Biopsy- and Biology-driven Optimization of Targeted Therapy in Subjects With Advanced Melanoma

NCT02410863 | Terminated Phase 2

• 1 other identifier: Bottom_2012
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 10
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 6

Brief Summary

This is an open-label, multi-center, clinical phase II study to explore the correlation of the genetic make-up of the treated tumor before start of therapy and to correlate clinical response at 8 weeks as well as metabolic response at 2 and 8 weeks with genetic features of the tumor. It will be conducted as a rationale optimization of targeted therapy in BRAF naïve and pretreated patients. Prerequisite for all patients is the availability of tumor sample at start of treatment in order to determine the underlying driver mutation (BRAF mutational status) as well as molecular composition by next generation sequencing (NGS) and assessable lesions for biopsy at week 2. Melanoma patients in stage III (non-resectable) and stage IV are sorted into Cohort A or B according to their previous BRAF-treatment and treated with dabrafenib and trametinib (cohort A and B)

Conditions

Malignant Melanoma

Keywords

Stage III or IV with BRAF V600E/K mutation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Correlation of clinical response at week 8 of targeted therapy with molecular results of the biopsies.

  To broaden the understanding of molecular characterization of the melanoma in correlation to the clinical response (defined as partial or complete response according to RECIST) at week 8 of targeted therapy in different pre-treated patients with advanced/metastatic BRAF V600E/K mutation-positive cutaneous melanoma.

  Week 8

Secondary Outcomes (7)

• Correlation of the tumor´s molecular composition to metabolic responses

  Baseline, week 2 and 8

• Safety / toxicity according to the Common Toxicity Criteria (CTC, Version 4.0)

  1 year

• Progression free survival rate

  6 and 12 months

• Overall survival

  6 and 12 months

• Progression free survival according to RECIST criteria

  6 and 12 months

Study Arms (2)

Cohort A (BRAFi naïve)

EXPERIMENTAL

Dabrafenib (BRAFi) and trametinib (MEKi) will be administered orally at their recommended doses for combination therapy of 150 mg twice daily (BID) and 2 mg daily.

Drug: Dabrafenib; Drug: Trametinib

Cohort B (BRAFi / MEKi rechallenge)

EXPERIMENTAL

Dabrafenib (BRAFi) and trametinib (MEKi) will be administered orally at their recommended doses for combination therapy of 150 mg twice daily (BID) and 2 mg daily

Drug: Dabrafenib; Drug: Trametinib

Interventions

Dabrafenib DRUG

150 mg twice daily

Also known as: Tafinlar

Cohort A (BRAFi naïve); Cohort B (BRAFi / MEKi rechallenge)

Trametinib DRUG

2 mg daily

Also known as: Mekinist

Cohort A (BRAFi naïve); Cohort B (BRAFi / MEKi rechallenge)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• ≥ 18 years of age.
• Signed written informed consent.
• Histologically confirmed cutaneous melanoma that is either Stage IIIc (unresectable) or Stage IV (metastatic), and determined to be BRAF V600E/K mutation-positive by the central laboratory. Subjects with ocular or mucosal melanoma are not eligible.
• Assessable lesion for biopsy at week 2 not inferring with RECIST measurements (Biopsies for genetic/biomarker analyses must be taken from lesions not required for disease assessment)
• Measurable disease, i.e., present with at least one measurable lesion per RECIST, version 1.1 for the definition of a measureable lesion.
• For Cohort A: Must NOT have received prior treatment with BRAF or MEK inhibitor.
• If a prior systemic therapy (such as but not limited to chemotherapy, immunotherapy, biologic, vaccine and/or investigational treatment) in metastatic disease has been administered, four weeks or more since last systemic treatment must have passed. Must have recovered from any acute toxicity associated with prior therapy.
• For Cohort B: Must have shown PR/CR during treatment with selective BRAF/MEK combination treatment that was discontinued due to tumor progression and received subsequent alternative treatment (such as but not limited to surgery, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, biologic, vaccine and/or investigational treatment), with a period of at least 3 months since last intake of BRAF/MEK inhibitor
• All prior treatment-related toxicities (except alopecia) must be ≤ Grade 1 according to the Common Terminology Criteria of Adverse Events (CTCAE, Version 9. Able to swallow and retain oral medication and must not have any clinically significant gastrointestinal abnormalities that may alter absorption such as malabsorption syndrome or major resection of the stomach or bowels.
• \. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative urin pregnancy test within 7 days prior to registration and agree to use effective contraception, as defined in Section 9.8 throughout the treatment period, and for 4 months after the last dose of study treatment.
• Men with a female partner of childbearing potential must have either had a prior vasectomy or agree to use effective contraception as described in Section 9.8 throughout the treatment period, and for 4 months after the last dose of study treatment. 11. An Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1 12. Adequate baseline organ function defined as Absolute Neutrophil Count ≥1.2 × 109/L Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL Platelet count ≥ 100 x 109/L Prothrombinzeit (PT/INR) and Partial thromboplastin time ≤ 1.3 x upper laboratory norm (ULN) Albumin ≥ 2.5 g/dL Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN Aspartate aminotransferase and Alanine Aminotransferase ≤ 2.5 x ULN Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 mg/dL 13. A left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥ the institutional lower limit of normal as measured by ECHO

