A Prospective Cohort Study of Integrating Radiotherapy Into Chemotherapy With Pembrolizumab and Bevacizumab in Newly Diagnosed Stage IVB Cervical Cancer

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other, Drug, Radiation, Procedure, Biological
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
SUMMARY

This phase I/II trial tests the safety and effectiveness of receiving external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) and brachytherapy along with chemotherapy, consisting of cisplatin and paclitaxel, and immunotherapy, consisting of bevacizumab and pembrolizumab, for the treatment of patients with stage IVB cervical cancer. EBRT is type of radiation therapy that uses a machine to aim high-energy rays at the cancer from outside of the body. Brachytherapy, also known as internal radiation therapy, uses radioactive material placed directly into or near a tumor to kill tumor cells. Cisplatin is in a class of medications known as platinum-containing compounds. It works by killing, stopping or slowing the growth of tumor cells. Paclitaxel is in a class of medications called antimicrotubule agents. It stops tumor cells from growing and dividing and may kill them. Bevacizumab is in a class of medications called antiangiogenic agents. It works by stopping the formation of blood vessels that bring oxygen and nutrients to tumor. This may slow the growth and spread of tumor. A monoclonal antibody, such as pembrolizumab, is a type of protein that can bind to certain targets in the body, such as molecules that cause the body to make an immune response (antigens). Giving EBRT and brachytherapy along with chemotherapy and immunotherapy may be a safe and effective way to treat patients with stage IVB cervical cancer.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Participants who are at least 18 years of age on the day of signing informed consent with histologically confirmed diagnosis of Stage IVB cervical cancer will be enrolled in this study

• Patients with stage IVB adenocarcinoma, adenosquamous carcinoma, or squamous-cell carcinoma of the cervix that has not yet been treated with systemic chemotherapy or radiation therapy

• Participants who have adverse events (AEs) due to previous anticancer therapies must have recovered to ≤ grade 1 or baseline. Participants with endocrine-related AEs who are adequately treated with hormone replacement or participants who have ≤ grade 2 neuropathy are eligible

• The participant provides written informed consent for the trial

• Have measurable disease based on Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1. Lesions situated in a previously irradiated area are considered measurable if progression has been demonstrated in such lesions

• 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

• Patients must have PD-L1 status, CPS score of over 1. PD-L1 status will be determined per institutional standards via the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved test, Dako PD-L1 immunohistochemistry (IHC) 22C3 pharmDx kit with combined positive score (CPS) interpretation

• 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

• Participants who are hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive are eligible if they have received hepatitis B virus (HBV) anti-viral therapy for at least 4 weeks, and have undetectable HBV viral load prior to randomization.

∙ Note: Participants should remain on anti-viral therapy throughout study intervention and follow local guidelines for HBV anti-viral therapy post completion of study intervention.

∙ Hepatitis B screening tests are not required unless:

• Known history of HBV infection

• As mandated by local health authority

‣ Participants with a history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are eligible if HCV viral load is undetectable at screening.

∙ Note: Participants must have completed curative anti-viral therapy at least 4 weeks prior to randomization. Hepatitis C screening tests are not required unless:

• Known history of HCV infection

• As mandated by local health authority

‣ HIV-infected participants must have well-controlled HIV on antiretroviral treatment (ART), defined as:

• Participants on ART must have a CD4+ T-cell count ≥ 350 cells/mm\^3 at the time of screening

• Participants on ART must have achieved and maintained virologic suppression defined as confirmed HIV ribonucleic acid (RNA) level below 50 or the LLOQ (below the limit of detection) using the locally available assay at the time of screening and for at least 12 weeks before screening

• It is advised that participants must not have had any AIDS-defining opportunistic infections within the past 12 months.

• Participants on ART must have been on a stable regimen, without changes in drugs or dose modification, for at least 4 weeks before study entry (day 1) and agree to continue ART throughout the study

• The combination ART regimen must not contain any antiretroviral medications that interact with CYP3A4 inhibitors/inducers/substrates (https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-interactions-labeling/drug-development-and-drug-interactions-table-substrates-inhibitors-and-inducers)

‣ Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1500/µL (collected within 10 days prior to the start of study)

⁃ Platelets ≥ 100 000/µL (collected within 10 days prior to the start of study)

⁃ Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL or ≥ 5.6 mmol/L (collected within 10 days prior to the start of study). Criteria must be met without erythropoietin dependency and without packed red blood cell (pRBC) transfusion within last 2 weeks

⁃ Creatinine ≤ 1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN) OR measured or calculated creatinine clearance (glomerular filtration rate \[GFR\] can also be used in place of creatinine or creatinine clearance \[CrCl\]) ≥ 30 mL/min for participant with creatinine levels \> 1.5 × institutional ULN (collected within 10 days prior to the start of study)

• Creatinine clearance (CrCl) should be calculated per institutional standard

‣ Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × ULN OR direct bilirubin ≤ ULN for participants with total bilirubin levels \> 1.5 × ULN (collected within 10 days prior to the start of study)

⁃ Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)(serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase \[SGOT\])/ alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase \[SGPT\]) ≤ 2.5 × ULN (≤ 5 × ULN for participants with liver metastases) (collected within 10 days prior to the start of study)

⁃ International normalized ratio (INR) OR prothrombin time (PT) activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) ≤ 1.5 × ULN unless participant is receiving anticoagulant therapy as long as PT or activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) is within therapeutic range of intended use of anticoagulants (collected within 10 days prior to the start of study)

Locations
United States
California
UCLA / Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITING
Los Angeles
University of California San Diego (UCSD)
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
San Diego
Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Oklahoma City
Virginia
University of Virginia Cancer Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Charlottesville
Contact Information
Primary
Jenny Lester
JLester@mednet.ucla.edu
310-794-9728
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-07-29
Estimated Completion Date: 2032-01-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 35
Treatments
Experimental: Treatment (EBRT, brachytherapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy)
PART 1: Patients receive cisplatin IV, paclitaxel IV, pembrolizumab IV over 30 minutes, and bevacizumab IV on day 1 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 21 days for 6 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients receive no treatment for 3 weeks.~PART 2: Patients undergo EBRT for 25 treatments delivered over 5 weeks, and brachytherapy over 3-5 treatments. Patients also receive pembrolizumab IV over 30 minutes and bevacizumab IV on day 1 of each cycle. Cycles for immunotherapy repeat every 21 days for a total of 2 years in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Participants who complete study intervention after 2 years of pembrolizumab are eligible for up to 1 year of additional pembrolizumab (second course) upon experiencing disease progression.~Patients undergo CT, PET/CT, and/or MRI throughout the study. Patients also undergo blood sample collection throughout the study.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Collaborators: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

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