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DuRvalumab With chEmotherapy as First Line treAtment in Advanced Pleural Mesothelioma (DREAM3R)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04334759
Recruitment Status : Recruiting
First Posted : April 6, 2020
Last Update Posted : May 11, 2023
Sponsor:
Collaborators:
AstraZeneca
Thoracic Oncology Group Australasia (TOGA)
University of Sydney
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
PrECOG, LLC.

Brief Summary:

Patients with pleural mesothelioma (PM) that cannot be surgically removed will receive standard chemotherapy (cisplatin or carboplatin and pemetrexed) given with durvalumab, a type of immunotherapy, or a treatment chosen by the study doctor, which is either standard chemotherapy or immunotherapy combination (ipilimumab and nivolumab).

Durvalumab is an antibody (a type of human protein) that works by blocking a body substance called Programmed Death-Ligand 1 (PD-L1). Blocking PD-L1 helps the body's immune system attack cancer cells. Research has shown that durvalumab can slow tumor growth and shrink tumors in some people with cancer. Previous studies of combining durvalumab and chemotherapy showed that this combination is active in advanced mesothelioma.

The purpose of this study is to see whether adding durvalumab to standard chemotherapy will improve overall survival (OS) in patients with PM.


Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Mesothelioma Pleural Mesothelioma Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Drug: Durvalumab Drug: Standard Chemotherapy Drug: Ipilimumab and Nivolumab Phase 3

Detailed Description:

Mesothelioma is a malignant tumor of the mesothelial surfaces primarily arising in the thoracic pleura. In the United Kingdom and USA the expected number of cases in the next few decades are 65,000 and 85,000, respectively. Once diagnosed, this disease is rarely cured with a median survival of less than a year.

This is an International, Open-Label, Multi-center, Phase III study. Patients will be randomized 1:1 to receive (a) chemotherapy given with durvalumab versus (b) physician's choice of either chemotherapy alone, or ipilimumab and nivolumab.

Experimental Arm:

- Durvalumab every 3 weeks + standard chemotherapy (cisplatin or carboplatin every 3 weeks + pemetrexed every 3 weeks) for 4 to 6 cycles, followed by durvalumab every 4 weeks until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity or patient withdrawal.

Control Arm: Physician Choice

  • Standard chemotherapy (cisplatin or carboplatin every 3 weeks + pemetrexed every 3 weeks) for 4 to 6 cycles followed by observation
  • Ipilimumab every 6 weeks and nivolumab every 2 or 3 weeks [physician discretion] for up to 2 years until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity or patient withdrawal .

Tumor assessments and Quality of Life (QOL) forms will be performed at baseline, then at weeks 6, 12, 18, 26, 34, 42, 50 and then every 12 weeks until disease progression. The QOL forms will also be repeated during the first visit after progression.

Mandatory pre-treatment tumor tissue sample (i.e., obtained during a previous procedure or biopsy) for research will also be required. Blood samples for research at 3 time points will be done.

The study is being led jointly by PrECOG as the US sponsor and University of Sydney as the international sponsor.

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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Estimated Enrollment : 480 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Intervention Model Description: First-line chemotherapy with cisplatin or carboplatin and pemetrexed + durvalumab OR physician's choice of either first-line chemotherapy alone, or ipilimumab and nivolumab.
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: DREAM3R: DuRvalumab (MEDI4736) With chEmotherapy as First Line treAtment in Advanced Pleural Mesothelioma - A Phase 3 Randomised Trial
Actual Study Start Date : February 18, 2021
Estimated Primary Completion Date : April 2025
Estimated Study Completion Date : December 2025

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MedlinePlus related topics: Mesothelioma

Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Experimental Arm: Durvalumab + Chemotherapy, then Durvalumab Maintenance
Durvalumab + Standard Chemotherapy for 4 to 6 cycles, followed by Maintenance with Durvalumab
Drug: Durvalumab
Durvalumab 1500 milligrams (mg) intravenous (IV) every 3 weeks + Cisplatin 75 mg/m² or Carboplatin AUC 5 IV every 3 weeks + Pemetrexed 500 mg/m² IV every 3 weeks for 4 to 6 cycles, followed by maintenance with Durvalumab 1500 mg IV every 4 weeks
Other Names:
  • MEDI4736
  • Imfinzi

