Nivolumab and Relatlimab for the Treatment of Patients with Metastatic Urothelial Cancer with ARID1A and/or KDM6A Mutation and Stratify Response Based on CXCL13 Expression
This phase II trial studies the effect of nivolumab in urothelial cancer that has spread to other places in the body (metastatic), specifically in patients with aberrations in ARID1A gene (ARID1A mutation) and/or KDM6A, and correlate with expression level of CXCL13, an immune cytokine. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as nivolumab and relatlimab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Giving nivolumab and relatlimab may help control the disease in patients with urothelial cancer or solid tumors. This trial aims at enriching patient selection based on genomic and immunological attributes of the tumor.
Inclusion Criteria
- Patient will have a tumor harboring genomic mutation of ARID1A and/or KDM6A. ARID1A and/or KDM6A mutation testing will be performed as standard of care
- Histological or cytological evidence of metastatic or surgically unresectable urothelial cell carcinoma of the urothelial involving the bladder, urethra, ureter, or renal pelvis. Minor histologic variants (< 50% overall) are acceptable
- Subjects must have progression or recurrence after treatment * With at least 1 platinum-containing chemotherapy regimen for metastatic or surgically unresectable locally advanced urothelial cancer, or * Are ineligible or refused frontline chemotherapy
- All subjects must have measurable disease by CT or MRI per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 criteria
- Evaluable tumor tissue (archived or new biopsy) must be provided for biomarker analysis as formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tumor block or minimum of 10 slides. Archived tissue may be from prior biopsy of unresectable or metastatic disease or from prior surgical resection. Request for available archival tissue must be in process prior to registration
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) 0 or 1
- Prior palliative radiotherapy must have been completed at least 2 weeks prior to study drug administration. Patients with progression in a previously radiated field will also be eligible
- Neutrophils >= 1000/uL (obtained within 7 days prior to first dose)
- Platelets >= 100 x1 x10^3/uL (obtained within 7 days prior to first dose)
- Hemoglobin >= 8.0 g/dL (obtained within 7 days prior to first dose)
- Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) =< 3 x upper limit of normal (ULN) (or =< 5 X ULN for participants with liver metastases) (obtained within 7 days prior to first dose)
- Total bilirubin =< 1.5 x ULN (except subjects with Gilbert Syndrome, who can have total bilirubin < 3.0 mg/dL (obtained within 7 days prior to first dose)
- Serum creatinine =< 2 x ULN or creatinine clearance (CrCl) >= 30 mL/min (using the Cockcroft-Gault formula) (obtained within 7 days prior to first dose)
- Troponin T (TnT) or I (TnI) =< 2 x institutional ULN. Participants with TnT or TnI levels between > 1 to 2 x ULN will be permitted if a repeat levels within 24 hours are =< ULN. If TnT or TnI levels are between > 1 to 2 x ULN within 24 hours, the participant may undergo a cardiac consultation and be considered for treatment, following cardiologist recommendation. When repeat levels within 24 hours are not available, a repeat test should be conducted as soon as possible. If TnT or TnI repeat levels beyond 24 hours are < 2 x ULN, the participant may undergo a cardiac consultation and be considered for treatment, following cardiologist recommendation (obtained within 7 days prior to first dose)
- Re-enrollment: This study permits the re-enrollment of a subject that has discontinued the study as a pre-treatment failure (ie, subject has not been treated). If re-enrolled, the subject must be re-consented and inclusion/exclusion criteria reassessed
- Patients are required to participate in PA13-0291 for correlative studies. Patients will need to consent for biopsy and peripheral blood collection as documented in the study calendar
- Females of childbearing potential (FCBP) must agree to follow instructions for method(s) of contraception from the time of enrollment, for the duration of study treatment, and for 5 months after the last study dose of study treatment
- Males who are sexually active with FCBP must agree to follow instructions for method(s) of contraception for the duration of study treatment. Male patients should refrain from donating sperm during the study
- FCBP must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 24 hours prior to the start of study treatment
Exclusion Criteria
- Prior treatment with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-CTLA-4 antibody, or any other antibody or drug specifically targeting T-cell co-stimulation or immune checkpoint pathways
