Safety And Efficacy Study Of Avelumab Plus Chemotherapy With Or Without Other Anti-Cancer Immunotherapy Agents In Patients With Advanced Malignancies
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03317496 |
Recruitment Status :
Terminated
(The study was terminated since there was no need for further safety or efficacy data to be collected. The participants having benefit from the investigational treatments have been moved to a continuation study (NCT05059522).)
First Posted : October 23, 2017
Results First Posted : June 23, 2022
Last Update Posted : April 14, 2023
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Urothelial Cancer | Drug: Avelumab 800 mg in combination with pemetrexed / carboplatin Drug: Avelumab 800 mg in combination with gemcitabine / cisplatin. Drug: Avelumab 1200 mg in combination with pemetrexed/carboplatin Drug: Avelumab 1200 mg in combination with gemcitabine/cisplatin | Phase 2 |
This is a Phase 1b/2, open label, multicenter, safety, clinical activity, pharmacokinetic (PK), and pharmacodynamics (PD) study of avelumab in combination with chemotherapy with or without other anti-cancer immunotherapies, as first-line treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors. Initially, avelumab will be evaluated in combination with pemetrexed and carboplatin in patients with advanced non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) (Cohort A1) and with gemcitabine and cisplatin in patients with cisplatin-eligible urothelial cancer (UC) (Cohort A2).
Given the growing preclinical and clinical indications that combinations of anti-cancer immunotherapies potentially improve patient outcomes compared to results seen with single agents, in portions of the study to be added in the future, avelumab will be evaluated in combination with both standard-of-care chemotherapy and other anti-cancer immunotherapies in patients with advanced malignancies. Each cohort in the study will consist of a Phase 1b lead-in portion to evaluate safety and a Phase 2 cohort expansion to evaluate safety and efficacy.
In the Phase 1b safety lead-in portion, up to 12 patients will be enrolled into each cohort and evaluated for dose-limiting toxicities (DLT) during the first 2 cycles of treatment. If investigational products administration in a cohort is deemed safe in the Phase 1b lead-in, enrollment may be expanded into the Phase 2 cohort expansion. Up to approximately 40 patients in each cohort (including those enrolled in the Phase 1b lead-in and those enrolled in the Phase 2 cohort expansion) will be enrolled and treated with avelumab plus chemotherapy in the initial portion of the study and, in future portions of the study, with avelumab plus chemotherapy with or without other anti-cancer immunotherapies.
In the Phase 1b lead-in portions of NSCLC Cohort A1 and UC Cohort A2, avelumab is dosed at 800 mg fixed dose every 3 weeks. Under Protocol Amendment 4, avelumab is dosed at 1200 mg fixed dose every 3 weeks in the Phase 1b lead-in portions of NSCLC Cohort A3 and in UC Cohort A4, in combination with the same standard-of-care chemotherapy doublets used in Cohort A1 and Cohort A2, respectively. For each tumor type, the study treatment combination with the highest avelumab dose determined to be safe may be advanced into Phase 2 cohort expansion.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 67 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A MULTICENTER, OPEN-LABEL, PHASE 1B/2 STUDY TO EVALUATE SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF AVELUMAB (MSB0010718C) IN COMBINATION WITH CHEMOTHERAPY WITH OR WITHOUT OTHER ANTI-CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPIES AS FIRST-LINE TREATMENT IN PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED MALIGNANCIES |
Actual Study Start Date : | December 21, 2017 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | June 7, 2021 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | December 20, 2022 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Group A Cohort A1
Non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients treated with 800 mg avelumab plus pemetrexed/carboplatin
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Drug: Avelumab 800 mg in combination with pemetrexed / carboplatin
Avelumab Pemetrexed Carboplatin |
Experimental: Group A Cohort A2
Cisplatin-eligible urothelial cancer (UC)patients treated with 800 mg avelumab plus gemcitabine/cisplatin
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Drug: Avelumab 800 mg in combination with gemcitabine / cisplatin.
