Safety and Efficacy of Ivonescimab and Chemotherapy Plus Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) in the Treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Brain Metastases
The researchers are doing this study to test the safety of ivonescimab given in combination with standard chemotherapy and stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) in people with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that has spread to the brain (brain metastases). The researchers will test different doses of the study drug to find the best dose that causes few or mild side effects in participants. Once the dose is found, the researchers will test it in a new group of participants to see if it is effective in treating their NSCLC brain metastases.
• Histologically or cytologically confirmed non-small cell lung cancer, including squamous and non-squamous histologies.
• At least one brain metastasis measuring ≥ 1.0 cm and ≤ 3.5 cm in diameter, deemed safe for treatment with SRS by an attending radiation oncologist
• PD-L1 tumor proportion score available
• ECOG performance status 0-1 (See Appendix II for performance status criteria)
• Age ≥ 18 years
• Expected life expectancy greater than 3 months
• Participant or Legally Authorized Representative (LAR) able to provide written informed consent
• Participant willing to comply with all requirements of study participation
• Adequate Organ Function:
• a. Hematology (no blood transfusions or growth factor therapy used within 7 days of the screening CBC): i. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 × 10\^9/L ii. Platelet count ≥ 100 × 10\^9/L iii. Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL b. Kidneys: i. Creatinine clearance (CrCl) ≥ 50 mL/min using the Cockcroft-Gault formula or estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) value ≥30 mL/min using the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) equation ii. Urine protein \< 2+ or 24-hour urine protein quantification \< 1.0 g
• Liver:
• i. Serum total bilirubin (TBIL) ≤ 1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN); For patients with liver metastases or confirmed/suspected Gilbert syndrome, TBIL ≤3 × ULN, aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 2.5 × ULN; For patients with liver metastases, AST and ALT ≤ 5 × ULN d. Coagulation: prothrombin time (PT) or international normalized ratio (INR) ≤ 1.5 x ULN,and partial prothrombin time (PTT) or activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) ≤ 1.5 × ULN (unless abnormalities are unrelated to coagulopathy) This applies only to patients who are not on therapeutic anti-coagulation. Patients receiving therapeutic anti-coagulation should be on a stable dose.
⁃ Resolution of all toxicities of prior therapy or surgical procedures to baseline or Grade 1 (except for neuropathy, hypothyroidism requiring medication and alopecia can be resolved to Grade ≤2)
⁃ Steroid treatment (dexamethasone) is allowed and patients will be eligible if patients have been tapered to a dose equivalent of ≤ 4mg dexamethasone once a day for at least one week prior to enrollment. For example, a patient who received a 10mg bolus of dexamethasone in the emergency department after an MRI demonstrated brain metastases, as long as they have been tapered to a dose of 4mg or less for at least one week prior to enrollment
⁃ Female patient of childbearing potential having sex with an unsterilized male partner must agree to use a highly effective method of contraception\* from the beginning of screening until 90 days after the last dose of the ivonescimab, which overlaps with the period during which patients are treated with SRS.
⁃ Unsterilized male patients having sex with a female partner of childbearing potential, or a pregnant or breastfeeding partner must agree to use barrier contraception (male condom) for the duration of the treatment period until 90 days after the last dose of ivonescimab.
‣ Male patients with female partners of childbearing potential must have the female partner agree to use at least 1 form of highly effective contraception\* for the duration of the treatment period until 90 days after the last dose of ivonescimab, which overlaps with the period during which patients are treated with SRS.
‣ \*See Appendix III - Contraceptive Guidelines