Brief Summary
This is a Phase Ib/II, open-label, multicenter, randomized platform study to evaluate neoadjuvant immunotherapy combinations in participants with resectable HCC. The study is designed with the flexibility to open new treatment arms as new agents become available, close existing treatment arms that demonstrate minimal clinical activity or unacceptable toxicity, or modify the participant population.
Brief Title
A Study Evaluating The Efficacy and Safety of Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy Combinations in Patients With Surgically Resectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Categories
Completion Date
Completion Date Type
Estimated
Conditions
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Diagnosis of HCC confirmed either histologically or clinically according to AASLD criteria for patients with cirrhosis. For participants without cirrhosis, histological confirmation is mandatory.
* HCC that is amenable to R0 surgical resection with curative intent in the opinion of the surgeons and oncologists or hepatologists involved in the care of the participant. Patients presenting with resectable HCC within or beyond Milan criteria (without extrahepatic spread or macrovascular invasion) are eligible.
* Measurable disease (at least one target lesion) according to RECIST v1.1 as determined by the investigator
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0 or 1 within 7 days prior to randomization
* Child-Pugh Class A within 7 days prior to randomization
* Negative HIV test at screening
* No prior locoregional or systemic treatment for HCC
* Adequate hematologic and end-organ function
* Documented virology status of hepatitis
* For women of childbearing potential: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use contraception
* For men: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use contraception, and agreement to refrain from donating sperm
General Exclusion Criteria:
* Presence of extrahepatic disease or macrovascular invasion
* Known fibrolamellar HCC, sarcomatoid HCC, mixed cholangiocarcinoma and HCC, or other rare variants of HCC
* History of hepatic encephalopathy if clinically significant within one year prior to initiation of study treatment
* Moderate or severe ascites
* Active co-infection with HBV and HCV
* Known active co-infection with HBV and hepatitis D viral infection
* Prior treatment with CD137 agonists or immune checkpoint inhibitors, including anti-CTLA-4, anti-PD-1, and anti-PD-L1 therapeutic antibodies
* Treatment with investigational therapy within 28 days prior to initiation of study treatment
* Untreated or incompletely treated esophageal and/or gastric varices with bleeding or that are at high risk for bleeding
* A prior bleeding event due to esophageal and/or gastric varices within 6 months prior to initiation of study treatment
* Inadequately controlled hypertension
* History of hypertensive crisis or hypertensive encephalopathy
* Significant vascular disease within 6 months prior to initiation of study treatment
* History of hemoptysis within 1 month prior to initiation of study treatment
* Evidence of bleeding diathesis or significant coagulopathy
* Current or recent (\<= 10 days prior to initiation of study treatment) use of full-dose oral or parenteral anticoagulants or thrombolytic agents for therapeutic purposes
* History of abdominal or tracheoesophageal fistula, GI perforation or intra-abdominal abscesses within 6 months prior to initiation of study treatment
* History of intestinal obstruction and/or clinical sign or symptoms of GI obstruction
* Serious, non-healing or dehiscing wound, active ulcer, or untreated bone fracture
* Grade \>= proteinuria
* Major surgical procedure, open biopsy, or significant traumatic injury, or abdominal surgery, interventions or traumatic injuries, or anticipation of need of major surgical procedure other than potentially curative liver resection
* Chronic daily treatment with a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)
* Serious infection requiring oral or IV antibiotics and/or hospitalization
* Active tuberculosis
* Diagnosis of HCC confirmed either histologically or clinically according to AASLD criteria for patients with cirrhosis. For participants without cirrhosis, histological confirmation is mandatory.
* HCC that is amenable to R0 surgical resection with curative intent in the opinion of the surgeons and oncologists or hepatologists involved in the care of the participant. Patients presenting with resectable HCC within or beyond Milan criteria (without extrahepatic spread or macrovascular invasion) are eligible.
