Clinical Trial Evaluating the Safety, Tolerability and Preliminary Efficacy of BNT116 Alone and in Combinations in Patients With Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Last updated: June 4, 2025
Sponsor: BioNTech SE
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

1

Condition

Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Treatment

BNT316

Docetaxel

Cemiplimab

Clinical Study ID

NCT05142189
BNT116-01
2021-004739-94
2023-509283-14-00
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

This first-in-human (FIH) trial for BNT116 aims to establish the safety profile and a safe dose for BNT116 monotherapy as well as for BNT116 in combination with approved medicinal products and/or in combination with investigational medicinal products (IMPs) including, but not limited to, cemiplimab, docetaxel, carboplatin, paclitaxel, BNT316 (an anti-cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 [CTLA-4] antibody), an anti-B7-H3 antibody conjugated to a topoisomerase I inhibitor, or an anti-human epidermal growth factor receptor 3 (HER3) antibody conjugated to a topoisomerase I inhibitor in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

The trial will comprise of several cohorts for dose confirmation in monotherapy as well as in combinations of BNT116 as mentioned above.

The trial will enroll patients with NSCLC in advanced or metastatic stage in Cohorts 1 to 4 and Cohorts 7 to 9, unresectable NSCLC Stage III in Cohort 5, and resectable NSCLC of Stage II and III in Cohort 6.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients must have histologically confirmed NSCLC and measurable disease by RECISTv1.1. Note: Patients in Cohort 1 and Cohort 5 do not have to present with measurabledisease.
  1. Patients must present with unresectable Stage III or metastatic Stage IV NSCLCby American Joint Commission on Cancer (AJCC) Cancer Staging Manual, EighthEdition.EXCEPT

  2. Patients in Cohort 5 must present with unresectable Stage III NSCLC by AJCCCancer Staging Manual, Eighth Edition before receiving pre-trialchemoradiotherapy.

  3. Patients in Cohort 6 with the initial diagnosis of resectable Stage II andStage III NSCLC by AJCC Cancer Staging Manual, Eighth Edition.

  • Patients in Cohorts 2, 4, 5, and 6 must be able to tolerate (additional) anti-PD-1therapy (i.e., did not permanently discontinue anti-programmed death protein 1 [PD-1] / programmed death ligand 1 [PD-L1] therapy due to toxicity).

  • Patients must have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (ECOG-PS) ≤1, except for patients in Cohorts 1, 4, and 5 who are eligible with anECOG-PS of 0-2.

Cohort-specific inclusion criteria:

Cohort 1:

  • Patients' prior therapy must have included at least a PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor and aplatinum-based chemotherapy regimen as well as one other line of systemic therapy (except if a patient is not candidate for a platinum-based chemotherapy and/orPD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor and/or another line of systemic therapy). Note: Patients newlyenrolled in Cohort 1B under clinical trial protocol v5.0 and subsequent versions ofthe clinical trial protocol must consent to mandatory blood sampling for peripheralblood mononuclear cells (PBMCs).

  • Patients who are to start cemiplimab at Cycle 3 must present with PD-L1 expressionof tumor proportion score (TPS) ≥1% in tumor cells (as determined locally).

Cohort 2:

  • Patients must present with PD-L1 expression of tumor proportion score (TPS) ≥50% intumor cells (as determined locally prior to inclusion in this trial).

  • Patients must present with progressive disease either

  1. in the advanced or metastasized stage of NSCLC: while on a PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitortherapy or within 6 months of termination of this treatment as first-linetreatment. Or

  2. be refractory to ongoing adjuvant therapy/maintenance treatment after CRT witha PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor that has been given for at least 3 months in monotherapy (i.e., after an initial combination therapy) before being enrolled into thistrial.

Cohort 3:

  • Patients' prior therapy must have included at least a PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor and aplatinum-based chemotherapy regimen (except if a patient is not candidate for aplatinum-based chemotherapy and/or PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor).

  • Patients must present with progressive disease.

Cohort 4:

  • Patients' who are not candidates for chemotherapy as first-line treatment for theadvanced or metastasized stage of NSCLC may be enrolled if presenting with PD-L1expression: TPS ≥1% in tumor cells (as determined locally).

