Prophylactic Mesalamine to Prevent Colitis Following Treatment With Ipilimumab/Nivolumab (Ipi/Nivo)

NCT05663775 | Recruiting Phase 2 DMC

• 1 other identifier: IIT-0007
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 20
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The study team's principal interest is to address the question, "Will prophylactic treatment with mesalamine reduce the incidence and severity of immune-related diarrhea occurring secondarily to treatment with ipi/nivo?"

Conditions

Immune-related Adverse Event; Diarrhea; Advanced Melanoma; Advanced Rectal Carcinoma

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Incidence of Treatment Related Diarrhea

  Diarrhea will be graded according to parameters described within the CTCAE v5.0.

  Diarrhea (incidence) will be assessed at each Screening, Cycle 1-4 (each cycle is 3 weeks) and throughout the post treatment follow-up (12, 18 and 24 weeks)

• Severity of Treatment Related Diarrhea

  Diarrhea will be graded according to parameters described within the CTCAE v5.0.

  Diarrhea (severity) will be assessed at each Screening, Cycle 1-4 (each cycle is 3 weeks) and throughout the post treatment follow-up (12, 18 and 24 weeks)

• Causality of Treatment Related Diarrhea

  Diarrhea will be graded according to parameters described within the CTCAE v5.0. The cause for diarrhea (treatment-related or not) will be assessed by the treating physician/investigator.

  Diarrhea (causality) will be assessed at each Screening, Cycle 1-4 (each cycle is 3 weeks) and throughout the post treatment follow-up (12, 18 and 24 weeks)

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Incidence of all IR-AEs (diarrheal and non-diarrheal, all grades)

  IR-AEs (incidence and severity, as well as causality) will be assessed at each Screening, Cycle 1-4 (each cycle is 3 weeks)and throughout the post treatment follow-up (12, 18 and 24 weeks)

• Incidence of IR-AEs ≥ grade 2

  IR-AEs that are greater than grade 2 (incidence and severity, as well as causality) will be assessed at each Screening, Cycle 1-4 (each cycle is 3 weeks) and throughout the post treatment follow-up (12, 18 and 24 weeks)

• Times to onset and resolution of IR-AEs

  IR-AEs (incidence and severity, as well as causality) will be assessed at each Screening, Cycle 1-4 (each cycle is 3 weeks) and throughout the post treatment follow-up (12, 18 and 24 weeks)

• Requirement for immunosuppressive (steroid and non-steroid) medications to manage IR-AEs

  Concomitant Medications will be assessed at each Screening, Cycle 1-4 (each cycle is 3 weeks) and throughout the post treatment follow-up (12, 18 and 24 weeks)

• Frequency of IR-AEs leading to treatment discontinuation

  IR-AEs (incidence and severity, as well as causality) will be assessed at each Screening, Cycle 1-4 (each cycle is 3 weeks) and throughout the post treatment follow-up (12, 18 and 24 weeks)

Study Arms (1)

Prophylactic Mesalamine in combination of Immunotherapy (Nivolumab/Ipilimumab)

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will receive 500mg of Mesalamine QID (four times a day) in combination with standard of care Immunotherapy

Drug: Mesalamine

Interventions

Mesalamine DRUG

Mesalamine, also known as 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA)

Also known as: Salofalk

Prophylactic Mesalamine in combination of Immunotherapy (Nivolumab/Ipilimumab)

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Patients must be 18 years of age or older.
• Patients with histologically confirmed, unresectable stage III or IV malignant melanoma.
• Patients must be capable of providing consent to enrolment and treatment.
• Patients with a performance status of ECOG 0-224 will be eligible for enrolment (see appendix16.1).
• Women of child bearing potential (WOCBP) must have a negative serum (or urine) pregnancy test at the time of screening. WOCBP is defined as any female who has experienced menarche and who has not undergone surgical sterilization (hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy or bilateral salpingectomy) and is not postmenopausal. Menopause is defined as 12 months of amenorrhea in a woman over age 45 years in the absence of other biological or physiological causes. In addition, females under the age of 55 years must have a serum follicle stimulating hormone, (FSH) level \> 40 mIU/mL to confirm menopause.
• Patients of childbearing / reproductive potential should use highly effective birth control methods, as defined by the investigator, during the study treatment period and for a period of 30 days after the last dose of study drug. A highly effective method of birth control is defined as those that result in low failure rate (i.e. less than 1% per year) when used consistently and correctly.
• Note: abstinence is acceptable if this is established and preferred contraception for the patient and is accepted as a local standard.
• Female patients who are breast-feeding should discontinue nursing prior to the first dose of study treatment and until 30 days after the last dose of study drug.
• Male patients should agree to not donate sperm during the study and for a period of at least 30 days after last dose of study drug
• Absence of any condition hampering compliance with the study protocol and follow- up schedule; those conditions should be discussed with the patient before registration in the trial.
• The following adequate organ function laboratory values must be met:
• Hematological:
• Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \>1.5 x109/L
• Platelet count \>100 x109/L
• Hemoglobin \>9 g/dL (may have been transfused)

You may not qualify if:

• Clinically significant (i.e., active) cardiovascular disease: cerebral vascular accident/stroke (\< 6 months prior to enrollment), myocardial infarction (\< 6 months prior to enrollment), unstable angina, congestive heart failure (≥ New York Heart Association Classification Class II), or serious cardiac arrhythmia requiring medication.
• Current use of immunosuppressive medication, EXCEPT for the following: a. intranasal, inhaled, topical steroids, or local steroid injection (e.g., intra-articular injection); b. Systemic corticosteroids at physiologic doses ≤ 10 mg/day of prednisone or equivalent; c. Steroids as premedication for hypersensitivity reactions (e.g., CT scan premedication).
• Known prior severe hypersensitivity to investigational product or any component in its formulations, including known severe hypersensitivity reactions to monoclonal antibodies (CTCAE v5 Grade ≥ 3).
• Other severe acute or chronic medical conditions or laboratory abnormalities that may increase the risk associated with study participation or study treatment administration or may interfere with the interpretation of study results and, in the judgment of the investigator, would make the patient inappropriate for entry into this study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• AHS Cancer Control Alberta: lead

Study Sites (1)

Cross Cancer Institute

Edmonton, Alberta, T6G1Z2, Canada

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Diarrhea

Interventions

Mesalamine

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Signs and Symptoms, Digestive; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

meta-Aminobenzoates; Aminobenzoates; Benzoates; Acids, Carbocyclic; Carboxylic Acids; Organic Chemicals; Aminosalicylic Acids; Salicylates; Hydroxybenzoates; Hydroxy Acids; Benzene Derivatives; Hydrocarbons, Aromatic; Hydrocarbons, Cyclic; Hydrocarbons; Phenols

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 2
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 7, 2022
• First Posted: December 23, 2022
• Study Start: August 20, 2024
• Primary Completion (Estimated): August 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): August 1, 2027
• Last Updated: June 27, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-06

Locations

CA (1)