Phase II Open-label Trial of Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy (Atezolizumab) in Combination With CAPOX for Resectable Non-metastatic Proficient Mismatch Repair (pMMR) Colon CancER: NICER Study

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Drug
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Phase 2
SUMMARY

This is a Phase II open-label trial of neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy with Atezolizumab and CAPOX followed by surgery and potentially adjuvant chemotherapy for patients with localized resectable pMMR adenocarcinoma of the colon with a target accrual of 28 patients. The investigators will explore if appropriately timed neoadjuvant CAPOX with anti-PD-L1 mAb (Atezolizumab) can be administered safely and feasibly, and that this combination will lead to improved clinical response associated with enhanced numbers of immune cells in surgically resected colon tumors. Patients will receive 4 cycles of atezolizumab in combination with 4 cycles of CAPOX (atezolizumab will be administered prior to chemotherapy) before standard of care surgical resection. Following surgery, patients still considered to be at high-risk of recurrence (per SOC guidelines) will receive further adjuvant chemotherapy (mFOLFOX6 or CAPOX), based on the discretion of the treating oncologist/investigator. Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) dynamic change status will be analyzed through collection of blood samples throughout different stages of the patient's neoadjuvant treatment regimen (baseline, pre-neoadjuvant therapy, mid-neoadjuvant, post-neoadjuvant therapy, and during postoperative period) as a marker of early read on efficacy. The end of the study for each patient enrolled will be at the 6 month postoperative visit. On Study Protocol: Patients will be followed up for an efficacy follow-up phase during the first 6 months after surgery (week 2 \& months 3, 6 visits). All assessments beyond the 6 month visit will be performed under standard of care surveillance office visits. Off Study Protocol: Thereafter they will enter a survival follow-up phase per standard of care protocols. Patients will be seen every 6 months starting at month 12 until month 36. All collection of research-specific assessments including whole blood, stool collection and quality of life questionnaires will be optional beyond the 6 month postop visit (months 12-36).

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 80
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Signed Informed Consent Form

• Age ≥18 years at time of signing Informed Consent Form

• Ability to comply with the study protocol

• MSS or pMMR tumor determined by local CLIA-certified PCR or IHC testing respectively.

• Histologically or cytologically confirmed resectable non-metastatic adenocarcinoma of the colon.

• The distal extent of the tumor must be ≥12 cm from the anal verge on pre-surgical endoscopy and/or imaging (i.e., excluding rectal adenocarcinomas warranting treatment with chemoradiation). If the patient did not undergo a pre-surgical endoscopy, then the distal extent of the tumor must be ≥12 cm from the anal verge as determined by surgical examination or pre-operative imaging.

• One or more of the following high-risk features:

‣ High CEA levels (\>5 ng/ml in non-smoker patients , \>10ng/ml in smoker patients)

⁃ Low Lymphocyte-to-monocyte Ratio (\<2.38)

⁃ Poor grade of tumor differentiation

⁃ Evidence of Lymphovascular Invasion

⁃ Evidence of Perineural Invasion

⁃ CT evidence of T3 orT4 disease w/ ≥4 cm tumor longitudinal diameter

⁃ CT evidence of regional lymphadenopathy

• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0-1

• Adequate hematologic and end-organ function, defined by the following laboratory test results, obtained within 14 days prior to initiation of study treatment:

‣ ANC ≥ 1.5 x 10\*9/L (1500/mL) without granulocyte colony-stimulating factor support

⁃ Lymphocyte count ≥ 0.5 x 10\*9/L (500/µL)

⁃ Platelet count ≥100 x 10\*9/L (100,000/µL) without transfusion

⁃ Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/L (9 g/dL) Patients may be transfused to meet this criterion.

