Nivolumab and Ipilimumab in Mucinous Colorectal and Appendiceal Tumors
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03693846 |
Recruitment Status :
Terminated
(Terminated due to slow enrollment and lack of efficacy)
First Posted : October 3, 2018
Results First Posted : October 20, 2022
Last Update Posted : October 20, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of the Colon Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of the Rectum | Drug: Nivolumab Drug: Ipilimumab | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 11 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase II Study of Nivolumab and Ipilimumab in Mucinous Colorectal and Appendiceal Tumors |
Actual Study Start Date : | February 15, 2019 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | March 6, 2021 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | March 6, 2021 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Nivolumab and Ipilimumab
Treatment will consist of Nivolumab 480mg every 4 weeks and Ipilimumab 1mg/kg every 8 weeks. Subjects will continue on study therapy until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, withdrawal of consent, or 24 months of therapy.
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Drug: Nivolumab
IV infusion per institutional guidelines and the Package Insert
Other Name: Opdivo Drug: Ipilimumab IV infusion per institutional guidelines and the Package Insert
Other Name: Yervoy |
- Number of Participants With Progression-Free Survival at 6 Months [ Time Frame: Start of treatment until 6 months later ]To determine six-month progression-free survival by iRECIST from start of study treatment until 6 months
- Progression-Free Survival [ Time Frame: start of treatment until disease progression or death, assessed up to 2 years ]to determine Progression-Free survival from start of study treatment until time of documented disease progression or death assessed up to 2 years
- Overall Survival [ Time Frame: From start of treatment until death assessed up to 2 years ]Overall survival (OS) is defined as the duration of time from start of treatment to death
- Objective Response Rate [ Time Frame: From start of treatment until progression or death assessed up to 2 years ]The objective response rate is determined by the percentage of individuals on study attaining a complete or partial response as noted by by iRECIST and RECIST v1.1 Criteria
- Duration of Response [ Time Frame: From the first recorded partial or complete response until progressive disease or death, whichever came first, assessed up to 2 years ]Time from the first recorded partial or complete response using RECIST v.1.1 criteria until disease progression or death

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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 must have signed and dated an IRB-approved written informed consent form prior to the performance of any protocol-related procedures that are not part of standard care.
- Colorectal or appendiceal mucinous adenocarcinoma with peritoneal-only metastatic disease. It is recognized that in some patients, peritoneal disease will predominate without distinction of the site of origin, and such patients will be eligible.
- Microsatellite stable by PCR and/or mismatch repair proficient by immunohistochemistry
- ECOG performance status of 0 or 1
- Prior therapy with a fluoropyrimidine, oxaliplatin, and irinotecan unless contraindicated or refused. Prior treatment with antiangiogenic and/or anti-EGFR antibody therapy is permitted but not required
- Measurable disease by RECIST v. 1.1
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Laboratory parameters:
- Absolute neutrophil count > 1500/μL
- Platelets > 100,000/μL
- Hemoglobin > 9.0 g/dL
- PT/INR or PTT < 1.5xULN
- Creatinine < 1.5xULN OR creatinine clearance > 50 mL/min by Cockcroft-Gault formula
- Total bilirubin < 1.5xULN
- Subjects with Gilbert's Syndrome must have a total bilirubin level of < 3.0xULN
- Albumin > 3.0 g/dL
- AST and/or ALT: < 3.0×ULN
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Subjects with HIV are permitted provided they meet the following criteria:
- CD4+ cell count > 250 cells/mm3
- No history of AIDS-defining conditions other than low CD4+ count
- If subject is on antiretroviral therapy, there must not be expected significant drug-drug interactions with study treatment
Exclusion Criteria:
- Bowel obstruction within the past 60 days
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Subjects who are currently pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breast-feeding.
- Females participants of child-bearing potential are required to use an effective contraception method or abstain from intercourse during treatment and for at least 5 months following the last dose
- Males participants with partners of child-bearing potential are required to use an effective contraception method or abstain from intercourse during treatment and for at least 7 months following the last dose
- Subjects who, in the opinion of the physician, would not be clinically appropriate for receipt of the therapy regimen associated with participation
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Subjects with contraindications to immune checkpoint therapy, as follows:
- Interstitial lung disease that is symptomatic or may interfere with the detection and management of suspected drug-related pulmonary toxicity
- Prior organ allograft or allogeneic bone marrow transplantation
- Pre-existing thyroid abnormality with thyroid function that cannot be maintained in the normal range with medication
- Active autoimmune disease, except for vitiligo, type 1 diabetes mellitus, asthma, atopic dermatitis, or endocrinopathies manageable by hormone replacement; other autoimmune conditions may be allowable at the discretion of the principal investigator
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Condition requiring systemic treatment with corticosteroids
- Systemic steroids at physiologic doses (equivalent to dose of oral prednisone 10 mg) are permitted.
- Intranasal, inhaled, topical, intra-articular, and ocular corticosteroids with minimal systemic absorption are permitted.
- Established non-peritoneal metastatic disease, including but not limited to metastases to the liver, lung, brain, extra-abdominal lymph nodes, and bone
- A second primary malignancy that, in the judgment of the investigator, may affect interpretation of results
- Prior treatment with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, or anti-CTLA-4 antibody
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Toxicities attributed to prior anti-cancer therapy other than alopecia, fatigue, and peripheral neuropathy must have resolved to Grade 1 or baseline before administration of study drug. In addition, a washout period will be required for prior therapies as specified:
- No chemotherapy within 14 days prior to first dose
- No investigational product(s) (IPs) and/or biologic therapy within 28 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer, prior to first dose
- No major surgery within 28 days prior to first dose. Any surgery-related AE(s) must have resolved at least 14 days prior to first dose.
- No radiation therapy with curative intent within 28 days prior to first dose. Prior focal palliative radiotherapy must have been completed at least 14 days prior to first dose.
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Active hepatitis B or hepatitis C, defined as the following:
- Hepatitis B surface antigen positive or HBV DNA PCR >100 IU/mL
- Hepatitis C antibody positive unless HCV RNA PCR is negative (i.e. undetectable viral load)
- Prisoners or participants who are involuntarily incarcerated. (Note: under specific circumstances a person who has been imprisoned may be included as a participant. Strict conditions apply and BMS approval is required.)
- Participants who are compulsorily detained for treatment of either a psychiatric or physical (eg, infectious disease) illness

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): NCT03693846
United States, Pennsylvania | |
Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania | |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104 |
Principal Investigator: | Thomas Karasic, MD | Abramson Cancer Center |
Documents provided by Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania:
Responsible Party: | Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03693846 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
UPCC 28218 |
First Posted: | October 3, 2018 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | October 20, 2022 |
Last Update Posted: | October 20, 2022 |
Last Verified: | September 2022 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Adenocarcinoma Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous Cystadenocarcinoma Appendiceal Neoplasms Carcinoma Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms Neoplasms, Cystic, Mucinous, and Serous Cecal Neoplasms Intestinal Neoplasms Gastrointestinal Neoplasms |
Digestive System Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Digestive System Diseases Gastrointestinal Diseases Cecal Diseases Intestinal Diseases Nivolumab Ipilimumab Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological Antineoplastic Agents Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action |