Naxitamab Added to Induction for Newly Diagnosed High-Risk Neuroblastoma

Last updated: December 2, 2024
Sponsor: Giselle Sholler
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

2

Condition

Neuroblastoma

Treatment

Naxitamab

Ceritinib

Clinical Study ID

NCT05489887
BCC018
  • Ages 12-21
  • All Genders

Study Summary

This is a prospective, multicenter clinical trial in subjects with newly diagnosed high-risk neuroblastoma to evaluate the efficacy and safety of administering naxitamab with standard induction therapy. The initial chemotherapy will include 5 cycles of multi-agent chemotherapy. Naxitamab will be added to all 5 Induction cycles. We hypothesize that the addition of anti-GD2 therapy to induction chemotherapy will result in improved end of induction responses and improved survival.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosis: Subjects must have a diagnosis of neuroblastoma or ganglioneuroblastoma (nodular or intermixed) verified by histology or demonstration of clumps of tumorcells in bone marrow with elevated urinary catecholamine metabolites. Subjects withthe following disease stages at diagnosis are eligible, if they meet the otherspecified criteria: a) Subjects with newly diagnosed neuroblastoma with International NeuroblastomaStaging System (INSS) Stage 4 are eligible with the following: i. Age > 18 months (> 547 days) regardless of biologic features or ii. Age 12-18 months (365-547 days)with any of the following 3 unfavorable biologic features (MYCN amplification,unfavorable pathology and/or DNA index = 1) or iii. MYCN amplification (> 4-foldincrease in MYCN signals as compared to reference signals), regardless of age oradditional biologic features. b) Subjects with newly diagnosed neuroblastoma with INSS Stage 3 are eligible withthe following: i. MYCN amplification (> 4-fold increase in MYCN signals as comparedto reference signals), regardless of age or additional biologic features or ii. Age > 18 months (> 547 days) with unfavorable pathology, regardless of MYCN status. c) Subjects with newly diagnosed neuroblastoma with INSS Stage 2A/2B with MYCNamplification (> 4-fold increase in MYCN signals as compared to reference signals),regardless of age or additional biologic features.

  • Subjects must be age ≤ 21 years at initial diagnosis

  • Subjects must be >12 months of age at enrollment

  • Ability to tolerate Peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) collection: No knowncontraindication to PBSC collection. Examples of contraindications would include aweight or size less than that determined to be feasible at the collectinginstitution, or a physical condition that would limit the ability of the child toundergo apheresis catheter placement (if necessary) and/or the apheresis procedure.

  • Adequate Cardiac Function Defined As:

  1. Shortening fraction of ≥ 27% by echocardiogram, or

  2. Ejection fraction of ≥ 50% by radionuclide evaluation or echocardiogram.

  • Adequate liver function must be demonstrated, defined as:
  1. Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age AND

  2. ALT (SGPT) < 5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age

  • Subjects must have adequate renal function defined as a serum creatinine based onage/gender as follows:

Age Maximum Serum Creatinine (mg/dL) Male Female 1 to < 2 years 0.6 0.6 2 to < 6 years 0.8 0.8 6 to < 10 years 1 1 10 to < 13 years 1.2 1.2 13 to < 16 years 1.5 1.4

≥ 16 years 1.7 1.4

  • A negative serum pregnancy test is required for female participants of childbearingpotential (≥13 years of age or after onset of menses)

  • Both male and female post-pubertal study subjects must be willing to use a highlyeffective contraceptive method (i.e., achieves a failure rate of <1% per year whenused consistently and correctly) from the time of informed consent until 6 monthsafter study treatment discontinuation. Such methods include: combined (estrogen andprogestogen containing) hormonal contraception associated with inhibition ofovulation (oral, intravaginal, transdermal), progestogen-only hormonal contraceptionassociated with inhibition of ovulation (oral, injectable, implantable),intrauterine device (IUD), intrauterine hormone-releasing system (IUS), bilateraltubal occlusion, vasectomized partner, sexual abstinence.

  • Informed Consent: All subjects and/or legal guardians must sign informed writtenconsent. Assent, when appropriate, will be obtained according to institutionalguidelines.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects who are less than 1 year of age

  • Subjects who are 12-18 months of age with INSS Stage 4 and all stage 3 subjects withfavorable biologic features (i.e., nonamplified MYCN, favorable pathology, and DNAindex > 1) are not eligible.

