Nivolumab and Ipilimumab With and Without Camu Camu for the Treatment of Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma

Last updated: December 6, 2024
Sponsor: City of Hope Medical Center
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

1

Condition

Carcinoma

Renal Cancer

Kidney Cancer

Treatment

Biospecimen Collection

Myrciaria dubia Prebiotic Supplement

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Clinical Study ID

NCT06049576
22457
22457
P30CA033572
NCI-2023-06703
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

This phase I trial tests the safety, side effects, and best dose of camu camu when used in combination with nivolumab and ipilimumab in treating patients with kidney cancer that has spread to other places in the body. A monoclonal antibody is a type of protein that can bind to certain targets in the body, such as molecules that cause the body to make an immune response (antigens). Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as nivolumab and ipilimumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Camu camu is a prebiotic that may have a beneficial effect on the immune system. Giving camu camu in combination with nivolumab and ipilimumab may kill more tumor cells than nivolumab and ipilimumab alone in patients with metastatic kidney cancer.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Be willing and able to provide informed consent for the trial

  • Histological confirmation of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with a clear-cell orsarcomatoid component

  • Advanced (not amenable to curative surgery or radiation therapy) or metastatic (American Joint Committee on Cancer [AJCC] 8 stage IV) RCC

  • Intermediate or poor risk disease by International Metastatic Renal Cell CarcinomaDatabase Consortium Criteria (IMDC) classification

  • No prior systemic therapy for RCC with the following exception:

  • One prior adjuvant or neoadjuvant therapy for completely resectable RCC if suchtherapy did not include an agent that targets PD-1 or PD-L1 and if recurrenceoccurred at least 6 months after the last dose of adjuvant or neoadjuvanttherapy

  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status < 2

  • Measurable disease as per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1

  • Males and females, ages >= 18

  • Any ethnicity or race

  • Adequate renal function defined as calculated creatinine clearance >= 30 millilitersper minute (mL/min) per the Cockcroft and Gault formula or Serum creatinine < 1.5 xupper limit of normal (ULN)

  • Adequate liver function defined by aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alanineaminotransferase (ALT) < 3 x ULN (< 5 x ULN if liver metastases are present), andtotal bilirubin < 1.5 x ULN (except subjects with Gilbert Syndrome, who can havetotal bilirubin up to 3.0 mg/dL)

  • White blood cells (WBC) > 2,000/mm^3

  • Neutrophils > 1,500/mm^3

  • Platelets > 100,000/mm^3

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Presence of untreated brain metastases. Patients with treated brain metastases mustbe stable for 4 weeks after completion of treatment and have documented stability onpre-study imaging. Patients must have no clinical symptoms from brain metastases andhave no requirement for systemic corticosteroids amounting to > 10 mg/day ofprednisone or its equivalent for at least 2 weeks prior to first dose of study drug.Patients with known leptomeningeal metastases are excluded, even if treated

  • Favorable risk disease by IMDC classification

  • Prior treatment with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-L2, anti-CD137, oranti-CTLA-4 antibody, or any other antibody or drug specifically targeting T-cellco-stimulation or checkpoint pathways

  • Any active or recent history of a known or suspected autoimmune disease or recenthistory of a syndrome that required systemic corticosteroids (> 10 mg dailyprednisone equivalent) or immunosuppressive medications except for syndromes whichwould not be expected to recur in the absence of an external trigger. Subjects withvitiligo or type I diabetes mellitus or residual hypothyroidism due to autoimmunethyroiditis only requiring hormone replacement are permitted to enroll

  • Active interstitial lung disease (ILD)/pneumonitis or history of ILD/pneumonitisrequiring treatment with systemic steroids

  • Baseline pulse oximetry less than 92% "on room air"

  • Current use, or intent to use probiotics, prebiotics, yogurt, bacterial fortifiedfoods and other natural supplements =< 2 week prior to treatment initiation andduring the period of treatment

  • Any condition requiring systemic treatment with corticosteroids (> 10 mg dailyprednisone equivalents) or other immunosuppressive medications within 14 days priorto first dose of study drug. Inhaled steroids and adrenal replacement steroid doses > 10 mg daily prednisone equivalents are permitted in the absence of activeautoimmune disease

  • Uncontrolled adrenal insufficiency

  • Known medical condition (e.g., a condition associated with diarrhea or acutediverticulitis) that, in the investigator's opinion, would increase the riskassociated with study participation or study drug administration or interfere withthe interpretation of safety results

  • Not recovered to =< Grade 1 toxicities related to any prior therapy beforeadministration of study drug

  • Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding

  • History of myocarditis or congestive heart failure (as defined by New York HeartAssociation Functional Classification III or IV), as well as unstable angina,serious uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia, uncontrolled infection, or myocardialinfarction 6 months prior to study entry

  • WBC < 2,000/mm^3

  • Neutrophils < 1,500/mm^3

  • Platelets < 100,000/mm^3

  • AST or ALT > 3 x ULN (> 5 x ULN if liver metastases are present)

  • Total bilirubin > 1.5 x ULN (except subjects with Gilbert Syndrome, who can havetotal bilirubin 3.0 mg/dL)

  • Calculated creatinine clearance <30 millimeters per minute (mL/min) per theCockcroft and Gault formula or serum creatinine > 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN)

Study Design

Total Participants: 30
Treatment Group(s): 7
Primary Treatment: Biospecimen Collection
Phase: 1
Study Start date:
October 06, 2023
Estimated Completion Date:
March 14, 2026

Study Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. To determine the effect of camu camu in combination with nivolumab/ipilimumab on Ruminococcus abundance in stool samples of patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC).

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To evaluate the effect of camu camu on the clinical efficacy of the nivolumab/ipilimumab combination.

II. To determine the effect of camu camu on systemic immunodulation of the nivolumab/ipilimumab combination in patients with mRCC.

III. To describe the toxicity and safety profile of the use of camu camu in combination with nivolumab/ipilimumab.

IV. To determine the effect of camu camu on gut microbiome diversity and function.

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.

ARM 1: Patients receive nivolumab intravenously (IV) over 30 minutes on day 1 and ipilimumab IV over 30 minutes on day 1 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 3 weeks for cycles 1-4. Beginning cycle 5, patients receive nivolumab over 30 minutes on day 1 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 4 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo blood and stool sample collection and undergo computed tomography (CT) and/or bone scan and/or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) on trial.

ARM 2: Patients receive nivolumab IV over 30 minutes on day, ipilimumab IV over 30 minutes on day 1, and camu camu orally (PO) once a day (QD) continuously with each cycle. Cycles repeat every 3 weeks for cycles 1-4. Beginning cycle 5, patients receive nivolumab over 30 minutes on day 1, and camu camu PO QD of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 4 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo blood and stool sample collection and undergo CT and/or bone scan and/or MRI on trial.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 12 weeks until time of death or formal withdrawal from the study, whichever comes first.

Connect with a study center

  • City of Hope Medical Center

    Duarte, California 91010
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

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