A Study to Find the Best Dose of BI 836880 Alone and in Combination With BI 754091 in Japanese Patients With Different Types of Advanced Cancer

NCT03972150 | Completed Phase 1 Results

• 1 other identifier: 1336-0012
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 21
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

The primary objective of this trial is: Part I

• To determine Maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and/or recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) of BI 836880 monotherapy Part II
• To determine MTD and/or RP2D of the combination therapy of BI 836880 and BI 754091 The secondary objectives are: Part I
• To document the safety and tolerability, and characterise pharmacokinetics (PK) of BI 836880 as monotherapy Part II
• To document the safety and tolerability, and characterise PK of the combination therapy of BI 836880 and BI 754091

Conditions

Neoplasms

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) of BI 836880 Monotherapy and Combination Therapy of BI 836880 and BI754091

  Maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of BI 836880 monotherapy (Part 1) and combination therapy of BI 836880 and BI75409 (Part 2). The MTD was defined as the highest dose with less than 25% risk of the true dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) rate being equal or above 0.33 (EWOC criterion) during the MTD evaluation period. The analysis of the MTD was based on a Bayesian logistic regression model (BLRM) guided by the escalation with overdose control principle. The estimated probability of a DLT at each dose level from the model was summarized using the following intervals: Underdosing: \[0.00, 0.16) Targeted toxicity: \[0.16, 0.33) Over toxicity: \[0.33, 1.00\]

  First treatment cycle, the first 21 days following the start of trial medication.

• Number of Participants With Dose-limiting Toxicity (DLT) During the First Treatment Cycle

  Number of participants with DLT occurring during the first treatment cycle. DLT was defined as any of the following adverse events related to the treatment: Haematologic toxicities: -Any Grade 5 toxicity,-Neutropenia Grade 4 lasting for \>7 days,-Grade ≥3 documented infection with neutropenia,-Febrile neutropenia (absolute neutrophil count \<1.0 X 109 cells/L and fever ≥38.5C or a sustained temperature of ≥38.0 Centigrade (C) for more than 1 hour),-Grade 4 thrombocytopenia, or Grade 3 thrombocytopenia with bleeding,-Thrombocytopenia of any Grade which requires platelet transfusions,-Grade 4 anaemia unexplained by underlying disease,-Anaemia of any Grade which requires blood transfusions. Non-haematological toxicities: - Aspartate transaminase (AST) or Alanin-Aminotransferase (ALT) \>3 times Upper Level of Normal (ULN) and concurrent total bilirubin \>2 times ULN without initial findings of cholestasis,-≥ Grade 4 AST or ALT of any duration.

  First treatment cycle, the first 21 days following the start of trial medication.

Secondary Outcomes (10)

• Maximum Measured Concentration of BI 836880 in Part 1 and Part 2 in Plasma (Cmax) at Cycle 1

  Part 1(P1): Within 5 minutes(min) before, at 1 hour(h), 1.5h, 2.5h, 4.5h, 7.5h, 24h, 48h, 168h, 336h after Cycle 1 dose. Part 2(P2): Within 5 min before and at 1h, 2h15min, 6h, 24h, 168h, 336h after Cycle 1 dose. P1,P2: Within 5min before Cycle 2 dose.

• Area Under the Concentration-time Curve of BI 836880 in Part 1 and Part 2 in Plasma Over the Time Interval From 0 to 504 Hours (AUC0-504h) at Cycle 1

  Part 1(P1): Within 5 minutes(min) before and at 1 hour(h), 1.5h, 2.5h, 4.5h, 7.5h, 24h, 48h, 168h, 336h after Cycle 1 dose. Part 2(P2): Within 5min before and at 1h, 2h15min, 6h, 24h, 168h, 336h after Cycle 1 dose. P1,P2: Within 5min before Cycle 2 dose.

• Maximum Measured Concentration of BI 836880 in Part 1 in Plasma (Cmax) at Cycle 2

  Within 5 minutes (min) before and at 1 hour (h), 1.5h, 2.5h, 4.5h, 7.5h, 24h, 48h, 168h, 336h after dose in Cycle 2. Also, Within 5 min before Cycle 3 dose.

• Area Under the Concentration-time Curve of BI 836880 in Part 1 in Plasma Over the Time Interval From 0 to 504 Hours (AUC0-504h) at Cycle 2

  Within 5 minutes (min) before and at 1 hour (h), 1.5h, 2.5h, 4.5h, 7.5h, 24h, 48h, 168h, 336h after dose in Cycle 2. Also, Within 5 min before Cycle 3 dose.

• Maximum Measured Concentration of BI 836880 in Part 1 and Part 2 in Plasma (Cmax) at Cycle 4

  Part 1(P1): Within 5 minutes (min) before and at 1 hour (h), 1.5h, 2.5h, 4.5h, 7.5h, 24h, 168h, 336h after Cycle 4 dose. Part 2(P2): Within 5min before and at 1 h, 2h15min, 6h, 24h, 168h, 336h after Cycle 4 dose. P1,P2: Within 5min before Cycle 5 dose.

Study Arms (5)

Part 1: 360 mg BI 836880

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients with advanced solid tumors were administered intravenously (i.v.) 360 milligram (mg) of BI 836880 solution for infusion on Day 1 of each 3-week cycle until progressive disease, unacceptable toxicity, or other withdrawal criteria were met (Part 1).

Drug: BI 836880

Part 1: 720 mg BI 836880

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients with advanced solid tumors were administered intravenously (i. v.) 720 milligram (mg) of BI 836880 solution for infusion on Day 1 of each 3-week cycle until progressive disease, unacceptable toxicity, or other withdrawal criteria were met (Part 1).

Drug: BI 836880

Part 2: 120 mg of BI 836880/ 240 mg Ezabenlimab

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients with advanced solid tumors were administered intravenously (i. v.) 120 milligram (mg) of BI 836880 solution for infusion and 240 mg Ezabenlimab (BI 754091) solution for infusion on Day 1 of each 3-week cycle until progressive disease, unacceptable toxicity, or other withdrawal criteria were met (Part 2). Part 2 commenced after completion of Part 1.

Drug: BI 836880; Drug: BI 754091

Part 2: 360 mg BI 836880/ 240 mg Ezabenlimab

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients with advanced solid tumors were administered intravenously (i. v.) 360 milligram (mg) of BI 836880 solution for infusion and 240 mg Ezabenlimab (BI 754091) solution for infusion on Day 1 of each 3-week cycle until progressive disease, unacceptable toxicity, or other withdrawal criteria were met (Part 2). Part 2 commenced after completion of Part 1.

Drug: BI 836880; Drug: BI 754091

Part 2: 720 mg BI 836880 / 240 mg Ezabenlimab

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients with advanced solid tumors were administered intravenously (i. v.) 720 milligram (mg) of BI 836880 solution for infusion and 240 mg Ezabenlimab (BI 754091) solution for infusion on Day 1 of each 3-week cycle until progressive disease, unacceptable toxicity, or other withdrawal criteria were met (Part 2). Part 2 commenced after completion of Part 1.

Drug: BI 836880; Drug: BI 754091

Interventions

BI 836880 DRUG

Solution for infusion

Part 1: 360 mg BI 836880; Part 1: 720 mg BI 836880; Part 2: 120 mg of BI 836880/ 240 mg Ezabenlimab; Part 2: 360 mg BI 836880/ 240 mg Ezabenlimab; Part 2: 720 mg BI 836880 / 240 mg Ezabenlimab

BI 754091 DRUG

Solution for infusion

Part 2: 120 mg of BI 836880/ 240 mg Ezabenlimab; Part 2: 360 mg BI 836880/ 240 mg Ezabenlimab; Part 2: 720 mg BI 836880 / 240 mg Ezabenlimab

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Of legal age (according to local legislation) at screening. No upper limit.
• Signed and dated written informed consent in accordance with International Council on Harmonisation (ICH) Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and local legislation prior to admission to the trial.
• Male or female patients. Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) and men able to father a child must be ready and able to use highly effective methods of birth control per ICH M3 (R2) that result in a low failure rate of less than 1% per year when used consistently and correctly, starting with the screening visit and through 6 months after the last dose of study treatment. A list of contraception methods meeting these criteria is provided in the patient information. The requirement of contraception does not apply to women of no childbearing potential and men not able to father a child, but they must have an evidence of such at screening.
• Patients with a confirmed diagnosis of advanced, unresectable, and/or metastatic solid tumours (any type). Measurable lesion not mandatory for participation in this trial.
• Patients with no therapy of proven efficacy, or who are not amenable to standard therapies.
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤ 1.
• Recovery from all reversible adverse events of previous anti-cancer therapies to baseline or Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) grade 1, except for alopecia (any grade), sensory peripheral neuropathy, must be ≤ CTCAE grade 2 or considered not clinically significant.
• Adequate organ function.

You may not qualify if:

• Known hypersensitivity to the trial drugs or their excipients or risk of allergic of anaphylactic reaction to drug product according to Investigator judgement (e.g. patient with history of anaphylactic reaction or autoimmune disease that is not controlled by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), inhaled corticosteroids, or the equivalent of ≤10 mg/day prednisone).
• Known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Test results obtained in routine diagnostics are acceptable if done within 14 days before the informed consent date.
• Any of the following laboratory evidence of hepatitis virus infection.
• Positive results of hepatitis B surface (HBs) antigen
• Presence of hepatitis B core (HBc) antibody together with hepatitis virus B (HBV) Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
• Presence of hepatitis virus C (HCV) Ribonucleic acid (RNA) Test results obtained in routine diagnostics are acceptable if done within 14 days before the informed consent date.
• History of severe known hypersensitivity reactions to other mAbs.
• Immunosuppressive corticosteroid doses (\>10 mg prednisone daily or equivalent) within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of trial medication.
• Any investigational or anti-tumour treatment within 4 weeks or 5 half-life periods (whichever is shorter) prior to the initiation of trial treatment.
• Serious concomitant disease, especially those affecting compliance with trial requirements or which are considered relevant for the evaluation of the endpoints of the trial drug, such as neurologic, psychiatric, infectious disease or active ulcers (gastrointestinal tract, skin) or laboratory abnormality that may increase the risk associated with trial participation or trial drug administration, and in the judgment of the investigator would make the patient inappropriate for entry into the trial.
• Major injuries and/or surgery or bone fracture within 4 weeks of start of treatment, or planned surgical procedures during the trial period.
• Patients with personal or family history of QT prolongation and/or long QT syndrome, or prolonged QTcF (Corrected QT interval by Fridericia) at screening (\>470 ms).
• Significant cardiovascular/cerebrovascular diseases (i.e. uncontrolled hypertension, unstable angina, history of infarction within past 6 months, congestive heart failure \>NYHA \[New York Heart Association\] class II).
• Uncontrolled hypertension is defined as follows: Blood pressure in rested and relaxed condition ≥140 mmHg, systolic or ≥90 mmHg diastolic (with or without medication)
• Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF) \<50% measured locally by echocardiography

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Boehringer Ingelheim: lead

Study Sites (2)

Shizuoka Cancer Center

Shizuoka, Sunto-gun, 411-8777, Japan

Location

National Cancer Center Hospital

Tokyo, Chuo-ku, 104-0045, Japan

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Yamamoto N, Koyama T, Shimizu T, Todaka A, Kawakami T, Erzen D, Sarashina A, Li B, Hou J, Yamazaki K. Phase I study of the VEGF/Ang-2 inhibitor BI 836880 alone or combined with the anti-programmed cell death protein-1 antibody ezabenlimab in Japanese patients with advanced solid tumors. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2023 Jun;91(6):469-480. doi: 10.1007/s00280-023-04527-6. Epub 2023 May 4.

  PMID: 37140602 DERIVED

Related Links

• Related Info

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Neoplasms

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Boehringer Ingelheim, Call Center
• Organization: Boehringer Ingelheim

clintriage.rdg@boehringer-ingelheim.com

1-800-243-0127

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: No
• Restriction Type: OTHER
• Restrictive Agreement: Yes

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 1
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SEQUENTIAL
• Sponsor Type: INDUSTRY
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 31, 2019
• First Posted: June 3, 2019
• Study Start: June 12, 2019
• Primary Completion: October 27, 2020
• Study Completion: March 28, 2022
• Last Updated: October 6, 2025
• Results First Posted: October 6, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

JP (2)