CARE1 Pragmatic Clinical Trial

Last updated: January 14, 2025
Sponsor: Gustave Roussy, Cancer Campus, Grand Paris
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

3

Condition

Carcinoma

Urothelial Tract Cancer

Kidney Cancer

Treatment

Axitinib

Lenvatinib

Nivolumab

Clinical Study ID

NCT06364631
2023-503317-29-00
2023/3764
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

Systemic therapy for renal cell carcinoma (RCC) relies on 2 classes of agents: anti-angiogenic targeted therapy (Vascular endothelial growth factor Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor- VEGFR TKI) and immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI), targeting either PD1/PDL1 axis or CTLA4. Combination therapy is SOC for clear cell RCC in all guidelines with either ICI-ICI or ICI-VEGFR TKI. However, no head-to-head comparison have been performed between the 2 approaches and patients are treated based on physician decision without clinical /biomarker factors to guide treatment selection. PDL1 staining is, to date, the biomarker that has demonstrated its ability to enrich for overall survival benefit favoring ICI-ICI strategy in PDL1(+) and ICI-VEGFR TKI in PDL1(-) patients.

Study design has been developed to demonstrate that ICI-ICI is superior to ICI-VEGFR TKI in prolonging Overall Survival (OS) for PDL1(+) patients and to demonstrate that ICI-VEGFR TKI is superior to ICI-ICI in prolonging Progression Free Survival (PFS) and OS for PDL1(-) patients.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Histologically confirmed metastatic (AJCC Stage IV) renal cell carcinoma with aclear-cell component.

  2. Intermediate- or poor-risk mRCC as defined by IMDC classification.

  3. Adult male or female patients (≥ 18 years of age at inclusion).

  4. Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) ≥70%.

  5. Adequate organ and marrow function, according to investigator assessment and

  6. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1000/μL (≥ 1.5 GI/L)

  7. Platelets ≥ 100,000/μL (≥ 100 GI/L)

  8. Hemoglobin ≥ 8 g/dL (≥ 80 g/L)

  9. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 5 x ULN.

  10. Calculated creatinine clearance ≥ 30 mL/min (≥ 0.67 mL/sec) using the CKD- EPIequation

  11. Patient should understand, sign, and date the written informed consent form prior toany protocol-specific procedures performed.

  12. Patient should be able and willing to comply with study visits and procedures as perprotocol

  13. Patients must be affiliated to a social security system or beneficiary of the same

  14. Female patients must either be of non-reproductive potential or must have a negativeserum pregnancy test within 14 days prior to the administration of study drug.Childbearing potential women must have agreed to use one barrier method ofcontraception, such as condom, plus an additional highly effective method ofcontraception during treatment on this trial and for up to 5 months after the lastdose of study treatment.

  15. Fertile men with a female partner of childbearing potential must agree to use onebarrier method of contraception, such as condom, during treatment on this trial andfor up to 4 months after the last dose of treatment. Their women of childbearingpotential partner must agree to use a highly effective method of contraceptionduring the same period.

  16. Female subjects of childbearing potential must not be pregnant at screening.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Prior systemic anticancer therapy for mRCC including investigational agents. Note:One prior systemic adjuvant therapy is allowed for completely resected RCC and ifrecurrence occurred at least 6 months after the last dose of adjuvant therapy.

  2. Uncontrolled brain metastases (adequately treated with radiotherapy and/orradiosurgery prior to randomization are eligible). Subjects who are neurologicallysymptomatic as a result of their CNS metastasis or are receiving systemiccorticosteroid treatment (prednisone equivalent > 10 mg/day) at the planned time ofrandomization are not eligible.

  3. Concomitant oral anti-vitamin K anticoagulation. An exception is the use of LMWH ordirect oral anticoagulants (DOAC), if considered safe by investigator assessment.