* Measurable disease (at least one target lesion) according to RECIST v1.1 as determined by the investigator
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0 or 1 within 7 days prior to randomization
* Child-Pugh Class A within 7 days prior to randomization
* Negative HIV test at screening
* No prior locoregional or systemic treatment for HCC
* Adequate hematologic and end-organ function
* Documented virology status of hepatitis
* For women of childbearing potential: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use contraception
* For men: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use contraception, and agreement to refrain from donating sperm
General Exclusion Criteria:
* Presence of extrahepatic disease or macrovascular invasion
* Known fibrolamellar HCC, sarcomatoid HCC, mixed cholangiocarcinoma and HCC, or other rare variants of HCC
* History of hepatic encephalopathy if clinically significant within one year prior to initiation of study treatment
* Moderate or severe ascites
* Active co-infection with HBV and HCV
* Known active co-infection with HBV and hepatitis D viral infection
* Prior treatment with CD137 agonists or immune checkpoint inhibitors, including anti-CTLA-4, anti-PD-1, and anti-PD-L1 therapeutic antibodies
* Treatment with investigational therapy within 28 days prior to initiation of study treatment
* Untreated or incompletely treated esophageal and/or gastric varices with bleeding or that are at high risk for bleeding
* A prior bleeding event due to esophageal and/or gastric varices within 6 months prior to initiation of study treatment
* Inadequately controlled hypertension
* History of hypertensive crisis or hypertensive encephalopathy
* Significant vascular disease within 6 months prior to initiation of study treatment
* History of hemoptysis within 1 month prior to initiation of study treatment
* Evidence of bleeding diathesis or significant coagulopathy
* Current or recent (\<= 10 days prior to initiation of study treatment) use of full-dose oral or parenteral anticoagulants or thrombolytic agents for therapeutic purposes
* History of abdominal or tracheoesophageal fistula, GI perforation or intra-abdominal abscesses within 6 months prior to initiation of study treatment
* History of intestinal obstruction and/or clinical sign or symptoms of GI obstruction
* Serious, non-healing or dehiscing wound, active ulcer, or untreated bone fracture
* Grade \>= proteinuria
* Major surgical procedure, open biopsy, or significant traumatic injury, or abdominal surgery, interventions or traumatic injuries, or anticipation of need of major surgical procedure other than potentially curative liver resection
* Chronic daily treatment with a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)
* Serious infection requiring oral or IV antibiotics and/or hospitalization
* Active tuberculosis
Inclusion Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Diagnosis of HCC confirmed either histologically or clinically according to AASLD criteria for patients with cirrhosis. For participants without cirrhosis, histological confirmation is mandatory.
* HCC that is amenable to R0 surgical resection with curative intent in the opinion of the surgeons and oncologists or hepatologists involved in the care of the participant. Patients presenting with resectable HCC within or beyond Milan criteria (without extrahepatic spread or macrovascular invasion) are eligible.
* Measurable disease (at least one target lesion) according to RECIST v1.1 as determined by the investigator
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0 or 1 within 7 days prior to randomization
* Child-Pugh Class A within 7 days prior to randomization
* Negative HIV test at screening
* No prior locoregional or systemic treatment for HCC
* Adequate hematologic and end-organ function
* Documented virology status of hepatitis
* For women of childbearing potential: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use contraception
* For men: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use contraception, and agreement to refrain from donating sperm
* Diagnosis of HCC confirmed either histologically or clinically according to AASLD criteria for patients with cirrhosis. For participants without cirrhosis, histological confirmation is mandatory.
* HCC that is amenable to R0 surgical resection with curative intent in the opinion of the surgeons and oncologists or hepatologists involved in the care of the participant. Patients presenting with resectable HCC within or beyond Milan criteria (without extrahepatic spread or macrovascular invasion) are eligible.
* Measurable disease (at least one target lesion) according to RECIST v1.1 as determined by the investigator
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0 or 1 within 7 days prior to randomization
* Child-Pugh Class A within 7 days prior to randomization
* Negative HIV test at screening
* No prior locoregional or systemic treatment for HCC
* Adequate hematologic and end-organ function
* Documented virology status of hepatitis
* For women of childbearing potential: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use contraception
* For men: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use contraception, and agreement to refrain from donating sperm
Gender
All
Gender Based
false
Healthy Volunteers
No
Last Update Post Date
Last Update Post Date Type
Actual
Last Update Submit Date
Minimum Age
18 Years
NCT Id
NCT05908786
Org Class
Industry
Org Full Name
Hoffmann-La Roche
Org Study Id
GO44457
Overall Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 1
Phase 2
Primary Completion Date
Primary Completion Date Type
Estimated
Official Title
A Phase Ib/II, Open-Label, Multicenter, Randomized Platform Study Evaluating The Efficacy and Safety of Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy Combinations in Patients With Surgically Resectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma (MORPHEUS-NEO HCC)
Primary Outcomes
Outcome Description
MPR rate is defined as the proportion of participants with =\<10% residual viable tumor in the tumor bed at the time of surgery, as assessed by central pathological review.
