Overview
This is a phase II, non-randomized, open-label, single-arm, multicenter study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of MK-3475 in patients with ovarian squamous cell carcinoma.
Description
This study includes female patients 18 years of age or older with advanced or recurrent unresectable squamous cell carcinoma of the ovary.
Pembrolizumab will be given for a maximum of 2 years i.e. a total of 35 cycles of pembrolizumab with the q3 week dosing.
Eligibility
This study includes female patients 18 years of age or older with advanced or recurrent
unresectable squamous cell carcinoma of the ovary. No prior approval (e.g., waiver or
exemption) is granted for deviations from the study protocol regarding inclusion criteria.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Participants are eligible to be included in the study only if all of the following
criteria apply:
1. Female participants who are at least 18 years of age on the day of signing
informed consent.
2. A female participant is eligible to participate if she is not pregnant, not
breastfeeding, and at least one of the following conditions applies:
1. Not a woman of childbearing potential (WOCBP) as defined OR
2. A WOCBP who agrees to follow the contraceptive guidance during the treatment
period and for at least 120 days after the last dose of study treatment.
3. The participant is diagnosed with advanced or recurrent unresectable squamous
cell carcinoma of ovary which are histologically confirmed.
4. The participant provides written informed consent for the trial.
5. Have measurable disease based on RECIST 1.1. Lesions situated in a previously
irradiated area are considered measurable if progression has been demonstrated in
such lesions.
6. Archival tumor tissue sample or newly obtained [core, incisional or excisional]
biopsy of a tumor lesion not previously irradiated has been provided.
Formalin-fixed, paraffin embedded (FFPE) tissue blocks are preferred to slides.
Newly obtained biopsies are preferred to archived tissue.
7. Have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 1.
Evaluation of ECOG is to be performed within 7 days prior to the first dose of
study intervention.
8. Have adequate organ function as defined in the following. Specimens must be
collected within 28 days prior to the start of study intervention.
- Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1500/µL
- Platelets ≥100 000/µL
- Hemoglobin ≥9.0 g/dL
- Creatinine ≤1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN) OR Measured or calculatedb
creatinine clearance (GFR can also be used in place of creatinine or CrCl)
≥30 mL/min for participant with creatinine levels >1.5 × institutional ULN
of Creatinine
- Total bilirubin ≤1.5 ×ULN OR direct bilirubin ≤ULN for participants with
total bilirubin levels >1.5 × ULN
- Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤2.5 ×
ULN (≤5 × ULN for participants with liver metastases)
- PT - International normalized ratio (INR) < 1.5
- Activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) ≤1.5 × ULN unless participant
is receiving anticoagulant therapy as long as PT or aPTT is within
therapeutic range of intended use of anticoagulants
9.1 Hepatitis B positive subjects
- Participants who are HBsAg positive are eligible if they have received Hepatitis B
virus (HBV) antiviral therapy for at least 4 weeks and have undetectable HBV viral
load prior to randomization.
- Participants should remain on anti-viral therapy throughout study intervention and
follow local guidelines for HBV anti-viral therapy post completion of study
intervention.
9.2 Hepatitis C positive subjects
- Participants with history of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are eligible if HCV
viral load is undetectable at screening.
- Participants must have completed curative anti-viral therapy at least 4 weeks prior to
randomization.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Participants are excluded from the study if any of the following criteria apply:
1. A WOCBP who has a positive serum or urine pregnancy test within 72 hours prior to
registration .
2. TMB-High (TMB score ≥ 10 mut/Mb) by FoundationOne CDx Cancer Genome Profile.
3. MSI-High by microsatellite instability test or FoundationOne CDx Cancer Genome
Profile.
4. Has received prior therapy with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, or anti PD L2 agent or
with an agent directed to another stimulatory or co-inhibitory T-cell receptor
(eg, CTLA-4, OX 40, CD137).
5. Has received prior systemic anti-cancer therapy including investigational agents
within 28 days prior to registration.
Note: There is no limit to the number of chemotherapy treatments prior to the
study. Participants must have recovered from all adverse events (AE) due to
previous therapies to ≤Grade 1 or baseline. Participants with alopecia and ≤Grade
2 neuropathy may be eligible. Participants with endocrine-related AE Grade ≤2
requiring treatment or hormone replacement may be eligible Note: If the
participant had major surgery, the participant must have recovered adequately
from the procedure and/or any complications from the surgery prior to starting
study intervention.
6. Has received prior radiotherapy within 2 weeks of start of study intervention.
Participants must have recovered from all radiation-related toxicities, not
require corticosteroids, and not have had radiation pneumonitis. A 1-week washout
is permitted for palliative radiation (≤2 weeks of radiotherapy) to non-central
nervous system (CNS) disease.
7. Has received a live vaccine or live-attenuated vaccine within 30 days before the
first dose of study intervention. Administration of killed vaccines is allowed.
Note: please refer to Section 5.4.2 for information on COVID-19 vaccines
8. Is currently participating in or has participated in a study of an
investigational agent or has used an investigational device within 4 weeks prior
to the first dose of study intervention.
Note: Participants who have entered the follow-up phase of an investigational
study may participate as long as it has been 4 weeks after the last dose of the
previous investigational agent.
9. Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving chronic systemic steroid
therapy (in dosing exceeding 10 mg daily of prednisone equivalent) or any other
form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to the first dose of study
drug.
10. Known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment
within the past 2 years. Note: Participants with basal cell carcinoma of the
skin, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or carcinoma in situ, excluding
carcinoma in situ of the bladder, that have undergone potentially curative
therapy are not excluded.
11. Has known active CNS metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis. Participants
with previously treated brain metastases may participate provided they are
radiologically stable, i.e. without evidence of progression for at least 4 weeks
by repeat imaging (note that the repeat imaging should be performed during study
screening), clinically stable and without requirement of steroid treatment for at
least 14 days prior to first dose of study intervention.
12. Has severe hypersensitivity (≥Grade 3) to MK-3475 and/or any of its excipients.
13. Has active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2
years (i.e. with use of disease modifying agents, corticosteroids or
immunosuppressive drugs). Replacement therapy (eg., thyroxine, insulin, or
physiologic corticosteroid replacement therapy for adrenal or pituitary
insufficiency, etc.) is not considered a form of systemic treatment and is
allowed.
14. Has a history of (non-infectious) pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease that
required steroids or has current pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease.
15. Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy.
16. Has a known history of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection.
17. Concurrent active Hepatitis B (defined as HBsAg positive and/or detectable HBV
DNA) and Hepatitis C virus (defined as anti-HCV Ab positive and detectable HCV
RNA) infection.
18. Has a history or current evidence of any condition, therapy, or laboratory
abnormality or other circumstance that might confound the results of the study,
interfere with the participant's participation for the full duration of the
study, such that it is not in the best interest of the participant to
participate, in the opinion of the treating investigator.
19. Has known psychiatric or substance abuse disorders that would interfere with
cooperation with the requirements of the trial.
20. Is pregnant or breast feeding, or expecting to conceive or father children within
the projected duration of the study, starting with the screening visit through
120 days after the last dose of trial treatment.
21. Has had an allogenic tissue/solid organ transplant.