Platinum-based Chemotherapy With Atezolizumab and Niraparib in Patients With Recurrent Ovarian Cancer (ENGOT-Ov41 / GEICO 69-O / ANITA)

Platinum-based Chemotherapy With Atezolizumab and Niraparib in Patients With Recurrent Ovarian Cancer (ANITA)

  • Cancer
  • Ovarian Cancer
Please note that the recruitment status of the trial at your site may differ from the overall study status because some study sites may recruit earlier than others.
Trial Status:

Active, not recruiting

This trial runs in
Countries
  • Belgium
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Spain
Trial Identifier:

NCT03598270 2018-000366-11, ENGOT-Ov41, GEICO 69-O ENGOT-Ov41/GEICO 69-O/ANITA

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      Trial Summary

      Atezolizumab in this study is expected to have a positive benefit-risk profile for the treatment of patients with platinum-sensitive relapse of ovarian cancer. Of interest, atezolizumab is being investigated also in combination with platinum-based doublet chemotherapy in second line (2L)/ third line (3L) platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer patients in ATALANTE (NCT02891824), which also includes bevacizumab in the combination. The study is proceeding as expected after >100 patients enrolled and under independent Data Monitoring Committee (IDMC) supervision. Platinum-containing therapy is considered the treatment of choice for patients with platinum-sensitive relapse. However the duration of response and the prolongation of the progression free interval with chemotherapy are usually brief, among other because these chemotherapy regimens cannot be continued until progression as they are associated with neurological, renal and hematological toxicity and cannot generally be tolerated for more than about 6 to 9 cycles. Niraparib received FDA approval in March 2017 as maintenance treatment of adult patients with recurrent epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer who are in complete or partial response to platinum-based chemotherapy. Recently, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has also approved niraparib as maintenance monotherapy. Despite the progress brought about by niraparib, there is a need for a more effective treatment to extend the progression free interval in this patient population. The combination with immune checkpoint inhibitors such as anti-death protein 1 (anti-PD1) or anti-death protein ligand 1 (anti-PD-L1) has a compelling rationale to this aim, especially under the light of the emerging clinical data of this combination. The use of atezolizumab concurrent to platinum-containing chemotherapy followed by niraparib as maintenance therapy after completion of chemotherapy, as per normal clinical practice, may provide further benefit to patients in terms of prolonging the progression free interval and increasing the interval between lines of chemotherapy, hence delaying further hospitalization and the cumulative toxicities associated with chemotherapy. Additionally, preliminary studies with atezolizumab suggest an acceptable tolerability profile for long term clinical use in recurrent ovarian cancer patients and other indications.

      Grupo Español de Investigación en Cáncer de Ovario Sponsor
      Phase 3 Phase
      NCT03598270,ENGOT-Ov41/GEICO 69-O/ANITA,2018-000366-11, ENGOT-Ov41, GEICO 69-O Trial Identifier
      Female Gender
      ≥18 Years Age
      No Healthy Volunteers

       

      How does the ANITA clinical trial work?
      This clinical trial is recruiting people who have ovarian, fallopian tube or peritoneal cancer. In order to take part, patients must have cancer that has come back more than 6 months after treatment with a type of chemotherapy called ‘platinum-based chemotherapy’.

      The purpose of this clinical trial is to compare the effects, good or bad, of atezolizumab with a placebo (when given with platinum-based chemotherapy and niraparib) in people with ovarian, tubal or peritoneal cancer. If you take part in this clinical trial, you will receive the current standard treatment of platinum-based chemotherapy followed by niraparib maintenance that you would have received as part of your regular treatment. You will also receive either the new treatment atezolizumab or a placebo. The type of chemotherapy will be decided by the clinical trial doctors and will affect how often you are seen for treatment.

      How do I take part in this clinical trial?
      To be able to take part in this clinical trial, you must have been diagnosed with ovarian, fallopian tube or peritoneal cancer, and your cancer must have come back over 6 months after your last platinum-based chemotherapy treatment.

      You must not have previously received more than two separate courses of chemotherapy and you cannot take part in the trial if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.

      If you think this clinical trial may be suitable for you and would like to take part, please talk to your doctor. If your doctor thinks that you might be able to take part in this clinical trial, he/she may refer you to the closest clinical trial doctor. They will give you all the information you need to make your decision about taking part in the clinical trial. You can also find the clinical trial locations on this page.

      You will have some further tests to make sure you will be able to take the treatments given in this clinical trial. Some of these tests or procedures may be part of your regular medical care. They may be done even if you do not take part in the clinical trial. If you have had some of the tests recently, they may not need to be done again.

      Before starting the clinical trial, you will be told about any risks and benefits of taking part in the trial. You will also be told what other treatments are available so that you may decide if you still want to take part.

