This study evaluates the addition of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) to the combination of binimetinib + encorafenib + pembrolizumab in the treatment of BRAFⱽ⁶⁰⁰ mutation-positive melanoma with brain metastases (MBM).
This is a Phase 2, randomised, controlled, open-label, multicentric, parallel trial with a safety lead-in phase, to assess the efficacy and safety of adding upfront SRS to binimetinib-encorafenib-pembrolizumab combination therapy in the treatment of BRAFⱽ⁶⁰⁰ mutation-positive MBM. The study will incorporate a safety lead-in (SLI) phase to assess the tolerability of binimetinib-encorafenib-pembrolizumab combination therapy +/- SRS in the first six patients enrolled. Safety will be assessed by the occurrence of predefined dose limiting toxicity (DLT) events. The safety data will be reviewed by an independent data monitoring committee (IDMC). The trial plans to enrol 150 patients who will be randomly assigned (1:1) to receive treatment with either: * Arm A: Encorafenib + binimetinib + pembrolizumab * Arm B: Upfront stereotactic radiosurgery of all lesions ≥5 mm in diameter (or ≥3 mm if other cerebral metastases \>5 mm); followed by encorafenib + binimetinib + pembrolizumab . The treatment should be started more than 24 hours and less than 8 days (excluded) after the SRS. Patients will be treated until disease progression. Pembrolizumab will be discontinued after a maximum of 35 administrations. Treatment may also be terminated early at the initiative of either the patient or the investigator for any reason that would be beneficial to the patient All patients will be followed for a total of 5 years post-randomisation.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
10
For patients randomised to arm B only: Upfront SRS of all lesions ≥5 mm in diameter (or ≥3 mm if other cerebral metastases \>5 mm).
All patients: binimetinib 45 mg PO BID.
All patients: encorafenib 450 mg PO QD
APHP - Hôpital Avicenne
Bobigny, France
CHU de Bordeaux - Hôpital Saint André
Bordeaux, France
Intracranial (IC) progression-free survival (PFS)
Time from randomisation until IC-progressive disease (PD) as evaluated by centralized assessment using modified response evaluation criteria in solid tumours version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1), or death, whichever occurs first.
Time frame: From randomisation until IC-PD, or death, whichever occurs first, up to 12 months.
Intracranial-response rate (RR)
Percentage of patients with a confirmed IC-complete response (CR) or IC-partial response (PR) as assessed by the investigator using modified RECIST v1.1.
Time frame: From randomisation until IC-CR or IC-PR, up to 60 months.
Intracranial disease control (DC)
Percentage of patients with an IC-CR or IC-PR or stable intracranial disease as assessed by the investigator using modified RECIST v1.1.
Time frame: From randomisation until IC-CR or IC-PR or stable intracranial disease, up to 60 months.
Extracranial (EC) response rate
Percentage of patients with a confirmed EC-CR or EC-PR as assessed by the investigator using modified RECIST v1.1.
Time frame: From randomisation until confirmed EC-CR or EC-PR, up to 60 months.
Overall response rate (ORR)
Percentage of patients with a confirmed CR or PR as assessed by the investigator using modified RECIST v1.1 to assess IC-response and RECIST v1.1 for EC-response.
Time frame: From randomisation until confirmed CR or PR, up to 60 months.
Duration of intracranial, extracranial, and overall response
Time from first observation of, IC-, EC-, or overall response respectively (i.e. CR or PR), until disease progression (PD) according to modified RECIST v1.1 (intracranial disease) or RECIST v1.1 (extracranial disease) or death, whichever occurs first.
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All patients: pembrolizumab 200 mg IV Q3W
GH Sud CHU Bordeaux - Hôpital Levêque
Bordeaux, France
APHP - Hôpital Ambroise Paré
Boulogne-Billancourt, France
CHU de Caen
Caen, France
CLCC - Centre Jean François Baclesse
Caen, France
APHP - Hôpital Henri Mondor
Créteil, France
CHU de Dijon - Hopital Du Bocage
Dijon, France
CLCC - Centre Georges François Leclerc
Dijon, France
CLCC - Centre Léon Bérard
Lyon, France
...and 11 more locations
Time frame: Time from first observation of, IC-, EC-, or overall response respectively (i.e. CR or PR), until disease progression (PD), up to 60 months.
Duration of response of treated target lesions
Time from first documented response (i.e. CR or PR) until PD of treated target lesions or death, whichever occurs first.
Time frame: From first documented response (i.e. CR or PR) until PD of treated target lesions or death, whichever occurs first, up to 60 months.
Progression-free survival (PFS)
Time from randomisation until IC-PD according to modified RECIST v1.1, EC-PD according to RECIST v1.1, or death, whichever occurs first.
Time frame: From randomisation until IC-PD, EC-PD or death, whichever occurs first, up to 60 months.
Overall survival (OS)
Time from randomisation until death due to any cause.
Time frame: From randomisation until death due to any cause, up to 60 months.
Global Quality of Life (HRQOL) - QLQ-C30
This self-reported questionnaire assesses the health-related quality of life of cancer patients in clinical trials. The questionnaire includes five functional scales (physical, everyday activity, cognitive, emotional, and social), three symptom scales (fatigue, pain, nausea and vomiting), a health/quality of life overall scale, and a number of additional elements assessing common symptoms (including dyspnea, loss of appetite, insomnia, constipation, and diarrhea), as well as, the perceived financial impact of the disease. All of the scales and single-item measures range in score from 0 to 100. A high scale score represents a higher response level.
Time frame: From randomisation until end of treatment, up to 60 months.
Quality of Life (HRQOL) in patients with brain metastases - QLQ-BN20
This EORTC brain cancer specific questionnaire is intended to supplement the QLQ-C30 questionaire. The QLQ-BN20 contains 20 items organized into four scales (three items each: future uncertainty, visual disorder, motor dysfunction, and communication deficit), and seven single items (headaches, seizures, drowsiness, hair loss, itchy skin, weakness of legs, and bladder control). All items are rated on a four-point Likert-type scale (1 = "not at all," 2 = "a little," 3 = "quite a bit," and 4 = "very much"), and are linearly transformed to a 0-100 scale, with higher scores indicating more severe symptoms.
Time frame: From randomisation until end of treatment, up to 60 months.
Cognitive performance
Assessed using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA).
Time frame: From randomisation until end of treatment, up to 60 months.
Incidence of dose-limiting toxicities
Occurrence of adverse events predefined as dose-limiting toxicities in any patient during the safety lead-in phase of the trial
Time frame: From randomisation until completion of 2 cycles of treatment
Frequency and severity of adverse events
Assessed according to National Cancer Institute - Common terminology criteria for adverse events version 5.0 (NCI-CTCAE v5.0).
Time frame: From randomisation until end of treatment, up to 60 months.