Purpose

This randomized phase III trial compares nivolumab with ipilimumab and nivolumab alone in treating patients with stage IV squamous cell lung cancer that has come back after previous treatment. This is a "non-match" sub-study that includes all screened patients not eligible for a biomarker-driven sub-study. Monoclonal antibodies, such as nivolumab and ipilimumab, may be able to shrink tumors. It is not yet known whether nivolumab works better with or without ipilimumab in treating patients with squamous cell lung cancer.

Conditions

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 18 Years
Eligible Genders
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Criteria


Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients must meet all SCREENING/PRE-SCREENING and SUB-STUDY REGISTRATION COMMON
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA as specified in S1400: Phase II/III Biomarker-Driven Master
Protocol for Previously Treated Squamous Cell Lung Cancer (Lung-Map)

- Patients must have been assigned to S1400I

- Patients must not have had prior treatment with an anti-programmed cell death (PD)-1,
anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-L2, anti-cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein (CTLA)-4
antibody, or any other antibody or drug specifically targeting T-cell costimulation or
immune checkpoint pathways

- Patients must not have an active, known, or suspected autoimmune disease; patients are
permitted to enroll if they have vitiligo, type I diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism
only requiring hormone replacement, psoriasis not requiring systemic treatment, or
conditions not expected to recur in the absence of an external trigger

- Patients must not have any known allergy or reaction to any component of the nivolumab
and ipilimumab formulations

- Patients must not have received systemic treatment with corticosteroids (> 10 mg daily
prednisone or equivalent) or other immunosuppressive medications within 14 days prior
to sub-study registration; inhaled or topical steroids, and adrenal replacement doses
=< 10 mg daily prednisone or equivalent are permitted in the absence of active
autoimmune disease

- Patients must not have a known positive test for hepatitis B virus surface antigen
(HBV sAg) or hepatitis C virus ribonucleic acid (HCV antibody) indicating acute or
chronic infection; patients with a positive hepatitis C antibody with a negative viral
load are allowed

- Patients must not have known history of testing positive for human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) or known acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)

- Patients must not have interstitial lung disease that is symptomatic or disease that
may interfere with the detection or management of suspected drug-related pulmonary
toxicity

- Patients must also be offered participation in banking for future use of specimens

- Patients must have a lipase, amylase, TSH with reflex free T3/T4 performed within 7
days prior to sub-study registration

- Patients must not have any grade III/IV cardiac disease as defined by the New York
Heart Association Criteria (i.e., patients with cardiac disease resulting in marked
limitation of physical activity or resulting in inability to carry on any physical
activity without discomfort), unstable angina pectoris, and myocardial infarction
within 6 months, or serious uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia

- Patients with a history of congestive heart failure (CHF) or at risk because of
underlying cardiovascular disease or exposure to cardiotoxic drug should have an
electrocardiogram (EKG) and echocardiogram performed to evaluate cardiac function
as clinically indicated

- Patients with evidence of congestive heart failure (CHF), myocardial infarction
(MI), cardiomyopathy, or myositis should have a cardiac evaluation including lab
tests and cardiology consultations as clinically indicated including EKG,
creatine phosphokinase (CPK), troponin, and echocardiogram

- Patients who can complete Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO) forms in English are
required to complete a pre-study S1400I Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO) Questionnaire
and a pre-study S1400I European Quality of Life Five Dimension (EQ-5D) Questionnaire
within 14 days prior to registration; NOTE: Patients enrolled to S1400I prior to
9/1/2016 are not eligible for the PRO study

Study Design

Phase
Phase 3
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Arm I (nivolumab, ipilimumab)
Patients receive nivolumab IV over 30 minutes on day 1 and ipilimumab IV over 60 minutes on day 1 of every third course (every 42 days). Courses repeat every 14 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
  • Biological: Ipilimumab
    Given IV
    Other names:
    • Anti-Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte-Associated Antigen-4 Monoclonal Antibody
    • BMS-734016
    • MDX-010
    • MDX-CTLA4
    • Yervoy
  • Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
    Correlative studies
  • Biological: Nivolumab
    Given IV
    Other names:
    • BMS-936558
    • MDX-1106
    • NIVO
    • ONO-4538
    • Opdivo
  • Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment
    Ancillary studies
    Other names:
    • Quality of Life Assessment
  • Other: Questionnaire Administration
    Ancillary studies
Active Comparator
Arm II (nivolumab)
Patients receive nivolumab IV over 30 minutes on day 1. Courses repeat every 14 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
  • Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
    Correlative studies
  • Biological: Nivolumab
    Given IV
    Other names:
    • BMS-936558
    • MDX-1106
    • NIVO
    • ONO-4538
    • Opdivo
  • Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment
    Ancillary studies
    Other names:
    • Quality of Life Assessment
  • Other: Questionnaire Administration
    Ancillary studies

More Details

Status
Active, not recruiting
Sponsor
SWOG Cancer Research Network

Study Contact

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To compare overall survival (OS) in patients with advanced stage refractory squamous cell carcinoma (SCCA) of the lung randomized to nivolumab plus ipilimumab versus nivolumab. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To compare investigator-assessed progression-free survival (IA-PFS) in patients with advanced stage refractory SCCA of the lung randomized to nivolumab plus ipilimumab versus nivolumab. II. To compare the response rates (confirmed and unconfirmed, complete and partial) per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 among patients randomized to receive nivolumab plus ipilimumab versus nivolumab. III. To compare the response rates (confirmed only, complete and partial) per RECIST 1.1 among patients randomized to receive nivolumab plus ipilimumab versus nivolumab. IV. To evaluate the frequency and severity of toxicities associated with nivolumab plus ipilimumab versus nivolumab. TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE OBJECTIVES: I. To evaluate if there is a differential treatment effect on OS, IA-PFS, and response by tumor programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression status. II. To examine patient reported outcomes by treatment arm. OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms. ARM I: Patients receive nivolumab intravenously (IV) over 30 minutes on day 1 and ipilimumab IV over 60 minutes on day 1 of every third course (every 42 days). Courses repeat every 14 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. ARM II: Patients receive nivolumab IV over 30 minutes on day 1. Courses repeat every 14 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. After completion of study treatment but prior to disease progression, patients are followed up every 3 months for 1 year and then every 6 months for up to 3 years. After disease progression, patients are followed up every 6 months for 2 years and at end of year 3 after sub-study registration.

Notice

Study information shown on this site is derived from ClinicalTrials.gov (a public registry operated by the National Institutes of Health). The listing of studies provided is not certain to be all studies for which you might be eligible. Furthermore, study eligibility requirements can be difficult to understand and may change over time, so it is wise to speak with your medical care provider and individual research study teams when making decisions related to participation.