      While taking part in the clinical trial, if you are not currently pregnant but can become pregnant, you will need to either not have heterosexual intercourse or take contraceptive medication for safety reasons.

       

      What treatment will I be given if I join this clinical trial?
      Everyone who joins this clinical trial will be split into 2 groups randomly (like flipping a coin):

      Group 1

      Everyone in Group 1 will be given:

      Chemotherapy phase

      • 4–6 rounds of treatment with atezolizumab and chemotherapy, both given as infusions into your vein every 3–4 weeks
      • If your cancer does not get worse and your body can tolerate the treatment, you will be able to start the ‘maintenance phase’ with atezolizumab and niraparib. You must have received at least 4 rounds of chemotherapy to start the ‘maintenance phase’. Before you start niraparib, the doctors will monitor you for at least 3 weeks (but no more than 3 months) after you finish chemotherapy to check how you are responding to the treatment and if you have any toxicities

      Maintenance phase

      • Atezolizumab given as an infusion into your vein every 3 weeks and niraparib given as tablets to swallow every day

      OR

      Group 2

      Everyone in Group 2 will be given:

      Chemotherapy phase

      • 4–6 rounds of treatment with a placebo and chemotherapy, both given as infusions into your vein every 3–4 weeks
      • If your cancer does not get worse and your body can tolerate the treatment, you will be able to start the ‘maintenance phase’ with placebo and niraparib. You must have received at least 4 rounds of chemotherapy to start the ‘maintenance phase’. Before you start niraparib, the doctors will monitor you for at least 3 weeks (but no more than 3 months) after you finish chemotherapy to check how you are responding to the treatment and if you have any toxicities

      Maintenance phase

      • Placebo given as an infusion into your vein every 3 weeks and niraparib as tablets to swallow every day

      You will have a 1 in 2 chance of being placed in any group.

      This is a ‘placebo-controlled’ clinical trial, which means that one of the groups will be given a medicine with no active ingredients (also known as a ‘placebo’) as well as the current standard treatment (chemotherapy and niraparib). A placebo is used to show that the doctor or the patients do not sway the results of the clinical trial.

      Neither you nor your clinical trial doctor can choose or know the group you are in. However, your clinical trial doctor can find out which group you are in if your safety is at risk.

      How often will I be seen in follow-up appointments and for how long?
      You will be given the clinical trial treatment as long as it can help you, up to a maximum of around 3 years. You are free to stop this treatment at any time. After being given treatment, you will be seen by the clinical trial doctor after 1 month and then every 3 months. These hospital visits will include checks to see how you are responding to the treatment and any side effects that you may be having.

       

      What happens if I am unable to take part in this clinical trial?
      If this clinical trial is not suitable for you, you will not be able to take part. Your doctor will suggest other clinical trials that you may be able to take part in or other treatments that you can be given. You will not lose access to any of your regular care.

      For more information about this clinical trial see the For Expert tab on the specific ForPatient page or follow this link to ClinicalTrials.gov

      Trial-identifier: NCT03598270

      Trial Summary

      Atezolizumab in this study is expected to have a positive benefit-risk profile for the treatment of patients with platinum-sensitive relapse of ovarian cancer. Of interest, atezolizumab is being investigated also in combination with platinum-based doublet chemotherapy in second line (2L)/ third line (3L) platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer patients in ATALANTE (NCT02891824), which also includes bevacizumab in the combination. The study is proceeding as expected after >100 patients enrolled and under independent Data Monitoring Committee (IDMC) supervision. Platinum-containing therapy is considered the treatment of choice for patients with platinum-sensitive relapse. However the duration of response and the prolongation of the progression free interval with chemotherapy are usually brief, among other because these chemotherapy regimens cannot be continued until progression as they are associated with neurological, renal and hematological toxicity and cannot generally be tolerated for more than about 6 to 9 cycles. Niraparib received FDA approval in March 2017 as maintenance treatment of adult patients with recurrent epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer who are in complete or partial response to platinum-based chemotherapy. Recently, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has also approved niraparib as maintenance monotherapy. Despite the progress brought about by niraparib, there is a need for a more effective treatment to extend the progression free interval in this patient population. The combination with immune checkpoint inhibitors such as anti-death protein 1 (anti-PD1) or anti-death protein ligand 1 (anti-PD-L1) has a compelling rationale to this aim, especially under the light of the emerging clinical data of this combination. The use of atezolizumab concurrent to platinum-containing chemotherapy followed by niraparib as maintenance therapy after completion of chemotherapy, as per normal clinical practice, may provide further benefit to patients in terms of prolonging the progression free interval and increasing the interval between lines of chemotherapy, hence delaying further hospitalization and the cumulative toxicities associated with chemotherapy. Additionally, preliminary studies with atezolizumab suggest an acceptable tolerability profile for long term clinical use in recurrent ovarian cancer patients and other indications.

