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NCT02731729

Ipilimumab vs Ipilimumab Plus Nivolumab in Patients With Stage III-IV Melanoma Who Have Progressed or Relapsed on PD-1 Inhibitor Therapy

Completed Phase 2 Results posted Last updated 23 December 2022
What this trial tests

Phase 2 trial testing ipilimumab in Melanoma in 20 participants. Completed in 13 February 2019.

Timeline
21 June 2016
Primary endpoint
27 August 2018
13 February 2019

Quick facts

Lead sponsorParker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy
PhasePhase 2
StatusCompleted
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationrandomized
Designparallel
Maskingnone
Primary purposetreatment
Enrollment20
Start date21 June 2016
Primary completion27 August 2018
Estimated completion13 February 2019
Sites7 locations across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy

Who can join

18 and older, any sex, with Melanoma. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Results — posted to ClinicalTrials.gov

Per-arm endpoint measurements with 95% confidence intervals where reported. Source: trial results section.

Overall Response Rate (ORR) as Defined by RECIST v1.1 at Week 18 Primary · Week 18

Overall Response Rate was defined as any participant who had a Complete Response (CR) or Partial Response (PR) as defined by RECIST v1.1 by week 18 of treatment.

GroupValue95% CI
Ipilimumab and Nivolumab203 – 56
Ipilimumab5621 – 86
Disease Control Rate (DCR) Status at Week 18 Secondary · Week 18

Disease Control Rate was defined as any participant who achieved a complete response (CR), partial response (PR), or who remained stable (SD) as defined in Recist v1.1 at week 18.

GroupValue95% CI
Ipilimumab and Nivolumab6026 – 88
Ipilimumab6730 – 93
Time to Treatment Failure (TTF) Secondary · The time from treatment initiation until a subsequent therapy is started or death.

Time to Treatment Failure is defined as the time from treatment initiation until the participant starts a subsequent therapy or death, whichever comes first.

GroupValue95% CI
Ipilimumab and Nivolumab26.90.7 – NA
Ipilimumab13.62.8 – NA
Overall Survival (OS) Secondary · Death

Overall Survival is defined as the time of treatment initiation to death by any cause

GroupValue95% CI
Ipilimumab and Nivolumab2
Ipilimumab1
Number of Participants With Grade 3 or 4 Adverse Events Secondary · AE were monitored during each treatment cycle and could be reported until 30 days after the last dose of study treatment had been administered.

The occurrence of Grade 3 and Grade 4 adverse events (AE) assessed according to the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.0.

GroupValue95% CI
Ipilimumab and Nivolumab4
Ipilimumab5
Disease Control Rate (DCR) Status at Week 12 Secondary · Week 12

Disease Control Rate was defined as any participant who achieved a complete response (CR), partial response (PR), or who remained stable (SD) as defined in Recist v1.1 at week 12.

GroupValue95% CI
Ipilimumab and Nivolumab60.026.2 – 87.8
Ipilimumab55.621.2 – 86.3

Adverse events — posted to ClinicalTrials.gov

Time frame: Adverse events were monitored during each cycle. Adverse events were reported until 30 days after the last dose of study treatment had been administered.. Reporting threshold: 5%. Adverse-event reports describe events observed during the trial — not all are caused by the drug.

Ipilimumab and Nivolumab
Serious: 2/10 (20%)
Deaths: 2/10
Ipilimumab
Serious: 4/9 (44%)
Deaths: 1/9

Serious adverse events (17 terms)

ReactionSystemIpilimumab and NivolumabIpilimumab
ColitisGastrointestinal disorders
Confusional statePsychiatric disorders
DiarrhoeaGastrointestinal disorders
Abdominal painGastrointestinal disorders
VomitingGastrointestinal disorders
HypertensionVascular disorders
HypotensionVascular disorders
Pericardial effusionCardiac disorders
Adrenal insufficiencyEndocrine disorders
Urinary tract infectionInfections and infestations
Hip fractureInjury, poisoning and procedural complications
Neutrophil count decreasedInvestigations
White blood cell count decreasedInvestigations
HeadacheNervous system disorders
DyspnoeaRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
Pleural effusionReproductive system and breast disorders
NauseaGastrointestinal disorders
Other adverse events (83 terms — click to expand)