Avelumab Gemcitabine Cisplatin |
Experimental: Group A Cohort A3
Non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients treated with 1200 mg avelumab plus pemetrexed/carboplatin
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Drug: Avelumab 1200 mg in combination with pemetrexed/carboplatin
Avelumab Pemetrexed Carboplatin |
Experimental: Group A Cohort A4
Cisplatin-eligible urothelial cancer (UC) patients treated with 1200 mg avelumab plus gemcitabine/cisplatin
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Drug: Avelumab 1200 mg in combination with gemcitabine/cisplatin
Avelumab Gemcitabine Cisplatin |
- Phase 1b Lead-in: Number of Participants With Dose-Limiting Toxicities (DLT) [ Time Frame: Day 1 up to Week 6 (first 2 treatment cycles; 1 cycle = 21 days) ]DLTs=occurrence of any of the following AEs attributable to any study treatment in first 2 treatment cycles:Hematologic: grade(G)4 neutropenia lasting >7days;febrile neutropenia with body temperature >=38 degree Celsius for >1hour; G>=3 neutropenic infection(absolute neutrophil count <1.0*10^9/L),G>=3 thrombocytopenia (platelet count[PC] <50.0-25.0*10^9/L)with bleeding;G4 thrombocytopenia(PC<25.0*10^9/L),G4 anemia(life-threatening).Non-hematologic: any G4 toxicities;G3 toxicities persisting for >3days despite medical treatment(e.g.-nausea,vomiting,diarrhea)except endocrinopathies controlled with hormonal therapy;ALT/AST >3*upper limit of normal(ULN)if normal at baseline or 2*Baseline(>ULN at baseline)with total bilirubin >2*ULN and alkaline phosphatase <2*ULN;G3 QTcF prolongation after correction of any reversible cause(electrolyte abnormalities/hypoxia).Delay of >=3weeks in scheduled administration/failure to deliver 75% of doses due to toxicities attributable to any study treatment.
- Percentage of Participants With Confirmed Objective Response (OR) as Per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) Version (v) 1.1 by Investigator Assessment [ Time Frame: From start of the treatment until disease progression or death due to any cause, whichever occurred first (maximum up to 3.5 years approximately) ]OR defined as complete response(CR) or partial response(PR) as determined by investigator according to RECIST v1.1 from date of first dose of study treatment until date of first documentation of progressive disease(PD) and confirmed by repeat assessments performed no less than 4 weeks after first response. CR: disappearance of target and non-target lesions, with exception of nodal disease and normalization of tumor markers. All nodes, target and non-target must have short axis measures less than (<)10 millimeter(mm). PR: >=30% decrease in sum of measures (longest diameter for tumor lesions and short axis measure for nodes) of target lesions, taking as reference baseline sum of diameters. Non-target lesions must be non-PD. PD: >=20% increase in sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum on study. In addition to relative increase of 20%, sum must also demonstrate an absolute increase of at least 5mm, appearance of one or more new lesions was considered PD.
- Number of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Serious TEAEs [ Time Frame: From start of the treatment up to 30 days after last dose or start of new anticancer therapy minus 1 day, whichever occurred first (maximum up to 3.5 years approximately) ]Adverse event (AE) was any untoward medical occurrence in a participant who received any study drug without regard to possibility of causal relationship. Serious adverse event was any untoward medical occurrence that at any dose resulted in any of following outcomes/deemed significant for any other reason: death; initial /prolonged inpatient hospitalization; life-threatening experience (immediate risk of dying); persistent or significant disability/incapacity; congenital anomaly/birth defect. TEAEs were those events with onset dates occurring during the on-treatment period. On-treatment period was defined as time from first dose of any study treatment and up to 30 days after last dose or start day of new anti-cancer drug therapy minus 1 day, whichever occurred first.
- Number of Participants With Treatment Related TEAEs [ Time Frame: From start of the treatment up to 30 days after last dose or start of new anticancer therapy minus 1 day, whichever occurred first (maximum up to 3.5 years approximately) ]A treatment related AE included AEs related to at least one study drug in the combination. TEAEs were those events with onset dates occurring during the on-treatment period. On-treatment period was defined as time from first dose of any study treatment and up to 30 days after last dose or start day of new anti-cancer drug therapy minus 1 day, whichever occurred first. Relatedness to study drug was assessed by the investigator.
- Number of Participants With Grade 3 or Higher TEAEs Based on National Cancer Institute Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE) v 4.03 [ Time Frame: From start of the treatment up to 30 days after last dose or start of new anticancer therapy minus 1 day, whichever occurred first (maximum up to 3.5 years approximately) ]AE was any untoward medical occurrence in a participant who received any study drug without regard to possibility of causal relationship. TEAEs were those events with onset dates occurring during the on-treatment period. On-treatment period was defined as time from first dose of any study treatment and up to 30 days after last dose or start day of new anti-cancer drug therapy minus 1 day, whichever occurred first. TEAEs were graded by the investigator using NCI CTCAE v 4.03 as Grade 1 = mild; Grade 2 = moderate; Grade 3 = severe; Grade 4 = life-threatening; Grade 5 = death. In this outcome measure, number of participants with grade 3 or higher TEAEs were reported.
