Clinical Trial: Nivolumab and Ipilimumab and Radiation Therapy in MSS and MSI High Colorectal and Pancreatic Cancer

Study Status: Not yet recruiting
Recruit Status: Not yet recruiting
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Nivolumab and Ipilimumab and Radiation Therapy in Microsatellite Stable (MSS) and Microsatellite Instability (MSI) High Colorectal and Pancreatic Cancer

Brief Summary:

This research study is studying a combination of drugs with radiation therapy as a possible treatment for Microsatellite Stable Colorectal Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, or MSI High Colorectal Cancer.

The interventions involved in this study are:

  • Nivolumab
  • Ipilimumab
  • Radiation Therapy

Detailed Summary:

This research study is a Phase II clinical trial. Phase II clinical trials test the safety and effectiveness of an investigational intervention to learn whether the intervention works in treating a specific disease. "Investigational" means that the intervention is being studied.

The FDA (the U.S. Food and Drug Administration) has not approved nivolumab for this specific disease but it has been approved for other uses.

The FDA (the U.S. Food and Drug Administration) has not approved ipilimumab for this specific disease but it has been approved for other uses.

Researchers hope to study the effects of the combination of Nivolumab and Ipilimumab. Many cancers use specific pathways (such as PD-1/PD-L1 and CTLA-4) to evade the body's immune system. Nivolumab and ipilimumab work by blocking the PD-1/PD-L1 and CTLA-4 pathways and thus releasing the brakes on the immune system so it can stop or slow cancer.

Ipilimumab and Nivolumab are both antibodies. An antibody is a cell that attaches to other cells to fight off infection. The antibodies in ipilimumab work by not allowing cancer cell growth. The antibodies in nivolumab work by causing programmed cell death of the cancer cells. Radiation therapy is believed to increase the likelihood of response of immunotherapy (the prevention/treatment of a disease through an immune response).

In this research study, the investigators are studying the combination of nivolumab, ipilimumab and radiation therapy on participants with microsatellite stable colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, or MSI high colorectal cancer. The combination of these study drugs have been tested and optimized for safety and is currently being tested in multiple
Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital

Current Primary Outcome: Disease Control Rate [ Time Frame: 2 years ]

The percentage of participants with disease control following treatment with nivolumab/ipilimumab/radiation. Disease control is defined as the percentage of participants who have achieved complete response (CR), partial response (PR), or stable disease (SD) as defined by Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST). Tumors may be evaluated for response with X-ray, computerized tomography (CT) scan, Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), FDG (fluorodeoxyglucose) positron emission tomography (PET) scan, PET-CT, or cytology/histology.


Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

  • Median Progression free Survival [ Time Frame: 2 years ]
    Progression-Free Survival (PFS) is defined as the time from the first treatment date to the earlier of progression or death due to any cause. Participants alive without disease progression are censored at date of last disease evaluation.
  • Median Overall Survival [ Time Frame: 2 years ]
    Overall Survival (OS) is defined as the time from the first treatment date to death due to any cause, or censored at date last known alive.


Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: Massachusetts General Hospital

Dates:
Date Received: April 3, 2017
Date Started: April 30, 2017
Date Completion: October 31, 2024
Last Updated: April 3, 2017
Last Verified: April 2017