E GFR TKI and EGF-P TI C Ombination in EGFR mutA nt NSCL C
EPICAL
A Multicentre, Open-Label, Exploratory Phase Ib Clinical Study to Assess Safety and Efficacy of an EGFR Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor in Combination With EGF Pathway Targeting Immunisation (EGF-PTI) in Treatment-Naïve Patients With EGFR Mutant NSCLC. The EPICAL Study
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Brief Summary
This is a multicentre, open-label, uncontrolled, Phase Ib clinical study. Patients who give informed consent will be screened for the study, including genotyping of the tumour and baseline characteristics. Eligible patients will receive a single pre-treatment of low dose of intravenous cyclophosphamide 200 mg/m2 (Day -3). Patients will commence daily oral therapy with the EGFR TKI afatinib as soon as possible, preferably on the same day as low dose cyclophosphamide. Afatinib will be prescribed according to the Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) of the product, and will continue in nominal 21-day cycles for as long as clinically indicated. The first day of dosing with EGF-PTI will be designated Day 1. Immunisation with EGF-PTI will commence 3 days after low dose cyclophosphamide and commencement of EGFR TKI, and will be repeated on Day 14, Day 28, Day 43, and Day 92. After the 5 th vaccination, patients will be followed up every 6 weeks for basic safety data and every 3 months for complete efficacy data, safety data, and maintenance (reduced) doses of EGF-PTI. Patients will continue in the study until disease progression, death, safety concerns (in the opinion of the investigator), non-compliance with the protocol, the patient withdraws from the study, 1 year after randomisation of the last patient, or the study is stopped the sponsor, whichever occurs sooner
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for phase_1
Started Jul 2018
Typical duration for phase_1
4 active sites
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
July 6, 2018
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
July 20, 2018
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
August 9, 2018
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
March 26, 2020
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 14, 2021
CompletedJune 30, 2022
June 1, 2022
1.7 years
July 20, 2018
June 29, 2022
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Frequency and severity of Adverse Events
Evaluate the safety and tolerability of epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor plus EGF-PTI in newly diagnosed patients with advanced or metastatic non-squamous NSCLC with EGFR mutations who are not candidates for local curative treatment throughout the patient's participation in the study.
36 months
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Clinical response efficacy assessments
36 months
Study Arms (1)
EGFR-TK Inhibitor plus EGF-PTI
EXPERIMENTALElegile patients will receive a single pre-treatment low dose of intravenous cyclophosphamide 200mg/m2 before experimental treatment starts. Daily oral therapy with afatinib according to the SmPC of the product in nominal treatment cycles of 21 days followed by immunisation with EGF-PTI.
Interventions
Patients will commence daily oral therapy with the EGFR TKI afatinib as soon as possible, preferably on the same day as low dose cyclophosphamide. Afatinib will be prescribed according to the Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) of the product, and will continue in nominal 21-day cycles for as long as clinically indicated.
The first day of dosing with EGF-PTI will be designated Day 1. Immunisation with EGF-PTI will commence 3 days after low dose cyclophosphamide and commencement of EGFR TKI, and will be repeated on Day 14, Day 28, Day 43, and Day 92. After the 5 th vaccination, patients will enter a maintenance phase during which reduced dose vaccinations will be performed every 2 or 3 months in conjunction with the interval between detailed check-up of the patient. As this interval can vary between patients, the interval for maintenance vaccination can also vary between 2 and 3 months.
Eligible patients will receive a single pre-treatment of low dose of intravenous cyclophosphamide 200 mg/m2 (Day -3).
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Age 18 years or older.
- Histological confirmation of locally advanced or metastatic, non-squamous NSCLC with an activating EGFR mutation who are not candidates for local curative treatment.
- Stage IV, according to TNM Version 8, including M1a (malignant effusion) or M1b (distant metastasis), or locally advanced disease for which there is no curative treatment (including patients who progress after chemoradiotherapy in Stage III disease).
- Centrally confirmed EGFR exon 19 deletion, exon 21 (L858R, L861Q) or exon 18 (G719X) mutation before treatment (concomitant T790M pre-treatment mutation is permitted).
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-1.
- Existence of measurable or evaluable disease (according to RECIST 1.1 criteria). Patients with asymptomatic and stable brain metastases are eligible for the study.