ReactionSystemIpilimumab and NivolumabIpilimumab
PruritusSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders
Rash maculo-papularSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders
DiarrhoeaGastrointestinal disorders
NauseaGastrointestinal disorders
HypoalbuminaemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders
Alanine aminotransferase increasedInvestigations
Abdominal painGastrointestinal disorders
CoughRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
HypertensionVascular disorders
Aspartate aminotransferase increasedInvestigations
PyrexiaGeneral disorders
FatigueGeneral disorders
HeadacheNervous system disorders
HypophysitisEndocrine disorders
ConstipationGastrointestinal disorders
Dry mouthGastrointestinal disorders
ChillsGeneral disorders
HyponatraemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders
Decreased appetiteMetabolism and nutrition disorders
HypokalaemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders
HypocalcaemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders
Nasal congestionRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
White blood cell count decreasedInvestigations
Platelet count decreasedInvestigations
Weight decreasedInvestigations
ArthralgiaMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
Pain in extremityMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
Dry skinSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders
Erythema multiformeSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders
Hair color changesSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders
Lichenoid keratosisSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders
Skin hypopigmentationSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders
Stasis dermatitisSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders
VomitingGastrointestinal disorders
Abdominal distensionGastrointestinal disorders
Abdominal pain upperGastrointestinal disorders
ColitisGastrointestinal disorders
FaecalomaGastrointestinal disorders
FlatulenceGastrointestinal disorders
Gastrooesophageal reflux diseaseGastrointestinal disorders

Most-reported serious reactions: Colitis, Confusional state, Diarrhoea, Abdominal pain, Vomiting, Hypertension, Hypotension, Pericardial effusion.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02731729 adverse events section.

Sponsor's own description

The purpose of this research study is to learn whether patients whose disease grows after being treated with nivolumab or pembrolizumab respond to ipilimumab (Yervoy®) alone or in combination with nivolumab (Opdivo®).

Publications & conference data

8 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

  1. Improvement of the anticancer efficacy of PD-1/PD-L1 blockade via combination therapy and PD-L1 regulation.
    Wu M, Huang Q, Xie Y, Wu X, et al · · 2022 · cited 336× · PMID 35279217 · DOI 10.1186/s13045-022-01242-2
  2. Current landscape and future of dual anti-CTLA4 and PD-1/PD-L1 blockade immunotherapy in cancer; lessons learned from clinical trials with melanoma and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
    Chae YK, Arya A, Iams W, Cruz MR, et al · · 2018 · cited 336× · PMID 29769148 · DOI 10.1186/s40425-018-0349-3
  3. Overcoming resistance to targeted therapy with immunotherapy and combination therapy for metastatic melanoma.
    Keller HR, Zhang X, Li L, Schaider H, et al · · 2017 · cited 40× · PMID 29088901 · DOI 10.18632/oncotarget.18523
  4. Ipilimumab alone or in combination with nivolumab in patients with advanced melanoma who have progressed or relapsed on PD-1 blockade: clinical outcomes and translational biomarker analyses.
    Friedman CF, Spencer C, Cabanski CR, Panageas KS, et al · · 2022 · cited 35× · PMID 35074903 · DOI 10.1136/jitc-2021-003853
  5. Combination therapy with PD-1/PD-L1 blockade: An overview of ongoing clinical trials.
    Johnson CB, Win SY. · · 2018 · cited 26× · PMID 29632719 · DOI 10.1080/2162402x.2017.1408744
  6. Efficacy and Safety of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors for Advanced Malignant Melanoma: A Meta-Analysis on Monotherapy Vs Combination Therapy.
    Pradeep J, Win TT, Aye SN, Sreeramareddy CT. · · 2022 · cited 11× · PMID 36046644 · DOI 10.7150/jca.72210
  7. Response to Nivolumab and Ipilimumab in Microsatellite Instability-High (MSI-H) Cervical Carcinoma with Acquired Resistance to Pembrolizumab: A Case Report and Literature Review.
    Gim G, Kim Y, Park Y, Kim MJ, et al · · 2022 · cited 9× · PMID 35640145 · DOI 10.1093/oncolo/oyac095
  8. From Famine to Feast: Developing Early-Phase Combination Immunotherapy Trials Wisely.
    Day D, Monjazeb AM, Sharon E, Ivy SP, et al · · 2017 · cited 9× · PMID 28864726 · DOI 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-16-3064

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