      Grupo Español de Investigación en Cáncer de Ovario Sponsor
      Phase 3 Phase
      NCT03598270,ENGOT-Ov41/GEICO 69-O/ANITA,2018-000366-11, ENGOT-Ov41, GEICO 69-O Trial Identifier
      Placebo, Carboplatin, Paclitaxel, Niraparib, Gemcitabine, Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (PLD), Atezolizumab Treatments
      Recurrent Ovarian Carcinoma Condition
      Official Title

      A Phase III Randomized, Double-blinded Trial of Platinum-based Chemotherapy With or Without Atezolizumab Followed by Niraparib Maintenance With or Without Atezolizumab in Patients With Recurrent Ovarian, Tubal or Peritoneal Cancer and Platinum Treatment-free Interval (TFIp) >6 Months

      Eligibility criteria

      Female Gender
      ≥18 Years Age
      No Healthy Volunteers
      Inclusion Criteria
      • Patients ≥ 18 years old
      • Life expectancy ≥3 months
      • Signed informed consent and ability to comply with treatment and follow-up
      • Histologically confirmed diagnosis (cytology alone excluded) of high- grade serous or endometrioid ovarian, primary peritoneal or tubal carcinoma.
      • Breast Cancer (BRCA) mutational status is known (germline or somatic)
      • Relapsed disease more than 6 months after the last platinum dose
      • No more than 2 prior lines of chemotherapy are allowed, and the last one must contain a platinum-based regimen
      • At least one measurable lesion to assess response by RECIST v1.1 criteria.
      • Mandatory de novo tumor biopsy (collected within 3 months prior to randomization) sent to HistoGene X as a formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) sample for PD-L1 status determination for randomization. The inclusion of patients with non informative tissue PD-L1 status will be capped to 10% of the whole study population:
      • If the mandatory de novo biopsy is technically not possible or failed to produce enough representative tumor tissue, an FFPE sample from archival tissue may be acceptable after approval of the sponsor.
      • Bone metastases, fine needle aspiration, brushing, cCell pellet from pleural effusion, or ascites or lavage are not acceptable.
      • Two additional tumour samples are needed: Archival tumor sample must be available for exploratory PD-L1 testing in archival tissue and archival or "de novo" tissue sample for biomarkers must also be available.
      • Performance status determined by Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) score of 0-1
      • Normal organ and bone marrow function:
      • Haemoglobin ≥10.0 g/dL
      • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1.5 x 109/L
      • Lymphocyte count ≥0.5 × 109/L
      • Platelet count ≥100 x 109/L
      • Total bilirubin ≤1.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN)
      • Serum albumin ≥2.5 g/dL
      • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤2.5 x ULN, unless liver metastases are present in which case they must be ≤5 x ULN
      • Serum creatinine ≤1.5 x institutional ULN or calculated creatinine clearance ≥ 30 mL/min using the Cockcroft-Gault equation
      • Patients not receiving anticoagulant medication must have an International Normalized Ratio (INR) ≤1.5 and an Activated ProThrombin Time (aPTT) ≤1.5 x ULN.
      • Negative Test Results for Hepatitis.
      • Toxicities related to previous treatments must be recovered to < grade 2
      • Female participants must be postmenopausal or surgically sterile or otherwise have a negative serum pregnancy test within 7 days of the first study treatment and agree to abstain from heterosexual intercourse or use single or combined contraceptive methods.
      • Participant must agree to not donate blood during the study or for 90 days after the last dose of study treatment.
      • Participant must agree to not breastfeed during the study or for 180 days after the last dose of study treatment.
      Exclusion Criteria
      • Non-epithelial tumor of the ovary, the fallopian tube or the peritoneum.
      • Ovarian tumors of low malignant potential or low grade
      • Other malignancy within the last 5 years except curatively treated non-melanoma skin cancer, in situ cancer of the cervix and ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS)
      • Major surgery within 4 weeks of starting study treatment or patients who have not completely recovered (Grade ≥ 2) from the effects of any major surgery at randomization
      • Core biopsy or other minor surgical procedure, excluding placement of a vascular access device, within 7 days prior to Day 1, Cycle 1
      • Administration of other chemotherapy drugs, anticancer therapy or anti-neoplastic hormonal therapy, or treatment with other investigational agents or devices within 28 days prior to randomization, or within a time interval less than at least 5 half-lives of the investigational agent, whichever is shorter, or anticipation to do it during the trial treatment period (non-investigational hormonal replacement therapy is permitted)
      • Palliative radiotherapy (e.g., for pain or bleeding) within 6 weeks prior to randomization or patients who have not completely recovered (Grade ≥ 2) from the effects of previous radiotherapy
      • Current or recent (within 10 days prior to randomization) chronic use of aspirin (>325 mg/day) or clopidogrel (>75 mg/day)
      • Clinically significant (e.g. active) cardiovascular disease
      • Resting ECG with corrected QT interval (QTc) >470 msec on 2 or more time points within a 24 hour period or family history of long QT syndrome