- Possibility of obtaining tissue samples, via a biopsy or surgical resection of the primary tumour or metastatic tumour tissue, within 60 days prior to the start of treatment.
- Life expectancy ≥12 weeks.
- Adequate haematological function, defined as: absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \>1.5 x 109/L, platelet count \>100.0 x 109/L, and haemoglobin \>9.0 g/dL (\>6.2 mmol/L).
- Adequate coagulation, defined as: international normalised ratio (INR) ≤1.5.
- Adequate liver function, defined as: total bilirubin \<1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and/or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) \<2.5 x ULN, alkaline phosphatase \<5 ULN, except in the presence of single bone metastases and in the absence of any liver disorders.
- Adequate renal function, defined as: calculated creatinine clearance \>50 mL/min (Cockcroft-Gault formula) and proteinuria \<2+ (dipstick).
- Ability to complete the study, and residing within geographical proximity allowing for adequate follow-up.
- Resolution of all acute toxic effects of any previous anti-cancer therapy (which can only be adjuvant or neoadjuvant) or previous surgical interventions not exceeding grade ≤1 according to the National Cancer Institute CTCAE Version 4.0 (except for alopecia or other side effects that the investigator does not consider to be a risk to patient safety).
- All men, and women of childbearing potential, must agree to use a contraception method during the study treatment period and for at least 12 months after the last dose of EGF-TKI. Sexually active men, and women of childbearing potential, who are unwilling to use a contraceptive method are not eligible for the study.
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You may not qualify if:
- Locally advanced lung cancer candidate for curative treatment through radical surgery and/or radiotherapy, or chemotherapy.
- Diagnosis with another lung cancer subtype, patients with mixed NSCLC with predominantly squamous cell cancer, or with any small-cell lung cancer component.
- Presence or history of any other primary malignancy other than NSCLC within 5 years prior to enrolment into the study. Patients with a history of adequately treated basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or any adequately treated in situ carcinoma may be included in the study.
- Presence of one measurable or evaluable tumour lesion that has been resected or irradiated prior to enrolment in the study.
- Receipt of prior antineoplastic treatment for advanced disease.
- Prior treatment with cytotoxic chemotherapy for advanced NSCLC; neoadjuvant/adjuvant chemotherapy is permitted if at least 6 months have elapsed between the end of chemotherapy and the first day of EGF-PTI.
- Previous treatment for lung cancer with an EGFR.
- Concomitant use of immunosuppressant drugs such as azathioprine, tacrolimus, cyclosporine, etc. Use is not permitted within 1 month before screening.
- Concomitant treatment with any other immunotherapy.
- Receipt of other vaccines (with the exception of the influenza vaccine), within 1 month before screening.
- Concomitant treatment with oral, intramuscular or intravenous corticosteroids. Use is not permitted within 1 month before screening. Inhaled corticosteroids to treat respiratory insufficiency (e.g. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), or topical steroids are permitted.
- Treatment with an investigational drug within 3 weeks before the first dose of EGF-PTI.
- Patients of either sex who are unwilling to use an adequate contraception method until 12 months after the last dose of EGF-PTI or EGFR TKI, whichever is later.
- History of interstitial lung disease induced by drugs, radiation pneumonitis requiring steroid treatment, or any evidence of clinically active interstitial lung disease.
- Any of the following ECG abnormalities:
- +9 more criteria
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Instituto Oncológico Dr Roselllead
- Bioven Europecollaborator
- MFARcollaborator
Study Sites (4)
Hospital Universitario Insular de Gran Canaria
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
Instituto Oncológico Dr. Rosell
Barcelona, 08028, Spain
Hospital Clínic Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Hospital Universitario Regional de Málaga
Málaga, Spain
MeSH Terms
Conditions
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Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Andrés Aguilar Hernández, M.D., PhD.
Instituto Oncológico Dr Rosell
- STUDY CHAIR
Andrés Aguilar Hernández, M.D., PhD.
Instituto Oncológico Dr Rosell
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 1
- Allocation
- NA
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
July 20, 2018
First Posted
August 9, 2018
Study Start
July 6, 2018
Primary Completion
March 26, 2020
Study Completion
December 14, 2021
Last Updated
June 30, 2022
Record last verified: 2022-06
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share