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Summary
EudraCT Number:	2019-003865-17
Sponsor's Protocol Code Number:	CA209-7HJ
National Competent Authority:	Austria - BASG
Clinical Trial Type:	EEA CTA
Trial Status:	Ongoing
Date on which this record was first entered in the EudraCT database:	2019-11-21
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

Austria - BASG

A.2

EudraCT number

2019-003865-17

A.3

Full title of the trial

Neoadjuvant CHemoradiotherapy with sequential Ipilimumab and NivOlumab in RECtal cancer (CHINOREC): a prospective randomized, open-label, multicenter, phase II clinical trial

A.3.1

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

Preoperative chemoradiotherapy with immunotherapy in rectal cancer

A.4.1

Sponsor's protocol code number

CA209-7HJ

A.5.2

US NCT (ClinicalTrials.gov registry) number

NCT04124601

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	Medizinische Universität Wien
B.1.3.4	Country	Austria
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	Bristol-Myers Squibb
B.4.2	Country	Belgium
B.5 Contact point designated by the sponsor for further information on the trial
B.5.1	Name of organisation	Medical University of Vienna
B.5.2	Functional name of contact point	Organizational unit leader
B.5.3	Address:
B.5.3.1	Street Address	Spitalgasse 23
B.5.3.2	Town/ city	Vienna
B.5.3.3	Post code	1190
B.5.3.4	Country	Austria
B.5.6	E-mail	viszeralchirurgie@meduniwien.ac.at

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	Yes
D.2.1.1.1	Trade name	Yervoy
D.2.1.1.2	Name of the Marketing Authorisation holder	Bristol-Myers Squibb
D.2.1.2	Country which granted the Marketing Authorisation	European Union
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	Solution for injection
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.3.9.1	CAS number	477202-00-9
D.3.9.2	Current sponsor code	BMS-734016-01
D.3.9.3	Other descriptive name	MDX-010
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.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	Yes
D.2.1.1.1	Trade name	Opdivo
D.2.1.1.2	Name of the Marketing Authorisation holder	Bristol-Myers Squibb
D.2.1.2	Country which granted the Marketing Authorisation	European Union
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	Solution for injection
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.3.9.1	CAS number	946414-94-4
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.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

• Histologically confirmed carcinoma of the rectum
• Suitable for local therapy with curative intent
• Medical need for a standard neoadjuvant CRT
• Suitable to withstand a course of standard neoadjuvant CRT

E.1.1.1

Medical condition in easily understood language

• Rectal cancer
• Medical need for a standard preoperative chemoradiotherapy
• Suitable to withstand a course of standard preoperative chemoradiotherapy

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	10038038
E.1.2	Term	Rectal cancer
E.1.2	System Organ Class	10029104 - Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)

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	10038045
E.1.2	Term	Rectal cancer NOS
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

Safety, tolerability and feasibility of standard neoadjuvant CRT with sequential ipilimumab and nivolumab following surgical resection.

E.2.2

Secondary objectives of the trial

• Radiographic response determined by magnetic resonance imaging-assessed tumor regression grade (mrTRG)
• Pathological response determined by tumor regression grade (TRG) and tumor stage (ypT and ypN stage).

E.2.3

Trial contains a sub-study

E.3

Principal inclusion criteria

• 18 years of age and older
• All sexes
• Histologically confirmed carcinoma of the rectum
• Suitable for local therapy with curative intent
• Medical need for a standard neoadjuvant CRT
• Suitable to withstand a course of standard neoadjuvant CRT
• Written informed consent form (ICF) for participation in the study
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1

E.4

Principal exclusion criteria

• Metastatic disease that is considered incurable by local therapies
• Previous surgery of the tumor other than biopsy
• Pregnancy, breastfeeding or expectancy to conceive
• Disagreement of participants with reproductive potential to use
contraception throughout the study period and for up to 180 days
after the last dose of study therapy
• Prior therapy with anti-CTLA-4, anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-L2 or
any other agent directed against co-inhibitory T cell receptors or
has previously participated in clinical studies with immunotherapy
• Any contraindication according to the official medical information
of Ipilimumab or Nivolumab
• Live vaccine within 30 days prior to the first dose of study therapy
• Hepatitis B or C
• Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
• Immunodeficiency
• Allogeneic tissue or solid organ transplantation
• Autoimmune disease that has required systemic therapy in the past
2 years with modifying agents, steroids or immunosuppressive
drugs
• Systemic steroids or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy
within 7 days prior to the first dose of study treatment
• Active non-infectious pneumonitis
• Active infection requiring systemic therapy
• Treatment with botanical preparations (i.e. herbal supplements or traditional Chinese medicines) intended for general health support or to treat the disease under study within 2 weeks prior to randomization/treatment
• Participants with serious or uncontrolled medical disorders
• Uncontrolled or significant cardiovascular disease (myocardial infarction, uncontrolled angina, any history of clinically significant arrhythmias, QTc prolongation in males > 450 ms and > 470 ms in
females, participants with history of myocarditis)
• Allergies and adverse drug reaction (history of allergy or hypersensitivity to study drug components, contraindications to
any of the study drugs of the chemotherapy regimen)
• Other exclusion criteria: Prisoners or participants who are involuntarily incarcerated, participants who are compulsorily detained for treatment of either a psychiatric or physical (i.e.
infectious disease) illness
• White blood cells < 2000/μL (SI: < 2.00 × 109/L)
• Neutrophils < 1500/μL (SI: < 1.50 × 109/L)
• Platelets < 100 × 103/μL (SI: < 100 × 109/L) (transfusions not
permitted within 72 h prior to qualifying laboratory value)
• Hemoglobin < 9.0 g/dl (SI: < 90 g/L) (transfusions not permitted
within 72 h prior to qualifying laboratory value)
• Serum creatinine > 1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN) or calculated
creatinine clearance < 50 ml/min (using the Cockcroft-Gault
formula)
• AST/ALT: > 3.0 × ULN
• Total bilirubin > 1.5 × ULN (except participants with Gilbert Syndrome who must have a total bilirubin level of < 3.0 × ULN)
• Troponin T (TnT) or I (TnI) > 2 × institutional ULN. TnT or TnI levels
between > 1 to 2 × ULN will be permitted to participate in the study if a repeat assessment remains 2 × ULN and participant undergoes a cardiac evaluation. When repeat levels within 24 h are not available, a repeat test should be conducted as soon as possible.

E.5 End points

E.5.1

Primary end point(s)

See primary objective

E.5.1.1

Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point

After surgery.

E.5.2

Secondary end point(s)

See secondary objectives.

E.5.2.1

Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point

After surgery.

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

E.6.4

Safety

Yes

E.6.5

Efficacy

E.6.6

Pharmacokinetic

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

Yes

E.8.1.2

Open

Yes

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.8.3

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

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

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.1.3

Elderly (>=65 years)

Yes

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

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)

Study specific follow-up for safety, tolerability and feasibility will end after EOS. Nevertheless, patients will undergo standard oncologic follow-up, including recurrence-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS), according to the latest ESMO guidelines for local/locoregional rectal cancer

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

2020-01-07

Ethics Committee Opinion of the trial application

Favourable

Ethics Committee Opinion: Reason(s) for unfavourable opinion

Date of Ethics Committee Opinion

2019-12-23

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