Deciphering Antitumour Response and Resistance With INtratumour Heterogeneity

• Status: Recruiting
• Trial end date: 2025-11-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

DARWIN II is a multi-arm non-randomised phase II trial, Eligible patient will be those who relapse with NSCLC (clinical trials.gov ref. NCT02183883). Patients must have at least two tissue/DNA samples of their disease available for sequencing.

The trial will investigate assess if intra-tumour heterogeneity (clonal vs subclonal actionable mutation) is associated with PFS.

Patients without an actionable mutation will receive MPDL3280A (atezolizumab), a monoclonal antibody targeting anti-PDL1, as monotherapy or in combination with chemotherapy, The options for combination therapy will vary depending on the histology of the NSCLC (i.e. non-squamous or squamous).

Patients with BRAFV600 mutations, HER2 Amplification, ALK/RET gene rearrangements will be enrolled into arms treating with vemurafenib, trastuzumab emtansine and alectinib respectively.

DARWIN II will include extensive exploratory biomarker analysis to investigate a number of genomic and immune markers that may predict response to MPDL3280A (atezolizumab) and help guide future clinical trial design.

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University College, London
• Collaborator: Hoffmann-La Roche
• Treatments: Ado-Trastuzumab Emtansine; Antibodies, Monoclonal; Atezolizumab; Maytansine; Trastuzumab; Vemurafenib

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Multi-region sequencing data of the primary tumour available. Non-TRACERx patients must have two tissue/DNA samples of their disease. Non-TRACERx patients may be recruited to ARM1 pending UCL GCLP MiSeq or equivalent NGS panel if EGFR sensitising mutations and ALK fusions have been excluded (according to local testing procedures). Patients with confirmed ALK aberration by local testing are eligible for ARM 3 providing they have two tissue/DNA samples of their Disease. Central testing for ALK will be performed separately. Patients with a confirmed BRAFV600 mutation by local testing or other non TRACERx NGS panel are eligible for ARM2, providing they have two tissue/DNA samples of their Disease. Central testing for BRAFV600 will be performed separately. Patients with squamous cell carcinoma do not require local testing for EGFR sensitising mutations and ALK fusions prior to inclusion for the trial.

• Subjects must be willing to have a biopsy of relapsed disease. Consent will be obtained through the TRACERx study (TRACERx patients) or using the DARWIN2 'trial entry tissue sample' consent form (non-TRACERx patients). Procurement of the biopsy sample is not necessary at the time of trial registration. However, patients must undergo a biopsy prior to commencement of any trial treatment. If a patient does not have a biopsy at recurrence then in exceptional circumstances the patient may still be eligible to join DARWIN2. Site must contact the CTC to discuss. There will be no other exceptions to the eligibility requirements at the time of registration.

• Arm 1: Absence of any actionable mutation

• ECOG PS 0-1 for MPDL3280A in combination with chemotherapy

• ECOG PS 0-2 for MPDL3280A monotherapy.

• Ability to avoid ibuprofen 2 days before, the day of, and 2 days following administration of Pemetrexed (combination therapy involving pemetrexed only)

• Ability to take folic acid, Vitamin B12, and dexamethasone according to protocol (combination therapy involving pemetrexed only):

• Arm 2: Presence of BRAFV600 mutation

• ECOG PS 0-2 for arm 2

• Arm 3: Presence of ALK/RET gene fusion and ALK IHC+/RET FISH

• ECOG PS 0-2 for arm 3

• Arm 4: Presence of HER2 amplification and HER2 IHC 3+ only

• ECOG PS 0-1 for arm 4.

• Absence of sensitising EGFR mutation (tested according to local protocol). The only exception will be patients who progress on DARWIN1 or on EGFR TKi off-study e.g. standard of care (if agreed following prior discussion with the CI & UCL CTC), or patients with squamous cell carcinoma

• Written Informed consent for DARWIN2.

• Measurable disease by RECIST v1.1. Patients without measurable disease may be eligible following discussion with the CI and UCL CTC but will not count towards the PFS primary endpoint. See Appendix 4.

• At least 18 years of age.

• Anticipated life expectancy of at least three months.

• Able to swallow and retain oral medication for arms 2 & 3.

• Adequate organ function as defined by the following baseline values:

• Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1.5x109/L

• Platelets ≥100x109/L

• Serum bilirubin ≤1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN). (In case of Gilberts syndrome discuss with TMG)

• Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤3xULN or ≤5x ULN if liver metastases are present). *

• Creatinine clearance must be >30mL/min calculated or measured.

• Women with child-bearing potential, or men who are able to father a child, must be willing to practice highly effective methods of birth control during the trial and for 7 months after the end of treatment.

• Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test within 14 days before the first dose of trial medication.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Suitable for radical radiotherapy.

• Palliative radiotherapy within 1 week prior to registration.

• Patients with current or pre-existing interstitial lung disease.

• Patients with active pre-existing autoimmune disease (some exceptions allowed).

• Known hypersensitivity to study IMP or to any of the excipients

• Inability to understand or to comply with the requirements of the trial, trial protocol or to provide informed consent.

• Anti-cancer therapy including chemotherapy, radiation therapy (palliative dose within 7 days), immunotherapy (other than MPDL3280A (Atezolizumab) for Arm 1), biologic therapy, or major surgery within 14 days prior registration.

• Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) or syphilis infection. Subjects with evidence of hepatitis B virus clearance may be enrolled.

• History of other malignancy; Exception: (a) Subjects who have been successfully treated and are disease-free for 3 years, (b) a history of completely resected non-melanoma skin cancer, (c) successfully treated in situ carcinoma, (d) CLL in stable remission, or (e) indolent prostate cancer requiring no or only anti-hormonal therapy with histologically confirmed tumour lesions that can be clearly differentiated from lung cancer target and non-target lesions are eligible.

• Patients with symptomatic brain metastases.

• Severe symptomatic arrhythmias (excluding atrial fibrillation)

• The following cardiac abnormalities:

• Corrected QT (QTc) interval ≥480 msecs (Arm 2)

• Arm 4: LVEF <50%

• History of acute coronary syndromes (including unstable angina) within the past 6 months

• Coronary angioplasty, or stenting within the past 24 weeks

• Class III, or IV heart failure as defined by the New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional classification system

• History of known arrhythmias (except sinus arrhythmia and atrial fibrillation) within the past 3 months

• History of myocardial infarction within the past 3 months

• Uncontrolled medical conditions (i.e., diabetes mellitus, hypertension, uncorrectable electrolyte abnormalities (including magnesium etc), psychological, familial, sociological, or geographical conditions that do not permit compliance with the protocol; or unwillingness or inability to follow the procedures required in the protocol.

• Pregnant, lactating or actively breastfeeding females.

• Arm 1: Treatment with systemic corticosteroids or other systemic immunosuppressive medications (including but not limited to prednisone, dexamethasone (>2mg), cyclophosphamide, azathioprine, methotrexate, thalidomide) within 2 weeks prior to registration, or anticipated requirement for systemic immunosuppressive medications during the trial

• Patients who have received acute, low-dose, systemic immunosuppressant medications (e.g., a one-time dose of dexamethasone for nausea) may be enrolled in the trial after discussion with CTC.

• The use of inhaled corticosteroids and mineralocorticoids (e.g., fludrocortisone) is allowed.

• Low-dose supplemental corticosteroids for adrenocortical insufficiency are allowed. Doses of ≤2mg dexamethasone or equivalent (e.g. ≤12.5mg prednisolone) are allowed.

• Arm 1 (combination therapy involving pemetrexed only): Presence of third space fluid which cannot be controlled by drainage before or during initiation of pemetrexed therapy

• Arm 1 (combination therapy involving pemetrexed only):

• Bilirubin >1.5 times the upper limit of normal

• Transaminases >3.0 times the upper limit of normal (ULN), except in presence of known hepatic metastasis, wherein may be up to 5 times the ULN

• Arm 1: Patients cannot receive MPDL3280A (Atezolizumab) monotherapy if their immediate previous line of treatment has contained immunotherapy targeting PDL1 or PD1 with or without chemotherapy, see Appendix 6 (3).

• Arm 1: Patients cannot receive MPDL3280A (Atezolizumab) in combination with chemotherapy if their immediate previous line of treatment has contained immunotherapy targeting the PDL1 or PD1 given in combination with chemotherapy, see Appendix 6 (3).

• Arm 2: Previous BRAF inhibitor therapy.

• Arm 2: Patients taking medicines known to prolong QT interval 2 weeks prior to registration. Use also not permitted while on trial