A Study of BLZ945 Single Agent or BLZ945 in Combination With PDR001 in Advanced Solid Tumors
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02829723 |
Recruitment Status :
Terminated
First Posted : July 12, 2016
Last Update Posted : December 7, 2022
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The purpose of this first-in-human (FIH) study of BLZ945 given as a single agent or in combination with PDR001 was to characterize the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), pharmacodynamics, and anti-tumor activity of BLZ945, administered orally, as a single agent or in combination with PDR001, administered intravenously (i.v.) in adult patients with advanced solid tumors.
Dose escalation was guided by a Bayesian logistic regression model with overdose control. Once MTD/ RP2D was declared, glioblastoma patients were enrolled in the phase II part to further assess the preliminary anti-tumor activity of BLZ945 as single agent and in combination with PDR001.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Advanced Solid Tumors | Drug: BLZ945 Drug: PDR001 | Phase 1 Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 198 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase I/II, Open-label, Multi-center Study of the Safety and Efficacy of BLZ945 as Single Agent and in Combination With PDR001 in Adults Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors |
Actual Study Start Date : | October 21, 2016 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | December 1, 2022 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | December 1, 2022 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: BLZ945 single agent |
Drug: BLZ945 |
Experimental: BLZ945 + PDR001 |
Drug: BLZ945 Drug: PDR001 |
- Incidence of Dose limiting toxicities (Phase I) [ Time Frame: 5 years ]To identify the Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD)/Recommended Phase 2 Dose (RP2D)
- Incidence of Adverse Events (Phase I) [ Time Frame: 5 years ]To identify the Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD)/Recommended Phase 2 Dose (RP2D)
- Incidence of Serious Adverse Events (Phase I) [ Time Frame: 5 years ]To identify the Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD)/Recommended Phase 2 Dose (RP2D)
- Dose interruptions (Phase I) [ Time Frame: 5 years ]To identify the Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD)/Recommended Phase 2 Dose (RP2D)
- Dose reductions (Phase I) [ Time Frame: 5 years ]To identify the Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD)/Recommended Phase 2 Dose (RP2D)
- Dose intensity (Phase I) [ Time Frame: 5 years ]To identify the Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD)/Recommended Phase 2 Dose (RP2D)
- Progression-free survival probability (PFSP) at 6 months (Phase II) [ Time Frame: 6 months ]Percentage of participants with Progression Free Survival (PFS) at 6 months per RANO criteria
- Progression Free Survival (PFS) (Phase I) [ Time Frame: 5 years ]Evaluation is based on RECISTv1.1 or irRC or RANO or iRANO
- Best Overall Response (BOR) (Phase I) [ Time Frame: 5 years ]Evaluation is based on RECISTv1.1 or irRC or RANO or iRANO
- Disease Control Rate (DCR) (Phase I) [ Time Frame: 5 years ]Evaluation is based on RECISTv1.1 or RANO
- PFS (Phase II) [ Time Frame: 5 years ]Evaluation is based on iRANO
- BOR (Phase II) [ Time Frame: 5 years ]Evaluation is based on RANO or iRANO
- Duration Of Response (DOR) (Phase II) [ Time Frame: 5 years ]Evaluation is based on RANO or iRANO
- DCR (Phase II) [ Time Frame: 5 years ]Evaluation is based on RANO or iRANO
- Overall Survival (OS) (Phase II) [ Time Frame: 6 years ]every 12 weeks until end of study
- Incidence of AEs (Phase II) [ Time Frame: 5 years ]
- Incidence of SAEs (Phase II) [ Time Frame: 5 years ]Assessment to be completed at least every 28 days
- Pharmacokinetics (PK) Area Under the Curve (AUC) (BLZ945 single agent) [ Time Frame: 5 years ]
- PK AUC (BLZ945 + PDR001) [ Time Frame: 5 years ]
- PK Time of maximum concentration observed (Tmax) (BLZ945 single agent) [ Time Frame: 5 years ]
- PK Tmax (BLZ945 + PDR001) [ Time Frame: 5 years ]
- PK peak serum concentration (Cmax) (BLZ945 + PDR001) [ Time Frame: 5 years ]
- PK Cmax (BLZ945 single agent) [ Time Frame: 5 years ]
- Concentration of anti-PDR001 antibodies (BLZ945 + PDR001) [ Time Frame: 5 years ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Phase I: Patients with advanced/metastatic solid tumors, with measurable or unmeasurable disease as determined by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1
- Phase I: Patients with a site of disease amenable to biopsy, and willing to undergo a new tumor biopsy at screening, and during treatment.
- Phase II: Patients with advanced/metastatic/recurrent isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) wild-type glioblastoma, with at least one measurable lesion as determined by RANO
Other protocol defined inclusion criteria may apply
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of severe hypersensitivity reactions to monoclonal antibodies.
- Impaired cardiac function or clinically significant cardiac disease.
- Active autoimmune disease or a documented history of autoimmune disease.
- Systemic steroid therapy or any immunosuppressive therapy
- Use of any vaccines against infectious diseases within 4 weeks of initiation of study treatment.
- Patient receiving treatment with medications that either strong inducers or inhibitors of CYP2C8 or CYP3A4/5, or patients receiving medication that prohibits proton pump inhibitors and that cannot be discontinued at least 1 week prior to start of treatment and for the duration of the study.
Other protocol defined exclusion criteria may apply.

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02829723
United States, Massachusetts | |
Dana Farber Cancer Institute Dana Farber Cancer Institute | |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215 | |
United States, Tennessee | |
Sarah Cannon Research Institute Sarah Cannon Research | |
Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37203 | |
United States, Texas | |
UT M.D Anderson Cancer Center | |
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030 | |
Cancer Therapy and Research Center UT Health Science Center | |
San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78229 | |
Israel | |
Novartis Investigative Site | |
Tel Aviv, Israel, 6423906 | |
Italy | |
Novartis Investigative Site | |
Rozzano, MI, Italy, 20089 | |
Japan | |
Novartis Investigative Site | |
Nagoya, Aichi, Japan, 466 8560 | |
Novartis Investigative Site | |
Koto ku, Tokyo, Japan, 135 8550 | |
Singapore | |
Novartis Investigative Site | |
Singapore, Singapore, 169610 | |
Spain | |
Novartis Investigative Site | |
Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain, 08035 | |
Novartis Investigative Site | |
Hospitalet de LLobregat, Catalunya, Spain, 08907 | |
Novartis Investigative Site | |
Madrid, Spain, 28041 | |
Switzerland | |
Novartis Investigative Site | |
Zurich, Switzerland, 8091 | |
Taiwan | |
Novartis Investigative Site | |
Taipei, Taiwan, 10002 |
Study Director: | Novartis Pharmaceuticals | Novartis Pharmaceuticals |
Responsible Party: | Novartis Pharmaceuticals |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02829723 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CBLZ945X2101 2015-005806-12 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | July 12, 2016 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | December 7, 2022 |
Last Verified: | December 2022 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Yes |
Plan Description: | Novartis is committed to sharing with qualified external researchers, access to patient-level data and supporting clinical documents from eligible studies. These requests are reviewed and approved by an independent review panel on the basis of scientific merit. All data provided is anonymized to respect the privacy of patients who have participated in the trial in line with applicable laws and regulations. This trial data availability is according to the criteria and process described on www.clinicalstudydatarequest.com |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
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