An Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Copanlisib in Combination With Nivolumab in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03735628 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : November 8, 2018
Last Update Posted : November 9, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC) Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) | Drug: Copanlisib Drug: Nivolumab | Phase 1 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 16 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Sequential Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | An Open-label, Multi-center, Phase 1b/2 Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Copanlisib in Combination With Nivolumab in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors. |
Actual Study Start Date : | October 17, 2018 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | October 13, 2022 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | October 13, 2022 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Dose escalation
Copanlisib: 45 mg (dose level -1) or 60 mg (dose level 1) on Day 1, Day 8 and Day 15 (28 day cycle) Nivolumab: 240 mg on Day 15 of Cycle 1 and on Day 1 and Day 15 of subsequent cycles (28 day cycle). |
Drug: Copanlisib
Copanlisib: lyophilisate for reconstitution and further dilution for infusion Drug: Nivolumab Nivolumab: concentrate for solution for infusion |
Experimental: Dose expansion
Copanlisib: Recommended phase 2 dose established in the phase 1b part on Day 1, Day 8 and Day 15 (28 day cycle) Nivolumab: 240 mg on Day 15 of Cycle 1 and on Day 1 and Day 15 of subsequent cycles (28 day cycle). |
Drug: Copanlisib
Copanlisib: lyophilisate for reconstitution and further dilution for infusion Drug: Nivolumab Nivolumab: concentrate for solution for infusion |
- Phase 1b: Frequency of dose limiting toxicities (DLT) at each dose level associated with administration of copanlisib and nivolumab [ Time Frame: At the end of Cycle 2 of a 28-day cycle ]
- Phase 2: Overall response rate (ORR) as per RECIST v 1.1 (Response evaluation criteria in solid tumors, v 1.1) (by local investigator [ Time Frame: Up to 26 months ]
- Phase 1b: Overall response rate (ORR) as per RECIST v 1.1 (by local investigator assessment) [ Time Frame: Up to 26 months ]
- Phase 1b and 2:Maximum drug concentration in plasma (Cmax) of copanlisib [ Time Frame: At cycle1 day15, cycle2 day15, cycle 6 day15 ]
- Phase 1b and 2:Area under the curve (AUC) of copanlisib [ Time Frame: At cycle1 day15, cycle2 day15,cycle 6 day15 ]
- Phase 1b and 2: Cmax for nivolumab [ Time Frame: At cycle1 day15, cycle2 day15,cycle 6 day15 ]
- Phase 1b and 2: Minimum plasma drug concentration (Cmin) for nivolumab [ Time Frame: At cycle1 day15, cycle2 day15,cycle 6 day15 ]
- Phase 1b and 2: Overall survival (OS) [ Time Frame: Up to 26 months ]
- Phase 1b and 2: Progression-free survival (PFS) [ Time Frame: Up to 26 months ]
- Phase 1b and 2: Disease control rate (DCR) [ Time Frame: Up to 26 months ]
- Phase 1b and 2: Duration of stable disease (DSD) [ Time Frame: Up to 26 months ]
- Phase 1b and 2: Time to response (TTR) [ Time Frame: Up to 26 months ]
- Phase 1b and 2: Time to progression (TTP) [ Time Frame: Up to 26 months ]
- Phase 1b and 2: Duration of response (DOR) [ Time Frame: Up to 26 months ]
- Phase 1b and 2:Number of participants with Adverse events (AE) and Serious AEs (SAE) [ Time Frame: Up to 26 months ]
- Phase 1b and 2:Number of participants with clinically significantly abnormal changes in electrocardiograms (ECG) including heart rate and measures PR, QRS, QT, and QTc intervals [ Time Frame: Up to 26 months ]
- Phase 1b and 2:Number of participants with changes in dose including interruptions, reductions and dose intensity [ Time Frame: Up to 26 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:
- Participants with a histologically confirmed diagnosis of:
Phase 1b:
- Advanced solid tumors where nivolumab is indicated as per the latest nivolumab Prescribing Information,
Phase 2:
- Metastatic NSCLC, progressing on or after prior pembrolizumab therapy with or without chemotherapy, irrespective of PD-L1 expression Patients with EGFR or ALK genomic tumor aberrations should have disease progression on FDA-approved therapy for these aberrations.
- Recurrent or metastatic HNSCC progressing on or after prior pembrolizumab therapy with or without chemotherapy
- HCC progressing after any prior therapy.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Active, known or suspected autoimmune disease. Participants with vitiligo, type I diabetes mellitus, residual hypothyroidism due to autoimmune condition only requiring hormone replacement, psoriasis not requiring systemic treatment, or conditions not expected to recur in the absence of an external trigger are permitted to enroll.
- Major surgery, open biopsy or significant traumatic injury ≤ 28 days prior to first administration of study intervention. Central line surgery is not considered major surgery
- Symptomatic metastatic brain or meningeal carcinomatosis or tumors unless the participant is > 6 months from definitive therapy (surgery or radiotherapy), has no evidence of tumor growth on an imaging study and is clinically stable with respect to the tumor at the start of study intervention.
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Other malignancy within the last 5 years except for the following, which are permitted:
- curatively treated basal cell/squamous cell skin cancer,
- carcinoma in situ of the cervix,
- superficial transitional cell bladder carcinoma (if BCG [Bacillus Calmette-Guerin] treatment was given, there should be a minimum of 6 months between last dose and enrollment),
- in situ ductal carcinoma of the breast after complete resection,
- participants with localized, resected and/or low-risk prostate cancer may be eligible after discussion with the sponsor's designated medical representative and sponsor's approval.
- Other protocol inclusion/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): NCT03735628
United States, California | |
Tower Hematology/Oncology Medical Group | |
Beverly Hills, California, United States, 90211-1850 | |
Sarcoma Oncology Center | |
Santa Monica, California, United States, 90403 | |
United States, Colorado | |
Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers / Denver, CO | |
Denver, Colorado, United States, 80218 | |
United States, Ohio | |
Gabrail Cancer Center | |
Canton, Ohio, United States, 44718 | |
United States, Rhode Island | |
Rhode Island Hospital | |
Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02903-4900 | |
Canada, Ontario | |
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre | |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1Z5 |
Responsible Party: | Bayer |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03735628 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
19769 |
First Posted: | November 8, 2018 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | November 9, 2022 |
Last Verified: | October 2022 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Carcinoma Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Carcinoma, Squamous Cell |
Head and Neck Neoplasms Nivolumab Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological Antineoplastic Agents Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action |