Cohort 5:

  • Patients' NSCLC must have been considered unresectable due to patients' conditionand/or tumor-related factors and the patients must have undergone chemoradiotherapybefore entering the trial.

Cohort 6:

  • Patients' NSCLC must be considered technically and medically resectable.

  • Patients must be considered eligible for neo-adjuvant treatment.

Cohort 7:

  • Patients' prior therapy must have included at least a PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor and aplatinum-based chemotherapy regimen (except if a patient is not a candidate for aplatinum-based chemotherapy and/or PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor). Note 1: Patients may havereceived prior therapy targeting CTLA-4, lymphocyte-activation gene 3 (LAG-3), Tcell immunoglobulin and immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motif [ITIM] domain (TIGIT), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) or VEGF receptor (VEGFR)inhibitor as monotherapy or part of a combination therapy. Note 2: If the patient'sprior therapies included a CTLA-4 inhibitor, the patient must be able to tolerate (additional) treatment with the CTLA-4 inhibitor.

  • Patients must present with progressive disease at trial enrollment.

  • Patients must consent to mandatory blood sampling for PBMCs.

Cohorts 8 & 9:

  • Patients' prior therapy must have included at least a PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor and aplatinum-based chemotherapy regimen (except if a patient is not a candidate for aplatinum-based chemotherapy and/or PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor).

  • Patients must present with progressive disease at trial enrollment.

Exclusion

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  • Ongoing active systemic treatment against NSCLC.

  • Presence of a driver mutation for which approved target therapies are availableexcept if the patient is not a candidate for the respective targeted therapy.

  • Ongoing or recent evidence (within the last 5 years) of significant autoimmunedisease that required treatment with systemic immunosuppressive treatments which maysuggest risk for immune-related adverse events. Note: Patients withautoimmune-related hyperthyroidism, autoimmune-related hypothyroidism who are inremission, or on a stable dose of thyroid-replacement hormone, vitiligo, orpsoriasis may be included.

  • Current evidence of new or growing brain or spinal metastases during screening.Patients with leptomeningeal disease are excluded. Patients with known brain orspinal metastases may be eligible for all Cohorts, except for Cohort 5 and 6, ifthey:

  • had radiotherapy or another appropriate therapy for the brain or spinal metastases,AND

  • have no neurological symptoms that can be attributed to the current brain lesions,AND

  • have stable brain or spinal disease on the computed tomography (CT) or magneticresonance imaging (MRI) scan within 4 weeks before signing the informed consent (confirmed by stable lesions on two scans at least 4 weeks apart), AND

  • do not require steroid therapy for the treatment of brain or spinal metastaseswithin 14 d before the first dose of trial treatment. Note: Spinal bone metastases (i.e., of the vertebrae) are allowed, unless imminent fracture or cord compressionis anticipated.

  • Systemic immune suppression:

  • Current use of chronic systemic steroid medication (≤5 mg/day prednisoloneequivalent is allowed); patients using physiological replacement doses of prednisonefor adrenal or pituitary insufficiency are eligible. Note: Steroid medication givenfor supportive or prophylactic reasons during CRT for patients in Cohort 5 needs tobe tapered to ≤5 mg/day prednisolone equivalent at latest on the day before thetrial treatment starts.

  • Other clinically relevant systemic immune suppression within the last 3 monthsbefore trial enrollment.

  • Known history of seropositivity for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) with CD4+T-cell (CD4+) counts <350 cells/µL and with a history of acquired immunodeficiencysyndrome (AIDS)-defining opportunistic infections.

  • Prior splenectomy.

  • History/risk of interstitial lung disease or low baseline lung function (baselinepulse oximetry of less than 92% oxygen saturation [SpO2] without additional oxygen).

NOTE: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply to all or some patients depending on the cohort.

