Ipilimumab or Nivolumab in Treating Patients With Relapsed Hematologic Malignancies After Donor Stem Cell Transplant
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01822509 |
Recruitment Status
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First Posted
: April 2, 2013
Last Update Posted
: March 5, 2018
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Recipient Myelodysplastic Syndrome Myeloproliferative Neoplasm Previously Treated Myelodysplastic Syndrome Recurrent Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Recurrent Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia Recurrent Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Recurrent Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, BCR-ABL1 Positive Recurrent Hodgkin Lymphoma Recurrent Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Recurrent Plasma Cell Myeloma | Biological: Ipilimumab Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis Biological: Nivolumab | Phase 1 |
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To determine the maximum-tolerated dose (MTD) of ipilimumab or nivolumab administered to patients with relapsed hematologic malignancies following allogeneic stem cell transplantation. (Phase I) II. To characterize the toxicity of ipilimumab or nivolumab administered at the MTD in this patient population. (Phase Ib)
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To assess response rate. II. To assess progression free and overall survival.
TERTIARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To assess the phenotypic and functional effects of ipilimumab or nivolumab on immune cells.
OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study.
INDUCTION PHASE: Patients receive ipilimumab intravenously (IV) over 90 minutes on day 1. Treatment repeats every 21 days for 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also receive nivolumab IV over 30 minutes on day 1. Treatment repeats every 14 days for 8 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
MAINTENANCE PHASE: Patients receive ipilimumab IV over 90 minutes. Treatment repeats every 12 weeks beginning at course 5 (24 weeks after the first dose of ipilimumab) for up to 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients achieving clinical benefit will have the option to continue with ongoing maintenance dosing every 12 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also receive nivolumab IV over 30 minutes every 2 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Treatment repeats every 14 days for up to a total of 60 weeks (including Induction) in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up for 1 year.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 113 participants |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase I/IB Study of Ipilimumab or Nivolumab in Patients With Relapsed Hematologic Malignancies After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation |
Actual Study Start Date : | April 9, 2013 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | December 31, 2018 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Treatment (ipilimumab, nivolumab)
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Biological: Ipilimumab
Given IV
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Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
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Biological: Nivolumab
Given IV
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- Maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of ipilimumab according to the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.0 (Phase I) [ Time Frame: At 12 weeks ]
- Maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of nivolumab according to the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.0 (Phase I) [ Time Frame: At 12 weeks ]
- Incidence of adverse events as assessed by National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.0 (Phase Ib) [ Time Frame: Up to 1 year after completion of study treatment ]
- Clinical response [ Time Frame: Up to 1 year ]Summarized by simple descriptive summary statistics delineating complete, partial, and best overall response, stable and progressive disease.
- Progression-free survival (PFS) [ Time Frame: From start of treatment to time of objective disease progression, assessed up to 1 year ]Using the Kaplan-Meier method. Will be analyzed and reported both for the entire cohort and within each disease group if feasible.
- Overall survival (OS) [ Time Frame: From the start of treatment to time of death, assessed up to 1 year ]Using the Kaplan-Meier method. Will be analyzed and reported both for the entire cohort and within each disease group if feasible.
- Change in immune cell numbers [ Time Frame: Baseline to up to 1 year ]Laboratory studies will be performed to characterize the effects of ipilimumab and nivolumab in the post allogeneic stem cell transplantation (alloSCT) setting on B cells, NK, cells, or dendritic cells, both in terms of pre and post alloSCT changes in cell numbers.