- Number of Participants With Laboratory Abnormalities by CTCAE Grade [ Time Frame: From screening up to 90 days after last dose of study drug (maximum up to 3.5 years approximately) ]The number of participants with laboratory abnormalities of any Grade classified according to NCI CTCAE toxicity grading v4.03 were summarized: hematology (anemia, hemoglobin increased, lymphocyte count decreased, lymphocyte count increased, neutrophil count decreased, platelet count decreased and white blood cell decreased) and clinical chemistry (alanine aminotransferase increased, alkaline phosphatase increased, aspartate aminotransferase increased, blood bilirubin increased, cholesterol high, creatinine phosphokinase[cpk] increased, creatinine increased, gamma-glutamyl transferase[ggt] increased, hypercalcemia, hyperglycemia, hyperkalemia, hypermagnesemia, hypernatremia, hypertriglyceridemia, hypoalbuminemia, hypocalcemia, hypoglycemia, hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia, hyponatremia, hypophosphatemia, serum amylase increased and lipase increased). As per NCI CTCAE toxicity grading v4.03, Grade 1 = mild; Grade 2 = moderate; Grade 3 = severe; Grade 4 = life-threatening; Grade 5 = death.
- Serum Concentration of Avelumab [ Time Frame: Pre-dose, 1 hour post-dose on Day 1 of Cycle 1, 2, 3, 6, 10, 14; 336 hours post-dose on Day 15 of Cycle 1, 2, 3 (each cycle of 21 days) ]The lower limit of quantification (LLOQ) for avelumab was 0.2 micrograms per milliliter.
- Number of Participants With Positive Anti-Drug Antibody (ADA) and Neutralizing Antibodies for Avelumab [ Time Frame: From first dose of study drug up to last dose of study drug (maximum up to 3.5 years approximately) ]Blood samples were collected for assessment of avelumab ADAs using a tiered assay and confirmed positive samples were tested for neutralizing antibodies (nAb).
- Progression Free Survival (PFS) as Per RECIST v 1.1 by Investigator Assessment [ Time Frame: From start of treatment until disease progression or death due to any cause, whichever occurred first (maximum up to 3.5 years approximately) ]PFS was defined as the time from the date of first dose of study treatment to the date of the first documentation of PD per RECIST v1.1 or death due to any cause, whichever occurred first. PD = at least a 20% increase in sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum on study. In addition to relative increase of 20%, the sum must also demonstrate an absolute increase of at least 5 mm or appearance of one or more new lesions was considered progression.
- Overall Survival (OS) [ Time Frame: From first dose of study treatment until death due to any cause (maximum up to 3.5 years approximately) ]OS was defined as the time from the first dose of study treatment to the date of death from any cause. Participants who were alive at the study end date or the last visit date available were censored at the date of last contact.
- Duration of Response (DOR) as Per RECIST v 1.1 by Investigator Assessment [ Time Frame: From date of first documented response to date of first documented PD or death due to any cause, whichever occurred first (maximum up to 3.5 years approximately) ]DOR was defined as time from the first documentation of objective response (confirmed CR or PR) to the date of first documentation of PD or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first. As per RECIST v1.1, CR = disappearance of target and non-target lesions, with exception of nodal disease and normalization of tumor markers. All nodes, both target and non-target must have short axis measures <10 mm. PR = at least a 30% decrease in the sum of measures (longest diameter for tumor lesions and short axis measure for nodes) of target lesions, taking as reference baseline sum of diameters. Non-target lesions must be non-PD. PD = at least a 20% increase in sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum on study. In addition to relative increase of 20%, the sum must also demonstrate an absolute increase of at least 5 mm or appearance of one or more new lesions was considered progression.
- Time-to-Tumor Response (TTR) as Per RECIST v 1.1 by Investigator Assessment [ Time Frame: From first dose of study treatment until first documentation of CR or PR (maximum up to 3.5 years approximately) ]TTR was defined as the time from the date of first dose of study treatment to the first documentation of objective response (CR or PR) as assessed by investigator according to RECIST v 1.1. As per RECIST v 1.1, CR was defined as disappearance of all target and non-target lesions, with exception of nodal disease. Any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduction in short axis to <10 mm. PR was defined as at least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum diameters.
- Absolute Value of Tumor Mutational Burden (TMB) in Tumor Tissue [ Time Frame: Pre-dose on Day 1 of Cycle 1 ]Mutational load within tumor tissue was defined as number per megabase of the genome, coding, base substitution, and indel mutations present in the sample. Mutational load was determined in whole blood samples using next generation deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sequencing followed by computational analysis.
- Number of Participants With Programmed Death-Ligand 1 (PD-L1) Expression [ Time Frame: Baseline and Cycle 2 Day 8 (each cycle of 21 days) ]PD-L1 expression at was defined as the number of PD-L1 positive cells and/or qualitative assessment of PD-L1 staining on tumor and inflammatory cells in regions of interest. PD-L1 expression in the tumor was determined using immunohistochemistry. Participants were considered positive if their pretreatment tumor tissue sample demonstrated cell surface PD-L1 expression >=1% tumor cells or >= 5% immune cells and were otherwise considered negative. PD-L1 expression at baseline and on-treatment were reported in this outcome measure.

