A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of Immunotherapy Combinations in Participants With Advanced Malignancies
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03629756 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : August 14, 2018
Last Update Posted : March 9, 2023
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck Breast Cancer Colorectal Cancer Melanoma Bladder Cancer Ovarian Cancer Endometrial Cancer Merkel Cell Carcinoma GastroEsophageal Cancer Renal Cell Carcinoma Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer | Drug: Etrumadenant Drug: Zimberelimab | Phase 1 |
In the dose-escalation phase, escalating doses of etrumadenant in combination with zimberelimab will be assessed in participants with advanced malignancies. Eligible participants will receive oral administration of etrumadenant as well as IV infusion of zimberelimab. The recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) of etrumadenant will be determined upon completion of the dose-escalation phase.
In the dose-expansion phase, etrumadenant at RP2D in combination with zimberelimab may be assessed in participants with advanced clear-cell renal cell carcinoma (RCC) or metastatic castrate-resistant adenocarcinoma of the prostate (mCRPC).
Overall duration of treatment will depend on how well the treatment is tolerated. Treatment may continue until unacceptable toxicity or progressive disease or other reasons specified in the protocol.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 48 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Sequential Assignment |
Intervention Model Description: | 3+3 Dose escalation design. |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 1 Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of Immunotherapy Combinations in Participants With Advanced Malignancies |
Actual Study Start Date : | July 24, 2018 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | August 18, 2021 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | September 3, 2021 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Dose Escalation
3+3 design, including a DLT evaluation period. Etrumadenant RP2D will be determined in this part with escalating doses of oral etrumadenant in combination with a fixed dose of IV zimberelimab.
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Drug: Etrumadenant
Etrumadenant is an A2aR and A2bR antagonist.
Other Name: AB928 Drug: Zimberelimab Zimberelimab is a fully human anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody.
Other Name: AB122 |
Experimental: Dose Expansion-advanced clear-cell RCC
Etrumadenant at RP2D + zimberelimab
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Drug: Etrumadenant
Etrumadenant is an A2aR and A2bR antagonist.
Other Name: AB928 Drug: Zimberelimab Zimberelimab is a fully human anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody.
Other Name: AB122 |
Experimental: Dose Expansion-mCRPC
Etrumadenant at RP2D + zimberelimab
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Drug: Etrumadenant
Etrumadenant is an A2aR and A2bR antagonist.
Other Name: AB928 Drug: Zimberelimab Zimberelimab is a fully human anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody.
Other Name: AB122 |
- Percentage of participants with Adverse Events [ Time Frame: From first dose date to 90 days after the last dose (approximately 3 years) ]Safety will be assessed by monitoring adverse events and clinically relevant changes in Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status, 12 lead Electrocardiogram (ECG), vital signs, physical examination and clinical laboratory results.
- Percentage of participants who experience a Dose Limiting Toxicity [ Time Frame: From first study treatment administration through Day 28 ]
- Etrumadenant Peak Serum Concentration: Cmax [ Time Frame: Recorded at baseline (screening), during the first 4 cycles of treatment (4 months) and 30 and 90 days post last dose (approximately 7 months) ]
- Zimberelimab Peak Serum Concentration: Cmax [ Time Frame: Recorded at baseline (screening), during the first 4 cycles of treatment (4 months) and 30 and 90 days post last dose (approximately 7 months) ]
- Etrumadenant Time of Peak Concentration: Tmax [ Time Frame: Recorded at baseline (screening), during the first 4 cycles of treatment (4 months) and 30 and 90 days post last dose (approximately 7 months) ]
- Zimberelimab Time of Peak Concentration: Tmax [ Time Frame: Recorded at baseline (screening), during the first 4 cycles of treatment (4 months) and 30 and 90 days post last dose (approximately 7 months) ]
- Percentage of participants with anti-drug antibodies to zimberelimab [ Time Frame: Recorded at baseline (screening), during the first 4 cycles of treatment (4 months), at end of treatment, and 30 and 90 days post last dose (approximately 7 months) ]
- Progression Free Survival (PFS) [ Time Frame: From start of treatment up to the first occurrence of progressive disease or death from any cause (approximately 1-3 years) ]PFS as determined by Investigator according to Prostate Cancer Working Group 3 (PCWG3) for prostate adenocarcinoma and per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1 for all other tumor types
- Overall Survival (OS) [ Time Frame: From study start of treatment up to death from any cause (approximately 1-3 years) ]OS as determined by the Investigator according to PCWG3 for prostate adenocarcinoma and per RECIST v1.1 for all other tumor types
- Duration of Response (DOR) [ Time Frame: From the date of first occurrence of a documented objective response to first documentation of disease progression or death from any cause, whichever occurs first (approximately 1-3 years) ]DOR as determined by the Investigator according to PCWG3 for prostate adenocarcinoma and per RECIST v1.1 for all other tumor types
- Percentage of Participants with Disease Control [ Time Frame: From study enrolment until disease progression or loss of clinical benefit (approximately 1-3 years) ]Disease Control (complete response, partial response, or stable disease) for >6 months as determined by the Investigator per PCWG3 for prostate adenocarcinoma and per RECIST v1.1 for all other tumor types
- Percentage of participants with Objective Response [ Time Frame: From study enrolment until participant discontinuation, first occurrence of progressive disease, or death from any cause, whichever occurs first (approximately 1-3 years) ]Objective Response as determined by Investigator according to PCWG3 for prostate adenocarcinoma and per RECIST v1.1 for all other tumor types

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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:
- Male or female participants ≥ 18 years
- Must have at least 1 measurable lesion per RECIST v1.1.
