A Phase II Randomized Study Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Targeted Therapy or Cancer Immunotherapy Versus Platinum-Based Chemotherapy in Patients With Cancer of Unknown Primary Site
CUPISCO
A Phase II, Randomized, Active-Controlled, Multi-Center Study Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Targeted Therapy or Cancer Immunotherapy Guided by Genomic Profiling Versus Platinum-Based Chemotherapy in Patients With Cancer of Unknown Primary Site Who Have Received Three Cycles of Platinum Doublet Chemotherapy
2 other identifiers
interventional
529
31 countries
112
Brief Summary
This study will compare the efficacy and safety of molecularly-guided therapy versus standard platinum-containing chemotherapy in participants with poor-prognosis cancer of unknown primary site (CUP; non-specific subset) who have achieved disease control after 3 cycles of first-line platinum based induction chemotherapy.
Trial Health
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for phase_2
Started Jul 2018
Longer than P75 for phase_2
112 active sites
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
April 5, 2018
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
April 13, 2018
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
July 10, 2018
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
February 14, 2023
CompletedResults Posted
Study results publicly available
June 14, 2024
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
November 7, 2024
CompletedNovember 19, 2025
November 1, 2025
4.6 years
April 5, 2018
February 9, 2024
November 6, 2025
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Progression Free Survival (PFS) as Assessed by the Investigator According to Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors v1.1 (RECIST v1.1)
This efficacy objective was to evaluate the efficacy of MGT vs platinum chemotherapy in term of PFS in participants with CUP whose best response to 3 cycles of platinum induction chemotherapy was assessed CR, PR, or SD.
From randomization to the first occurrence of disease progression or death from any cause, until 330 PFS events were observed (approx. 4.3 years for MGT Cat 1 and 3.4 years for Chemotherapy Cat 1).
Secondary Outcomes (4)
Overall Survival (OS)
From randomization to death from any cause (approx. 4 years)
Objective Response Rate (ORR)
Two consecutive occurrences of complete or partial response >/=4 weeks apart (up to approximately 4 months)
Duration of Response (DOR)
From the first documentation of a complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) to disease progression or death from any cause, whichever occurs first (up to approximately 4 years)
Disease Control Rate (DCR)
From randomization to death from any cause, through the end of study (approximately 4 years)
Study Arms (2)
Molecularly-Guided Therapy
EXPERIMENTALParticipants will be assigned to molecularly-guided therapy based on genomic profile.
Platinum-Based Chemotherapy
ACTIVE COMPARATORParticipants will receive platinum-based chemotherapy (Carboplatin or Cisplatin in combination with Gemcitabine or Paclitaxel).
Interventions
Alectinib will be administered orally at the label-recommended dose (600 mg) twice daily until loss of clinical benefit or unacceptable toxicity, through the end of the study (approximately 70 months).
Vismodegib will be administered orally at the label-recommended dose (150 mg) once daily until loss of clinical benefit or unacceptable toxicity, through the end of the study (approximately 70 months).
Ipatasertib will be administered orally at the label-recommended dose (400 mg) once daily on Days 1-21 of each 28-day Cycle in combination with paclitaxel, and as monotherapy after the final administration of paclitaxel, until loss of clinical benefit or unacceptable toxicity, through the end of the study (approximately 70 months).
Olaparib will be administered orally at the label-recommended dose (400 mg) twice daily until loss of clinical benefit or unacceptable toxicity, through the end of the study (approximately 70 months).