Study Design

Total Participants: 220
Treatment Group(s): 9
Primary Treatment: BNT316
Phase: 1
Study Start date:
June 17, 2022
Estimated Completion Date:
November 30, 2031

Study Description

The maximum duration of treatment for each individual patient in this trial is:

  • Cohorts 1 to 4, and Cohorts 7 to 9: 24 months

  • Cohort 5: 18 cycles, i.e., 12 months

  • Cohort 6: 4 cycles of neo-adjuvant treatment and 18 cycles of adjuvant treatment, i.e., 12 months of adjuvant treatment

Connect with a study center

  • Krankenhaus Nordwest GmbH - Institut Fuer Klinisch-Onkologische Forschung (IKF)

    Frankfurt, 60488
    Germany

    Active - Recruiting

  • University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf

    Hamburg, 20246
    Germany

    Active - Recruiting

  • Universitätsklinikum Köln

    Köln, 50937
    Germany

    Active - Recruiting

  • Universitaetsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz KoeR

    Mainz, 55131
    Germany

    Active - Recruiting

  • ICON-PRA Budapest, Fázis 1 Vizsgálóhely

    Budapest, 1077
    Hungary

    Active - Recruiting

  • National Institute of Oncology

    Budapest, 1122
    Hungary

    Active - Recruiting

  • Semmelweis Egyetem ÁOK Belgyógyászati és Onkológiai Klinika

    Budapest, 1083
    Hungary

    Active - Recruiting

  • Clinexpert Ltd

    Gyongyos, 3200
    Hungary

    Active - Recruiting

  • Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne

    Gdańsk, 80-214
    Poland

    Active - Recruiting

  • Warminsko Mazurskie Centrum Chorob Pluc w Olsztynie

    Olsztyn, 10-357
    Poland

    Active - Recruiting

  • NZOZ Medpolonia Sp. Z o.o

    Poznań, 60-693
    Poland

    Active - Recruiting

  • Narodowy Instytut Onkologii im. Marii Sklodowskiej-Curie Panstwowy Instytut Badawczy

    Warsaw, 02-781
    Poland

    Active - Recruiting

  • Institut Catala d'Oncologia Badalona, Hospital Germans Trias I Pujol

    Badalona, 08916
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron

    Barcelona, 08035
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hospital Universitario Fundacion Jimenez Diaz

    Madrid, 28040
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

  • MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Madrid, 28033
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

  • START Madrid - CIOCC. Grupo Hospital de Madrid (HM) - Centro Integral Oncologico Clara Campal (CIOCC)

    Madrid, 28050
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

  • Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela (CHUS) - Hospital Clinico Universitario (University Clinical Hospital)

    Santiago De Compostela, 15706
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena

    Sevilla, 41009
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hospital Universitario y Politecnico La Fe

    Valencia, 46026
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

  • Adana Sehir Hospital

    Adana, 01230
    Turkey

    Site Not Available

  • Ankara City Hospital

    Ankara, 06800
    Turkey

    Active - Recruiting

  • Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology Training and Research Hospital

    Ankara, 06200
    Turkey

    Active - Recruiting

  • Haceteppe Hospital

    Ankara, 06100
    Turkey

    Active - Recruiting

  • Koc University Hospital

    Istanbul, 34010
    Turkey

    Active - Recruiting

  • University Medical Faculty Oncology Institute

    Istanbul, 34093
    Turkey

    Site Not Available

  • Yeditepe University

    Istanbul, 34718
    Turkey

    Active - Recruiting

  • Ege University School of Medicine Tulay Aktas Oncology Hospital

    Izmir, 35100
    Turkey

    Active - Recruiting

  • Dokuz Eylul Medical School

    İzmir, 35330
    Turkey

    Active - Recruiting

  • Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

    Cambridge, CB2 0QQ
    United Kingdom

    Active - Recruiting

  • Velindre NHS Trust

    Cardiff, CF14 2TL
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust

    Liverpool, L7 8YA
    United Kingdom

    Active - Recruiting

  • Guy's and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust

    London, SE1 9RT
    United Kingdom

    Active - Recruiting

  • University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

    London, W1T 7HA
    United Kingdom

    Active - Recruiting

  • The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

    Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE7 7DN
    United Kingdom

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center

    Lexington, Kentucky 40536
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Norton Cancer Institute

    Louisville, Kentucky 40202
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Baltimore, Maryland 21287
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • NEXT Virginia

    Fairfax, Virginia 22031
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

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