Phase II Trial of Immunotherapy in Patients With Carcinomas Arising From the Renal Medulla (NCT05347212) | Clinical Trial Compass
Active — Not RecruitingPhase 2
Phase II Trial of Immunotherapy in Patients With Carcinomas Arising From the Renal Medulla
United States30 participantsStarted 2022-09-22
Plain-language summary
To learn if the combination of nivolumab and relatlimab can help to control renal medullary carcinoma (RMC) that is locally advanced or metastatic (has spread).
Who can participate
Age range
18 Years
Sex
ALL
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Inclusion criteria
. Patients with locally advanced or metastatic RMC histologically confirmed by expert pathology review and loss of SMARCB1 staining by immunohistochemistry. Patients with advanced or metastatic unclassified renal cell carcinoma with medullary phenotype (a rare SMARCB1 negative RMC variant occurring in individuals without sickle hemoglobinopathies) are also eligible.
. Patients will be eligible regardless of whether they have had prior nephrectomy or still have their primary tumor in-situ.
. Patients must have at least one measurable site of disease, defined as a lesion that can be accurately measured in at least one dimension (longest diameter to be recorded) and measures ≥ 15 mm with conventional techniques or ≥ 10 mm with more sensitive techniques such as MRI or CT scan. If the patient has had previous radiation to the marker lesion(s), there must be evidence of progression since the radiation.
. Patients should be willing to provide a newly obtained fresh core biopsy of a tumor lesion. Not required if there is a recently obtained fresh specimen on an IRB approved correlated trial up to 6 weeks (42 days) prior to initiation of treatment on Day 1.
. Patients can be either naïve for any previous systemic treatment or have had any number of prior systemic therapies. However, patients must not have received prior anticancer therapy with antiPD1, anti-PD-L1, anti-CTLA-4, or anti-LAG-3 immune checkpoint inhibitors.
. There must be evidence of progression on or after last treatment regimen received.
. ECOG performance status 0-2
Questions worth asking your doctor
Bring these to your next appointment. They're a starting point for a shared conversation — not a sign you qualify or a recommendation to enrol.
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?
Generated to help you prepare — always confirm anything about your own eligibility and care with the study team and your doctor.
Questions for the trial coordinator
The trial coordinator is the person who runs the study day to day. These cover the practical side — logistics, costs, and what taking part would actually mean for your life. The study team confirms whether you meet the criteria; these are questions to ask, not a sign you qualify.
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?
A starting point for the conversation — always confirm anything about your own eligibility, costs, and care with the study team and your doctor.
What they're measuring
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To establish the objective response rate (ORR) of patients with locally advanced or metastatic RMC treated with combination nivolumab plus relatlimab.
Timeframe: through study completion, an average of 2 year
. Patients must not have any other malignancies within the past 2 years except for in situ carcinoma of any site, or adequately treated (without recurrence post-resection or post-radiotherapy) carcinoma of the cervix or basal or squamous cell carcinomas of the skin.
. Patients currently receiving anticancer therapies or who have received anticancer therapies (including chemotherapy and targeted therapy) within 2 weeks (14 days) prior to study Day 1 are excluded. Patients who have completed palliative radiation therapy more than 14 days prior to the first dose of the combination immunotherapy are eligible.
. Patients with persistent grade ≥2 adverse events from prior systemic therapies that would confound timely detection of immune-related adverse events or otherwise hinder patient participation in the clinical trial.
. Patients, who have had a major surgery or significant traumatic injury (injury requiring \> 4 weeks (28 days) to heal) within 4 weeks (28 days) of start of study drug, patients who have not recovered from the side effects of any major surgery (defined as requiring general anesthesia) or patients that are expected to require major surgery, other than cytoreductive nephrectomy ± retroperitoneal lymph node dissection, during the course of the study.
. Patients who have organ allografts.
. Known or suspected autoimmune disease. Patients with a history of inflammatory bowel disease (including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis) and autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic progressive sclerosis \[scleroderma\], Systemic Lupus Erythematosus or autoimmune vasculitis \[e.g., Wegener's Granulomatosis\] are excluded from this study. Patientswith a history of Hashimoto's thyroiditis only requiring hormone replacement, Type I diabetes, or psoriasis not requiring systemic treatment, or conditions not expected to recur in the absence of an external trigger are allowed to participate.
. Known history of testing positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or known acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
. Positive test for hepatitis B virus (HBV) using HBV surface antigen (HBVsAg) test or positive test for hepatitis C virus (HCV) using HCV ribonucleic acid (RNA) or HCV antibody test indicating acute or chronic infection. If hepatitis C antibody test is positive then active infection has to be confirmed by hepatitis C RNA testing for the patient to be excluded.