Erlotinib will be administered orally in combination with Bevacizumab at the label recommended dose (150 mg) once daily until loss of clinical benefit or unacceptable toxicity, through the end of the study (approximately 70 months)
Bevacizumab will be administered intravenously at 15mg/kg every 3 weeks in combination with Erlotinib until loss of clinical benefit or unacceptable toxicity, through the end of the study (approximately 70 months)
Vemurafenib will be administered orally, 960 mg twice daily, in combination with Cobimetinib, until loss of clinical benefit or unacceptable toxicity, through the end of the study (approximately 70 months)
Cobimetinib will be administered orally, 60mg once daily, in combination with Vemurafenib, on Days 1-21 of each 28-day Cycle, until loss of clinical benefit or unacceptable toxicity, through the end of the study (approximately 70 months)
Trastuzumab will be administered subcutaneously, 600 mg every 3 weeks, in combination with Pertuzumab and chemotherapy, until loss of clinical benefit or unacceptable toxicity, through the end of the study (approximately 70 months)
Pertuzumab will be initially be administered intravenously, 840 mg, followed by 420 mg every 3 weeks, in combination with Trastuzumab and chemotherapy, until loss of clinical benefit or unacceptable toxicity, through the end of the study (approximately 70 months)
Atezolizumab will be administered intravenously at the label-recommended dose (1200 mg), alone or in combination with chemotherapy, every 3 weeks until loss of clinical benefit or unacceptable toxicity, through the end of the study (approximately 70 months).
Carboplatin will be administered intravenously at the area under the curve (AUC) dose once every 3 weeks for up to 9 Cycles (Cycle = 21 days) in some combination with the following: Paclitaxel, Gemcitabine, Atezolizumab, Pertuzumab, and Trastuzumab SC.
Paclitaxel will be administered intravenously, 175 mg/m\^2, once every 3 weeks for up to 9 cycles (Cycle = 21 days) in some combination with the following: Carboplatin, Ipatasertib, Atezolizumab, Pertuzumab, and Trastuzumab SC
Cisplatin will be administered intravenously, 60-75 mg/m\^2, once every three weeks, for up to 9 cycles (Cycle = 21 days) in some combination with the following: Gemcitabine, Paclitaxel, Atezolizumab, Pertuzumab, and Trastuzumab SC.
Gemcitabine will be administered intravenously, 1000 mg/m\^2, twice every three weeks for up to 9 cycles (Cycle = 21 days) in some combination with the following: Cisplatin, Carboplatin, Atezolizumab, Pertuzumab, and Trastuzumab SC.
Entrectinib will be administered orally at the label-recommended dose (600 mg) once daily until loss of clinical benefit or unacceptable toxicity, through the end of the study (approximately 70 months).
Ivosidenib will be administered orally at the label-recommended dose (500mg) once daily across a 28-day treatment cycle until loss of clinical benefit or unacceptable toxicity.
Pemigatinib will be administered orally at the label-recommended dose (13.5mg) once daily across a 21-day treatment cycle until loss of clinical benefit or unacceptable toxicity.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Histologically-confirmed unresectable cancer of unknown primary site (CUP) diagnosed according to criteria defined in the 2015 European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Clinical Practice Guidelines for CUP
- No prior lines of systemic therapy for the treatment of CUP
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1
- Candidate for platinum-based chemotherapy (according to the reference information for the intended chemotherapy)
- At least one measurable lesion according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors, version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1)
- Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded (FFPE) tumor tissue sample \</= 4 months old that is expected to be sufficient for generation of a comprehensive genomic profile at a central reference pathology laboratory
You may not qualify if:
- Squamous cell CUP
