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NCT01843374 · REGISTRY CONDITION SEARCH

Randomized, Double-blind Study Comparing Tremelimumab to Placebo in Subjects With Unresectable Malignant Mesothelioma

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Phase
PHASE2
Status at capture
ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING
Registry last update
2026-07-27

This is a Phase 2b, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group study. Subjects with unresectable pleural or peritoneal malignant mesothelioma will be randomized in a 2:1 ratio to receive either tremelimumab or placebo. Approximately 564 subjects will be enrolled at study centers in multiple countries. The study consists of a screening period, a treatment period, a 90-day follow-up period for safety, and a long-term survival follow-up period.

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What did the study report?

Outcomes, safety and baseline populations are separate source sections. Quality-of-life measures appear under their original outcome titles.

Who could take part
eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Histologically and/or cytologically confirmed pleural or peritoneal malignant mesothelioma; 2. Disease not amenable to curative surgery; 3. Age 18 and over at the time of consent; 4. ECOG Performance status 0-1; 5. Progressed after previous receipt of 1-2 prior systemic treatments for advanced disease that included a first-line pemetrexed (or anti-folate)-based regimen in combination with platinum agent. 6. Recovered from all toxicities associated with prior treatment, to acceptable baseline status, or a NCI CTCAE Grade of 0 or 1, except for toxicities not considered a safety risk, 7. Measurable diseaseby modified RECIST for pleural mesothelioma or RECIST v1.1 for peritoneal mesothelioma; 8. Adequate bone marrow, hepatic, and renal function determined within 14 days prior to randomization defined as: 9. Negative screening test results for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis A, B and C. 10. Written informed consent and any locally required authorization (eg, HIPAA in the USA, EU Data Privacy Directive authorization in the EU) obtained from the subject/legal representative prior to performing any protocol- related procedures, including screening evaluations; 11. Females of childbearing potential who are sexually active with a nonsterilized male partner must use a highly effective method of contraception for 28 days prior to the first dose of investigational product, and must agree to continue using such precautions for 6 months after the final dose of investigational product; cessation of contraception after this point should be discussed with a responsible physician. 12. Nonsterilized males who are sexually active with a female partner of childbearing potential must use a highly effective method of contraception from Days 1 through 90 post last dose. In addition, they must refrain from sperm donation for 90 days after the final dose of investigational product. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Subjects who failed more than 2 prior systemic treatment regimens for advanced malignant mesothelioma; 2. Received any prior mAb against CTLA-4, programmed cell death 1 (PD1) or programmed cell death 1 ligand 1 (PD-L1); 3. History of chronic inflammatory or autoimmune disease with symptomatic disease within the last 3 years prior to randomization. 4. Active, untreated central nervous system (CNS) metastasis 5. Any serious uncontrolled medical disorder or active infection that would impair the subject's ability to receive investigational product; 6. History of other malignancy unless the subject has been disease-free for at least 3 years; 7. Pregnant or breast feeding at time of consent; 8. Any condition that would prohibit the understanding or rendering of information and consent and compliance with the requirements of this protocol; 9. Active or history of diverticulitis; 10. Active or history of inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel disease, celiac disease or other serious gastrointestinal chronic conditions associated with diarrhea. Active or history of systemic lupus erythematosus or granulomatosis with polyangiitis; 11. History of sarcoidosis syndrome; 12. Currently receiving systemic corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive medications or has a medical condition that requires the chronic use of corticosteroids. 13. Subjects should not be vaccinated with live attenuated vaccines within one month prior to starting tremelimumab treatment; 14. The last dose of prior chemotherapy or radiation therapy was received less than 2 weeks prior to randomization; 15. Any unresolved toxicity NCI CTCAE Grade ≥ 2 from previous anticancer therapy with the exception of vitiligo and alopecia; 16. Any condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with evaluation of the investigational product or interpretation of subject safety or study results; 17. Concurrent enrollment in another clinical study or receipt of an investigational product within the last 4 weeks 18. Employees of the study site directly involved with the conduct of the study, or immediate family members of any such individuals; 19. Subjects with a history of hypersensitivity to compounds of similar biologic composition to tremelimumab or any constituent of the product.
healthy Volunteers
false
maximum Age
99 Years
minimum Age
18 Years
sex
ALL
std Ages
  1. ADULT
  2. OLDER_ADULT
Treatment arms and interventions
arm Groups
  1. description
    Tremelimumab
    intervention Names
    1. Drug: Tremelimumab
    label
    Tremelimumab
    type
    EXPERIMENTAL
  2. description
    Placebo
    intervention Names
    1. Drug: Placebo
    label
    Placebo
    type
    PLACEBO_COMPARATOR
interventions
  1. arm Group Labels
    1. Tremelimumab
    description
    Tremelimumab is to be administered as an IV solution, followed by observation.
    name
    Tremelimumab
    type
    DRUG
  2. arm Group Labels
    1. Placebo
    description
    Placebo is to be administered as an IV solution, followed by observation.
    name
    Placebo
    type
    DRUG
Study design
allocation
RANDOMIZED
intervention Model
PARALLEL
masking Info
masking
QUADRUPLE
who Masked
  1. PARTICIPANT
  2. CARE_PROVIDER
  3. INVESTIGATOR
  4. OUTCOMES_ASSESSOR
primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Enrollment
count
571
type
ACTUAL
Registered outcome plans (not posted results)
primary Outcomes
  1. description
    Overall survival (OS) by treatment arm
    measure
    Overall Survival (OS)
    time Frame
    3 years.
secondary Outcomes
  1. description
    The percentage of patients still alive at 18 months
    measure
    OS Rate at 18 Months by Treatment Arm
    time Frame
    18 months
  2. description
    Progression-free survival will be measured from randomization to the first documentation of disease progression or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first. Progression is defined using the modified Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours (RECIST) for pleural mesothelioma or RECIST v1.1 for peritoneal mesothelioma and assessed by computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), as a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, or a measurable increase in a non-target lesion, or the appearance of new lesions.
    measure
    Progression-free Survival by Treatment Arm
    time Frame
    Time from randomization to disease progression or death, whichever occurs first, assessed up to 3 years.
  3. description
    Overall response rate is defined as the proportion of participants with confirmed CR or PR per the modified Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours (RECIST) for pleural mesothelioma or RECIST v1.1 for peritoneal mesothelioma and assessed by computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Complete Response (CR) corresponds to disappearance of all target lesions, and Partial Response (PR), \>=30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions. Overall Response (OR) = CR + PR.
    measure
    Overall Response Rate by Treatment Arm
    time Frame
    Time from randomization to best response to treatment, assessed up to 3 years.
  4. description
    Duration of response will be defined as the duration from the first documentation of complete response (CR), partial response (PR) to the first documented disease progression.
    measure
    Duration of Response by Treatment Arm
    time Frame
    Duration of response from the first documentation of objcetive response (confirmed CR or PR) to the first documented disease progression, assessed up to 14 weeks after the initial response.
  5. description
    Disease control rate (DCR) is defined as the proportion of participants with best response of complete response (CR), partial response (PR), or stable disease (SD) of ≥ 12 weeks duration
    measure
    Disease Control Rate by Treatment Arm
    time Frame
    Time from randomization to disease progression or death, whichever occurs first, assessed up to 3 years.
  6. description
    Durable disease control rate (DDCR) is defined as the percentage of participants with best response of complete response (CR), partial response (PR), or stable disease (SD) of ≥ 6 months duration
    measure
    Durable Disease Control Rate by Treatment Arm
    time Frame
    Time from randomization to disease progression or death, whichever occurs first, assessed up to 3 years.
  7. description
    Any untoward medical occurrence in a patient or clinical investigation participants administered a pharmaceutical product and which does not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment.
    measure
    Number of Participants Reporting Any Adverse Event
    time Frame
    Day 1- 90 days post dose
  8. measure
    Number of Participants Reporting Any Serious Adverse Events
    time Frame
    Day 1 to 90 days post dose
  9. description
    The immunogenicity titer is reported for samples confirmed positive for the presence of anti tremelimumab antibodies.
    measure
    Number of Participants With Positive Anti-drug Antibodies
    time Frame
    Week 5
Full study description
brief Summary
This is a Phase 2b, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group study. Subjects with unresectable pleural or peritoneal malignant mesothelioma will be randomized in a 2:1 ratio to receive either tremelimumab or placebo. Approximately 564 subjects will be enrolled at study centers in multiple countries. The study consists of a screening period, a treatment period, a 90-day follow-up period for safety, and a long-term survival follow-up period.
detailed Description
This is a Phase 2b, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group study. Subjects with unresectable pleural or peritoneal malignant mesothelioma will be randomized in a 2:1 ratio to receive either tremelimumab or placebo. Randomization will be stratified by EORTC status (low-risk vs high-risk), line of therapy (second vs third), and anatomical site (pleural vs peritoneal). This study plans to use the EORTC to stratify subjects into high or low risk groups in order to ensure balanced randomization to the different treatment groups. For subjects in whom pemetrexed was contraindicated or not tolerated or not an approved therapy (eg, peritoneal mesothelioma), prior therapy with a first-line platinum-based regimen is required. Approximately 564 subjects will be enrolled at study centers in multiple countries. The study consists of a screening period, a treatment period, a 90-day follow-up period for safety, and a long-term survival follow-up period.
Source references
references
  1. citation
    Baverel P, Roskos L, Tatipalli M, Lee N, Stockman P, Taboada M, Vicini P, Horgan K, Narwal R. Exposure-Response Analysis of Overall Survival for Tremelimumab in Unresectable Malignant Mesothelioma: The Confounding Effect of Disease Status. Clin Transl Sci. 2019 Sep;12(5):450-458. doi: 10.1111/cts.12633. Epub 2019 Apr 12.
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  2. citation
    Maio M, Scherpereel A, Calabro L, Aerts J, Perez SC, Bearz A, Nackaerts K, Fennell DA, Kowalski D, Tsao AS, Taylor P, Grosso F, Antonia SJ, Nowak AK, Taboada M, Puglisi M, Stockman PK, Kindler HL. Tremelimumab as second-line or third-line treatment in relapsed malignant mesothelioma (DETERMINE): a multicentre, international, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 2b trial. Lancet Oncol. 2017 Sep;18(9):1261-1273. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(17)30446-1. Epub 2017 Jul 17.
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