Active Comparator: Control Arm: Chemotherapy, then Observation
Standard Chemotherapy for 4 to 6 cycles, followed by Observation
Drug: Standard Chemotherapy
Cisplatin 75 mg/m² or Carboplatin AUC 5 IV every 3 weeks + Pemetrexed 500 mg/m² IV every 3 weeks) for 4 to 6 cycles, followed by Observation
Other Name: Cisplatin or Carboplatin and Pemetrexed

Active Comparator: Control Arm: Ipilimumab and Nivolumab
Ipilimumab every 6 weeks and Nivolumab every 2 or 3 weeks for up to 2 years.
Drug: Ipilimumab and Nivolumab
Ipilimumab 1 mg/kg every 6 weeks and Nivolumab 360 mg every 3 weeks or 3 mg/kg every 2 weeks for up to 2 years
Other Name: Yervoy, Opdivo




Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Effects on Overall Survival [ Time Frame: Minimum follow-up is 24 months after randomisation. ]
    Defined as the time from randomisation to the date of death due to any cause.


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Progression-Free Survival (PFS) [ Time Frame: Performed at baseline, then at weeks 6, 12, 18, 26, 34, 42, 50 and then every 12 weeks until disease progression (minimum follow-up is 24 months after randomisation). ]
    Defined as the interval from date of randomisation to the date of first evidence of disease progression or death, whichever occurs first.

  2. Objective Tumour Response Rate (OTRR) [ Time Frame: Performed at baseline, then at weeks 6, 12, 18, 26, 34, 42, 50 and then every 12 weeks until disease progression (minimum follow-up is 24 months after randomisation). ]
    Percentage of participants with either Complete Response (CR) or Partial Response (PR) assessed according to modified Response Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 for response in malignant pleural mesothelioma.

  3. Classify and grade participants adverse events as assessed by CTCAE V5.0 [ Time Frame: 90 days after last dose of immunotherapy or 30 days after last dose of chemotherapy, whichever is longer. ]
    Classify and grade participants abnormal laboratory values and/or adverse events.

  4. Health-Related Quality of Life (QOL): QLQ-C30 [ Time Frame: Performed at baseline, then at weeks 6, 12, 18, 26, 34, 42, 50, then every 12 weeks until disease progression and at first progression visit (minimum follow-up is 24 months after randomisation). ]
    European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Questionnaire (QLQ-C30), Importance of QOL issues assessed using a four-point scale (1 = not at all, 4 = very much).

  5. Health-Related QOL: LC29 [ Time Frame: Performed at baseline, then at weeks 6, 12, 18, 26, 34, 42, 50, then every 12 weeks until disease progression and at first progression visit (minimum follow-up is 24 months after randomisation). ]
    EORTC Quality of Life Lung Cancer Module (QLQ-LC29), Importance of QOL issues assessed using a four-point scale (1 = not at all, 4 = very much).

  6. Health-Related QOL: EQ-5D-5L [ Time Frame: Performed at baseline, then at weeks 6, 12, 18, 26, 34, 42, 50, then every 12 weeks and at first progression visit until disease progression (minimum follow-up is 24 months after randomisation). ]
    Euro-Quality of Life (EuroQoL) 5 dimension 5 level (EQ-5D-5L) questionnaire, comprising of 5 questions with a score from 1 (no problem) to 5 (extreme problem) and a visual analog scale from 0 (worst) to 100 (best).

  7. Health Care Usage Costs: Hospitalization [ Time Frame: Minimum follow-up is 24 months after randomisation. ]
    Australian Sites Only: Hospitalization costs calculated by applying Australian unit costs to Australian Refined Diagnostic Related Groups (AR DRG) costs for hospitalizations.

  8. Health Care Usage Costs: Scheduled Visits to Health Professionals [ Time Frame: Minimum follow-up is 24 months after randomisation. ]
    Australian Sites Only: Scheduled costs for visits to health professionals collected via Medical Benefits Schedule (MBS).