      • Left ventricular ejection fraction defined by multigated acquisition/echocardiogram (MUGA/ECHO) below the institutional lower limit of normal
      • History or clinical suspicion of brain metastases or spinal cord compression. CT/MRI of the brain is mandatory (within 4 weeks prior to randomization) in case of suspected brain metastases. Spinal MRI is mandatory (within 4 weeks prior to randomization) in case of suspected spinal cord compression
      • History or evidence upon neurological examination of central nervous system (CNS) disorders (e.g. uncontrolled epileptic seizures) unless adequately treated with standard medical therapy
      • Current, clinically relevant bowel obstruction, including sub-occlusive disease, related to underlying disease
      • Uncontrolled tumor-related pain
      • Uncontrolled pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, or ascites requiring recurrent drainage procedures (once monthly or more frequently). Patients with indwelling catheters (e.g., PleurX) are allowed
      • Uncontrolled hypercalcemia (>1.5 mmol/L ionized calcium or calcium >12 mg/dL or corrected serum calcium > ULN) or symptomatic hypercalcemia requiring continued use of bisphosphonate therapy or denosumab
      • Evidence of any other disease, metabolic dysfunction, physical examination finding or laboratory finding giving reasonable suspicion of a disease or condition that contraindicates the use of an investigational drug or puts the patient at high risk for treatment related complications
      • Pregnant or lactating women
      • Simultaneously receiving therapy in any interventional clinical trial
      • Prior treatment with CD137 agonists or immune checkpoint stimulating or blockade therapies, such as anti-PD1, anti-PDL1 or anti-CTLA4 therapeutic antibodies
      • Treatment with systemic immunostimulatory agents (including but not limited to interferon-alpha (IFN-α) and interleukin-2 (IL-2) within 4 weeks or five half-lives of the drug (whichever is shorter) prior to Cycle 1, Day 1
      • Treatment with systemic corticosteroids or other systemic immunosuppressive medications (including but not limited to prednisone, dexamethasone, cyclophosphamide, azathioprine, methotrexate, thalidomide, and anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) agents) within 2 weeks prior to Cycle 1, Day 1, or anticipated requirement for systemic immunosuppressive medications during the trial
      • History of autoimmune disease, including but not limited to myasthenia gravis, myositis, autoimmune hepatitis, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, vascular thrombosis associated with anti-phospholipid syndrome, Wegener's granulomatosis, Sjögren's syndrome, Guillain-Barré syndrome, multiple sclerosis, vasculitis, or glomerulonephritis
      • History of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (including pneumonitis), drug-induced pneumonitis, organizing pneumonia (i.e., bronchiolitis obliterans, cryptogenic organizing pneumonia), or evidence of active pneumonitis
      • Immunocompromised patients, e.g., patients who are known to be serologically positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
      • Signs or symptoms of infection within 2 weeks prior to Cycle 1, Day 1
      • Active tuberculosis
      • Administration of a live, attenuated vaccine (including against influenza) within 4 weeks prior to Cycle 1, Day 1 or anticipation that it will be administered at any time during the treatment period of the study or within 5 months after the final dose of atezolizumab.
      • History of severe allergic, anaphylactic, or other hypersensitivity reactions to chimeric or humanized antibodies or fusion proteins
      • Known hypersensitivity or allergy to biopharmaceuticals produced in Chinese hamster ovary cells or to any component of the atezolizumab formulation or allergy to any of the other drugs included in the protocol or their solvents (including to Cremophor®)
      • Patient has received prior treatment with a poly (adenosine diphosphate (ADP)-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitor in the recurrent setting or has participated in a study where any treatment arm included administration of a PARP inhibitor in the recurrent setting, unless the patient is unblinded and there is evidence of not having received a PARP inhibitor. Patients that received PARP inhibitor as front line are eligible for the study. The duration of exposure to PARPi following front line therapy needs to be ≥18 months for BRCA mutated patients and ≥ 12 months for BRCA wild type patients.
      • Patient has had any known ≥Grade 3 hematological toxicity anemia, neutropenia or thrombocytopenia due to prior cancer chemotherapy that persisted >4 weeks and was related to the most recent treatment
      • Patient has any known history or current diagnosis of Myelodysplasic syndrome (MDS) or Anaplastic Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
      • Previous allogeneic bone marrow transplant or previous solid organ transplantation
      • Patient has a condition (such as transfusion dependent anemia or thrombocytopenia), therapy, or laboratory abnormality that might confound the study results or interfere with the patient's participation for the full duration of the study treatment
      • Participant has any known hypersensitivity to niraparib components or excipients

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