⁃ AST, ALT, and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) ≤ 2.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN)

⁃ Serum bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN with the following exception:

∙ Patients with known Gilbert disease: serum bilirubin ≤ 3 x ULN

• Serum creatinine ≤1.5 x ULN or Creatinine clearance ≥ 50 mL/min (calculated using the Cockcroft-Gault formula)

• Serum albumin ≥ 25 g/L (2.5 g/dL)

• For patients not receiving therapeutic anticoagulation: INR or aPTT ≤ 1.5 x ULN

‣ For patients receiving therapeutic anticoagulation: stable anticoagulant regimen

⁃ Negative hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) test at screening

⁃ Negative hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody test at screening, or positive HCV antibody test followed by a negative HCV RNA test at screening The HCV RNA test must be performed for patients who have a positive HCV antibody test.

⁃ Negative HIV test at screening

⁃ For women of childbearing potential: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use contraceptive methods, and agreement to refrain from donating eggs, as defined below:

∙ Women must remain abstinent or use contraceptive methods with a failure rate of \< 1% per year during the treatment period and for 5 months after the final dose of atezolizumab and for 6 months following any of the adjuvant chemotherapy regimens (if applicable) after the final dose of mFOLFOX6 or CAPEOX.Women must refrain from donating eggs during this same period.

∙ A woman is considered to be of childbearing potential if she is postmenarchal, has not reached a postmenopausal state (≥ 12 continuous months of amenorrhea with no identified cause other than menopause), and has not undergone surgical sterilization (removal of ovaries, fallopian tubes and/or uterus) or another cause as determined by the investigator (e.g., Müllerian agenesis). Per this definition, a woman with a tubal ligation is considered to be of childbearing potential. The definition of childbearing potential may be adapted for alignment with local guidelines or requirements.

∙ Examples of contraceptive methods with a failure rate of \< 1% per year include bilateral tubal ligation, male sterilization, hormonal contraceptives that inhibit ovulation, hormone-releasing intrauterine devices, and copper intrauterine devices.

∙ The reliability of sexual abstinence should be evaluated in relation to the duration of the clinical trial and the preferred and usual lifestyle of the patient. Periodic abstinence (e.g., calendar, ovulation, symptothermal, or postovulation methods) and withdrawal are not adequate methods of contraception. If required per local guidelines or regulations, locally recognized adequate methods of contraception and information about the reliability of abstinence will be described in the local Informed Consent Form.

∙ • For men: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use contraceptive measures, and agreement to refrain from donating sperm, as defined below: With a female partner of childbearing potential who is not pregnant, men who are not surgically sterile must remain abstinent or use a condom plus an additional contraceptive method that together result in a failure rate of \<1% per year during the treatment period and for 5 months after the final dose of any chemotherapy regimen. Men must refrain from donating sperm during this same period.

∙ With a pregnant female partner, men must remain abstinent or use a condom during the treatment period and for 5 months after any of the chemotherapy regimens to avoid exposing the embryo.

∙ The reliability of sexual abstinence should be evaluated in relation to the duration of the clinical trial and the preferred and usual lifestyle of the patient. Periodic abstinence (e.g., calendar, ovulation, symptothermal, or postovulation methods) and withdrawal are not adequate methods of contraception. If required per local guidelines or regulations, locally recognized adequate methods of contraception and information about the reliability of abstinence will be described in the local Informed Consent Form.

Locations
United States
Texas
Baylor College of Medicine
RECRUITING
Houston
Contact Information
Primary
Hector J Garcia-Chavez, MD
hector.garcia-chavez@bcm.edu
713-798-6419
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-06-15
Estimated Completion Date: 2028-01-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 28
Treatments
Experimental: Neoadjuvant Therapy Arm
Subjects will receive 4 cycles of neoadjuvant atezolizumab in combination with 4 cycles of CAPOX before standard of care surgical resection. After surgery, patients who are still considered high risk for recurrence (per the treating medical oncologist) will be offered adjuvant therapy.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: Genentech, Inc.
Leads: Baylor College of Medicine

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