A Phase II Randomized Study Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Targeted Therapy or Cancer Immunotherapy Versus Platinum-Based Chemotherapy in Patients With Cancer of Unknown Primary Site (CUPISCO)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03498521 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : April 13, 2018
Last Update Posted : February 11, 2021
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Cancer of Unknown Primary Site | Drug: Alectinib Drug: Vismodegib Drug: Ipatasertib Drug: Olaparib Drug: Erlotinib Drug: Bevacizumab Drug: Vemurafenib Drug: Cobimetinib Drug: Trastuzumab Subcutaneous (SC) Drug: Pertuzumab Drug: Atezolizumab Drug: Carboplatin Drug: Paclitaxel Drug: Cisplatin Drug: Gemcitabine Drug: Entrectinib | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 790 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase II, Randomized, Active-Controlled, Multi-Center Study Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Targeted Therapy or Cancer Immunotherapy Guided by Genomic Profiling Versus Platinum-Based Chemotherapy in Patients With Cancer of Unknown Primary Site Who Have Received Three Cycles of Platinum Doublet Chemotherapy |
Actual Study Start Date : | July 10, 2018 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | July 1, 2022 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | June 30, 2023 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Molecularly-Guided Therapy
Participants will be assigned to molecularly-guided therapy based on genomic profile.
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Drug: Alectinib
Alectinib will be administered orally at the label-recommended dose (600 mg) twice daily until loss of clinical benefit or unacceptable toxicity, through the end of the study (approximately 60 months). Drug: Vismodegib Vismodegib will be administered orally at the label-recommended dose (150 mg) once daily until loss of clinical benefit or unacceptable toxicity, through the end of the study (approximately 60 months). Drug: Ipatasertib Ipatasertib will be administered orally at the label-recommended dose (400 mg) once daily on Days 1-21 of each 28-day Cycle in combination with paclitaxel, and as monotherapy after the final administration of paclitaxel, until loss of clinical benefit or unacceptable toxicity, through the end of the study (approximately 60 months). Drug: Olaparib Olaparib will be administered orally at the label-recommended dose (400 mg) twice daily until loss of clinical benefit or unacceptable toxicity, through the end of the study (approximately 60 months). Drug: Erlotinib Erlotinib will be administered orally in combination with Bevacizumab at the label recommended dose (150 mg) once daily until loss of clinical benefit or unacceptable toxicity, through the end of the study (approximately 60 months) Drug: Bevacizumab Bevacizumab will be administered intravenously at 15mg/kg every 3 weeks in combination with Erlotinib until loss of clinical benefit or unacceptable toxicity, through the end of the study (approximately 60 months) Drug: Vemurafenib Vemurafenib will be administered orally, 960 mg twice daily, in combination with Cobimetinib, until loss of clinical benefit or unacceptable toxicity, through the end of the study (approximately 60 months) Drug: Cobimetinib Cobimetinib will be administered orally, 60mg once daily, in combination with Vemurafenib, on Days 1-21 of each 28-day Cycle, until loss of clinical benefit or unacceptable toxicity, through the end of the study (approximately 60 months) Drug: Trastuzumab Subcutaneous (SC) Trastuzumab will be administered subcutaneously, 600 mg every 3 weeks, in combination with Pertuzumab and chemotherapy, until loss of clinical benefit or unacceptable toxicity, through the end of the study (approximately 60 months) Drug: Pertuzumab Pertuzumab will be initially be administered intravenously, 840 mg, followed by 420 mg every 3 weeks, in combination with Trastuzumab and chemotherapy, until loss of clinical beenfit or unacceptable toxicity, through the end of the study (approximately 60 months) Drug: Atezolizumab Atezolizumab will be administered intravenously at the label-recommended dose (1200 mg), alone or in combination with chemotherapy, every 3 weeks until loss of clinical benefit or unacceptable toxicity, through the end of the study (approximately 60 months). Drug: Paclitaxel Paclitaxel will be administered intravenously, 175 mg/m^2, once every 3 weeks for up to 9 cycles (Cycle = 21 days) in some combination with the following: Carboplatin, Ipatasertib, Atezolizumab, Pertuzumab, and Trastuzumab SC Drug: Entrectinib Entrectinib will be administered orally at the label-recommended dose (600 mg) once daily until loss of clinical benefit or unacceptable toxicity, through the end of the study (approximately 60 months). |
Active Comparator: Platinum-Based Chemotherapy
Participants will receive platinum-based chemotherapy (Carboplatin or Cisplatin in combination with Gemcitabine or Paclitaxel).
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Drug: Trastuzumab Subcutaneous (SC)
Trastuzumab will be administered subcutaneously, 600 mg every 3 weeks, in combination with Pertuzumab and chemotherapy, until loss of clinical benefit or unacceptable toxicity, through the end of the study (approximately 60 months) Drug: Pertuzumab Pertuzumab will be initially be administered intravenously, 840 mg, followed by 420 mg every 3 weeks, in combination with Trastuzumab and chemotherapy, until loss of clinical beenfit or unacceptable toxicity, through the end of the study (approximately 60 months) Drug: Carboplatin Carboplatin will be administered intravenously at the area under the curve (AUC) dose once every 3 weeks for up to 9 Cycles (Cycle = 21 days) in some combination with the following: Paclitaxel, Gemcitabine, Atezolizumab, Pertuzumab, and Trastuzumab SC. Drug: Paclitaxel Paclitaxel will be administered intravenously, 175 mg/m^2, once every 3 weeks for up to 9 cycles (Cycle = 21 days) in some combination with the following: Carboplatin, Ipatasertib, Atezolizumab, Pertuzumab, and Trastuzumab SC Drug: Cisplatin Cisplatin will be administered intravenously, 60-75 mg/m^2, once every three weeks, for up to 9 cycles (Cycle = 21 days) in some combination with the following: Gemcitabine, Paclitaxel, Atezolizumab, Pertuzumab, and Trastuzumab SC. Drug: Gemcitabine Gemcitabine will be administered intravenously, 1000 mg/m^2, twice every three weeks for up to 9 cycles (Cycle = 21 days) in some combination with the following: Cisplatin, Carboplatin, Atezolizumab, Pertuzumab, and Trastuzumab SC. |
- Progression Free Survival (PFS1) [ Time Frame: From randomization to the first occurrence of disease progression as assessed by the investigator according to Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors v1.1 (RECIST v1.1) or death from any cause, through the end of study (approximately 60 months) ]
- Overall Survival (OS) [ Time Frame: From randomization to death from any cause, through the end of study (approximately 60 months) ]
- Overall Response Rate (ORR1) [ Time Frame: Two consecutive occurrences of complete or partial response >/=4 weeks apart ]
- Duration of Clinical Benefit (DCB1) [ Time Frame: From the first occurrence of a complete response (CR), partial response (PR), or stable disease (SD) after randomization, until disease progression or death from any cause, through the end of study (approximately 60 months) ]
- Percentage of Participants with Adverse Events (AE) [ Time Frame: From baseline through the end of study (approximately 60 months) ]