- Active brain metastases or leptomeningeal metastases. Subjects with brain metastases are eligible if these have been treated and there is no magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) evidence of progression for at least 4 weeks after treatment is complete and within 14 days prior to first dose of study drug administration. Where MRI is contraindicated CT scan is acceptable. Cases must be discussed with the medical monitor. Brain lesions are not considered measurable disease. There must also be no requirement for immunosuppressive doses of systemic corticosteroids (> 10 mg/day prednisone equivalents) for at least 2 weeks prior to study drug administration
- Any serious or uncontrolled medical disorder, that in the opinion of the investigator, may increase the risk associated with study participation or study drug administration, impair the ability of the subject to receive protocol therapy, or interfere with the interpretation of study results
- Prior malignancy active within the previous 3 years except for locally curable cancers that have been apparently cured, such as basal or squamous cell skin cancer, prostate cancer without evidence of prostate specific antigen (PSA) progression or carcinoma in situ such as the following: gastric, prostate, cervix, colon, melanoma, or breast for example
- Subjects with active, known or suspected autoimmune disease. Subjects with vitiligo, type I diabetes mellitus, residual hypothyroidism, due to autoimmune condition only requiring hormone replacement, psoriasis not requiring systemic treatment, or conditions not expected to recur in the absence of an external trigger are permitted to enroll
- Subjects with a condition requiring systemic treatment with either corticosteroids (> 10 mg daily prednisone equivalents) or other immunosuppressive medications within 14 days of study drug administration. Inhaled or topical steroids and adrenal replacement doses > 10 mg daily prednisone equivalents are permitted in the absence of active autoimmune disease
- All toxicities attributed to prior anti-cancer therapy other than neuropathy, alopecia and fatigue must have resolved to grade 1 (National Cancer Institute [NCI] Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events [CTCAE] version 5) or baseline before administration of study drug. Subjects with toxicities attributed to prior anti-cancer therapy which are not expected to resolve and result in long lasting sequelae, such as neuropathy after platinum based therapy, are permitted to enroll. Neuropathy must have resolved to grade 2 (NCI CTCAE version 5)
- Treatment with any chemotherapy, radiation therapy, biologics for cancer, or investigational therapy within 28 days of first administration of study treatment. Prior palliative radiotherapy must have been completed at least 2 weeks prior to study drug administration
- Positive test for hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBV sAg) or hepatitis C virus ribonucleic acid (RNA) or hepatitis C antibody (HCV antibody) indicating acute or chronic infection
- Known history of testing positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or known acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
Study sponsor and potential other locations can be found on ClinicalTrials.gov for NCT04953104.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To estimate objective response rate (ORR) and overall survival (OS) in patients with ARID1A and/or KDM6A mutations receiving nivolumab and relatlimab combination therapy.
II. To estimate objective response rate (ORR) and overall survival (OS) in patients with ARID1A and/or KDM6A mutations plus CXCL13-high expression and ARID1A and/or KDM6A mutations plus CXCL13-low expression, receiving nivolumab and relatlimab combination therapy.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To estimate progression free survival (PFS) in subjects with harboring ARID1A and/or KDM6A mutation treated with nivolumab and relatlimab combination therapy.
II. To estimate progression free survival (PFS) in subjects with ARID1A and/or KDM6A mutations plus CXCL13-high expression and ARID1A and/or KDM6A mutations plus CXCL13-low expression, treated with nivolumab and relatlimab combination therapy.
III. To assess peripheral and tumor infiltrating immune cell sub-populations in patients with ARID1A mutations, KDM6A mutations, ARID1A plus CXCL13-high and ARID1A plus CXCL13-low expression, to determine predictors of response and resistance.
IV. To determine expression pattern of CXCL13 in ARID1A and/or KDM6A mutant tumors.
OUTLINE:
Patients receive nivolumab intravenously (IV) and relatlimab IV over 30 minutes on day 1. Cycles repeat 28 days (4 weeks) for up to 2 years in the absence of disease or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo biopsy at baseline and on study, computed tomography (CT) scan and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and collection of blood throughout the trial.
After the completion of study treatment, patients are followed up for 100 days, then every 3-6 months thereafter.
Trial PhasePhase II
Trial Typetreatment
Lead OrganizationM D Anderson Cancer Center
Principal InvestigatorSangeeta Goswami
- Primary ID2021-0104
- Secondary IDsNCI-2021-05785, CDMRP-KC210253
- ClinicalTrials.gov IDNCT04953104