoma).
• Recurrence or second primary of HNSCC in a non previously irradiated area, or at a dose < 50 Gys
• Macroscopic incomplete surgery (no debulking allowed)
• Superficial recurrence without nodal recurrence, and without histologic gravity signs (histologic involvement of surgical margins, perineural spread)
• Nodal recurrence less than 3 cm, without local recurrence and without capsular rupture at histologic examination
• Serious medical adverse conditions, such as severe cardiac and/or pneumologic and/or liver dysfunction. Non exhaustive list, to be appreciated in each center
• Subjects with active, known or suspected autoimmune disease. Subjects with vitiligo, type I diabetes mellitus, residual hypothyroidism due to autoimmune condition only requiring hormone replacement, psoriasis not requiring systemic treatment, or conditions not expected to recur in the absence of an external trigger are permitted to enroll.
• Subjects with a condition requiring systemic treatment with either corticosteroids (> 10 mg daily prednisone equivalents) or other immunosuppressive medications within 14 days of study drug administration. Inhaled or topical steroids and adrenal replacement doses > 10 mg daily prednisone equivalents are permitted in the absence of active autoimmune disease.
• Patients with positive tests for hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBV sAg) or hepatitis C virus ribonucleic acid (HCV RNA) indicating active or chronic infection.
• Patients with positive test for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or known acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
• Prior malignancy active within the previous 3 years except for locally curable cancers that have been apparently cured, such as basal or squamous cell skin cancer, superficial bladder cancer, or carcinoma in situ of the prostate, cervix, or breast.
• Patients having received prior therapy with anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-L2, anti-CD137, or anti-CTLA-4 antibody (or any other antibody or drug specifically targeting T-cell co-stimulation or checkpoint pathways).
• Patients receiving anti-cancer therapies must be discontinued at least 4 weeks prior to administration of study drug. Palliative, focal radiation therapy, and immunosuppressive doses of systemic corticosteroids, except replacement organotherapy (hydrocortisone and fludrocortisone), must be discontinued at least 2 weeks before administration of study drug. All toxicities attributed to prior anti-cancer therapy other than alopecia and fatigue must have resolved to grade 1 (NCI CTCAE version 4) or to baseline or stabilized before administration of study drug. Subjects with toxicities attributed to systemic prior anticancer therapy which are not expected to resolve and result in long lasting sequelae, such as neuropathy after platinum based therapy, are permitted to enroll.
• Use of non-oncology vaccines containing live virus for prevention of infectious diseases within 4 weeks prior to study drug. The use of the inactivated seasonal influenza vaccine (Fluzone®) is allowed.Known or underlying medical condition (e.g., a condition associated with diarrhea or acute diverticulitis) that, in the investigator’s opinion, would make the administration of study drug hazardous to the patient or obscure the interpretation of toxicity determination or adverse events.
• Patients requiring concomitant treatment with therapeutic doses of anticoagulants will not be eligible for this clinical trial. Patients treated with low dose of anticoagulants for thrombo-embolic events prophylaxis are allowed.
• History of auto immune, immune mediated inflammatory disease including but not limited to colitis, pneumonitis, hepatitis, nephritis, inflammatory of skin, SNC, eyes, glands producing hormons
• Active serious infections in particular if requiring systemic antibiotic or antimicrobial therapy
• History of severe hypersensitivity reaction to any monoclonal antibody
• History of allergy to study drugs components
• Treatment with other investigational drugs or treatment in another clinical trial within the past 4 weeks before start of therapy or concomitantly with the trial
• Pregnancy or breastfeeding
• Psychological, familial or social factor incompatible with informed consent, and regular follow-up.

E.5 End points

E.5.1

Primary end point(s)

Two-years DFS

E.5.1.1

Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point

DFS defined as the time from the beginning of the immunotherapy and the first locoregional or distant recurrence, or death from any cause

E.5.2

Secondary end point(s)

Grade 3, 4, 5 toxicity, quality of life, 1-year and 2-year overall survival
DFS in subgroups determined by HPV analysis, immunoscore, PDL1 immunohistochemistry
PK, PD assessments

E.5.2.1

Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point

2 years

E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial

E.6

Scope of the trial

E.6.1

Diagnosis

E.6.2

Prophylaxis

E.6.3

Therapy

Yes

E.6.4

Safety

Yes

E.6.5

Efficacy

Yes

E.6.6

Pharmacokinetic

Yes

E.6.7

Pharmacodynamic

E.6.8

Bioequivalence

E.6.9

Dose response

E.6.10

Pharmacogenetic

E.6.11

Pharmacogenomic

E.6.12

Pharmacoeconomic

E.6.13

Others

E.7

Trial type and phase

E.7.1

Human pharmacology (Phase I)

E.7.1.1

First administration to humans

E.7.1.2

Bioequivalence study

E.7.1.3

Other

E.7.1.3.1

Other trial type description

E.7.2

Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II)

Yes

E.7.3

Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III)

E.7.4

Therapeutic use (Phase IV)

E.8 Design of the trial

E.8.1

Controlled

E.8.1.1

Randomised

E.8.1.2

Open

E.8.1.3

Single blind

E.8.1.4

Double blind

E.8.1.5

Parallel group

E.8.1.6

Cross over

E.8.1.7

Other

E.8.2

Comparator of controlled trial

E.8.2.1

Other medicinal product(s)

E.8.2.2

Placebo

E.8.2.3

Other

E.8.2.4

Number of treatment arms in the trial

E.8.3

The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned

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

E.8.5

The trial involves multiple Member States

E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA

E.8.6.1

Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA

E.8.6.2

Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA

E.8.7

Trial has a data monitoring committee

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

LVLS

E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial

E.8.9.1

In the Member State concerned years

E.8.9.1

In the Member State concerned months

E.8.9.1

In the Member State concerned days

F. Population of Trial Subjects

F.1 Age Range

F.1.1

Trial has subjects under 18

F.1.1.1

In Utero

F.1.1.2

Preterm newborn infants (up to gestational age < 37 weeks)

F.1.1.3

Newborns (0-27 days)

F.1.1.4

Infants and toddlers (28 days-23 months)

F.1.1.5

Children (2-11years)

F.1.1.6

Adolescents (12-17 years)

F.1.2

Adults (18-64 years)

Yes

F.1.2.1

Number of subjects for this age range:

116

F.1.3

Elderly (>=65 years)

Yes

F.1.3.1

Number of subjects for this age range:

F.2 Gender

F.2.1

Female

Yes

F.2.2

Male

Yes

F.3 Group of trial subjects

F.3.1

Healthy volunteers

F.3.2

Patients

Yes

F.3.3

Specific vulnerable populations

Yes

F.3.3.1

Women of childbearing potential not using contraception

F.3.3.2

Women of child-bearing potential using contraception

Yes

F.3.3.3

Pregnant women

F.3.3.4

Nursing women

F.3.3.5

Emergency situation

F.3.3.6

Subjects incapable of giving consent personally

F.3.3.7

Others

F.4 Planned number of subjects to be included

F.4.1

In the member state

140

F.4.2

For a multinational trial

F.4.2.1

In the EEA

140

F.5

Plans for treatment or care after the subject has ended the participation in the trial (if it is different from the expected normal treatment of that condition)

None

G. Investigator Networks to be involved in the Trial

N. Review by the Competent Authority or Ethics Committee in the country concerned

Competent Authority Decision

Authorised

Date of Competent Authority Decision

2017-12-22

Ethics Committee Opinion of the trial application

Favourable

Ethics Committee Opinion: Reason(s) for unfavourable opinion

Date of Ethics Committee Opinion

2017-10-18

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