E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Locally advanced or metastatic solid tumours including melanoma, NSCLC, clear renal cell carcinoma, urothelial cancer or SCCHN |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Locally advanced or metastatic melanoma, non-small cell lung cancer, clear renal cell carcinoma, urothelial cancer or squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck |
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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 | 20.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10027481 |
E.1.2 | Term | Metastatic melanoma |
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 | 21.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10029514 |
E.1.2 | Term | Non-small cell lung cancer NOS |
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 | 20.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10038409 |
E.1.2 | Term | Renal cell carcinoma NOS |
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 | 21.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10077840 |
E.1.2 | Term | Urothelial cancer of renal pelvis |
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 | 21.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | PT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10041823 |
E.1.2 | Term | Squamous cell carcinoma |
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 |
To assess the safety/tolerability of multiple doses of 3 mg VB10.NEO immunotherapy and of multiple doses of
3 mg VB10.NEO immunotherapy in combination with 0.006 mg/kg bempegaldesleukin.
To determine the feasibility of VB10.NEO (overall process feasibility from biopsy, sequencing, neoepitope selection and vaccine manufacturing). |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
To assess the immunogenicity of multiple doses of 3 mg VB10.NEO immunotherapy and of multiple doses of
3 mg VB10.NEO immunotherapy in combination with 0.006 mg/kg bempegaldesleukin.
To make additional preliminary assessments of the efficacy of multiple doses of 3 mg VB10.NEO immunotherapy and of multiple doses of 3 mg VB10.NEO immunotherapy in combination with 0.006 mg/kg bempegaldesleukin.
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
For patients with melanoma:
1. Have histologically confirmed locally advanced or metastatic melanoma not amenable to local treatment
2. Patients must be on CPI (i.e. anti-programmed cell death protein 1 [anti-PD-1] or anti-programmed cell death protein ligand 1[anti-PD-L1]) or must initiate treatment with CPI (e.g. nivolumab or pembrolizumab) as part of their cancer treatment as prescribed by the treating physician
For patients with lung cancer:
1. Have histologically confirmed locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC not amenable to local treatment
2. Patients must have been on CPI (i.e. anti-PD1 or anti-PD-L1) for at least 12 weeks before screening and must be on CPI treatment as part of their cancer treatment as prescribed by the treating physician, n, e.g. nivolumab, pembrolizumab, atezolizumab or durvalumab.
For patients with renal cancer:
1. Have histologically confirmed locally advanced or metastatic clear RCC not amenable to local treatment
2. Patients must have been on CPI (i.e. anti-PD1 or anti-PD-L1) for at least 12 weeks before screening and must be on CPI treatment as part of their cancer treatment as prescribed by the treating physician, e.g. nivolumab
For patients with urothelial carcinoma:
1. Have histologically confirmed locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma not amenable to local treatment
2. Patients must have been on CPI (i.e. anti-PD1 or anti-PD-L1) for at least 12 weeks before screening and must be on CPI treatment as part of their cancer treatment as prescribed by the treating physician, e.g. nivolumab, pembrolizumab or atezolizumab
Inclusion criteria for patients with head and neck cancer:
1. Have histologically confirmed locally advanced or metastatic SCCHN not amenable to local treatment.
2. Patients must be on CPI (i.e. anti-PD-1 or anti-PD-L1) or must initiate treatment with CPI at screening as part of their cancer treatment as prescribed by the treating physician, e.g. nivolumab or pembrolizumab.
Inclusion criteria for patients in all arms:
3. 18 years or older
4. Patients who have been on CPI for longer than 12 weeks at screening need to be per RECIST:
a. in partial response or
b. stable disease or
c. in progression, i.e. in case of a mixed response to CPI treatment, provided that at least 1 lesion shows measurable regression and who, according to the investigator, have a clinical benefit of continued immunotherapy.
5. Adequate tumour specimen (at least 1 core biopsy) must be available for exome sequencing, preferably a newly acquired FF sample. Archival FFPE samples from biopsies or resected tumour material taken < 4 months before screening can be accepted.
Inclusion criteria 6 was deleted.
Inclusion criteria 7 was deleted.
8. Measurable disease per RECIST v1.1. Preferably 2 tumour sites should be available, one for biopsy and one for RECIST assessment.
9. ECOG performance status ≤ 1
10. Life expectancy of at least 6 months in the best judgement of the investigator
11. Willing and able to sign a written informed consent form (ICF) |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1. Ocular melanoma
2. Brain metastases (unless treated, controlled, stable for at least 6 weeks) or leptomeningeal spread of disease
3. Positive serological test for hepatitis B or C virus surface antigen or HIV
4. Other concomitant or prior malignant disease except for adequately treated basal cell carcinoma or other non-melanomatous skin cancer, low-grade urothelial cancer or other malignancies treated with curative intent within 2 or more years pre-study entry and in complete remission at study entry
5. Immune disorder requiring the continued use (> 7 days) of high-dose systemic steroids or immunosuppressive agents for any concurrent condition, or a documented history of clinically significant autoimmune disease, as assessed by the investigator. Systemically administered corticosteroids must be discontinued > 4 weeks prior to first study vaccine administration.
Exclusion criteria 6 deleted.
7. Known allergy to aminoglycosides or to any of the IMP’s components/excipients
Exclusion criteria 8 deleted.