  9. Health Care Usage Costs: Medications [ Time Frame: Minimum follow-up is 24 months after randomisation. ]
    Australian Sites Only: Scheduled costs for medications collected via the Pharmaceutical Benefits Schedule (PBS).



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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adults (18 years or over) with a histological diagnosis of epithelioid pleural mesothelioma that is not amenable to curative surgical resection. Histological diagnosis requires tumour tissue from an open biopsy, or a core biopsy with a needle of 19 gauge or wider.
  • Measurable disease as per modified RECIST 1.1 (mRECIST 1.1) criteria for assessment of response in pleural mesothelioma, without prior radiotherapy to these sites.
  • Body weight >30 kg,
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1.
  • Tumour tissue (Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded [FFPE]) available from standard of care diagnostic biopsy for PD-L1 testing and other correlative biomarker testing at a central laboratory.
  • Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks.
  • Adequate blood tests (done within 14 days prior to randomisation) and with values within the ranges specified below. Blood transfusions are permissible if completed at least 7 days prior to treatment start.

    • Haemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/L
    • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1.5 x 10^9/L
    • Platelets ≥ 100 x 10^9/L
    • Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) (except participants with Gilbert's Syndrome, who are eligible with bilirubin ≤ 2.5 ULN)
    • Alanine transaminase ≤ 2.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN), unless liver metastases or invasion are present, in which case it must be ≤ 5 x ULN
    • Aspartate aminotransferase ≤ 2.5 x ULN, unless liver metastases or invasion are present, in which case it must be ≤ 5 x ULN
    • Creatinine clearance (CrCl) ≥ 45 mL/min (Cockcroft-Gault formula). NOTE: Carboplatin AUC 5 must be the initial platinum agent of choice in patients with creatinine Cl <60 mL/min but ≥ 45 mL/min, or those with clinically reported hearing loss.
  • Patient consent must be appropriately obtained in accordance with applicable local and regulatory requirements. Each patient or legal representative must sign a consent form prior to enrolment in the trial to document their willingness to participate.
  • Willing and able to comply with all study requirements, including treatment, timing and/or nature of required assessments.
  • Women of childbearing potential must use a reliable means of contraception during treatment and for at least 90 days thereafter. Breastfeeding is not permissible during or for at least 90 days after the final study treatment. Men must have been surgically sterilised or use a barrier method of contraception if they are sexually active with a woman of child bearing potential.
  • Evidence of post-menopausal status or negative serum pregnancy test for female pre-menopausal patients. Women will be considered post-menopausal if they have been amenorrheic for 12 months without an alternative medical cause.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Non-epithelioid histology (biphasic or sarcomatoid).
  • Prior chemotherapy or other systemic anti-cancer or immunotherapy for PM.
  • Diagnosis based only on cytology or aspiration biopsy with a needle narrower than 19 gauge.
  • Active or prior documented autoimmune or inflammatory disorders (including inflammatory bowel disease [e.g. colitis or Crohn's disease], diverticulitis [with the exception of diverticulosis], systemic lupus erythematosus, Sarcoidosis syndrome, or Wegener syndrome [granulomatosis with polyangiitis, Graves' disease, rheumatoid arthritis, hypophysitis, uveitis, etc.]). The following are exceptions to this criterion:

    1. Patients with vitiligo or alopecia
    2. Patients with hypothyroidism (e.g. following Hashimoto syndrome) stable on hormone replacement
    3. Any chronic skin condition that does not require systemic therapy
    4. Patients without active disease in the last 5 years may be included
    5. Patients with celiac disease controlled by diet alone
  • Any condition requiring systemic treatment with either corticosteroids (>10 mg daily prednisone or equivalent dose of an alternative corticosteroid) or other immunosuppressive medications within 28 days of durvalumab or ipilimumab or nivolumab administration. Intranasal, inhaled or topical steroids or local steroid injections (e.g. intra-articular injection) are permitted in the absence of active autoimmune disease. Standard steroid premedication given prior to chemotherapy or as prophylaxis for imaging contrast allergy should not be counted for this criterion.
  • Participants with symptomatic or uncontrolled brain metastases or leptomeningeal disease are excluded.
  • Prior therapy with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-L2, anti-CTLA-4 antibody, or any other antibody or drug specifically targeting T cell co-stimulation or immune checkpoint pathways.
  • Current treatment or treatment within the last 12 months with any investigational anti-cancer products.
  • Concurrent enrolment in another clinical study testing an anticancer treatment.
  • Mean QT interval corrected for heart rate using Fridericia's formula (QTcF) ≥ 470 msec in screening ECG measured using standard institutional method or history of familial long QT syndrome.
  • Major surgical procedure (as defined by the Investigator) within 28 days prior to the first dose of study treatment on protocol. Note: Local surgery of isolated lesions for palliative intent is acceptable. Limited pleural biopsy procedures do not apply.
  • No other malignancy that requires active treatment. Participants with a past history of adequately treated carcinoma in situ, non-melanoma skin cancer or lentigo maligna without evidence of disease or superficial transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder are eligible.
  • Hearing loss or peripheral neuropathy considered by the investigators to contraindicate administration of either cisplatin, carboplatin or pemetrexed.
  • History of allergy or hypersensitivity to investigational product, cisplatin, carboplatin, pemetrexed, ipilimumab, nivolumab or any excipient.
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive cardiac failure, uncontrolled hypertension, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, interstitial lung disease, active peptic ulcer disease or gastritis, serious chronic gastrointestinal conditions associated with diarrhoea, active bleeding diatheses.
  • Hepatitis B, hepatitis C or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Exceptions include past or resolved Hepatitis B (defined as the presence of hepatitis B core antibody [anti-HBc] and absence of HBsAg) and patients positive for hepatitis C (HCV) antibody if polymerase chain reaction is negative for HCV RNA. HIV testing is not required in absence of clinical suspicion of HIV.
  • Known history of primary immunodeficiency, allogeneic organ transplant, pneumonitis or active tuberculosis.
  • Receipt of live attenuated vaccination within 30 days prior to enrolment or within 30 days of receiving durvalumab, ipilimumab, nivolumab.
  • Specific comorbidities or conditions or concomitant medications which may interact with the investigational product(s).
  • Any condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with evaluation of study treatment or interpretation of patient safety or study results.
  • Serious medical or psychiatric conditions or social situation that might limit compliance with study requirements, substantially increase risk of incurring adverse events or compromise the ability of the patient to give written informed consent.

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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): NCT04334759


Contacts
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Contact: Deb Riordan- US Sites, BSN, RN 267-271-4884 DREAM3R@precogllc.org
Contact: Stephanie Winata- International Sites 61-2-9562-5000 DREAM3R.study@sydney.edu.au

Locations
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Sponsors and Collaborators
PrECOG, LLC.
AstraZeneca
Thoracic Oncology Group Australasia (TOGA)
University of Sydney
Investigators
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Study Chair: Patrick Forde, MD Johns Hopkins University
Study Chair: Anna Nowak, MD Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences University of Western Australia
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
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Responsible Party: PrECOG, LLC.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04334759    
Other Study ID Numbers: DREAM3R
PrE0506 ( Other Identifier: PrECOG, LLC )
TOGA 18/001 ( Other Identifier: Thoracic Oncology Group Australasia )
CTC 0231 ( Other Identifier: NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, University of Sydney )
First Posted: April 6, 2020    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: May 11, 2023
Last Verified: May 2023
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Plan to Share IPD: No
Plan Description: Data is proprietary

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Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: Yes
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
Keywords provided by PrECOG, LLC.:
Unresectable Mesothelioma
Durvalumab
Anti-Programmed Death-Ligand 1 Antibody
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor
Ipilimumab
Nivolumab
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma, Malignant
Adenoma
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms
Neoplasms, Mesothelial
Lung Neoplasms
Respiratory Tract Neoplasms
Thoracic Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Pleural Neoplasms
Lung Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Cisplatin
Carboplatin
Nivolumab
Pemetrexed
Ipilimumab
Durvalumab
Antineoplastic Agents
Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Enzyme Inhibitors
Folic Acid Antagonists
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors