Active — Not RecruitingPhase 2

BrUOG 354 Nivolumab +/- Ipilimumab for Ovarian and Extra-renal Clear Cell Carcinomas

United States46 participantsStarted 2018-04-30

Plain-language summary

Preclinical and early-phase clinical data suggest that immune modulation represents a treatment strategy that is worthy of further investigation in relapsed epithelial ovarian cancer. One method by which tumor cells may evade immune surveillance is by activation of the programmed cell death (PD-1) pathway, mediated by expression of PD-1 on the surface of T lymphocytes, which conveys an inhibitory signal after binding to its ligand PD-L1 on the surface of tumor cells. Nivolumab and Ipilimumab have shown activity as monotherapies in solid tumors and very early data suggest that nivolumab may be particularly active for ovarian clear cell carcinoma.(Hamanishi et al., 2015). Given the uniformly poor prognosis for patients with clear cell carcinoma in general, we are interested in formally evaluating this agent in all extra-renal clear cell carcinomas.

Who can participate

Age range

18 Years

Sex

ALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients must have a recurrent, advanced, or metastatic pure clear cell carcinoma of ovarian, fallopian tube, primary peritoneal, or extra-renal origin. * All patients must submit representative tissue from their malignancy. * Participants must have measurable disease, defined as at least one lesion that can be accurately measured in at least one dimension (longest diameter to be recorded for non-nodal lesions and short axis for nodal lesions) as ≥20 mm with conventional techniques or as ≥10 mm with spiral CT scan, MRI, or calipers by clinical exam. * Patients with a clear cell carcinoma of ovarian, fallopian or primary peritoneal origin must have progressed after at least one prior platinum and taxane based chemotherapy regimen. Patients with extra-renal clear cell cancer (including other GYN) cancers must have progressed after at least one prior regimen for advanced/metastatic disease. Radiation therapy (including the use of chemotherapy as a radiosensitizer) will not count as a prior systemic regimen. * No prior anti-PD-1, PD-L1 or CTLA-4 antibody. * Age ≥ 18 * ECOG performance status 0 to 1 * Participants must have normal organ and marrow function as defined below: leukocytes ≥3,000/mcL absolute neutrophil count ≥1,500/mcL platelets ≥100,000/mcL total bilirubin within normal institutional limits EXCEPTIONS: conjugated hyperbilirubinemia; Gilbert's syndrome, both of which will allow a total bilirubin \<3.0mg/dL \<5xULN is liver metastases are presen…

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1Based on my diagnosis and history, is this trial worth exploring for me — or is there a standard treatment we should try first?
2What does this trial's phase tell us about how much is already known about its safety and benefit?
3What would taking part actually involve for me — visits, tests, time, and travel?
4What are the known and possible risks or side effects I should weigh, and how would they be monitored?
5If this trial isn't the right fit, what other options or trials would you suggest I look into?

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Questions for the trial coordinator

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1What does taking part actually involve week to week — how many visits, where, and how long does each one take?
2What costs are covered by the study, and what might I have to pay for myself, including travel, parking, or time off work?
3What happens during screening, and what happens if the study team confirms I don't meet the criteria after those tests?
4Who pays for the scans, blood work, and other tests the trial requires — the study, my insurance, or me?
5How will being in the trial affect my regular care, and will my own doctor stay informed and involved?
6Can I leave the trial at any point if I change my mind, and what would happen to my care if I do?

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What they're measuring

Proportion of patients who have objective tumor response (complete or partial) by modified RECIST 1.1 in patients with clear cell carcinomas treated with nivolumab or the combination of nivolumab and ipilimumab

Timeframe: Every 8 weeks during treatment then every 12 weeks in follow-up for up to 2 years (once off study) and until progression.

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03355976

SponsorBrown University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2026-06

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