A Study of Safety and Efficacy of KFA115 Alone and in Combination With Pembrolizumab in Patients With Select Advanced Cancers

Study Purpose

The purpose of this study is to characterize the safety and tolerability of KFA115 and KFA115 in combination with pembrolizumab in patients with select advanced cancers, and to identify the maximum tolerated dose and/or recommended dose.

Recruitment Criteria

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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No
Study Type

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Interventional
Eligible Ages 18 Years and Over
Gender All
More Inclusion & Exclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • - Non-small cell lung cancer with historic PD-L1 ≥ 1%, as determined locally using a clinically accepted assay.
Patients must have experienced benefit from previous anti-PD(L)1-containing therapy for at least 4 months based on investigator-assessed disease stability or response prior to developing documented disease progression. Patients must have also received prior platinum-based chemotherapy, either in combination or in sequence with anti-PD-(L)1, unless patient was ineligible to receive such treatment.
  • - Renal cell carcinoma, clear cell histology, previously treated with anti-PD(L)1-containing therapy and a VEGF targeted therapy as monotherapy or in combination.
Patients should have documented disease progression following anti-PD(L)1-containing therapy.
  • - Cutaneous melanoma, previously treated with anti-PD(L)1-containing therapy.
Patients should have documented disease progression following anti-PD(L)1-containing therapy. Patients with BRAF V600-mutant melanoma must have also received prior therapy with a BRAF V600 inhibitor, with or without a MEK inhibitor.
  • - Ovarian cancer, high-grade serous histology, naïve to anti-PD(L)1 therapy, must have received one prior systemic therapy in platinum-resistant setting.
  • - Nasopharyngeal carcinoma, non-keratinizing locally advanced recurrent or metastatic.
Depending on the study arm, patients may be naïve to anti-PD(L)1 therapy, or previously treated with platinum-based chemotherapy with or without anti-PD-(L)1.
  • - Locally advanced unresectable or metastatic triple negative breast cancer, ovarian cancer (high-grade serous histology), anal cancer (squamous), MSI-H CRC, esophagogastric cancer, mesothelioma, and HNSCC.
  • - Locally advanced unresectable or metastatic anal cancer (squamous), thymic carcinoma, MSI-H CRC, esophagogastric cancer, mesothelioma, and HNSCC, all naïve to anti-PD(L)1 therapy and for whom anti PD(L)1 therapy is not available.
  • - Triple negative breast cancer with historic PD-L1 CPS ≥ 1%, must have received at least one line of chemotherapy.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • - Impaired cardiac function or clinically significant cardiac disease.
  • - Use of agents known to prolong the QT interval unless they can be permanently discontinued for the duration of study.
  • - History of severe hypersensitivity reactions to any ingredient of study drug(s) and other mAbs and/or their excipients.
  • - Active, known or suspected autoimmune disease.
Patients with vitiligo, type I diabetes, residual hypothyroidism only requiring hormone replacement, psoriasis not requiring systemic treatment or conditions not expected to recur may be considered. Patients previously exposed to anti-PD-1/PD-L1 treatment who are adequately treated for skin rash or with replacement therapy for endocrinopathies should not be excluded.
  • - Any evidence of interstitial lung disease (ILD) or pneumonitis, or a prior history of ILD or non-infectious pneumonitis requiring high-dose glucocorticoids.
  • - Patients who discontinued prior anti-PD-(L)1 therapy due to an anti-PD-(L)1-related toxicity (applicable to the KFA115 in combination with pembrolizumab treatment arms).
  • - Patients with symptomatic peripheral neuropathy limiting instrumental activities of daily living.
Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply

Trial Details

Trial ID:

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NCT05544929
Phase

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Phase 1
Lead Sponsor

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

Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Principal Investigator

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

Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Principal Investigator Affiliation Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Agency Class

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

Industry
Overall Status Recruiting
Countries Canada, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, United States
Conditions

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

Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, Cutaneous Melanoma, Carcinoma, Renal Cell, Carcinoma, Ovarian Epithelial, Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Carcinoma, Thymic, Anal Cancer, Mesothelioma, Esophagogastric Cancer, High Microsatellite Instability Colorectal Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck, Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms
Additional Details

This is a phase I, open-label, multi-center study of KFA115 as a single agent and in combination with pembrolizumab. The study consists of a dose escalation part, followed by dose expansion part(s) for single-agent KFA115 and KFA115 in combination with pembrolizumab. The escalation parts will characterize safety and tolerability. After the determination of the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) / recommended dose (RD), the dose expansion parts will assess the preliminary anti-tumor activity in defined patient populations and further assess the safety and tolerability at MTD/RD.

Arms & Interventions

Arms

Experimental: Single-agent KFA115

KFA115 monotherapy

Experimental: KFA115 run-in (1 cycle) + pembrolizumab

1-cycle KFA115 run-in followed by addition of pembrolizumab

Experimental: KFA115 + pembrolizumab

KFA115 + pembrolizumab combination given concurrently

Interventions

Drug: - KFA115

Immunomodulatory agent

Drug: - pembrolizumab

Anti-PD-1 antibody

Contact a Trial Team

If you are interested in learning more about this trial, find the trial site nearest to your location and contact the site coordinator via email or phone. We also strongly recommend that you consult with your healthcare provider about the trials that may interest you and refer to our terms of service below.

Massachusetts General Hospital ., Boston, Massachusetts

Status

Recruiting

Address

Massachusetts General Hospital .

Boston, Massachusetts, 02114

Site Contact

Justin Gainor

[email protected]

617-724-4000

NYU School of Medicine Langone Health, New York, New York

Status

Recruiting

Address

NYU School of Medicine Langone Health

New York, New York, 10015

Site Contact

Amy Ciriaco

[email protected]

212-731-5662

University of Pittsburgh MC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Status

Recruiting

Address

University of Pittsburgh MC

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232

Site Contact

Aric Fellers

[email protected]

412-623-4897

Nashville, Tennessee

Status

Recruiting

Address

SCRI Oncology Partners Sarah Cannon new location

Nashville, Tennessee, 37203

Site Contact

Katie Robbins

[email protected]

1-888-669-6682

International Sites

Novartis Investigative Site, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Status

Recruiting

Address

Novartis Investigative Site

Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2M9

Novartis Investigative Site, Dresden, Germany

Status

Recruiting

Address

Novartis Investigative Site

Dresden, , 01307

Novartis Investigative Site, Essen, Germany

Status

Recruiting

Address

Novartis Investigative Site

Essen, , 45147

Novartis Investigative Site, Shatin New Territories, Hong Kong

Status

Recruiting

Address

Novartis Investigative Site

Shatin New Territories, ,

Novartis Investigative Site, Milano, MI, Italy

Status

Recruiting

Address

Novartis Investigative Site

Milano, MI, 20133

Novartis Investigative Site, Chuo ku, Tokyo, Japan

Status

Recruiting

Address

Novartis Investigative Site

Chuo ku, Tokyo, 104 0045

Novartis Investigative Site, Singapore, Singapore

Status

Recruiting

Address

Novartis Investigative Site

Singapore, , 119228

Novartis Investigative Site, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain

Status

Recruiting

Address

Novartis Investigative Site

Barcelona, Catalunya, 08035

Novartis Investigative Site, Taipei, Taiwan

Status

Recruiting

Address

Novartis Investigative Site

Taipei, , 10002

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