9. History of toxic shock syndrome
10. Evidence or history of clinically significant cardiac disease including congestive heart failure, unstable angina, acute myocardial infarction or cerebrovascular accident within the last 6 months, and symptomatic arrhythmia requiring therapy
11. Ongoing toxicity from prior therapy that is > Grade 2 for skin toxicities and > Grade 1 for all other toxicities, or that is progressing in severity, except toxicities not considered a safety risk
12. History of life-threatening organ toxicity of Grade 4 related to CPI exposure, excluding endocrinopathies
13. Acute infections
14. Active lesions/rashes or any implantable devices within 2cm of the site of vaccination
15. Current participation in a clinical trial (allowed if not exposed to IMP)
16. Planned vaccination against infections within 30 days before start of treatment.
17. Previous transplantations
18. Inadequate bone marrow function: Platelet count < 50,000 cells/µL
19. Patients requiring therapeutic anticoagulation due to medical condition are eligible but have to be excluded in case of not sufficiently manageable anticoagulation treatment or history of severe bleeding episodes due to therapeutic anticoagulation
20. Inadequate liver function:
• Serum total bilirubin >1.5 x ULN for the institution; patients with Gilbert’s Syndrome >3 x ULN
• AST or ALT >3 x ULN; patients with liver metastases > 5 x ULN
• By the investigator's judgement, patients exceeding the above limits as an effect of CPI treatment should be excluded; patients exceeding the above limits due to the course of malignancy may be enrolled
21. Inadequate renal function:
• Estimated CrCl of ≤30 mL/min
• Proteinuria >100 mg/dL
22. Clinically significant uncorrected electrolyte abnormalities that are CTCAE Grade 3 or higher for both low and high values
23. Female patients of childbearing potential not willing to use a highly effective form of contraception during treatment and for at least 6 months after the last dose of VB10.NEO or NKTR-214
24. Pregnancy or intention to become pregnant during the study period (serum/urine pregnancy test: screening, day of vaccination, prior to treatment start)
25. Nursing women
26. Evidence of any other medical conditions that may interfere with study participation, affect patient compliance or place the patient at high risk from treatment-related complications
Exclusion criteria for patients enrolled to arm 5B:
27. Patient has received prior IL-2 therapy
28. Need for > 2 antihypertensive medications for management of hypertension. Patients must be on a stable antihypertensive regimen for the last 14 days prior to the first NKTR-214 dose.
29. Documented left ventricular ejection fraction ≤ 45% using standard echocardiogram within 60 days prior to the first NKTR-214 dose
30. Known cardiovascular history including unstable or deteriorating cardiac disease within the previous 12 months prior to screening including but not limited to unstable angina or myocardial infarction, TIA/CVA, congestive heart failure, uncontrolled clinically significant arrhythmias
31. History of pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis, or prior clinically significant venous or non-CVA/TIA
arterial thromboembolic event within 3 months prior to the first NKTR-214 dose
32. Male patients who have a female partner of childbearing potential and do not agree to use double-barrier contraception throughout the duration of the study until 6 months following the last dose of IMP, female partner must agree to use either an intrauterine device or hormonal contraception throughout their male partner’s study duration until 6 months following the last dose of IMP. Not applicable for male patients who have had a vasectomy > 6 months before signing the ICF.
33. Significant clinical chemistry abnormalities (including inadequate organ function) as per investigator and within 14 days prior to the first NKTR-214 dose |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
Safety/Tolerability:
• Rate of adverse events (AEs) including serious adverse events (SAEs) and treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) and CTCAE grade
- total number and severity
- leading to treatment discontinuation
• Results of physical examinations and vital signs
• Results of safety laboratory
• Changes in ECOG performance status
• Changes in electrocardiogram (ECG) results
Feasibility:
Duration of manufacturing time for VB10.NEO drug products and failure to treat (feasibility). |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
Extent of exposure will be described by whether the patient took any investigational product along with the number of days of exposure (last date of dosing minus first day of dosing plus 1).
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
Immunogenicity, Biomarkers and Cytokines:
• Descriptive analysis of the cellular immune response against the individual neoepitopes (enzyme-linked immunospot assay).
• Descriptive analysis of potential predictive biomarkers for immunological activity or clinical efficacy.
• Descriptive analysis of proteomics.
• Descriptive analysis of the development of the mutagenic landscape over time.
• Descriptive analysis of the fine characterisation of neoantigen-specific T cells (for patients in arms 5A and 5B).
• Descriptive analysis of the flow cytometry to analyse changes in markers of immune cell populations, including, but not limited to, markers for T lymphocytes, regulatory T cells, and T cell activation.
Efficacy:
Description of early signs of efficacy of VB10.NEO and NKTR-214 immunotherapy by means of:
• Objective Response Rate (ORR)
• Duration of Response (DOR)
• Progression-free survival (PFS)
• Overall survival (OS)
• Lesion development over time
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
Efficacy analyses will be done separately for each tumour entity-specific cohort. The efficacy endpoints will be analysed descriptively including 95% confidence intervals for proportions wherever applicable. |
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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 | Yes |
E.6.13.1 | Other scope of the trial description |
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E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | Yes |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | Yes |
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 | 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 | 9 |
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 | 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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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 | 10 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |