Tremelimumab and Durvalumab with and without Selective Internal Yttrium-90 Radioembolization before Surgery for the Treatment of Resectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma
This phase I trial studies the safety and side effects of tremelimumab and durvalumab with and without selective internal yttrium-90 radioembolization (SIRT) given before surgery in treating patients with liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma) that can be removed by surgery (resectable). Durvalumab and tremelimumab are in a class of medications called monoclonal antibodies. They work by helping the immune system to slow or stop the growth of tumor cells. SIRT uses tiny beads that hold the radioisotope yttrium Y 90 and are injected into the hepatic artery (the main blood vessel that carries blood to the liver). The beads collect in the tumor and the yttrium Y 90 gives off radiation. This destroys the blood vessels that the tumor needs to grow and kills the tumor cells. Giving tremelimumab and durvalumab with or without SIRT may help prevent the return of hepatocellular carcinoma after surgery.
Inclusion Criteria
- Histologically confirmed HCC (documentation of original biopsy for diagnosis is acceptable if tumor tissue is unavailable) or clinical diagnosis by American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) criteria in cirrhotic subjects (presence of arterial hypervascularity with venous washout). For subjects without cirrhosis, histological confirmation is mandatory
- Participants must have resectable disease. Those patients must have preserved liver function (Child A) and with either American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) stage IA, IB, II, and IIIA or Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) stage 0 or stage A disease. The determination of resectability will ultimately lie in the clinical judgment of the treating investigator and surgical oncologist involved in the care of the patient
- Participants must be treatment naive for HCC
- Age >= 18 years. Because no dosing or adverse event data are currently available on the use of tremelimumab, durvalumab, and SIRT in participants < 18 years of age, children are excluded from this study
- Measurable disease per RECIST 1.1 criteria
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status =< 1
- Body weight > 30 kg
- Hemoglobin >= 9.0 g/dL
- Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1,000 /mcL
- Platelets >= 80,000 /mcL
- Total bilirubin =< 2.0 mg/dL
- Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase [SGOT]) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase [SGPT]) =< 2.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN)
- Measured creatinine clearance > 40 mL/min by 24-hour urine collection, or calculated creatinine clearance (CL) > 40 mL/min by the Cockcroft-Gault Formula (Cockcroft Gault 1976)
- Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test (minimum sensitivity 25 IU/L or equivalent units of human chorionic gonadotropin [HCG]) obtained during the trial screening period
- Men and WOCBP must agree to follow the protocol instructions for acceptable method(s) of contraception for the duration of trial treatment and for a total of 5 months post-treatment completion
- Participants with a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment does not have the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen as assessed by the treating investigator are eligible for this trial
- Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document
Exclusion Criteria
- Participants who have received any prior treatment for HCC
- Patients who have had a major surgical procedure, open biopsy, or significant traumatic injury with poorly healed wound within 6 weeks prior to first dose of study drug
- History of allogeneic organ transplantation
- Participants who are receiving any other investigational agents
- Active or prior documented autoimmune or inflammatory disorders (including inflammatory bowel disease [e.g., colitis or Crohn's disease], diverticulitis [with the exception of diverticulosis], systemic lupus erythematosus, Sarcoidosis syndrome, or Wegener syndrome [granulomatosis with polyangiitis, Graves' disease, rheumatoid arthritis, hypophysitis, uveitis, etc.]). The following are exceptions to this criterion: * Patients with vitiligo or alopecia * Patients with hypothyroidism (e.g., following Hashimoto syndrome) stable on hormone replacement * Any chronic skin condition that does not require systemic therapy * Patients with celiac disease controlled by diet alone * Patients without active disease in the last 5 years may be included but only after consultation with the sponsor-investigator
- History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to durvalumab or tremelimumab
- Uncontrolled intercurrent illness, including but not limited to, ongoing or active infection (including tuberculosis), uncontrolled hypertension (defined as blood pressure of > 140/90 mmHg during the screening period despite medical management), interstitial lung disease, serious chronic gastrointestinal conditions associated with diarrhea, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirement, substantially increase risk of incurring adverse events (AEs), or compromise the ability of the patient to give written informed consent
- Patients who have a primary brain tumor (excluding meningiomas and other benign lesions), any brain metastases, leptomeningeal disease, seizure disorders not controlled with standard medical therapy, or history of a stroke within the year prior to the first dose of study drug
- History of active primary immunodeficiency
- Known active infection of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or known acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) * Patients positive for HIV are allowed on study, but HIV-positive patients must have: ** A stable regimen of highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) ** No requirement for concurrent antibiotics or antifungal agents for the prevention of opportunistic infections ** A CD4 count above 250 cells/mcL and an undetectable HIV viral load or standard polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based tests
- Known active hepatitis B infection (known positive hepatitis B virus [HBV] surface antigen [HBsAg] result). Patients with a past or resolved HBV infection (defined as the presence of hepatitis B core antibody [anti-HBc] and absence of HBsAg) are eligible
- Known active hepatitis C infection. Participants positive for hepatitis C (HCV) antibody are eligible only if polymerase chain reaction is negative for hepatitis C virus (HCV) ribonucleic acid (RNA)
- Current or prior use of immunosuppressive medication within 14 days before the first dose of study agent. The following are exceptions to this criterion: * Intranasal, inhaled, topical steroids, or local steroid injections (e.g., intra-articular injection) * Systemic corticosteroids at physiologic doses that do not exceed 10 mg/day of prednisone or its equivalent * Steroids as premedication for hypersensitivity reactions (e.g., CT scan premedication)
- Receipt of live attenuated vaccine within 30 days prior to the first dose of study drug. Note: Patients, if enrolled, should not receive live vaccine whilst receiving study drug and for at least 30 days after the last dose of study agent
- History of serious systemic disease, including myocardial infarction or unstable angina within the 12 months prior to the first dose of study drug, history of hypertensive crisis or hypertensive encephalopathy, New York Heart Association (NYHA) grade II or greater congestive heart failure, unstable symptomatic arrhythmia requiring medication (patients with chronic atrial arrhythmia, i.e., atrial fibrillation or paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia are eligible), significant vascular disease or symptomatic peripheral vascular disease.
- Participants who have a known clinical history of coagulopathy, bleeding diathesis, or thrombosis within the 12 months prior to the first dose of study drug
- Participants who have a serious, non-healing wound, ulcer, bone fracture or with history of pneumonitis or interstitial lung disease
- Participants who are pregnant or breastfeeding. A negative serum or urine pregnancy test obtained during the screening period is required for trial enrollment
- Participants requiring total parenteral nutrition with lipids
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PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
I. To assess the safety and tolerability of treatment with tremelimumab and durvalumab +/- SIRT for resectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To assess the radiologic and pathologic response to treatment of tremelimumab and durvalumab +/- SIRT for resectable HCC, including overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 criteria.
II. To assess the immunologic and genomic correlates of a neoadjuvant regimen of tremelimumab and durvalumab +/- SIRT for resectable HCC.
III. To assess the surgical complication.
OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.
ARM A: Patients receive durvalumab intravenously (IV) over 60 minutes and tremelimumab IV over 60 minutes on day 1. Patients also receive durvalumab IV over 60 minutes on day 29. Patients then undergo standard of care (SOC) surgery on day 49. Patients then receive durvalumab IV over 60 minutes on day 1 of each cycle. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 13 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo X-rays, computed tomography (CT) scans, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, or positron emission tomography (PET) scans during screening and on study, and collection of blood samples throughout the trial.
ARM B: Patients receive Y 90 resin microspheres (SIRT) intra-arterially (IA) within 2 weeks prior to day 1. Patients receive durvalumab IV over 60 minutes and tremelimumab IV over 60 minutes on day 1. Patients also receive durvalumab IV over 60 minutes on day 29. Patients then undergo SOC surgery on day 49. Patients then receive durvalumab IV over 60 minutes on day 1 of each cycle. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 13 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo X-rays, CT scans, MRI scans, or PET scans during screening and on study, single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)/CT on study, and collection of blood samples throughout the trial.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up to 90 days and then every 6 months for 3 years.
Trial PhasePhase I
Trial Typetreatment
Lead OrganizationDana-Farber Harvard Cancer Center
Principal InvestigatorJiping Wang
- Primary ID22-401
- Secondary IDsNCI-2023-02452
- ClinicalTrials.gov IDNCT05701488