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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:
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Histological diagnosis of locally advanced (primary or recurrent) or metastatic solid tumor that is not amenable for treatment with curative intent as follows:
- For all groups:
- Measurable disease by RECIST v1.1 with at least 1 measurable lesion, and availability of tumor specimen 18 months or less old.
- No prior systemic treatment for unresectable locally advanced or metastatic disease for the tumor type under study. If prior systemic chemotherapy treatment was given in the adjuvant or neo-adjuvant setting or as part of radiotherapy chemotherapy treatment, disease-free interval after stop of systemic treatment must be more than 6 months for non-squamous NSCLC and more than 12 months for UC;
- Cohort A1 and Cohort A3: Non-squamous NSCLC, with no activating EGFR mutations, ALK or ROS1 translocations/rearrangements. If monotherapy pembrolizumab is available as a standard of care treatment option, patients must have a tumor proportion score (TPS) <50% for PD L1 (via the 22C3 pharmDx or the Ventana (SP263) PD L1 IHC assay).
- Cohort A2 and Cohort A4: Transitional cell carcinoma of the urothelium including the bladder, urethra, renal pelvis, and ureter.
- ECOG performance status 0 or 1
- Estimated life expectancy of at least 90 days
- Adequate bone marrow, renal, and liver function
- Negative serum pregnancy test at screening
- Signed and dated informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Prior immunotherapy with any antibody or drug specifically targeting T cell co-stimulation or immune checkpoint pathways.
- Patients with known symptomatic central nervous system metastases requiring steroids.
- Diagnosis of other malignancy within 2 years prior to enrollment except adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, or carcinoma in situ of the bladder, breast, or cervix, or low grade (Gleason ≤6) prostate cancer
- Use of immunosuppressive medication at the time of enrollment
- Active or prior autoimmune disease that might deteriorate when receiving an immuno-stimulatory agent.
- Prior organ transplantation including allogenic stem cell transplantation
- Active infection requiring systemic therapy
- Known history of HIV or AIDS
- Hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection at screening
- Administration of live vaccine within 4 weeks prior to study entry
- Known prior severe hypersensitivity to the investigational products or any component in their formulations,
- Known prior severe hypersensitivity to platinum-related compounds for all cohorts, to pemetrexed for patients enrolled in Cohort A1 and Cohort A3, and to gemcitabine for patients enrolled in Cohort A2 and Cohort A4
- Persisting toxicity related to prior therapy (NCI CTCAE v4.03 Grade > 1)
- Known history of colitis, inflammatory bowel disease, pneumonitis, pulmonary fibrosis.
- Ongoing cardiac dysrhythmias of NCI CTCAE v4.03 Grade 2 or prolongation of the QTcF interval to >480 msec.
- Clinically significant (ie, active) cardiovascular disease: cerebral vascular accident/stroke (<6 months prior to enrollment), myocardial infarction (< 6 months prior to enrollment), unstable angina, congestive heart failure, or serious cardiac arrhythmia requiring medication.
- Major surgery ≤28 days or major radiation therapy ≤14 days prior to enrollment.
- Participation in other studies involving investigational drug(s) within 28 days prior to study entry.
- Concurrent treatment with a prohibited medication.
- Other acute or chronic medical or psychiatric condition
- Pregnant female patients; breastfeeding female patients; fertile male patients and female patients of childbearing potential who are unwilling or unable to use at least 1 highly effective method of contraception as outlined in this protocol for the duration of the study and for at least 90 days after the last dose of chemotherapy (for male and female patients) or at least 30 days after the last dose of avelumab (for female patients), whichever is longer.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03317496

Study Director: | Pfizer CT.gov Call Center | Pfizer |
Documents provided by Pfizer:
Responsible Party: | Pfizer |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03317496 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
B9991023 B9991023 ( Other Identifier: Pfizer ) 2017-001741-27 ( EudraCT Number ) JAVELIN CHEMOTHERAPY MEDLEY ( Other Identifier: Alias Study Number ) |
First Posted: | October 23, 2017 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | June 23, 2022 |
Last Update Posted: | April 14, 2023 |
Last Verified: | March 2023 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Yes |
Plan Description: | Pfizer will provide access to individual de-identified participant data and related study documents (e.g. protocol, Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP), Clinical Study Report (CSR)) upon request from qualified researchers, and subject to certain criteria, conditions, and exceptions. Further details on Pfizer's data sharing criteria and process for requesting access can be found at: https://www.pfizer.com/science/clinical_trials/trial_data_and_results/data_requests. |
URL: | https://www.pfizer.com/science/clinical_trials/trial_data_and_results/data_requests |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
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