- Participants who can be assigned to a specific subset of CUP for which a specific treatment is recommended by the 2015 ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for CUP or with a clinical and IHC profile indicative of a specific primary tumor (favorable prognosis CUP subsets): Poorly differentiated carcinoma with midline distribution; women with papillary adenocarcinoma of the peritoneal cavity; women with adenocarcinoma involving only the axillary lymph nodes; squamous cell carcinoma of the cervical lymph nodes; poorly differentiated neuroendocrine tumors; men with blastic bone metastases and elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA); participants with a single, small, potentially resectable tumor; colon cancer-type CUP, including participants with a CK7 negative, CK20 positive, CDX-2 positive immunohistochemistry profile; CK7-positive, CK20-negative and TTF-1 positive tumors in a context suggestive of lung adenocarcinoma or thyroid cancer; IHC profile definitely indicative of breast cancer OR an IHC profile indicative of breast cancer and either a history of breast cancer or lymph nodes in the drainage areas of the breast; high-grade serious carcinoma histology and elevated CA125 tumor marker and/or a mass in the gynecological tract or any tumor mass or lymph node in the abdominal cavity; IHC profile suggestive of renal cell carcinoma and renal lesions, with a Bosniak classification higher than IIF; IHC profile compatible with cholangiocarcinoma or pancreatobiliary (or upper gastrointestinal carcinoma) AND 1 or 2 liver lesions without extrahepatic disease or with only pulmonary metastases and/or lymph nodes in the drainage areas of the liver
- Known presence of brain or spinal cord metastasis (including metastases that have been irradiated only)
- Histology and immunohistology profiles (per 2015 ESMO guidelines) that are not adenocarcinoma or poorly differentiated carcinoma/adenocarcinoma
- History or known presence of leptomeningeal disease
- Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
- Significant cardiovascular disease
- Prior allogeneic stem cell or solid organ transplantation
- Pregnancy or breastfeeding, or intention of becoming pregnant during study treatment or for up to 7 months after the final dose of treatment
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Hoffmann-La Rochelead
- Foundation Medicinecollaborator
Study Sites (125)
Blacktown Hospital
Blacktown, New South Wales, NSW 2148, Australia
GenesisCare North Shore
St Leonards, New South Wales, 2065, Australia
Icon Cancer Foundation
South Brisbane, Queensland, 4101, Australia
Lkh-Univ. Klinikum Graz
Graz, 8036, Austria
Lkh Salzburg - Univ. Klinikum Salzburg
Salzburg, 5020, Austria
Medizinische Universität Wien
Vienna, 1090, Austria
Hospital Sao Rafael - HSR
Salvador, Estado de Bahia, 41253-190, Brazil
Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceicao
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 91350-200, Brazil
Hospital de Cancer de Barretos
Barretos, São Paulo, 14784-400, Brazil
Instituto do Cancer do Estado de Sao Paulo - ICESP
São Paulo, São Paulo, 01246-000, Brazil
Instituto Nacional de Cancer - INCa
Rio de Janeiro, 20560-120, Brazil
MHAT Nadezhda
Sofia, 1330, Bulgaria
MBAL Serdika EOOD
Sofia, 1632, Bulgaria
Bradford Hill Centro de Investigaciones Clinicas
Recoleta, 8420383, Chile
James Lind Centro de Investigación Del Cáncer
Temuco, 4800827, Chile
Clinica del Country
Bogotá, 11001, Colombia
Inst. Nacional de Cancerologia
Bogotá, Colombia
Oncomedica S.A.
Montería, 230002, Colombia
Clinical Hospital Centre Zagreb
Zagreb, 10000, Croatia
Masarykuv onkologicky ustav
Brno, 656 53, Czechia
Fakultni nemocnice Olomouc
Olomouc, 779 00, Czechia
Fakultni Poliklinika Vseobecne Fakultni Niemocnice
Prague, 128 08, Czechia
Aarhus Universitetshospital
Aarhus N, 8200, Denmark
North Estonia Medical Centre, Oncology and hematology Clinic
Tallinn, 13419, Estonia
Helsinki University Central Hospital
Helsinki, 00250, Finland
Tampere University Hospital
Tampere, 33520, Finland
Ico - Paul Papin
Angers, 49000, France
CHRU Besançon
Besançon, 25030, France
Institut Bergonie
Bordeaux, 33076, France
CRLCC-Francois Baclesse
Caen, 14076, France
Centre Jean Perrin Centre Regional de Lutte Contre Le Cancer D auvergne
Clermont-Ferrand, 63003, France
Centre Leon Berard
Lyon, 69008, France
Institut Paoli-Calmettes
Marseille, 13273, France
Institut régional du Cancer Montpellier
Montpellier, 34298, France
Centre Antoine Lacassagne
Nice, 06189, France
Institut Curie
Paris, 75231, France
CHU Lyon - Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud
Pierre-Benite (Lyon), 69495, France
Centre Eugene Marquis
Rennes, 35042, France
CHU Strasbourg Hpital Hautepierre
Strasbourg, 67098, France
Hopital Foch
Suresnes, 92151, France
Institut Gustave Roussy
Villejuif, 94805, France
Universitätsklinikum Augsburg
Augsburg, 86156, Germany
Charité-Universitätsm. Berlin
Berlin, 13353, Germany