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score of 0 or 1.
- Must have received standard of care, including potentially curative available therapies or interventions.
- Confirm that an archival tissue sample is available and ≤ 6 months old; if not, a new biopsy of a tumor lesion must be obtained. Biopsy must not put participant at undue risk and the procedure must not be more invasive than a core biopsy.
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Adequate organ and marrow function
Dose escalation only:
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Pathologically confirmed non-small cell lung cancer, squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, renal cell carcinoma, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, melanoma, bladder cancer, ovarian cancer, endometrial cancer, Merkel cell carcinoma, or gastroesophageal cancer that is metastatic, advanced or recurrent with progression for which no alternative or curative therapy exists or standard therapy is not considered appropriate by the participant and treating physician (reason must be documented in medical records).
Dose expansion only:
- Participants with advanced clear-cell RCC or mCRPC.9. Clear-cell RCC participants may have received up to 2 prior lines of therapy, one of which must have included an anti-PD-(L)1 based therapy and must not have progressed within 16 weeks during an anti-PD-(L)1 therapy.
- mCRPC participants must have progressed during or following treatment with an androgen synthesis inhibitor, and have also had one prior line of a taxane-containing regimen or the physician and participant consider the taxane-containing regimen to be inappropriate.
- mCRPC participants must be naive to any immunotherapy (including but not limited to anti-PD-(L)1 or anti-CTLA-4 antagonists, sipuleucel-T, etc.).
Exclusion Criteria:
- Use of any live vaccines against infectious diseases (eg, influenza, varicella) within 4 weeks (28 days) of initiation of investigational product.
- Underlying medical conditions that, in the Investigator's or Sponsor's opinion, will make the administration of investigational product hazardous (eg, interstitial lung disease, active infections requiring antibiotics, recent hospitalization with unresolved symptoms) or obscure the interpretation of toxicity determination or AEs, or concurrent medical condition requiring the use of immunosuppressive medications or immunosuppressive doses of systemic or absorbable topical corticosteroids.
- Has known psychiatric or substance abuse disorders that would interfere with cooperation with the requirements of the trial.
- Is pregnant or breastfeeding or expecting to conceive or father children within the projected duration of the study, starting with the pre-screening or screening visit through 90 days after the last dose of etrumadenant in combination with zimberelimab.
- Any active or documented history of autoimmune disease, or history of a syndrome that required systemic steroids or immunosuppressive medications, except for vitiligo or resolved childhood asthma/atopy. Participants with asthma who require intermittent use of bronchodilators (such as albuterol) will not be excluded from this study.
- Prior malignancy active within the previous year except for locally curable cancers that have been apparently cured, such as basal or squamous cell skin cancer, superficial bladder cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix, breast, or prostate cancer.
- Dose escalation: Prior treatment with an anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-1, anti-CTLA-4, or other immune checkpoint inhibitor or agonist as a monotherapy or in combination;
- Use of other investigational drugs (drugs not marketed for any indication) within 28 days or at least 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) before investigational product administration.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03629756
United States, Arizona | |
Scottsdale Healthcare Hospitals dba HonorHealth | |
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States, 85258 | |
United States, California | |
University of California, Los Angeles | |
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90024 | |
The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute | |
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90025 | |
United States, Colorado | |
Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers (Midtown) | |
Denver, Colorado, United States, 80218 | |
United States, Michigan | |
University of Michigan | |
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109 | |
QUEST Research Institute | |
Royal Oak, Michigan, United States, 48073 | |
United States, North Carolina | |
Carolina BioOncology Institute | |
Huntersville, North Carolina, United States, 28078 | |
United States, South Carolina | |
Prisma Health | |
Greenville, South Carolina, United States, 29605 | |
United States, Texas | |
Texas Oncology, P.A. - Fort Worth Cancer Center | |
Fort Worth, Texas, United States, 76104 | |
Texas Oncology, P.A. - San Antonio Medical Center | |
San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78240 | |
Texas Oncology, P.A. - Tyler | |
Tyler, Texas, United States, 75702 | |
United States, Washington | |
Medical Oncology Associates dba Summit Cancer Centers | |
Spokane, Washington, United States, 99208 | |
Australia, New South Wales | |
St. George Private Hospital | |
Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia, 2217 | |
Australia, Queensland | |
Gallipoli Medical Research Foundation | |
Greenslopes, Queensland, Australia, 4120 | |
Australia | |
Cabrini Health Limited | |
Malvern, Australia, 3144 |
Study Director: | Medical Director | Arcus Biosciences, Inc. |
Responsible Party: | Arcus Biosciences, Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03629756 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
ARC-5 (AB928CSP0005) |
First Posted: | August 14, 2018 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | March 9, 2023 |
Last Verified: | March 2023 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Yes |
Plan Description: | Arcus 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 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Carcinoma, Merkel Cell Carcinoma Carcinoma, Renal Cell Endometrial Neoplasms Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms Urogenital Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Genital Diseases Urogenital Diseases Male Urogenital Diseases Neuroendocrine Tumors Neuroectodermal Tumors |
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Genital Diseases, Female Female Urogenital Diseases Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications Genital Neoplasms, Female Urologic Neoplasms Urologic Diseases Adenocarcinoma Kidney Neoplasms Kidney Diseases Uterine Neoplasms Uterine Diseases Head and Neck Neoplasms |