All-Trans Retinoic Acid (ATRA) and Atezolizumab for the Treatment of Recurrent or Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

NCT04919369 | Active Not Recruiting Phase 1 DMC FDA Drug

• 2 other identifiers: OSU-20171NCI-2021-03310
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 18
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This phase Ib trial is to find out the best dose and side effects of all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) and atezolizumab in treating patients with non-small cell lung cancer that has come back (recurrent) or has spread to other places in the body (metastatic). All-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) is made in the body from vitamin A and helps cells to grow and develop. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as atezolizumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Giving all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) and atezolizumab may help treat patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

Conditions

Metastatic Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma; Recurrent Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma; Stage IV Lung Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IVA Lung Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IVB Lung Cancer AJCC v8

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Incidence of adverse events (AEs)

  Safety will be measured by the occurrence of dose-limited toxicities (DLTs) as well as any other adverse events as defined in Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version (v) 5. Frequency and severity of AEs and tolerability of the regimen will be collected and summarized by descriptive statistics. The maximum grade for each type of toxicity will be recorded for each patient, and frequency tables will be reviewed to determine toxicity patterns. All patients who have received at least one dose of the therapeutic agents will be evaluable for toxicity and tolerability.

  Up to 2 years

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Overall response

  Up to 2 years

• Disease control rate

  Up to 2 years

• Overall survival (OS)

  From initiation of therapy to death, or censored at last follow-up date if the subject is alive, assessed up to 2 years

• Progression free survival (PFS)

  From initiation of therapy to the time of Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) progression or death, assessed up to 2 years

Other Outcomes (1)

• Effect of ATRA on the levels of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs)

  Up to 2 years

Study Arms (1)

Treatment (tretinoin, atezolizumab)

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients receive tretinoin PO on days 1-3 of cycles 1-3. Patients also receive atezolizumab IV on day 1. Cycles repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Biological: Atezolizumab; Drug: Tretinoin

Interventions

Atezolizumab BIOLOGICAL

Given IV

Also known as: MPDL 3280A, MPDL 328OA, MPDL-3280A, MPDL3280A, MPDL328OA, RG7446, RO5541267, Tecentriq

Treatment (tretinoin, atezolizumab)

Tretinoin DRUG

Given PO

Also known as: 2,4,6,8-Nonatetraenoic acid, 3, 7-dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-, (all-E)-, Aberel, Airol, Aknoten, all trans-Retinoic acid, All-trans Retinoic Acid, All-trans Vitamin A Acid, all-trans-Retinoic acid, all-trans-Vitamin A acid, ATRA, Avita, beta-Retinoic Acid, Cordes Vas, Dermairol, Epi-Aberel, Eudyna, Renova, Retin-A, Retin-A MICRO, Retin-A-Micro, Retinoic Acid, Retisol-A, Ro 5488, Stieva-A, Stieva-A Forte, Trans Retinoic Acid, Trans Vitamin A Acid, trans-Retinoic Acid, Tretinoinum, Vesanoid, Vitamin A Acid, Vitamin A acid, all-trans-, Vitinoin

Treatment (tretinoin, atezolizumab)

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Age \>= 18 years
• Confirmed recurrent or metastatic non-small cell carcinoma of the lung of any histology for which there is no curative treatment option
• Measurable disease based on RECIST 1.1
• Patients must have received standard of care chemotherapy and/or immunotherapy. No limits to prior lines of therapy. Prior PD-1 and/or PD-L1 directed therapies are permitted
• Patients with adenocarcinoma and known actionable mutations with FDA-approved treatment options must have received all approved and standard of care treatment options (ie osimertinib for EGFR, alectinib for ALK, etc). Mutational testing is not required for patients with squamous cell non-small cell lung carcinoma
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-2
• Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \>= 1,500/mcL
• Lymphocytes ≥500/mcL
• Platelets \>=100,000/mcL
• Serum creatinine =\< 1.5 X upper limit of normal (ULN) OR measured or calculated creatinine clearance (glomerular filtration rate \[GFR\] can also be used in place of creatinine or creatinine clearance \[CrCl\]) \>= 60 mL/min for subject with creatinine levels \> 1.5 X institutional ULN
• Serum total bilirubin =\< 1.5 X ULN OR direct bilirubin =\< ULN for subjects with total bilirubin levels \> 1.5 ULN
• Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase \[SGOT\]) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase \[SGPT\]) =\< 2.5 X ULN OR =\< 5 X ULN for subjects with liver metastases
• Albumin \>= 2.5 mg/dL
• International normalized ratio (INR) or prothrombin time (PT) =\< 1.5 X ULN unless subject is receiving anticoagulant therapy as long as PT or partial thromboplastin time (PTT) is within therapeutic range of intended use of anticoagulants
• Activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) =\< 1.5 X ULN unless subject is receiving anticoagulant therapy as long as PT or PTT is within therapeutic range of intended use of anticoagulants

You may not qualify if:

• Is currently participating and receiving study therapy or has participated in a study of an investigational agent and received study therapy or used an investigational device within 4 weeks of the first dose of treatment
• Has active autoimmune disease, including myasthenic syndrome, which has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years (i.e. with use of disease modifying agents, corticosteroids or immunosuppressive drugs). Replacement therapy (eg, thyroxine, insulin, or physiologic corticosteroid replacement therapy for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency, etc.) is not considered a form of systemic treatment
• Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving systemic steroid therapy or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to the first dose of trial treatment
• Cirrhosis (Child-Pugh B or worse) or cirrhosis with history of hepatic encephalopathy or clinically meaningful ascites resulting from cirrhosis. Clinically meaningful ascites is defined as ascites from cirrhosis requiring diuretics or paracentesis
• Untreated central nervous system (CNS) metastases. Patients with treated brain metastases are eligible if they were clinically stable with regard to neurologic function, off steroids after cranial irradiation (whole brain radiation therapy, focal radiation therapy, and stereotactic radiosurgery) ending at least 2 weeks prior to randomization, or after surgical resection performed at least 28 days prior to randomization. The patient must have no evidence of grade \>= 1 CNS hemorrhage based on pretreatment magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or IV contrast computed tomography (CT) scan (performed within screening window)
• Pregnancy or breastfeeding
• Has a history or current evidence of any condition, therapy, or laboratory abnormality that might confound the results of the trial, interfere with the subject's participation for the full duration of the trial, or is not in the best interest of the subject to participate, in the opinion of the treating investigator
• Any patient who has experienced an unacceptable toxicity on prior checkpoint inhibitor therapy as detailed below:
• \>= grade 3 adverse events (AE) related to checkpoint inhibitor
• Ongoing \>= grade 2 immune-related AE associated with checkpoint inhibitor with the exception of endocrine toxicities as detailed below
• CNS, ocular or cardiac AE of any grade related to checkpoint inhibitor
• NOTE: Patients with a prior or ongoing endocrine AE are permitted to enroll if they are stably maintained on appropriate replacement therapy and are asymptomatic

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Dwight Owen: lead

Study Sites (1)

Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States

Location

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; Lung Neoplasms

Interventions

atezolizumab; Tretinoin

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Carcinoma, Bronchogenic; Bronchial Neoplasms; Respiratory Tract Neoplasms; Thoracic Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Vitamin A; Retinoids; Carotenoids; Polyenes; Alkenes; Hydrocarbons, Acyclic; Hydrocarbons; Organic Chemicals; Cyclohexenes; Cyclohexanes; Cycloparaffins; Hydrocarbons, Alicyclic; Hydrocarbons, Cyclic; Terpenes; Diterpenes; Pigments, Biological; Biological Factors

Study Officials

• Dwight H Owen, MD, MS, FACP

  Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 1
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 3, 2021
• First Posted: June 9, 2021
• Study Start: October 18, 2021
• Primary Completion: September 20, 2025
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 31, 2026
• Last Updated: February 13, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)