A Modified Virus (Talimogene Laherparepvec) in Treating Patients with Locally Advanced Cutaneous Angiosarcoma
This phase II trial studies how well talimogene laherparepvec works in treating patients with cutaneous angiosarcoma that has spread from where it started to nearby tissue or lymph nodes (locally advanced). Talimogene laherparepvec is form of modified herpes simplex virus type-1 (the ‘cold sore’ virus) that can destroy tumor cells while leaving normal cells alone. The virus’ genes are modified in a laboratory so that it produces a protein called human granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and multiplies and grows in tumor cells. Human GM-CSF is normally produced by various cells within the body and is used as a medicine to treat patients with white blood cell counts that are too low. This modified herpes simplex virus type-1 is not designed to change any genes, but instead may kill tumor cells directly, as well as stimulate the immune system to kill tumor cells throughout the body.
Inclusion Criteria
- Provision of signed and dated informed consent form
- Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study
- Patients must have histologically confirmed cutaneous angiosarcoma (CA) without visceral or central nervous system (CNS) metastases, with resection deemed of no benefit by technical or oncologic principles, and have progressed on at least one line of systemic therapy
- Patients must have measurable disease, defined as at least one lesion that can be accurately measured in at least one dimension (longest diameter to be recorded by digital photography) as > 6 mm with calipers or a ruler
- Easter Cooperative Oncology Group performance status 0-1 (Karnofsky >= 70%)
- Absolute neutrophil count >= 1500/mm^3 (1.5 x 10^9/L)
- Platelet count >= 75,000/mm^3 (7.5 x 10^9/L)
- Hemoglobin >= 8 g/dL (without need for hematopoietic growth factor or transfusion support)
- Serum creatinine =< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN), OR 24-hour creatinine clearance >= 60 mL/min for subject with creatinine levels > 1.5 x ULN * Note: Creatinine clearance need not be determined if the baseline serum creatinine is =< 1.5 x ULN. Creatinine clearance should be determined per institutional standard
- Serum bilirubin =< 1.5 x ULN OR direct bilirubin =< ULN for a subject with total bilirubin level > 1.5 x ULN
- Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) =< 2.5 x ULN OR < 5 x ULN, if liver metastases present and injection does not involve a visceral lesion
- Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) =< 2.5 x ULN OR < 5 x ULN, if liver metastases present and injection does not involve a visceral lesion
- International normalization ratio (INR) or prothrombin time (PT) =< 1.5 x ULN, unless the subject is receiving anticoagulant therapy, in which case PT and partial thromboplastin time (PTT)/ activated PTT (aPTT) must be within therapeutic range of intended use of anticoagulants
- PTT or aPTT =< 1.5 x ULN, unless the subject is receiving anticoagulant therapy as long as PT and PTT/aPTT is within therapeutic range of intended use of anticoagulants
- Female subjects of childbearing potential should have a negative urine or serum pregnancy test within 72 hours prior to enrollment. If urine test is positive or cannot be confirmed as negative, a serum pregnancy test will be required
Exclusion Criteria
- Patients with a second active malignancy, exceptions are localized non-melanoma skin cancers or in situ carcinoma
- Patients receiving any other investigational agents
- Participants with tumor(s) in direct contact or encasing a major blood vessel, those with ulceration and/or fungation onto the skin surface, and those with history of re-irradiation or prior lymph node neck dissection to a field involving the carotid arteries
- History or evidence of active autoimmune disease that requires systemic treatment (ie, with use of disease modifying agents, corticosteroids or immunosuppressive drugs). Replacement therapy (eg, thyroxine, insulin, or physiologic corticosteroid replacement therapy for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency, etc.) is not considered a form of systemic treatment
- Evidence of clinically significant immunosuppression such as the following: * Primary immunodeficiency state such as severe combined immunodeficiency disease * Concurrent opportunistic infection * Receiving systemic immunosuppressive therapy (> 2 weeks) including oral steroid doses > 10 mg/day of prednisone or equivalent within 7 days prior to enrollment
- Active herpetic skin lesions or prior complications of herpes simplex virus (HSV)-1 infection (e.g., herpetic keratitis or encephalitis)
- Requires intermittent or chronic systemic (intravenous or oral) treatment with an antiherpetic drug (e.g., acyclovir), other than intermittent topical use
- Previous treatment with talimogene laherparepvec or any other oncolytic virus
- Prior therapy with tumor vaccine
- Received live vaccine within 28 days prior to enrollment
- Prior immunosuppressive, chemotherapy, radiotherapy (in which the field encompassed a planned injection site), biological cancer therapy, or major surgery within 28 days prior to enrollment or has not recovered to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) grade 1 or better from adverse event due to cancer therapy administered more than 28 days prior to enrollment
- Prior radiotherapy in which the field does not overlap the injection sites or non-immunosuppressive targeted therapy within 14 days prior to enrollment or has not recovered to CTCAE grade 1 or better from adverse event due to cancer therapy administered more than 14 days prior to enrollment
- Currently receiving treatment with another investigational device or drug study, or < 28 days since ending treatment with another investigational device or drug study(s)
- Other investigational procedures while participating in this study are excluded
- Known to have acute or chronic active hepatitis B infection, hepatitis C infection, or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
- History of other malignancy within the past 5 years with the following exceptions: adequately treated non melanoma skin cancer, cervical carcinoma in situ, breast ductal carcinoma in situ, or prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia without evidence of disease at the time of enrollment
- Subject has known sensitivity to talimogene laherparepvec or any of its components to be administered during dosing
- Female subject is pregnant or breast-feeding, or planning to become pregnant during study treatment and through 3 months after the last dose of talimogene laherparepvec
- Female subject of childbearing potential who is unwilling to use acceptable method(s) of effective contraception during study treatment and through 3 months after the last dose of talimogene laherparepvec
- Sexually active subjects and their partners unwilling to use male or female latex condom to avoid potential viral transmission during sexual contact while on treatment and within 30 days after treatment with talimogene laherparepvec
- Subjects who are unwilling to minimize exposure with his/her blood or other body fluids to individuals who are at higher risks for HSV-1 induced complications such as immunosuppressed individuals, individuals known to have HIV infection, pregnant women, or infants under the age of 3 months, during talimogene laherparepvec treatment and through 30 days after the last dose of talimogene laherparepvec
Study sponsor and potential other locations can be found on ClinicalTrials.gov for NCT03921073.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
I. To evaluate the efficacy of talimogene laherparepvec (T-VEC) as treatment for relapsed/refractory cutaneous angiosarcoma.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To establish duration of response among treated patients.
II. To measure the rate of progression-free survival among treated patients.
III. To measure the complete response (CR) rate for lesions that have complete clinical regression following study treatment.
IV. To monitor adverse events following administration of T-VEC injections.
V. To measure the rate of patients requiring surgical resection of T-VEC-treated lesions.
VI. To measure the degree of immune infiltration in surgically resected T-VEC-treated tumor.
TERTIARY/EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:
I. To measure the degree of immune infiltration in surgically resected T-VEC-treated tumor.
II. To evaluate surgical outcomes for those patients whose T-VEC-treated tumors are resected.
OUTLINE:
Patients receive talimogene laherparepvec intratumorally on day 1, followed by an additional dose 3 weeks later. Patients then receive talimogene laherparepvec intratumorally every 2 weeks for up to 1 year in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up within 30 days and then every 6 months for up to 2 years.
Trial PhasePhase II
Trial Typetreatment
Lead OrganizationMoffitt Cancer Center
Principal InvestigatorJohn Ellis Mullinax
- Primary IDMCC-19878
- Secondary IDsNCI-2019-02749
- ClinicalTrials.gov IDNCT03921073