Study of Nivolumab and Ipilimumab in Children and Young Adults With INI1-Negative Cancers

Study Purpose

This clinical trial is studying two immunotherapy drugs (nivolumab and ipilimumab) given together as a possible treatment for INI1-negative tumors.

Recruitment Criteria

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Healthy volunteers are participants who do not have a disease or condition, or related conditions or symptoms

No
Study Type

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Interventional
Eligible Ages 6 Months - 40 Years
Gender All
More Inclusion & Exclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • - All participants must have one of the following histologically confirmed tumors at original diagnosis or relapse: - Stratum 1.
  • - Malignant rhabdoid tumor (MRT) - Rhabdoid tumor of the kidney (RTK) - Epithelioid sarcoma.
  • - Chordoma (poorly differentiated or de-differentiated) - Other INI1-negative or SMARCA4-deficient malignant tumors (with PI approval) - Stratum 2.
  • - Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor (ATRT) - Other INI1-negative or SMARCA4-deficient primary CNS malignant tumors (with PI approval) - All participants must have tumor assessment at original diagnosis or relapse showing the following: - Loss of INI1 confirmed by immunohistochemistry (IHC), OR.
  • - Molecular confirmation of tumor bi-allelic SMARCB1 (INI1) loss or mutation when INI1 IHC is equivocal or unavailable.
  • - Loss of SMARCA4 confirmed by IHC or molecular confirmation of tumor bi-allelic SMARCA4 loss or mutation when SMARCA4 is equivocal or unavailable.
  • - Relapsed or refractory disease and no standard treatment options as determined by locally or regionally available standards of care and treating physician's discretion.
  • - Measurable disease as defined by RECIST v1.1 (Stratum 1) or RANO criteria (Stratum 2) - Karnofsky performance status ≥ 50% for participants ≥16 years of age and Lansky performance status ≥ 50% for participants <16 years of age.
  • - Participants must have fully recovered from the acute toxic effects of all prior anti-cancer therapy.
Participants must meet the following minimum washout periods prior to first day of study treatment:
  • - Myelosuppressive chemotherapy: At least 14 days after the last dose of myelosuppressive chemotherapy.
  • - Radiotherapy.
  • - At least 14 days after local palliative XRT (small port) - At least 90 days must have elapsed after prior TBI, craniospinal XRT or if >50% radiation of pelvis.
  • - At least 42 days must have elapsed if other substantial BM radiation.
  • - At least 42 days must have passed since last radionuclide therapy (e.g. samarium or radium) - Small molecule biologic therapy: At least 7 days following the last dose of a nonmonoclonal biologic agent.
  • - Monoclonal antibody: At least 21 days after the last dose.
  • - Myeloid growth factors: At least 14 days following the last dose of long-acting growth factor (e.g. Neulasta) or 7 days following short-acting growth factor.
  • - Stem Cell or Autologous T Cell Infusion: At least 42 days must have elapsed after stem cell or autologous T cell infusion.
  • - Participants must have adequate organ function as defined below.
  • - Bone Marrow Function.
  • - Absolute neutrophil count ≥500/uL.
  • - Platelets ≥50,000/uL and transfusion independent.
  • - Hepatic Function.
  • - Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x upper limit of normal for age.
  • - ALT (SGPT) ≤ 3 x upper limit of normal.
  • - Renal function.
  • - A serum creatinine within protocol limits based on age/sex.
OR.
  • - Creatinine clearance ≥ 70 mL/min/1.73 m2 for participants with creatinine levels above institutional normal.
  • - Adequate Pulmonary Function Defined as: no evidence of dyspnea at rest, no exercise intolerance due to pulmonary insufficient and a pulse oximetry > 92% while breathing room air.
  • - Adequate pancreatic function defined as serum lipase ≤ ULN at baseline.
  • - Negative B-HCG pregnancy test in females of childbearing potential (must be drawn within 24 hours prior to initial administration of nivolumab) - Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) receiving nivolumab agree to adhere to contraception for a period of 5 months after the last dose of nivolumab.
Men receiving nivolumab and who are sexually active with WOCBP will agree to adhere to contraception for a period of 7 months after the last dose of nivolumab.
  • - Ability to understand and/or the willingness of the patient (or parent or legally authorized representative, if minor) to provide informed consent using an institutionally approved informed consent procedure.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • - Participants who are receiving any other investigational agents.
  • - Participants must not be receiving concomitant systemic steroid medications The use of physiologic doses of corticosteroids (up to 5 mg/m2/day prednisone equivalent) may be approved after consultation with the PI (treatment with topical, inhaled or ophthalmic corticosteroid is acceptable) - Participants with a known history of HIV, hepatitis B, and/or hepatitis C.
  • - Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection or any other concurrent disease which in the judgment of the Investigator would make the subject inappropriate for enrollment on this study.
  • - Has a history of (non-infectious) pneumonitis that required steroids or has current pneumonitis.
  • - Has active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 12 months, or a documented history of clinically severe autoimmune disease, or a syndrome that requires systemic steroids or immunosuppressive agents.
Subjects with vitiligo or resolved childhood asthma/atopy are exceptions. Intermittent use of bronchodilators or local steroid injections are not excluded. Replacement therapy (e.g. thyroxine, insulin, or physiologic corticosteroid replacement therapy for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency, etc.) is not considered a form of systemic treatment. Autoimmune diagnoses not listed must be approved by the Principal Investigator.
  • - Patients who have received prior solid organ transplantation are not eligible.
  • - Pregnancy or Breast-Feeding.
Pregnant or breast-feeding women will not be entered on this study due to risks of fetal and teratogenic adverse events as there is yet no available information regarding human fetal or teratogenic toxicities. Pregnancy tests must be obtained in girls who are post-menarchal.
  • - Has received prior therapy with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-L2 or anti-CTLA4 agent or with an agent directed to another stimulatory or co-inhibitory T-cell receptor (e.g. OX-40, CD137) - Participants who have received live / attenuated vaccine within 30 days of first dose of study treatment.

Trial Details

Trial ID:

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NCT04416568
Phase

Phase 1: Studies that emphasize safety and how the drug is metabolized and excreted in humans.

Phase 2: Studies that gather preliminary data on effectiveness (whether the drug works in people who have a certain disease or condition) and additional safety data.

Phase 3: Studies that gather more information about safety and effectiveness by studying different populations and different dosages and by using the drug in combination with other drugs.

Phase 4: Studies occurring after FDA has approved a drug for marketing, efficacy, or optimal use.

Phase 2
Lead Sponsor

The sponsor is the organization or person who oversees the clinical study and is responsible for analyzing the study data.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Principal Investigator

The person who is responsible for the scientific and technical direction of the entire clinical study.

Suzanne Forrest, MD
Principal Investigator Affiliation Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Agency Class

Category of organization(s) involved as sponsor (and collaborator) supporting the trial.

Other
Overall Status Recruiting
Countries United States
Conditions

The disease, disorder, syndrome, illness, or injury that is being studied.

Malignant Rhabdoid Tumor, Rhabdoid Tumor of the Kidney, Epithelioid Sarcoma, Chordoma (Poorly Differentiated or De-differentiated), Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor, Other INI1 Negative Tumors (With PI Approval), Other SMARCA4-deficient Malignant Tumors (With PI Approval)
Additional Details

This research study is a Phase II clinical trial, which tests the safety and effectiveness of an investigational drug or drug combination to learn whether the drug or drug combination works in treating a specific disease. "Investigational" means that the drug combination is being studied. The names of the study drugs involved in this study are:

  • - Nivolumab (OPDIVO) - Ipilimumab (YERYOY) This trial is studying whether nivolumab and ipilimumab work to treat INI1-negative cancers.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not approved combination nivolumab and ipilimumab for the specific diseases in this study but it has been approved for other diseases. Nivolumab and ipilimumab have been tested in children to find out a safe dose of this combination.

Arms & Interventions

Arms

Experimental: Solid Tumor (Stratum 1)

Patients will receive combination therapy with nivolumab at a predetermined dose and ipilimumab at a predetermined dose day 1 of a 21-day cycle for 4 cycles Starting with cycle 5, patients will receive nivolumab monotherapy at a predetermined dose on day 1 and day 15 of a 28-day cycle Patients with INI1-negative relapsed or refractory extracranial solid tumors

Experimental: CNS (Stratum 2)

Patients will receive combination therapy with nivolumab at a predetermined dose and ipilimumab at a predetermined dose day 1 of a 21-day cycle for 4 cycles Starting with cycle 5, patients will receive nivolumab monotherapy at a predetermined dose on day 1 and day 15 of a 28-day cycle Patients with INI1-negative relapsed or refractory CNS tumors

Interventions

Drug: - Nivolumab

Combination Therapy: Nivolumab at predetermined dosage day 1 of a 21-day cycle for 4 cycles. Monotherapy: Starting with cycle 5 nivolumab at predetermined dosage on day 1 and day 15 of a 28-day cycle

Drug: - Ipilimumab

Combination Therapy: Ipilimumab at predetermined dosage day 1 of a 21-day cycle for 4 cycles

Contact a Trial Team

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UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, San Francisco, California

Status

Recruiting

Address

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital

San Francisco, California, 94158

Site Contact

Alyssa Reddy, MD

[email protected]

(617) 632-6443

Atlanta, Georgia

Status

Recruiting

Address

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta-Egleston

Atlanta, Georgia, 30322

Site Contact

Olivia Floyd

[email protected]

(617) 632-6443

Atlanta, Georgia

Status

Recruiting

Address

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta-Scottish Rite

Atlanta, Georgia, 30342

Site Contact

Olivia Floyd

[email protected]

(617) 632-6443

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

Status

Recruiting

Address

Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, 02114

Site Contact

Gregory Cote, MD, PhD

[email protected]

(617) 632-6443

Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

Status

Recruiting

Address

Boston Children's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, 02115

Site Contact

Suzanne Forrest, MD

[email protected]

617-632-6443

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts

Status

Recruiting

Address

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, Massachusetts, 02215

Site Contact

Suzanne Forrest, MD

[email protected]

617-632-6443

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Status

Recruiting

Address

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104

Site Contact

Cassie Kline, MD

[email protected]

(617) 632-6443

Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas

Status

Recruiting

Address

Texas Children's Hospital

Houston, Texas, 77030

Site Contact

Joanna Yi, MD

[email protected]

832-824-6699

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