A Study of AK104 Plus Axitinib in Advanced/Metastatic Special Pathological Subtypes of Renal Cell… (NCT05808608) | Clinical Trial Compass
Active — Not RecruitingPhase 1/2
A Study of AK104 Plus Axitinib in Advanced/Metastatic Special Pathological Subtypes of Renal Cell Carcinoma
China37 participantsStarted 2023-11-17
Plain-language summary
This is a Phase Ib/II, open-label, single arm trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of AK104 in combination with axitinib as a first-line treatment for advanced/metastatic special pathological subtypes of renal cell carcinoma (ssRCC). Subjects will receive AK104 plus axitinib until disease progression, development of unacceptable toxic effects, death, a decision by the physician or patient to withdraw from the trial.
Primary objective:
Phase Ib: To evaluate the safety and tolerability of different doses of cadonilimab combined with axitinib as first-line therapy in subjects with advanced RCC with special pathological types to determine the recommended phase II dose (RP2D).
Phase II: To evaluate the objective response rate (ORR) of cadonilumab combined with axitinib as first-line therapy in subjects with advanced RCC with special pathological types according to the RECIST 1.1 criteria.
Who can participate
Age range
18 Years – 75 Years
Sex
ALL
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Inclusion criteria
. Patients aged ≥18 years and ≤75 years, with no restriction on gender;
. Diagnosis of RCC with histopathological evidence, with non-clear cell carcinoma confirmed by pathology or genetic testing including pRCC, chRCC, TFE3-rearranged RCC, FH-dRCC, CDC, medullary carcinoma, and unclassified RCC, etc.;
. Patients must be diagnosed with mRCC or unresectable RCC or TNM stage IV (based on the 2017 TNM staging system). Metastasis is evidenced by imaging or pathology, and for patients including in phase II, there must be at least one measurable tumor lesion (based on RECIST v1.1 criteria);
. P atients who had not received any prior systemic therapy, including cytokines, targeted agents, ICIs, or other investigational drugs, or those who had received monotherapy with a targeted agent (limited to first-line targeted agents recommended by NCCN 2022 for renal cell carcinoma) for less than 1 month without disease progression and who had completed the washout period;
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.
. Have signed an informed consent form and be able to comply with the visit and related procedures specified in the protocol;
. Agree to collect tumor tissue and blood samples required for the study and apply them to related research;
. Important organ and bone marrow function meet the following requirements: Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1.5×109/L, platelets (PLT) ≥100×109/L, hemoglobin (HGB) ≥90g/L; liver function: serum total bilirubin (TBIL) ≤ 1.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and/or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤2.5×ULN, serum albumin (ALB) ≥20 g/L; renal function: serum creatinine (Cr) ≤1.5×ULN or creatinine clearance rate (CrCI) ≥50mL/min;
Exclusion criteria
. Patients with pathological diagnosis only of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC);
. Patients who have previously received anti-PD-1 antibody, anti-PD-L1 antibody, anti-PD-L2 antibody, or anti-CTLA-4 antibody, or any other antibody or drug specifically targeting T cell co-stimulation or checkpoint pathways;
. Active brain metastases;
. Patients with a personal history of other malignant tumors different from or histologically different from the primary site of the tumor being evaluated in this study within 3 years, except for patients with papillary thyroid cancer, basal cell carcinoma of the skin, squamous cell carcinoma, or in situ cervical cancer in a well-controlled state;
. Patients who have undergone major surgery or suffered severe trauma within 4 weeks prior to enrollment;
. Patients with diseases requiring systemic glucocorticoid (more than 10mg/day prednisone equivalent dose) or other immunosuppressive drug treatment within 14 days before the first administration of the study drug. Patients without active immune diseases are allowed to receive local, ophthalmic, intra-articular, intranasal, inhaled corticosteroids, and adrenal replacement corticosteroids (more than 10mg/day prednisone dose or equivalent) treatment;
. Known or suspected active autoimmune diseases (congenital or acquired), such as interstitial pneumonia, uveitis, colitis, hepatitis, pituitaryitis, vasculitis, nephritis, thyroiditis, etc. Patients with type 1 diabetes, hypothyroidism requiring only hormone replacement therapy, skin diseases (such as vitiligo, psoriasis, or alopecia) that do not require systemic treatment, or conditions that are not expected to recur in the absence of external triggering factors are allowed to participate in this study. Known allogeneic organ transplantation (excluding corneal transplantation) or allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation;
. Allergic to any component of monoclonal antibodies;