Onkologisches Zentrum - Onkologie Dachau
Dachau, 85221, Germany
Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt, UCT
Frankfurt, 60590, Germany
SLK-Kliniken Heilbronn GmbH;Klinik für Innere Medizin III
Heilbronn, 74078, Germany
Universitätsklinikum Jena, Klinik für Innere Medizin II
Jena, 07740, Germany
Klinikum Mannheim III. Medizinische Klinik
Mannheim, 68167, Germany
Klinikum der LMU München, Campus Großhadern, Krebszentrum München
München, 81377, Germany
Universitätsklinikum Münster, Medizinische Klinik A, Translationale Onkologie
Münster, 48149, Germany
RED-Oncology GmbH
Oldenburg / Holstein, 23758, Germany
Anticancer Hospital Ag Savas
Athens, 115 22, Greece
IASO General Hospital of Athens
Athens, 155 62, Greece
Univ General Hosp Heraklion
Heraklion, 711 10, Greece
Uni Hospital of Ioannina
Ioannina, 455 00, Greece
Theagenio Anticancer Hospital
Thessaloniki, 540 07, Greece
Orszagos Onkologiai Intezet
Budapest, 1122, Hungary
Budapesti Uzsoki Utcai Kórház
Budapest, 1145, Hungary
Bács-Kiskun Vármegyei Oktatókórház
Kecskemét, 6000, Hungary
St Vincent'S Uni Hospital
Dublin, D04 T6F4, Ireland
Waterford Regional Hospital
Waterford, X91 ER8E, Ireland
Rabin MC
Petah Tikva, 4941492, Israel
Chaim Sheba medical center, Oncology division
Ramat Gan, 5262000, Israel
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Ctr
Tel Aviv, 6423906, Israel
U. O. Oncologia Medica, Ospedale Santa Chiara
Pisa, Basilicate, 56100, Italy
Policlinico Univ. - A.O. Mater Domini
Catanzaro, Calabria, 88100, Italy
Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione G. Pascale
Napoli, Campania, 80131, Italy
Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova
Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, 42100, Italy
Asst Papa Giovanni XXIII
Bergamo, Lombardy, 24128, Italy
Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Niguarda (Ospedale Niguarda Ca' Granda)
Milan, Lombardy, 20162, Italy
IRCCS Istituto Oncologico Veneto (IOV)
Padua, Veneto, 35128, Italy
Aichi Cancer Center
Aichi, 464-8681, Japan
National Cancer Center Hospital East
Chiba, 277-8577, Japan
National Hospital Organization Kyushu Cancer Center
Fukuoka, 811-1395, Japan
Riga East Clinical University Hospital Latvian Oncology Centre
Riga, LV-1079, Latvia
Health Pharma Professional Research
CD Mexico, Mexico CITY (federal District), 03810, Mexico
AVIX Investigación Clínica S.C
Monterrey, Nuevo León, 64710, Mexico
Erasmus MC
Rotterdam, 3015 GD, Netherlands
Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
Utrecht, 3584 CX, Netherlands
Ziekenhuis VieCuri Medisch Centrum
Venlo, 5912 BL, Netherlands
Sørlandet Sykehus Kristiansand
Kristiansand, 4604, Norway
Akershus universitetssykehus HF
Lørenskog, 1478, Norway
Oslo universitetssykehus HF, Ullevål, Kreftsenteret
Oslo, 0450, Norway
Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplasicas
Lima, 15038, Peru
Oncosalud Sac
Lima, 41, Peru
Szpital Uniwersytecki w Krakowie, Oddzia? Kliniczny Kliniki Onkologii
Krakow, 30-688, Poland
IPO do Porto
Porto, 4200-072, Portugal
Institutul Oncologic Prof. Dr. Ion Chiricuta Cluj Napoca
Cluj-Napoca, 400015, Romania
Centrul de Oncologie Sfantul Nectarie
Craiova, 200347, Romania
Institutul Regional de Oncologie Iasi
Iași, 700483, Romania
Oncocenter Timisoara
Timi?oara, 300166, Romania
Seoul National University Hospital
Seoul, 03080, South Korea
Asan Medical Center
Seoul, 05505, South Korea
Samsung Medical Center
Seoul, 06351, South Korea
Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System
Seoul, 120-752, South Korea
Hospital Sant Joan Despi- Moises Broggi
Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, 08970, Spain
Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra
Pamplona, Navarre, 31008, Spain
Complexo Hospitalario de Vigo. Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro
Vigo, Pontevedra, 36312, Spain
Hospital Clínic i Provincial
Barcelona, 08036, Spain
Institut Catala d Oncologia Hospital Duran i Reynals
Barcelona, 08908, Spain
Hospital Ramon y Cajal
Madrid, 28034, Spain
Hospital Clinico Universitario Virgen de la Victoria
Málaga, 29010, Spain
Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena
Seville, 41009, Spain
Hospital Universitari i Politecnic La Fe
Valencia, 46026, Spain
Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet
Zaragoza, 50009, Spain
Universitaetsspital Basel
Basel, 4031, Switzerland
UniversitätsSpital Zürich
Zurich, 8091, Switzerland
Ramathibodi Hospital;Medicine/Oncology
Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
Faculty of Med. Siriraj Hosp.
Bangkok, 10700, Thailand
Baskent University Adana Dr. Turgut Noyan Practice and Research Hospital
Adana, 01250, Turkey (Türkiye)
Ankara University Medical Faculty
Ankara, 06100, Turkey (Türkiye)
Ankara Oncology Hospital
Ankara, 06200, Turkey (Türkiye)
Akdeniz University Medical Faculty
Antalya, 07070, Turkey (Türkiye)
Trakya Universitesi Tip Fakultesi, Medikal Onkoloji Bilim Dali, Balkan Yerleskesi
Edirne, 22030, Turkey (Türkiye)
Istanbul University Cerrahpa?a-Cerrahpa?a Medical Faculty
Istanbul, 34098, Turkey (Türkiye)
?zmir Medical Point
Kar?iyaka, 35575, Turkey (Türkiye)
Hacettepe Uni Medical Faculty Hospital
S?hhiye, Ankara, 06100, Turkey (Türkiye)
Royal United Hospital
Bath, BA1 3NG, United Kingdom
Velindre Cancer Centre
Cardiff, CF14 2TL, United Kingdom
Western General Hospital
Edinburgh, EH4 2XU, United Kingdom
Hammersmith Hospital
London, W12 0HS, United Kingdom
Christie Hospital NHS Trust
Manchester, M20 4BX, United Kingdom
Freeman Hospital
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE7 7DN, United Kingdom
Southampton General Hospital
Southampton, SO16 6YD, United Kingdom
Torbay Hospital
Torquay, TQ27AA, United Kingdom
Related Publications (1)
Kramer A, Bochtler T, Pauli C, Shiu KK, Cook N, de Menezes JJ, Pazo-Cid RA, Losa F, Robbrecht DG, Tomasek J, Arslan C, Ozguroglu M, Stahl M, Bigot F, Kim SY, Naito Y, Italiano A, Chalabi N, Duran-Pacheco G, Michaud C, Scarato J, Thomas M, Ross JS, Moch H, Mileshkin L. Molecularly guided therapy versus chemotherapy after disease control in unfavourable cancer of unknown primary (CUPISCO): an open-label, randomised, phase 2 study. Lancet. 2024 Aug 10;404(10452):527-539. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00814-6. Epub 2024 Jul 31.
PMID: 39096924DERIVED
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Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Results Point of Contact
- Title
- Medical Communications
- Organization
- Hoffmann-La Roche
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Clinical Trials
Hoffmann-La Roche
Publication Agreements
- PI is Sponsor Employee
- No
- Restriction Type
- OTHER
- Restrictive Agreement
- Yes
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 2
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- INDUSTRY
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
April 5, 2018
First Posted
April 13, 2018
Study Start
July 10, 2018
Primary Completion
February 14, 2023
Study Completion
November 7, 2024
Last Updated
November 19, 2025
Results First Posted
June 14, 2024
Record last verified: 2025-11
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will share
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