- Change in cytokine production [ Time Frame: Baseline to up to 1 year ]Laboratory studies will be performed to characterize the effects of ipilimumab and nivolumab in the post alloSCT setting on B cells, NK, cells, or dendritic cells, both in terms of pre and post alloSCT changes in cell numbers.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Histologically or cytologically confirmed hematologic malignancy
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The following malignancies will be considered eligible if progressive or persistent:
- Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)
- Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL)
- Hodgkin lymphoma (HL)
- Multiple myeloma (MM)
- Acute leukemia (acute myeloid leukemia [AML], acute lymphoblastic leukemia [ALL])
- Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)
- Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN)
- Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)
- Life expectancy of greater than 3 months
- Must have undergone allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) (regardless of stem cell source)
- Must have baseline donor T cell chimerism of >= 20%
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status =< 2
- Total bilirubin =< 1.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) (unless due to Gilbert's disease or disease-related hemolysis, then =< 3.0 x ULN)
- Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase [SGOT])/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase [SGPT]) =< 3.0 x institutional ULN
- Creatinine =< 1.5 x institutional ULN
- Prednisone dose =< 5 mg/day and off all other systemic immunosuppressive medications for at least 4 weeks prior to study entry
- Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document
Exclusion Criteria:
- Participants who have had anti-tumor therapy or other investigational agents within 4 weeks prior to registration (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin C), or those who have not recovered from adverse events due to agents administered more than 4 weeks prior to registration
- Patients with prior history of or active severe (grade 3 or 4) acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD)
- Patients with a history of prior treatment with ipilimumab, anti-programmed cell death protein 1 (PD 1) antibody, or cluster of differentiation (CD)137 agonist therapy are ineligible for the ipilimumab arm, but are eligible for the nivolumab arm
- Patients who have had donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI) within 8 weeks prior to registration
- Autoimmune disease: Patients with a history of inflammatory bowel disease, including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, are excluded from this study, as are patients with a history of symptomatic disease (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, systemic progressive sclerosis [scleroderma], systemic lupus erythematosus, autoimmune vasculitis [e.g., Wegener's granulomatosis]) and motor neuropathy considered of autoimmune origin (e.g. Guillain-Barre syndrome and myasthenia gravis); patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis are eligible to go on study
- Patients with known chronic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B or hepatitis C infections should be excluded
- Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
- Pregnant women are excluded from this study; women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation; should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while participating in this study or within 23 weeks after the last dose of study drug, she should inform her treating physician immediately; men treated or enrolled on this protocol must also agree to use adequate contraception prior to the study, for the duration of study participation, and for at least 31 weeks after completion of ipilimumab or nivolumab administration

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01822509
United States, California | |
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center | Recruiting |
Duarte, California, United States, 91010 | |
Contact: Alex F. Herrera 626-256-4673 Aherrera@coh.org | |
Principal Investigator: Alex F. Herrera | |
UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center | Recruiting |
La Jolla, California, United States, 92093 | |
Contact: Caitlin Costello 858-822-6842 ccostello@ucsd.edu | |
Principal Investigator: Caitlin Costello | |
UCLA / Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center | Withdrawn |
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095 | |
United States, Colorado | |
Colorado Blood Cancer Institute | Recruiting |
Denver, Colorado, United States, 80218 | |
Contact: Peter A. McSweeney 888-785-6789 kgeisen@co-cancerresearch.org | |
Sub-Investigator: Peter A. McSweeney | |
United States, Florida | |
Moffitt Cancer Center | Recruiting |
Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612 | |
Contact: Frederick L. Locke 813-745-8248 Frederick.Locke@moffitt.org | |
Principal Investigator: Frederick L. Locke | |
United States, Georgia | |
Blood and Marrow Transplant Group of Georgia | Recruiting |
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30342 | |
Contact: Asad Bashey 404-255-1930 abashey@bmtga.com | |
Principal Investigator: Asad Bashey | |
Northside Hospital | Recruiting |
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30342 | |
Contact: Asad Bashey 404-255-1930 abashey@bmtga.com | |
Principal Investigator: Asad Bashey | |
United States, Maine | |
Eastern Maine Medical Center | Recruiting |
Bangor, Maine, United States, 04401 | |
Contact: Jens Rueter 207-973-7478 jrueter@emhs.org | |
Principal Investigator: Jens Rueter | |
Lafayette Family Cancer Center-EMMC | Recruiting |
Brewer, Maine, United States, 04412 | |
Contact: Jens Rueter 800-987-3005 | |
Sub-Investigator: Jens Rueter | |
United States, Massachusetts | |
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center | Recruiting |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114 | |
Contact: Yi-Bin A. Chen 617-724-1124 yachen@partners.org | |
Principal Investigator: Yi-Bin A. Chen | |
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Recruiting |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215 | |
Contact: David E. Avigan 617-667-9920 davigan@bidmc.harvard.edu | |
Principal Investigator: David E. Avigan | |
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Recruiting |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215 | |
Contact: Matthew S. Davids 617-632-6331 Matthew_Davids@dfci.harvard.edu | |
Principal Investigator: Matthew S. Davids | |
Massachusetts General Hospital | Recruiting |
Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States, 02129 | |
Contact: Yi-Bin A. Chen 617-724-1124 yachen@partners.org | |
Principal Investigator: Yi-Bin A. Chen |
Principal Investigator: | Matthew Davids | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute |
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Responsible Party: | National Cancer Institute (NCI) |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01822509 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
NCI-2013-00739 NCI-2013-00739 ( Registry Identifier: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program) ) 12-537 9204 ( Other Identifier: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute ) 9204 ( Other Identifier: CTEP ) P30CA006516 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ) R01CA183559 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ) U01CA062490 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ) UM1CA186709 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ) |
First Posted: | April 2, 2013 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | March 5, 2018 |
Last Verified: | November 2017 |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Lymphoma Syndrome Leukemia Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute Myelodysplastic Syndromes Preleukemia Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin Leukemia, Lymphoid Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell Leukemia, Myeloid Hodgkin Disease Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive Myeloproliferative Disorders Multiple Myeloma |
Neoplasms, Plasma Cell Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms Lymphoproliferative Disorders Lymphatic Diseases Immunoproliferative Disorders Immune System Diseases Disease Pathologic Processes Bone Marrow Diseases Hematologic Diseases Precancerous Conditions Leukemia, B-Cell Hemostatic Disorders Vascular Diseases |