  4. The subject has uncontrolled, significant intercurrent or recent illness such as thefollowing conditions: a. Cardiovascular disorders: i. Congestive heart failure (CHF) class III or IV as defined by the New York HeartAssociation, unstable angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, serious cardiacarrhythmias (e.g., ventricular flutter, ventricular fibrillation, Torsades depointes). ii. Uncontrolled hypertension despite optimal antihypertensive treatment. iii. Stroke, or other symptomatic ischemic event or severe thromboembolic event (e.g., symptomatic pulmonary embolism [PE], incidental PE is acceptable if deemedsafe by the investigator) within 3 months before randomization. b. Active GI bleeding or symptomatic Gastrointestinal (GI) tract obstruction c. Clinically significant bleeding including uncontrolled hematuria, hematemesis, orhemoptysis d. Autoimmune disease that has been symptomatic or required immunosuppressivesystemic treatment within the past two years from the date of randomization. Note: Patients with a history of Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis are alwaysexcluded e. Any condition requiring systemic treatment with either corticosteroids (> 10 mgdaily prednisone equivalent) or other immunosuppressive medications within 14 daysof randomization. Note: Inhaled, intranasal, intra-articular, or topical steroids are permitted.Adrenal replacement steroid doses > 10 mg daily prednisone equivalent are permitted.Transient short-term use of systemic corticosteroids for allergic conditions (e.g.,contrast allergy) is also allowed. f. Active infection requiring systemic treatment. g. Major surgery (e.g., nephrectomy, GI surgery, removal of brain metastasis) within 4 weeks prior to randomization or serious non-healing wound/ulcer/bone fracture.

  5. Pregnant or breastfeeding females.

  6. Any other active malignancy at time of randomization or diagnosis of anothermalignancy within 3 years prior to randomization that requires active treatment,except for locally curable cancers that have been apparently cured.

  7. Hypersensitivity to any of the active substances or to any of the excipientsadministered during the study

  8. Use of live vaccines within 28 days before randomization

  9. Persons deprived of their freedom or under guardianship, or for whom it would beimpossible to undergo the medical follow-up required by the trial, for geographic,social or psychological reasons.

Study Design

Total Participants: 1250
Treatment Group(s): 6
Primary Treatment: Axitinib
Phase: 3
Study Start date:
April 12, 2024
Estimated Completion Date:
May 05, 2032

Study Description

In 2020, there were an estimated 431 288 new cases of kidney cancer (Renal Cell Carcinoma, RCC) globally with 138 611 cases in Europe, leading to 179 368 deaths worldwide, including 54 054 deaths in Europe (source: IARC/Globocan). To define high priority topics in academic research and launch dedicated trials, European RCC academic physicians have gathered into a European initiative - the CARE group.

Systemic therapy for RCC relies on two classes of agents: anti-angiogenic targeted therapy (Vascular endothelial growth factor Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor- VEGFR TKI) and immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI), targeting either PD-1/PD-L1 axis or CTLA-4. Combination therapy is standard of care (SOC) for clear cell RCC in all guidelines with either ICI-ICI or ICI-VEGFR TKI. However, no head-to-head comparison have been performed between the two approaches and patients are treated based on physician decision without clinical or biomarker factors to guide treatment selection. PD-L1 staining is, to date, the biomarker that has demonstrated its ability to enrich for overall survival benefit favoring ICI-ICI strategy in PD-L1(+) and ICI-VEGFR TKI in PD-L1(-) patients.

CARE1 PCT is a prospective randomize phase III study, in first line setting for patients with metastatic clear cell RCC comparing ICI-ICI vs ICI-VEGFR TKI approaches stratified on PD-L1 by local determination. Primary endpoint is overall survival (OS). The trial will enroll 1250 patients over 4 years across eight European countries (France, Spain, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Austria, Germany, Italy, UK) that are part of the CARE consortium. Study Sponsor is Gustave Roussy institute within the GETUG network for France, co-sponsor is developed through main academic networks (eg. SOGUG in Spain) and main institutions across Europe (eg. Cancer Core Europe - CCE). Study design has been develop to demonstrate that ICI-ICI is superior to ICI-VEGFR TKI in prolonging OS for PD-L1(+) patients and that ICI-VEGFR TKI is superior to ICI-ICI in prolonging OS for PD-L1(-) patients. CARE1 PCT has been designed and will be conducted with patient advocacy group representatives (ARTuR and IKCC) input.