You may not qualify if:

• Any major surgery, extensive radiotherapy, chemotherapy with delayed toxicity, biologic therapy, or immunotherapy within 21 days prior to registration and/or daily or weekly chemotherapy without the potential for delayed toxicity within 14 days prior to registration.
• Taken an investigational drug within 28 days or 5 half-lives (minimum 14 days), whichever is shorter, prior to registration.
• Current use of a prohibited medication
• History of another malignancy. Exception: Subjects who have been disease-free for 3 years, subjects with a history of completely resected non-melanoma skin cancer, and/or subjects with successfully treated in situ carcinoma are eligible. Subjects with second malignancies that are indolent or definitively treated may be enrolled.
• Any serious or unstable pre-existing medical conditions (aside from malignancy exceptions specified above), psychiatric disorders, or other conditions that could interfere with the subject's safety, obtaining informed consent, or compliance with study procedures.
• Known Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), active Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), or active Hepatitis C Virus (HCV). Subjects with chronic or cleared HBV and/or HCV are eligible.
• A history of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency.
• Subjects with brain metastases are excluded, unless:
• All known lesions must be previously treated with surgery or stereotactic radiosurgery, and
• Brain lesion(s), if present, must be confirmed stable (ie, no increase in lesion size) for 90 days prior to first dose of study drug(s). This must be documented with two consecutive MRI or CT scans using contrast, and
• Asymptomatic with no corticosteroids requirement for 30 days prior to first dose of study drug(s), and
• No enzyme-inducing anticonvulsants for 30 days prior to first dose of study drug(s).
• In addition, even in cases of no evidence of disease (NED), confirmation on two consecutive MRI or CT scans using contrast will be required. Enrollment of a subject with brain metastases who meet the above criteria requires approval of the sponsor
• A history or evidence of cardiovascular risk including any of the following:
• A QT interval corrected for heart rate using the Bazett's formula (QTcB; ³ 480 msec;

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Prof. Dr. med. Dirk Schadendorf: lead

Study Sites (6)

National Centre for Tumour Diseases (NCT)

Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, 69120, Germany

Location

University Hospital Tübingen

Tübingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, 72076, Germany

Location

Elbe Kliniken Stade - Buxtehude GmbH, Clinic for Dermatology

Buxtehude, Lower Saxony, 21614, Germany

Location

University Hospital Essen

Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, 45147, Germany

Location

University Hospital Mainz, Clinic for Dermatology

Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, 55131, Germany

Location

Universitätsklinik Carl Gustav Carus der Technischen Universität Dresden

Dresden, Saxony, 01307, Germany

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Melanoma

Interventions

dabrafenib; trametinib

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neuroendocrine Tumors; Neuroectodermal Tumors; Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue; Nevi and Melanomas; Skin Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Skin Diseases; Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Study Officials

• Dirk Schadendorf, Prof. Dr.

  University Hospital, Essen

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 2
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Sponsor-Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 2, 2015
• First Posted: April 8, 2015
• Study Start: November 1, 2015
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2018
• Study Completion: August 1, 2018
• Last Updated: October 14, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-10

Locations

DE (6)