E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Patients with metastatic or unresectable, recurrent HNSCC who have not yet been treated for their advanced disease |
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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 | 20.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10007050 |
E.1.2 | Term | Cancer |
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.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 20.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10007284 |
E.1.2 | Term | Carcinoma |
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 | 10060121 |
E.1.2 | Term | Squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck |
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 | 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) |
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E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 22.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10082179 |
E.1.2 | Term | Squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck metastatic |
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 effect of ALX148 + pembrolizumab + 5FU + platinum on 12-month overall survival (OS) rate and objective response rate (ORR) in patients with metastatic or unresectable, recurrent HNSCC who have not yet been treated for their advanced disease. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
• To assess secondary measures of efficacy for ALX148 administered in combination with pembrolizumab + 5FU + platinum and for pembrolizumab + 5FU + platinum. • To assess the safety and tolerability of ALX148 administered in combination with pembrolizumab + 5FU + platinum and for pembrolizumab + 5FU + platinum (including for patients in the safety lead-in cohort). |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
1. Patients with metastatic or unresectable, recurrent head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) who have not received prior systemic therapy for their advanced disease. PD-L1 status as defined by combined positive score (CPS) and as assessed by an FDA-approved test using the 22C3 antibody must be available. • Patients cannot have received prior systemic therapy for the treatment of metastatic or recurrent disease. • Patients can have received prior systemic therapy for the treatment of locoregionally advanced disease if it was completed more than 6 months prior to signing informed consent. 2. Patients must have at least one measurable lesion as defined by RECIST version 1.1. 3. Adequate bone marrow function. 4. Adequate renal function (estimated creatinine clearance by Cockroft-Gault equation of ≥ 60 mL/min.). 5. Adequate liver function. 6. Age ≥18 years, except in regions in which the minimum age for subject participation is >18 years. 7. INR or PT and PTT <1.5X ULN unless participant is receiving anticoagulant therapy as long as PT or aPTT is within therapeutic range of intended use of anticoagulants. 8. ECOG performance status 0 or 1. 9. Participants with oropharyngeal carcinoma must have available results from testing of human papillomavirus (HPV) (p16) status. 10. Participants must have recovered from all AEs due to previous therapies, procedures, and surgeries to baseline or ≤Grade 1 per NCI CTCAE v. 5.0 except for AEs not constituting a safety risk by Investigator judgment. Participants with ≤Grade 2 neuropathy may be eligible. 11. Available core or incisional biopsy sample prior to study entry preferably taken after the most recent therapy for HNSCC taken from either an unresectable recurrent lesion or a metastatic lesion for central confirmation of PD-L1 CPS and evaluation of other biomarkers. Fine needle aspirates are not acceptable. 12. Serum pregnancy test (for females of childbearing potential) negative at screening. 13. Male and female patients of childbearing potential must agree to use a highly effective method of contraception throughout the study and for at least 120 days after the last dose of assigned treatment and at least 6 months (or longer if required by local regulation) after the last dose of chemotherapy, whichever is later. 14. Evidence of a personally signed and dated informed consent document, from a patient with the capacity to consent for themselves or from a legal representative, indicating that the patient or legal representative has been informed of all pertinent aspects of the study before any study-specific activity is performed. 15. Patients who are willing and able to comply with scheduled visits, treatment plans, laboratory tests, and other procedures. |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1. Patients with disease suitable for local therapy with curative intent. 2. Patients with progressive disease within 6 months of completion of curatively intended systemic therapy for the treatment of locoregionally advanced HNSCC. 3. Patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). 4. Patients with known symptomatic CNS metastases requiring steroids or with leptomeningeal disease. 5. Has a history of (non-infectious) pneumonitis / interstitial lung disease that required steroids or has current pneumonitis / interstitial lung disease. 6. Prior radiotherapy within 2 weeks of start of study treatment. 7. Prior treatment with any anti-CD47 or anti-SIRPα agent. 8. Prior treatment with a PD-1 or PD-L1, or anti PD L2 agent or with an agent directed to another stimulatory or co-inhibitory T cell receptor (e.g., CTLA-4, OX 40, CD137). 9. Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior the first dose of study drug. 10. Has a diagnosis of complete dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) deficiency. Testing for DPD status is required for sites/regions in which such testing is standard of care (such as in the United Kingdom). 