CARE1 is an academic phase III study designed to define the optimal combination using a pragmatic routinely implementable biomarker. Therefore, CARE1 will inform practice and has the potential to change treatment guidelines. Taken all together, CARE1 is a unique opportunity to build a large-scale platform to define new biomarker based therapy guidelines as well as to investigate quality of life, patient reported outcome and Health-Economic in front line setting, as well as pathological and blood biobank collection for further translational work. This action is part of the Cancer Mission cluster of projects on 'Diagnosis and treatment'.

Connect with a study center

  • Medical University of Vienna

    Vienna, 1090
    Austria

    Site Not Available

  • Masarykův onkologický ústav, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute (MOU)

    Brno, 65653
    Czechia

    Site Not Available

  • Fakultní nemocnice Hradec Králová, University Hospital Hradec Kralove (FNHK)

    Hradec Kralove, 50005
    Czechia

    Site Not Available

  • Fakultní nemocnice Olomouc, University Hospital Olomouc (FNOL)

    Olomouc, 77900
    Czechia

    Active - Recruiting

  • Fakultní nemocnice v Motole, University Hospital Motol (MOTOL)

    Praha, 15000
    Czechia

    Site Not Available

  • CHU Angers

    Angers, 49933
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest - Angers

    Angers, 49055
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Institut Sainte Catherine

    Avignon, 84000
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • CH de la Côte Basque

    Bayonne, 64100
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hôpital Jean Minjoz

    Besançon, 25030
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • CHU de Bordeaux Hôpital Saint-André

    Bordeaux, 33000
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Centre François Baclesse

    Caen, 14076
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • CH Châlon Sur Saône

    Chalon Sur Saône, 71321
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Centre Jean Perrin

    Clermont-Ferrand, 63011
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Hôpital Henri Mondor

    Créteil, 94000
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Centre Georges-François Leclerc

    Dijon, 21079
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • CHU Grenoble

    Grenoble, 38043
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • CHD Vendée

    La Roche-Sur-Yon, 85925
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Centre Oscar Lambret

    Lille, 59000
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Polyclinique de Limoges

    Limoges, 87000
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Centre Léon Bérard

    Lyon, 69008
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Institut Paoli-Calmettes

    Marseille, 13009
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Institut Régional du Cancer de Montpellier

    Montpellier, 34298
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Centre Antoine Lacassagne

    Nice, 06189
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • CHU de Nîmes

    Nîmes, 30029
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hôpital Bichat - Claude Bernard

    Paris, 75018
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Hôpital Saint-Louis

    Paris, 75475
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hôpital Tenon

    Paris, 75020
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hôpital de la Pitié Salpêtrière

    Paris, 75013
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Institut Mutualiste Montsouris

    Paris, 75674
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • CH de Pau

    Pau, 64000
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hospices Civils de Lyon

    Pierre-Bénite, 69310
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • CHU Poitiers

    Poitiers, 86021
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Institut Godinot

    Reims, 51100
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Centre Eugène Marquis

    Rennes, 35042
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • CHU Saint-Etienne

    Saint-Etienne, 42270
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest - Saint Herblain

    Saint-Herblain, 44806
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • HIA Bégin

    Saint-Mandé, 94160
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • CHU Sud Réunion

    Saint-Pierre, 97448
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Institut de cancérologie Strasbourg Europe

    Strasbourg, 67200
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hôpital Foch

    Suresnes, 92150
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Oncopole Claudius Regaud - IUCT-Oncopole

    Toulouse, 31059
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hôpital Bretonneau

    Tours, 37044
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Institut de Cancérologie de Lorraine

    Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, 54519
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Gustave Roussy

    Villejuif, 94805
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Antoni van Leeuwenhoek

    Amsterdam, 1066CX
    Netherlands

    Site Not Available

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