๐ฌIn plain words
What the trial is, and whether it could suit you
A phase II, investigator-initiated, non-randomized, open-label, single-arm, multicenter study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Carboplatin/Paclitaxel/Lenvatinib/Pembrolizumab combination for previously untreated advanced or recurrent thymic carcinomas
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๐ Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Patients aged 18 years or older at the time of informed consent, who are pathologically (histologically or cytologically) diagnosed with thymic carcinoma for primary or metastatic thymic lesions, are included. They are preferred to be positive for CD5 or c-KIT by immunohistochemical staining. For those with non-squamous epithelial carcinoma negative for p40 or p63, non-primary cases should be excluded based on their clinical and pathological findings. In addition, those with thymoma are excluded.
2. Patients with unresectable advanced thymic carcinoma (equivalent to stage IVa or IVb of Masaoka-Koga classification), metastatic or recurrent, who have not been treated with systemic cancer chemotherapy.
Or, in the case of stage III Masaoka-Koga classification, patients who are judged to be incapable of radical resection (R0 resection is not possible due to the combined resection of invasive lesions in surrounding organs (pericardial sac, lung, great vessels, etc.) or who are not eligible for curative treatment with chemoradiotherapy. A history of adjuvant chemotherapy and radiation therapy is acceptable for perioperative adjuvant therapy prior to the finding of recurrence. If platinum-containing cancer chemotherapy has been administered as adjuvant therapy, it is eligible if there is an interval of at least 24 weeks before registration.
3. No symptomatic brain metastases, carcinomatous meningitis, or spinal metastases requiring radiotherapy or surgery
4. No prior history of an antiangiogenetic agent targeting VEGFR for thymic carcinoma
5. Not receiving radiotherapy within 14 days before registration Male participants
6. A male participant must agree to use contraception as detailed in Appendix 3 of this protocol during the treatment period and for at least 135 days after the last dose of study treatment and refrain from donating sperm during this period.
Female participants:
7. A female participant is eligible to participate if she is not pregnant (see Appendix 3), not breastfeeding, and at least one of the following conditions applies:
1. Not a woman of childbearing potential (WOCBP) as defined in Appendix 3 OR
2. A WOCBP who agrees to follow the contraceptive guidance in Appendix 3 during the treatment period and for at least 120 days after the last dose of study treatment.
8. The participant provides written informed consent for the trial
9. 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
10. Meet the following criteria for Hepatitis B and C Patients with no history of HBV or HCV infection or who meet the following criteria 10.1 Hepatitis B positive subjects Participants who are HBsAg positive are eligible if they have received HBV antiviral therapy for at least 4 weeks and have an undetectable HBV viral load prior to registration.
Participants should remain on anti-viral therapy throughout the study intervention and follow local guidelines for HBV anti-viral therapy post-completion of the study intervention.
10.2 Participants with a history of HCV infection Participants are eligible if HCV viral load is undetectable at screening. Participants must have completed curative anti-viral therapy at least 4 weeks prior to registration.
11. Have provided archival tumor tissue sample or newly obtained core or excisional biopsy of a tumor lesion not previously irradiated. Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue blocks are preferred to slides. Newly obtained biopsies are preferred to archived tissue.
12. Have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 1. Evaluation of ECOG is to be performed within 14 days before registration.
13. Have adequate organ function as defined in the following table (Table 8). Specimens must be collected within 14 days prior to registration.
14. Have a predicted life expectancy of \>12 weeks
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Has diagnosed as thymomas
2. Has related immune-related complications such as myasthenia gravis, pure red cell aplasia, or hypogammaglobulinemia
3. Patients with ECG QT correction interval prolongation or history of such prolongation (patients with QTcF \> 480 ms)
4. Has a LVEF below the institutional normal range, as determined by multigated acquisition (MUGA) or echocardiogram (ECHO)
5. A WOCBP who has a positive urine pregnancy test within 72 hours prior to registration (see Appendix 3). If the urine test is positive or cannot be confirmed as negative, a serum pregnancy test will be required
6. Has urine protein โฅ1 g/24 hours Note: Participants with proteinuria โฅ2+ (โฅ100 mg/dL) on urine dipstick testing (urinalysis) will undergo 24-hour urine collection for quantitative assessment of proteinuria
7. Has had major surgery within 3 weeks prior to the first dose of study interventions
8. Has clinically significant cardiovascular disease within 12 months from the first dose of study intervention, including New York Heart Association Class III or IV congestive heart failure, unstable angina, myocardial infarction, cerebral vascular accident, or cardiac arrhythmia associated with hemodynamic instability
9. Has any of the following a) to i):
1. History of interstitial pneumonia or evidence of interstitial lung disease
2. Uncontrollable autoimmune disease receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy (in dosing exceeding 10 mg daily of prednisone equivalent) or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy
3. History or complications of hypertensive crisis or hypertensive encephalopathy
4. Surgery under general anesthesia within 28 days before registration
5. History of total gastrectomy
6. Complication of congenital bleeding predisposition or abnormal coagulation
7. Complication of Grade 3 or higher gastrointestinal or non-gastrointestinal fistula with CTCAE v5.0
8. History of Grade 3 or higher bleeding (site not specified) with CTCAE v5.