11. Has an active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in past 2 years. 12. History of autoimmune hemolytic anemia, autoimmune thrombocytopenia, or hemolytic transfusion reaction. 13. Patients with intolerance to or who have had a severe allergic or anaphylactic reaction to antibodies or infused therapeutic proteins or patients who have had a severe allergic or anaphylactic reaction to any of the substances included in the study drugs. 14. Patients with significant hearing impairment. 15. Any experimental antibodies or live vaccines in the last 30 days prior to the first dose of study drug. 16. Patients with active, uncontrolled, clinically significant bacterial, fungal, or viral infection. 17. Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy. 18. Has had an allogeneic tissue/solid organ transplant. 19. Any of the following in the previous 6 months: myocardial infarction, unstable angina, coronary/peripheral artery bypass graft, NYHA Class II or greater congestive heart failure, cerebrovascular accident, or transient ischemic attack, deep venous thrombosis, arterial thrombosis, symptomatic pulmonary embolism, or any other significant thromboembolism. Any major surgery within 28 days prior to enrollment. 20. Is currently participating in or has participated in a study of an investigational agent or has used an investigational device within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study treatment. 21. Diagnosis of any other malignancy within the last 3 years prior to enrollment except for adequately treated non-melanomatous skin cancer, or carcinoma in situ that have undergone potentially curative therapy. 22. Other severe acute or chronic medical or psychiatric condition. 23. Patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding. |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
• 12-month overall survival (OS) rate of ALX148 + pembrolizumab + 5FU + platinum. • Objective response rate of ALX148 + pembrolizumab + 5FU + platinum (ORR; CR or PR using the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors [RECIST] version 1.1). |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
The primary endpoint of the study is the objective response rate (ORR) at any time (ORR: CR or PR using the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors [RECIST] version 1.1 for solid tumors). The analysis population for the primary analysis will be the ITT population. An additional analysis will be done, using the evaluable population. |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
• Disease control rate (DCR), duration of response (DOR), time to tumor progression (TTP). • Progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS). • Adverse Events as characterized by type, frequency, severity (as graded by National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE v. 5.0), timing, seriousness, and relationship to study therapy. • Laboratory abnormalities as characterized by type, frequency, severity (as graded by NCI CTCAE v. 5.0) and timing. • Pharmacokinetic parameters of ALX148 such as Cmax, Tmax, AUC, CL, and t1/2 as data permit. • Immunogenicity; Human serum ADA (i.e., anti-ALX148 antibody) samples will be analyzed for the presence or absence of anti-ALX148 antibodies. |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
Secondary endpoints will be analysed primarily in the ALX+prembrolizumab+chemotherapy treatment arm. The comparisons with the pembrolizumab+chemotherapy treatment arm will be performed as exploratory analyses. Adverse events, ECGs, blood pressure, pulse rate, cardiac monitoring, and safety laboratory data will be reviewed and summarized on an ongoing basis during the study to evaluate the safety of patients. |
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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 | Yes |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | Yes |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | Yes |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | Yes |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | Yes |
E.6.13.1 | Other scope of the trial description |
Tolerability; Immunogenicity; Toxicity |
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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 | Yes |
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 | Yes |
E.8.1.7.1 | Other trial design description |
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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.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 2 |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
| No |
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 | Yes |
E.8.5.1 | Number of sites anticipated in the EEA | 14 |
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 |
Singapore |
Australia |
Belgium |
Canada |
Korea, Republic of |
Netherlands |
Spain |
United Kingdom |
United States |
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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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EoT in a Member State of the EU is defined as the time at which it is deemed that sufficient patients have been recruited and completed the study as stated in the regulatory application and EC application in the Member State. Poor recruitment (recruiting less than the anticipated number in the CTA) by a Member State is not a reason for premature termination but is considered a normal conclusion to the study in that Member State. EoT in all participating countries is defined as LSLV. |
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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 | 5 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 5 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 5 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 5 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 0 |