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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:
- Histologically-confirmed unresectable cancer of unknown primary site (CUP) diagnosed according to criteria defined in the 2015 European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Clinical Practice Guidelines for CUP
- No prior lines of systemic therapy for the treatment of CUP
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1
- Candidate for platinum-based chemotherapy (according to the reference information for the intended chemotherapy)
- At least one measurable lesion according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors, version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1)
- Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded (FFPE) tumor tissue sample </= 4 months old that is expected to be sufficient for generation of a comprehensive genomic profile at a central reference pathology laboratory
- No brain metastasis (pretreated brain metastasis without residual disease or leptomeningeal disease is accepted)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Squamous cell CUP
- Participants belonging to any of the following subsets of CUP with favorable prognoses: Poorly differentiated carcinoma with midline distribution; women with papillary adenocarcinoma of the peritoneal cavity; women with adenocarcinoma involving only the axillary lymph nodes; squamous cell carcinoma of the cervical lymph nodes; poorly differentiated neuroendocrine tumors; men with blastic bone metastases and elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA); participants with a single, small, potentially resectable tumor; colon cancer-type CUP, including participants with a CK7 negative, CK20 positive, CDX-2 positive immunohistochemistry profile
- Known presence of brain or spinal cord metastasis (including metastases that have been irradiated only)
- Histology and immunohistology profiles (per 2015 ESMO guidelines) that are not adenocarcinoma or poorly differentiated carcinoma/adenocarcinoma
- Immunohistochemistry profile that provides a definitive clinical indication of a primary cancer with a specific treatment
- History or known presence of leptomeningeal disease
- Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
- Significant cardiovascular disease
- Prior allogeneic stem cell or solid organ transplantation
- Pregnancy or breastfeeding, or intention of becoming pregnant during study treatment or for up to 24 months after the last dose of study treatment

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03498521
Contact: Reference Study ID Number: MX39795 www.roche.com/about_roche/roche_worldwide.htm | 888-662-6728 (U.S. Only) | global-roche-genentech-trials@gene.com |

Study Director: | Clinical Trials | Hoffmann-La Roche |
Responsible Party: | Hoffmann-La Roche |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03498521 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
MX39795 2017-003040-20 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | April 13, 2018 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | February 11, 2021 |
Last Verified: | February 2021 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.: | Yes |
Neoplasms, Unknown Primary Neoplasm Metastasis Neoplastic Processes Neoplasms Pathologic Processes Gemcitabine Bevacizumab Carboplatin Trastuzumab Atezolizumab Olaparib Pertuzumab Vemurafenib Entrectinib Antineoplastic Agents |
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological Angiogenesis Inhibitors Angiogenesis Modulating Agents Growth Substances Physiological Effects of Drugs Growth Inhibitors Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic Antimetabolites Antiviral Agents Anti-Infective Agents Enzyme Inhibitors Immunosuppressive Agents Immunologic Factors Protein Kinase Inhibitors |