  • Subjects who have had prior systemic therapy except for localized emergencyradiation to sites of life-threatening or function-threatening disease and/or nomore than 1 cycle of chemotherapy per a low or intermediate risk neuroblastomaregimen (as per P9641, A3961, ANBL0531, or similar) prior to determination of MYCNamplification status and histology.

  • Treatment with immunosuppressive treatment (local steroids excluded) within 4 weeksprior to enrollment

  • Inadequate pulmonary function defined as evidence of dyspnea at rest, exerciseintolerance, and/or chronic oxygen requirement. In addition, room air pulse oximetry < 94% and/or abnormal pulmonary function tests if these assessments are clinicallyindicated.

  • Pregnant or breastfeeding (NOTE: breast milk cannot be stored for future use whilethe mother is being treated on study.)

  • Subjects receiving any investigational drug concurrently.

  • Subjects with any other medical condition, including but not limited tomalabsorption syndromes, mental illness or substance abuse, deemed by theInvestigator to be likely to interfere with the interpretation of the results orwhich would interfere with a subject's ability to sign or the legal guardian'sability to sign the informed consent, and subject's ability to cooperate andparticipate in the study.

  • Subjects with a significant intercurrent illness (any ongoing serious medicalproblem unrelated to cancer or its treatment) that is not covered by the detailedexclusion criteria and that is expected to interfere with the action ofinvestigational medicinal products (IMPs) or to significantly increase the severityof the toxicities experienced from trial treatment.

Study Design

Total Participants: 76
Treatment Group(s): 2
Primary Treatment: Naxitamab
Phase: 2
Study Start date:
September 14, 2022
Estimated Completion Date:
September 30, 2033

Study Description

This is a prospective, multicenter clinical trial in subjects with newly diagnosed high-risk neuroblastoma to evaluate the efficacy and safety of administering naxitamab with standard induction therapy.

All subjects will be followed for disease response, event free survival, overall survival and toxicity. Extent of disease will be measured and assessed for changes throughout the course of the study. All efficacy analyses will be performed on the evaluable population which will consist of all enrolled subjects (subjects who initiate treatment with naxitamab in combination with GM-CSF plus standard induction therapy) and who have measurable disease at baseline.

The initial chemotherapy Induction regimen will utilize sequential administration of 5 cycles of multi-agent chemotherapy. Naxitamab will be added to all 5 Induction cycles.

Stem cell mobilization and collection will occur after the 2nd cycle of induction.

Surgical resection of the primary tumor will ideally occur after the 4th cycle of Induction but may be delayed until after the 5th cycle of Induction if medically necessary.

Disease status evaluations will occur at the following time points: (1) pre-treatment, (2) post Cycle 2 Induction (3) Prior to surgical resection (if performed), (4) End of Induction (which includes surgery and 5 cycles of chemotherapy), and (5) End of Additional/Salvage Therapy as needed.

The current standard of care for high-risk neuroblastoma involves 5-7 cycles of induction chemotherapy with surgical removal of the tumor after 4-5 cycles of chemotherapy, followed by high-dose chemotherapy plus autologous stem cell transplant, then radiation to the primary tumor bed, followed by anti-GD2 immunotherapy and cis retinoic acid. This results in a less than 60% disease free survival for high-risk NB, a survival rate that still greatly needs improvement. Two areas in which improvements can be made include: 1) to improve response rate to induction chemotherapy and 2) to improve EFS by improving maintenance therapy to prevent relapse.

We hypothesize that the addition of anti-GD2 therapy to induction chemotherapy will result in improved end of induction responses and improved survival.

Connect with a study center

  • UHC Sainte-Justine

    Montréal, Quebec
    Canada

    Active - Recruiting

  • CHUQ

    Quebec City, Quebec
    Canada

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of Alabama, Children's Alabama

    Birmingham, Alabama 35201
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Arkansas Children's Hospital

    Little Rock, Arkansas 72202
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland-

    Oakland, California 94609
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Augusta University Health

    Augusta, Georgia 30912
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children

    Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Levine Children's Hospital

    Charlotte, North Carolina 28204
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences

    Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Dell Children's Blood and Cancer Center

    Austin, Texas 78723
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

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