Outcome Measure
Major Pathologic Response (MPR) Rate
Outcome Time Frame
At the time of surgery
Secondary Outcomes
Outcome Description
pCR rate is defined as the proportion of participants with an absence of residual tumor at the time of surgery, as assessed by central pathological review.
Outcome Time Frame
At the time of surgery
Outcome Measure
Pathologic Complete Response (pCR) Rate
Outcome Description
RFS is defined as the time from surgery to the first documented recurrence of disease (intrahepatic or extrahepatic) according to EASL and/or RECIST v1.1, or death from any cause.
Outcome Time Frame
Surgery to the first documented recurrence of disease (up to approximately 2 years)
Outcome Measure
Relapse-Free Survival (RFS)
Outcome Description
EFS is defined as the time from randomization to any of the following events (whichever occurs first): disease progression that precludes surgery, as assessed by the investigator according RECIST v1.1; local regional, or distant disease recurrence as measured by EASL and/or RECIST v1.1; or death from any cause.
Outcome Time Frame
Randomization up to approximately 3 years
Outcome Measure
Event-Free Survival (EFS)
Outcome Description
OS is defined as the time from randomization to death from any cause.
Outcome Time Frame
Randomization to death from any cause (up to approximately 3 years)
Outcome Measure
Overall Survival (OS)
Outcome Description
OS rate at 24 months is defined as the proportion of participants who have not experience death from any cause at 24 months after randomization.
Outcome Time Frame
Randomization up to 24 months
Outcome Measure
OS Rate at 24 Months
Outcome Description
OS rate at 36 months is defined as the proportion of participants who have not experience death from any cause at 36 months after randomization.
Outcome Time Frame
Randomization up to 36 months
Outcome Measure
OS Rate at 36 Months
Outcome Description
ORR is defined as the proportion of participants with a radiographic Complete Response (CR) or Partial Response (PR) prior to surgery, as determined by the investigator according to RECIST v1.1 and HCC mRECIST. Responses will be assessed and determined according to RECIST v1.1 and HCC mRECIST but are not required to be confirmed by subsequent imaging assessments.
Outcome Time Frame
Prior to surgery
Outcome Measure
Objective Response Rate (ORR)
Outcome Description
Proportion of participants downstaged to within Milan criteria (for participants beyond criteria at randomization). Within Milan criteria is defined as single tumor \<= 5 cm or 2 - 3 nodules all \<= 3 cm.
Outcome Time Frame
Prior to surgery
Outcome Measure
Proportion of Participants Downstaged to Within Milan Criteria
Outcome Description
R0 resection rate (proportion of resected participants obtaining an R0 resection). R0 resection is defined as a microscopically margin-negative resection, in which no tumor (gross or microscopic) remains in the primary tumor bed.
Outcome Time Frame
At the time of surgery
Outcome Measure
R0 Resection Rate
Outcome Time Frame
Up to approximately 3 years after first participant enrolled
Outcome Measure
Percentage of Participants With Adverse Events
Outcome Description
Proportion of participants with delayed or canceled surgery due to treatment-related adverse events (defined as \> 28 days from surgical restaging visit).
Outcome Time Frame
>28 days from surgical restaging visit, anticipated up to 56 days
Outcome Measure
Proportion of Participants With Delayed or Canceled Surgery Due to Treatment-Related Adverse Events
Outcome Description
Post-operative surgical complication rates according to the Clavien-Dindo surgical classification. Clinically relevant complications are defined as Clavien-Dindo Grade \>= IIIa.
Outcome Time Frame
Surgery to treatment completion/discontinuation (up to approximately 2 years)
Outcome Measure
Post-Operative Surgical Complication Rates According to The Clavien-Dindo Surgical Classification
Outcome Description
Post-operative mortality is defined as death within 90 days after surgery
Outcome Time Frame
Within 90 days after surgery
Outcome Measure
Post-Operative Mortality
Start Date
Start Date Type
Actual
Status Verified Date
First Post Date
First Post Date Type
Actual
First Submit Date
First Submit QC Date
Std Ages
Adult
Older Adult
Maximum Age Number (converted to Years and rounded down)
999
Minimum Age Number (converted to Years and rounded down)
18
Investigators
Investigator Type
Principal Investigator
Investigator Name
Yvonne Saenger
Investigator Email
yvonne.saenger@einsteinmed.edu
Investigator Phone
646-425-5734