KHK2455 (IDO Inhibitor) Plus Avelumab in Adult Subjects With Advanced Bladder Cancer
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03915405 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : April 16, 2019
Last Update Posted : July 10, 2020
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Urothelial Carcinoma | Drug: KHK2455 Drug: Avelumab | Phase 1 |
This is a two-part (dose-escalation, dose-expansion), multicenter, open-label Phase 1 study of KHK2455 in combination with avelumab in adult subjects with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma (including bladder, urethra, ureters, and renal pelvis). Subjects will be screened for entry into this study after signing informed consent. Subjects must meet inclusion/exclusion criteria to participate in this study.
- Part 1 (dose-escalation phase) has has a 3+3 design that will evaluate the safety and tolerability and identify the MTD or highest protocol-defined dose, in the absence of exceeding the MTD.
- Part 2 (cohort-expansion phase) will further explore the safety, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and anti-tumor activity for the combination regimen at the MTD or highest dose level tested.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 44 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | An Open-label, Phase 1 Study of KHK2455 in Combination With Avelumab in Adult Subjects With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma |
Actual Study Start Date : | September 26, 2019 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | December 31, 2021 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | February 25, 2022 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: KHK2455 in Combination with Avelumab |
Drug: KHK2455
orally, once daily. Drug: Avelumab IV Administration |
- Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v.5.0 [ Time Frame: up to 24 months ]To characterize the safety and tolerability of KHK2455 administered in combination with avelumab in subjects with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma (including bladder, urethra, ureters, and renal pelvis).

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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:
- Subjects may be male or female and must be ≥ 18 years of age; have an ECOG PS of 0 or 1; and a life expectancy of > 3 months in the Investigator's judgment;
- Subjects are able to understand and willing to sign the ICF, according to institutional standards, prior to the initiation of any study related procedures
- Subjects must have histological or cytological evidence of metastatic or advanced urothelial carcinoma (including bladder, urethra, ureters, and renal pelvis that has predominantly transitional cell or urothelial features); and have measurable neoplastic disease according to RECIST v1.1 criteria
- Subjects must have been previously treated with a platinum-based therapy and progressed during or within 12 months of treatment; and be checkpoint-inhibitor naive (not treated with agents targeting PD-1, PD-L1 or CTLA-4)
- Subjects must have a tumor accessible for fresh biopsy at the baseline visit and for subsequent biopsies during the study for IDO assessment. Archived tissue from previous biopsies (formalin fixed-paraffin embedded [FFPE] block of <12 months) are permitted for PD-L1 analysis
- Subjects must be able to swallow the solid (encapsulated) dosage form of KHK2455
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subjects who have been previously treated with avelumab or any IDO1 inhibitor or CTLA-4, PD-1/PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitors; or any investigational immunotherapy including but not limited to anti-cancer vaccines or oncotropic viruses
- Subjects with prior or current liver metastases;
- Subjects with a history of organ transplant or allogeneic bone marrow transplant;
- Subjects with pre-existing uveitis or other known clinically meaningful retinal disorders as determined by a local ophthalmologist

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03915405
Contact: Kyowa Kirin Pharmaceutical Development, Inc. | 1-609-919-1100 | KKD.clinical.info@kyowakirin.com |
United States, Arizona | |
Kyowa Research Site USA004 | Recruiting |
Gilbert, Arizona, United States, 85234 | |
United States, Florida | |
Kyowa Research Site USA001 | Recruiting |
Saint Petersburg, Florida, United States, 33709 | |
United States, Iowa | |
Kyowa Research Site USA005 | Recruiting |
Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242 | |
Spain | |
Kyowa Research Site ESP002 | Recruiting |
Barcelona, Spain, 08003 | |
Kyowa Research Site ESP003 | Recruiting |
Barcelona, Spain, 08035 | |
Kyowa Research Site ESP004 | Recruiting |
Madrid, Spain, 28040 | |
Kyowa Research Site ESP001 | Recruiting |
Madrid, Spain, 28050 |
Responsible Party: | Kyowa Kirin Pharmaceutical Development, Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03915405 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
2455-002 |
First Posted: | April 16, 2019 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | July 10, 2020 |
Last Verified: | July 2020 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Carcinoma Carcinoma, Transitional Cell Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms |